ericdabbs

I think at the end of the day the FCC should mandate that the 600 MHz be broken up into FDD blocks. TDD should be kept at frequencies greater than2 GHz.

what I am curious about is how do we know if we are connected to 800/1900/2500 MHz LTE? On CDMA, we can check for the SID number 22XXX for 800 CDMA with the SignalCheck app. For LTE, we just have the RSRP value which doesn't tell us which frequency we are connected to. Hopefully there will be some sort of identifier to tell between 800 LTE, 1900 LTE and 2500 LTE.

According to Robert the following markets are set to launch Clearwire's 2.5 TD-LTE network today -Los Angeles, -San Francisco, -Denver, -Seattle, -Miami, -New York City -Tampa -Chicago http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4083-clearwire-lte/?p=171765 With that said, is anyone planning to pick up a triband LTE device in any of the markets listed above?

I am kinda shocked that Denver was included in this list. Denver barely has any Network Vision towers upgraded in the city. It must be that Clearwire was deploying TD-LTE on its own towers vs. deploying on Network Vision towers. Also kinda surprised that Kansas City wasn't added to the list where Sprint headquarters is.

I wouldn't bank on that. Even if it is suppose to be a mid range device, I expect it to be in the $300-400 full retail since its going to have a big screen and still decent specs.

Sprint should show that they are interested in this spectrum block to the other carriers. It can be a ploy so that it helps detract attention from the PCS H block OR maybe they are truly interested in this new spectrum.

Don't touch SERO!!!!! SERO is not the problem here. Just add another plan product to be competitive. Sprint needs to focus on improving the network first and not try to shake the tree too much at this point. Lets give the My Way, My All plans a few quarters to see how effective they are in attracting customers.

Exactly I don't think the Sprint pricing needs to be adjusted. The reason Sprint is not attracting customers or customers leaving in droves is because the Network Vision project is way behind schedule. This lack of backhaul on a ton of NV ready sites is driving me nuts. Phoenix and Tucson are perfect examples as to why they have zero LTE sites at this point.

Sprint should bring back the Premier program for 10+ year customers.

I really don't think its going to matter what the price cuts are coming to Sprint if the folks looking to switch don't have Network Vision and LTE in their area. The key is upgrading the network ASAP and Sprint will have more folks switching over.

So what is your opinion on whether the 600 MHz should be FDD or TDD? I feel like at the end of the day, the FCC is at the mercy of the TV operators to give up their spectrum and at this point we don't know what that picture will look like. I am glad all the wireless carriers are chiming in now on what they would like to see for the 600 MHz band plan to begin the debate.

Right now 3G/800 accepted means only CDMA 800 is accepted. No 3G/800 accepted sites thus far have LTE 800 accepted. I am sure Robert would let us know when the first LTE 800 sites are accepted. What I am curious is if there are sites that are already a few sites upgraded to LTE 800 and are waiting to flip the switch since triband LTE hotspots are going to be launched tomorrow.

Would 600 MHz TDD band plan be better than a 600 MHz FDD band plan? I sorta like the Tmobile 600 MHz FDD band plan assuming they can clear 84 MHz of 600 MHz but I guess this is interesting. It looks like Sprint's proposal would be to have the 600 MHz block from 614-698 MHz broken off into 10 MHz blocks. I really think the best approach for the 600 MHz band configuration would be to find out how much 600 MHz spectrum the FCC is able to obtain from the TV broadcasters. If there are uneven number of paired capable blocks of spectrum for FDD configuration then TDD should be the way to go.

I wish I bought the GS2. I am stuck with a Photon 4G with Gingerbread. At least the GS2 has official stock Jelly Bean and can support the latest Google apps. Never touching Motorola again. Based on what we know this year there are some exciting devices coming out that will be released in the Fall: iPhone 5S/6, Galaxy Note 3, HTC One Max, LG Optimus G2, perhaps a Galaxy S4 tri-band LTE model. Based on last year's schedule I expect the following release schedule for this year. iPhone 5s/6: Sometime by end of Sept/early Oct Galaxy Note 3: Sometime by end of October HTC One Max: if it comes to Sprint sometime in early October to get a jump before the Galaxy Note 3. LG Optimus G2: Sometime in early November

I asked mike awhile ago about adding wimax to the app. He says that wimax has some proprietary stuff that its not possible to add. Sent from my Motorola Photon 4G using Tapatalk 2

Yes there are already jokes about Tmobile suing LG for the rights to "G2"..blah blah blah. I just hope they make a great smartphone that is comparable to the SGS4 and HTC One.

I guess the official name of the successor of the LG Optimus G phone series will be known as the G2 phone where LG is adopting the "G" name for its series. Can't wait until August 7th to hear more details on the phone. Hopefully its a nice flagship phone to get and will make it to Sprint. http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/17/lg-optimus-g2-officially-named/

We are you looking for in a phone? Screen size, LTE capability, brand?

Small cells provide added capacity and coverage to a smaller area. That is the beauty of small cells in that they serve as mini cell towers that provide coverage and capacity where a macro site does not have the capability to. All major venues should have small cells deployed inside that venue (Disneyland, Staples Center, Dodger Stadium, Nokia Theatre, Hollywood HIghlands, Honda Center, Angel Stadium, etc). They are very cost efficient and do the job when several small cells are deployed in a given area.

dollar cost average. Basically to lower your breakeven point. You said you bought some shares at $6.49. For example if you bought 100 shares @ $6.50 and lets say the stock price went down to $5.00 and you buy 200 more shares @ $5.00. Your total cost spent is now (200x$5 + 100x$6.50 = $1650). Your break even point now is $1650/300 shares = $5.50/share. So now you lowered your breakeven point went down by 1 dollar from $6.50/share to $5.50/share.

I think quick settings and lock screen widgets are great additions to Android 4.2. I wouldn't consider them features that wouldn't be helpful to most folks.

But you can buy more cheaper to DCA.

I see. Yeah I was just using the terms that bigsnake49 was referring to. Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks for the explanation.

You're right i was confusing the 2. I meant to say the FCC enforce interoperability and the 3GPP make just 1 band class for all the 600 MHz blocks.