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  1. RedSpark
    Good one :-)
  2. RedSpark
    For its part, Sprint said it added mobile cell sites and that, INSIDE the stadium, it offered a 2X20 (40MHz) cellular system running on its 2.5 GHz spectrum. I didn't think Sprint's COWS did 2.5GHz... And the DAS didn't support 2.5GHz according to released specs... So where did this Band 41 network come from?
  3. RedSpark
    See: http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/11/t-mobile-forced-to-stop-hiding-slow-speeds-from-throttled-customers/ The FCC ordered T-Mobile to stop "whitelisting" speed test data traffic back in November 2014.
  4. RedSpark
    On the DAS it was.
  5. RedSpark
    The Stadium DAS didn't have Band 41 so it wouldn't have mattered as far as that.
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    Sprint got shortchanged on the DAS which lacked Band 41. This also wasn't an officially launched Spark market.... Hopefully the showing in Santa Clara, CA for the next Super Bowl is even better.
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    Interesting. Thanks for sharing. How did you find this? Not a lot of specifics though on usage amounts.
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    See: https://www.sprint.com/landings/iphone-ipad-bundle/ Sprint just announced a new offer that bundles together the iPhone and iPad and waives the monthly cost of a 16GB iPad mini 3 when both are leased through the iPhone/iPad for Life program and a 2GB data plan is purchased for the tablet. So: A 16GB iPhone 6 on Sprint’s $50 Simply Unlimited plan and a 16GB iPad mini 3 with a $30 2GB data plan will run $100 per month after the iPad’s monthly lease rate is erased in the form of a $17 monthly service credit. The bundle deal is fully customizable with the iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air 2, as well as 64GB and 128GB models of all four Apple devices, available at an incrementally higher cost.
  9. RedSpark
    Hey-o!
  10. RedSpark
    Here are the numbers from AT&T: http://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2015/02/att-sets-new-das-traffic-records-for-super-bowl-with-1-7-terabyte-mark/ "In a blog post from AT&T senior executive vice president John Donovan AT&T said it saw 696 gigabytes of wireless data used on its in-stadium DAS Sunday night, with an additional 1 TB used in and around the stadium in the surrounding parking lots and the Westgate entertainment district, a mall/restaurant complex that is connected to the UoP stadium area. The 1.7 TB mark surpasses the 1.4 TB DAS mark AT&T saw at the recent College Football Playoff championship game in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 12." AT&T Blog Post: http://about.att.com/innovationblog/2215biggamesetssingl "Since 2011 – inclusive of the last five Big Games – the total data usage on AT&T’s in-stadium network has increased from 177GB to 696GB and peak hour data usage has increased from 30GB to 125GB" Hope Sprint shares its numbers soon...
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    So.... How did the network do? Anybody find Sprint's numbers? Saw these for Verizon: http://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2015/02/verizon-sees-4-1-terabytes-of-cellular-data-use-in-and-around-super-bowl/ "Verizon sees 4.1 Terabytes of cellular data use in and around Super Bowl" Original source: http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/01/verizon-customers-at-super-bowl-xlix-rack-up-more-than-25-million-wireless-data-connections.html AT&T deployed 10 COWS: http://about.att.com/story/att_enhances_phoenix_area_mobile_internet_coverage_for_pro_footballs_big_game.html Verizon deployed 13 COWS: http://www.verizonwireless.com/news/article/2015/01/the-network-game-plan-to-prepare-for-footballs-biggest-week.html Sprint deployed 4 COWS: per https://www.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/2u7cms/digging_into_das_at_super_bowl_xlix_no_2500_mhz/co66dqt Did T-Mobile have any COWS there?
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    You need to photoshop Marcelo's face over this... What a grin. Put a T-Mobile logo and Legere's face over that other guy.
  13. RedSpark
    Yup. Exactly right.
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    WiFi works, but only if people bother to log onto it. Again, consumer education is key here. Giant "use our WiFi" signs with simple instructions at the stadium entrances would help. According to Mobile Sports Report, the peak number for simultaneous Wi-Fi connections at the outdoor Levi's Stadium for the first 49ers preseason game there in August 2014 was 24,775 (roughly 38% of attendance) concurrent connections and the average was 16,862 (roughly 25% of attendance) concurrent connections. (Source: http://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2014/08/holy-terabyte-first-football-crowd-at-levis-stadium-uses-2-13-tb-of-wi-fi-traffic-with-nearly-25k-fans-on-wi-fi-at-once/) This is in Santa Clara, CA in the heart of Silicon Valley with a tech savvy demographic, and the adoption rate on WiFi could be higher. A robust DAS needs to carry the balance for people who can't, won't or don't know how to get on WiFi. A strong macro network build from Sprint needs to supplement this, especially if Band 41 isn't supported on the DAS. Band 41 is perfect for these types of environments and Sprint's overhauled towers broadcasting 2.5GHz (in addition to 800MHz/1900MHz) to a saturated area are what's needed.
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    The DAS was supposedly a "neutral" build. Not sure what Sprint kicked in, but it's clear that Verizon (On all 48 sectors) spent big and/or had influence... Perhaps. We'll see what happens here. Also, as far as the DAS and Band 41 support for next year's Super Bowl at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. That's an outdoor Stadium and from what I can tell, Sprint has been making progess on the towers in the South Bay/Silicon Valley area. Of course, that stadium has a very robust WiFi setup as well.
  16. RedSpark
    True. On paper though, it's disappointing that Sprint won't be able to leverage Band 41 on the DAS in such a saturated environment, which would have been perfect for demonstating its potential. T-Mobile has a similar sized user base, but has twice the number of sectors on the DAS. As far as the Macro network goes, I wish Sprint had been able to make more progress in the network rebuild around the stadium and in Glendale. It's true that COWS are being brought in, but I don't think those COWS support 2.5GHz... do they? We'll see what happens, but considering Sprint is putting forward $4.5 million for an ad spot in the third quarter, the network has got to perform and back that up.
  17. RedSpark
    Good point. There's always next year! I hope Sprint uses some leverage and capital to make this happen.
  18. RedSpark
    True. But how did Sprint get so screwed over on this DAS?: Fewest number of sectors and no Band 41 to boot. People don't always use WiFI. Besides, Sprint hasn't yet launched WiFi calling for iOS so having a DAS with sufficient capacity and sector coverage is important.
  19. RedSpark
    Great article. It'll be interesting to see FW's write up for this year's.
  20. RedSpark
    Awesome deal.
  21. RedSpark
    Agreed. Too bad it doesn't, because unless I'm mistaken, this would have been a perfect opportunity for a huge and effective 2.5GHz deployment. Sprint would have left the other carriers in the dust and learned a lot in the process. Perhaps the next DAS build will support Band 41 at the next Super Bowl....
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    Any S4GRU members going to the Super Bowl or planning to be near the stadium? Could you let us know how Sprint's coverage is? ---------- About the DAS: http://www.rcrwireless.com/20150129/network-infrastructure/digging-das-superbowl-tag4
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    LTE coverage in DC itself needs improvement in the following areas: Downtown, West End, Logan Circle, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, The National Mall by the Capitol, Capitol Hill, and Southwest Waterfront. DC is still not an officially launched market according to Sprint. It's not on the LTE markets list: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/4glte-launchedmarkets.htm If you look at Sprint's own coverage assessment on its map (http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp?) using Zip Codes 20037 (West End) and 20005 (Downtown), it's pretty apparent that not a sufficient number of towers have been lit up with LTE for the market to be considered "launched". LTE coverage only shows as "fair" for substantial portions of the city. Hopefully, Marcelo still considers this a priority market for Spark too...
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    Unlike the iOS version which can be downloaded from the App Store, Sprint Zone is not available as a downloadable app for Android. It's preinstalled on Sprint's Android devices and not available on Nexus devices for that reason. http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/24/the-stark-contrast-nexus-6-on-sprint-and-t-mobile-vs-att/ "This may have something to do with the fact that Sprint Zone (the company's equivalent to a "my account" app) requires system-level integration and thus is not available for download on Google Play. It comes pre-installed on the system partition of just about every Android device Sprint sells that isn't called Nexus, and it updates itself automatically."
  25. RedSpark
    Perhaps maintenance/optimization or maybe they had to shut down Band 41 temporarily to bring other towers online. If you're experiencing significant speed/coverage issues, you can use the Sprint Zone "Report an Issue" tool to report them.
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