Anyone have any experience with these ?
Does Tmo normally make you buy them or what ?
I have an issue with signal and data only at work but, after pricing
Sprint, Verizon, and At&t, I would be paying double what I am now each month.
I called them and they said I could only get one for home use because
if a call was made to 911 from another cell phone in the signal booster
radius, 911 would not be able to tell the phones location.
Would they even be able to tell that I was using it at work instead of home ?
I just signed a new contract a week ago and bought the Amaze so I am well within the 30 days I have to reverse the contract.
I cant tether at work, I can barely make a call, and many times I cant even do that.
You could change your billing address to work and then go that route. The 911 part is likely a regulation so I don't think there's anything you can do about that.
id also like to know more about a signal booster? the woman at the store mentioned it but tech support didnt
going_home said:
Anyone have any experience with these ?
Does Tmo normally make you buy them or what ?
I have an issue with signal and data only at work but, after pricing
Sprint, Verizon, and At&t, I would be paying double what I am now each month.
I called them and they said I could only get one for home use because
if a call was made to 911 from another cell phone in the signal booster
radius, 911 would not be able to tell the phones location.
Would they even be able to tell that I was using it at work instead of home ?
I just signed a new contract a week ago and bought the Amaze so I am well within the 30 days I have to reverse the contract.
I cant tether at work, I can barely make a call, and many times I cant even do that.
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do you have wifi at work? nov 13th the wifi calling update is going to be released (hopefully)
I'm with TMO and just got their signal booster about a week ago.
The tech support person I talked to wasn't particularly helpful and seemed very concerned about following her script rather than actually helping - that said, to get the free booster, you must meet their criteria precisely, no room for judgement here.
Their requirements are you are not in an apartment complex, you have to have 2 bars of signal, and the person I talked to was extremely concerned with the physical size and floors of my house.
Installing the unit is really simple - there is a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver needs to be in the best place to get a signal in your house and the transmitter basically needs to be in the middle of your house. The two devices need to be a certain distance apart to work. Again this was a source of confusion with tech support. She was convinced the device only works on one floor and there is only one part to it. I mention this in case you have similar issues communicating with TMO.
All in all, it took about 45 minutes on the phone to get the device and once it was here, 10 minutes to get everything in place. Since then I've had a great signal here - 4 or 5 bars. Data has been around 14mbs down.
Anything else?
Thanks. I will have to stay on them about this signal booster. Can't wait to have signal ay home
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I don't have wifi at work .
I just wonder if they could tell if I used it at work .
I wouldn't leave it on all the time it even leave it there because
risk of loss.
I do only have randomly one or two bars at home though .
Guess I'll try and get one.
I can't see how they could tell where it was being used.
The issue though is capacity.
The way the device works is the receiver is put where you get the best signal. It then re transmits over a different open public frequency (like a cordless phone), to the transmitter. The transmitter then acts like a mini cell tower.
The problem is the transmission between the two units has a limited bandwidth. If more than a few cell phones are talking to the transmitter, the band width will be used up and signal will degrade.
So if you take it to work and no one else winds up connecting to it, you're fine. But if more than a couple of cell phones connect, you will all get crappy service. (this is also why they don't use it in apartment complexes)
buy/own your own signal booster. the same one you can get from T-Mobile:
http://cel-fi.com/overview#get_celfi
use this code to get $100 off:
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it's expensive... $525-$100=$425, but you don't have to jump through T-Mobile's hoops to get it and use it
338lm said:
buy/own your own signal booster. the same one you can get from T-Mobile:
http://cel-fi.com/overview#get_celfi
use this code to get $100 off:
Code:
5BARS
it's expensive... $525-$100=$425, but you don't have to jump through T-Mobile's hoops to get it and use it
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OK I will get one myself as T-Mobile required a two year contract
And I just this month entered one for this phone.
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OK I will get one myself as T-Mobile required a two year contract
And I just this month entered one for this phone.
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If you're already in a contract, its not an additional 2 years, its 2 years from the date they send the device.
I got my phone, under contract, a month before I got the cell booster, so in effect it only extends my contract one month.
If you plan on buying a unit, and you're not intimidated by a little wiring, there are better options out there for the same or less money. They just require you to run a cable from the receiver to the transmitter. (search amazon for wilson electronics)
Those options allow you to get customize your antenna to allow for a much better signal.
-Tony
Tony,
Do you have a link to the repeater that T-Mobile sent you? I have very marginal reception in my house, and want to look over what it is they send you. Any other tips (which number did you call? etc.) for getting one of these repeaters? I just got my Amaze a couple days after it was released.
Ryan
Contracts don't add up so you wouldn't have 4 years... You'd just extend 2 years starting at this point.
Cel-fi is the brand.
I just called the regular customer service number and went to technical support. I had to talk three people to get to the right person - they each knew it was possible to get a booster, but weren't empowered to make it happen - and the final person wasn't too up on things either.
Just let them know you have at least two bars in an area of your house near a window (don't know why, but the person I talked to was concerned this was the case) and the rest of your house is worse. If you live in an apartment, that will exclude you. The person I was talking to was also convinced a three story house was out of the question, but its working perfectly for me.
It may not work for you and if it doesn't they do have a 14 day or 30 day (I forget which) period that you can return the device and they roll back any commitments .
If your signal is really bad, you may have to purchase you're own unit with a directional antenna. They're not hard to set up, just way more time consuming to install and cost about $350+/-
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Tony,
Do you have a link to the repeater that T-Mobile sent you? I have very marginal reception in my house, and want to look over what it is they send you. Any other tips (which number did you call? etc.) for getting one of these repeaters? I just got my Amaze a couple days after it was released.
Ryan
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Ah, i looked up the Cel-fi, and it won't work for me
http://cel-fi.com/overview#get_celfi
I only have 2G at my house, and this requires at least 1 bar of 3G. I'll just wait for the WiFi calling on the Amaze, then I wouldn't need it anyways.
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Hi, I was wondering if there were any decent signal boosters for this phone(htc tilt 2)?
I've saw some that are 300-400 dollars and I'm really not looking to spend that much.
I get one bar inside my house and 3 if I put it in my window... but yeah any advice would be appreciated
plz help
have u put a custom rom and radio on ur fone? there are several radios for different areas and companys.... but also as an addition to that sum buildings just have poor reception.... i have FULL HSPA reception nearly everywhere but on my college campus or at my friends house i drop to 1 or 3 bars in EDGE
I have researched this extensively for the past month and I can tell you what I have come up with. You are going to get what you pay for first and foremost. I am building a house in an area that has little to no reception depending on where you are standing. My neighbor bought a $300 repeater and did a halfa$$ attempt at getting the external antenna directed at the tower thus he did not have a good results. If you understand the concept then you can understand the cost of good results. I bought a $1000 setup that once installed I am sure it will perform. I cannot say it does as I have not used it yet but if you go through he steps required to see if you are going to benefit from a repeater then you will understand what I mean. You are going to need an external directional antenna running to an amplifier then an internal antenna to broadcast that signal. It all boils down to if you have good reception where the external antenna will be then it is going to reproduce that signal at the end point. I can get on top of my house and get a high RSSI #. So this will be pulled though my antennas and broadcasted to the phones in the house.
You can go a cheaper route and it may work but you are looking at trial and error on any setup you get unless you can get a person to help you figure out what setup and if any setup will help you. Most will just try and sell you something promising you full bars.
Cazey.... when making a request it's always best to post what you have.... ie if you are using a custom rom, radio your carrier etc..
That said... If you have ATT you might want to give this a check... If not I'm sure other carriers offer something similar.
AT&T 3G MicroCell now available in all markets
Anyone been successful using their Airave with their Evo 3d?
I am successful it but requires (1) toggling roaming mode to Sprint only, (2) hard reset (remove battery) and (3) update PRL---EVERY TIME I want to get on Airave....worse, if I leave the Airave coverage, my data keeps working, but I can't make or receive phone calls--have to do ANOTHER Hard reset + PRL update. Since I have my 3VO in an Otterbox Defender case, it really makes the entire situation NOT WORTH IT...(Already been on tech support for 4+ hours on this issue...)
Oh and my wife's Samsung Restore won't even connect at ALL lol....
So has anyone been able to seamlessly enter/exit their airave coverage on the 3VO without any hassles?
Thanks in advance!
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Anyone been successful using their Airave with their Evo 3d?
I am successful it but requires (1) toggling roaming mode to Sprint only, (2) hard reset (remove battery) and (3) update PRL---EVERY TIME I want to get on Airave....worse, if I leave the Airave coverage, my data keeps working, but I can't make or receive phone calls--have to do ANOTHER Hard reset + PRL update. Since I have my 3VO in an Otterbox Defender case, it really makes the entire situation NOT WORTH IT...(Already been on tech support for 4+ hours on this issue...)
Oh and my wife's Samsung Restore won't even connect at ALL lol....
So has anyone been able to seamlessly enter/exit their airave coverage on the 3VO without any hassles?
Thanks in advance!
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As far as I can tell, my Evo 3d switches to/from the Airave just fine. Admittedly, I almost never talk on the phone. I don't know how well it's working.
What model of Airave do you have? I've got one of the originals.
Woah.....dude I'm jealous. Mine is a HubBub C1 600 RT...I'm assuming it's a fairly recent model as I just received it and it looked new...it's labeled "Airvana" as well. Also, you can tell if you're making your call on Airave or not by listening for a few extra tones at the beginning of an outgoing call, or by simply dialing *99 and it'll tell you if you're on the Airave network.
So maybe only the newer models are ****ed up with Android?? Maybe I should call and request an older model...
mine works the same way the evo4g did; if you start a call on the airrave, and leave the house/area, the call will probably drop off; if you start a call outside of airrave coverage, and them come into the house, you do NOT lose any calls..
I have the new airave
OK, so long story short, these units ARE working with Evo 3D/Android 2.3 etc..........
....this is so ****ing annoying. If it works for you all it should work for me. I have no idea why it isn't. I guess I'll just be patient....or maybe I should ask them to send me another unit, hmm....
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Woah.....dude I'm jealous. Mine is a HubBub C1 600 RT...I'm assuming it's a fairly recent model as I just received it and it looked new...it's labeled "Airvana" as well. Also, you can tell if you're making your call on Airave or not by listening for a few extra tones at the beginning of an outgoing call, or by simply dialing *99 and it'll tell you if you're on the Airave network.
So maybe only the newer models are ****ed up with Android?? Maybe I should call and request an older model...
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I know I can tell if I am or not, I just don't know if I have used the phone when I was at home or not.
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I know I can tell if I am or not, I just don't know if I have used the phone when I was at home or not.
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Ah gotcha. Well even if it dropped calls as I was leaving or entering the coverage area that would be fine...it's the hard reboot + prl update that's killing me...
I think you have a bad unit...either the phone or the airvana...I am running great with mine, and don't drop calls coming or going. 3G works great (when I'm not using my wifi network) and I am showing full bars for service. I would call sprint and have them resolve this, something needs to be replaced.
Mine works in and out. Just mine though. Everyone else here connects fine. (2 evo 3ds & 3 evos)
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We just got an airrave this week and it works fine with me Evo 3d no need even to power off.
Mine works fine. But I only have the original one.
Mine is maybe a few years old. Works fine for me, same as evo 4g.
Mine has never been able to acquire the airave when I arrive home. From what I read here that is not normal?
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my 3D works fine with the my air rave unit. I never did anything, it just worked as soon as it was activated.
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OK, so long story short, these units ARE working with Evo 3D/Android 2.3 etc..........
....this is so ****ing annoying. If it works for you all it should work for me. I have no idea why it isn't. I guess I'll just be patient....or maybe I should ask them to send me another unit, hmm....
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I had one of the first Airvana's when they came out. It wouldn't work with my 3D for some reason. Sprint tech support shipped me a new one and it works perfectly, I don't know if I had a firmware issue or something, but the new one works perfectly.
I've had my airwave by sprint since the samsung instincts came out and never had a problem with it unless the power or cable went out...keep in mind that ONLY cdma phones will work with it,a broadband phone like the renagade 950(worst phone ever made anyway)won't work....maybe your unit is bad,it also has to be activated,it costs $4.95 amonth but well worth it....hope this helps alittle
hope mine isn't a bad apple when it arrives spent like my whole day off last fridayon phone and in corporate store with various sprint agents *****ing cause they gave me a run around about getting it for free as i lost all my reception once i switched from evo4g to the evo 3d in my apartment .You have to be a ***** but they eventually said they would ship me mine... waiting patiently for it to arrive atm
if i at least received my text messages in a timely fashion as i did on my evo and such in apartment i wouldn't care but the evo3d has 3 bars less the the evo4g did meaning no bars inside so i had to ask for one as i wasn't accepting the switch back to evo4g they suggested
and was very surprised they were so hard to work with they usually are my favorite reps to deal with tbh
i had 4 people i had to talk too.. they even gave the corporate rep the run around when in doubt demand a manager after u nicely ask for the employee number that always seems to get it done
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hope mine isn't a bad apple when it arrives spent like my whole day off last fridayon phone and in corporate store with various sprint agents *****ing cause they gave me a run around about getting it for free as i lost all my reception once i switched from evo4g to the evo 3d in my apartment .You have to be a ***** but they eventually said they would ship me mine... waiting patiently for it to arrive atm
if i at least received my text messages in a timely fashion as i did on my evo and such in apartment i wouldn't care but the evo3d has 3 bars less the the evo4g did meaning no bars inside so i ahd to ask for one as i wasnt accepting the switch back to evo4g they suggested
side not was very surprised they were so hard to work with they usually are my favorite reps to deal with tbh
i had 4 people i had to talk to they even gave the corporate rep the run around when in doubt demand a manager after u nicely ask for the employee number that alwasy seems to get it done
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I hope the Airave helps you too--but have you considered that your phone is bad? I don't think I've heard widespread reports of 3D being worse reception than the 4G...
Also, there are a few semi-hacks (using CDMA workshop, QPST, etc) that can help speed up your internet or put you on roaming to better towers----check out the development section
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So I just got off the phone with customer support; I was told to reset it one more time and see if that helps; if not, to call back in and they'd send a replacement.
To recap, the issues I've been having are:
1) Evo 3D must have PRL update every time I come home to find the airave
2) Airave only gives 5 bars if I'm 5 feet away. 20 feet away + a wall = 2 bars again!
3) I've never successfully transferred a call either into or out of Airave--if I leave the house the phone cuts off 100% of the time
4) Wife's Samsung Restore has never been able to connect to Airave at all
All these stack up to my thinking it's the unit itself--especially since others have said their unit works fine w/ the Evo.
Questions:
1) Has anyone else reset their unit? Did the lights or anything change, because mine didn't.
2) Has anyone noticed a difference (Either in wifi speed or airave performance) between plugging airave into your wireless router as opposed to directly in your modem (w/ wireless connected to airave)?
Thanks for any help. I'm hoping my discussion here will help others trying to navigate the same bull****.
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So I just got off the phone with customer support; I was told to reset it one more time and see if that helps; if not, to call back in and they'd send a replacement.
To recap, the issues I've been having are:
1) Evo 3D must have PRL update every time I come home to find the airave
2) Airave only gives 5 bars if I'm 5 feet away. 20 feet away + a wall = 2 bars again!
3) I've never successfully transferred a call either into or out of Airave--if I leave the house the phone cuts off 100% of the time
4) Wife's Samsung Restore has never been able to connect to Airave at all
All these stack up to my thinking it's the unit itself--especially since others have said their unit works fine w/ the Evo.
Questions:
1) Has anyone else reset their unit? Did the lights or anything change, because mine didn't.
2) Has anyone noticed a difference (Either in wifi speed or airave performance) between plugging airave into your wireless router as opposed to directly in your modem (w/ wireless connected to airave)?
Thanks for any help. I'm hoping my discussion here will help others trying to navigate the same bull****.
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comcast here 50mbps i pay for
Modem>Airave>airport extreme base station> speedtest at 40mbps
Modem>Airport extreme base station>speedest 55mbps
nothign was uplaodign downloading on the network at the time
what they told me to do wasnt needed but added below for reference
Apple Airport Extreme
The airport extreme router does not have a DMZ instead you would set up for default host
1. Go into the Macintosh HD
2. Go to Applications>Utilities and select Airport Utility
3. Select Manual Setup.
4. Go to Advanced>Logs and Statistics>DHCP Clients and verify the IP address for the AIRAVE.
5. Go to Internet>NAT, check the box for ?Enable default host at? and place the IP address of the AIRAVE in that box.
Hit Update and powercycle the base station.
To ensure authorized access to your Sprint Nextel account information, please log on Sprint.com to create a personal PIN and a Security question & answer. Access will be provided to your account only with the PIN or Security question/answer you set up.
it works amazing with evo3d no prl updates needed havent tried transferrign calls into out of airave have no need myself just need my texts and calls at home i dotn call alot but have to be handy if there is any
model airvana 2
can confirm in basement 5-10 ft away from ti where i wanted it 5 bars
main fl (1st fl) i flr between it 2-3 bars 2nd fl 1-2 bars and i did set it for longe range in preferences on the sprint online portal
review amazing i don't need it in my backyard etc i have super fast wifi for data emails etc just needed signal for emergency calls or texts when inside basement(garden apt) so for me 100% win
hope this helps you guys in any decisions your making any questions pm me ;D
Thanks for such a thorough response!!!
Does your Evo 3D have Google Voice?
Mine does, so that texts/voicemails go thru GV; but it's still my Sprint cell # being used.
In my home I get horrible 3g speeds. So bad I have to use wifi. Where I work (outside) I get terrible service and bad 3g speeds. I called Sprint about this issue and was told that area has good (not great) but good coverage. They told me to bring the phone in to have it looked at. I know its not the phone because this was the same with my Hero. I just want to know what my options are. I honestly feel like they should put a discount on my bill or give me unlimited roaming. This is a very bad problem. I drop calls like its going out of style and 3g isnt even an option. As for 4g, nothing at all. This has been going on for a while and Im really getting fed up. Any ideas?
We are all in the same boat.
As soon as we get a radio update.
Pardon my ignorance because I'm not sure how it works or what hardware you need, but the Sprint Airave signal booster is supposed to work great. A friend of mine works at Sprint and was telling me that evidently it plugs into your wireless router??? and goes for around $100 bucks but he swears that he's getting full bars throughout his entire house including the basement. Might at least help while at home...
Technically we all have free roaming. We roam for free on Verizon's network so in theory, you should never drop a call if you have either Sprint or Verizon service where you are. I know it worked that way for me on the Evo 4G and once I turned off all the roaming guard crap on the 3vo, it seems about as good as my old Evo 4G. So have you gone into Settings, Wireless, Mobile Network, and turned off the roaming notification sound and made sure you turn OFF all roaming guards?
Edit: BTW my neighbor has the Airave and it does give him 4 to 5 bars throughout his single-level 2850 sq/ft house. No problem keeping a call over there!
Mike
i have the airave and it does work great, call sprint complain about the service and they should give you one for free
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and goes for around $100 bucks
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This one? Its $50 at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Airave/dp/B0035TLZ3O
Called Sprint about this and the guy said Sprint charges a $36 activation fee for this type of unit. Also supposedly it does use your minutes on your plan, and you can pay an additional $10 a month to get unlimited minutes while connected to the Airave
EVOLICIOUS said:
i have the airave and it does work great, call sprint complain about the service and they should give you one for free
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I've heard of a bunch of people getting free airaves for having poor signal at home. Is it true that it only works for voice, though, not 3g? I can make and receive calls ok, but the 3g and 4g signals at my house are awful. And they have been for over a year. They were bad on my OG Evo. I just would like to be able to surf the net on my phone. Or, even, tether occasionally, if we loose power to the main network. Thanks.
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This one? Its $50 at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Airave/dp/B0035TLZ3O
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i have had the airave since it was in existance. i was actually a tester for them before they went public. the one you linked it the old model 1X. the one you want is http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20014429-85.html
it is 3G capable. all and all a way better unit. if you call up explain your situation. for me what actually got me one many yrs ago was basically the truth. told them i am in a on cal field. i need my cell to ring when i am called no tgo to voicemail. if they could not provide me a way to fix it. i simply was going elsewhere. then i was offered to test a new device. ended up being the first airave. back then device was free and 4.99 a month which i was credited every month so was essentially free to me. now on the new one it is actually free per month 0 dollars. as long as you qualify.
its sprinnnnnt
Its definitely Sprint.. my company works with Sprint, and although they havn't said it was their problem, they are asking for all reports in our buildings of radio errors (network failure, data failure, can't make calls, text's come in with timestamp 4-5 minutes before the time they came in).
I personally thought it was the 3D, b/c I had a OG the day before and everything was fine, then I get to work and can't make calls with full signal. We have the sprint antanae's throughout our building, so something is up. It seems to only effect me at work though -- which is pleasantly located beneath the jet base flight path.
smarcin said:
I've heard of a bunch of people getting free airaves for having poor signal at home. Is it true that it only works for voice, though, not 3g? I can make and receive calls ok, but the 3g and 4g signals at my house are awful. And they have been for over a year. They were bad on my OG Evo. I just would like to be able to surf the net on my phone. Or, even, tether occasionally, if we loose power to the main network. Thanks.
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If you get the Airvana which is the second version of the Airave, you will get 3G as well. I've had it ever since I had my first EVO. I'm in a great coverage area but for some reason, I don't get any signal in my apartment or about a 1/2 block in either direction from my apartment.
The Airave works great. Whether or not you can get one free (normally $99 + $5 per month) depends on your situation and if you convince them its the right thing to do. I had to talk to 4 supervisors and a manager before they agreed to give it to me for free.
I got an Airave for free, just dialed 611 and talked to a rep, said I had to stand by a window or go outside to avoid dropping calls. Didn't have a problem getting one, the rep agreed that would solve the issue. Works wonders in the house.
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I got an Airave for free, just dialed 611 and talked to a rep, said I had to stand by a window or go outside to avoid dropping calls. Didn't have a problem getting one, the rep agreed that would solve the issue. Works wonders in the house.
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Kinda sad that you need a airave or to go outside just to make a phone call. Did you tell sprint its 2011 ?
1. Yes there's a huge issue in terms of 3G speeds that have been going on since the Evo came out. There are more users on their network but they haven't expanded it. I took the issue so far that I was talking to people "From the Office of Dan Hesse" (Yes, I'm serious. I still have the voicemails and emails). It took them a while to go from "It might be your phone" to "OK, it's probably not your phone" to "The network in your area is crowded" to "Ok the network is overloaded everywhere". They promised me it would be fixed by May (this was going on since this past January). I used to get 1.5 Mbps 3G speeds and 15 (YES 15) Mbps 4G speeds, but now I'm lucky if I hit 500 Kbps on 3G and 4 Mbps on 4G.
And yes, they will send you an Airave. My internet bandwidth wasn't enough to support my Vonage VOIP modem and the Airave, so I put it aside. What they don't tell you is that if you don't use it for 3 months, you have to send it back or you owe them $200 (or $150, I forgot). You can always ask for it again later, but it's kind of grimy they don't tell you that. I got a surprise phone call about it. The good thing about the Airave is that after it's on your account, you can make it so that anyone can use it or you can limit it to certain phone numbers (like you and your family, for example). It does 5 calls at once tops. The BAD thing about it is that it will use your pool of minutes even if your calling a mobile number (free mobile to mobile doesn't apply).
And yes it does 3G. I HATE this about Sprint, but they're the cheapest carrier, which is why I put up with them. Also I just applied for a job with them; just waiting for the paperwork to go through on their end.
The alternative to the Airave is to download an app called Roam Control from the Market. Yeah it's like $4 but you don't need root to use it on the 3D. It lets you force roaming. But beware:
Sprint's roaming rule is this: If more than half the total minutes you use in a billing cycle are roaming minutes, for 3 months in a row, you'll get a warning letter in the mail. Do it again and they'll terminate you. Data I'm not sure, but being more expensive to them than voice, I'm gonna say don't go crazy. Also when you roam, even though it says 3G, you're on 1x.
I have thought about asking for an Airave, just havent gotten around to it. As for roaming, what people need to understand is that it really isnt free. When you roam mobile to mobile (which normally is free), eventually they start using your anytime minutes. When I had my Hero (rooted) I was able to set it to roam all the time, and I was on the phone a good 2 hours a day. Next thing I know, I had a $600 phone bill. I was told that if you use it excessively, they start to use your anytime minutes. I thought this was retarded since just about every call one makes, is to another mobile phone. I really just want them to give me unlimited roaming and Ill be set. Gonna give them a call eithher today or tomorrow and see what can be done. Airave will help me at home, but not on the road.
The Airave does have 3G but really, what's the point? It hooks to your internet router which probably has WiFi anyway so you might as well just connect via WiFi. We checked the 3G speeds on the Airave and got about 600/900. Connected to the same WiFi router, you get 17,000 and 2,000.
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Technically we all have free roaming. We roam for free on Verizon's network so in theory, you should never drop a call if you have either Sprint or Verizon service where you are. I know it worked that way for me on the Evo 4G and once I turned off all the roaming guard crap on the 3vo, it seems about as good as my old Evo 4G. So have you gone into Settings, Wireless, Mobile Network, and turned off the roaming notification sound and made sure you turn OFF all roaming guards?
Edit: BTW my neighbor has the Airave and it does give him 4 to 5 bars throughout his single-level 2850 sq/ft house. No problem keeping a call over there!
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Just a tid-bit about roaming. Yes, it's free to roam, but I sometimes get stuck between a rock and a hard place with signal where it picks up the most faint Sprint signal, which is so weak that nothing works, but enough to not roam to VZ's network. Not much you can do about that if that happens to you.
What I just got, but haven't spent much time with yet is RoamControl (paid app in market). It allows you to force roaming and works without root on the Evo 3D. Though, I do want to say word of warning that Sprint can drop you from their service all together if you abuse the roaming. Not sure what the rules are about it, but word of warning.
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Technically we all have free roaming. We roam for free on Verizon's network so in theory, you should never drop a call if you have either Sprint or Verizon service where you are. I know it worked that way for me on the Evo 4G and once I turned off all the roaming guard crap on the 3vo, it seems about as good as my old Evo 4G. So have you gone into Settings, Wireless, Mobile Network, and turned off the roaming notification sound and made sure you turn OFF all roaming guards?
Edit: BTW my neighbor has the Airave and it does give him 4 to 5 bars throughout his single-level 2850 sq/ft house. No problem keeping a call over there!
Mike
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What did you change in the settings? I've been looking to make the roaming popup go away, but I couldn't get it to go away on my OG Evo either...
ubcwigwam said:
Pardon my ignorance because I'm not sure how it works or what hardware you need, but the Sprint Airave signal booster is supposed to work great. A friend of mine works at Sprint and was telling me that evidently it plugs into your wireless router??? and goes for around $100 bucks but he swears that he's getting full bars throughout his entire house including the basement. Might at least help while at home...
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The Airave broadcasts it's own CDMA signal, and connects to your internet connection to route calls. If you call Sprint and complain about coverage, they'll usually give you an Airave for free with free service. I've got one (Airvana w/3G), and it works excellent.
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BTW my neighbor has the Airave and it does give him 4 to 5 bars throughout his single-level 2850 sq/ft house. No problem keeping a call over there!
Mike
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no problem with brain cancer either i bet
Ryan00 said:
Kinda sad that you need a airave or to go outside just to make a phone call. Did you tell sprint its 2011 ?
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We get coverage in the house, but it's a low signal with the occasional dropped call. The airave assures that we don't have any dropped calls.
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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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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
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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/
So I've been reading up on the sprint airave, seems great. But I use my phones internet on my laptop and don't have a dedicated itnernet line....... Therefore using an airave is out of the question. Are there any other similar ways of boosting my signal strength or am I sh*t out of luck
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Phutt89 said:
So I've been reading up on the sprint airave, seems great. But I use my phones internet on my laptop and don't have a dedicated itnernet line....... Therefore using an airave is out of the question. Are there any other similar ways of boosting my signal strength or am I sh*t out of luck
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I have an airave setup at my work & it works great. Have had very little problems with it. My only complaints with the airave is you can restrict which sprint #'s it will work on which is a great feature (can be any sprint # doesn't have to be on same account) however after settings it up over time #'s you put in seem to drop off. If your not authorized for the airave and you come into the office the airave actually makes the signal worse for the person on the phone over the tower. So if your not authorized the phone will see it but won't connect to it so the bars jump up and down making the signals even worse. I ended up shutting that feature off cause I was sick of having to re add numbers to the list. I just have it set to open now works fine. Also when your coming in from outside it won't let you hop on to the airave but if you are leaving it will transfer over to the tower. However I found this feature doesn't work very and a lot of times will drop the call. Sometimes it works but the handoff is not smooth at all and it breaks up. Also there is a very annoying dining sound when you are using the airave when a call first connects or you answer it. I have got use to it but there is no way to shut it off.
I also have a Wilson 841262 booster on order which doesn't need an internet connection. Although I can't provide a review for you since I haven't set it up yet, it does have great reviews and after much research seems to be the best value repeater. I didn't want a junk one or spend a grand on one so I think this is a good price point. I would stay away from the "desk ones" you want entire house coverage with decent signal output. I can let you know how it works once I get it running but if it works well at $350 while still steep is manageable. My only concern with this unit is how it will handle handoffs although your not really doing a hand off because say you start a call inside your house it's on the repeater then walk outside it should stay on the same tower it's not really handing off to a different tower but the phone still has to transition from the repeater base to the tower itself so I'm curious to see how well that works.