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maybe...maybe not.. more details in the sponsor area..

They've been modernizing in the central valley since late october and started the bay earlier than us. My guess is they started around the same time as Sprint did but they had it easier / faster for they did not had to wait for backhaul.

It'll come soon enough. Nearly every major municipality that I've checked up on has sprint NV permits applied (and i've uploaded them on my sponsor permit applied map). The only areas where I could not find anything are areas which I cannot find permit reports online. Speaking of which... most of these applications have been accepted many days or weeks ago... I wonder if contractors began working yet.. ho hum... *looks at Lodi, Reno, Yuba City....* Speaking of which... these lazy bums haven't even uploaded their april permit reports yet... garh...

No clue. Can't really work on anything without permits being given. Likely just sprint legacy bandaid fixes to hold us over for a few more months.

It'll be on network. The priority PRL lists will probably set phones to scan for TDD-LTE 2500, then PCS 1900, and finally SMR 800.

Pro-tip, you can drag and drop file images onto the imgur page to quickly upload stuff OR right click on an image to copy and then paste on the imgur page to upload stuff.

No one knows. They have a mash-up of widely different back haul based on cheapness (they looooooooove microwave).

Nope. Clearwire protection sites =/= Sprint cell sites.

Oh man that's hard to tell... I think the standard block size [pictured below] is 1.5x2.5x7.5cm in dimensions.

Your birthday eh.... "looks at may 15"...

NSN did not have a CDMA version of their new Flexi, which T-mobile is utilizing, at that point and time which precluded them from participating in the bids.

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First off. You need to read up a bit more before you start complaining about speeds.Sprints 5x5 has a maximum theoretical output of 37.5mbps DL and ~ 14 mbps UL. The theoretical maximum is the absolute maximum that is physically allowed in our known universe with regards to scientific laws in an absolute perfect setting. Sure, getting 30-35 mbps is nice but that requires a near perfect line of sight to the cell site in addition to zero entity other than you utilizing that specific sector. An entirely non realistic feat that no carrier can ever provide and is the main reason all the major carriers advertise speeds in the ballpark of 5-10 mbps. Second. It's not all about the "5-10mbps vs 20-30mbps" that matters most in streaming video. Although streaming video and data intensive usages does have a minimum requirement, once we hit the ~6mbps range, there isn't much one cannot do with that connection. What matters most is the ping time which severely affects the human perception of "slow" or "fast". Ping time is the delay one gets after inputting a command via touch to query a response from an online server. As I'm a semi-active / former hardcore PC gamer, ping time is a major aspect that should never be overlooked. The lower the ping (sub 150 ms) is better as everything feels more "responsive" due to the fact that queries sent to the server and coming back is done in a fraction of a second. On the other hand, once you get to the 200ms ping time, you start noticing something widely known as "lag" where everything is less responsive due to the fact that the queries sent to the server and back are much slower than every other persons connection. It means that you may be shooting at an enemy on your screen but in reality already got killed 150 ms before but it has not registered on your end yet due to the connection being slower. This is one of the main reasons that gamers and other data intensive users prefer sub 100 ms ping and one of the main reasons sprints network vision requirement for backhaul is sub-100 ms ping for LTE. A 5-10 mbps connection with ~40ms ping will feel far "faster" than a 15-25 mbps connection with ~150-200 ping [cough cough] due to this alone. Third. Carriers such as Verizon Wireless and ATT Mobility use 10x10mhz chunks of spectrum for their LTE deployment which has theoretical maximums of something like ~70 mbps DL and ~20 mbps UL. A 10x10 channel will always provide more bandwith available for users thanks to its wider radio waves. It's simple math really. 20mhz > 10 mhz. Sprints counter though is carrier aggregation and small cell deployment which should significantly help in highly densely locations like NYC. Carrier Aggregation (CA) is a LTE-Rel 10 (LTE-A) technology that combines two separate blocks of spectrum and utilizes them as one like how DC-HSPA works. I'm sure someone can explain it better but in essence CA will allow Sprint to maintain their network speeds for a while to come as they can easily shut down a 5x5 chunk utilized for EVDO and CA it with the other PCS 5x5 chunk used for LTE and provide double the capacity (?). TLDR: sub 100ms ping + 5-10 mbps DL speeds = much faster response than 20-30 mbps DL speeds & > 150ms ping due to the fact that communication between device and targeted server is done faster.

Yes but that will be at a minimum of many months if not years away.

If an adjacent and closer site went online then probably OOverall? No. It will go down to around 5-10mbs on average as more and more users start utilizing the service.

Yes. Most, if not all Sprint cell sites will get NV upgrades of some sort be it full build sites or GMO's. Clearwire sites are not operated by sprint but by clearwire who is doing their own thing until they get bought out by Sprint.

No.

uh oh.. "looks at my username... inspired by Lilo and stitch*

Potentially but only 100 or so towers to our knowledge are confirmed to do so. Remember, these would be full site replacements and can costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each. It's something that Sprint will probably look into once Softbank takes over and starts pouring billions into New Sprint.

NV1.0= complete physical replacement of sprints legacy network. New modular gear will be installed including modular base stations, multi band and remote controlable antennas that support 800/1900 and upgraded backhaul. NV2.0= activation of SMR 800 service on a wide deployment on both CDmA and LTE. In addition, Clearwire TDd-LTE sites will be utilizing 2500 mhz for hotspot offloading in huge 20mhz carrier aggregated channels. This is beginning with the Nextel iden shutdown on June 30,2013 11:59:00pm

That statement is just wrong on so many levels but to sum it up... it does not matter who makes the telecom gear as long as it broadcasts the correct signals that the device you have was designed for. If a device was made for Sprints frequencies than it will search for those frequencies. Radio waves don't discriminate against certain cellular devices... (looks at Gnex & 1x)... TLDR: NO. 1900mhz A-> G blocks = 1900 mhz A-> G blocks. If that signal is being broadcast ed then your phone will receive it.

Spectrum and the fact that Sprint wants people off the EVDO network onto the LTE network so they can use the spectrum for PCS and aggregate it for LTE.

*Looks at deutsche telekom & Vodafone*

International Boundary Exclusion Zone. Areas where sprint cannot deploy SMR 800 service due to interference issues with foreign government / private entities. Canadian border will be all PCS 1900 for the foreseeable future due to their safety band being on SMR and they're getting PCS only panels in response. The southern border is being worked out but it'll still be years before they can deploy down there.

Depends. Some are 120, others are 90, some 65, and narrow band ones are either 30 or 45 degrees.