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  1. There is this amazing group of teenage students that travel the country and act as mock delegates of the United Nations. These students are future leaders of America and will guide us in the right direction someday. I ask you to help support their next big conference. The Oasis High school MUN team is currently trying to get to the MIT MUN Conference in February. They last year got to the John Hopkins MUN Conference and won the best small delegate award. Of course the team wants to do it again this year but the conferences are such a huge financial burden, if you could please go to the link below and donate. Even the smallest donation will help us achieve our goal. Just remember you are helping the future of America!

    https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/3g83/model-united-nations-trip-to-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-mit

  2. I sent payment on the 12th but haven't received any response.

    Sorry for no response on the private chat. The UDID has been activated.

     

     

     

    Oh oh

    I am bo longer selling UDID activations that is why I never responded. Sorry!!

  3. Yes, WebOS was ahead of its time.

     

    You missed the point of my post. The part where I was responding to the comment of "Google and Sammy are gonna copy this!", pointing out things that were in Android before iOS, and therefore were not going to be copied by Google. Because they came to iOS after being in Android. It's patently obvious (except to patent law, heh) that the entire business of mobile software copies itself. Many of these "features" are things already tried and true on the Desktop, but they're brand new for Mobile.

     

    And, you know, I straight up said I'd rather this not be an OS fight. You like some things. I like some things. I really don't care who's better for you - I care who's better for me, and for my customers. Your opinion of Airdrop being subjectively better than Allshare really has no bearing on a conversation about interface convergence. 

    I agree let us not start any OS fight. I just did not like the fact you made it sound like Google and Android dont copy

  4. Huh? Who's copying who now?

     

    Control Center: Copy of Android's quicksettings

    Notification Center: looking rather Jelly-bean like with the expanded notifications

    Multitasking: MUCH more Android-like with full-screen previews

    iTunes Radio: right on the heels of Google Play Music All Access...

    Airdrop: Galaxy S3's Allshare

     

    It definitely looks like a nice update, with a very sleek interface - but I don't think Android is going to be copying much from it. Frankly, I figured we could leave the OS fights out of this, but...

     

    To bad WebOs had the ideas of Control Center, Notification Center, and Multitasking like in iOS 7 well before Android or iOS. iTunes Radio probably took more than a few measly months to put together so in reality they did not copy Google. Finally AirDrop is just an improved version of AllShare. Before my iPhone I had a Samsung Galaxy S III and it AllShare worked horribly and was always malfunctioning. AirDrop in beta for me has worked quite nicely and is far better than anything Samsung could produce.

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  5. Sprint and supporters currently have 64% of the vote. Clearwire has already taken multiple months of financing from Sprint. Sprint and supporters will have 68% of the vote, if Sprint's offer fails, which would trigger the conversion of the debt to bonds.  They would have already reached the 66 2/3% vote. 

    They have only accepted financing for a very limited number of months. I believe only 3 times. According to my research Sprint needs all strategic partners to go against the Clearwire recommendation and that may not happen. Sprint can easily lose Intel or one of those cable companies support and not have enough stake in the company. Business is about making money and that is all Intel and the Cable Companies want.

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    Amendment

    The Operating Agreement may be amended by the written consent of the managing member, members (other than the managing member) collectively holding a percentage interest of at least 662/3% in Clearwire Communications, the independent designees nominated to Clearwire’s board of directors, and each of Sprint, Intel, and the Strategic Investors as a group, for so long as Sprint, Intel or the Strategic Investors as a group, respectively, has a percentage interest of at least 5% in Clearwire.

     Sprint would get above the 66 2/3% if the deal fails, they would not have to wait until the standstill agreement ends to grab more shares.  Sprint could be planning on letting their current offer fail, then raising the offer after it fails, which would mean the bonds are covered to shares and move Sprint and Co from 64% to 68%. If their offer is above Dish's offer, then Clearwire board would likely drop Dish's support and approve Sprint's deal. With board approval, Sprint would be able to meet all those requirements, which means they could reduce the necessary votes prior to the deal vote. 

    There is only about 13% more of Clearwire they can control. Minority shareholders will not be selling for under the Dish offer unless you count Intel and the cable companies which only hold 13%. Sprint only has access to Intel's and the cable companies' stacks which only give them 13% more making it near impossible for them to reach that 66 and 2/3 % they need.

  7. Nothing. Sprint can veto any agreement and simply wait clearwire out until it gets 68% ownership later this year. At that time they can change the bylaws and take over clearwire

    This means a lot. Nothing is an understatement. Sprint only will get that 68% if Clearwire takes the financing from Sprint. In reality they do not need the financing currently and they also have better financing options out there that have been put out by minority shareholders. Sprint can veto this only if Dish imposes 3 spots on Clearwire's board of directors. If Dish drops the need for 3 spots on the board then Sprint can not veto Dish buying the minority shareholder stocks. Please check your facts before posting

  8. How do we know once the UDID Is activated? Will you notify us?

    I will notify you when your UDID has been activated. In most cases your UDID will be activated with in 10-15 minutes of payment as long as I am online at the time.

  9. PM sent, so once you register the UDID, I'll see the update available OTA or have access to download OTW?

    I believe you'll have to download the IPSW file and use iTunes to manually update your phone.

     

    Once the UDID is activated you will need to download the ispw file. I can not provide the files but many websites host them just got to Google "iOS 7 beta 1 download" Once the ispw file is downloaded you will go to iTunes. In iTunes you will Hold option while clicking restore. This will allow you to pick the file to restore from. You will want to direct it to the ispw file you downloaded.

  10. Sorry to announce but I am no longer doing UDID activations. I sold quite a few activations on here and was happy to help you all get updated. I may be back soon with more UDID activation opportunities so keep your eyes posted on the forums.

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  11. This is surprising to me. There is no antitrust element to this deal. This is a win for consumers. Even consumers on other carriers would benefit from competition. *sigh*

     

    Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

     

    The antitrust aspect in my mind is the fact that Sprint is trying to use funds that have yet to come in to purchase a company. By the DOJ wants Sprint not to act on new matters before finishing old ones. Also the DOJ could be worried about a foreign firm having so much power in an American cell phone carrier!

  12. IMO Crest Financial and Dish Network just have sour grapes that Sprint was able to nab Clearwire for the price they did and they could do nothing about it. I hope the FCC overlook the complaints from Crest and Dish and can see how this deal can help Sprint compete with the big 2 and approve both the Sprint/Softbank and Sprint/Clearwire deals.

     

    I totally agree that Sprint could compete with the big two but they are not going to be able to with the opposition surrounding both deals. The deals undervalue the vast 2.5 GHz band that Clearwire owns. Based on AT&T's recent purchase of 2.3 GHz spectrum Clearwire alone is valued at close to $16 Billion has Credit Suise calculated. Also Sprint/Clearwire would own to much spectrum in America, over 1/3rd of usable spectrum but only 1/6th of customers. That amount of spectrum controlled by a foreign firm is something the government will not want.

     

    The FCC won't care about the financials and how much the capitalists make. Only the competitive nature of the deal. This will result in a benefit to consumers.

     

    You need to remember the government is like one bug business. They do not want to do a deal that hurts their business. Even though Sprint/Clearwire would make Sprint more competitive the deal undervalues Clearwire. As I stated above Clearwire is valued at over $16 billion if you base their spectrum alone off of AT&T's recent spectrum purchase. Also the government does have plans to sell spectrum with in the next few years. If they approve Sprint/Clearwire their spectrum auctions will not bring in as much money as of Sprint and Clearwire were separate companies. Sprint competitive yes. Government screwed yes. Investors screwed yes.

  13. So this has been out a while and now that lte is live in a few cities, how many have one and how well does it work?

     

    has anyone tried using the device with non-sprint branded service, ie clear or virgin?

     

    I'm in a decent wimax area, but no LTE yet (stl).

     

    I would be interested in the device for use with clear unlimited data wimax, until lte goes live here.

    Personally I think the hotspot is better then previous hotspots from Sprint but it does get very poor reception both indoors and outdoors. I notice when my iPhone has 3-4 bars the hotspot only has 1 maybe 2. If you live in a town that is getting LTE in the next few months or a town that already has LTE then make the shift others wait.

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    Are you talking about Richmond Hwy? That's route 1. I'm talking about Richmond, VA. That's about 110 miles south of Alexandria. That might be our point of confusion.

    I go to Richmond 4-5 times a year for business. I know that Alexandria is in the same general area of Richmond. Richmond is about 30 miles from DC not 110.

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    That comes as news to me. I'm pretty sure Robert's market update articles for Washington, D.C. have never included Richmond. I'll have to go back and check.

     

    Update:

     

    http://s4gru.com/ind...chedule-update/

     

    See according to the post, the D.C. market only goes to about Stafford maybe Fredericksburg. Richmond does not seem to be included. And then there's separate articles for Norfolk. I think we're just out in cold for a while. Maybe there's some backend stuff that's already been set up, but I don't expect any tower here for a while. If it did turn out that we would get LTE this year then I would not buy a new phone until then.

    I looked at the map and it looks like Richmond area will have sits with LTE up and running when the market launches. The map shows sites that Alexandria will have sites up in running which is right by Richmond

  16. The Epic 4g touch seems to getting some good sales this week. Sprint has it for $99 and it's a buy 1 get 1 too. Best Buy has it for $49.99. Would you guys consider this phone a good choice if your in a non 4g LTE market? I live in Richmond, VA and it looks like we're a 3rd round market at best. So no LTE for us until late 2013 at least. We do have wimax here and when you can get it's pretty fast.

    I was recently in Richmond and it is actually part of the DC/Baltimore market I beleive. I was connectd to an eHRPD network which tells me that LTE is coming ery soon to the market. I recommend buying on off contract f you really want the phone. You can get a used model on eBay for about $200-$300. You would still be able to get an LTE in the following monthes if LTE does come to Richmond this year.

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