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We have threads on how to spot Sprint towers. Sprint is the easiest of all providers to spot because of the number of panels. 1 antenna per sector (3 total), or 2 per sector if 8t8r (Sprint spark) is installed (6 antennas total). There are some instances where there's more than 2 per sector, usually reserved for high traffic areas. Sent from my iPhone 6 -
It's fun to tell a corporation how to spend their billions, because they know less than us. [emoji41] Sent from my iPhone 6
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I think I read that the fix is to disable message notifications. I had two friends send it to me while I was sleeping (and I sleep with 'do not disturb' on) so I don't know if it crashed the phone. I asked him to send it again to see if it works, and it did. I was in the open message, by the way. It was instant apple logo. Sent from my iPhone 6
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Even if T-Mobile acquired that license, they wouldn't be able to deploy it for quite some time, thanks to WPWR-TV. They still occupy channel 51 here (and their programming blows, unless you like judge shows). Sent from my iPhone 6
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Our market has low participation. There's only a few of us that are active, and of those, half have iPhones. Sent from my iPhone 6
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What is the cheapest CA Sprint android? Would it be a used S5? Sent from my iPhone 6
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I understand some newer CA androids may need an update, but I have a feeling that CA hotspot would already be active. I wish I had one to test; I drive through Elmhurst every day, and it's only 20 minutes from my house. Sent from my iPhone 6
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It's annoying. All my friends got wind of this, and everyone is sending this text around our circle of friends. Rebooting iPhones everywhere. Heh. Sent from my iPhone 6
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Would this result in anything other than "2" being displayed on an iPhone 6 under transmission antennas? Sent from my iPhone 6
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Except for the Ads they're inserting between posts. Bastards. Sent from my iPhone 6
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Anyone else notice more T-Mobile hosted speedtest servers? I just noticed a new one in Elgin, IL. Sent from my iPhone 6
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It's just general bug fixes, but it does add baked-in wifi calling for T-Mobile. I wonder if it does the same for sprint? Or, did sprint already have it. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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I've owned both, and with proper management of settings, they're not that different. It's like the mAh difference is negated by the larger screen. I'm still hitting around 5 hours usage at 50% just like on my plus. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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It's like that everywhere. They're site spacing is setup based on their low-frequency spectrum holdings. Less sites to cover more area. That's why network vision is quite successful, because their towers are in a closer/denser PCS setup, and they're running low frequency voice and data. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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They already have with the iPhone 6/6+ (a1586/a1524, respectively). It is fully compatible, save for T-Mobile band 12, and able to be activated on every single provider in America without hassle. Edit: I didn't read far enough into the thread. Anthony already answered this. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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Christ, that thing is thick. *that's what she said* Sent from my iPhone 6+
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That's not the device, and it's not the operating system--it's Sprint. Honestly, you're going to encounter a lot of LTE drops on Sprint in the Chicago market. Either from being in your pocket, or stepping indoors. It's some kind of issue that has never been resolved. I don't know how it is in other markets, but it stinks here, and honestly, it's their only downfall. Everything else works great. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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This whole forum has gone really quiet recently, and I'm not sure why. But in some thread related news, I sold my 6+ and bought a 6. It was just becoming too cumbersome to operate one handed. It feels right to have a "normal" sized phone again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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When it was new, people around here were being told to "calm down, it's a new procedure." 3 months later, and there's still no excuse for all these unlocking problems. At this point, I would actually say it could be a malicious, backdoor retention policy that the reps are practicing. Why does it still remain so difficult to rightfully get your device unlocked? If they constantly skate around the procedure, they're technically not refusing to unlock these devices as they agreed to, but instead, they're making it so difficult that people say "forget it, I give up." Sent from my iPhone 6+
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They lied. There is no MSL for iPhones, as they're sim unlockable. Call back and have them do it again. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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I'm really not sure, as I'm far from a network engineer. But, what I can tell you is, out of my testing of all providers in this market, sprint is the only one that consistently (for me) lost LTE more than 75% of the time of stepping indoors with my phone in my pocket. Maybe it's the network, and possible lack of optimization, or maybe it's the way the iPhone handles signal and LTE band handoffs, I'll never know. I can also tell you that it's being noticed by the non-tech savvy. I have a few family members that I've converted to Sprint that are so upset that they're always on 3G in a bar, restaurant, or store, can't load anything, and have to go searching for wifi (horrible, I know). They repeatedly tell me, "that never happened on AT&T." That little "LTE" logo up top is very comforting to the masses, and when it's gone, the network is "crap." And when AT&T/T-Mobile drop down to "4G," nobody bats an eyelash. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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It is very dense here, just slow in a lot of busy places. In fact, I find T-Mobile to have a very strong signal, even in the woods, and indoors sometimes, contrary to how people label T-Mobile the "outdoor only carrier." It doesn't drop LTE nearly as much as Sprint does which is disappointing considering Chicago is Sprint's bread and butter market. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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T-Mobile is pretty terrible in the busier places of the Chicagoland area. It's like immediately upon entering Chicago city limits, and there's wall-to-wall traffic, and people everywhere, you can expect sub-1mbps speeds until later at night. These are my experiences, and YMMV. Hopefully, when T-Mobile makes us 15x15, we'll see some relief, but I doubt it. This market is pretty saturated with T-Mobile customers. Sent from my iPhone 6+
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Dual Band MIMO deployment
Vince replied to red_dog007's topic in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment
AJ, that's a massive antenna: Sent from my iPhone 6+ -
Dual Band MIMO deployment
Vince replied to red_dog007's topic in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment
Is edge-of-cell performance important on PCS LTE when you have 800? Not really. Sent from my iPhone 6+
