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I'm excited to see a list of compatible devices. iPhones will be easy via a carrier update, but it seems Android devices will need system updates pushed. 

Makes sense, thanks guys!

Coming home from work yesterday I popped my work phone (VZ iPhone X) into field test mode only to see it connected to band 26. I was in a Verizon dead zone, but the phone didn’t say “extended” or anything. 

Is Sprint a roaming partner for Verizon? Think it would’ve authenticated and allowed a data stream had I gone further out of Verizon coverage? (It’s difficult finding a place that Verizon lacks service here)

On 8/14/2018 at 8:11 PM, rockinmusicgv said:

Is there any indication of when in September people will be able to opt into the VoLTE beta?  Not sure if I'll be able to wait until Sept 30!

There will probably be a press release of some sort, followed by a carrier update on your device. Then, the feature should show up to be toggled on/off. 

On 8/15/2018 at 2:23 PM, danlodish345 said:

I’m going all the way to Lewes Beach Delaware


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Got my best speedtest of all time on that site a few years ago. 106Mbps IIRC. 

Actually, it looks like Delaware is finally filled in with LTE after the last map update. Next time I'm down there I'm excited to try it out down 13 past Dover. 

On 8/11/2018 at 2:55 PM, danlodish345 said:

I want to get a prepaid phone and check it out. I’m really curious. Even T-Mobile doesn’t have contiguous LTE service there.


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My friend raves about T-Mobile in DE. He would get LTE down to Felton without issue, never drops to 4G. Fast around the air force base, and seems to have good coverage even out in farm country. 

From personal experience, T-Mobile has been killing Sprint in Delaware for years. 

On 7/26/2018 at 6:34 AM, sprintveteran said:

I'll share my magic box experience.  First got the magic box last winter for use in the Birmingham area.  It connected to band 25 but provided consistent 20 to 30 mb downloads.  Recently moved to Atlanta suburbs and plugged in the magic box,  and it connected to a weak band 41 signal (-118 db with poor SINR).  Speeds now are terrible,  1 mb to as high as 4 or 5 mb.  Very disappointed.

The point of the Magic Box isn't to bring 30Mbps into homes (where 99% of people have Wi-Fi anyways), it's to fill the inside of a home or business with full LTE for the ability to message and call once VoLTE hits.

My home gets 1-5Mbps on Magic Box as well, but my basement has full signal and is a completely usable location for anything my iPhone can do. Youtube, Facebook, iMessage...etc.

Phones would drop to 3G or 1x prior to installing the MB.

On 7/22/2018 at 2:42 AM, Bob Newhart said:

I know you can call 911 even when there are no reported signal bars on the phone display, if the phone's technology supports using another carrier.

So if I'm in the woods next to a T-Mobile only site on a new iPhone, and my Sprint device shows "No Service," it will attempt the call over T-Mobile? 

On 7/2/2018 at 4:04 PM, Scott said:

If they allowed BYOD, I might switch to Spectrum Mobile when my free year with Sprint is up at the end of the month because $45 for unlimited with a single line isn't a bad deal. I guess they won't be getting my money.

Same - I plan on being a Spectrum internet customer by the end of September and this would be great if they did iPhone/BYOD. I wonder if it's intentionally limited now to slow adoption. 

Clickable: http://spectrummobile.com 

I've taken a peek inside a Gen2 magic box and didn't see anything resembling good 'ol RJ-45 ethernet, but it may use ethernet over a proprietary ribbon cable of some sort. 

Unless someone has cracked into one deeper than I have and knows otherwise! ? 

8 minutes ago, TVCCS said:

Thanks...that being said, Airave support was more than willing to turn on a 2.5+ marked the same way for me, especially as Magic Boxes are out of stock for at least another month.

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Really - that's good info! Sounds like they're using them as a backup plan.... 

14 hours ago, TVCCS said:

I just joined Sprint and am looking for an Airave 3 for an apartment from hell cell-wise.   Drop a note to tvccs1[at]gmail[dot]com if you know of one available.   Thanks.

These were discontinued by Sprint. Third parties cannot transfer or sell them, as Sprint technically owns each one in the wild. 

Low chance it will arrive on Sprint without B25 support, unfortunately. 

An unannounced 3G shutdown would definitely cause problems for a lot of customers, as outdated as they may be! 

On 5/13/2018 at 12:44 PM, BlueAngel said:

Love how they advertise 480p as crisp lol what a blurry mess.

"Blurry mess" is hugely exaggerated. 480p is completely adequate on my iPhone 7 - most people will probably never know the difference. I just set Youtube to 480p and it looks crisp, I can barely tell the difference between 1080p and 480p.  

57 minutes ago, Elijah said:

I wish roaming would kick in sooner, or in areas where Sprint hasn’t brought up LTE. For example, in areas of a Sprint 3g only tower, it should realize there’s LTE signal and kick into that. 

Roaming is only for when there is no native coverage at all from your carrier.

8 minutes ago, notsrealinc said:

I thought the PRL is only for CDMA roaming like for Verizon?

AFAIK, PRL tells the phone what it can roam on regardless of the technology used.

It's kind of funny seeing the other 3 carriers on the big tower, then little Sprint off to the right. The picture speaks volumes. :-)

Hey, we're trying!!

Wow, nice find. This isn't marked anywhere, not even as a future site... And it must be a full-build if it's B26. Interesting!!

It looks like you were pretty close, were there any towers nearby? 

If anyone installs the 11.4 public beta, let us know if the carrier updates to a version later than 32.0.

On 3/31/2018 at 8:29 PM, notsrealinc said:

I hope your birthday is within 1% as good as last year's. 

Happy birthday!

A ground mount B25-only site near Endicott is spitting out 10x10 now as well. Sweet! Looks like it’s everywhere. 

2 minutes ago, danlodish345 said:

3 Mhz is better then none in my opinion....

3Mhz won't affect coverage at all, right? Just max speeds?