3G - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W5kmsBXVso&sns=sms
4G - http://youtu.be/8xihFQBwqfc
This is all coming when Sprint releases their LTE network.
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holy facking hell! but when everyone starts jumping on LTE the speeds wont likely be like that no more. i'm quite happy with my wimax right now i get 13-17mbps
True but they'll still be faster than now. There's a tower right next to where I live so I'm always getting those speeds as well
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Im about to cry... D: im amazed.. Sprints done it again!! They like take a massive leap, let the rest of the carriers take a small step ahead.... Take another massive leap.. Let the other carriers catch up... And just keep pullin more crap outa there butts to flaunt in the other carriers faces! Like they were the first to offer 4g a year ahead of everyone else.. And KEEP there unlimited plan then they do this! O: the only place they lack in is a wide range of phones but theyre even catching up in that department! Nd who cares they gor the mopho!!
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How do we know these videos are legit?
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Most of us will probably never see this ever and for two reasons.
1. It's Sprint and they are absolutely full of crap. Promised people around the country 4g nearly 2 years ago and still nothing.
2. See #1
Thats just crazy...how long would ur battery last..lol
And its prob a beta tester with no load on the network
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How do we know these videos are legit?
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Its not legit until they show a picture of either the test device or hotspot. They could have just renamed it to sprintetc. If that video is real so are Pamela Andersons tits 0_o
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Thats just crazy...how long would ur battery last..lol
And its prob a beta tester with no load on the network
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Actually better signal would = better battery life on cdma networks.
Yea I can guarantee that the speeds will be much lower with more than a few people connected to the network. I'm just impressed that Sprint is capable of this is all.
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Yea I can guarantee that the speeds will be much lower with more than a few people connected to the network. I'm just impressed that Sprint is capable of this is all.
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Check out the company called light squared and search it with sprint in the same search. Sprint is paying out the ass to make it work. I'm a recruiter and I work with the company they have recently had some break through and even some test. If it works out. Sprint will be able to use the tech to transfer their LTE anywhere you can receive a GPS signal.
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Check out the company called light squared and search it with sprint in the same search. Sprint is paying out the ass to make it work. I'm a recruiter and I work with the company they have recently had some break through and even some test. If it works out. Sprint will be able to use the tech to transfer their LTE anywhere you can receive a GPS signal.
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My friend has actually told me a little about them, I still need to look them up.
Awww we are friends haha.
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Why should we get a sprint lte phone (next cycle) , when they are two years out from being turned on. Yes I know they are testing in some town with 10 residents (which none of them are probably sprint customers). I'm still waiting for 4G.
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Why should we get a sprint lte phone (next cycle) , when they are two years out from being turned on. Yes I know they are testing in some town with 10 residents (which none of them are probably sprint customers). I'm still waiting for 4G.
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Maybe a better question...how about u just don't get it until u get 4G?
Sorry...don't wanna sound like a sh*ta** but yea...lol
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Better hardware overall and all phones offerings are going to be 4G. So... Upgrade your phone or don't.
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Personally I'm just buying a phone because I like it. I've had both evo 4g EVO 3d and both epics and am.still without 4g. I have got this far without its just a bonus to me if I ever do recieve lte. It's still the same price and my WiFi at home is better than 4g anyway. If you have stuck around this long no reason to jump ship now your halfway through the changeover
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i work from home and am on wifi like 95% of my time, i do go to wimax areas every once in a while but but i can live without that. im buying it because 4.3" is too small for me lol
I don't use 4G as it is now so I could care less
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It's hardware is far superior to any phone that is out or will be out for a while.
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It's hardware is far superior to any phone that is out or will be out for a while.
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Agreed and one of the reasons I got it. Would just like to be on the upside of phone tech for once. Never thought I would be jealous of AT & T.
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Agreed and one of the reasons I got it. Would just like to be on the upside of phone tech for once. Never thought I would be jealous of AT & T.
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Lol I may end up getting it when I am outta contract. Kinda wanna see what people think of it.. I don't care for the LTE or 4G just the specs are pretty nice no 3D which makes me happy just want my 8MP back so I can play with CM and other sense less builds.
The only reason I will eventually move to LTE (I'm already currently in a WiMAX area) is for the improved speeds and the lower frequencies. Lower frequency radio waves will better penetrate thick walls (like concrete) and will reduce how much battery it uses. Therefore, LTE is overall more stable than WiMAX technology.
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Nobody is forcing you to stay with Sprint. If you want 4g LTE now, switch to Verizon.
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Nobody is forcing you to stay with Sprint. If you want 4g LTE now, switch to Verizon.
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Lol he already bought one Anyway's think he is just asking a general question about what people think about it...
Verizon plans and phones are over priced Good service and everything else..
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The only reason I will eventually move to LTE (I'm already currently in a WiMAX area) is for the improved speeds and the lower frequencies. Lower frequency radio waves will better penetrate thick walls (like concrete) and will reduce how much battery it uses. Therefore, LTE is overall more stable than WiMAX technology.
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The big issue I see is a big price jump once lte is turned on. There is some serious traffic control that lte has that wimax doesn't. When they can truly see what being used and the rate of consumption, bye bye unlimited.
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The big issue I see is a big price jump once lte is turned on. There is some serious traffic control that lte has that wimax doesn't. When they can truly see what being used and the rate of consumption, bye bye unlimited.
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though I do think there will be a day when unlimited will be no more, i don't think it will be anytime soon, for 2 reason, 1 the premium data fee ($10) we all pay according to dan hasse is the reason we don't have tier data plans already, so if they switched they can't charge that anymore and 2 sprint uses it too much to advertise with, and is a reason so many of the customers are staying... if they lose that they will lose A LOT of customers...
i never use 4g and i can get it almost all most all the time.. i use 3g cause its fast enough for me.. when i have used 4g in the past it just drains my battery to quick.. its crazy cause some people would love to get 4g and i have it and could care less.. lol i wish i could give it away!!!! to someone that would use it.. u kno..
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i never use 4g and i can get it almost all most all the time.. i use 3g cause its fast enough for me.. when i have used 4g in the past it just drains my battery to quick.. its crazy cause some people would love to get 4g and i have it and could care less.. lol i wish i could give it away!!!! to someone that would use it.. u kno..
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My town doesnt have any 4g towers. What kind off BS is that? Hah
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My town doesnt have any 4g towers. What kind off BS is that? Hah
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I only get to use it if I go to Atlanta or I go up north to Michigan
I am in no hurry to upgrade. I live in a small city about an hour north of Atlanta. My little city of 30k has WiMax and is set to get LTE the first round, but I get 4G inside my apartment and downtown. While I don't get LTE speeds, I do get around 7-8mb. And I'm okay with that till the next round of LTE phones come out. WiMax isn't going anywhere anytime soon for those of us that have it.
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I only get to use it if I go to Atlanta or I go up north to Michigan
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I'm sorry that's the case. As a frequent traveler I am in almost always in Wimax coverage and have been very satisfied for the most part. However, thinking I'm hot s*?t pulling down 10mgbs on my couch always gets me into trouble as my buddy ( who is smartphone illiterate) pulls down 30 on his razr max. Yea at those speeds its basically just a pi$$ingcontest, but with almost 24 months on the competition you have to feel dissapointed in the way Wimax was.handled.
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New network enhancement SITE (at least new to me) was launched. I thought it was neat so figured I'd share
Check out this website as well.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/forum/9...ment/page__sort_key__start_date__sort_by__Z-A
This was posted on the EVO 3d forums. I didn't see it here.
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Check out this website as well.
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/forum/9...ment/page__sort_key__start_date__sort_by__Z-A
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I'm familiar with S4G, thanks. Robert posts quality stuff. As well as our mole over at ISN. Just nice to see Sprint actually communicating.
This side been up for a while and it doesn't changed much where I am I wish I could get lte by years end otherwise moving to Tmobile for all my lines since the contract will be up by then
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Just 2 voice upgrades for my town in the next 6 months. The two adjacent cities get speed upgrades though.
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Just 2 voice upgrades for my town in the next 6 months. The two adjacent cities get speed upgrades though.
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Mine says like 6 which I can care less since I barely talk on the phone I used data a lot and it says like 20 of those will see if is truth
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I wonder if that means my little craphole town won't get LTE. Was looking forward to it since I'm 2 miles from the tower.
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I wonder if that means my little craphole town won't get LTE. Was looking forward to it since I'm 2 miles from the tower.
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You probably will but most likely next year just like las Vegas (which they have CES here so they should have it running by new years _ so I hope)
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I wonder if that means my little craphole town won't get LTE. Was looking forward to it since I'm 2 miles from the tower.
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This site has zero to do with showing when LTE/NetworkVision is coming btw....this site shows when they are planned to come by to add an additional bundled T1 line to the site for whatever capacity issues need it the most voice or data....
Really wpuldnt pay attention to this much at all to be honest...
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This site has zero to do with showing when LTE/NetworkVision is coming btw....this site shows when they are planned to come by to add an additional bundled T1 line to the site for whatever capacity issues need it the most voice or data....
Really wpuldnt pay attention to this much at all to be honest...
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Wouldn't it at least give you a time frame of when the 3g network should be better?
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Wouldn't it at least give you a time frame of when the 3g network should be better?
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I mean you might see some improvement from those little upgrades but it will be nothing like what NetworkVision upgrades are bringing...B/c they have so many of the sites labeled for the bundled upgrade before NV its tough to distinguish the two....and thats IF they started listing some of the things involved with NV on that site...which has not been the case thus far at all...
I've been checking this site since I got my Photon back in October, it's said I have had speed updates at the towers in my city in the coming 6 months, for the past 9 months.
Only thing it says that has occured was a voice capacity upgrade on a tower that I would guess is rarely even used, it's down a pretty rural stretch of road and there are other closer towers to the more populated areas, unless it was just unusable, not sure why they even bothered with that one.
Id be willing to let Sprint install a Tower at my house, if it meant I would get LTE before 20never lol. I hate Verizon but atleast they have LTE here
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Id be willing to let Sprint install a Tower at my house, if it meant I would get LTE before 20never lol. I hate Verizon but atleast they have LTE here
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You and me both.
I called sprint to complain about network issues and was told that they are upgrading the towers. He said it should be done on Oct 17th. So I guess that confirms it for me
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>I called Sprint
They probably lied to you.
What network issues? The network has been behaving itself as of late. Then again I'm over by 30 Rock so we get decent connectivity/bandwidth.
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What network issues? The network has been behaving itself as of late. Then again I'm over by 30 Rock so we get decent connectivity/bandwidth.
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He was talking about nyc .
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They've had network issues for 6+ years.. I wouldn't take this as a confirmation in any way shape or form. Good luck though, hope they come through for you.
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I called sprint to complain about network issues and was told that they are upgrading the towers. He said it should be done on Oct 17th. So I guess that confirms it for me
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Sometimes companies tell you what you want to hear to silence you. Are they working on towers? Yes. Will it roll out in October for NYC? Probably not.
Just like my ISP telling me I'm having slow speeds because of a "regional Internet problem" with THE internet. Yeah right. -_-
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Sometimes companies tell you what you want to hear to silence you. Are they working on towers? Yes. Will it roll out in October for NYC? Probably not.
Just like my ISP telling me I'm having slow speeds because of a "regional Internet problem" with THE internet. Yeah right. -_-
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if you checked s4gurur thats the roll out month they said it was gonna be also -__-
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if you checked s4gurur thats the roll out month they said it was gonna be also -__-
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They also said progress was beginning to be held up and delayed as the roll out continues. I hope to God they stay on schedule so I can dump this Verizon 4G jet pack.
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if you checked s4gurur thats the roll out month they said it was gonna be also -__-
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You sound familiar -_-
Other sites report Novemberish launch in NYC
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I live in Long Island and I've been having bad reception at home since I bought this phone in early July
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He was talking about nyc .
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And where do you think 30 Rock is? Smack dab in the middle of Manhattan.
FYI.. Yesterday while having my lunch outside enjoying the not so nice humidity I noticed the 4G icon pop up a couple times briefly. Looks like things should be lighting up soon.
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And where do you think 30 Rock is? Smack dab in the middle of Manhattan.
FYI.. Yesterday while having my lunch outside enjoying the not so nice humidity I noticed the 4G icon pop up a couple times briefly. Looks like things should be lighting up soon.
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Thats good to hear!! I live in Queens area and is mostly in Brooklyn for college. Hope they get all over up and running at the same time!
We have accelerated 3g here in Boston lte coming in two weeks
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Thats good to hear!! I live in Queens area and is mostly in Brooklyn for college. Hope they get all over up and running at the same time!
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Yup. Though with the WIMAX rollout certain sections of Jersey got it first. Go figure. To the gentleman from Boston. This is a NYC thread we really don't care about Boston (unless the Red Sox lose a game).
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DFW
With the launch of LTE, DFW was on the list of having LTE. Phone never connected to LTE. After serveral phone calls, I was told the same thing, that the networks where being upgraded and scheduled to be completed in December. I see LTE every now and then now, but not long enough to get any use out of it. Speed Test showed it to be slower than 3G when I was able to connect. I got credit for 4 months (AUG -NOV) until LTE is fully up and running.
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We have accelerated 3g here in Boston lte coming in two weeks
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how do you know that it will be live in 2 weeks?
If Sprint gave you an exact date, and especially from a representative over the phone, they're definitely lying to you.
While I seriously doubt that's the date, I sure hope it is. I am sick of slower than dialup speeds on 3G and constant weak signal.
NYC and several other major cities have been announced to go live within the next several months, which means NYC can get it earlier than scheduled.....Finally able to use phone to the fullest
Has anyone in the NYC area gotten LTE signals yet? Wonder if they will test it before going live.
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If you do this, are the ESNs on the phones marked as bad? I'm guessing they are... but curious. Sprint is giving me the biggest run around ever with constant poor service, dropped calls, slow data, etc... I'm in a metro area as well, it's ridiculous.
I feel your pain. Same story here. I'm also interested in how this works, haha.
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Count me in.. I'm ready to go to Big Red and get my wallet raped(I'm not being sarcastic)
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Count me in..can't wait to run very fast from sprint...worst service..I know people with pay and go get more reliable service..I'm on my 6th LTE and this one is bad as well
How does one roam excessive?
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Lol u guys enjoy leaving. By end of next year everyone will have fast speeds and great top notch network as their build out will be near complete for initial phase...
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Lol u guys enjoy leaving. By end of next year everyone will have fast speeds and great top notch network as their build out will be near complete for initial phase...
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I'd go month to month and buy a phone off contract with Verizon . But I don't have faith in this network vision of theirs. Sure it's state of the art. But it's also Sprint and not one tower is complete yet in Florida according to S4GRU..But I'd come back if it's as good as they say it is. I have my doubts.
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I fill the pain I am off contract 3 phone just got to talk my daughter into switching. She is in I Raleigh NC we are in Asheville she has great reception and our just plan suck. We even have to have there airave for service in the house. If they would spend a little more on towers and not pi$$ there money away in NASCAR they might coiuld keep there customer.
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I'd go month to month and buy a phone off contract with Verizon . But I don't have faith in this network vision of theirs. Sure it's state of the art. But it's also Sprint and not one tower is complete yet in Florida according to S4GRU..But I'd come back if it's as good as they say it is. I have my doubts.
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I've experienced the completion of it to an extent in Atlanta and it was nothing short of amazing compared to what I usually get here in Raleigh.
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jackie08 said:
I fill pain I am off contract 3 phone just got to talk my daughter into switching. She is in I Raleigh NC we are in Asheville she has great reception and our just plan suck. We even have to have there airave for service in the house. If they would spend a little more on towers and not pi$$ ther money away in NASCAR they might coiuld keep there customer.
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They are dropping way more enough on towers in this rollout... Also without NASCAR sprint would be no better than cricket as no one would know about them...lol jk
Though seriously that $ in NASCAR and the advertising they get is well spent. Can't buy that kind of spotlight constantly.
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Just pay the ETF(s), problem solved.
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Just pay the ETF(s), problem solved.
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Looked into it.. $80 for me to cancel but then I'd have 1 pissed off wife(family plan) and that would do more damage than paying a full ETF of 350
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I love it. Guys are so thirsty for high speed data, but once they it get, they're realize the only true benefits are HD video streaming I'm glad with Sprints 3g in the North of Boston market I could pretty much do what I want to do with my phone besides streaming videos. And with Verizon's cap you're pretty much only guaranteed 3 movies per cap. No thanks I'm all set.
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Not looking for High speed data as much as I'm looking for data that doesn't drop to 1x constantly and can play my Google Music with out stopping every 20 seconds when I'm on the road.. Not looking to stream HD movies but I would like to actually watch a YouTube clip from time to time when I'm not on Wifi and not see "buffering".... But it's all pointless anyways because I'm going to see what the Hell Sprint is going to do. I've delt with them this long. I'll give em till June.
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Like me? I have an upgrade available and I figure I should use it ASAP. I'd go for the SIII but no international support (FYI: Note II does not have a removable SIM. grr)
way too big to be used as a phone for me..
I plan on it, though on tmobile rather then sprint
I'm going to get the note 2 on Verizon.
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I'm a little miffed as to why the note 2 doesn't support SVDO while it's GS3 counterpart does. Even so it's still a toss up between the note and the S3 for me.
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All of the phablets are too big for me. Hell, even the new 4.7" screens while very nice to look at, seem outside of normal size to me. I'd probably go GS3 if Sprint retention would offer any reason for me to upgrade my contract, but since they won't and CM10 keeps my MoPho alive and kicking, no need to spend the money.
I plan to at least check it out tomorrow. If I like it enough I will pay full price for it. Now way am I locking it into a 2 year extension when Sprint doesn't even know if LTE will ever come to my area. If I don't like it, I may settle with the Iphone. Either way the Photon has got to go.
This guy is, my photon and evo 3D are both out of commission(photon dropped, signal is rendered useless) (evo 3d, failed digitizer), so, why pay to get those fixed right now when I can buy a beast!!!....with the latest version of Android...and a cool pen,lol, but i'll still get my photon and evo repaired in my leisure time, but the note 2 is gonna be my daily driver for a long....long time
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Bought a S3 off contract from some poor fool on craigslist who needed money badly.. 200 dollars was a steal. Note 2 looks pretty tempting, but i've got a while to wait till my contract is up. I have LTE at my house and various places around town and it's pretty nice. Battery life is better than WIMAX. Probably wait till the next big thing comes out.
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I'm going to get the note 2 on Verizon.
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Why so?
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Yep! It's currently out for delivery!!!! Can't wait to get it.
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Sprint's version has embedded SIM....thus outrageous international rates.
I was going to get this, but the lack of international sim support makes it useless for me, I have about 5 upgrade eligibility's that I can't use because of sprints stupid policy of embedding sim cards. Sprint has yet to release a world phone other than iphone's since the photon and I may have to change carriers if they don't release a world phone again.
Maybe later...
I tried it out and the size didn't seem to feel any different in my pocket (I was using a friend's) and probably would upgrade but I plan on moving in a few months (moving for school) and probably should wait to see what area I'd be in first especially since I seem to use my phone for everything but a phone most of the time.
If you're like me and don't like the embedded SIM, pay attention to this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959005
If I see real progress soon, I might be pulling the trigger soon.
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Why so?
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My wife didn't get a good signal at her job with Sprint but her co workers who have Verizon get great signal. So we're going to switch plus I'd like to actually have 4g speeds.
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I was going to get this, but the lack of international sim support makes it useless for me, I have about 5 upgrade eligibility's that I can't use because of sprints stupid policy of embedding sim cards. Sprint has yet to release a world phone other than iphone's since the photon and I may have to change carriers if they don't release a world phone again.
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What don't you like about the Photon as a world phone might I ask? Iphone blows as a world btw.
And I went with the GS3. It was a better fit. Note was too big along with some other things like screen I didn't like.
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My wife didn't get a good signal at her job with Sprint but her co workers who have Verizon get great signal. So we're going to switch plus I'd like to actually have 4g speeds.
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Good deal
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