EDIT: What is posted after the break is an opinion I have. It may contain graphic adjectives in reference to Sprint/Verizon/TMO's services...I don't mean to offend anyone, I am merely hoping to get opinions similar to mine, so that I can maybe learn from those experiences and make a well informed decision that will have to suffice for my next 2 year contract.
UGH!!! So frustrated. I had TMO, they don't get **** out here in Dothan, AL. I switched to sprint with the hopes of a fast unlimited data network I would be able to tether too, it has not been the case. It has been pretty lackluster, and now I have gotten the EVO 3D and it seems even worse!!!! I think I am going to return it and go to verizon at this point. It really sucks, because I HATE VZW. There phones BLOW! and they are ridiculously expensive, but what option do I have. Between Sprint's busted ass 3g network and TMO's lack of service out here, there isn't much for me to do....LAME!
Shut your mouth and get a home isp.
You get what you pay for.
novanosis85 said:
Shut your mouth and get a home isp.
You get what you pay for.
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Hello troll.
For your information I can't get an ISP. I am on a military installation. So people like you can sit at home, stuff your fat face, and troll forums.
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Hello troll.
For your information I can't get an ISP. I am on a military installation. So people like you can sit at home, stuff your fat face, and troll forums.
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Yeah don't listen to him.
Id say do what is best for you..
I also came from tmo with speeds in the 1mbps range
And now I'm on sprint with 200kbps its gay but its cheap.. and its unlimited... No throttling... No tiered data package.. all i need is 4G in my town and ill be happy
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Hello troll.
For your information I can't get an ISP. I am on a military installation. So people like you can sit at home, stuff your fat face, and troll forums.
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"im at a military installation, look at me!"
I could care less and less about where you are. What military has no decent internet access?? LOL
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Yeah don't listen to him.
Id say do what is best for you..
I also came from tmo with speeds in the 1mbps range
And now I'm on sprint with 200kbps its gay but its cheap.. and its unlimited... No throttling... No tiered data package.. all i need is 4G in my town and ill be happy
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This is where I am torn... I was optimistic about Sprint getting better...like if they set up more towers or something..but from what I have been hearing(on this forum)...Sprint has a very outdated 3G network that is only getting worse..sO I was thinking maybe go with verizon if Sprint is only going to get worse...? I was hoping to get some input and luckily I got some from you, thank you. Maybe mroe people have something to say on the subject..
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UGH!!! So frustrated. I had TMO, they don't get **** out here in Dothan, AL. I switched to sprint with the hopes of a fast unlimited data network I would be able to tether too, it has not been the case. It has been pretty lackluster, and now I have gotten the EVO 3D and it seems even worse!!!! I think I am going to return it and go to verizon at this point. It really sucks, because I HATE VZW. There phones BLOW! and they are ridiculously expensive, but what option do I have. Between Sprint's busted ass 3g network and TMO's lack of service out here, there isn't much for me to do....LAME!
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I also switched from tmobile. Sprints 3g in my area sucks too but thankfully theres 4g here. If I were you I would just switch to vzw if thats the only good option for you.
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"im at a military installation, look at me!"
I could care less and less about where you are. What military has no decent internet access?? LOL
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I know for a fact some do.. because my uncle is a staff sergeant in the marines... But it is not for recruits to use for personal stuff...
A little less trolling, a little more scrolling
If you don't have anything positive to say just keep trolling elsewhere .
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And if your switching to Verizon do it before 7/7/11 because they are going to tier there data package like at&t
$30 for 2GB
$50 for 5GB
$80 for 10GB
So hurry and decide! Lol
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I know for a fact some do.. because my uncle is a staff sergeant in the marines... But it is not for recruits to use for personal stuff...
A little less trolling, a little more scrolling
If you don't have anything positive to say just keep trolling elsewhere .
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He has nothing positive to say about sprint service. What does he want? For me to put on my hard hat and truck roll to the towers and fix his problem?
We get it, you have crappy service. Switch companies.
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He has nothing positive to say about sprint service. What does he want? For me to put on my hard hat and truck roll to the towers and fix his problem?
We get it, you have crappy service. Switch companies.
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He wants peoples opinions that have Sprint and kinda know what to expect..
I hardly think he wants you personally to throw up new towers in his area. But since you brought it up.. mind turning on the 4G in my area? Kthxbye
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Sprint is in network remodeling.. if you can't wait it out then do what you have to do guy
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I agree. I don't know what's up with Sprint's data speeds lately but they are awful! Hopefully a fix is in the works.
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Thank you for the input it is actually helping me. I am going to be deciding tomorrow. Yea fort rucker really doesn't have **** for internet...unless like dude said you are a e5 and have housing then maybe you can get in on it. But yea I dunno I been resetting my activation with my msl because some people said that works but it didn't do anything but I just did it again and it seems to he working better... So now I am even more torn... Does anyone know for sure what the plans of sprints remodeling is?
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I agree. I don't know what's up with Sprint's data speeds lately but they are awful! Hopefully a fix is in the works.
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Sprint network vision... Google it... Explains there plans for Tue near future
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There are isp that require a wireless modem I don't remember what it was but I saw them everywhere when I was in
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Thank you kind sir.
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Sprint network vision... Google it... Explains there plans for Tue near future
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I am on a military installation. So people like you can sit at home, stuff your fat face, and troll forums.
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Didn't realize just being on a 'military installation' in dothan, AL was what kept us safe??
Are you even part of a fighting force? I have a lot of military buddies, and customers for that matter, and I typically find it that those who do the most, talk about it the least. The many I know certainly wouldn't engage someone in a forum taking credit for keeping the US safe while sitting near Fort Rucker. You certainly receive no respect from me.
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Didn't realize just being on a 'military installation' in dothan, AL was what kept us safe??
Are you even part of a fighting force? I have a lot of military buddies, and customers for that matter, and I typically find it that those who do the most, talk about it the least. The many I know certainly wouldn't engage someone in a forum taking credit for keeping the US safe while sitting near Fort Rucker. You certainly receive no respect from me.
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Certainly not asking for respect. To be honest, your opinion is one that I would have had prior to entering the service, but to continue with my honesty...I haven't been a part of the fighting force yet..but I know that I will be at some point(likely multiple) in my 6 year military career. I guess some people just don't understand the amount of freedom soldiers sacrifice to train, so that when they ARE called on they CAN fight for this great nation. I am not trying to make this a political forum...I found his assumption of me being someone who is too lazy to get an ISP illconceived....I am simply asking for peoples opinions because I know that I have a very static thought process when it comes to cellphone companies. I also find it irrelevant for people who work at Sprint to chime in and get offended for whatever reason. I will edit my post, so that it does not offend your demographic.
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Thank you kind sir.
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You are welcome, some members have claimed improvements already
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I currently attend the University of Houston and was getting absolutely horrible service. I contacted sprint, got a $25 credit. The rep told me i should be experiencing improvements very soon and coverage has already gotten drastcially better within a few hours. Any ideas of what could have happened?
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I currently attend the University of Houston and was getting absolutely horrible service. I contacted sprint, got a $25 credit. The rep told me i should be experiencing improvements very soon and coverage has already gotten drastcially better within a few hours. Any ideas of what could have happened?
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The probably reprovisioned your account, unthrottling you. With the network vision stuff, we should see drastic improvements in Q1 2012 hopefully.
**** im on sprints ass about getting me my $75 upgrades they owe me.. 3 lines are eligible for the upgrade.. I know that they took it off, and know about the no more 75 upgrade... But its ON CONTRACT that they owe me. They want to walk away from it but i got that upgrade way before they took the 75 off from upgrade, and to this day and time its still on my contract that i signed. They quick giving ppl ETF, but when people like me quick to jumping at something that i earned in time, they dont wanna give me... **** em. Ima win this battle they will be giving me 225 credit for the 3 lines that are indeed by proof on my ACCOUNT that they owe me 75x 3 for upgrades.. Dont let this happen to yall! Fight for your rights! You pay for time u get what u get. Thats why people do what they do w roaming and free tethering cause sprint pulls this ****.. I say to all that do it, go on w ur badselfs. Sprint gets what they get for doing stupid **** like this.
Im clearly in right when it clearly says it in stone that my contract is eligible for the upgrade
Sprint dont play w me! You will lose!!
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You really should block out your number on that post.
cruise350 said:
You really should block out your number on that post.
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That's what I was going to say
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SolsticeZero said:
The probably reprovisioned your account, unthrottling you. With the network vision stuff, we should see drastic improvements in Q1 2012 hopefully.
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Yea your probably right. I've been with sprint for quite some time and hope I will finally get comparable coverage/speeds to other networks. I think we all hope those Q1 improvements happen sooner then later
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cruise350 said:
You really should block out your number on that post.
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Lol let him learn the hard way
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Really tempted to call him and tell him to black it out....
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Lol! Totally forgot my number on there
Holla at me! Hahahah
Am I right or wrong on this case? Like really...
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Lol! Totally forgot my number on there
Holla at me! Hahahah
Am I right or wrong on this case? Like really...
hTc 3D
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are you wanting to use it one one upgrade or 3?
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Since when does sprint throttle? They are false advertising if they are.
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Since when does sprint throttle? They are false advertising if they are.
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They don't throttle.
tgruendler said:
They don't throttle.
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Like hell they don't. After the Evo 4G came out and they offered their cheap unlimited, they had a huge influx of customers. After that, major network areas had problems with people even able to get data at all. How did they fix it? They let everyone have data, just at a slower speed. How else do you think reprovisioning works? Or deleting the Sprint proxies inside EPST?
Its not throttling if everyone is subject to it...
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Its not throttling if everyone is subject to it...
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Not true. Think of it like the QoS settings on a router. To maintain everybody having network access, they limit the speeds of everybody.
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Like hell they don't. After the Evo 4G came out and they offered their cheap unlimited, they had a huge influx of customers. After that, major network areas had problems with people even able to get data at all. How did they fix it? They let everyone have data, just at a slower speed. How else do you think reprovisioning works? Or deleting the Sprint proxies inside EPST?
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Ugh, are you kidding me? I didn't even know they did this so called reprovisioning. I've complained a lot before about their data, this is kind of the problem. Sprints equipment is way under par, that's why their data sucks. This network vision crap better be a big upgrade to both speed and capacity to their total network, or it won't mean jack in the long run.
So its time for me to jump ship and move to a new carrier (Moved away and sprints service here is even worse then were I was) I'm not getting calls for job call backs which is hurting me a lot. So I will be switching to T-Mobile or Verizon. Never will go back to AT&T.
I love this phone though. I was a Evo 4G owner before EVO 3D. What phone would be best suited for me that is currently out, or coming out in the future for either carrier? Must be VERY powerful (I like saying I have one of the most powerful smartphones in available) And it needs to have a huge XDA base. I'm a flashaholic... (Pretty much rules out samsung...
You picked the 2 best carriers...
Verizon - Galaxy Nexus
There should be a lot of ROM's, cyanogenmod support should be quick, and the bootloader will be unlockable right after you get it. This is probably the choice that I would go with since the galaxy nexus is a google phone, the XDA base will be the largest, etc. etc. The Galaxy Nexus will be google's and verizon's flagship phone.
T-Mobile - One of the Sensation phones
I don't know which one has the largest XDA base, but I think all sensation phones are the same software wise (so it might just be one section). The sensation is also the flagship tmobile phone. I think the sensation has a great developer base since there is already ICS source ROM available.
Definitely the Sensation or Amaze 4G. Just one glance to he Sensation forums should give you an idea how big it is. It's at least twice as big than here.
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Hm. I'll be going with the Galaxy Nexus when it comes out then.
Never had the nexus, or nexus S so it looks good to me.
If there's good Verizon service down there, why not just switch PRLs?
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If there's good Verizon service down there, why not just switch PRLs?
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-Because if you go over around 700,000 MB they can terminate you
-Roaming drains battery on the Evo 3D
-You shouldn't even be doing that
-etc.
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-Because if you go over around 700,000 MB they can terminate you
-Roaming drains battery on the Evo 3D
-You shouldn't even be doing that
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-Because if you go over around 700,000 MB they can terminate you
-Roaming drains battery on the Evo 3D
-You shouldn't even be doing that
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If he's already switching, them possibly terminating his account isn't going to matter much. Besides, he'll save some money in the meantime
As for battery drain, I don't recall anyone running 11115 complaining about anything like that
EGOvoruhk said:
If he's already switching, them possibly terminating his account isn't going to matter much. Besides, he'll save some money in the meantime
As for battery drain, I don't recall anyone running 11115 complaining about anything like that
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True, if he wants to get terminated he actually should use that PRL and stream videos/download movies/etc.
Roaming heats up my phone and drains battery but maybe the same effect isn't present on the PRL.
I will be paying the early termination fee to sprint.
If you go with Verizon, the HTC Rezound is the most comparable to the E3D, with a faster processor and a better screen (but minus the 3D camera, of course).
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I will be paying the early termination fee to sprint.
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I think if you move and don't have service, they might let you out of the fees. Nextel did that for me around 10 years ago without me even asking.
Rob the plumber said:
I think if you move and don't have service, they might let you out of the fees. Nextel did that for me around 10 years ago without me even asking.
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Yeah, go ahead and carefully look at the terms if service allows this. All carriers used to do it. Tmobile doesn't anymore for sure. I'm guessing sprint will be the same, that if you move into an area that has bad service that clause in the contract is null. It is worth a look, because if you signed the version of the contract that allows cancellation after moving to a bad service area you have the right to not pay etf.
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I will be paying the early termination fee to sprint.
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Like I said, just switch PRLs. You'll either get Verizon like signal, or Sprint will cancel for you, and you won't have to pay the early termination fee
If I HAD to go another carrier I probably would go the galaxy nexus of course. If you like what HTC is doing then the Rezound is the perfect choice
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I will be paying the early termination fee to sprint.
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Thank you
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Yeah, go ahead and carefully look at the terms if service allows this. All carriers used to do it. Tmobile doesn't anymore for sure. I'm guessing sprint will be the same, that if you move into an area that has bad service that clause in the contract is null. It is worth a look, because if you signed the version of the contract that allows cancellation after moving to a bad service area you have the right to not pay etf.
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Thank you for giving helpful info same goes to the other poster. also and to the dbags telling him to skrew sprint over cause he moved get out of here. He is being a honest and a mature adult which I think is awesome as its hard to find a decent person.
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Like I said, just switch PRLs. You'll either get Verizon like signal, or Sprint will cancel for you, and you won't have to pay the early termination fee
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Such bad advice.
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Thank you for giving helpful info same goes to the other poster. also and to the dbags telling him to skrew sprint over cause he moved get out of here. He is being a honest and a mature adult which I think is awesome as its hard to find a decent person.
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Such bad advice.
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It was obvious he's a man of principle, and I can sincerely respect that. There are still a few good people left out there. He is honest, and willing to pay his dues. It was about the only useful thing I could post, given his principles, I hope he doesn't have to pay the etf but the fact that he is willing speaks volumes
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It was obvious he's a man of principle, and I can sincerely respect that. There are still a few good people left out there. He is honest, and willing to pay his dues. It was about the only useful thing I could post, given his principles, I hope he doesn't have to pay the etf but the fact that he is willing speaks volumes
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+1
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That's what this f#$n EVO 4G LTE feels like when you're driving down the bay area in 5 oclock rush , in traffic, in the passenger seat trying to browse the web! It aint gonna happen. Yep, another "my 3G service sucks monkey @$$" thread. Why? Because we can and it's a motha [email protected]#ck'n free country - GOD Bless the USA! You don't like it? Move along! We'll keep posting until Sprint comes out and makes an official statement about their sh!tty 3G service on the EVO 4G LTE. Talk about a step back on 3G service on a new device!
Ok, had to get that off my shoulders. There's my rant! I swear this phone is a love/hate relationship right now!
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Freedom isn't free, it costs a buck o' five.
StormMcCloud said:
Freedom isn't free, it costs a buck o' five.
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You want freedom from the Loch Ness Monster? You gotta give it Tree Fiddy (three dollars and fifty cents)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcbgclG4_A
sn0b0ard said:
You want freedom from the Loch Ness Monster? You gotta give it Tree Fiddy (three dollars and fifty cents)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcbgclG4_A
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What!?!? Woman I ain't givin' the Loch Ness monster no three fiddy! That's almost one million dollars.
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That's what this f#$n EVO 4G LTE feels like when you're driving down the bay area in 5 oclock rush , in traffic, in the passenger seat trying to browse the web! It aint gonna happen. Yep, another "my 3G service sucks monkey @$$" thread. Why? Because we can and it's a motha [email protected]#ck'n free country - GOD Bless the USA! You don't like it? Move along! We'll keep posting until Sprint comes out and makes an official statement about their sh!tty 3G service on the EVO 4G LTE. Talk about a step back on 3G service on a new device!
Ok, had to get that off my shoulders. There's my rant! I swear this phone is a love/hate relationship right now!
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guess what? Sprint execs don't hang out on xda. Wanna post something for them to know how you feel? Take it over to the sprint.com forums. People on xda can't do jack for your signal.
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swaze said:
guess what? Sprint execs don't hang out on xda. Wanna post something for them to know how you feel? Take it over to the sprint.com forums. People on xda can't do jack for your signal.
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You can post on sprint.com forums ll you want.... Nothing will change :-(
Meanwhile I'm enjoying better 3G than I got on my 3D but.. You don't see me complaining about that.
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Sigh if you have read the many other threads illiterating the excact same thing, what makes you think your thread is gonna be something important besides spam?? Deal with the issues with a NEW phone and a network that's getting a UPGRADE, or go find another carrier..
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I wonder when the GS3 comes out, will 3g magically work better on that phone?
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Zameus said:
That's what this f#$n EVO 4G LTE feels like when you're driving down the bay area in 5 oclock rush , in traffic, in the passenger seat trying to browse the web! It aint gonna happen. Yep, another "my 3G service sucks monkey @$$" thread. Why? Because we can and it's a motha [email protected]#ck'n free country - GOD Bless the USA! You don't like it? Move along! We'll keep posting until Sprint comes out and makes an official statement about their sh!tty 3G service on the EVO 4G LTE. Talk about a step back on 3G service on a new device!
Ok, had to get that off my shoulders. There's my rant! I swear this phone is a love/hate relationship right now!
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Here's your official statement:
http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2308
Now shut the hell up.
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What!?!? Woman I ain't givin' the Loch Ness monster no three fiddy! That's almost one million dollars.
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Nice work on that thread translation yesterday.
I love my shiny 4g iPhone!
Should have done your research before buying.
According to Sprint conference call and Engedget, it's BIRDS! Kind of makes me wonder why Verizon or AT&T never had that problem.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/sprint-lte-delay-birds/
lol angry birds
try telling robert at s4gru.com that the LTE rollout is going slow, he'll explain why you are wrong
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lol angry birds
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"We wouldn't advise you go with a stick trying to poke the nests from the sites -- we suspect the Humane Association is on the lookout for angry nerds."
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"We wouldn't advise you go with a stick trying to poke the nests from the sites -- we suspect the Humane Association is on the lookout for angry nerds."
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Death to the birds!
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According to Sprint conference call and Engedget, it's BIRDS! Kind of makes me wonder why Verizon or AT&T never had that problem.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/sprint-lte-delay-birds/
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They do - they just disagree with the government on how impacting millions of bird deaths are. This was Verizon's response to the FCC on a similar issue.
Wow, Engadget is usually wrong but way off this time..
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Wow, Engadget is usually wrong but way off this time..
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How can Engadget get it wrong if it came straight from Sprint?
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I am sure it was a small comment and now the media is talking it, putting their spin on it and running with it.
I used to see birds nest and such all the time when we were climbing. Did it impact our job? Nope. Just did what we had to do, got the job done, climbed down, and got paid. No way was I going to let a bird nest stop me from getting paid. Everyone was like that, all about getting paid for that day and the climb.
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I am sure it was a small comment and now the media is talking it, putting their spin on it and running with it.
I used to see birds nest and such all the time when we were climbing. Did it impact our job? Nope. Just did what we had to do, got the job done, climbed down, and got paid. No way was I going to let a bird nest stop me from getting paid. Everyone was like that, all about getting paid for that day and the climb.
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Takes a man to get the job done. Aha feed your family!
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What's their excuse as to why WiMAX wasn't deployed as fast? My OG Evo never even saw the 4G signal. I'm betting that by the time my area sees 4G, the successor to the 4G LTE will be out. It sure would be nice of Sprint to send me all my $10 monthly payments back for never connecting to 4G on the OG Evo. One can dream though.
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What's their excuse as to why WiMAX wasn't deployed as fast? My OG Evo never even saw the 4G signal. I'm betting that by the time my area sees 4G, the successor to the 4G LTE will be out. It sure would be nice of Sprint to send me all my $10 monthly payments back for never connecting to 4G on the OG Evo. One can dream though.
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I hate saying this as it seems silly at this point but no matter what people presented it as (media consumers and other retailers) Sprint never listed the $10 fee as a 4g fee. The mistake they made was not charging all web enabled devices which they later corrected. Even with that fee the plans are still cheaper.
And if no one has told you...wimax is no longer in deployment and will be non existing in a few years
I never had wimax...most likely won't have late at my home. I pay for home internet service and use wifi
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What's their excuse as to why WiMAX wasn't deployed as fast? My OG Evo never even saw the 4G signal. I'm betting that by the time my area sees 4G, the successor to the 4G LTE will be out. It sure would be nice of Sprint to send me all my $10 monthly payments back for never connecting to 4G on the OG Evo. One can dream though.
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Clearwire....thats the excuse why WiMax wasn't deployed...yes sprint owns majority stake of them but thats different than actually making the companies day-to-day decisions...
As for the bird reference...honestly i have no idea why sprint's PR person would even mention that...willing to bet someone got told to go home early on that one. lol
So, I'm moving to a Sprint dead zone and thinking about switching to att. The price will be close to the same, but with only 4gb of data which doesn't mean much because I get crap for 3g and will never see 4g. Anyone have any luck getting out of contract for crappy service? I would probably get the sgs3, because the one x doesn't have an sd card slot, unless there is something better coming soon to att.
I know I could get an airrave, but that would still leave my phone useless out in the yard and probably in parts of my house as well and since I'm always on my phone I don't want to deal with crap service at my house. Any tips, suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Airwave
Hey, just go talk time them and tell them that u are moved ng to a dead zone and you will switch to at&t if they don't help u. Ask for an Airwave for your house. It is like a mini tower.
In a lot of cases they offer it as an incentive to stay, complained for my cousin since she hates dealing with sprint and got one free of charge awhile back
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In a lot of cases they offer it as an incentive to stay, complained for my cousin since she hates dealing with sprint and got one free of charge awhile back
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All I did was ask for an airave and they sent me one free
What's the range on an airrave, because I have six acres and want to use my phone in the yard if necessary?
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What's the range on an airrave, because I have six acres and want to use my phone in the yard if necessary?
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If I remember correctly it's 4000-5000 sqft correct me if I'm wrong
5000 sounds about right. Which is only about 30-50 feet away. With mine i lose service just after walking out the front door. If you need it for 6 acres, Sprint won't work for you.
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That's what I was afraid of. Now its time to see if sprint will let me go without ETFs. Anyone with suggestions on how to approach them with this request? I just wish the One X had expandable memory then my phone choice would be easy.
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Well, I sent an email. I guess we'll see how it goes.
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So this is the bs generic response I got.
Hi Ted,
Thank you for your email; Sprint appreciates your patronage and understands your concerns. Because yours is a densely populated area, Sprint is in the midst of a national revitalization, expansion, and enhancement of existing services to increase your area capacity, which will implement Sprint’s Network Vision. In and around your area, any coverage challenges would be the result of construction, and engineering calibration. As with any construction project material, man-power, government regulation, community involvement, environmental concerns, and even the weather can affect completion times. This project is being completed as fast and safe as possible. The below links provide information on the enhancements Sprint is making.
http://www.sprint.com/landings/lte/index.html? id16=network%20vision
http://network.sprint.com/? id16=network%20vision
Derek Ross
Account Services Specialist
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That's what I was afraid of. Now its time to see if sprint will let me go without ETFs. Anyone with suggestions on how to approach them with this request? I just wish the One X had expandable memory then my phone choice would be easy.
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What I've read is by force roaming and eating up gigs worth of data will make them want to drop you. That or wait for a change in the contract that might have an "adverse affect" like a price increase. I'm looking for loopholes myself.. Best of luck to you!
On a side note if you do get out of your contract and head to AT&T, they've announced the HTC One X+ which is an upgrade over the One X. I'd look into that before settling on the SGSIII
I berated a Sprint rep just yes and now they've flipped the switch on 4g in my area. I'm not going anywhere lol. Not like my rant had anything to do with it, it was perfect timing