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    Porting question

    in General Topics

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    Hrm, that's a thought...yeah.. google doesn't support it.. :(  my guess is that I would need to port it back to verizon and then see where I could port it too...

     

    Verizon says it would take 10 days to port..I guess I would activate it on a verizon handset.. pay what ever fees it would take and then see if it could be ported out.. $36 activation fee.. service for how many days???  Porbably $100 for a stupid number.

     

    not sure if it's worth it.

     

    Just curious what could block porting of a number such as this.

    Can you port it to a Verizon Prepaid MVNO?

    Network Vision/LTE - Albuquerque market (including El Paso, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Roswell)

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    For what it is worth in the NOLA Ericsson market we haven't seen a whiff of 800smr yet even from sites where legacy equipment has been 100% removed. Not sure when it is going to fire up. My guess is maybe in September or so.

    I've noticed that! Kind of interesting if you ask me. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

     

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    T-Mobile LTE & Network Discussion

    in General Topics

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    I have a feeling they were digging new trenches for fiber in New Mexico, since century link tried using copper back haul that didn't meet Sprint specs. Robert talked about this in the New Mexico market forum, almost all the backhaul had to be out back out to bid with for pure fiber installs. If fiber existed at these sites before, why would they have tried to hook up backhaul to anything other than fiber?

     

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    New Sprint Plans...Unlimited, My Way, My All-In

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    Am I the only one that thinks this news leaking today is a horrible coincidence for Sprint in light of T-Mobile's press conference today. I feel that public perception could be more negative towards Sprint for an uninformed potential costumer that sees the Sprint news and the T-Mobile news. It's a shame.

     

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    T-Mobile LTE & Network Discussion

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    Tmo is just adding LTE panels to their existing high speed/high backhauled HSPA+ network. If they couldn't do plug and play quickly, that would be a problem. Now let's see how fast Tmo can add LTE to its virgin EDGE network with no backhaul. That would be an apples to apples comparison to Sprint Network Vision. I bet it takes Tmo longer to do that for their 15,000 EDGE/GPRS sites than Sprint did will with their 38,000. In fact, they already lost. The clock started ticking on those sites back in 2011.

     

    Robert

    they've been overlaying their hspa+ network. More capacity is great, but the added lte will really just be more of a good thing in certain areas and will not address their underlying issue, they have unusable data outside of major metros. Edge speed is unacceptable in 2013.

     

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    Cell towers disturb pair of Santa Feans

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    I have some of the worse clients from New Mexico. They are idiots and barely know basic math!

     

    Uhhhh...did you need to insult all of us? I was happy just insulting Santa Feans. :hah:

     

     

     

    Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

     

     

     

     

    unfortunately you and I both know it extends outside of santa fe ;)

     

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    Interview with Bob Azzi on iDen Shutdown at Fiercewireless

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    Well then...  so if the local tower has both frequencies of CDMA Voice, which one will my phone use???   I only ask this because in my office in Charlotte, I sometimes get a Sprint voice signal ( don't need to worry about data since I use my office WI-FI) but I often revert to a very strong roaming signal... How do you know what kind of signal you are getting??

    download signalcheck pro from the play store, it was developed by someone from these forums and will tell you if you are connected to CDMA 800 or 1900

    Interview with Bob Azzi on iDen Shutdown at Fiercewireless

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I have a Galaxy S3... So it will hunt down 1900 first then look for 800???  or does it look for best signal either way???   I let my phone update itself regularly...  And where has Sprint put some of those new 800 CDMA's refarmed from IDEN???    I presume in mostly smaller cities to enhance more limited coverage....

    The PRL question, network priority,  would best be answered by someone else, maybe digi.  All NV sites will receive CDMA 800 except those too close to the Mexican or Canadien border due to international agreements.  So the answer to your question is that all sprint towers will have CDMA 800 regardless of city, town, etc.

    Interview with Bob Azzi on iDen Shutdown at Fiercewireless

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I was wondering about CDMA 800 Voice...  Will our phones automatically use that frequency or do we have to configure something???    I know that in roaming mode, it can use the 800..

    You won't necessarily have to configure anything.  Depending on the phone you have, which affects your PRL (i.e. iphone, android), your phone will connect to CDMA 800 according to varying priorities automatically.

    If 1x is technically 3g...?

    in General Topics

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    1xRTT is a 3G technology.  Speed does not make or break a technology.  If I take a cable modem and set the internal traffic caps to that of dial up speeds, it all of a sudden does not mean it is no longer broadband technology running behind it.

    I think the point the OP is trying to make is that why does sprint deceive and put the 3g icon on phones when we are in reality connected to 1x, yet on their website says 3g speeds will be at least 500 kbps, even though, IIRC 1x cannot do those speeds the way that sprint has it deployed.  And I do understand that 3g speeds are not guaranteed at 500 kbps, but it seems to be a bait and switch, Sprint calls "1x" 3g on the phone icon, but does not include it in their 3g advertisement for their website.

    Everything 800mhz (1xA, LTE, coverage, timeline, etc)

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Will Sprint release a coverage map of Clearwire 2500 LTE and LTE 800 when they release these triband devices? Really want to see if my local clearwire site has been upgraded to LTE.

    I don't really think there is anyway we can know for sure at this point. I would imagine they will have to do something to distinguish 800 lte coverage at least, since at initial launch most devices on the market will not operate within the expanded lte coverage 800 will offer.

     

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    COUNTDOWN!!! Nextel iDEN Shutdown

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    I considered it. However, I figured many of our members may not want to open a new account just to bid on this item. I want to encourage bidding and was afraid ebid may discourage members from openly bidding.

     

     

     

    Robert

     

    Then digiblur's idea is the best option :)

     

     

     

     

     

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    I second that! Make a piece of paper that is a certificate saying like you win or something haha, then say the prize will be given over email to avoid having to ship anything.

     

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    Network Vision/LTE - Colorado Market (Denver/Colo Springs/Fort Collins/Pueblo/Grand Jct)

    in Markets

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    well that's funny, ask them why when you drive towards the airport you get an lte signal haha.

     

     

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    I did this to an employee the other day in the downtown store at 16 and tremont. He stated that no LTE work had begun in the state yet, so I pulled my phone out and showed him a screenshot of my speed tests and said, "so how do you explain this then?" He stared at it for almost a full minute and then says "must have been out of state."

    I laughed about it for quite a while, Sprint seems to keep a lot of their people very much in the dark on this.

    show them sensorly, although it might just be best to ignore it and not waste your time on them.

     

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