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How much does the ERP in the 850 and 800 band matter:

RF ERP/EIRP maximum: 25.39 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 850), 24.62 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 800),

compared to the 23.25 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 1900) value? Does Sprint have service now in the 800 and 850 bands? Or is that yet to come as they replace the iDEN service and convert it?

I take it that the 22.83 dBm (LTE 1900) is reasonably good? And I understand from the discussions these are TX maximums and real world may be different. Thanks for the numbers.

Are the key ERPs for Sprint:

20.03 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 850), 24.46 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 1900), 20.25 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 800), 19.63 dBm (LTE 1900).

What about the EDGE numbers? Isn't that also mainly for a GSM carrier? Is Sprint likely to ever support those functions, or are they just there as the device supports them? Would it be possible to unlock those functions, if you decided to switch carriers with the same phone? Thanks for all the useful info above.

Maximum RF ERP/EIRP: 20.03 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 850), 24.46 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 1900), 20.25 dBm (CDMA1X/EV-DO 800), 28.35 dBm (GSM 850), 25.05 dBm (EDGE 850), 29.44 dBm (GSM 1900), 24.13 dBm (EDGE 1900), 21.41 dBm (W-CDMA 1900), 19.63 dBm (LTE 1900) Elsewhere I saw something to the effect that 23dBm was a threshold for good ERP. Does that differ with the type of signal?

Is 19.63dBm for LTE 1900 weak?

What about the strength of the various GSM signals? Does Sprint support any of them? Or are GSM signals only a factor if you are traveling out the USA and get a SIM to use the phone say in Europe or Canada or Mexico, or the Philippines?