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  1. There's a clearwire conversion site that was recently performed along my drive to and from work. I first noticed the huge deadzone where I would drop down to 3G and finally noticed the crew on the tower. It's been about 2 weeks since they've been out there, and I'm still having service issues. My phone shows full B41 signal strength, but the data is unusable. I have attached two screenshots from Field Test Mode and did some digging. The first screenshot is while connected to my magic box at work and it shows MCC 310 and MNC 120 which registers as Sprint. The screenshot while parked outside on the newly upgraded tower shows MCC 311 and MNC 940...which doesn't exist on https://www.mcc-mnc.com/ There is a listing for Sprint at MCC 311 and MNC 490 however. Could it be that a simple dyslexic switch of the value 490 with 940 has resulted in a dead tower?

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  2. What's holding up TDD/FDD aggregation anyways? Is it the use of equipment from multiple vendors? Ericsson seems to have been able to achieve the feat back in 2015 using Qualcomm chips. (LINK) Is Sprint trying to avoid any negative PR from showing vendor or device favoritism?

    It looks like HPUE was just a failed attempt to mimic the extended range of combining 2.5 downlink and 1900 uplink

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  3. 6 minutes ago, Terrell352 said:

    It implies that massive mimo is not necessary.

    Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
     

    Going to the release that's linked in the article, you'll find this quote:

    "The new standalone 5G NR software can be installed on existing Ericsson Radio System hardware."

    Clicking the link of "Ericsson Radio System" and going about 3/4 of the way down you'll find mention of some antenna models. Sprint is currently using AIR 6468 antennas with the updated AIR 6488 antennas replacing those. Only using those models will there be a software switched upgrade

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  4. To all the people crying about VoLTE availability on certain existing phones and trying to relate that with the requirement for VoLTE being turned on for access to 5G need to realize that none of the devices they are crying about will ever see 5G and none of the 5G devices will have to "wait" for VoLTE to be accessible in settings. Two unrelated things. As for VoLTE not being nationwide, neither is the current deployment of 5G

  5. 2 hours ago, Tengen31 said:

    So possible for Sprint to use TMobile spectrum?

    Sent from my SM-G965U1 using Tapatalk
     

    Remember that the spectrum each carrier has isn't something they physically withhold from each other, but are licenses they are allowed to utilize. Sprint could easily use whatever frequency they wanted to (within hardware capabilities), but due to regulations regarding legal rights to use and to mitigate interference, are not allowed to.

    Back in the day, antennas and coax as well as the technology such as CDMA or GSM wasn't as efficient and manufacturers were making specific equipment for smaller subsets of frequencies to help ensure ideal conditions per frequency. We no longer need one high band, one mid band, and two low band antennas per sector

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  6. 20 hours ago, jonathanm1978 said:

    What location are you in? 

    I'm in San Antonio. I had intermittent connections yesterday and I'm currently connected. If it's happening with other people across multiple gen devices and affecting iOS and Android, I wonder if it's just a bad batch of software?

  7. 2 hours ago, jonathanm1978 said:

    Still awaiting a resolve on my issue that I've had. Justin told me that they are seeing my MB's on the network, but they just aren't broadcasting b41 for me to connect to. So the donor connection is fine...but the b41 broadcast isn't starting. 

    I have a family member who is adamantly voicing (to me) how much he's beginning to become frustrated..because I referred him to Sprint 2 years ago, then helped him acquire a MB last year..now I'm getting the heat from him because his isn't working either.. And I don't know what to say to him. I am not quite as upset..if it works, it works. If not, then I'll wait. 

    Having a similar issue. I haven't been able to connect to MB since last week. It shows as connected to donor, but my phone just will not connect. I've reset both devices, and performed network settings update on my phone. Maybe it's time to request a MB-Gold upgrade

  8. https://newsroom.sprint.com/my-sprint-rewards-program-thanks-sprint-customers-and-celebrates-with-valuable-perks-and-deals.htm

    "We are giving customers great perks – including free pizza and discounted movie tickets – on their own schedule. This is our way of saying thanks for being a Sprint customer. At Sprint, we deliver."

    Nice little dig, with "on their own schedule", to T-Mobile Tuesdays

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  9. The article confuses that point though by stating this:

    "Some parts of the FCC operation avoid the cut-off of federal funding. These include FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and the three FCC commissioners who collectively will decide whether to allow the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier to merge into the third-largest. Money for their posts comes from sources other than congressional funding, according to the agency’s shutdown plan."

    If they are the ones deciding and their job funding isn't tied to congressional funding, then they should be doing work and keep the clock running IMO

  10. 11 hours ago, nexgencpu said:

    Surprised no one has mentioned the upgraded plans with upto 100gb of Hotspot etc..

    https://www.sprint.com/en/shop/plans/unlimited-cell-phone-plan.html?INTNAV=TopNav:Shop:UnlimitedPlans

    If you are already on one of these plans, do the new hotspot allocations get updated on your new cycle or do early switchers get left out?

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  11. Sprint is beginning MMIMO (64T64R) Upgrades and Clearwire Conversions across town. Expect some minor disruptions across the area as conversion sites are basically NV rip and replace style with Clearwire equipment being removed, including microwave hops, and new equipment installed. Word is to push for an end of February deadline for conversion sites...my guess is likely for a March VoLTE launch goal

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