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I have an EVO 4G and everywhere I go I get S*** data speeds. Sprint has really screwed us all I feel like. When I am down at school in central CA i get like 300kbps on a good day. Here in norcal at work i get 54 (DIAL UPPPP) kbps. In San Francisco, a MAJOR city I barely pulled 700. This is crap and I am fed up with it.
Ideally I would love to switch to verizon right now and pay the extra $ when the HTC vigor is released. anyway to get out of this stupid contract, maybe by saying i dont want to pay for this crap? i really want LTE since my friend pulls a consistant 15-20mbps.
also could my phone just be broken? my brothers nexus s 4g gets better speeds than me like all the time... my wimax keys were broken and i pay for insurance, can i say my 4g wont work and get a new phone lol.
someone please give me the answers and way out of this mess!
thanks
I feel you i live in seattle which is suppose to have great 4g coverage and my 3g is triple the speed of my 4g which wont even stay connected longer then a few seconds anyways. Ive considered leaving as well my entire family is on tmo and there 3g is even faster. I guess if you just keep calling and complaining and they keep haveing to credit your account they will prob let you out of it . Ive read about that on a few forums. it gets frustrating spec when paying for that extra 10 dollars for (We require this add-on for phones made to deliver a superior wireless experience including Web, email, video and social networking.) "superior" lol.
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I feel you i live in seattle which is suppose to have great 4g coverage and my 3g is triple the speed of my 4g which wont even stay connected longer then a few seconds anyways. Ive considered leaving as well my entire family is on tmo and there 3g is even faster. I guess if you just keep calling and complaining and they keep haveing to credit your account they will prob let you out of it . Ive read about that on a few forums. it gets frustrating spec when paying for that extra 10 dollars for (We require this add-on for phones made to deliver a superior wireless experience including Web, email, video and social networking.) "superior" lol.
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yeah im down in fort lewis, and barely have 3G. let alone 4g unless im in tacoma -__________-
If your 4G doesn't connect (doesn't work) I heard you can have the phone exchanged for a refurb. That being said, most refurbs have the new OTA update and are not yet rootable.
Email [email protected] and explain your situation. Within 2 days, someone from the ceo's office (the highest you can get with sprint) will call you back. Explain to them how you cant justify paying for service you are not being able to use. I did the same thing, and they let me out of my contract after a month. They told me it would be 30 days and the problem would be fixed in my area. 30 days later, it still obviously wasnt fixed, so I called back, and told them I wanted out of my contract, and they did.
awesome. thanks for all the suggestions.
I'm just a poor college student living on my own right now so sprints price is nice for me but if i get this job before the school year starts I will have to try to get out. especially if when the htc vigor drops. 80 dollars a month is so worth 15mbps on LTE!
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awesome. thanks for all the suggestions.
I'm just a poor college student living on my own right now so sprints price is nice for me but if i get this job before the school year starts I will have to try to get out. especially if when the htc vigor drops. 80 dollars a month is so worth 15mbps on LTE!
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well i would still call and complain , sprint is real well at saying it will be fixed in a month (but never is) and gives u some sort of credit on your bill.
I got my GS2 yesterday and I'm not doing so good with it. my speed is between 1 and 3 megs down and 1 to 1 and a half up. basically it's the same speed as my 3 g vibrant. I've driven all over town and it's the same story every where in my area. I've seen other t mobile phones test at over 9 and the demo in the store tested at 6.
I've been a TMo customer for 11 years. and I've used samsung phones exclusively for the last 8.
I really could use some advice guys. is there any way to turn this boat anchor into the race horse it's supposed to be?
did you update your SIM card to the one that came in the box?
my 4G connection DROPS after about 3-5min after doing these:
1) rebooting phone
2) Turn on/off flight mode
3) manually switch from Edge to 3G/4G
basically my 4g connection is highly unstable every since i bought my SGS2 on Magenta Day (nov 19). i came from a vibrant and had to use my g1 for 3 excruciating days after my vibrant's screen cracked internally.
data is perfectly fine if i switch to Edge ONLY ,but connection drops on 3G/4G.
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and yes i did switch to the new SIM provided in the box.
EDIT: also read that there was an east coast data outage on magenta day.
Yes, I did use the new sim. (Could that cause a speed issue if I hadn't?)
Plus I have an update. My slow speed tests seem to have nothing to do with the number of bars showing. 1 bar... 4 bars, the results are similar.
HERE'S THE KICKER... I found 1 spot where I got 9-10 mb down. (ran it 3 times there. I had 3 bars.) I don't get it. I have the TMo signal booster coming. Will keep testing in the meantime.
Other than the speed problem, I love this phone. I really wanna keep it. Please save me from the big red monster!
What phone did you have prior? Did/do you have the Android internet plan?
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Deebo took your bike too?
Have you checked w/ anyone else w/ tmobile for comparison in your area? Tmobile in phx sucks, they haven't updated their servers yet here, & depending on the time of the day I get anywhere from 8mb/s to 2 download, depending...
Deebo's got my bike for sure.
^used the vibrant for about. year until it broke. went back to my g1 for 3 days before upgrading to the SGS2. data was working perfectly for me until i bought the sgs2 and switched my acct to the new SIM provided in the box.
I get 1/2 Mbps down... less up.. I'm in full 4G territory outside Atlanta... all my buddies are pulling 10+... what's the heck is up? Is there some way to tweak this?
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does it make a difference if I used the sim that came in the box? I've always used the old sim for years now and just popped it in when I got my phone and I've been getting around 13mbps and sometimes 22mbps. If switching sims to the new on in box means getting 22mbps which is what I'm supposed to get here in houston then I will
Seme here 1 week ago i was getting 6-10 mbps in my work place in midtown now its crap like 35kbps- 350kbps. When i go to queens it works perfect 10-15mbps. I THINK THEY SOLD THEIR ANTENNAS TO AT&T
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I just switched from my "2g" sim card to the newer "3g/4g" sim card that came with the phone in the box and ran speed test before and after and saw no difference in speed. It was actually slower for some reason with the new one...the rep did say it takes a couple hrs for everything to settle in so we'll see how that goes
Update: I found the problem...
So...
I went back to the TMo store and there, I get 7 - 12 mb DOWN but upload speeds are just stupid slow. 50 - 350 KILObytes!!! (Ookla speed test)
This is in the TMo store parking lot in the strongest signal zone in my area. The upload speed is horrendous!
So I checked the store demo: Same result. I took a pic with it (3.2mb file size) and it took 4 1/2 minutes to email it!
Then, I checked 2 other high end TMo demo phones: The HTC Amaze and LG GX2. SAME RESULT!!! WTF???
The problem is T-Mobile! There IS NO 4G upload in this area, period. (I suspect this is true for all areas of TMo 4G) Wait. It gets better...
So I called TMo & told them I'm bringing the GS2 back & unwrapping the deal (It's been 2 days since the "upgrade".) They told me "You can return the phone BUT NOT THE CONTRACT. You are locked in here for 2 more years no matter what."!!! (Before this "upgrade" to "4G", I was 15 months into my previous contract.)
I explained to them that a contract is a 2 WAY deal and they weren't keeping up their end of the deal with .04 mb upload speeds on 4G and had therefore breached the contract. Their response was "We don't have to adhere to any speed standard, and no, you can't go back to the previous contract from 2 days ago if you return the phone"
T Mobile has gone from tops in the industry to a lying low life.
I went across the street to Verizon & checked several of their 4G phones with the same ap. All of 'em ran at 22-31 mb down and 10-11 up!!!
Desicion made: I went to Amazon's One Cent for ANY PHONE sale & bought a Verizon Rezound for a penny. (and a 'double the data' plan that is $15/mo more than TMo's. If TMo insists, I'll pay their divorce fee and take it back in small claims court.)
I would urge any friend on TMo 4G to check their upload speeds and decide if they feel they're getting burned. Raise hell if you do. I sure will miss the old T Mobile.
Sam here in NYC. Speeds are all over the place. They were very consistent and fast when I got the phone 3 weeks ago, then it just tanked.
The truth is I don't really care much about the upload speed. I don't ever recall T-mobile advertising their upload speed, just their d/l speed.
As I've said before in another post. Speeds varies depending on area and time of day you are using it/testing it. if you get great speed at 8am on monday and then do the same test at 8am on tuesday, you might or might not get the same speed due to other variables (e.g. 200 more people in the same area using their data at the same time on Tuesday).
But the 2 year contract lock thing is stupid cause I had something similar. I renewed my contract for 2 years to get this phone and they messed up my order and I said I am refusing the phone, so I will go back to my out-of-contract state. But they said NOPE. You're locked in for 2 years, but we'll fix your phone order and give you $10 off per month...LOL...i said, ok.
That is interesting that they said no to removing two year contract for returning your phone. either they changed their policies or whomever you spoke to was misinformed. I worked there a year ago and when people return their phones as part of a two year upgrade, it is part of that contract. By returning a phone in your case, they are required to undo that contract and return you or at least bring you back to your previous plan. I would just go straight to the store you bought it from and ask for a manager or lead.
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I went back to the TMo store and there, I get 7 - 12 mb DOWN but upload speeds are just stupid slow. 50 - 350 KILObytes!!! (Ookla speed test)
This is in the TMo store parking lot in the strongest signal zone in my area. The upload speed is horrendous!
So I checked the store demo: Same result. I took a pic with it (3.2mb file size) and it took 4 1/2 minutes to email it!
Then, I checked 2 other high end TMo demo phones: The HTC Amaze and LG GX2. SAME RESULT!!! WTF???
The problem is T-Mobile! There IS NO 4G upload in this area, period. (I suspect this is true for all areas of TMo 4G) Wait. It gets better...
So I called TMo & told them I'm bringing the GS2 back & unwrapping the deal (It's been 2 days since the "upgrade".) They told me "You can return the phone BUT NOT THE CONTRACT. You are locked in here for 2 more years no matter what."!!! (Before this "upgrade" to "4G", I was 15 months into my previous contract.)
I explained to them that a contract is a 2 WAY deal and they weren't keeping up their end of the deal with .04 mb upload speeds on 4G and had therefore breached the contract. Their response was "We don't have to adhere to any speed standard, and no, you can't go back to the previous contract from 2 days ago if you return the phone"
T Mobile has gone from tops in the industry to a lying low life.
I went across the street to Verizon & checked several of their 4G phones with the same ap. All of 'em ran at 22-31 mb down and 10-11 up!!!
Desicion made: I went to Amazon's One Cent for ANY PHONE sale & bought a Verizon Rezound for a penny. (and a 'double the data' plan that is $15/mo more than TMo's. If TMo insists, I'll pay their divorce fee and take it back in small claims court.)
I would urge any friend on TMo 4G to check their upload speeds and decide if they feel they're getting burned. Raise hell if you do. I sure will miss the old T Mobile.
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I remember back in the vibrant days you could mess with the build.prop and tweak things to get better signal . any ideas?
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i'm happy as long as i get good download speed
upload speed varies between certain areas in the city
I am happy too. I use wifi 90% of the time and when I'm out driving (Salem, Oregon.) I get good speeds.
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i'm happy as long as i get good download speed
upload speed varies between certain areas in the city
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Well, I admit I'm surprised that people, especially here, don't place the importance on U/L speed that I do. Just something about 5 minutes to send 1 pic really made me start to question... and then when I saw the LTE phones perform, yeow!
Will update the thread with what happens w/ the contract when I return the phone.
BTW... The Amazon 1 cent for any phone deal is for real.
No 'sales tax for the full $800 price' BS added.
No sales tax at all!
No PITA rebate! YAY!!!
They actually billed my card a total of .01! For an $800 phone. My first purchase from them.
Hey really look into asking for a manager or lead. Your phone upgrade is part of the contract upgrade. Your return, IS part of the reversal let the contract . No if, and,., or buts.. You should not be stuck on contract because you "chanced your mind" specially if you are within buyers remorse.
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Well, I admit I'm surprised that people, especially here, don't place the importance on U/L speed that I do. Just something about 5 minutes to send 1 pic really made me start to question... and then when I saw the LTE phones perform, yeow!
Will update the thread with what happens w/ the contract when I return the phone.
BTW... The Amazon 1 cent for any phone deal is for real.
No 'sales tax for the full $800 price' BS added.
No sales tax at all!
No PITA rebate! YAY!!!
They actually billed my card a total of .01! For an $800 phone. My first purchase from them.
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Let's get a list of known good and bad (in your experience) Sprint stores with addresses for other people need to get their phones serviced. Explain why you were there and why you do or don't recommend them.
I don't have any cuz I haven't had to return any phones or get anything serviced. I will have some input tonight though when I go to take my phone in because of jacked up /data partition.
AlabamaHuntsville
Madison Square Mall
5901 University Drive Northwest
(256) 726-9051
Sprint Store by United Cellular (non-corporate needs)
700 Airport Rd SW # G
(256) 715-1731
CaliforniaHuntington Park
6421 Pacific Blvd
Huntington Park, CA 90255
Orange
2094 North Tustin Street
Orange, CA 92865
San Diego
10195 Rancho Carmel Drive, Pad C
San Diego, CA 92128
HawaiiAiea
Oahu-Aiea/Pearl City Area
98-199 Kamehameha Highway
Aiea, HI 96701
(808) 485-2885
MissouriSunset Hills
We're on the corner of Watson Road and Lindbergh Boulevard. Just ask for the XDA Ninja.
New YorkKingston
Sprint by iMobile
1300 Ulster Ave
Kingston NY
TexasSan Antonio
6075 Northwest Interstate 410 Loop Frontage Road #101
In front of old Best Buy
San Antonio, TX 78238
Sprint by iMobile
1300 Ulster Ave
Kingston NY
This place has some great people, that will really work with you to get you that phone you want/need. Just don't piss them off or annoy them.
We only have one corporate store left in town (actually in all of North Alabama I think) and they do a pretty good job of being informed, courteous and helpful.
The store is located:
Madison Square Mall
5901 University Drive Northwest
Huntsville
(256) 726-9051
My favorite location when it was still a corporate store is now a third party dealer. In all honesty I've only been in once to drop off a couple of devices for recycling so I haven't dealt with them or seen anyone I used to deal with in days past. However I have no reason to believe they aren't still a good place to go for (non-corporate) Sprint needs.
Sprint Store by United Cellular
700 Airport Rd SW # G
Huntsville
(256) 715-1731
An official sprint store I love would be the one off of carmel valley road next to oggis in san diego I will update with address later. I have never ever had any problems with them. They are freaken awesome. I go out of my way to visit that store when I need anything like a refurb or whatever.
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The ones I've visited in Tampa are okay (Northdale & South Tampa). They're not pushy sales wise and seem eager enough to help when you have an issue. When the Evo was launched the line outside was treated to snacks and water for the wait, and it was handled very professionally... The Epic Touch launch I was the only one in the store ....
I always stop by a Sprint store on my way to work and school when I use to go... It was and still is a very good Sprint store. They might not be able to give you a device on the spot if your current one has issues but they will order you a replacement.. I've taken many phones with a custom recovery install and S-OFF.. no issue with that!
Sprint corp store
6421 Pacific Blvd
Huntington Park, CA 90255
This place is solid. (service center) Last visit was to get my og epic power button fixed. They swapped it out for a new one when they couldn't fix it. They take care of your device within the warranty year (my experience) They also treat loyal customers as you would expect.
Sprint Store
2094 North Tustin Street, Orange, CA 92865
Stay away from any esystems stores
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Esoteric68 said:
We only have one corporate store left in town (actually in all of North Alabama I think) and they do a pretty good job of being informed, courteous and helpful.
The store is located:
Madison Square Mall
5901 University Drive Northwest
Huntsville
(256) 726-9051
My favorite location when it was still a corporate store is now a third party dealer. In all honesty I've only been in once to drop off a couple of devices for recycling so I haven't dealt with them or seen anyone I used to deal with in days past. However I have no reason to believe they aren't still a good place to go for (non-corporate) Sprint needs.
Sprint Store by United Cellular
700 Airport Rd SW # G
Huntsville
(256) 715-1731
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Airport Road is one of my company's (United Cellular) stores.
We're pretty cool.
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Airport Road is one of my company's (United Cellular) stores.
We're pretty cool.
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Awesome. I hope they retained some of the people who worked there for Sprint. Hands down some of the best customer service/sales people I've ever encountered.
I'll have to pay them a visit and see who might still be there.
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Sprint by iMobile
1300 Ulster Ave
Kingston NY
This place has some great people, that will really work with you to get you that phone you want/need. Just don't piss them off or annoy them.
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I was really considering going there until I saw it was at upstate ny
REALLY upstate ny
Not a small distance
I guess I'm going to deal with the crappy stores in NYC
Anyone with experience in NJ?
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I have found that the service centers are usually more helpful than just a dumb old store, usually. I've had several problems dealt with efficiently at the service center in Kennesaw GA, on the north side of Atlanta.
And stay away from radio shack or the generic mobile store with a sprint sign in the window.
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This place is solid. (service center) Last visit was to get my og epic power button fixed. They swapped it out for a new one when they couldn't fix it. They take care of your device within the warranty year (my experience) They also treat loyal customers as you would expect.
Sprint Store
2094 North Tustin Street, Orange, CA 92865
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This place sucks balls! The guy John is a prick! The guy reps are so unfriendly and have a "I'm right you're wrong" attitude! unfortunately its the closest store.
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Oahu-Aiea/Pearl City Area
98-199 Kamehameha Highway
Aiea, HI 96701
(808) 485-2885
I've Had great service from the guys here for the past two years.
This may be legit but I suspect this could turn into advertising businesses
this place is legit:
6075 Northwest Interstate 410 Loop Frontage Road #101
In front of old Best Buy
San Antonio, TX 78238
good customer service -- they took care of me pretty quickly. took about an hour for them to figure out the emmc is fried, but they quickly ordered me a refurbished phone. should have it within the next 3-5 business days.
If your in Michigan you can come visit me at my s&r center in Clinton twp
We love all our customers and will do anything within our power to make u happy!!
37147 groesbeck Clinton twp mi 48036
There are three full service Sprint stores here in Tulsa, but the only one worth going to is at:
5336 E. 41st St.
Tulsa, OK 74135
The customer service is great and the staff seems to be very knowledgeable. The one time I had to use TEP, they bent over backwards to help me. BTW, do NOT go to the E. 71st St. store in Tulsa - very rude employees.
The repair store in Rocky Hill, CT is great. Guy knew I was rooted and just asked me to Odin back to stock before coming in so he could rule out external software. The store in Newington, CT on the Berlin Tpke is also pretty good for size, selection and knowledge. The South Windsor store by Panera and the high end aquarium store is also pretty good. For purchasing new contract phones I like to use the Best Buy Mobile at the Buckland Mall.
Hey everyone !
Finally became a member after so much reading day after day for updates for months n months! lol... I finally got fed up with hiding in the corner to make a call...so i called sprint and they offered me a early upgrade to an LTE device. Ive only had this phone for about 4 months so its very tempting. Its funny because its not only sprint.. its att,tmobile,metro,verizon... zero signal in my house..... but walk next door house or in the middle of the street i get full bars ...4g 3g all kinds of gs.t What does everyone think go or no go? I love this phone I can do everything that I can think of without of a need of almost any particular electronic device except get signal.. lol
Well if you are going to try another Sprint device, remember you only have 14 days to return it. I can't say that any has vastly superior signal strength but hey, you won't know if you don't try I guess. I thought my ET4G was flawless at home in California but when I get into NYC, the low signal performance is actually irritating the hell out of me. I have been using my NS4G in the city lately
You might be able to get an airave for free from sprint. It's like your own mini cell tower for your home.
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@JohnCorleone Well I kinda have to since its either that or pay the cancellation fee. First two weeks it was fine few times it roamed.. but I thought it was because of the weather since it was pretty bad during that time. Sprint does have the best price though for now... kinda scared of the whole new TEP prices people were talking about. Is there a huge difference between phones for you as far as signal for you in nyc?
@Sn1per 117 They told me about that but first 3 reps wanted to charge me for the device and the service and said there was no other choice but to pay cancellation or just wait for "upgrades" since my phone was multiband it was capable of the new lte... that's when i hanged up and called again lol. Finally i spoke to someone in spanish and he told me he would approve me for an early upgrade just to go to a corporate store since it could only be done in store It's a upgrade program they're trying out in select cities and I would only have to pay $55
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Well I kinda have to since its either that or pay the cancellation fee. First two weeks it was fine few times it roamed.. but I thought it was because of the weather since it was pretty bad during that time. Sprint does have the best price though for now... kinda scared of the whole new TEP prices people were talking about. Is there a huge difference between phones for you as far as signal for you in nyc?
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New York is insane! I can walk 10 feet and have 10Mbps 4g then walk another 10 feet and have 1 bar of 3g. In California I always have 8-10Mbps 4g. My phone gets these strange menu pop ups and soft key freezes when I go from 1 bar to none at work. It comes right back but still...it shouldn't happen ever
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New York is insane! I can walk 10 feet and have 10Mbps 4g then walk another 10 feet and have 1 bar of 3g. In California I always have 8-10Mbps 4g. My phone gets these strange menu pop ups and soft key freezes when I go from 1 bar to none at work. It comes right back but still...it shouldn't happen ever
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haha ! exactly what I'm experiencing right now! well for the past 4 months. So aggravating knowing that there's such great power just feet away..Outside..In the middle of the yard... I topped it out at 12 in 4g and 2.9 in 3g so i know the phone knows whats it doing when it gets signal.
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You might be able to get an airave for free from sprint. It's like your own mini cell tower for your home.
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true, mine just seemed to be a broken mini cell tower that caused more issues than b4 i recieved it. but ive read some people have had great results with them. either way a good suggestion.
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To OP what exactly did u say before thy gave u an upgrade? How many times did u call before they offered?
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JohnCorleone said:
New York is insane! I can walk 10 feet and have 10Mbps 4g then walk another 10 feet and have 1 bar of 3g. In California I always have 8-10Mbps 4g. My phone gets these strange menu pop ups and soft key freezes when I go from 1 bar to none at work. It comes right back but still...it shouldn't happen ever
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New York cell signal blows so hard lol. I get the same as the OP. In my room I get 1 MAYBE 2 bars...I step right out of my door and into the living room....full signal >_> wtf?
Also the city sucks really bad lol. I've never really blamed sprint for it. Must be hard as fk to get signal through these monstrous buildings to begin with lol.
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New York cell signal blows so hard lol. I get the same as the OP. In my room I get 1 MAYBE 2 bars...I step right out of my door and into the living room....full signal >_> wtf?
Also the city sucks really bad lol. I've never really blamed sprint for it. Must be hard as fk to get signal through these monstrous buildings to begin with lol.
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Yeah but one thing kills me...actually 2. When I am in a lower level of Port Authority EVERYBODY seems to be using their phone and I have trouble keeping signal. And does every woman in New York have an iPhone or what? I see at least 20 iPhones to every Android...and at least 2 women a day drop their iPhone. Its a given
He was offered the Buyout option. He just bought out the remainder of his contract for early upgrade. This is fairly common, we do it in store daily. Contract end date is the same, just upgrade was pushed forward.
JohnCorleone said:
Yeah but one thing kills me...actually 2. When I am in a lower level of Port Authority EVERYBODY seems to be using their phone and I have trouble keeping signal. And does every woman in New York have an iPhone or what? I see at least 20 iPhones to every Android...and at least 2 women a day drop their iPhone. Its a given
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LOL, yea its pretty bad out there but its a bandwagon thing since half the women I know that have the IPhone have no idea why they have it other than one of their other friends have it.
Must admit where my house is in Long Island the main streets is lit up with wifi and if you have a cable account you can connect for free but the 4g speeds are pretty consistent throughout even in basements I picked up 10meg download. So those damn old/tall buildings are definitely messing your great signal up
Edit: my bad OP keep slapping them up till they give you an AirRave I got one and it works great. Also only upgrade if you think it will help your signal and LTE for Sprint is not officially out so not sure if one of those new phones would really help you
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LOL, yea its pretty bad out there but its a bandwagon thing since half the women I know that have the IPhone have no idea why they have it other than one of their other friends have it.
Must admit where my house is in Long Island the main streets is lit up with wifi and if you have a cable account you can connect for free but the 4g speeds are pretty consistent throughout even in basements I picked up 10meg download. So those damn old/tall buildings are definitely messing your great signal up
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Sounds like a great setup you have going there in Long Island!
JohnCorleone said:
Sounds like a great setup you have going there in Long Island!
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Hey I was as shocked as you were to discover this myself.... LOL
Problem is I am in Florida now where I have to struggle to get 3g...
playya said:
Hey I was as shocked as you were to discover this myself.... LOL
Problem is I am in Florida now where I have to struggle to get 3g...
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Yeah, I can't wait to get back to my California signal strength but New York is a great place as well. I may extend my stay a month or two. I bet summer in the city can be some fun! I want to catch some basketball at the Rucker and meet some ladies.. there are a grip of them in New York! Lol
OP: Is your house made out of lead?
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Yeah, I can't wait to get back to my California signal strength but New York is a great place as well. I may extend my stay a month or two. I bet summer in the city can be some fun! I want to catch some basketball at the Rucker and meet some ladies.. there are a grip of them in New York! Lol
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Now you talking... ahhhh Harlem/Spanish Harlem how I miss thee.... I am in a state where every other woman looks like a model but damn there is something about the attitude of a NY woman --- My bad got sidetracked **quick back on topic**
Yea OP ahhhhhh get an AirRave yes thats it.....**Papayas, Rays Pizza, Dallas BBQ's** oh my bad....
chasoo said:
To OP what exactly did u say before thy gave u an upgrade? How many times did u call before they offered?
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I actually called 4times and they said its a limited offer in select lte cities dfw happens to be one of them. Its so tempting but I know it won't change much in my voice service.
And sorry everyone I worked a double shift.
N yes I probably do nobody likes my house cause they can't continue there addiction to facebook since there's no signal lol.
My friend actually brought me his extra air rave that they sent to him to use it works but now it sends the txt about a million+1 times. :/
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I beat ya! On my first call, I got the buyout option.
gmangut said:
I actually called 4times and they said its a limited offer in select lte cities dfw happens to be one of them. Its so tempting but I know it won't change much in my voice service.
And sorry everyone I worked a double shift.
N yes I probably do nobody likes my house cause they can't continue there addiction to facebook since there's no signal lol.
My friend actually brought me his extra air rave that they sent to him to use it works but now it sends the txt about a million+1 times. :/
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chasoo said:
I beat ya! On my first call, I got the buyout option.
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Hahah so r u going for it? Only have a week left to decide
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I called today to complain to sprint anD they apologized and said 10% of my calls were being dropped due to upgrade to NV and my data was bad because of it and since i been a longtime customer and have 3 lines i will be getting a 35 dollar credit for 4 months ohh and NV and LTE will be LIVE in chicago Sept 7
Im on my SG3
Were you expecting something from us?
Who quoted you Sept 7th?
And you believed them?...
@sunsparc no and no one like a smart ass
Im just telling you guys that are having the same issues so you guys can get a credit also
Im on my SG3
Yeah I've been having the same problems with my service and got the same response. Though this was back in July, so I never got the notice on LTE. Good looking out!!
so upgrades in one state can effect another state hundreds of miles away? :good:
Take those ETAs with a dumptruck full of salt.
I had a few hour layover at O'Hare yesterday and the Sprint network was horrible. Granted, last time I flew through I was rocking WiMax on my EVO, but I was expecting 3G to at least... work. My poor S3 couldn't get above dialup speeds, when it even worked at all. I hope for Sprint's sake that it was due to NV and that it won't take too long to complete.
Oh my service is terrible right now. Every other calls drops. I'll definitely call them up on Monday and see if I can get credit on my bill too. I've been with them a while and I have 4 business lines.
And did they ACTUALLY tell you Sept. 7th?
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ButtaKnife said:
I had a few hour layover at O'Hare yesterday and the Sprint network was horrible. Granted, last time I flew through I was rocking WiMax on my EVO, but I was expecting 3G to at least... work. My poor S3 couldn't get above dialup speeds, when it even worked at all. I hope for Sprint's sake that it was due to NV and that it won't take too long to complete.
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Yeah, it's most likely from NV. The Chicago market is being a ***** for Sprint to upgrade because the legacy (Motorola) equipment isn't compatible with the new (Samsung) equipment. Plus, the tower upgrades are happening way faster than Sprint can deploy the new backhaul, so dropped calls and bad data service are pretty common here. But things are picking up. By me in the suburbs, data speeds went from 300Kb/s at 3:30am to 1.5Mb/s at the same time in the same places. It shouldn't be too long now before NV is done and we get LTE.
Edit: Sep. 7 would be amazing. But isn't that around the time Baltimore is being launched? And didn't Sprint say that the Baltimore launch would be accompanied only by a few more markets in GA, KS, and TX? I'm personally hoping for Oct., maybe mid- to late-September.
Yes the sprint rep told me that september 7 nv will launch and that lte will be on live in chicago
Im on my SG3
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boogief1 said:
I called today to complain to sprint anD they apologized and said 10% of my calls were being dropped due to upgrade to NV and my data was bad because of it and since i been a longtime customer and have 3 lines i will be getting a 35 dollar credit for 4 months ohh and NV and LTE will be LIVE in chicago Sept 7
Im on my SG3
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So I chatted with Sprint today and to make a long story short, I will be getting NO credit for the dropped calls and poor service I am getting. Yes, I have two lines and yes, I have been a long time customer. :crying::crying::crying:
nextohel said:
So I chatted with Sprint today and to make a long story short, I will be getting NO credit for the dropped calls and poor service I am getting. Yes, I have two lines and yes, I have been a long time customer. :crying::crying::crying:
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Call executive services... Google the number. Our email [email protected] they use to be great.granted lately they suck but maybe you'll get a useful person
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When I asked about LTE in denver colorado I was told between 2 months and 2 years. SWEET!
xtrezpasor said:
Call executive services... Google the number. Our email [email protected] they use to be great.granted lately they suck but maybe you'll get a useful person
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Dont waste your time with this. In spite of them admitting all my problems were with their network, they did nothing for me. Sprint sucks but we're the suckers for staying with them.
I have already seen LTE in the northwest suburbs (Bartlett at Army Trail and rt. 59). I don't think September 7th is a solid date, maybe a handful of sites will be ready but I don't think every area that is supposed to get it will get it by then. We can only hope!
i have called every week for the past 5 weeks; they really dont care that it doesnt work; i get no signal at work or my house when it used to be at least 3 bars; hoping for an improvement
Bad Service in Michigan
I'm getting pretty bad service in Michigan, lots of dead zones and dropped calls... I'm going to get my parents to try this and see if they do anything. (My parents pay for the phone service)
Maybe we should organize a "Sprint Sucks" day on Facebook. Im frankly tired of shelling out full price for half the service every month. I bet when those people that we have to talk to deal with someone like Time Warner, they dont expect to be told "Well, we know youre paying full price but we're only giving you half service and we know it but youre in a contract so be okay with it and eventually we'll get around to fixing it."
It blows me away how they just dont care and people wonder why Sprint is in so much trouble financially.