Sprint Tri-Band LTE Phone Discussion Thread aka Sprint Spark

[ttwiitch]

http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/...-s-peaks-in-2015/d/d-id/709518?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT

Mav.

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Awesome post!! Thx

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[dpham00]

http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/...-s-peaks-in-2015/d/d-id/709518?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT

Mav.

Sent from my Sprint Tri-Band LG G2.

So would this be aggregating 3-20mhz carriers for 180 mbps?

Personally I prefer 150mbps theoretical downlink which can be achieved on fdd without carrier aggregation.

dpham00, Android Central Moderator
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[ttwiitch]

http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/...-s-peaks-in-2015/d/d-id/709518?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT

Mav.

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Can't wait...we are at the half way point!

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[Mitri360]

How can you tell what band you're on or frequency?

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[dpham00]

How can you tell what band you're on or frequency?

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*#0011# works on some phones.

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[Mitri360]

That's all I get.

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[VW Maverick]

These apps will tell you which Sprint band you are on:

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ls?id=com.blueline.signalcheck&token=002z8NuJ

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...et.simplyadvanced.ltediscovery&token=_YeVYtNR

Mav.

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[Kilroy13]

Sparta kentucky

SENT FROM MY LG G-FLEX ON THE NOW NETWORK FROM SPRINT!✌

 

[Mikey47]

How can you tell what band you're on or frequency?

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On Sprint's LG G2 you can dial ##DEBUG# then click on "LTE Engineering" and it will list what band you are connected to.

Not sure about other phones.

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[VW Maverick]

This is not Spark or Tri-Band related, but here is a current list of LTE launched markets:

4G LTE Launched Markets | Sprint Newsroom

Mav.

 

[ttwiitch]

This is not Spark or Tri-Band related, but here is a current list of LTE launched markets:

4G LTE Launched Markets | Sprint Newsroom

Mav.

That's a HUGE list lol...

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[VW Maverick]

Starting slowly with some Band 41 (2.5 gHz) and other interesting info:

http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/4g-lte/sprint-goes-live-with-8t8r-in-chicago/d/d-id/709569

Mav.

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[VW Maverick]

Sprint's ability to offer blazing peak speeds worries rivals, says Nokia exec - FierceWirelessTech

Mav.

 

[Gary Friderichsohn]

Sprint's ability to offer blazing peak speeds worries rivals, says Nokia exec - FierceWirelessTech
Yeh and here I sit in Prosser, WA with a Sprint speed of point 5 mbps. Around here Sprint is viewed as the worst POS there is.

Mav.

 

[VW Maverick]

I didn't write it, I just posted it.

Mav.

 

[Gary Friderichsohn]

I know. Not blaming you, Mav.

 

[dpham00]

Sprint's ability to offer blazing peak speeds worries rivals, says Nokia exec - FierceWirelessTech

Mav.

They talk about other carriers being worried yet the highest speed they mention is over 100mbps peak with carrier aggregation? Doesn't sound that great considering tmobile and Verizon can hit 150mbps theoretically now, even without carrier aggregation

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[conquereddroiduser]

It's not so much the peak speed as the overall capacity. Verizon and T-mobile don't have the ability to put 150+ speeds all over the nation, because they don't have the spectrum to do so.

Sprint by contrast has enough 2.5ghz spectrum to deploy at least 3 carriers all over the nation. If/when they get 3 carrier aggregation up and running, that's a solid 180+ of peak speed. Additionally, they have more than enough spectrum in most places to keep adding additional carriers once things start to get filled up.

Now having the spectrum and having it deployed are two different things. The article is saying that the potential for speed/capacity that sprint has is disturbing to their rivals, as it should be. We will have to wait and see if they are able to use that potential.

 

[conquereddroiduser]

I can finally post links!

This shows graphically how much spectrum each of the 4 major US carriers has all over the country. Note that the Legend doesn't go high enough to show all that sprint has (120mhz in some places):
How much LTE spectrum do Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have - and where? - FierceWireless

This talks about peak speed in Carrier Aggregation in their 2.5ghz holdings.
Sprint's Saw: Spark to hit 120 Mbps peaks at end of 2014, 180 Mbps peaks at end of 2015 - FierceWireless

 

[mrsmumbles]

I can finally post links!

This shows graphically how much spectrum each of the 4 major US carriers has all over the country. Note that the Legend doesn't go high enough to show all that sprint has (120mhz in some places):
How much LTE spectrum do Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have - and where? - FierceWireless

This talks about peak speed in Carrier Aggregation in their 2.5ghz holdings.
Sprint's Saw: Spark to hit 120 Mbps peaks at end of 2014, 180 Mbps peaks at end of 2015 - FierceWireless

Thanks for this! How do I convert the graph numbers to bands? Thanks.