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    Absolutely.
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    Three of the Four Major Carriers have released Official Reports on Usage in varying detail: AT&T: New Data Record Set at Big Game by the Bay Verizon: History was made – and shared – during Super Bowl 50 T-Mobile: What a load of balls! Time to bust some network myths! Hopefully Sprint plans to do the same.
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    Official Report Summary: AT&T: New Data Record Set at Big Game by the Bay Verizon: History was made – and shared – during Super Bowl 50 T-Mobile: What a load of balls! Time to bust some network myths! Come on Sprint! Let's see it.
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    See this /r/Sprint AMA with a Direct 2 You Supervisor. This issue actually came up, and he responded that the reps actually do network tests at each customer site, and also carry WiFi Connect Routers in the vehicles if needed. As was discussed in the thread, it would seem to make a lot of sense to have the cars themselves outfitted with network monitoring gear for continuous gathering, as the cars drive from appointment to appointment. FWIW, Sprint does a lot of automated network quality monitoring, even if you don't specifically report the issue in Sprint Zone. This is accomplished on the network as a whole, and can be targeted to specific areas through datasets created by certain device apps and other monitoring tools. See this Bloomberg article: Sprint knows where the problem areas are. They just have to fix them/upgrade them one at a time, and not all of the delays are due to Sprint. Some are due to backhaul delays, etc.. Sprint has ~48,000 sites. It takes time... but it's getting done, and the Nielsen results show that.
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    For Super Bowl 51, John Stevens is the new Sprint President in charge of the Central Texas Region. Jamie Jones is the President of the Sprint South Area. For Super Bowl 52, Michael McMahon is the new Sprint President in charge of the Great Plains Region (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa): Kevin Crull is the President of the Sprint Central Area. See Map: http://bizwire.tekgroup.com/media/86/ONE_Sprint_Map_11316_Highres_20160114120501346.jpg
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    Here's what T-Mobile's Neville Ray had to say about T-Mobile's performance at the Super Bowl. See the chart: Sprint virtually tied for 2nd place with AT&T! Great job Sprint!
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    The NFL doesn't mess around when it comes to its "Host City Bid Specifications and Requirements". See this article which references a leaked document for Super Bowl LII. Page 26 lays out the NFL's requirements for WiFi/Cellular Connectivity. Minnesota won the bid for the 2018 Super Bowl and it will be held in U.S. Bank Stadium. (That's a beautiful stadium by the way.) The prep is also well underway for Super Bowl LII.
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    If the food/drink prices at the game were any measure of that, you're absolutely right.
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    Anyone else notice a Magenta Shirt in the reflection? Coincidence?
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    Nice... I'm partial to: Started from the bottom now we're here Started from the bottom now my whole team XXXXX here
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    Super Bowl 51 will be held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas: Here's where things stood in September 2014: http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2014/09/why-cell-service-nrg-stadium-abysmal/ Here's where things stood in November 2014: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/It-s-a-hangup-Cellphone-use-at-NRG-is-haphazard-5924813.php Here's where things stood in July 2015: http://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2015/07/wi-fi-deal-at-houstons-nrg-stadium-looks-like-its-going-to-5-bars-is-ruckus-involved-as-well/ Optical Telecom appears to be one of the companies working on a DAS exclusively for Verizon Customers: http://optelsol.com/nrg_park_project.html So as it stands, NRG Stadium will have one DAS upgraded by Sprint (intended to be neutral host)... and another DAS which will be exclusively for Verizon customers. Sprint needs to get this right before next February: http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/nrg-stadium/2015/2H 2xCA on the DAS is a must have I'd imagine... Though perhaps we could see 3xCA with enough lead time? Would that make a difference for Sprint in this kind of venue?
  12. RedSpark
    Exactly. Talk less, do more.
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    Doesn't matter how good the WiFi network is if people aren't using it. Many people don't bother with WiFi, despite heavy promotion and info.
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    Hopefully those are iPhone 6s devices.
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    Sponsorship doesn't mean good performance. Sprint was a NASCAR sponsor for 10 years (at a cost of over $700 million: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/sprint-to-end-nascar-sponsorship-after-2016-185242841.html) and NBA for 4 years (at a cost of $222 Million: http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2015/07/13/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Sprint.aspx?). I don't recall anyone saying how well Sprint performed at any of those venues.
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    Jeezus... Are Sprint's COWs and 2xCA not making for any real improvements?
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    There's also this: https://twitter.com/kkwestisbest/status/696464592247980032 (By Kevin Kunkel: Sprint President (West))
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    FWIW, Legere posted this comparison with Verizon earlier: https://www.facebook.com/JohnJLegere/photos/a.1444501559188725.1073741828.1444207845884763/1507106902928190/?type=3&theater
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    Does Apple deny carrier requests for specific carrier versions? It could have launched just the AT&T model with Band 30, but perhaps for cost reasons it decided to have two models because why bother including components to support Band 30 on networks which don't have it.
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    Serious question: When's the "Day of Reckoning" coming for T-Mobile? What's going to cause it? Everyone switching "Binge On" off and crippling the network?
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    Are you referring to me? This isn't a contract. It's a 2 Year price guarantee.... and like I said before, T-Mobile would have to increase its prices for 4 Unlimited Lines by a total of $100/month to be where Sprint's 4 Unlimited Line pricing currently is. As for AT&T, if it increases prices too much on the TV portion, people can and will leave for other options.
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    Anybody here plan to drop by? What could Sprint possibly announce on a Saturday night on Twitter?
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    See this CNET Article: How long can I expect AT&T to offer this deal? Will they change the plan in a few months? AT&T has said it's offering the deal temporarily. For customers who sign up for the service, a spokesman said the company will honor it as long as you're an AT&T customer, just as it has for its existing unlimited data customers. As for T-Mobile, this is what I see in the "Fine Print" here: Even if T-Mobile raises prices in the future on its $150 for 4 Unlimited Lines by $100/month, it'll be where Sprint's current pricing is for 4 Unlimited Lines right now ($250/month). Sprint should aggressively respond to this pricing. As for how, that's up to Marcelo to figure out. But it should happen.
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    Except for the specific addition of Band 30 on the AT&T model iPhones, it's the same device across carriers. How is Apple able to do this while the other device makers aren't? Does Apple have a "don't mess with us" kind of leverage?
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    Sprint has an upgraded DAS there with 2xCA on 2.5GHz:
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