Brad The Beast

An interesting development. Boost Mobile founder would pay $2B for brand back from Sprint ahead of T-Mobile mega merger

The agreement with Dish for both Boost and Virgin is for $1.4 billion. 

40 minutes ago, red_dog007 said:

After the merger goes through, how soon can we expect to be able to add a phone to our account that doesn't have CDMA support?

No one knows. 

4 minutes ago, banananuts87 said:

WPA2 whoops!

Ok good. You scared me there. 

56 minutes ago, banananuts87 said:

Using a router supplied by Frontier. WEP I think. Às I’m in an apartment complex I’m assuming that’s why I can’t scan for 5ghz

You're using WEP?? WEP hasn't been even remotely secure for years!

RootMetrics 2H 2019 RootScore Reports: 

On 9/28/2019 at 7:30 PM, Brad The Beast said:

Baton Rouge, LA - Median download speed decreased from 17.6Mbps to 11.5Mbps

Boise, ID - Median download speed increased from 10.7Mbps to 18.9Mbps

Cincinnati, OH - Median download speed increased from 21.6Mbps to 31.1Mbps

Colorado Springs, CO - Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 39.5 Mbps.

Concord, CA -  Median download speed increased from 18.5Mbps to 32.1Mbps

Dayton, OH - Median download speed increased from 19.6Mbps to 28.2Mbps

El Paso, TX - Sprint had the fastest median download speed at 27.2Mbps, down from from 28.5Mbps on the last report

Fresno, CA - Median download speed decreased from 15.8Mbps to 10Mbps. 

Hartford, CT - Median download speed decreased from 24.3Mbps to 17.7Mbps.

Jackson, MS - Median download speed increased from 1.7Mbps (wow that's amazingly bad) to 17Mbps. (10x increase)

Las Vegas, NV - Sprint had the fastest median download speed at 46.5Mbps, up from 45.7Mbps on the last report. 

Madison, WI - Median download speed decreased from 12.2Mbps to 9Mbps

McAllen, TX - Median download speed increased from 10.5Mbps to 20.7Mbps. 

Minneapolis, MN - Median download speed increased from 24.1Mbps to 33.7Mbps. 

Portland, OR - Median download speed increased from 23.4Mbps to 43Mbps (wow!)

Provo, UT - Sprint had the fastest median download speed at 33.9Mbps, down from 37.8Mbps. 

San Jose, CA - Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 46.4Mbps, up from 37.4Mbps.

Sarasota, FL - Median download speed decreased from 22.6Mbps to 14.1Mbps. 

Seattle, WA - "During outdoor walking tests in the dense urban core of Seattle, Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 45.0 Mbps".

Spokane, WA - Median download speed increased from 29.6Mbps to 39.8Mbps. 

Syracuse, NY - Median download speed decreased from 36.9Mbps to 25.3Mbps. 

Temecula, CA - Median download speed decreased from 24.2Mbps to 15.1Mbps. 

Tuscon, AZ - Median download speed increased from 28.4Mbps to 42.6Mbps. 

Ann Arbor, MI - Median download speed decreased from 33.2Mbps to 18.4Mbps. (ouch)

Austin, TX - Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 25.8Mbps. 

Boston, MA - Median download speed decreased from 30.2Mbps to 20.6Mbps. 

Chattanooga, TN - Median download speed decreased from 25.6 to 19.5Mbps.

Corpus Christi, TX - Median download speed increased from 27.1Mbps to 36.2Mbps.

Durham, NC - Median download speed increased from 9.7Mbps to 15.5Mbps. 

Louisville, KY - Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 31.4Mbps. 

Miami, FL - Median download speed decreased from 19.4Mbps to 13.9Mbps.

NYC and the Tri-State area - "During outdoor walking tests in the dense urban core of New York, Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 66.9 Mbps..." (impressive)

Sacramento, CA - Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 42.5Mbps, up from 35.5Mbps on the last report.

Stockton, CA - Sprint recorded the fastest median download speed at 27.4Mbps, down from 33.3Mbps on the last report.

Winston-Salem, NC - Median download speed increased from 9.5Mbps to 12.4Mbps. 

18 hours ago, derrph said:

I’m sure AT&T first responders network will hold up when they really need it unlike T-Mobile’s and their lack of generators at their cell cites. When will T-Mobile get to the point where they will let their network speak for itself and not the crazy antics that has been very successful for them gaining subs.

The network speaking for itself will lose them loads of subscribers due to the inevitable congestion. What good is free service for first responders when it's congested and unusable?

John Legere responds to AT&T. Coming from a company that calls HSPA+ 4G you've got no room to talk Johnny boi. 

14 minutes ago, danlodish345 said:

Yeah I do use T-Mobile as well. I don't know if I would ever use T-Mobile's home internet at all. I get pretty good speeds from Comcast. They're a bit more expensive but they work pretty well and they have a reliability rate of about 99% here. There's only been a couple of times where they were having a problem here. And I do think in my own personal opinion in my area T-Mobile would have to densify dramatically in order to provide such a service. During rush hour at times their network crawls. so I agree with you as a T-Mobile user I would be worried.

tbh I'd never use it without Sprint's 2.5GHz. It would be congested and worthless all the time just like their service currently in a lot of places. 

1 minute ago, danlodish345 said:

Yeah but that's only for band 71 and band 12 is a 5x5 carrier. But they have 20x20 PCS and then another 20x20 band four and band 66. But still that's not enough T-Mobile really skimped out over here.

More than what I've got here. 10x10 band 2 that's deployed as 5x5. Non-contiguous 10x10 band 66 that's deployed as 5x5. 5x5 band 12. 20x20 band 71 that's deployed as 5x5. Gives me a grand total of 20x20 for LTE.

Just now, danlodish345 said:

Well for me the license for here is only a 10 by 10 not 15 by 15

They only have 10x10 600MHz in your area? Wow. Prepare for some of the worst 5G speeds you have ever seen lol. My area is 20x20. They just dropped L600 from 10x10 to 5x5 so it should be 5x5 LTE and 15x15 5G NR.

Just now, danlodish345 said:

well still though until they can get 5G deployed and densified and rolled out across the country they should really increase it to a 10 by 10 chunk instead of just leaving it at 5

They should be deploying 5G on 600MHz at 15x15 most places. That would only leave 5x5 for LTE most places. 

The downgrade from 10x10 to 5x5 on b71 makes sense now with the 600MHz 5G-that's-the-same-speed-as-4G-so-it's-not-really-5G 5G announcement. 

Another coverage map update today. 5G expansion seems to be continuing at a good pace (except for Chicago for some reason). I'm seeing live 5G sites well outside of metro LA and other sites expanding outwards from the first 9 cities. 

On 11/9/2019 at 7:49 AM, belusnecropolis said:

Band 71 @5MHz aggregated with band 2 @10MHz, these are the only channels available on this site. Interstate 95 N of Florence SC.

I don't know why everyone keeps spreading misinformation about these bands not aggregating, just like certain roaming bands being restricted, this is untrue. Y'all should stop.

I've yet to see 2+71 aggregation in my area. Not that it would do much good anyway tbh. Bands 2, 4, 12, and 71 are deployed as 5x5. 

1 minute ago, danlodish345 said:

Well how bad is the coverage in your area?

AT&T roaming as soon as you leave town or get off a major highway. In town the coverage is good but the data speeds suck. 

Just wish T-Mobile wasn't so utterly disappointing in my area. 

25 minutes ago, IrwinshereAgain said:

Beaufort SC.  Just south of Charleston SC.

That's where my mom lives! I was just there like two weeks ago. T-Mobile was good for the most part. I saw a couple of sites with 600MHz panels up. 

1 hour ago, dro1984 said:

I don't see this as true comparison.    It's a far from it really.     National Carrier to National Carrier. .. Not MVNO!!!!    

Still a much better plan for only $10/mo more. 

7 hours ago, dro1984 said:

Brad... I actually am on your side in agreement most of the time, but not this time.   

The plan actually works for me.. and its way better than anyone in the industry offers outside of 3rd party carriers (MVNO's) .    I think it was bold move and a great value for many people.   If it flies, as in the merger is approved (states attorney generals) , I think people will flock to it in droves!     I use most of my data in the house over Wifi.    The other plan is $25 for 4gig or 5 gig??, with the same 500mb increase every 6 months or year ...whatever...    I might even do that.   The best part is... no up charge for 5G if you have a phone that supports it.    I have to say, I was shocked in a good way.    Verizon and AT&T are not happy about that announcement...    They were already attempting to up charge 5G.     Kinda reminds me of Sprint's "Premium Data" on smart phones.   The charge was argued to be helpful to build out the WiMax network and because smart phones used more data.   You see where that brought us...12 years later.... still leaves a bad taste in my mouth 12 years later.     

I'm sorry but you're not going to convince me that's even a remotely good plan for the price. If it was $5/mo then I would say it's decent. It's not a good deal when you can get unlimited on the Verizon network for only $10/mo more. 

2 minutes ago, though said:

Ick. Guess it beats Fi?

But you can get unlimited with Visible for $25/mo with party pay. It's such a bad plan for what you can get with everyone else. 

I should probably say that entire announcement wasn't trash, just the majority of it. The First Responders thing was cool. 

4 minutes ago, though said:

500mb added per year or month?

Per year. It's such a garbage plan. That entire announcement was trash.

26 minutes ago, JonnygATL said:

But, for what it's worth, I continue to experience fantastic speeds and improved service here in Atlanta. More coverage holes (like my job) have been filled recently. Pretty cool despiste minimum investment!

I noticed this when I was in Detroit this past weekend. Before service in the RenCen was nonexistent or unusable if you actually managed to grab an LTE connection. This year seemed to be better in that I actually got decent speeds deep inside the building where I could barely hit 200Kbps with worthless band 26 before. Speeds weren't amazing (10-30Mbps) but it was actually usable. T-Mobile was almost completely unusable the entire time and Verizon (who has a DAS in there) was extremely slow. I also noticed improvements at the airport. 

Test I did one night in the main ballroom:

Sprint DL/UL: 14.4Mbps/810Kbps

T-Mobile DL/UL: 8.21Mbps/830Kbps

Verizon DL/UL: 2.12Mbps/7.46Mbps

9 hours ago, RedSpark said:

Why did they do this?

Probably because they realize that 5G on a channel of 20MHz or less is stupid so they're trying to give NR on 600MHz as much spectrum as possible. I've seen quite a few posts about them going from 10x10 to 5x5 on r/tmobile. 

Band 71 speeds in my area are hot garbage now that they went from 10x10 to 5x5. They're about as bad as worthless band 12. I always laugh at the people who think band 71 is the congestion savior. 

20 hours ago, ingenium said:

I modeled my particular scenario using a tool on Ubiquiti's site, plugging in GPS coordinates and approximate height measurements.

Is that tool free to use?

20 hours ago, ingenium said:

Yes, two antennas. They look like two stacked diamonds, with the bottom one rotated 90 degrees from the top one. The last picture on the product page shows the orientation.

That gives me 2x2 MIMO correct?

20 hours ago, ingenium said:

I have them mounted to a PVC pipe in the corner on the second floor of the house.

If you had to guess, how high off the ground would you say they are?