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  1. payturr
    I've called multiple Sprint subs in the past few weeks, I don't think I've had an HD Voice call in awhile. They sound as plain as calling a VZW or T-Mo sub.
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    I got one confirmed with a GMO in Staten Island a part of NYC. I think Sprint hates the lost borough.
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    Can back this up, NYC is golden for me
  4. payturr
    You'd be better off going back to Sprint and getting Note 5s because triband, carrier aggregation, and all that Sprint-y goodness ;-)
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    This I actually have never experienced so thank you for sharing that, always nice to know. Because when you pick up a cell phone and see bars, the first thing any human being things is "Oh, I can easily make a phone call!" They never think that the signal only relates to data, as this was never the case with the legacy networks. So, picking up a B12 device in a B12 only zone and noticing that phone calls cannot be made, the average consumer would freak out in the case of emergency, and sue. It's completely logical, it makes sense, and there are probably a lot of cases where a judge would find T-Mobile at least partially responsible.
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    Yeah because eCSFB drops back onto CDMA/HSPA+ that's essentially coming from the same macro, we're talking about the same thing on a site with no legacy network alongside it that would probably have to scan for another network to roam on. Text to 911 still isn't a big thing, and who has the time to text an emergency when they could scream on a phone and let A-GPS give operators a rundown of the where and when? Besides, most normal people would freak out if they see full bars, can't make an emergency call, and if they survive the situation, sue the hell out of T-Mobile. For T-Mobile, they're better off releasing themselves of any reliability/negligence in those cases.
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    That would take a lot of time which one probably won't have in a dire situation, and it's totally possible there is no GSM/HSPA signal in a given place. T-Mobile made the right call. Where they made the wrong call was to build B12 only sites to expand coverage, they need HSPA+ and B4 on those sites as well. Other than that, everything falls on the device manufacturer.
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    Essentially all partners that isn't Samsung and Nokia suck, if only Sprint can ditch everyone and still with those two!
  9. payturr
    As a society more focused on data than a traditional phone call, this is actually quite a shocking bit of information. I guess refarming will be held off for a good while longer, hm?
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    Con artist
  11. payturr
    Landing strips
  12. payturr
    When CDMA refarming happens, will we see a slight shift in LTE power or is it still gonna be an even split regardless of which has the most spectrum?
  13. payturr
    Same story with the Moto G and possibly the Moto X. It's a big fault on Motorola's side, they should know VoLTE is a big thing here now.
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    Well the plan has always been to put B41 on every site because it's Sprint's bread and butter. It just changed after Claure came to power because he had to prioritize and save the finances, however it panned out and he already stated he's gonna put all three bands on every site. According to Robert, they're gonna up Tx of B41 to nearly match B25, and after screwing around in labs & going through the standardization process, make a B41+B25 CA where B25 acts as uplink. More speeds for everyone everywhere. The idea I could get 100Mbps down in rural Pennsylvania while getting some barbecue is pretty great.
  15. payturr
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/3iely6/carrier_aggregation/ Hype.
  16. payturr
    We don't need it but I like how there's no delay in connecting the call, the quality, and I like the idea of alleviating the macros in anyway, even if it's something as insignificant as a voice call
  17. payturr
    Someone on Wikipedia lied.. ???? However I did know it wasn't in deployment yet. Coming up next, WCS: does it go through a paper bag? Kappa
  18. payturr
    I had usable B41 this morning at -132. That was something.
  19. payturr
    Essentially B17 everywhere they can as primary, B29 wherever they don't hold B17, and everything else for capacity. Management of spectrum at AT&T is really stellar ????
  20. payturr
    1) Of course 2) The major advantage is there is essentially no signal loss because the radio is built into the antenna. Also, less space. Not sure about the weight. Fun fact: T-Mobile uses activate antennas. Ericsson AIR21 panels. They're pretty cool and pretty easy to find.
  21. payturr
    Iron Giant
  22. payturr
    Well the amplifier wasn't necessary behind the panel, it depends on the length of coax really. This photo sums up past, present, and future of network gear:
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    Asphalt Eight.
  24. payturr
    They do. Technically they should be able to hold onto LTE signals as low as -130. I've seen a friend's phone on VZW do it before. If the phone drops after -112, it's the phone's software holding it back.
  25. payturr
    There was never an old way; Sprint started using RRUs in Network Vision, before that it was amplifiers on the coax lines. RRUs are only ground mounted in cases where they don't replace the legacy panels. They hang RRUs when they get the permits to replace the panels with NV ones. Putting the RRUs behind the panel is the smart thing to do because the signal loss from the coax is lowered significantly.
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