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It was Rogers in Toronto when I was there about 2 weeks ago.

 

I didn't have to select anything. I received a text from Sprint and it was automatic.

I can confirm it was Rogers Wireless when I was in Toronto back in July.

Question about Sprint's potential use of 2.5 GHz for interband wireless backhaul.  Does anyone know how much spectrum Sprint would want to commit for wireless backhaul?  I wonder since Sprint has 120 MHz on average of 2.5 GHz spectrum in many markets that perhaps they can devote 20 MHz to support wireless backhaul.  That way that still leaves Sprint 100 MHz to devote to LTE for 5xCA way down the line.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/3ncviw/70_unlimited_plan_includes_3gb_hotspot/

Thanks. Just needed the confirmation. This is great for those that need tethering.  Still doesn't match Tmobile's 7 GB of tethering for its unlimited data plan but 3 GB is still fine since its only $70 vs. $80 for Tmobile.

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Unless you want 3GB of tethering. The new $70 plan has this, but the $60 plan doesn't

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Verizon plans to raise their unlimited data plan from $29.99 to $49.99 in November, I already pay $80/month before taxes, I'm not looking forward to be paying $100+ per month. If Verizon does raise their unlimited data plan to $49.99 then ill be switching to Sprint, first could i use my iPhone 6S Plus on Sprint? I bought it from Verizon, Will all of the bands work on Sprint? If so I can't wait to join Sprint!

If you do plan to switch to Sprint and get on an unlimited data plan, it might be a good idea to do it before the $10 increase on the 16th of this month.

That is a very valid point.  If you do plan to make the jump to Sprint, I would make your decision by 10/15 (last day to lock in that $60/mo rate) or else the rate will increase to $70/mo beginning 10/16.  You won't have time to wait until November to see if your Verizon bill will be increased to $49.99 for unlimited data which I honestly think the majority of the remaining unlimited data Verizon customers will see since they are not under contract.

Nice ad placement... Haha

 

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Oh look...a big Ad!!!!  Lets go click on it!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-PxjIa4gBg

I'm assuming this $100 can't be combined with the minimum $200 smartphone trade-in towards an iPhone 6s.  That would be crazy.

The $100 BB GC is only valid on Samsung products.  So you dno't have to worry about that problem.

With the sheer amount of 2.5 Ghz spectrum that Sprint has at it's disposal, is it really a REQUIREMENT for them to shut down the WiMax Network for them to be able to deploy a second B41 carrier?

 

Don't they have upwards of 100+Mhz of this spectrum across the entire country?

It sounds like a lot of spectrum currently but if Sprint wants to use some of that 2.5 GHz spectrum for intraband wireless backhaul it won't be that much especially if Sprint can ramp up to 5xCA at some point  .  The reason I say 5xCA is because I think I read that LTE can be aggregated up to 100 MHz currently.

Didn't know that the Clear equipment is only limited to 2 LTE carriers max.  So yeah I think its crucial that Sprint decommission the Wimax network quickly so that a 2nd LTE carrier can be fired up for 2xCA.

That may not be the case with U.S. Cellular and C-Spire. They definitely aren't boarding licenses (with a few exceptions in which they'll probably end up selling instead of expanding). Count Nashvile, Birmingham, and Memphis as some of the markets where T-Mobkle will probably miss out on block A 700 Mhz spectrum.

I never said anything about US Cellular and C-spire markets giving up their 700 MHz block A licenses and them squatting on their spectrum.  They will or have been deploying its 700 MHz block A licenses and are off limits.

However if you look at the spectrum map in the link below there are still a ton of 700 MHz block A licenses up for grabs and I don't see US Cellular and C-spire snapping them up since it is not part of their target markets which they provide service.  So my point is Tmobile doesn't really feel threatened to need to overpay for the 700 MHz block A licenses from the spectrum squatters at this point.

Other than in most of the midwest where US Celluar and C-Spire currently have the 700 MHz block A licenses, if Tmobile can pick up all the remaining 700 MHz block A licenses (in brown color) in the rest of the country, they will be in a good shape especially if they can get that Chicago license from Laser, Inc.

http://specmap.sequence-omega.net/

Is sprint waiting until the last week/day to tear down the clearwire equipment or has it already begun? It seems in the so-cal area in heavily clearwire areas, nothing has really changed and I still connect to clearwire all the time.

When Sprint did the 800 MHz iDEN shutdown it went down to the very last second.  Now with iDEN they had plenty of redundant iDEN sites due to the range of 800 MHz so some of those were shut down earlier but with 2.5 GHz it would be very apparent if your local Clearwire tower went down.

 So yes I expect Sprint to do the same thing with Wimax as they did with iDEN.  Keep in mind that there are Clearwire retail customers that still pay and utilize the Wimax network so they are already getting the brunt end of the stick by having the network shutdown.  Last thing they need is to have Wimax shut down prematurely.

If only T-Mobile would spend their dam money on the squatters holding onto 700, but nah.

 

 

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Ehhh I think Tmobile will pick and choose the 700 MHz-A licenses to buy when its appropriate.  Currently there are no other interested parties in the 700 MHz-A licenses nationwide so Tmobile doesn't feel threatened and can hold out until the squatters run up against the build out requirements of which they would need to sell or lose it.  

Now the game will change if for some reason some other carrier is interested in buying the remaining 700 MHz-A licenses.  Then Tmobile would feel pressured to spend the money to gobble up the major 700 MHz-A licenses it can't afford to lose. I can't really blame Tmobile since Sprint did the same exact thing against its 800 MHz spectrum squatters which included some squatters being taken to court.  As long as Tmobile is going full speed on its 700 MHz deployment in the markets that have spectrum they should be fine.  Believe me, I want Tmobile to gobble up all the remaining 700 MHz-A licenses as much as you do because I know given Tmobile's track record that they will deploy and make use of the spectrum.

I had an old router when I activated Wi-Fi calling.  The Wi-Fi calling worked fine when I had very little other traffic flowing over the router.

But when the the internet traffic picked up, the calls got choppy.  My router worked fine otherwise, but the QOS on the router would not fix the choppy calls.  The new router from Sprint did.

The only issue I have with the Wi-Fi calling is the delay. The two people in the conversation are talking over each other because of the delay.  The Wi-Fi calling also just disconnects mostly at night and I have to restart it.  For some reason, it drops and when it does, it requires a manual restart.  Using a Galaxy S-5. My new router arrived in about 2 days and was totally Free.

I just called them and they said they had to create an escalated ticket for the Wifi Connect router request since the offer was not currently linked to my account.  They said it was no problem to get the Wifi Connect router but instead of the normal 7 business days it would take to receive they said it would take 10 business days because of the need to get a request.  That sounds so much longer than the 2 days you quoted.  Hopefully it will only take a week to arrive.

"Help, My signal's fallen and it can't get up  "

 

T-Mobile fans are addicted to speed, When in reality 4-10Mbps is enough.

I'd rather have SERVICE with 4-10Mbps than NO Service T-mobile, which is why I switched to Sprint

However with Spark coming up with CA, Sorry T-Mobile you just got 1upped.

 

 

T-Mobile fans don't know Sprint's struggle with the iDEN Shutdown and now the WiMAX shutdown, Sprint basically had to start from Step 1. There was a period in which Sprint was terrible but that $36 Billion dollars to buy Nextel paid off.

 

T-Mobile is a charity, Whining and complaining to the government and FCC to spare them and "Save them" from the big guys, Sprint is the one whose actually dumped cash into the network.. NOT T-Mobile

OK sweetheart!!!   Keep in mind the youtube video posted was back in Oct 2013 and so much as happened with Tmobile since then.  This was even prior to Tmobile purchasing 700 MHz A-block licenses and has now deployed the "Extended Range LTE" in several markets.  

Tmobile continues to do spectrum swaps with Verizon and AT&T to align themselves with bigger contiguous spectrum blocks to deploy wider LTE channels which is awesome.  Its a win-win for both companies that is how spectrum IMO should be dispersed based on which carrier can make it the most efficient.

It sucks that Sprint is only bounded to PCS spectrum.  If they had AWS spectrum as a carrot to tangle then that would have some way to make some trades.

I wish Sprint was able to obtain more PCS spectrum in PCS starved markets.  Tmobile is doing spectrum swaps all the time to align themselves to be able to deploy wider LTE channels which to me is efficient.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/t-mobile-att-agree-swap-pcs-aws-1-airwaves-create-larger-contiguous-spectru/2015-10-08

Thanks.  Activated my Note 5 this morning and did a test Wifi calling phone call on my current router and it works fine.  Time to order the Wifi Connect router.  Do you know how long does it take Sprint to send you the Wifi Connect router?

So, what does the shutdown of WiMax mean for us overall?  I see WiMax is in use here in Denver.  Dunno if I will see much of a change though.

You won't see any effects at all right away but off the top of my head, here are a few things that help Sprint directly.

1) Reclaim the 2.5 GHz spectrum that Wimax has occupied that can be used for intraband backhaul or adding another 20 MHz TD-LTE carrier for additional CA in the future. This is probably the most important benefit.  I am sure NV sites that do not have Wimax network setup have been deploying that 2nd B41 carrier for 2xCA.

2) Reducing OPEX costs (not having to pay anyone to maintain both Wimax and LTE networks).  Always better for a wireless carrier to cut any costs where they can.

3) Allows Sprint to eventually begin rip and replace the dual Wimax/LTE RRUs with 8T8R RRUs on its Clearwire sites to support those blazing speeds envisioned in NGN project.  I am not sure how many Transmitters and Receivers the current dual Wimax/LTE RRUs have but it certainly is not 8T8R.

4) Not having to deal with the maintainance of Clearwire customer base (sorry for those that rely on it).

I am hoping Sprint adds more Asian countries in the next Global Roaming update.

Yeah, I had a SERO for awhile but when they were done tacking on data and premium device fees it wasn't the $30 plan it started out as.

I know but even a few years ago before this whole "Simple Choice" plan stuff, when people had to pay $70-100 for minutes, data and text messages a la carte separately, you couldn't find anything for $50 postpaid.  So yeah it sucked it bumped from $30 to $50 but I still think its worth it and be able to get the high end smartphones.

Imagine if you were still stuck on the HTC Touch Pro 2 on faux Android still just to stay at $30.  UGH....nothing would get me to go back to those crappy phones.

Ah, the WiMax days are over.. Sad to see clear Go

 

How did Clear/Clearwire fall anyway? I remember back in the days Clear/Clearwire in Hawaii was the bomb everyone was talking about it.

A lot of issues.  Clearwire committed WAYYYY too much effort and costs (sales reps, customer service, Wimax equipment for home users, etc) on trying to acquire retail customers which failed miserably instead of focusing all funding to building out the Wimax network nationwide into more markets.  Also Clearwire's choice of markets to build the Wimax network was very questionable too especially when it skipped plenty of top 50 markets (Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego, Long Island (NY), New Orleans, Detroit, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, southern part of Orange County in So Cal was half built, etc) and instead blown their budget on smaller markets with low ROI.

No offense to smaller markets but when you are company trying to wholesale to your major customer Sprint and they rely on your company to provide 4G service to the top markets, Sprint is not happy when you run out of funding due to retail failures and focusing on the wrong markets.  There was always a power struggle in terms of growth strategy between the 2 companies even though Sprint owned about half (49%) of the company.  Bottom line is good riddance to Clearwire, the senior management was cancer to Sprint and was constantly asking Sprint for more funding to keep them afloat.

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I'll give that a shot once I activate my Note 5.

1xAdvanced completely replaced old 1x when it was deployed.  1xA is fully backwards compatible, so there's no need to keep "legacy" 1x carriers online. 

I am not talking about legacy 1x carrier technology.  I know it is fully backwards compatible.  However on the handset side it needs to be able to support the 1x Advanced features or else its useless and it mind as well be treated as legacy 1x.  I am talking about extraneous 1x carriers that are deployed since one of the features of 1x Advanced is up to 4x capacity of users compared to legacy 1x.  Since there are still plenty of 1x legacy only devices out there that don't support 1x Advanced Sprint can't take full advantage of this feature and have to deploy more 1x carriers to support capacity.

That is my exact plan. 25% discount and all. Total with taxes is just under $45 per line.

Yup my bro told me he pays about $45/mo for his line in a 5 line plan.  Its funny how some folks harp down on SERO customers when in fact they are not the lowest ARPU customers.

Has anyone ordered a Sprint Wifi Connect router before?  I read that they are free (with security deposit) and they only prerequisite is that you must have a device that supports wifi calling. 

So there's 1x Advanced on 1900mhz?

Yes there is. When Sprint ripped and replaced the existing network equipment and put up the NV panels and RRUs and cabinets, they added 1xAdvanced carrier cards for CDMA to take advantage of its efficiencies such as wider 1x area coverage or up to 4x capacity increase.  

Personally I would love to see Sprint try to purge all pre 1xAdvanced devices by offering a free trade in on existing phone so that they can configure their NV sites to use the 1x Advanced (4x capacity) feature so that they can shut down some extraneous CDMA 1x carriers to free up some spectrum.

I knew you were going to say that.

 

I know someone on the same plan and it only allows upgrades through the carrier.

 

I understand the discounts and pricing are better vs a regular plan.

I am not complaining though.  I would definitely trade a cheaper plan than a discount on a phone in the long run unless they are on an ED plan with a corporate discount of 25% on 5 lines which at at that point is cheaper per line than SERO.