So radios, despite common belief, does not improve signal strength (hardly at all). I don't want to buy the new Verizon signal booster for a big $250, and I'm not gunna sauder together coffee cans and antenna adapters yada yada. Is there any ways (besides those ^ and *22899 or *228) to boost service. I'm curious if anyone here has any techniques or know how on this. Thanks in advance, everyone here has been a great help so far
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Don't know much about it, but I sometimes get better service when my internet is off. Also, strangely I get terrible service in my house (1 bar currently) when I'm sitting right next to a window, and I get great service at school (3+ bars) in rooms with no windows. Its all just hit and miss for me.
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I think I remember reading that people in some areas were receiving better coverage by adding APNs for Alltel towers. I guess they are now part of the Verizon network now, but the stock APNs do not use them.
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I think I remember reading that people in some areas were receiving better coverage by adding APNs for Alltel towers. I guess they are now part of the Verizon network now, but the stock APNs do not use them.
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How could one do this?
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Don't know much about it, but I sometimes get better service when my internet is off. Also, strangely I get terrible service in my house (1 bar currently) when I'm sitting right next to a window, and I get great service at school (3+ bars) in rooms with no windows. Its all just hit and miss for me.
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Truly is hit or miss. 1 bar at my house, go to another state and have 4, drive around have 3-4. I live in New London county, CT, and don't understand how I cant have good service living so close to two cities lol. I know there's plenty of towers down here
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Nvm lol. Did a simple search and found it. Unfortunately, the only Alltel towers in CT (suprised there are any haha) are 3 counties north west so no help with service there. Thank you tho.
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Guys I've had my Evo since its release. I love it. Had the hero before it. Loved that. I've had sprint for about 6 years. I love it. Id absolutely love to have the Evolution 3D. I got the money for it. So I was set on getting it. But yesterday I go to a local river...btw I live in san antonio. My bro who has verizon...had good signal on his blackberry. My cousin who has at&t...had good signal on his iphone. Me with my super amazing Evo...had no signal whatsoever. At work I can barely get a signal inside the building also. Like I said I love sprint and my evo. The Evo 3D is by far the phone I want the most. But it seems like people who have at&t and verizon have signal no matter what. I just wanna be able to watch videos and stuff but it seems like with sprint I can't do that. Maybe its just how sprint covers the san antonio area. Can someone help a guy out? What would you guys do if u were me? Its a tough call to make
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You can flash a verizon prl to it, I'm currently doing that with my hero and I am getting great signals. You still get 3g but it forces the phone into preferred roaming , so only do that if your plan allows roaming.
Here is a thread with the prl i'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089786
I think it is the latest and it will work on your Evo if you want to test how the signal is.
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Guys I've had my Evo since its release. I love it. Had the hero before it. Loved that. I've had sprint for about 6 years. I love it. Id absolutely love to have the Evolution 3D. I got the money for it. So I was set on getting it. But yesterday I go to a local river...btw I live in san antonio. My bro who has verizon...had good signal on his blackberry. My cousin who has at&t...had good signal on his iphone. Me with my super amazing Evo...had no signal whatsoever. At work I can barely get a signal inside the building also. Like I said I love sprint and my evo. The Evo 3D is by far the phone I want the most. But it seems like people who have at&t and verizon have signal no matter what. I just wanna be able to watch videos and stuff but it seems like with sprint I can't do that. Maybe its just how sprint covers the san antonio area. Can someone help a guy out? What would you guys do if u were me? Its a tough call to make
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Don't play with your phones by a river!
Tell your friends and brother!
Lol Verizon over priced plans
And phone
att overpriced plans and horrid drop. Call rate plus ****ty data plan
I don't get **** for service with this nexus s... so I feel your pain
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I've seen the prl stuff. But I thought if im gonna use a verizon prl...why not go to verizon? I dunno that's what I was thinking...
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Lol. U see... Wouldn't u want ur nexus s with a good service to show it off. I can barely check scores for a game but it takes forever.
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Don't play with your phones by a river!
Tell your friends and brother!
Lol Verizon over priced plans
And phone
att overpriced plans and horrid drop. Call rate plus ****ty data plan
I don't get **** for service with this nexus s... so I feel your pain
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Well Sprint is still cheaper and if your signal is that bad I think it would be worth investing in. I mean if you really want verizon than go ahead, but I feel that the prl works perfectly and there is no need to make a switch in my opinion,
Well commingle from T-Mobile you will hate Verizon when they throttle you..
I'd say call sprint and tell them you have a network problem with slow speeds.. they will check your coverage
Prolly issue a trouble ticket and then give you a credit or something
Or they may just say f u...
Call before you switch if u do decide to go to Verizon I'm sure sprint will do what they can to keep you as a customer
And as for this nexus s
I don't like it anyways so I'm taking it back
Plus it has know data signal problems
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Ill look more into it. Its worth a shot right...id hate to leave sprint cuz its not expensive and they are getting the best phone
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Well Sprint is still cheaper and if your signal is that bad I think it would be worth investing in. I mean if you really want verizon than go ahead, but I feel that the prl works perfectly and there is no need to make a switch in my opinion,
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I might just do that also. I seen ppl with t-mobile and they hate it. I dunno what it is they can do tho its not like sprint is gonna invest more into san antonio to make me happy. Lol. Well see
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Well commingle from T-Mobile you will hate Verizon when they throttle you..
I'd say call sprint and tell them you have a network problem with slow speeds.. they will check your coverage
Prolly issue a trouble ticket and then give you a credit or something
Or they may just say f u...
Call before you switch if u do decide to go to Verizon I'm sure sprint will do what they can to keep you as a customer
And as for this nexus s
I don't like it anyways so I'm taking it back
Plus it has know data signal problems
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Oh I forgot to add that you don't loose any features either. I can still use Sprint tv. I have the other sprint apps removed, but I thought it was worth adding. So pretty much you get a big increase in 3g speed with no drawbacks....If only I could add a lte chip to my phone to use 4g...
Hmmm sounds cool to me. Oh yeah and I read on engadget that san antonio is one of the first 6 cities that at&t will deploy their lte network this summer. Their headquarters use to be here before it moved to dallas. So I would expect the signal to be very good in texas
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I know its a dumb question but what's the easiest way to check if my plan allows roaming?
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I know its a dumb question but what's the easiest way to check if my plan allows roaming?
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You can go on the chat on sprint's site, and if you have a simply everything plan then you do have roaming.
Cool thanks alot
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My cousin has AT&T and my other one has Verizon. Verizon hardly ever drops calls (same w/ Sprint). AT&T on the other hand...STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!! They're crazy and lock down their devices more than any other carrier. The amazon Market doesn't even work on the AT&T devices.
IF you switch, go to Verizon, but I still suggest staying with Sprint just because they're the cheapest. Try contacting them and see if you can get some type of discount on your plan for crappy service.
EDIT: Within my 10 mile radius @ my house, I have one dead spot. lol! (Jacksonville Florida)
I know this won't help you when your out and about but..since you are a six year customer if you call Sprint and tell them your signal blows they will probrably give you an airwave device..I got one no prob..and now I have great signal for about 100 yards in any direction from the device..its free u just need cable internet..only drawback is that it blocks other cdma devices besides Sprint from getting signal within range of it..I think you can fix that in most phones roaming settings tho
Yeah at&t is a last resort. I read up more on the verizon prls. I don't really feel comfortable doing that. I would consider calling sprint. But the thing is I get good signal at home. Just not anywhere else...lol. at work it sux...at our other house 45 mind away it sux. Its hard to figure out
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My cousin has AT&T and my other one has Verizon. Verizon hardly ever drops calls (same w/ Sprint). AT&T on the other hand...STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!! They're crazy and lock down their devices more than any other carrier. The amazon Market doesn't even work on the AT&T devices.
IF you switch, go to Verizon, but I still suggest staying with Sprint just because they're the cheapest. Try contacting them and see if you can get some type of discount on your plan for crappy service.
EDIT: Within my 10 mile radius @ my house, I have one dead spot. lol! (Jacksonville Florida)
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Hey, I'm new to Jacksonville. Is it worth getting 4g service here? I want to be able to tether the 4g onto my laptop in my apartment. What do you think of the service in the area?????
sprints network in san antonio is pure **** right now. they gave me a date of 6/17 when they will have the towers fixed in my area, culebra/1604 area. but whether that is true i doubt it since this will be about the 4th date they have given for when the towers will be fixed.
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Hey, I'm new to Jacksonville. Is it worth getting 4g service here? I want to be able to tether the 4g onto my laptop in my apartment. What do you think of the service in the area?????
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4G is available roughly about 20% of the time near me. It's not @ my house, but it is VERY strong outside my neighborhood. (lol).
When I do have it, I get from 1 mbps to 10 mbps. It's really quick for a phone, especially anything over 2 mbps.
EDIT: You can look up Clear's network coverage and see if you're covered. The map literally shows a dead area about a 20 foot radius around my house. LOL
This is ridiculous. It's taking like 2 mins to load Google?
I've already done the proxy removal and I'm only getting like 100 kbps. What's going on here??
Welcome to sprint ...
Reboot
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Welcome to sprint ...
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i just connected just fine in a few seconds
Your actually doing better than me. I've been capping off at 79
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I have to use 4g to do any web browsing? This is terrible.
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Your actually doing better than me. I've been capping off at 79
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That's about right for Sprint 3G. It's within the 3G range for Sprint, anyway.
After removing the proxies I went from like 500kbps to 1.3mbps in my house...1-2 bars...sometimes 3....
Today I was in an area that was previously almost a deadzone, no bars but no roaming.....I got 1.5mbps-2.1mbps!??? It was phenomenal. The 4G in that area only netted my like 7mbps, even though 4g in my area (which I cannot get in my house) I've gotten up to 18mbps before.
Call sprint, report deadzones. If nobody tells them they won't do anything.
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If you live in the boonies.
It's fast in California.
I live in NYC.
Just did a speed test and got 11 kbps. Pretty sure NYC isn't in the boonies.
Live in Chicago burbs, as I type this, roaming alert came on
On my.EVO 4G don't think I ever saw the roam alert. On this 3VO it roams few times a day. That NEVER used to happen.
3G service has hit the ****ter lately.
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322kbps in Philadelphia! Yeah 3g is terrible. Is there any plan on fixing this?
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Live in Chicago burbs, as I type this, roaming alert came on
On my.EVO 4G don't think I ever saw the roam alert. On this 3VO it roams few times a day. That NEVER used to happen.
3G service has hit the ****ter lately.
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3G service when I had my Lotus and Moment were actually impressive for a mobile device...I was surprised.
3G Service the day I got my Evo4G was VERY impressive....and it just declined steadily from there. For a while I thought it was me screwing with the phone too much....but 2 and 2, etc....
The 3G speeds I get on my Evo3D are right in line with the Evo4G and the steady decline in service in my area (probably proportionate to some of the (now) 500,000 android activiations every effing day)....but the radio is like 1-1.5 bars lower than my Evo would average....which sucks. Performance isn't affected unless it's a fringe situation, like the bathroom at work...which sucks, I like to read CNN when I poop, but I digress.
I expect radio updates will help a lot, but, I ain't touchin' any of that until we have some action out of HTC or failing that one of our brilliant devs does what they are bound to do anyway...
...I've gotta admit, I've been F5ing the living fnck out of the two root threads in development and they are fascinating and at times exciting....I recommend it, it's better than the drunken 6-year-old mob mentality that has tended to coalesce in General lately--I haven't even bothered with Q&A....
Man I never thought I'd see the day where I'd salivate over 322 kbps.
If only Verizon would release better phones...
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Man I never thought I'd see the day where I'd salivate over 322 kbps.
If only Verizon would release better phones...
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So flash a verizon PRL and watch your usage....once you hit 300mb put back the sprint PRL...it's like you are throttling yourself, lol.
Seriously, if Verizon is that much better where you are do it....where I am Verizon has a stronger signal but they also have MANY MANY MANY times more customers than Sprint, so, their network is way oversold and over utilized....Sprint not so much....so Sprint has weaker signals and faster speeds on average.
In terms of voice, Sprint is the clear winner where I am but for some reason Data is just the worst.
How would I go about flashing a Verizon PRL? I have the PRL file but I'm unsure of how to actually flash it.
Did you try calling Sprint and getting them to reprovision your phone?
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In terms of voice, Sprint is the clear winner where I am but for some reason Data is just the worst.
How would I go about flashing a Verizon PRL? I have the PRL file but I'm unsure of how to actually flash it.
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My mistake for saying 'flashing', force of habit...
First thing you have to do is get your MSL, you can either call Sprint and ask for it or use the popular method (with CDMA workshop) that's currently around the top of the Dev section... I usually just called for it, but, for geekliness I had to rip it out myself and it was an effin' snap to do, so, just follow those directions to get it...
....then there is a thread floating around here (and/or the Evo4g forum) with a number of Verizon and Verizon/Altell hybrid PRL's.....download a couple...31337 is good I hear
then you punch in some ## codes, load the PRL file, reboot and ***POOF***, you are on verizon--still consuming roaming data and voice--but you aren't limited to 1x....
EDIT: Don't forget to hit "menu:commit changes" to reboot--or you won't make any changes.
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My mistake for saying 'flashing', force of habit...
First thing you have to do is get your MSL, you can either call Sprint and ask for it or use the popular method (with CDMA workshop) that's currently around the top of the Dev section... I usually just called for it, but, for geekliness I had to rip it out myself and it was an effin' snap to do, so, just follow those directions to get it...
....then there is a thread floating around here (and/or the Evo4g forum) with a number of Verizon and Verizon/Altell hybrid PRL's.....download a couple...31337 is good I hear
then you punch in some ## codes, load the PRL file, reboot and ***POOF***, you are on verizon--still consuming roaming data and voice--but you aren't limited to 1x....
EDIT: Don't forget to hit "menu:commit changes" to reboot--or you won't make any changes.
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Hmm thanks. I already have the MSL, but I don't see anything in the ##3282# to load in a new PRL. Is that the right code?
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OK whoa whoa! I got a nice 300 kbps just now. I changed a setting in that menu regarding EVDO. Changed it from CDMA only to Automatic. Lemme revert and see what happens.
Speedtest:
359 kbps
4821 kbps WTF?
Zorachus said:
Live in Chicago burbs, as I type this, roaming alert came on
On my.EVO 4G don't think I ever saw the roam alert. On this 3VO it roams few times a day. That NEVER used to happen.
3G service has hit the ****ter lately.
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I used to live in the Des Moines area of Iowa and the 3G was awesome...moved to Chicago and noticed its about dial up...don't know how you guys got/get by on just 3G. The EVO never went off 4G...
What's really sad is I could do speed tests on 3G in IA that are only slightly slower than my 4G tests here.
Hey guys, I just moved to south Florida (east coast) from NYC, and I seem to be getting HORRIBLE data speeds. I just wanted to know if anyone can suggest a good modem for me to use?? I cuurently have the UCKH7 I believe. Any help/guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Uckk6 works for me. I'm in Jacksonville.
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Uckk6 works for me. I'm in Jacksonville.
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Also in Jacksonville and this modem works best for me as well.
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Uckk6 works for me. I'm in Jacksonville.
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Also in Jacksonville and this modem works best for me as well.
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have u guys ever tried any other modems in comparison to UCKK6? or was it good enough that you didnt have to?
I personally haven't felt the need to try another one but if i find some time i may experiment.
im in tampa and have had both UCKH7 and UCKK6 and haven't had any signal issues with both. I would ask other ppl in your immediate area how the att signal is. Also you could call up att to see if they are having issues with the towers in your area. Worst case scenario, I would just return it to stock and do a warranty exchange
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Welcome to Florida...you poor bastard
I'm in Fort Lauderdale and the data speeds here are terrible. I rarely got more than 1.2mbps. Lately it's been getting worse, not better....around 800-1000mbps. I actually called AT&T to see if I was being throttled because I do download alot (at least 500mb/mo.) and listen to streaming music everyday. I was told that one of the towers in Hollywood was "degraded" and they were working on it...which was a lie because the speed is just as bad in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale uses different towers than Hollywood. I work in Hollywood and have always had slow data there. I can always tell when I'm switching towers because my streaming music cuts out when I enter Hollywood. AT&T truly sucks here. By the way...using UCKL2 modem.
I'm in hollywood as well and I work in/go to school in miami and data speeds here generally suck. It's when I'm at school or work that my phone really gets to shine so I feel your pain. I wish AT&T would get their act together.
Looks like there is a total of 5 modems that will work for our phone so far. Perhaps the other 3 could yield better results for you in Florida? Might be worth checking out, cant hurt anything.
I live in S Florida as well, reds idea prob best bet, however at work in Boca raton I use kh7 as its always gotten the best speeds and signal, at home I go back and forth between kk6 and kh7, interestingly enough I just got off the phone with att complaining to them of the data speeds and dropped calls all along the saw grass expy. What's even funnier is they directed me to that map of the ridiculous upgrades they supposedly completed all over sfla in 2011. Sure enough I was absolutely certain where I live they had not finished enhanced back haul for the hspa+ but they just told me I'm less than 1 mile from that and equal distance from a brand new tower as of last month. So I said that's interesting cause before work I was getting upwards of 40k/s dl which is basically dialup. So they are sending a tech out there this weekend to see what sup with the tower and fiber install by Monday. So ill report back and hopefully I can recommend a solid modem for the area as on my way home I was just downloading at 6 mbps using kh7 which is what we should be getting
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Same here in Port St. Lucie. I can see the cell tower from my back window, though.
I haven't traveled much around the state since I switched from Sprint to AT&T in September, but my speeds in Tallahassee aren't that great. At least not as good as when I'm visiting family around the Atlanta area.
AT&T hasn't rolled out HSPA+ iin our area, so I'm getting around 2.5-3.5Mbps in good areas and around 1.2Mbps in poor areas. Just ran Speed Test and got 2.61Mbps here at the house, which is pretty decent. When in Georgia I can +4Mbps.
Even on the low end, it's much better than 0.3Mbps or lower with Sprint.
I should add I'm on UCKH7
38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
My parents use sprint, i use Verizon..
and Ive also noticed their speeds to be pathetically slow.
nice job sprint! lol
Funny thing is, the only time I EVER have issues with my 3G speeds are
1) At home when I can always use Wi-Fi
2) At school when I don't need 3G for much anyway
If the service in your area isn't enough for you, then you should switch to another carrier. I wish I could switch to Verizon, but they're more expensive and don't have unlimited data.
Here are my speeds, testing around in various places (school, my house, my girlfriend's house, etc.)
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Funny thing is, the only time I EVER have issues with my 3G speeds are
1) At home when I can always use Wi-Fi
2) At school when I don't need 3G for much anyway
If the service in your area isn't enough for you, then you should switch to another carrier. I wish I could switch to Verizon, but they're more expensive and don't have unlimited data.
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I would love to go to VZW.. but i'm stuck in the Sprint contract.
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I would love to go to VZW.. but i'm stuck in the Sprint contract.
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Come Feb if u r getting a discount on a family line u'll be able too! Check this forum for the topic - sprint is nickel and Diming us and u'll see what I mean. I use to have ur speeds but I found the topic about getting ur msl and speeding up ur Internet and now I get around 1400 kps or so!
Flash the Verizon prl
Roam all the time
Profit ????????????
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You sure its not your phone ? I had the worst speed ever on my first EVO 3d did a few test and confirmed it was hardware took it to sprint they confirmed it. New one ran like a champ hauled ass.
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Flash the Verizon prl
Roam all the time
Profit ????????????
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Sprint has a 200meg roaming limit. They will contact u if your always on a VZW tower
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Sprint is that bad north of Detroit. Hopefully LTE gets goin soon
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also, to touch on my previous post..
Not only are the speeds of those i know with sprint phones pathetic..
But the coverage sucks!
4 people in my car...
2 with verizon phones, and 2 with sprint phones..
Drive 30 minutes away to some nice hiking trails...
Before we can even get there..
Both sprint phones have ZERO bars, and a phone call or text cannot be accomplished.
Yet, both verizon phones stay connected without an issue, and keep all bars. lol
Yeah,
"sprint rocks" my ass.
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Sprint has a 200meg roaming limit. They will contact u if your always on a VZW tower
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and then if i continue to do it they cancel me with no etf and i go to a better provider like verizon
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38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
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Have you done the sprint proxy mod which changes the rtsp and http stuff I tried that recently and it gave me worse speeds than what I had before. Check those.
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38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
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I feel your pain Bro. I get weak data all over. Except the most random places I get great signal. But work is meager and home is ok, but I use wifi all the time.
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Sorry attempt at a joke.. But do you notice i have full bars and get the speeds in the screen? Its obviously not my fault. And honestly.. if putting my phone inside a vagina would give me better service, I would gladly find a candidate to do the speed-test.
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LMAO, you got thanked for that.
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You sure its not your phone ? I had the worst speed ever on my first EVO 3d did a few test and confirmed it was hardware took it to sprint they confirmed it. New one ran like a champ hauled ass.
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I'm in the East bay Area and its just like that out here Bro. I stay mostly because of M2M minutes and the fact that I have 6 lines on my family plan. I just wish data was better. At my office I am all excited if I hit 300kb, usually in the 100 range. At home I hit like 600-700, but use wifi so it;s a moot point. In the middle of my kids soccer field....1.7mb...seriously...WTF? lol
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Have you done the sprint proxy mod which changes the rtsp and http stuff I tried that recently and it gave me worse speeds than what I had before. Check those.
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I always do this and notice no true difference.
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Have you done the sprint proxy mod which changes the rtsp and http stuff I tried that recently and it gave me worse speeds than what I had before. Check those.
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So the RTSP and HTTP changing them to 0 and 0.0.0.0 gave you worse speeds?
Sprint blows, i have the same issues in michigan with full bars. They are over congested in my area and don't seem to be in any rush to expand thier 3g network(or introduce 4g). At my other house i get low to average speeds though, also with full bars. IMO, you should never see speeds lower than 800 kbps with 3g coverage. Unfortunately, at my house on the east side of Michigan, the data is frequently between 400-800 kbps, though that is still much higher than the speeds i get when im at my apartment on the west side of Michigan.
keep in mind that the competition is almost always pulling 1500-2500 kbps in areas like mine.
SH4YD33 said:
38kb a sec data.. i've seen it as low as 2kb/s
Service was full bars. One dropped as i was taking the screenshot..
Should have just kept T-MO. But the allure of 3D got me..
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Welcome to Sprint.
bloodrain954 said:
You're an idiot, and a troll.
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That's not even trolling.. He's just seeking attention.
Here's mine
Swyped from mah 3vo!
sprint is the only company where I can get the best service at my place. It all depends on locations you can have them but like a router for 4g 3g service in your house.
LOL at least you get "decent" speeds. On my old TP2 I was getting 600 kb now with the 3D I can't get past 32 kb on 3g. If it wasn't for Wimax near me I would be with big red.....sero plan helps. Seems like I got a fancy paper weight when I'm not in a WiMAX area...... Unlimited data so slow you can't use it.
I am wondering is there a way I caj say extend my antenna, I'm working in camp in northern Alberta, I get service 3 ft out my room door, sometimes inside it... Just trying to figure a way to make it so I have service in my room apart from buying a booster lol going to go get a phone with telus on days off but that's not for 34 days
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Some phones have an antenna port under the battery cover. I don't see one on the 3d, however I just got mine a few weeks ago and never really looked too hard.
They also sell some signal boosters that will improve your service.
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AIRWAVE!
BrockFerens said:
I am wondering is there a way I caj say extend my antenna, I'm working in camp in northern Alberta, I get service 3 ft out my room door, sometimes inside it... Just trying to figure a way to make it so I have service in my room apart from buying a booster lol going to go get a phone with telus on days off but that's not for 34 days
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I got a solution for you that you will love!
Contact sprint you need to prove to them that you do not have service...
I'm assuming your on sprint if not im sure other providers offer similar options
In my house I get no service sprint sent me a device called a airwave. It uses GPS satelites and an internet connection to host your own personal network for your home and outside. When you make a call it beeps 3 times showing your connected to this network. I get 3mbps down from 3g inside my own house its like wifi but more importantly I can talk on the phone without daggon calls dropping.
PM me if you have any questions would love to help you plus I'd like to reach that 10 post bull**** that xda imposes on people.
Otherwise there are antennas you can mount on your roof with signal repeaters may also be helpful. Go with the airwave if available for you!
EDIT Sorry didn't read your entire post... Idk if your living situation is permanent or not but.
You may be able to trick sprint if you tell them you still live in the US you can set your airwave up anywhere assuming you have a decent internet connection. **** you could be at the northpole on a satelite isp provider. O wait xda is saying I have to wait 5 minutes between posts edits... so before i smash my monitor im going to grab a chocolate milk
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You may also be able to roam by flashing other PRLS check out your options brother
Check it out
DAVE THE BARBARIAN...
mastadave said:
You may also be able to roam by flashing other PRLS check out your options brother
Check it out
DAVE THE BARBARIAN...
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I would not recommend using a different PRL to force roaming as Sprint will cancel you in a heartbeat.
You can try something like this:
http://blog.techiewarehouse.com/the-desktop-cell-phone-signal-booster-kit-for-your-htc-evo-3d/