Recent content by JossMan411

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    Sprint to being VoLTE trials

    As reported on r/Sprint on Reddit, Sprint is primed to begin VoLTE trials on the LG Stylo 3 and Samsung Galaxy J7 Perx. Sprint is calling their VoLTE "Calling Plus."
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    Galaxy S6 Active: 5.1.1? Where is it?

    The AT&T rep I spoke too said the S6 active should be receiving 5.1.1 before November 1st, take it for what its worth.
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    Anybody leave Verizon for Sprint

    Re: Anybody leave Verizon for Spring Unfortunately Sprint's tri-band LTE devices are not SVDO (Simultaneous Voice Data) they are single path due to the LTE radio configurations. The only Sprint devices that support SVDO are the pre-Spark single-band LTE devices such as the Galaxy S3 SPH-L710.
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    Sprint Cares For About Network Improvement

    You should never go by a providers coverage map, they are over estimated. You should look at Rootmetrics or Sensorly to determine where the best LTE coverage is, especially Sprint because their LTE network is not in the mature stages yet. Network Vision upgrades are about 95% complete on the...
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    Sprint Tri-Band LTE Phone Discussion Thread aka Sprint Spark

    This is what I usually get during the day on 800 at the house, at night I see faster speeds closer to 18Mbps.
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    Sprint Tri-Band LTE Phone Discussion Thread aka Sprint Spark

    Here you go, now you have seen LTE 800 :p
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    Sprint vs. Sprint MVNOs

    One advantage over MVNOs is your are allowed roaming, Sprint prepaid accounts are the only other that have roaming as well.
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    What are Bands? And which do you want?

    Ok, first "enhanced LTE" is the fancy term for Sprint's Spark LTE network which utilizes three LTE bands which are as follows: 25, 26, and 41. A lot of people believe that Spark is only for Band 41, it's not, to be considered "Spark" two LTE bands must be deployed in your market. Second, the...
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    What Network Is 1x On Sprint?

    1x or 1x RTT meaning "1 times Radio Transmission Technology" is the core CDMA technology that drives Sprint's voice network that runs on 1900MHz PCS and 800MHz SMR. 1x RTT is considered a 3G technology because it is based on CDMA2000 which is a third generation technology, this network will be...
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    Signal bouncing between b25, 26, 41

    This is how Sprint's tri-band LTE network is setup, the network decides where to put you at any given time. If traffic becomes a burden on any of the three bands the network will place you where you should have the best experience. Band 41 should be the most priority due to it being deployed...