Thanks, since it sounds likely to be at least as good performance wise, I won't feel bad about having held onto to my upgrade so long. I had thought of getting the Note 3, but couldn't justify the extra costs above other carriers with lack of Band 41 to myself. Not having carrier aggregation is something I feel I can live with, and given the calling over wifi, I might send Sprint back my Airave. Knowing VoLTE compatibility would be nice, but I agree, Sprint being free to design around VoLTE compatibility between networks is far more important than guaranteeing anyone's current phone will work with it in the future.
Yeah, and given I'm in a semi-rural area outside Ann Arbor, I don't expect the tower near me will be a priority. I'd expect Sprint to focus primarily on inbuilding coverage in more populated areas. I'm always surprised that I'm just on the cusp of a Sprint signal (sometimes I can make a call, but it is almost guaranteed to cut out) yet the same tower near me that services Verizon and ATT doesn't seem to get a better signal.