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I wouldn't say that. There are still too many single band LTE 1900 phones out there so at least for the next 8 months or so it will still be congested. Unless there is a huge flux of Wimax customers who have upgrades and flock to the LG G2, Nexus 5 and perhaps HTC One Max (assuming its triband) I wouldn't expect to see any difference in overall network balance of LTE 1900. For a lot of Sprint customers that are not S4GRU members they will buy the Note 3 without knowing its not triband.

What do you want to know? If you are looking to confirm triband LTE support for the Note 3, you will be disappointed. The Note 3 will be single band LTE 1900 unfortunately.

Yes the Sprint LG Optimus G does have CDMA 800 capabilities which means that the phone is able to use the low band frequency for voice for better coverage indoors. However for LTE, this is not the case, the Sprint LG Optimus G only supports single band LTE 1900 which means that this phone won't be able to take advantage of the other LTE bands that Sprint is going to deploy for LTE such as LTE 800 and LTE 2600. The new model LG G2 (which replaces the LG Optimus G) that is coming out has triband LTE capabilities which means it is able to use LTE 800, LTE 1900 and LTE 2600 for great coverage, building penetration and speeds.

How does the LG G2 RF performance numbers compare to the HTC One?

Was this really the best analogy you can come up with..

I still have to play with it for myself to convince myself that it is all that is hyped up to be. I am basing my opinion off of tech reviews that review phones all the time and what I have read about on the features of the phone. Besides the Sprint LG G2 isn't coming until late Oct/early Nov anyways so I can't just pick one up.

We know from FCC docs that this will be a triband LTE device. I think maybe the press release on launch day for the LG G2 might mention about triband LTE.

I know what you mean by 4G experience with Wimax. I don't want to go through that again with a LTE device and definitely not for the next 2 years.

Um I think I am pretty much set on the LG G2. The more I read about it the more I like it. All the blogs say that the 3000 maH battery holds itself pretty well with heavy use. The Nexus 5 is probably my backup option now that I think about it more since the HTC One Max is going to be too big for my liking even if its triband LTE. However that 2300 maH battery on the Nexus 5 is a bit disappointing and even though it is stock Android some of the features like remote control (LG smart remote), multitasking (Samsung multiwindow, LG Qslide), the camera (not sure if it will have OIS feature), other LG software specific features, etc will be missing on stock Android for Nexus 5. Besides if the bootloader is not locked on the LG G2, there will always be a developer community that is dedicated to bringing CM ROMs that are stock Android to the device so I am not too worried about that. So because of these things, I am kinda leaning towards the LG G2 as the smartphone that has the right package for me and the best of both worlds.

In order to verify your theory, you have to know which areas that you have Wimax connection and which areas you don't. Then if you get a triband LTE device then you can verify if you get LTE 2600 in those same areas outside. Its especially easy in Columbus, Ohio since there is not much LTE 1900 available and if you get LTE, its most likely LTE 2600. You can even get a buddy who has a single band LTE phone and triband LTE phone in the same area and see if the triband LTE phone picks up LTE. You can verify LTE 2600 in the engineering menus and search for B41. Also keep in mind that this end of the year estimate is only for the Clearwire towers to be upgraded to TD-LTE. Sprint still has work to do and go back to every single Sprint site and add LTE 2600. But in the mean time there should be pretty sufficient LTE 2600 coverage if you have a triband LTE device.

HAHA so you are as much as of a nerd as I am. I was watching like any LG indepth review as I can and I even rewatched the LG G2 event on Youtube again.

I was looking at Tmobile, Verizon and ATT websites for the carrier variants of the LG G2 that is for sale and all of them are selling the 32 GB model only for $199 on 2 year contract (Tmobile is $99 plus $21/24 months). I expect Sprint to do the right thing and sell the 32 GB model only for $199 on 2 year contract. However at this point, its hard to trust what Sprint should do. In fact Verizon is selling the LG G2 starting today and ATT is selling it starting tomorrow and I would definitely advise you to start checking it out and not wait 2 months before Sprint gets it to start playing with the phone. From the looks of it, the ATT model looks more like the one that Sprint would be modeled after since Verizon has some customized looks to the phone. Verizon http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=7091 AT&T https://www.wireless.att.com/business/phones/phone_details_main.jsp?skuId=sku11383700060&activeTab=Overview Tmobile http://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phones/lg-g2.html

Good because LG could definitely use tons of support for their flagship smartphones.

Is 32 GB not enough for you? Verizon, Tmobile and ATT are selling the 32 GB model for $199 on 2 year contract. I expect Sprint would also sell the 32 GB model as well for $199. The removable battery is something you have to do deal with but the battery life from all the reviews I read is really good and can easily last a day.

That is a good question and it will be interesting to see if Google has something in store for us with Android 4.4 KitKat. Currently I know as of Android 4.2.2 from personal experience that if you leave the Youtube app, the video becomes paused and the sound does not continue. I know that Android 4.3 did not address this issue so maybe Android 4.4 will address this.

HAHA don't make them jelly.

Hes not talking about the how to switch between different applications. He is referring to Samsung and LG specific built in software features like Samsung's multiwindow which allows you to run 2 apps at the same time by sliding 2 apps to take up the screen and LG's QuickSlide apps that allow specific apps to run in its individual popup windows at the same time.

HAHAH such troll.

I don't think anyone disagrees about not needing SVLTE. Ideally if we could have triband LTE with SVLTE, that would be awesome. But for whatever reason triband LTE devices are missing the SVLTE feature whether that is due to increased costs or some engineering challenges. I guess the question you have to ask yourself is which feature do you value more? If you had to choose between triband LTE capability OR single band LTE with SVLTE, what would you choose? For me I would definitely choose triband LTE capability even if that means I have to sacrifice the few times I might need to use SVLTE such as talking and using navigation in the car while driving OR helping someone find something on the internet while on the call. I would have to live with those limitations.

Well I hope you don't wait too long for your upgrade for a GS4 triband phone because it may never come. If it were to come out in October, we should be seeing a FCC filing relatively soon

Now that Sprint Nextel is no more, shouldn't the banner at the top of the website say "Bringing you info about Sprint's Network Vision, 4G LTE and Wimax. Not affiliated with Sprint" instead of "Bringing you info about Sprint's Network Vision, 4G LTE and Wimax. Not affiliated with Sprint Nextel"

Me too I am so tired of trying to chase the ideal smartphone (Note 3) and don't want to feel like I sacrificed all that time when I could have upgraded since June just to upgrade to a single band LTE device. I will definitely use my upgrade by November when the Nexus 5 comes out.

In the L.A. area around Glendale, the thing is that it is not in the Mexican IBEZ area which means that LTE 800 will be deployed in your area of town and not to mention that Wimax should be around you which means that LTE 2600 may already be deployed since L.A. is one of the first 8 markets that have been secretly soft launched but you just don't know it. So in the L.A. area I expect to see LTE on all 3 bands by early 2014. Where I work in Orange County which all of Orange County is in the area of the Mexican IBEZ so CDMA 800 and LTE 800 won't be launching here for the time being until the issue gets worked out between the US and Mexico so this might be one thing to consider. So if you pick up the Note 3, you will not be able to take advantage of the NV improvements in that of the ability to offload onto other LTE bands in LTE 800 and LTE 2600 for better coverage or speeds in some cases. The single band LTE at 1900 is by no means obsolete or going away so its not like the Note 3 is doomed. So if the RF specs don't matter to you at all because you love the Note 3 for its usability, then you should get the Note 3. I'll tell you that I was deadset on getting the Note 3 if it just had triband LTE because all the specs was everything that I wanted but now I am willing to give it up and consider other smartphones just because of the lack of triband LTE. If you care more about being able to use LTE everywhere deep indoors and outdoors for the next 2 years then you might want to consider a triband device like a LG G2 or Nexus 5 so far. The HTC One Max is another phablet coming out but its unconfirmed if it will support triband LTE.

I think its a chance I am willing to take to get triband LTE. The RF performance of this phone seems to be pretty good for LTE at least on B25 and B26. I think AJ said the B41 performance was ok but expected a bit higher which I can live with. The RF performance on the LG Optimus G was pretty good too from what I read. I know the LG Optimus G didn't get as much love as it should have but it was only being sold on Sprint and AT&T last year and it was LG's first major flagship smartphone in a long time. This time the LG G2 is going to be sold on all 4 major carriers and its got a huge benefit of running a Qualcomm S800 chip, huge 3000 maH battery and a 5.2" IPS HD display. I know Verizon, Tmobile and AT&T are all selling the 32 GB model for $199 on contract so I expect Sprint to be selling the 32 GB model for $199 on 2 year contract. I do agree with you that LG still has to prove that long time ownership is worth the cost just like how Samsung and HTC have built that reputation over the past few years. My biggest concern is timely Android software updates and staying up to par to the latest and greatest Android updates. I think a good start would be if they announce that the LG G2 will be getting Android 4.4 KitKat early next year. I think if LG sees that this G2 model is popular, they will support it even with future products like when the LG G3 gets announced in 2014 and that should start building some loyalty.

All these tech blogs keep getting it wrong. The Sprint variant is the SM-N900P and NOT this SM-N900R4. The SM-N900R4 variant is for something else and the proof is that the R4 variant doesn't support BC 10 which is for CDMA 800 while the P variant does support BC 10.