Im fixing to be stationed in Japan, im wondering if there is anyway to use my Thunderbolt over there? I know that with some other phones you can have them unlocked and use a local carriers SIM card, i didnt know there there was any option for me to continue using my TB while i am over seas... .Thanks in advance......
Well, the good news is you will be able to use your VZW phone in Japan according to their website. The bad news you will pay threw the nose if you do so for any length of time. And you won't be able to simply swap the sim card out. They don't have 4g LTE over there yet and there is not a 3g sim card you can put in there. Better to check on a Japanese phone unless the base has some special American VZW connectivity. Good luck!!
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NavyKwonMA said:
Im fixing to be stationed in Japan, im wondering if there is anyway to use my Thunderbolt over there? I know that with some other phones you can have them unlocked and use a local carriers SIM card, i didnt know there there was any option for me to continue using my TB while i am over seas... .Thanks in advance......
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Install Skype and use over Wi-fi.
That's about it. Idk if there are any other options.
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Well, the good news is you will be able to use your VZW phone in Japan according to their website. The bad news you will pay threw the nose if you do so for any length of time. And you won't be able to simply swap the sim card out. They don't have 4g LTE over there yet and there is not a 3g sim card you can put in there. Better to check on a Japanese phone unless the base has some special American VZW connectivity. Good luck!!
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Sim card does not matter. If it did, no one would be able to port the phone to carriers like MetroPCS. Granted they don't have LTE working, but 3g will.
If the carriers over there have CMDA and support the frequencies found on the thunderbolt, you should in theory be able to flash it to their networks like you those that did for MetroPCS and such.
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Sim card does not matter. If it did, no one would be able to port the phone to carriers like MetroPCS. Granted they don't have LTE working, but 3g will.
If the carriers over there have CMDA and support the frequencies found on the thunderbolt, you should in theory be able to flash it to their networks like you those that did for MetroPCS and such.
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This but prepared for LARGE roaming charges.
If I were you, I'd call Verizon and suspend your service. If I'm not mistaken under the Soldiers and Sailors Act, you can suspend without penalty.
That Act works for credit cards/loans if you're deployed so I'd think it'd work for Verizon. No sense in paying for something you can't use.
That's about it.
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That's about it.
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Damn.... was hoping to be able to use my TB can I still use it on wifi?
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Damn.... was hoping to be able to use my TB can I still use it on wifi?
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Yeah you can use it on WiFi. It'll basically be the same thing as an ipod touch.
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Or a mini tablet? Lol
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Just thought this little graphic was funny, t-Mobile veering off course.
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That is funny!
Lol. My cousin's Boyfriend, who owns 3 Verizon stores said that Sprint throttles your data and Verizon doesn't. I stood there quietly because there was no sense explaining it.
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Lol. My cousin's Boyfriend, who owns 3 Verizon stores said that Sprint throttles your data and Verizon doesn't. I stood there quietly because there was no sense explaining it.
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He's the competition, of course he is going to say that lol.
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JTNiggle said:
Just thought this little graphic was funny, t-Mobile veering off course.
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You have a new voicemail.
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Overstew said:
Lol. My cousin's Boyfriend, who owns 3 Verizon stores said that Sprint throttles your data and Verizon doesn't. I stood there quietly because there was no sense explaining it.
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I would've told him to put that up in his store and make it known to all the customers to come in and see how quick Sprint comes in there and says "Uh, why do you have a seat over there. Let's chat, shall we?"
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Lol. My cousin's Boyfriend, who owns 3 Verizon stores said that Sprint throttles your data and Verizon doesn't. I stood there quietly because there was no sense explaining it.
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You should have told him that Sprint doesn't throttle data. Their speeds are already too slow.
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You should have told him that Sprint doesn't throttle data. Their speeds are already too slow.
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*Ahem*... for you maybe.
12Mbps avg dl for me... I must be the only phone in the area.
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You should have told him that Sprint doesn't throttle data. Their speeds are already too slow.
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Sprint's speeds near me are far greater than Verizon's. That may be completely due to Verizon's popularity, but I'm 100% happy with Sprint. Their 3G signal alone grants me just over 2,000 kbps DL.
I live in Philadelphia where the speeds are supposed to be great and they are terrible. I get like 200 to 300 kbps on average. The highest my 4g got was 4mbps. To tell you the truth if sprint fixed there network and started to throttle because of it I would be happier and I would actually be able to use data on my 3D.
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So I am on the nj side of the Hudson river. I can walk a long block and reach the water. Anyways what is a fail is I get no service but i get good 4g lol I would think both services should go hand in hand if one works.
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It does seem like it should go hand and hand but you have different components in your phone. 4g radio being one of them, it has nothing to do with the actual phone service.
My "DU4L C0R3 SH00T3R" shot you down in 3D! Screw Tupac. "A,O,S,P BACK!" >_<
It's different towers, your 4G is coming from a Clear WiMax tower, your Sprint Voice & 3G is coming from a Sprint Cell tower.
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So I am on the nj side of the Hudson river. I can walk a long block and reach the water. Anyways what is a fail is I get no service but i get good 4g lol I would think both services should go hand in hand if one works.
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Hmm, that got me thinking. Is it possible to roam while still having a 4g signal?
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Hmm, that got me thinking. Is it possible to roam while still having a 4g signal?
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Don't see why not. Your 4g radio is a completely seperate radio, kinda like wifi.
also wimax is a higher band, meaning it will travel further distances than your 3g, but have less building penetration.
Still sucks... I would think that sprint would have upgraded or add the 4g towers aside the service ones Idk. I just hope it gets better
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Still sucks... I would think that sprint would have upgraded or add the 4g towers aside the service ones Idk. I just hope it gets better
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Sprint is upgrading their towers to be all-in-one (they call it "Network Vision"). I work in a Sprint store here in NYC and we have a Network Vision tower on our roof right now. According to my manager, we also have an [inactive] LTE tower as well.
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Sprint is upgrading their towers to be all-in-one (they call it "Network Vision"). I work in a Sprint store here in NYC and we have a Network Vision tower on our roof right now. According to my manager, we also have an [inactive] LTE tower as well.
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I thought we were getting that at the beginning of 2011. 2012 is right around the corner now and Sprint hasn't added many 4G locations at all....
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I thought we were getting that at the beginning of 2011. 2012 is right around the corner now and Sprint hasn't added many 4G locations at all....
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I'll prove it to you. In the back we have the boxes for some of the equipment. I haven't got a shot of the 3G box, but here's a shot of the WiMax box:
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Maybe I missed the boat. lol
But I just saw these on the site right now.
http://www.sprint.com/landings/lte/index.html?INTCID=AB:UBU:HERO:010912:GalaxyNexusPrelaunch:960x320
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Yea....ur just a little late. Its ok tho. Got announced about 2 weeks ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430391
Yeah I remember that thread. But I didn't recall it actually being shown on the Sprint website yet. Lol Oh well, my bad.
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i want LTE so bad, i was thinking if i get a nexus from a evo 3d wouldn't that be backwards????
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i want LTE so bad, i was thinking if i get a nexus from a evo 3d wouldn't that be backwards????
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Depends on how you feel about the device I guess?
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i want LTE so bad, i was thinking if i get a nexus from a evo 3d wouldn't that be backwards????
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How would that be backwards?
Lol looks nice tho I doubt there gonna roll LTE out everywhere they said the same thing about 4G when it came out and my area still doesn't have it
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Lol looks nice tho I doubt there gonna roll LTE out everywhere they said the same thing about 4G when it came out and my area still doesn't have it
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4G Wimax was rolled out by Clearwire, an amateur wireless wholesaler. This current 4G LTE rollout is by Sprint. If Sprint fails to build out LTE by the end of 2013 as projected, then the company probably has doomsday issues.
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4G Wimax was rolled out by Clearwire, an amateur wireless wholesaler. This current 4G LTE rollout is by Sprint. If Sprint fails to build out LTE by the end of 2013 as projected, then the company probably has doomsday issues.
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Is it by sprint or light squared?
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Is it by sprint or light squared?
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The FCC shut down Light Squared alternatives, due to GPS interference. So, Light Squared will soon be Lights Out.
Sprint will have their own LTE network, and if Clear does actually put out a LTE network, they will use that, too. Sprint mentioned possibly using two different LTE technologies.
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The FCC shut down Light Squared alternatives, due to GPS interference. So, Light Squared will soon be Lights Out.
Sprint will have their own LTE network, and if Clear does actually put out a LTE network, they will use that, too. Sprint mentioned possibly using two different LTE technologies.
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Ok so basically if I understand correctly, the LTE towers that are being put up in Texas are by Sprint themselves. Sprint was planning to use LightSquared to expand their network but that is not going to to happen due to recent regulations. So basically now Sprint has to expand their LTE network by themselves.
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Ok so basically if I understand correctly, the LTE towers that are being put up in Texas are by Sprint themselves. Sprint was planning to use LightSquared to expand their network but that is not going to to happen due to recent regulations. So basically now Sprint has to expand their LTE network by themselves.
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Yes and no. They have subcontracted areas in the country to different people like Samsung and such. It's on their site.
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crazy to think this was 3 years ago. Sprint was at the top.
http://www.bgr.com/2009/08/08/carrier-wars-sprint-speed-test-results/
im getting .1 mb/down and i live in south florida. having a smartphone with these speeds is pretty pointless. please sprint, bring me NV! anyone in south florida seeing any good speeds?
I live in south Florida I get good speeds at my house but in some places speeds could be bad
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I live in south Florida I get good speeds at my house but in some places speeds could be bad
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In general Sprints network could be better and that is what they are doing with network vision.
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In general Sprints network could be better and that is what they are doing with network vision.
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Can say the same for every network
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I really don't have any problem with calls or conectivity in different areas, but the 3G data is horrible recently. Luckily the LTE network is coming in some places and the data speeds are blazing. I just hope it's more widespread soon.
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Could we get a section just for speed related topics? Maybe in the sprint.com forums? I'm getting sick of all the data speed discussions on phone specific forums. We all know Sprint 3G data sucks for some and its ok for others. Could we move on already or just go to another carrier.
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Could we get a section just for speed related topics? Maybe in the sprint.com forums? I'm getting sick of all the data speed discussions on phone specific forums. We all know Sprint 3G data sucks for some and its ok for others. Could we move on already or just go to another carrier.
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Hello my friend,when i see a thread i don't want to read i just skip to the next one. Have a good day.
Try doing a Verizon prl. Speeds will be better. Just don't over use it or you get kicked out of sprint etf free.
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Hello my friend,when i see a thread i don't want to read i just skip to the next one. Have a good day.
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Well maybe if the topics would warn us its just another speed related thread I wouldn't be forced to read them.
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Well maybe if the topics would warn us its just another speed related thread I wouldn't be forced to read them.
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I understand your frustration, but if you are rockin' a new lte there should be a smile on your face. If not, join the rest of us
Aircraft800 said:
I really don't have any problem with calls or conectivity in different areas, but the 3G data is horrible recently. Luckily the LTE network is coming in some places and the data speeds are blazing. I just hope it's more widespread soon.
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looks to me like you have wifi on ...lol
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looks to me like you have wifi on ...lol
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He has WiFi on for the first one the rest are not WiFi.
My wifi one said 9830kbps and 1305kbps and 24 ms yours is way higher your top one 17807 and 4578. So does that mean my wifi isn't that good LOL! I can't try it without wifi on I don't get 3G signal in my house it says no connection. But I could try it outside.
Has anybody experienced a sudden change in their 3g speed as well? Look what I am getting.....daaaamn
Am I being network vision-ified????
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flex360 said:
Has anybody experienced a sudden change in their 3g speed as well? Look what I am getting.....daaaamn
Am I being network vision-ified????
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Same here look at the new 3g coverage map
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where can i find that map?
Definitely feeling the drag....
I live in Atlanta and Its been having a lot of ups and downs for a while here. but now i've got the new EVO 4g LTE and I am just assuming its because the 3g is getting raped all over the place because they havent launched the LTE network and so everyone(including myself) has to use the hell out of it until they get the new network up and running. I've heard it should be "really really really really really soon." quoting the sprint rep the other day
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where can i find that map?
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http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp?nobrand&covType=wimaxdual&serviceType=data
TW1L1GHT_K1N6 said:
I live in Atlanta and Its been having a lot of ups and downs for a while here. but now i've got the new EVO 4g LTE and I am just assuming its because the 3g is getting raped all over the place because they havent launched the LTE network and so everyone(including myself) has to use the hell out of it until they get the new network up and running. I've heard it should be "really really really really really soon." quoting the sprint rep the other day
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You should try updating your profile.. that's what I did now everything is better. With one bar 3g I'm well over 800kbps
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Same here look at the new 3g coverage map
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The "new" 3G map looks like the old 3G map for my area..it says I'm fully covered for 3G but my data speeds suck.....
go to this site to see improvements in your area
https://network.sprint.com/
What does your mobile network type say in about-network? Evdo a or eHRRP?
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The "new" 3G map looks like the old 3G map for my area..it says I'm fully covered for 3G but my data speeds suck.....
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Mine says the same but now off one bar I'm doing about 1200kbps keeps going up
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Has anybody experienced a sudden change in their 3g speed as well? Look what I am getting.....daaaamn
Am I being network vision-ified????
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I will get those speeds either late at night or early in the morning. Any time during the day when people are actually using data and im around 300kb. Do another test and see what you get.
I use to have 19 upgrades to be now I have 15 yay LTE is almost complete
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We just had updates in central Wisconsin a month or two ago and my data went from about 200k to about 2.2Mbps overnight. My evo lte connects perfectly to the new tower hardware, but is slow (100-150) on the older towers. Oddly, we also now have wimax in the woods near the upgraded tower, but it doesn't show on sprints map.
According to the local techs I know, the hardware throughout northern Wisconsin is about 50% complete and late should be set to go in all current 3g areas of the state by December...but that implied sprint just flips the switch the moment they can.
Either way, my findings are evo with new tower, great...with old tower slightly worse than my nexus.
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