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600 MHz auction results posted and transition schedule
ericdabbs replied to ericdabbs's topic in General Topics
Absolutely. Verizon and AT&T want to not only own the low band spectrum for the coverage aspects but they want to build capacity using low band as well to really starve Tmobile and Sprint on both fronts. Why would AT&T and Verizon let off the gas pedal when they can continue to stick it to the smaller 2 carriers. This is why I think Verizon and AT&T should only be allowed to a single 5x5 block of 600 MHz spectrum each to help with economies of scale for equipment and chipsets but they certainly don't need a ton of low band spectrum that they have not only 700 MHz but 850 MHz as well. So in that sense I don't want to see Verizon and AT&T to not participate in the 600 MHz auction because they can be helpful on that front but certainly should be limited. -
Sprint International Value Roaming Plan Experience!
ericdabbs replied to jamesinclair's topic in General Topics
Unfortunately Sprint hasn't added Portugal which I will be going there next month. Hopefully Sprint releases some more markets later on this month and that way I can give some first hand experience. -
Maybe its better if Tmobile hears that Sprint would consider buying some 700A just so that Tmobile would speed up the process. Of course Sprint shouldn't actually buy any 700A spectrum. The need for 2.5? Sprint already has the 2.5 spectrum.
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Wait it out? HA...they need 700 MHz spectrum now.
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I am sure Tmobile has been eyeing to snatch up the Chicago 700 MHz A-block from Leap (AT&T) but I am sure AT&T has been asking for a huge premium for that market. There is only so much AWS spectrum swapping that Tmobile can do with the other major carriers. I think at this point Tmobile needs to accumulate more spectrum, hence 700 MHz A-block market additions and 600 MHz auction. And this needs to change for Sprint. Definitely send Network Issue reports everywhere there is a weak spot on the Sprint Zone app to get their attention. I have certain areas which I know are weak and now I try to send Network Issue reports on the Sprint Zone app. Whether that works or not ...who knows. Hopefully it gets the attention of somebody.
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Wireless Week Interview with ex-CEO of Sprint, Dan Hesse
ericdabbs replied to Arysyn's topic in General Topics
Put it this way...Sprint has had unlimited data forever and everyone in the US knows it but yet Sprint has been struggling the last few quarters despite this even though its been slowly improving. Marcelo knows that the Sprint LTE network is far from complete and is not yet ready to compete with the big 2. As long as Sprint has the capacity to support unlimited I don't see them taking it away especially with the addition of small cells and densification of the 2.5 GHz network. -
The Firstnet project has been in discussions for years since the 700 MHz auction in 2008, hence why there is a dedicated reserved block of 700 MHz for Firstnet use. This is why the govt has been busy trying to raise a ton of money in spectrum auctions to fund it so that it can eventually be built. It will be nice to have a unified public safety system and network in the 700 MHz band so that all the different emergency services don't have to relay information the old fashioned way since they all have their own unique communication system. Personally I would love to see all public safety in the US move to Firstnet and eventually vacate the 800 MHz spectrum to be reused for other purposes but it is wishful thinking on my part.
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Sprint expands the Sprint free international data roaming to 22 countries now (up from 15) to include Colombia, Denmark, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Paraguay and Sweden http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-expands-free-data-roaming-to-colombia-denmark-honduras-ireland-italy-paraguay-and-sweden.htm?previousArticle=11875&nextArticle=11873&gotoArt=%2Fnews-releases%2Fsprint-expands-free-data-roaming-to-colombia-denmark-honduras-ireland-italy-paraguay-and-sweden.htm Current list of supported countries for Sprint International Value Roaming program North/Central America Mexico Costa Rica Panama El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua South America Argentina Brazil Colombia Paraguay Chile Europe Russia Denmark Germany Ireland Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom Asia Japan South Korea
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DUDE!!! TL;DR. Learn to summarize and not drag on and rambling off topic. To be honest your last long post was talking more about Sprint and NOT about Tmobile which is the point of this thread. Not to trying to jump on the hater bandwagon but I think we all understand here at S4GRU that Sprint still has some major work to do and is nowhere near done....hence Marcelo's "Next Generation Network Plan" but its just going to take some time.
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They really need to buy the 700 A-block license from Leap (AT&T) in Chicago to help expand coverage and adding more capacity with another 5x5 LTE block.
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Sprint: 800 MHz rebanding project nearing completion
ericdabbs replied to Rawvega's topic in General Topics
Do you happen to know if Sprint is also deploying 800 MHz equipment in the OC region in anticipation of the SB county rebanding effort of finishing. I think Sprint should be doing this effort concurrently to ensure the 800 MHz network for 1x and LTE is as quick as possible. Thus far I haven't seen Sprint deploy 800 MHz equipment in any of their OC county NV sites. -
Sprint's Q1 Earnings Report (May 5th, 2015)
ericdabbs replied to Ascertion's topic in General Topics
I was curious about the 2x20 TD-LTE carrier aggregation part. -
Anyone planning to get the G4 based on what was announced?
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Have you guys tried to switch the band priorities on your phone. Maybe for the time being, switch B41 priority to be lower than B25 until things get smoothed out.
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No. And it won't ever come. It shouldn't matter at this point since most people who have the G2 will be upgrading this year anyways. You can clear out the data on the Google Services Framework app and try pressing the System Update button and it should come. Alternatively you can always download the OTA.zip file and sideload it. What app does it say is draining the battery in the Settings -> Battery section?
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Tmobile should still try to buy the 700 MHz A-block license from AT&T (Leap) too in the Chicago market to help with building penetration. I am sure Tmobile has held off on this for 2 reasons: 1) They might not be sure if they can relocate the incumbent to another channel until 600 MHz rebanding is complete 2) AT&T (Leap) might be demanding a huge premium for the Chicago market. Tmobile has said recently that due to the AWS-3 success in spectrum valuation, the remaining 700 MHz A-block licensees are putting a high premium on the spectrum. I am confident that Tmobile will eventually obtain the Chicago license because AT&T (Leap) is under the gun to deploy or lose the license. THis applies to all the other remaining 700 MHz A-block holdouts.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-g2
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How has LTE performance been for the S6 and S6 Edge so far? I know the article that AJ wrote several weeks made it sound like the RF performance on the S6 and S6 Edge would not be as strong as it was on the S5? Anyone have any first hand comparison between the S6 and S5 or any other LTE phone. I still deciding what LTE phone to upgrade this year and I was curious how real world RF performance is like.
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Well the easiest way to tell is to enable the Voice Recognition -> From Any Screen option on the Google Search app and try making mulitple calls. If people can hear you from multiple calls then it should be fixed. On the ZVE firmware you had to disable the Voice Recognition -> From Any Screen option or else like 95% of your calls will be muffled and just irritated the folks on the other line because they can't hear you as if you are whispering.
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Well the easiest way to tell is to enable the Voice Recognition -> From Any Screen option on the Google Search app and try making mulitple calls. If people can hear you from multiple calls then it should be fixed. On the ZVE firmware you had to disable the Voice Recognition -> From Any Screen option or else like 95% of your calls will be muffled and just irritated the folks on the other line because they can't hear you as if you are whispering.
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Awesome. What about the muffled voice bug? Is that still there?
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I got a few questions about performance for those that have upgraded to ZVG firmware thus far 1. Has that lingering muffled voice bug been fixed related with the Google Now app (Current fix is to disable the "Ok Google" detection from any screen option)? 2. How is battery life and LTE performance thus far? 3. Any other issues or caveats you have observed thus far?
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Yeah eventually once I am done with the LG G2, I want to do that antenna trick where you open up the phone and lift and add tiny pieces of paper underneath the GPS antennas to ensure good contact. People claim this has fix their GPS issues. I don't think any software is going to fix it.
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Well on the Strip it should be fine although it won't be the fastest speeds since not all the sites on the Strip have been converted to NV and not to mention the large number of users that are on the Strip. If you look on the map it looks like areas outside of the Strip are well covered with B41 LTE so I expect you will see good speeds in most parts of Las Vegas.
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Actually parts of LA County (Pasadena, Downtown LA, Glendale, Santa Monica, etc) already have 800 RRUs installed if you see the NV complete map for those sites that are already deploying CDMA 800 so that is not anything new. I guess new data points would be if any of the OC county OR eastern part of LA county/San Bernardino county labelled NV sites start to have 800 RRUs installed then that is something worth noting. As you pointed out a site in Fullerton has yet to receive 800 RRUs which is what I expected.
