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COZisBack

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  1. This isn't anything new. My Way unlimited has been $85 since at least January 2014.
  2. Once you receive your Note 4, please let us know over in the Note 4 Users thread. We'll update at that time if you're able to make US WiFi Calls.
  3. Yay! New S4GRU countdown clock! If you don't know about our Countdown clock, you haven't been here long enough. ????
  4. Three possible devices. -Nexus 5 (2014)/Nexus 6 -One Max M8 (Speculation) -Galaxy Mega 2 (Speculation) But Spring 2015 will be the Sprint year of CA. Note Edge may be the answer.
  5. So you're saying, don't push you, because you're close to the Edge? Hopefully, it will bring more of what we want.
  6. I should be a douche and donate my annual bonus just to knock AJ down a peg. Wife would kill me though.
  7. Model Name: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Model Number: SM-N928P Processor: 2.7 GHz Quad-core Processor Display: Quad HD+ Super AMOLED 5.7 inches Quad HD+ Super AMOLED / 2560 x (1400+160)Cellular Bands: LTE Band 2 (PCS A-F) Band 4 (AWS) Band 5 (CLR 850) Band 12 (Lower 700 A-C) Band 25 (PCS A-G) Band 26 (ESMR 800 + CLR 850) Band 41 (BRS/EBS 2600) CDMA: Band Class 0 Band Class 1 Band Class 10 GSM/W-CDMA: GSM 850/1900 W-CDMA Bands 2/5 Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.1 wireless technology NFC Notes: Sprint Spark Sprint Direct Connect Now HD Voice Wi-Fi Calling Band 41 Carrier Aggregation certified Fully CCA/RRPP Compliant Currently no Sprint VoLTE capabilities No SVLTE (Spark devices don't support SVLTE) Link to Wall article. Link to Rumor thread. FCC Source: A3LSMG928P
  8. *Cough* Sales/Spam. Promoting or actively selling goods or services in S4GRU threads, posts and comments is prohibited in all forms after June 12, 2012. Exceptions require Administrator approval in advance.
  9. All day: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb
  10. I know they were doing some site maintenance last night or the night before. They're probably getting everything back up to what it was.
  11. I'll be picking up a N5 immediately then.
  12. Time will only tell, I guess. I'd still sit this one out in my opinion.
  13. Nope. S5 blows Note 4 away in RF Testing.
  14. You may want to cancel that preorder and wait on official word from the Nexus 5 (2014) / Nexus 6. The Note 4 is not the beast the Note 2 used to be. Stay tuned for more details. [emoji6]
  15. by Cedric Owens Sprint 4G Rollout Updates Friday, October 3, 2014 - 2:30 PM MDT A year ago, S4GRU brought you a great breakdown article titled after the Three Dog Night hit - "One is the loneliest number". Unfortunately, this great article brought news that none of us Sprint Samsung phablet owners wanted to hear. One band of LTE. "No Tri-band For You!" Well, Samsung and Sprint officially announced on September 3, 2014 that the wait for the "King of Phablets" having Sprint Spark was finally over. Okay, maybe not over, but a little over a month away. So with the announcement from Apple September 9th, 2014, that they are getting into the phablet market with the iPhone 6 Plus and with the rumored announcement from Google and Motorola about a 5.92" beast of their own on the horizon, does the Sprint variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 have enough to remain on top of the throne? Let's take a look at what was found over at the good ol' FCC Office of Engineering & Technology for FCC ID: A3LSMN910P. Three Bands Short of Being One of Your Favorite CCA/RRPP Rock Concerts If you were hoping for band 4 LTE 1700+2100, band 12 LTE 700 and band 17 LTE 700, you're going to have to find a new rock tour to follow for a fully compliant Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) and Rural Roaming Preferred Program (RRPP) device. Sprint announced March 26, 2014, that they were moving to include CCA band support on devices by end of the year, but the Note 4 missed the mark this time around. One would have thought that that would have included the Note 4, but just as last year when Sprint made the announcement about Sprint Spark in every device going forward and Samsung went rogue, it appears they are deciding to do the same this year with bands 4, 12 and 17. Without these additional LTE bands, Note 4 Sprint customers may be limited in the amount of pseudo native coverage gained when Sprint's CCA LTE roaming starts to go live, in the places where bands 25/26/41 are not present. So the "King of Phablets" will once again be missing out on something that "America's Newest Network" is offering. This Note 4 is capable of using LTE deployed on Band 2 and 5 though, if some of these members are using that spectrum. So the news is not the best for Sprint LTE roaming with CCA partners, but it is "Note"worthy that it will still be able to pick up bands 25/26/41 that their RRPP partners are overlaying on their own networks. Back in July, S4GRU's own Robert went into more detail of the CCA/RRPP Partnerships ERP/EIRP numbers to help anticipate RF performance Below find the maximum ERP/EIRP Numbers for the LTE Bands relevant to the Sprint variant: Band 25 5 MHz FDD channels: max EIRP 22.45dBm 20 MHz FDD channels: max EIRP 22.75dBm 15 MHz FDD channels: max EIRP 22.78dBm 10 MHz FDD channels: max EIRP 22.58dBm 3 MHZ FDD channels: max EIRP 22.09dBm 1.4 MHZ FDD channels: max EIRP 21.27dBm Band 26 5 MHz FDD channels: max ERP 18.89dBm 10 MHz FDD channels: max ERP 18.92dBm 3 MHz FDD channels: max ERP 18.96dBm 1.4 MHz FDD channels: max ERP 18.54dBm Band 41 (Spark) 20 MHz TDD channels: max EIRP 22.44dBm 15 MHz TDD channels: max EIRP 22.84dBm 10 MHz TDD channels: max EIRP 22.52dBm 5 MHz TDD channels: max EIRP 22.69dBm NOTE: This is using the better antenna, on the best channel in the band, and with robust QPSK modulation. Although Sprint currently does not use B25 1.4MHz, 3MHz, 10MHz, 15MHz or 20MHz channels, nor B26 1.4MHz, 3MHz or 10MHz channels, nor B41 5, 10 or 15MHz channels, they were included for interest as it is plausible that Sprint could use these in the future at some point. Simultaneous Voice/Data, VoLTE, Domestic WiFi Calling and Carrier Aggregation No... (Enough said) The Wrap-up After deciphering through all the FCC data, the released specifications and considering the phablet options out there... So what's my take? I give it a "Kanye Shrug". The EIRP results indicate that Band 25 and Band 41 are what's to be expected, and Band 26 is surprising less robust. One caveat though is that the Band 25 EIRP numbers are similar to the Note II, so we'll have to wait for real world results before making the final verdict on RF performance. The Note series may no longer be the beast of a device it used to be. Apple has released a very competitive device in this category. Google/Motorola are supposedly releasing a 5.92" Nexus phablet and who are you trying to fool LG, HTC and Samsung with these flagship device screen sizes you all have been releasing lately? At one point the Note series offered something you couldn't get on other devices, including Samsung, but it's now clear that Samsung intends to release its flagship device every Spring and if you want it in a bigger size, you'll have to wait until the Fall. So, here's to another year of waiting for the "latest and greatest" Samsung Galaxy Note to catch up to the latest and greatest network from Sprint. *Cough* Carrier Aggregation *Cough* Thanks everyone for reading my 1st Wall article. Hope you enjoyed it. Additional Specs Model: SM-N910P Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 RAM: 3GB Rear Facing Camera: 16-megapixel with Optical Image Stabilization (Take that iPhone 6 Plus) Front Facing Camera: 3.7-megapixel (Selfie Heaven) Sources FCC Sprint.com
  16. Active Discussion Here: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6319-marcelo-claure-town-hall-meetings-new-family-share-pack-plan-unlimited-individual-plan-discussion-thread/page-90 Source: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-stands-behind-pledge-to-deliver-double-the-data.htm?view_id=8028
  17. New LTE Columbus x 2 Reynoldsburg/Blacklick/New Albany Triangle
  18. Your favorite site was just LTE accepted yesterday. It was just recently converted to a full build.
  19. I was coming back to correct my stance. As you all see, it is coming to Sprint. I'm a little shocked as I didn't think it would have a PCS 1900 radio, but oh well. I still don't think it will be able to replace a whole separate phone though.
  20. I know you're an AppleFanBoy but Google is your friend. https://www.freedompop.com/devices/freedom-spot-lte https://ting.com/shop/Novatel-Mifi-500
  21. That's weird. Robert has been saying for a few months now that the pilot has been up and running.
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