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    Prepaid LTE. Good Idea?

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted · Edited by xcharles718

    I think they should. I can't see any negative to do so.

     

    Like if the EVO 3 is announced, Both Sprint and Sprint Prepaid Group(Boost & Virgin) can sell it. Don't feel like getting a contract(since Sprint makes you sign a 2-yr agreement even if you BYOD)? Buy it off-contract, pickup a SPG SIM and be on your way.

    Prepaid LTE. Good Idea?

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    It hasn't been discussed, so i'll start.

     

    It would be nice to buy a Sprint Galaxy Nexus off-contract, pop in a Virgin Mobile LTE SIM and have prepaid LTE on it.

    Of course this is not the case. But this can be an interesting way to get subscribers onto the LTE network (only 5% of VZW subs have 4G devices). Since Sprint wouldn't have to worry about subsides, what the customer pays would go directly to them. It would also help speed up adoption to LTE, free up 3G spectrum on a otherwise hard to move sub base since service doesn't have contracts, old devices would remain in use longer.

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    Nokia Siemens Networks hits 1.4 Gbps using LTE-Advanced, shows us the future

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Improvement on antenna tech and broadcasting tech in general would lead to improved area coverage of a 2.5GHz signal. But in terms of area and propagation, under 1GHz will always be king. I see that the overall goal of these projects to to push max speeds with LTE-Advanced. Overtime, with better spectrum efficiency, speeds like this would be available with less spectrum.

     

    I believe that once you go over 20Mbps over mobile broadband, speeds become more of a showmanship game than it is to practicality use these speeds on your tablet or phone. The fact is that most websites wouldn't be able to utilize speeds higher than that. This, including the fact that many carriers have data caps(like Sprint does with it's mobile hotspot and tethering devices), speeds like this would never be use to it's full potential.

    Expansion. Is there any?

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I can't imagine a good reason not to go after that market since their only main competition is VZW. However, since the area is split in two due to PCS licences, some type of cooperation is needed with the local SRA to get the area covered. Either by letting Mobilenation coming to agreement w/ Sprint to expand coverage with NV tech(like Shentel), or just upgrade the St. Mary site with NV and hopefully the SRA does something in the rest of the city.

     

    This is just one of the many places that competition is non-existent and with Sprint entering the area, they can definitely get some subs.

    VoLTE Chip

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 2 February 2012

     

    I wonder at the time at which LTE chipsets get cheap enough to be put into flip phones, it's will bring the beginning of the end of GSM & CDMA Networks.

    iDEN retuning in 2012, Shutdown starts & ends in 2013

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 27 January 2012

     

    From BriefMobile

     

    http://briefmobile.c...of-iden-network

     

    Sprint’s old, decrepit, slow, [insert additional adjective here]

    iDEN acquired in the seemingly never-ending Nextel acquisition (identified as one of the worst of all time by Bloomberg) is set for some Network Vision “love.” Network Vision, for those that don’t know, is a massive effort by Sprint to “consolidate multiple network technologies into one seamless network with the goal of increasing efficiency and enhancing network coverage, call quality and data speeds for customers across the United States“. Sprint’s latest Playbook, received from a Sprint source, provides some details into what the plan is for iDEN.

    • [This retuning and decommissioning will not shutdown the iDEN markets or service in 2012, but it is scheduled for a complete turn off sometime in 2013.
    • Network Vision will be either retuning or decommissioning existing iDEN towers starting in February

    Customers who are negatively impacted have a few optionsIf targeted by this move, the customer will proactively be offered migration offers to move to Sprint.

    • ETF waiving windows are open for negatively affected customers for New Orleans (12/1/11 to 3/31/12) and the rest of the nation (2/1/12 to 7/31/12).

    If you are an iDEN customer, check out the graphic below, as well as your recent and upcoming billing statement for news about this change as it affects you.

     

     

    Sprint-playbook-iDEN-retune.png

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    22 LTE Comunities?

    in Markets

    Posted

    Migrated from Original Forum. Originally Posted 14 January 2012

     

    It can go either way.

    Sprint did say that they would be under-promising and over-delivering(at least in regards to speeds).

    But they did also make errors before on that page.

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