Sprint Tri-Band LTE Phone Discussion Thread aka Sprint Spark

[kg4icg]

I know that also bro. I never said fdd was better than tdd. I said wideband LTE was similar to spark in using 3 LTE bands efficiently.

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Spark is also carrier aggregation using the other bands to enhance the speeds. Saying like sending the upload on band 25 while doing the download on band 41, or doing a combination of band 26 and 41. Mixing the bands together seemlessly to give you a faster result without having to slowdown for certain things. FDD doesn't allow that. On band 41, Sprint has 120mhz of spectrum to use which is 6 channels of 20 MHz which when allowed, those channels can be combined to form a even faster pipe. Something FDD couldn't achieve.

 

[GreenghostUvln]

Spark is also carrier aggregation using the other bands to enhance the speeds. Saying like sending the upload on band 25 while doing the download on band 41, or doing a combination of band 26 and 41. Mixing the bands together seemlessly to give you a faster result without having to slowdown for certain things. FDD doesn't allow that. On band 41, Sprint has 120mhz of spectrum to use which is 6 channels of 20 MHz which when allowed, those channels can be combined to form a even faster pipe. Something FDD couldn't achieve.

Touche

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[GreenghostUvln]

But it also helps that our base LTE has more capacity and speed than Sprints base 26 LTE. Truth be told 41 is Sprints ace though. Seeing as I haven't really seen 800 LTE yet.

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[kg4icg]

I've seen all 3, band 25 and 26 are at 5mhz channels while band 41 is 20mhz

 

[HawaiiD]

Spark is also carrier aggregation using the other bands to enhance the speeds. Saying like sending the upload on band 25 while doing the download on band 41, or doing a combination of band 26 and 41. Mixing the bands together seemlessly to give you a faster result without having to slowdown for certain things. FDD doesn't allow that. On band 41, Sprint has 120mhz of spectrum to use which is 6 channels of 20 MHz which when allowed, those channels can be combined to form a even faster pipe. Something FDD couldn't achieve.

Yes but one major flaw imo with Spark/Sprint versus T-Mobile wide band. Simultaneous voice and data. How could sprint do a 180 on that.
I use that feature every single day.
I could not imagine not having it. Especially, now with VOLTE live. Data is still insanely fast while on a call

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[kg4icg]

That wasn't Sprints doing, that was Qualcomm, have to ask them.

 

[HawaiiD]

Either way it has to do with phones that are Spark enabled?
No?
Phone prior to spark could svd

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[JossMan411]

But it also helps that our base LTE has more capacity and speed than Sprints base 26 LTE. Truth be told 41 is Sprints ace though. Seeing as I haven't really seen 800 LTE yet.

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Here you go, now you have seen LTE 800

 

[GreenghostUvln]

Here you go, now you have seen LTE 800
View attachment 161972

I wanna see some speed tests

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[JossMan411]

I wanna see some speed tests

This is what I usually get during the day on 800 at the house, at night I see faster speeds closer to 18Mbps.

 

[cmack92]

Well.. Sprint Spark is in the testing stages here in Fort Wayne, which it is 100% live.
Fort Wayne was one of 100 Cities that ranked amount the worst(i mean WORST!!)Carrier coverage in the US.
And that recently root metric bull****, is bull****. No 20Mb+ Down markets!!?
Well Sprint has taken Top speeds in Fort Wayne...
I present B41.

 

[cmack92]

speed test?

 

[Closingracer]

Yes but one major flaw imo with Spark/Sprint versus T-Mobile wide band. Simultaneous voice and data. How could sprint do a 180 on that.
I use that feature every single day.
I could not imagine not having it. Especially, now with VOLTE live. Data is still insanely fast while on a call

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Meh I do it 0.01% of the time


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[TraderGary]

And I don't recall ever needing to do it.

 

[VW Maverick]

Meh I do it 0.01% of the time

That's twice as much as me.
Never had the need or desire.

Mav.

 

[HawaiiD]

Meh I do it 0.01% of the time


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Closingracer,
To each his own. I have to use it pretty much everyday. Very useful feature to have then not to have.
Especially, when I am driving on the mainland using my gps and having to take or making a phone call.
Or I could be shopping on Amazon(who doesn't) while having a conversation with my wife and directing her or(vise versa) to a specific item we are interested in purchasing. Or looking at and discussing a certain online bills and or even account transactions at the same time. Or I could get a call from a friend to check out a certain website or Facebook post while putting them on speaker to continue our conversation.
With that said... I pretty much eliminated the need to say, ok... I'll have to call you back after I check it out? or having to call back multiple times to confirm or to re-confim anything I can check out while being online.

 

[HawaiiD]

That's twice as much as me.
Never had the need or desire.

Mav.

I agree.... If i didn't have that feature native to my cell network or phone capabilities? I probably would not have the need or desire either.
Good point Mav!

 

[HawaiiD]

And I don't recall ever needing to do it.

Oh.. Ok

 

[GreenghostUvln]

Closingracer,
To each his own. I have to use it pretty much everyday. Very useful feature to have then not to have.
Especially, when I am driving on the mainland using my gps and having to take or making a phone call.
Or I could be shopping on Amazon(who doesn't) while having a conversation with my wife and directing her or(vise versa) to a specific item we are interested in purchasing. Or looking at and discussing a certain online bills and or even account transactions at the same time. Or I could get a call from a friend to check out a certain website or Facebook post while putting them on speaker to continue our conversation.
With that said... I pretty much eliminated the need to say, ok... I'll have to call you back after I check it out? or having to call back multiple times to confirm or to re-confim anything I can check out while being online.

I do mostly all those things.

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[jacker]

If you guys had that feature you would be using it. Down playing it or minimizing it's usefulness just comes off as silly or spiteful.