Sprint's iDEN Network Shuts Down Tonight
Good riddance!
JJinNYC said:
Probably the only smart decision Sprint has ever made. An extra 5x5 LTE on the EMSR or whatever you call it will be nice and 1x Advanced of course. Sprint can finally get indoor building penetration!
Good in the sense that technology marches forward, bad because QChat still has lingering issues.
Where I work, we've transitioned over to SDC. Once everyone was using it at the same time, the backhaul on the network became overwhelming. Sprint continues to improve the new PTT platform, but still have a long way to go.
Sprint Direct Connect is an app, and completely different than QChat as you knew it. This is essentially a rebadged Push to Talk App, like TiKL or Voxer is and again, still only works on a few devices, and is as useless as analog is today.
If you are looking for a REAL solution, as many Nextel subscribers have, then I suggest AT&T as their PTT network is continuously upgraded left and right. They do use an app, but it is on more devices and the network doesnt bog down like Sprint does when people are using it, since AT&T is using HSPA+ a technology more efficient ...
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Call it Enhanced Qchat or Qchat 2.0 or whatever you want, but Qchat is not what is being used. The Torque is currently using EVDO and 1x, but will get a MR to work on LTE for SDC pretty shortly.
There is like 2 maybe 3 handsets that are regulated to an SDC app, as a cool bonus feature, but the Dura line from Kyocera, the Sonim and Moto's Admiral units all have a dedicated DC button, just like the Iden Handsets.
Plus, those Mexico Nextel users can be reached via SDC cross country, which keeps a big portion of users moving to SDC since it's still...
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TheNexxuvas said:...
SDC is not an app, mr AT&T employee, how very uniformed you are. SDC is used via DC button just like older Nextel handsets, except over LTE, EVDO, and 1x via a different service than Qchat.
Call it Enhanced Qchat or Qchat 2.0 or whatever you want, but Qchat is not what is being used. The Torque is currently using EVDO and 1x, but will get a MR to work on LTE for SDC pretty shortly.
There is like 2 maybe 3 handsets that are regulated to an SDC app, as a cool bonus feature, but the Dura line from Kyocera, the Sonim and Moto's Admiral units all have a dedicated DC button, just like the Iden Handsets.
Plus, those Mexico Nextel users can be reached via SDC cross country, which keeps a big portion o
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Currently in the 1900Mhz G-Block that LTE is deployed, running 5x5 LTE, the speed is atrocious. It rarely works indoors (and it should since it is in 1900Mhz) since LTE is prone to major interference at the air interface level, but Sprint refuses to turn the power up, in hopes they dont overload the network while they are trying to pull some network vision fiasco. Unfortunately, Sprint has no idea how to use carrier-aggregation like T-Mobile does, and it will still be some years before Sprint realizes that taking that 5x5 19...
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Sigh.
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