Allegations only made by those with no understanding of what Charlie was attempting to accomplish. If he just wanted to sit on the spectrum, why bother to fund thousands of 5G locations?
I think many of us thought thats a big jump. Then the years rolled by and things slowed down, as all the other companies were way a head. Playing catchup in the tech world is very hard!
Like anywhere, location matters. I have 5 of my techs using it. 4 love it, one has occasional signal issues
That still doesn't present any evidence that Charlie was deliberately squatting on the spectrum just waiting for the price to increase though. Obviously the time came when he realized his grand plan was no longer feasible, and he went for the best price he could get for the spectrum.
No that wasnt my point at all. The way the deal was worded he couldnt!
It really makes you wonder if this wasn't the game plan from Day 1, considering we never really saw Dish's 5G network ever being used.
I am well aware of the fact that they said they made the 70% milestone.LITTLETON, Colo., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As of June 14, DISH Wireless is offering 5G broadband1 service to over 70 percent of the U.S. population, giving more than 240 million Americans access to the very latest in connectivity technology. This marks a major milestone for DISH and the U.S. telecom industry, as we designed, built and deployed a first-of-its-kind 5G network in three years. DISH has also satisfied all other June 14, 2023 FCC commitments, including launching over 15,000 5G sites.
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Customers can access the DISH 5G broadband network through Project Genesis, which provides valuable customer input on network performance impacting our broader retail wireless users. It is available to anyone in a qualifying location within the 70 percent coverage area. To sign up for Project Genesis unlimited data, voice and text, visit Genesis5G.com. The motorola edge+ 2023 is now available to Project Genesis subscribers, and is equipped with three carrier aggregation that supports Bands 29, 66, 70 and 712.
The DISH 5G network is also available to both Boost Mobile and Boost Infinite subscribers who own or purchase a network compatible device in over 50 markets nationwide. Additional Boost Mobile and Boost Infinite markets, and DISH 5G network compatible devices will continue to become available throughout the year.
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More than 240 million Americans now have access to DISH 5G broadband service; DISH satisfies June 14, 2023 FCC commitments LITTLETON, Colo., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As of June 14, DISH...about.dish.com
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Of course it would try to connect to wifi, the more data you use on Xfinity Mobile, the more Comcast has to pay Verizon. The whole point of Comcast's and Charter's mobile offerings is to create sticky customers and tie them to their home broadband service to make it less enticing to switch to the competition. As an Xfinity or Spectrum Mobile customer you are using Verizon's network and you are costing them money but if there is open wifi, or one of their own wifi access points, your phone will hop and prioritize that to alleviate usage from the Verizon Wireless network. There is a reason Comcast and Charter are essentially giving away cell phone service.
For new subscribers, Boost was mostly issuing their Rainbow SIM cards, which prioritized native coverage, with AT&T being the primary back up where there was no native coverage and T-Mobile access as a last resort. The Rainbow SIM was the most desired out of the four physical SIM cards they offered. So it's not like no body ever connected to the network, but relatively speaking, very few people did. From what has been posted online, native data speeds were impressive, but lagging behind the competition. When connected to a native site, there is a pretty good chance you had that whole tower to yourself or sharing access with just a handful of people so speeds should have always been very good, but it looks like tower sites had gigabit fiber backhaul, where as the big three have moved or are moving to multi gigabit. Had Dish actually deployed 3.45, it would have made no sense to be able to offer the type of speed that spectrum is capable of and have the backhaul limited to 1 Gbps.
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