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    Sprint's current financial state traces back entirely to the Nextel merger which resulted in massive transfer of assets and creation of new liabilities just to write off majority of the purchase weeks later, which they're still paying for today, as well as the failure of WiMAX (although that didn't have as huge as a negative effect - it was more like tripping and landing on your already broken leg). While I'm sure paying for fiber doesn't help, it definitely isn't the barrier preventing Sprint from turning a profit. Had Sprint's management focus on acquiring spectrum through Clearwire, FCC auctions, and network quality, Sprint would probably be the number 2 network now and this forum wouldn't exist.
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    Any percent of market share marks a competitor, relative size means nothing
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    its not economically feasible because it would require Sprint to first acquire massive quantities of fiber which isn't cheap to begin with, then extensive permits to rip up concrete and roads to install tens of thousands of miles of fiber, and then the regular cost of maintaining it for their cellular network which produces no profit as it stands. They'd be so over their head in debt that the second they even bought some fiber they would have to either close up shop or hope to be bought out again by a cable company or Dish. T-Mobile doesn't have its own fiber network yet it produces healthy, regular profit. Paying for fiber from companies isn't what's killing Sprint, it's a balance of a poor public image, still a poor network in comparison to the rest of the major players, and years of bad management and an overpriced merger that offer little returns.
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    You guys need 8T8R and beamforming - I got B41 footprint where I would only connect to B25, it's amazing and it works far better.
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    Yes, Network Vision made it easy to plug anything into their network. But that doesn't mean that the current equipment can use any frequency ever - you gotta buy new, compliant radio heads, network cards, and antennas and then pay contractors to install it. If Sprint ever got 700MHz, AWS, CLR, WCS, CBRS, any frequency, they could install it through new network cards, radio heads, and antennas. They will just need to buy the equipment, pay contractors, and make sure there's room in the cabinet for new cards and that the cell site can physically handle the added weight of the new equipment.
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    It would need new equipment. Band 25 does not include H block because the H block is not PCS, it's AWS-2. It would require it's own band or another superset band and new hardware.
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    I just personally don't think that AWS-2 would be worth it given the process required to get it up and running vs cost. If Sprint acquired all of Dish's AWS-3 and AWS-4 holdings however, that would be interesting and I would be zen with it!
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    No I know, I meant for the future! Does field test list GCI under another name or is there a special math calculation I gotta do to find it?
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    Someone send me a Galaxy S7 Edge,I'll keep us up to date on 300Mbps findings
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    Don't think so, I heard somewhere on the forum that AWS-2 (PCS H) causes interference with the rest of the PCS spectrum, so that's a no go. Maybe if we used IMT or DCS set up it would work but the US doesn't do that clearly. On top of this, AWS-2 would require yet another new band if there isn't one already, new networking equipment, and new cellphones. Not a lot of value for a 5x5 block!
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    Don't believe so. I usually either get speed tests about 110Mbps or sometimes 50, 50Mbps probably being the third carrier. Update: Just did a speedtest while on third carrier (41474), got 8Mbps. This carrier is probably the preferred for non CA devices while 41078+41276 just do CA, or maybe they haven't scaled up the fiber enough for it yet.
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    While possible, I don't necessarily thinks that's true. I just think Verizon believes they're well stocked on spectrum. They got plenty of AWS-3, and the markets where they didn't get the J block they already have outstanding holdings. They just need to thin out CDMA like they've been saying and get band 2 live in higher capacity in more markets. Dish is gonna have to look at regional carriers and T-Mobile to dump this spectrum. T-Mobile still gets hit really hard in some markets, and since they'll need to buy B66 equipment anyway, buying/leasing AWS from Dish will help where it really hurts (Wisconsin, Phoenix, some California)
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    Got a third carrier live on a 8T8R site in Staten Island guys! This time it's NOT a fluke!
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    Have these cells all been installed in the same neighborhood? If so, are they live and has anyone felt the bliss that is unending B41 coverage?
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    Now that's a good looking small cell!
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    No no no no no no no just give Sprint some apology tax write offs! Last thing they need is more boutique frequency and expensive equipment to buy to use it
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    Opinion: Dish should just lease this out at a reasonable price that way they get to keep the spectrum, they get #s to put on the income statement, and then carriers get extra spectrum to use at a cheaper cost than purchasing it outright
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    So take go to another carrier and carrier forum to complain the same.
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    Lots of LTE cell sites, low frequency, little to no holes in LTE blanket. Sprint is full of 3G gaps so VoLTE calls would drop as you move out of LTE coverage, further damaging Sprint's already not good reputation
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    Yeah it's truly difficult to read whether it's best LTE Plus or fair LTE on the map, it's crazy how similar the shades are
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    http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/kerrisdale-report-dish-carriers-have-plenty-spectrum/2016-05-13 Dish called out on their unused spectrum, best response to the devaluing of their spectrum is "carriers have plenty of spectrum"; why did they buy this spectrum again??
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    So if I was 28 and saying the exact same things I'm saying now and providing the same papers and sources, it's more believable?
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    Anyone been down to Whitehall/South Ferry area? I'm there everyday as part of my commute, never really on B41. It's somewhat usable on the street, but the second you enter the terminal you're on severely congested B26. That also affects your voyage to Staten Island until about the half way point, then B26 from the island/Jersey picks up and operates at about 1-2Mbps
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    I said 5-6 years to have the tech hit the market. As in we have equipment that is installable. That's what I've been saying. 10 years to build out more fully. Yes, I'm aware 5G can compete with wireline services. I've suggested a return to the idea of being WISP before, I'm pretty sure there's a post somewhere around here. But even when you look at WISPs, Facebook said it's building a public wifi network for San Diego using mmW. Sure that'll just be for point to point but it's the start of a very public EHF networking system. Carriers are also looking to 5G for smart cities, smart cars, a vast ocean of potential new sources of revenue. But that doesn't mean they won't also considering involving mmW 5G in the mobile phone. Most of the consumption of the internet happens mobile, so they will be talking about applications.
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    More like what I've been saying. You can go back and look at my posts from yesterday, I've been firm about urban deployment, mmW, and 6 year standardization with a rollout. Where did you find these current tests in 6GHz range? Because a quick search does not find 6GHz being used by Samsung to produce 10Gbps. Only test that comes up was a 2013 test with 28GHz. 6GHz is currently used for satellites and fixed point to point networking.
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