User: rwalford79
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In Other Words
To confuse the hell out of consumers
Google-Fi
Interesting that Google has a long history with T-Mobile/Sprint and has launched their Fi network piggybacking off T-Mobile/USCC. T-Mobile is launching sat-text/voice via Starlink, something that Google could actually benefit from. So it's funny seeing Google embrace AT&T, historically a company they've not done much with, and in my opinion means that we might see a new carrier offered on Fi or even a full move from T-Mo or USCC on that aspect.
Constitution
What an interesting way to get around the constitutional protections Americans have against illegal searches and seizures. That good is that document for if it's never followed or upheld by government but is expected to be abided by Citizens?
M Chips
I'd like to see the Apple M-Silicon chipsets in Mac's have a 5G modem for on the go use, even though they can "hotspot" to iPhones, not everyone uses an iPhone or has a plan that allows HotSpot.
With that I'd like to see at least Apple move away from the A-series chips and into the M-Silicon, even if it's limited in some aspects of performance to save battery life.
By 2026 I hope the 5G chips are integrated ...
Claim?
I fail to see where AT&T claimed the largest 5G network. Unless they're including 5GE like the way T-Mobile considered HSPA+ as "4G" then sure it's a nice large network, but unless it's that NR-5G and not just a piggyback off LTE with a 5G icon to fool customers, then I'm pretty sure AT&T doesn't have the largest 5G network.
Re: Ha! Qualcom aiming at a mountain.
And you think because the back of the phone is facing a mountain that satellite connection is also horizontal and not vertical, like at the top of the phone to the sky? REALLY?
Doubtful
I doubt this will ever really come to fruition. Telstra Australia did something like this with either Iridium or Thuraya a decade ago as well. Use your regular cellphone in desolate places if there was a satellite signal (but it was not a satellite phone). It failed miserably. They moved to all satellite network for those areas instead of just expanding coverage. The latency on satellite is way too great to make it of real use outside a few ...
Too Frequent
Every other month it seems T-Mobile has a breach of data. So what are they doing wrong? Why arent they updating their security in their systems? Why does this seemingly only happen to T-Mobile? Most of all, what recourse do any of us have when a company has repeated the same mistakes in not securing any of our information...2 years of credit monitoring? Thats it? Really? I bet TMobile sold the data and called it a breach themselves. I ...
Is this for real?
There are much much MUCH MUCH more pressing matters to be passing in Congress than some stupid app store issue that has little to do with anything in the real world.
Is this some kinda .... what.... WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?
Why?
Why does SONY even bother? All the devices look the same, all the names the same, the prices are way way way too high for not only SONY but just for any device that hasnt been sold in the USA for a decade. Just why?
Re: Google Fi is still too expensive.
With the combination of Sprint and T-Mobile, there is less a reason to use Fi over T-Mobile since you have one less network to use for better speed or coverage (TMo is rapidly refarming Sprint's spectrum so kinda pointless).
Dollar for Dollar, you're also going to get a lot more benefit with T-Mobile than Fi. That $10 saved really isnt worth it as it removes too many extras over the full Fi plan. And for the savings, you may ...
Price Increase
I cant wait to see how Verizon tries to jack up prices to pay literally DOUBLE than T-Mobile did to buy out an entire carrier, network, customers and spectrum. While I have no doubt Verizon and AT&T will have by far better networks than T-Mobile (as they always have, even currently), I wonder how they will justify raising prices for a technology thats actually cheaper per GB data pushed.
WIPE YOUR DEVICE
Which is why I fully wipe my device when leaving and entering the USA. Google backs it up any way and that access is password blocked, so even if they did want to look, the information of the password in my head isnt going to be given up. Aside from that, the device is wiped so there isnt a way to log in unless Ive already done so.
Re: Can Current Sprint/T-Mobile Customers Switch?
To answer your question in SHORT: YES! You can take advantage of the plan now that Boost is no longer part of Sprint. Technically this should have been available July 1 2020.
To answer your question in LONG: NO! You may not be able to take advantage immediately while Dish moves customers from Sprint network to TMobile network, as well as updates Boost billing system to reflect this. It may take a few weeks or a month before that all ...
More For Less
I do not understand, at all and there is no excuse for Verizon to charge $50-$100 more per device that ONLY CAN CONNECT TO mmW 5G which is literally nowhere the average user will be able to connect and use daily.
I would think that adding all the bands specifically B2 B4 B41 B66 AND B71 like TMo has in their devices would mean that the chipset would cost much more than mmW. Even with a different antenna. What benefit ...
But this line says it all
" Finally, integrated access and backhaul (IAB) allows mmWave base stations to be used as both wireless access and backhaul, thereby eliminating the need for new fiber optic lines when densifying a mmWave 5G network." - If anyone knows anything about MESH networking, which is essentially this is, bouncing data signals from one cell site to another without using any independent backhaul actually cuts data transmission speeds sometimes up to half. Im basing this on WiFi Mesh Terminals, but ...
Scam?
It's really coincidental that all the videos, screenshots, names, videos and even reviews are all featuring Indian people. Now, there is nothing wrong with that, if it weren't for the abundance of scam calls, texts, emails, and "tech support" portraying themselves as Microsoft, that all come from India. I can't help but immediately be cautious regarding anything that has access to personal information and is tied to Microsoft and India in the same sentence. I've seen the scams plenty. ...
Get Ready
For some more really crappy performing modems... Intel point blank is slower, less powerful, and less feature rich than Qualcomm modems.
Me too me too
Is all I hear Verizon saying now....
Re: What are we gaining?
Not to mention that it will be much cheaper for Dish to pay the FCC the $2+ Billion fine for not building out and relying on TMobile network than to build their own in that time frame. It will cost considerably MORE than $2B, so paying a fine that small gives Dish ZERO incentive. If anything what will happen is Dish will end up selling back the spectrum and prepaid customers to TMobile later on anyway. All this is, ...
Why?
Why doesn't Sony name their devices something different than "Xperia" and "Z" and "X" and then throw numbers behind it. I honestly avoid Sony all together, while nice phones, simply because the naming of them is so confusing with Xperia Z or ZX or Experia ZX2 or ZX3 - all of them get so lost that I can't help but think its all the same phone, just a naming scheme set up to sucker you into paying for what ...
Re: What Case?
If that is the case, then why does the OEM sell them for the same full retail price to the general public - why are carriers claiming that by merging into a larger company it allows them to get favorable buying rates from OEMs for equipment? Because they buy them at less than retail in bulk.
Even still, you bought the device, at the price offered, regardless if you have service or not, unlocking is legal and you're allowed ...
What Case?
What case do they really have here? SIM Unlocking is already been deemed LEGAL in the USA, whether the company selling the device gives permission or not. If you're buying the phone, it is yours to do what you wish. The company sells devices at a lower price (still more than they purchase them from the OEM), in exchange locking the SIM to only use one provider, in hopes that you will spend more with that company who then ...
Re: FCC Net Neutrality Repeal Permits Blocking and Throttling
You really are ignorant, and blithely unaware of how no new businesses can or will enter a market WITHOUT government intervention. Go back and read the Telecom Act of 1996 and educate yourself on how DSL and broadband only happened when the government FORCED competition.
Moron!
More Unnecessary Arbitrary Changes
Sprint - Seriously! STOP MAKING CHANGES THAT ARE POINTLESS.
"Our company is failing, oh, lets move offices, AGAIN, to see how well this works." It's as asinine and pointless, as that thought of having different presidents in each state or region as they had last year. It also sends a very clear message that Claure is NOT a leader, nor in control as he would like to think, and that his own employees and staff can't do their jobs. ...
Not True
How are Powermat chargers upgradable by software? There's no connection to Starbucks wifi or Ethernet to them. In fact they're barely working half the time anyway. They got rid of all the power rings cause no one ever returned them. I fail to see how they're going to upgrade these via software on a whim. They're gonna have to just replace them. PMA was always a crap idea against Qi anyway.
Re: My 2¢
And people should be limited to keeping their opinions to themselves. People who talk out of turn are a waste of space. And no one cares about your 2 cents.
Re: And once
Are you daft? Verizon required one to get a new handset to take advantage of their XLTE network as well.
Why Bother?
So the device loses NFC for Android Pay (which is gaining popularity, and in every other Android device now) and gains an FM Radio instead? Sorry, I'd much rather have a payment option than commercial radio any day.
The device is capable of WiFi Calling and VoLTE - but Sprint's network doesn't even support VoLTE, in fact, it may not fully support it for years to come with how they've deployed TDD-FDD-CDMA configuration in multiple carrier aggregate ways that ...
Re: Why AT&T to a lesser degree?
Assuming the reason Sprint was not mentioned because Sprint uses one specific block (one that is only a 5x5Mhz block with 1Mhz guard bands) within that bigger 850 broad spectrum of blocks - this one is omitted from the filing with the FCC.
As for Nextel/Sprint having as much spectrum as Verizon in the 850 band, the FCC took some of that away, when Nextel was forced to change frequencies to prevent interference with public safety systems - in ...
Nothing But "GOTCHA"
With Sprint, there is always a great sounding price - till you read the "GOTCHA" print that says, the price is an introductory rate. Who are they? Comcast? I mean, offer 5 lines, get customers to sign up, and then charge them double in just a year?
You want customers? You gotta keep them? Doubling my price in a year only causes me to leave, and I'm sure millions will do the same.
Re: Greedy bastards
Meaning the devices were still attached to the previous owners account - and while that person may have a new device, some carriers keep their former devices/old devices/previously last used device on the account for easy swapping back and forth. Sprint is well known for doing this. So you need to completely remove the device from the account, not just by swapping to another device, but by letting Sprint know that you request it be cleared and removed from ...
Double Charge
Knowing AT&T they will likely charge you a per minute fee for voice (which is standard for international roaming), plus charge you data usage per MB as "VoLTE Data Usage" for carrying the call via LTE Data while roaming.
I know this isn't how things are done in the USA, or overseas, but AT&T will find a way to do it.
Re: What about increasing data speeds and lowering latency!?
I dont know what the latency is on Cricket, but the 4mbps HSPA and 8mbps LTE connection is decent, and usually maxes out due to it being so low and easily network sustainable - it would be nice to see them raise it up to 10mbps and 15mbps
Re: Actually a decent deal...
If it's for non-phones, why does it include Unlimited Talk & Text?
Re: Greedy bastards
I was just about to say the same thing. This is one reason I only do my second hand transactions at a carrier store, so I can go through the process of checking the IMEI/ESN - ensuring the device is unlocked and able to be activated - does not have an EIP or other payment that has not been made, additionally, I have the service rep remove and delete anything on the previous account owners device (mine included if ...
More Limited Data
How much you want to bet that AT&T will only allow limited data options on this new network being tested. I thought LTE was supposed to be one of the drivers for big data, at least have the capacity and speed to allow wireless, and low latency, near real-time transfers that blows 3G out of the water. Now it seems companies are saying 5G will be, yet none of them have said, "this will allow real unlimited use" when ...
Value vs Performance
"Cricket CEO John Dwyer told Phonescoop that its customers are more interested in value than performance, and most are satisfied with the experience delivered by 8 Mbps."
If this is the case, then why not increase the speeds and give a better "value" and zero rate some of that DirecTV Now data as well. Value isn't just about low performance, low price, just need something to get by - rather the most capable and possible for a low price that's ...
Worked Well For Sprint
It seemed to work pretty well for Sprint too.. what, deploying a 4G technology and not waiting for finalization of a standard, one that actually is a competing and much more efficient and unifying one over the technology they chose, all so they could avoid waiting and investing in their network because of the explosion of data as well.. but hey, worked out well for them in the end.. ousted CEO's, an acquisition, a massive stock drop, more debt ...
Re: Not worth it...
These "on the go" services that take TV to a new level by being connected to some form of subscription based cable or satellite company all seem crappy. The UI terrible, the content worthless, and worst of all, more commercials than ever. On top of this, MOST of the programming wont play unless in your own home on the cable company wifi terminal provided to you (XFinity) or wont play at all (DirecTV)
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