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    LTE Plus / Enhanced LTE (was "Sprint Spark" - Official Name for the Tri-Band Network)

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    In their press release on their website it states that there are 13 devices that support CA ( Carrier aggregation). Which devices aside from the HTC ONE A9, S6/EDGE, NOTE 5/S6 EDGE+, LG G4, and iPhone 6s/6s plus are there? 

     

    This is simply out of curiosity and It will also help a lot of people in their purchasing a new phone.

     

    Check post #2223.

    Sprint "Open World" plan (replaces International Value Roaming)

    in General Topics

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    I guess this explains what Marcelo was doing in Cuba:

     

    http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-first-us-carrier-to-sign-direct-cuba-roaming-agreement.htm

     

    OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), November 02, 2015 - Sprint (NYSE: S) today became the first U.S. wireless carrier to sign a direct roaming agreement with Telecommunications Company of Cuba (ETECSA).

     

    “As the commercial relationship between the U.S. and Cuba continues to progress, it is expected that the number of travelers to Cuba will increase exponentially,” said Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure. “We want to make sure any Sprint customer traveling to Cuba can use their phone the same way as they do in the United States.”

     

    Claure made the announcement at a signing ceremony in Havana as part of the U.S.-Cuba Business Council (USCBC) delegation to Cuba.

     

    As the only U.S. carrier with a direct roaming agreement and a direct long-distance interconnection agreement with Cuban provider ETECSA, Sprint is leading the way for U.S.-Cuba telecommunications.

     

    More than 3 million people from around the world are expected to visit Cuba this year. Within 10 years, that number is projected to grow to more than 5 million.

     

    The USCBC, an advocacy organization housed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is a formal commitment by the American business community to build a strong and strategic commercial relationship between Cuba and the United States.

     

    Earlier this year, Sprint launched Sprint Global Roaming and in August launched Sprint Open World, an industry-leading plan for connectivity in Canada, Mexico and most other countries across Latin America. The agreement signed today with ETECSA makes it much more convenient for Sprint customers who plan to work, study or visit family in Cuba. Offer details and timing of availability will be announced soon.

     

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    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Some Shentel info: http://seekingalpha.com/article/3625856-shenandoahs-shen-ceo-christopher-french-on-q3-2015-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single

     

    Network stats are summarized on slide 23, 93% of our 548 cell sites have a second LTE carrier at 800 megahertz, 187 of the sites have three LTE carriers, including a second 1900 carrier using 10 megahertz we’ve harvested from our original 30 megahertz in 1900 spectrum.

     

    We’ve been able to harvest spectrum for 4G due to the dramatic shift of data usage from 3G to 4G. 89% of our data traffic is on LTE, with 33% on 800 megahertz. Data usage grew 11% in the quarter. Due to not having yet launched the 2.5 spectrum, our average speed is 4 megabits. With the launch of up 32.5 sites in some of the busiest parts of our network for year end, we expect that the average speed to significantly increase. 40% of the voice traffic is on 800 megahertz.

     

    We continue to have excellent dropped in block percentages. We have built fiber build out to 213 cell sites, 170 to Shentel sites and 43 to others. 17 sites are in planning or under construction.

     

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    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Don't try to correct them on it though! I did that two years ago to a writer from Android Central and he went on a mini-rant about how he shouldn't have to know technical details about the network, etc. I don't know if he still writes for them though.

     

    EDIT: He still does.

     

    Andrew Martonik. Yes, I recall that. Among other things he was complaining about Sprint's Spark service in Seattle. Of course, he couldn't be bothered to realize that Spark hadn't even been launched in Seattle at that time. <_<

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