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  1. That does sound interesting but I don't know what to think of it but I am not too excited about it since I don't know what "a couple of weeks" means. I mean to be honest, I would much rather have Sprint focus on deploying as much B41 LTE as they can and especially the rapid deployment of small cells.
  2. You don't have to do anything. Sprint Global Roaming is already enabled onto your services. Sprint Open World no longer exists. If you want to buy High speed passes in most countries for $5/day or $25/week or Canada/Mexico for $2/day or $10/week. https://www.sprint.com/en/shop/services/global-roaming.html?ECID=vanity:globalroaming
  3. Ah ok...hmmm I wonder why Android 7.1.1 is being delayed. It seems silly since at least Android 7.1 has been available since Oct 2016.
  4. I am kinda disappointed that the carriers decided to go with Android 7.0 build number instead of 7.1.1 after all this time. It seems like 7.1 had some significant changes and was hoping for at least Android 7.1.1. Carriers should never go with the base build of the first Android release since there are always improvements and bugs that they need to be incorporated. Normally the carriers go with at least the X.1 build version.
  5. What are people's experiences with HPUE phones either LG G6 or Samsung GS8/GS8+? Is the B41 coverage significantly improved?
  6. I am rooting for the same. Dish bought 10x10 in the LA/OC/SD regions in California and that would work great alongside the current 15x15 block that Tmobile bought during the 600 MHz auction. In addition the mid band spectrum in the AWS-3/PCS-H/S-band (B70) will be real useful since Tmobile did not participate much in the AWS-3 auction and is in desperate need of more mid-band spectrum to support LTE/HSPA/GSM operations.
  7. Thanks. I was just really eluding to the OEM for the small cell equipment which nowadays is mainly Ericsson or Nokia.
  8. Does anyone know what brand and model Tmobile uses for their small cells. Neville put this tweet out below regarding the launch of 700 MHz along with small cell deployment going on in Chicago. I assume the small cell equipment is made from Nokia. Anyone have any insight? https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/854682259621781504
  9. The thing is Legere is polarizing and it is working. Say what you want about him but there is no denying that its working. Of course Legere cant take all the credit. He has a wonderful management team in Mike Sievert and Neville Ray that execute and carry out his plans. Still the boldness and the way he has changed the US wireless industry is amazing. He has turned the Tmobile brand to be "cool" and has in many cases kept the network on par with the big 2. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  10. I am not sure what Dish's thinking was there in trying to focus on SF and NYC markets. What is Dish's footprint for service? Is it nationwide? Either way Dish still looks pretty ripe IMO for Tmobile to scoop them up to add more spectrum.
  11. I added some info in the thread below in the OP of how to determine which transition Phase is for your market and the FCC transition phase timeline of when the 600 MHz channels are expected to be cleared. This way it gives yourself a more realistic expectation of when 600 MHz can be deployed in your market. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6553-600-mhz-auction-results-posted-and-transition-schedule/?p=377042
  12. Updated OP post to include more information about the 600 MHz FCC transition Phase schedule and how to determine which Phase(s) your home market is currently allocated to in order to determine the timeline of when the 600 MHz channels are expected to be cleared.
  13. Yes Verizon does need spectrum and they are looking for high band spectrum as part of their acquisition. Verizon is even considering a counter offer for Straight Path spectrum of $1.6 billion by AT&T for their 28 GHz and 39 GHz spectrum assets. http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/verizon-may-challenge-at-t-s-1-6b-bid-for-straight-path-report I don't think Verizon is going to ever consider Sprint as a possible merger. Verizon has much more to lose with a merger with Sprint especially if it involves a breakup fee. Sprint wouldn't want licenses as a breakup fee but rather large sums of cash to continue their 2.5 GHz LTE and small cell deployment activities. That is what I would want if I were Sprint considering their debt load and need for network CapEx. So that remains to be seen what will Dish do with their spectrum assets just sitting there.
  14. ROFL...Sprint messed up for Tmobile category for Data-High speed. It says "Doubles slow-speed to max of 256 Mbps". I think they meant to say "Doubles slow-speed to max of 256 Kbps". I would love the Tmobile free 256 Mbps international data which is way faster than current LTE speeds in the US .
  15. What build version is the Nougat build for the Note 5? Can someone post a screenshot on the Software About page? Thanks.
  16. You can look at spectrum gateway's map for Tmobile's holdings and search for each market below. Keep in mind the numbers listed are just summarizing the downlink. So if it says 15 MHz, they really mean that they own 15x15 or a total of 30 MHz. http://maps.spectrumgateway.com/t-mobile-spectrum-holdings.html If Tmobile acquired Dish they would get more low band (600 MHz) and mid band (S-band: 1695-2020 and small parts of AWS-3) spectrum which would be great for Tmobile since even with the recent 600 MHz spectrum acquisitions they still have the least amount of spectrum nationwide out of the 4 big carriers.
  17. Yes chicago also has 15x15 PCS spectrum. I too am glad that tmobile did well in the 600 mhz auction getting at least 10x10 in every market and 20x20 in almost all of rural america. I am sure tmobile will work with the broadcasters to vacate the spectrum quicker than people expect and can start to see the 600 mhz network deployed. I am glad LA/OC got at least 15x15 MHz but was really hoping for 20x20. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  18. Totally agree, 64 kb/sec is a joke. They should at least up it to 128 kb/sec to be usable for anything.
  19. Not until Sprint network fully phases out CDMA/EVDO and is 100% LTE. Sprint would be dumb to give up any PCS spectrum at this point. There are also phone holdouts who have not upgraded to a Spark LTE phone that do not have B41 LTE access.
  20. Yes you can find the assignment blocks here. Enable Search toggle switch and type under Market Name for the market you are interested in seeing. For example LA/OC got the C, D, E blocks for a total of 15x15. https://auctiondata.fcc.gov/public/projects/1000/reports/assignment-results_by_license
  21. But the thing is Tmobile is working on other initiatives in the mean time to help alleviate that pressure of 600 MHz like LTE-U deployment, small cell deployment, etc. Time and time again people doubt Tmobile especially when they bought 700-A block licenses. People were saying "OMG how are they EVER going to get the TV broadcasters to clear their spectrum and make it useable" and "what a waste of money". Tmobile surprised everyone and was able to get B12 LTE deployed in a short time. I am not saying that the 600 MHz is in the same boat but we will just have to see how things start to progress towards EOY 2017 to see how much on that front is being accomplished. Regardless Tmobile has enough momentum and goodwill to buy themselves some time whereas Sprint is in the opposite position. I hope HPUE works out for Sprint and they can truly claim that the 2.5 GHz spectrum is an expansion of mid-band spectrum and can draw customers again but fundamentally Sprint still has financial issues in trying to deploy their network initiatives.
  22. Yes Tmobile does have plans for small cell deployment. Tmobile is working on a variety of things in 2017 including the deployment of LTE-U, small cells, and working with OEMs on 600 MHz field testing for equipment and procurement.
  23. I don't think Sprint is executing fast enough for some most folks. There would be more patience if this was 2015 but its been the same type of deal for 2 years now. Getting the small cell deployment off the ground is key and 3xCA. I know that small cell deployment is underway but its just a very very small footprint right now and Sprint really needs to ramp up small cell deployment in 2017. AT&T also bought 600 MHz albeit not a lot but it will have to support B71 in their phones. Not to mention that Dish, Comcast, US Cellular and C-spire bought 600 MHz and will need chip support for those phones. I don't see it as an issue for Qualcomm as long as companies are paying for that LTE band support. The 700 MHz in the US was a huge clusterf@#@ with the lower and higher 700 blocks and yet Qualcomm had no issue providing LTE support for it.
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