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    Netgear Mingle 778S (Virgin Mobile)

    in Hotspots/USB Modems

    Posted

    Just keep in mind that Virgin's offerings are inferior to Sprint's price-wise, and you can get the home router with no contract. Though if you're on the 6GB plan with both services, it'll take ten months or so (maybe more with taxes on the Sprint side) for the lower up-front cost of Virgin to be offset by higher monthly fees.

     

    Then there's the fact that 6GB of data isn't that much when you're connecting to a real computer. But if you're okay with that, the Mingle is an option.

    This is an emergency backup connection. When the WISP dies we jump over to hotspot, but only really use it for IM, blackboard, email, etc. She buys the 6 month package usually around September and it lasts through most of the winter, which is when here main connection seems to really suffer. 

    4/29 -Hear It For Yourself- Sprint Event

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I hope we get more than HD Voice and this rumored spotify partnership from this event. Hopefully sprint announces a handful of new spark markets, network progress, cheaper plans etc

     

    *crossing my fingers*

    I agree. A spotify partnership and HD Voice launch seems like it would be a pretty thin announcement. Maybe some bluetooth speakers and assorted trinkets too? I'm personally hoping for some WiFi calling announcements

    4/29 -Hear It For Yourself- Sprint Event

    in General Topics

    Posted

    There has been speculation over the 4/29 Sprint event named "Hear It For Yourself" that it will be the official launch of HD Voice service on the network. There may be other topics discussed such as WiFi calling and VoLTE roadmap discussion etc. 

     

    Recode is reporting that Spotify and Sprint will announce a partnership supporting carrier billing and possibly discounts for premium Spotify service. 

     

    A planned tie-up between the two companies, similar to one already under way with AT&T and Beats Music, will feature free Spotify trials for Sprint customers and will give them the ability to pay for the service using the carrier’s billing system, according to people familiar with the plan. Some Sprint customers may also qualify for discounts on Spotify’s premium service, which costs $9.99 a month.

     

    Sprint plans on announcing the deal at an event in New York City on April 29, sources say. The deal will require approval from the music labels that license their music to Spotify, so it’s possible that the pact could be delayed.

     

     

     

    http://recode.net/2014/04/11/sprint-and-spotify-plan-to-partner-up/

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    Softbank - New Sprint - Discussion

    in General Topics

    Posted

    lowering the deal is great but if it can't get approved by doj/fcc it won't matter... 

    You could be on to something though, Masa might be playing chess... I just can't see where this is going though.. then again I am not Masa either.

     

    I just can't see how sprint/tmo/voda works out. Buying voda will help him in the US market how?  He will still own sprint who needs a make over. Wait... Someone mentioned earlier... maybe Buy voda, buy tmo, sell off most of sprint to dish? 

    That seems like a big mess though.

    Has T-Mobile/DT said anything publicly relating to the merger? Maybe SoftBank is trying to nudge them into DC to help in getting the deal approved. I'm probably naive in these matters but it seems to me that if both sides start saying "We want to do this. Tell us what we need to do." the more likely it will happen. Also what is the possibility of this being a play regarding a possible acquisition of DT's wireless business? I'm sure the German government wouldn't want to unload the wireline and internet services but maybe they're ready to bail on wireless. It seems to be a pretty regulated marketed in the EU and maybe they want out. I know it would still require US approval due to T-Mobile, but it would get a hell of a lot market access in some large countries. Same with Vodafone. 

     

    I also don't see the gain in divesting themselves of Sprint in the near (5 years) future. They've dropped a lot of money and haven't seen enough improvement to get it back. Masa says he wants to be the biggest and best in the world, and with his SoftBank, Sprint, and other potential international holdings he very well could be. I expect some serious cash flow into SoftBank from the Alibaba IPO, and I guess he's looking to put it to work.

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    Softbank - New Sprint - Discussion

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Vodafone has 404 million customers globally, T-Mobile has 143 million customers globally. Maybe this is more about pressuring DT to lower the cost for TMUS and help close the deal on the US side and not so much about entering the EU market. Son could be playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers.

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    Sprint to join Rural Operators Roaming Hub (CCA and RRPP thread)

    in General Topics

    Posted

    So using a slide (at 9:42) from Son's presentation at CCA I compiled a list of the carriers shown.

    This list is probably not complete and I welcome any additions and modifications.

     

    Blue Wireless

    Area of Operation: Western NY & PA

    http://www.blueunlimited.com/

     

    Bluegrass Cellular*

    AO: Central and Western KY

    http://bluegrasscellular.com/

     

    SRT Wireless

    AO: ND & MT

    http://www.srt.com/

     

    US Cellular

    AO: 23 states including WA, OR, CA, NE, KS, OK, TX, IA, MO, MN, IL, IN, MI, TN, WV, VA, NC, SC, MD, PA, VT, NH, ME

    http://www.uscellular.com/

     

    NexTech Wireless

    AO: KS

    https://www.nex-techwireless.com

     

    C-Spire

    AO: MS, TN, FL, AL, GA

    http://www.cspire.com/

     

    MobileNation

    AO: TN, KY

    http://mymobilenation.com/

     

    Carolina West*

    AO: NC

    https://www.carolinawest.com

     

    Sagebrush Cellular/Nemont*

    AO: MT, ND

    http://www.nemont.net/wireless.php

     

    LEACO/NMobile

    AO: NM

    http://www.nmobilenow.com/

     

    Inland Cellular

    AO: WA, ID

    http://inlandcellular.com/

     

    nTelos

    AO: VA, WV, MD, OH, KY, NC

    https://www.ntelos.com/

     

    CellCom*

    AO: WI

    http://www.cellcom.com/

     

    James Valley Telecom

    AO: SD

    http://jamesvalley.com/

     

    United Wireless

    AO: KS

    http://www.unitedwireless.com/

     

    Pioneer Cellular*

    AO: KS, OK

    https://www.wirelesspioneer.com/

     

    PTCI

    AO: OK

    http://www.ptci.net/

     

     

    * Denotes a member of VZW LTE in Rural America program

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    Dish/Sprint merger?

    in General Topics

    Posted

    How the hell did I miss THAT article? Well anyway, some friends and I were discussing this possibility this week during a long car ride and we came to the conclusion that why would they buy into a shrinking business like pay tv? Maybe it's just a spectrum swap/sale or a further tie up in regards to the wireless home internet service test. 

    Merging Sprint and Tmo Physical Networks.

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I guess the question is will it ever happen?

     

    If it does happen which spectrum/bands of Tmo or sprint would masa be willing to sell or get rid of?

     

    Should sprint keep all of the 25/2600mhz; would it make sense to keep a decent amount of Tmo towers for spacing the 25/2600?

    I would be surprised to see SprinT-mobile unload any of the 2.5/2.6ghz considering the way talk about it as a foundation for future network advancements. Softbank also has a lot of experience working with it in Japan and there is a large global customer base developing for TDD on that spectrum. It seems like backwards logic to dump it even if they have tons of it.

     

    Maybe they'd dump the 700 and some of the AWS? 

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