RedSpark

What changed their minds on their CA deployment strategy?

Exciting times at Sprint, that's for sure. Hopefully Apple adopts this quickly enough for it to make it to the iPhone 7 feature set. Have you considered doing iPhone Forever?

Indeed they do, and it's made a real difference from what I've heard. They should also try to put a DAS in MCI as well, if there isn't one already there. They do come out ahead of AT&T for data! (Report)

None, from what I can tell so far... but these deals are kept so hush hush.... The T-Mobile free year of Netflix giveaway surprised everyone except for a select few I'm sure.

That's a pretty significant development.

I'm picturing Brill from Enemy of the State...

Sorry for the basic question: What would he be using it for on 1900 MHz?

What sort of device do you think this is, based on the description?

Did you report the speed issue you were experiencing in the Sprint Zone App? You still do it manually, even without the GPS auto-location. Sprint launched a Triband DAS at Kauffman Stadium earlier this year, which I'm sure improved speed/coverage substantially. ICYMI: some interesting news about Kansas State's Football Stadium getting a new DAS and Public Wi-Fi Network. There are a lot of politics involved in getting a DAS installed. It takes time, and some factors are beyond Sprint's control. While improving the Macro network is more within Sprint's control (there are still politics/permits, etc), you can help by providing issue reports.

Cool. Thanks!

Would I be able to tell in Field Test Mode on my iPhone 6 if a second carrier for Band 25 has launched here? What would I look for?

Appreciate the info. What does Washington having the full PCS A block 30 MHz (15 MHz FDD) license mean in particular for Sprint here? I know that the LTE build in DC was lagging for a long time. Not sure of the reason... Permits perhaps? But Spark is live here and it's a definite improvement!

Good point. What would Sprint have to do to have a similar program in the DC/MD/VA area? How would it play out if it did? Small cells, etc?

Sprint has made Chicago one of its leading markets, having launched the "Sprint for Chicago" initiative there. This included being the first launch city for LTE-A, adding hundreds of new tower sites and opening 115 new stores by the end of 2015. Source and Source. Sprint should launch a similar initiative in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia Area to improve its profile among Government IT.

Marcelo can definitely make the economics of this work by leveraging his experience with BrightStar... not to mention the fact that BrightStar is also owned by SoftBank. No carrier can match this business unit integration.

Also: https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/633839695449878532 Marcelo responded that a "Forever" program would be coming for Android as well.

Should have spent the money on the network instead of TV ads...

Further ahead! :-)

Network Vision gives Sprint a very solid (and hopefully future proof) foundation to build a network on. "Pardon our dust" has become "Pardon our wake". ; -)

Marcelo dropped the mic on this one... Yikes! I mean, where else do you go from here? Oh I know, the 2H 2015 results and 1H 2016 results. :-)

Wow... So what does this mean for people on Legacy Plans: Everything Data/Unlimited My Way ? Those plans literally subsist on 2 year contracts or a Leasing with a Loyalty Service Credit.

My eyes hurt from reading the comments. They're bad... "lol photoshop" bad.

Not that I'm aware. It was specifically for the S6. The iPhone is uniquely suited for these kinds of programs because it retains a high resale value. Combine that with BrightStar's ability (now as part of SoftBank) to take in and repurpose phones at cost, and you have a great recipe.

There was the Unlimited Plus Plan for the Samsung Galaxy S6 which allowed for annual upgrades. $80/month including the device. Anyone here hop on that?

Probably so! That was a $15.5 Billion commitment over 4 years, starting in 2011. [see: http://allthingsd.com/20120807/sprints-chief-iphone-was-worth-the-billions/] Of course, Marcelo could have renegotiated the terms when he met with Tim Cook in Cupertino on his first day as Sprint CEO last August.