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So what is the implication with this?

From the 1Q 2013 conference call: One part(note the lease exit charge part): Similar to last year’s [pending] [ph] project when we shut down approximately 9600 Nextel sites, we are now evaluating the expenses related to the Nextel platform shutdown and expect to recognize the cost associated with lease exit charges, backhaul access contracts, as well as any other cost associated with the platform of between $500 million and $600 million in the second quarter related to payments beyond June 30, 2013, for which the company will not receive any economic benefit. Second reference: Regarding guidance for 2013, we expect 2013 consolidated adjusted OIBDA to be closer to the high end of our previous guidance of $5.2 billion to $5.5 billion, excluding any impact from our pending transactions. However, we do not expect to see the same seasonal trend as in recent years with this year having a sequential decline in the second quarter as previously discussed as well as less of a decline from third to fourth quarter as we begin to see some cost improvements partially offsetting the usually high selling costs of the fourth quarter. We expect CapEx to continue at around our current run rate for the remainder of the year. Also as Brad mentioned, we will have the charges associated with retirement of the Nextel platform leases and excess charges coming in the second quarter.

Pocket-protector style!

I thought they had negotiated one-time termination charges to pay off the remainder of their leases. So they will swallow a large sunk cost upfront and then have no further charges tied to the network.

Haha, second rack from the top is definitely ATT w/ their LTE panels I can point out.

I agree. Just taking the OPEX that was spent maintaining the Nextel network and putting towards any CAPEX is a princely sum.

Wow, according to the sponsors map that is definitely a Sprint tower. Pretty sure I see NV cabinets as well. How the hell can a tower burn like that?? I guess the rubber that the coax/fiber is wrapped in can burn?

And at the very least, a LOT more people are saturating the HSPA+ airlink which will have an effect.

As an example, in the building I work in, I have an office on the interior. Previously, on PCS, I would get between -100 and -105 dbm. Now, with 800mhz live, I recieve -91dbm - -93dbm from the same site.

Current 800 MHz deployment is only 1x so data speeds are worthless to look at. Signal strength for 1X, however, is excellent and penetrates buildings well.

I've seen people question what would happen with a hard inter-frequency handoff but haven't tested one myself. Tomorrow I'll be traveling out of the Harrisburg area and will try to test this.

So Clearwire has been NOT taking financing from Sprint for 3 out the last 4 months and therefore is trying to cap how much equity Sprint can acquire.

Agreed on Shentel being an excellent company. I doubt I'd still be with Sprint if I lived in a corporate market. Also, I agree that now with 800mhz I have absolutely fantastic in building coverage.

Just reread the article. Makes sense, and the order listed in the PRL is the order it will scan. So if PCS is listed first, it will pick up PCS if it's available and only drop to 800 when signal degrades. Generally then, I will stay on 800 until I leave the areas with active SMR. I'll have to do some testing with handoffs from 1900 to 800 and see if they are working for me.

Really? I didn't realize that. Wouldn't one need to be a higher priority though... just based on the logic involved. If I cycle airplane mode, it would have to check EITHER 800 OR 1900, right? Can't do both at the same time?

I'm in a Shentel market and have been seeing strange behavior on 800mhz. If I leave my market to a Sprint corporate one with no 800mhz, it will drop back to 1900mhz (obviously). What is strange is upon returning to Shentel territory, the phone won't immediately pick up 800. Even after cycling airplane mode/restarts, it always takes a few hours to almost a day for it to regain 800mhz connectivity. I have NO idea why this would be the case seeing as the PRL prioritizes 800mhz.

Looks like Clearwire below.

Can this thread please die? Right now Sprint has a 5x5 carrier on a half built network.... No ish it doesn't match Verizon's 10x10.

A new PRL 25015 was released and when I updated my wife's GS3 to this, we're picking up 800mhz in Harrisburg, PA. Interesting tidbit is my EVOLTE will not even though it's on the same PRL.

Updated to this and am now getting 800mhz in Shentel-land. Edit - The above is true on my wife's S3 but not on my EVOLTE... wtf?!

And you assume you are connected to two co-located sites?

You can always disable LTE/CDMA mode to only CDMA mode so it won't even try to connect to LTE.

I'm sure it's a great revenue generator.

Certainly looks like an ALU NV panel with an old Nextel panel to the left.

Agreed, If I could go back I would never get the EVO LTE. GS3/4/I5 are much better at LTE reception.