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Anybody else living in the inland Empire experiencing horrible sprint service? I've looked at there towers and noticed, they don't have much here. Sometimes 3g data speed is so slow it takes ages just to load Google home page :/ any input would be helpful. I don't know if it's my modem affecting the data speeds or if it's the service.
Where are you? By inland empire, do you mean the great plains of the America (Empire)?
Can you do a speedtest and show what you're getting?
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Where are you? By inland empire, do you mean the great plains of the America (Empire)?
Can you do a speedtest and show what you're getting?
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Pretty sure it's in California
Yes inland Empire in California. Any of you experiencing bad service? I go to school in Ontario and I get phenomenal 4G speeds. But I'm at school so I'm not always able to do what I want on my phone. After School I go home in Moreno Valley, and the service there is just horrible.. Almost to the point where I want to cancel my 2 year agreement. And I have been a loyal sprint customer for 8 years.
I live in the LA area and i get good speeds everywhere except in my house i dont get 4g and 3g is like dial up for me. Check out my speedtest below. I have wifi in my house so ehh no biggy.
The phone is so awesome
Im willing to wait for LTE to start spreading in LA i still got along time before i can upgrade so in the mean time i can deal wth it sprint unlimited is why im here and no longer with Tmobile.
travel to Long Beach frequently, and my 3g is actually fairly decent. around 300-600 kbps? thats 2x faster than what im getting in phoenix... i hope its not getting bad as part of Network Vision, heading that way in 2 weeks...
I live in the I.E. and yes sprint has horrible coverage in alot of places. That's the reason I got a airwave free for my home,cuz I get almost no service otherwise. If you look at the tower upgrade thing it says my area is gonna get a few enhancements over the next 6 months. So you should check your area and see if moval or the cities/places you frequent have planned upgrades before you cancel
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Alright I will. Airwave? You got an Airwave free for your home? Please explain this.... I'm a little confused, what is that? and 6 months of superrrrrr slow service is a lifetime.. I need my E4GT. :/
I don't think and Airrave will help with data issues.
Do you have good voice reception?
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Anybody else living in the inland Empire experiencing horrible sprint service? I've looked at there towers and noticed, they don't have much here. Sometimes 3g data speed is so slow it takes ages just to load Google home page :/ any input would be helpful. I don't know if it's my modem affecting the data speeds or if it's the service.
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Ya my wife and I both get pretty crappy service in Riverside. I was just in La this last weekend and was so envious of the 4g and the full bars of 3g I had! I'm lucky to pull 2-3 bars most of the time
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I don't think and Airrave will help with data issues.
Do you have good voice reception?
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Yes I get good voice reception, do you mind filling me in on what that is? I usually have data off when I go home. Cause there's no point at all having it on if it takes 5mins to load just the Google home page. When I'm in Ontario I have phenomenal 3g and 4G speeds. But once I hit Moval it just takes a dump. It's very very aggravating..
I live in corona and get ok speed.. Im usually hooked up to wifi .. When im not i get ok speed..
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i live in the IE and 3g service is alright not as fast as i wish but its not that bad well atleast for me and their is no 4g here but once i step into ontario area or go more west im able to get 4g which the speed is good.
its not dial up so you should try updating your prl, modem
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Cali +1 from the DIEGO to THE BAY no other place like it.
I live in Riverside and I have two bars in my house and around Riverside, Moreno valley and San bernardino I get full bars everywhere and average 1.1 mbps on 3G
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I live in the Inland Empire (Hemet) I am cancelling my Sprint Service because of the ungodly Data speeds. frequently 200kbps or less. I'm moving over to T-Mobile. I called Sprint the other day to ask what my ETF fee would be. The representative started arguing with me about T-mobiles fake 4G and how its not a real solution. I came back with two things first "What 4g? I dont have any 4g where I live. I don't even have 3g. The speeds I am getting are Edge speeds" and then Secondly "T-Mobiles fake 4g is real and tangible now. Its also faster then any 4g speeds I have ever clocked on sprint in Brea, Long Beach, Sacramento, Chicago and Manhattan. The question is, "Fake 4g Now or Real 4g Never?"
My friend has a Comet (Google it, its a pathetic entry level android phone) he is able to get consistent 2.5Mbps down anywhere in my town. Also a Coworker has the Galaxy S2 on T-Mobile. Clocking around 14Mbps on T-Mobiles fake 4g network. I never saw more then 7 on Sprints 4G, Ever.
The Airave is a joke. You essentially turn your internet into a cell tower. think about this.... you pay sprint for service that you provide yourself by using the internet that YOU pay for...... hmmm seems like a cop out for them to offer that as a fix all for their poor towers.
I use to love Sprint back in the days of the Hero. When I could easily get 1.2 Mbps down anywhere I went. I dont know if they are just overloaded in the area, or the towers are in need of some TLC but I just cant take it anymore. GSM here I come.
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I live in the Inland Empire (Hemet) I am cancelling my Sprint Service because of the ungodly Data speeds. frequently 200kbps or less. I'm moving over to T-Mobile. I called Sprint the other day to ask what my ETF fee would be. The representative started arguing with me about T-mobiles fake 4G and how its not a real solution. I came back with two things first "What 4g? I dont have any 4g where I live. I don't even have 3g. The speeds I am getting are Edge speeds" and then Secondly "T-Mobiles fake 4g is real and tangible now. Its also faster then any 4g speeds I have ever clocked on sprint in Brea, Long Beach, Sacramento, Chicago and Manhattan. The question is, "Fake 4g Now or Real 4g Never?"
My friend has a Comet (Google it, its a pathetic entry level android phone) he is able to get consistent 2.5Mbps down anywhere in my town. Also a Coworker has the Galaxy S2 on T-Mobile. Clocking around 14Mbps on T-Mobiles fake 4g network. I never saw more then 7 on Sprints 4G, Ever.
The Airave is a joke. You essentially turn your internet into a cell tower. think about this.... you pay sprint for service that you provide yourself by using the internet that YOU pay for...... hmmm seems like a cop out for them to offer that as a fix all for their poor towers.
I use to love Sprint back in the days of the Hero. When I could easily get 1.2 Mbps down anywhere I went. I dont know if they are just overloaded in the area, or the towers are in need of some TLC but I just cant take it anymore. GSM here I come.
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Ya I know what you mean. I have friends here in Moval and they have Verizon and T mobile and they get great service. Haven't asked them on the 4G service though. I did some research on the towers and noticed there aren't many sprint towers here.. They're all towards the west... :/ LA being the best spot for 4G... Wish I lived there.
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i live in the IE and 3g service is alright not as fast as i wish but its not that bad well atleast for me and their is no 4g here but once i step into ontario area or go more west im able to get 4g which the speed is good.
its not dial up so you should try updating your prl, modem
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I just remembered that.. I went flash crazy this month.. And forgot to update my PRL. I've always read that it's good to do that after flashing a rom. And about the modem.. I'm on El29. So far that I know it's the latest and "greatest" modem SO far.. Sorry for the noob question.... But what EXACTLY is PRL. And why should we update it after flashing a rom?
I'm planning on getting a family plan with unlimited data, text and 700 min. or what do u guys recommend. I'm looking for affordable payments and great service. The family plan is 3 people and I'm also planning on getting the E4GT. Just need some people to tell me hows the service. I also would like to know if sprint TV is a subscription service or is it free. Thank you
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It all depends on your area weather or not youll get great service. Some areas get good service and data speeds, some leave more to be desired.
Sprint tv has some free content but most is subscriptions.
$h!tty! I love my phone but wish I could take it back to T-Mobile because there gs2 shouldn't even carry the name... the e4gt is the best phone I've ever had but sprint service is spotty...and that's being nice. I live in Orlando FL and I'm constantly dropping calls or walking around my apartment trying not to drop a call... I'm in roaming more then I care to be and the data speeds leave a lot to be desired... but I don't regret switching to sprint because of this wonderful machine I'm holding in my hands...
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It all depends on your area weather or not youll get great service. Some areas get good service and data speeds, some leave more to be desired.
Sprint tv has some free content but most is subscriptions.
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Hit the nail on the head... Totally depends on where your at. Worst case scenario you can sign up with sprint then opt out of your contract within 14 days if the service isnt up to par.
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I live in Michigan and the sprint store told me that Michigan should have 4g by summer. I mainly care about ESPN for sprint TV. Is ESPN free?
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ameedi600 said:
I live in Michigan and the sprint store told me that Michigan should have 4g by summer. I mainly care about ESPN for sprint TV. Is ESPN free?
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literally the best thing you can do is find a geek with a Sprint smartphone. Ask them. (about the service/signal)
I've lived in several cities in a row with excellent Sprint 4G service, and LOVE it.
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I live in Michigan and the sprint store told me that Michigan should have 4g by summer. I mainly care about ESPN for sprint TV. Is ESPN free?
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I wouldn't count on that promise coming through. Sprint's 4G partner, Clearwire, has been having trouble lately, and to save on costs, they're only expanding coverage by the minimum amount they can, given their spectrum license. Michigan might be on their upgrade list, but you would definitely be taking a risk. The Detroit area is one of the major metropolitan areas without Clearwire service, so I wouldn't go as far as saying that it won't happen.
Another factor is that both Sprint and Clearwire are planning on moving over to the LTE 4G standard, which is incompatible with our phones. There will probably be only marginal expansion in WiMax markets after the next few months.
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I wouldn't count on that promise coming through. Sprint's 4G partner, Clearwire, has been having trouble lately, and to save on costs, they're only expanding coverage by the minimum amount they can, given their spectrum license. Michigan might be on their upgrade list, but you would definitely be taking a risk. The Detroit area is one of the major metropolitan areas without Clearwire service, so I wouldn't go as far as saying that it won't happen.
Another factor is that both Sprint and Clearwire are planning on moving over to the LTE 4G standard, which is incompatible with our phones. There will probably be only marginal expansion in WiMax markets after the next few months.
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But is 4g fast on sprint?
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But is 4g fast on sprint?
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It is when you have it... I never get 4g where I live, and I'm in a pretty populated area in California.
I've been on T-Mobile, at&t, and now I'm on Sprint. I have the Epic 4G Touch on Sprint. I don't know how much of it is the phone's wireless radio and how much of Sprint's service is to blame but I have the worst signal with Sprint. I get 4G at home and at work so I assume I live in a good area. My girl has the Motorola Photon and gets signal everywhere.
When I first got my phone, the data speeds were quick. 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi were all snappy. I don't know if it has to do with the modem change or what I'm on EK02 now and my data speed decreased. My signal strength is a bit better but still not great. It bounces up and down. When I was on T-Mobile, I just had calling and texting. It wasn't a smart phone. A Samsung phone with a keyboard and a 2.0 MP Camera. I always had full bars with that phone. I always got my text and calls on the time they were sent.
at&t had the best signal but I had a few drop calls. Too expensive and not worth the plan you pay for. If it were unlimited data I may have stayed with them but eff a 2GB plan.
I have the most inconsistency with Sprint. I blame 50 percent on the phones wireless radio and 50 percent on Sprint's service. Sprint has good plans for fair prices compared to at&t and Verizon. But you also take a down fall with the service. It's great they have unlimited data but is it worth unlimited if your internet speed is choppy or super slow?
I love the E4GT as a phone (although it does feel a little plasticky compared to my old EVO) and I have never dropped any calls when using Sprint. Battery life seems much better than my EVO too.
In my part of Las Vegas though, the data is pretty slow. If I am lucky I can get 250 kbps on 3G, when I get 4G it is very good, between 4 and 10 Mbps typically. Every now and then I will get decent 3G speeds when out and about in town, but it's a good job I use wifi at home, it would be unbearable otherwise (slow 3G as already mentioned and I can't get 4G indoors here, if I sit in the garden I am OK though!)
Sprint is far past horrible. You can't use your data properly. Its so slow that's its ridiculous. Don't get hyped by the unlimited BS. I can't wait for my contract to end.
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Phone is good, sprint is getting worse everyday. Only good thing about sprint is free way out
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I looked at there coverage and it shows full voice service for michigan. The only thing that concerns me now is the data speeds. Can any can tell me a good affordable 3 person family plan. I want to know how much it would cost monthly to have unlimited data,text, and like 700 min.
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I looked at there coverage and it shows full voice service for michigan. The only thing that concerns me now is the data speeds. Can any can tell me a good affordable 3 person family plan. I want to know how much it would cost monthly to have unlimited data,text, and like 700 min.
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Trust me that coverage map is a flat out lie. I get ZERO service where I work and the map says that I should have good coverage. If I should have good coverage then why am I constantly roaming at work. The maps a scam.
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The Epic 4G Touch is a really nice phone. It just has a really bad wireless radio and being on Sprint's network doesn't help. It'll probably be the best gingerbread phone out if it were on say Verizon Wireless.
Depends on your area. My speeds are about 500-700 on a good day. Pretty sad that metropcs 3g is better in my area. My brother pulls above 1000 kbps 90% of the time on his evo 4g flashed to metro.
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No wonder Sprint is so cheap
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Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
Oh I totally agree I have no plans on switching I've been with Sprint for 3 years and am just hoping they improve their network to something more acceptable
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if i wasn't on a family plan with people in an area where it works better, i would have left. I get the same speeds as the OP. The thing is, in the exact same area 2 years ago, the speeds were great.
My speeds all 3g except a few wifi
The ones with abismal speeds were then ones with no bars
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r u fukn kidding me?!
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Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
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1x!? i would give my left nut to get that on 3g. i'm lucky
to get half that speed. and when i do its a very rare occasion. sprint better blow the roof off with this lte ****. this beautiful phone is going to waste being crippled like this
Their 3G speeds are okay for me like I like it because when I'm out side of the house it takes about 3 secs for a page to load which is impressive to me and at least you got some data connection I rarely use 3G to surf the web but try updating ur PRL to get your 3G speed and more to the latest and fastest version
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Yeah 3g is getting better.
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Agreed. These are my 3G speeds:
This is Sprint's so called "3G". There's really no point of unlimited data when Sprint's 3G is basically already throttled the whole time.
Even though I think their "3G" is so bad, I still don't switch to another carrier since Sprint has Unlimited data. I still don't switch despite the fact that those carriers (ATT, Verizon, T-Mo) have prepaid plans that are half the price Sprint. Oh, and did I mention those plans have data limits that are higher than the actual carrier plans?
But nah, I'm not gonna switch to prepaid even though it would be so logical.
(This post isn't serious. Instead, it's basically how I interpret people's posts complaining about Sprint's 3G. If you don't like it, switch carriers...)
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Is that roaming on Verizon's network?
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hockey4life0099 said:
if i wasn't on a family plan with people in an area where it works better, i would have left. I get the same speeds as the OP. The thing is, in the exact same area 2 years ago, the speeds were great.
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Yeah same here just a few years ago the speeds were pretty good but we'll see what the future holds I think their network will pick up with all the upgrades they have planned
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Here's my 3G Speed early one Sunday morning in nyc.
Realize it gets as slow as 10% of that download speed during peak times. Quiet morning.
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Compared to my last phone the epic 4g touch the 3g speeds on my s3 is pretty damn good almost as good as the 4g speed on the on the epic 4g touch. So I can only imagine what to look forward to when lte is up in Jersey
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.
Is the horse dead yet??
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Is the horse dead yet??
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It's been beaten long enough
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.
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Is that roaming on Verizon's network?
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100% Sprint. It's what I usually get around my home area. 1000-150kbps throughout the day, 1500-1900kbps at night.
The thing is, I live in a suburban area so the towers aren't used as much. I'm willing to bet that throughout the day there are only like 4 or 5 other people connected to data that actually use their data.
Here's my 3g speed, guess I'm lucky.
I've noticed a few times when I have crappy data speeds. My phone was showing 3g in the status bar, but if I went to SettIngs-->About Device--> Status the phone was actually connected at 1x not 3g. Not sure why it doesn't show 1x in the notification bar.
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I'm with T-Mobile on the one s, my buddy had the sprint Sammy s3 next to mine, though the speed test said mine was smoking fast the Sammy was faster for the user experience, for simple browsing . I'm gonna switch to sprint and get the sgs3
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Here's my 3G Speed early one Sunday morning in nyc.
Realize it gets as slow as 10% of that download speed during peak times. Quiet morning.
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I'm in S.I., and I never see those speeds even on a Sunday morning.
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Here's my 3g speed, guess I'm lucky.
I've noticed a few times when I have crappy data speeds. My phone was showing 3g in the status bar, but if I went to SettIngs-->About Device--> Status the phone was actually connected at 1x not 3g. Not sure why it doesn't show 1x in the notification bar.
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Unless you are rooted and running a custom Rom that is capable of displaying 1x, the stock Sprint Rom will always show 3g.
I suppose my area has something to do with my 3g speeds I live near Cincinnati and I'm sure the towers are over loaded
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Hello fellow XDAers. I'm currently a Sprint user on the GS3 and I'm not getting LTE until early next year so my speeds everywhere I go are typical 3G speeds. (I get 2.7mbps at my house, but anywhere else is usually around 300kbps or so.)
I hear T-Mobile has 4G in A LOT of places and I'm seeing a lot of speedtests on T-Mobile that are on HSPA+ that have LTE speeds. I am a fan of unlimited data and that's why I'm with Sprint. But with T-Mobile being unlimited now, I was wanting to try them for 14 days. I'd use the SGSIII on my 14 day trial. Does anyone know the best place to order the GSIII (with a line of service) that has a good return policy (no restock fee) if things didn't work out for me?
I hear T-Mobiles reception isn't as good as Sprint though so this is why I want to try them out in my area.
Where are you located, if you're in a big city and you usually stay around the area.. you'll be perfectly fine.
There's also Wifi calling that t-mo has, so you won't use minutes (if you have that part added onto your plan/for free).
I switched from Sprint to T-Mobile and haven't regretted a thing. Sprint sucks now.
Walmart has the gs3 in both white and blue for $198. They also give u 14days to bring it back with no questions.
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Where are you located, if you're in a big city and you usually stay around the area.. you'll be perfectly fine.
There's also Wifi calling that t-mo has, so you won't use minutes (if you have that part added onto your plan/for free).
I switched from Sprint to T-Mobile and haven't regretted a thing. Sprint sucks now.
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I'm in Jacksonville florida.
Wouldn't it be easier to handle it all online and just ship the phone back if I decide I don't like it?
I just moved from jacksonville to atlanta. Jax was wonderful with 4g. Never seen anything below 8mbs. You will be happy
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I just moved from jacksonville to atlanta. Jax was wonderful with 4g. Never seen anything below 8mbs. You will be happy
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I'm a little south of Jacksonville in Saint Johns (zip: 32259).
It all depends on location. The only I switched from Sprint in June and get better coverage, and data speeds and a little bit cheaper bill with tmobile. I am in North Carolina and don't have a problem. I am and having wifi calling helps if you are in low signal areas but have access to wifi.
I made the switch and have had positive results.
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Hey, just to specify on the very first post, the "unlimited" data is capped at 2,5, or 10. But, they do offer an upcapped version that "doesn't let" (use a tether app other than T-Mo and you can) you tether.
I was stationed at NS Mayport so I was in Mayport, Jax, Saint Johns, Orange Park, and I lived in South Side on Gate West. Never had a problem with T-Mobile anywhere. Now Sprint... I got kicked out of the store for cussing out an employee because they called me a liar when I told them I could NEVER ever ever ever get over 200kbs down and upload... yeah ok... never could get a picture to update to Facebook on that ****ty network. I shoved that iPhone 4 up Sprint's ass went to the Amaze 4G when I was in Jax, now I have went through HTC One S and Galaxy S3 in Atlanta and I have never had a problem anywhere. I have had AT LEAST edge (2g) and call signal everywhere I have been and I use to make constant drives down to West Palm. Edge on T-Mobile maxes at aboutt 500Kb/s, and that is what Sprint's 3G runs... I hate Sprint... RUN AND NEVER LOOK BACK! Take a Xanax before you call and cancel the service... You will need it they are f****ing retards.
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Hey, just to specify on the very first post, the "unlimited" data is capped at 2,5, or 10. But, they do offer an upcapped version that "doesn't let" (use a tether app other than T-Mo and you can) you tether.
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That's epic.
Wifi calling is great because it means using your cell as a house phone with unlimited minutes. It's nice to only have one number without using any additional services. Also with wifi you get a great signal so there's no worry about connectivity at home.
T-mobile is CHEAP, especially their value plans. I've had them a few weeks and coverage is good so far. I did notice frequent dropping of 4g to edge today while on BART here in the SF Bay Area and was a little frustrated. But overall it's good. Like others said, if you're in a major area you should be fine.
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Wifi calling is great because it means using your cell as a house phone with unlimited minutes. It's nice to only have one number without using any additional services. Also with wifi you get a great signal so there's no worry about connectivity at home.
T-mobile is CHEAP, especially their value plans. I've had them a few weeks and coverage is good so far. I did notice frequent dropping of 4g to edge today while on BART here in the SF Bay Area and was a little frustrated. But overall it's good. Like others said, if you're in a major area you should be fine.
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What's the value plan and how do I qualify for it?
Here's something else I'll add. Even if you don't get 4G in your area with T-Mo, their Edge and 3G is faster other carriers' Edge and 3G, usually.
But, I know what you mean on Sprint. My friend has Sprint and their non-LTE 4G is terrible. I'm not exaggerating when I say that with T-Mo, I could load things faster on Edge.
But, that's here. Not sure how it will be in your area.
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What's the value plan and how do I qualify for it?
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The value plan is where you pay off the remaining balance of the phone in 20 dollar increments over a certain period of time. Anyone can get the value plan when signing up. Unlimited everything including uncapped data is 70 dollars a month. That's unlimited data text and talk. It's a really good plan to go with.
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The value plan is where you pay off the remaining balance of the phone in 20 dollar increments over a certain period of time. Anyone can get the value plan when signing up. Unlimited everything including uncapped data is 70 dollars a month. That's unlimited data text and talk. It's a really good plan to go with.
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Sounds like it'd be more if I'm paying $20 a month lol.
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Sounds like it'd be more if I'm paying $20 a month lol.
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You are not obligated to pay the minimum of 20 dollars a month.You can pay more if you want or pay it off anytime.
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Here's something else I'll add. Even if you don't get 4G in your area with T-Mo, their Edge and 3G is faster other carriers' Edge and 3G, usually.
But, I know what you mean on Sprint. My friend has Sprint and their non-LTE 4G is terrible. I'm not exaggerating when I say that with T-Mo, I could load things faster on Edge.
But, that's here. Not sure how it will be in your area.
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But the GS3 does not have 3G, its just 4G and Edge. I live in Las Vegas and when im not on 4G im only on Edge. I don't know if it's just Vegas or not but when I'm on Edge my phone wont even open a web page, email or anything thsy uses data.
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neotoky said:
You are not obligated to pay the minimum of 20 dollars a month.You can pay more if you want or pay it off anytime.
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And once you pay it off you can upgrade to another phone instead of waiting for the 2 year upgrade like the other companies. Or just continue to pay 70 a month for the unlimited.
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Markor13 said:
But the GS3 does not have 3G, its just 4G and Edge. I live in Las Vegas and when im not on 4G im only on Edge. I don't know if it's just Vegas or not but when I'm on Edge my phone wont even open a web page, email or anything thsy uses data.
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What?? This sounds wrong I think.
Do I have to get it from T-Mobile if I wanted the Value plan? Bestbuy doesn't appear to have the option.
Ive been with Sprint for a year, and Ive been putting up with there slow network for a couple of months. Im trying to give Sprint a fair chance to launch LTE in my area( there suppose to start network vision this month) before I start making a decision. I have no prblem buying my device outright so Tmobiles value plan woould save me some money (no i dont want the galaxy nexus, its already last year tech and i would like to see what happens for the holiday season or how the beastly the next nexus is) and i had them before so I know how the service is in my area. My question is if some of you had a chance to switch to tmobile (or some other carrier) rite now or by the end of your contract would you switch.
Sprints in a much better position than tmobile in terms of spectrum and network upgrades. In a year or so sprint will be up there on par with Verizon. If you're in an LTE area, you have unlimited and lte.
Tmobile is good in major cities in terms of data speeds, but I think their building penetration and voice over gsm technology aren't too good. Sprint can roam on Verizon so in theory you have so much coverage.
Tmobile has unlimted data and Tmobiles future position will allow them to roam with at&t 3G/3.75G network and use unlocked devices in there network natively (since the pcs 1900 DC-HSPA+ refarm) and on top of that since their using aws for LTE they can roam on Verizons and at&t future LTE network. So, Tmobile is looking good as well, plus they could always sign with clearwire for extra bandwidth.
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Tmobile has unlimted data and Tmobiles future position will allow them to roam with at&t 3G/3.75G network and use unlocked devices in there network natively (since the pcs 1900 DC-HSPA+ refarm) and on top of that since their using aws for LTE they can roam on Verizons and at&t future LTE network. So, Tmobile is looking good as well, plus they could always sign with clearwire for extra bandwidth.
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I doubt Verizon and att will allow that lol
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They will cause the FCC is suppose to put that clause in the deal to allow Tmobile and Verizon sell/swap spectrum around.
Bump. Anybody else have thoughts?
Very tempted. 7 years with Sprint but the prospect of International unlocked phones unlimited data and no contract is attractive.
let's face it sprints data speeds suck. I've been on LTE since it went live and the coverage is too spotty to be effective. Ends up being just a faster mostly 3G experience with frequent loss of connection due to constant 1x, 3G, LTE handoff.
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I switched to T-Mobile for six months last year but I couldn't stand it. I could only get a decent signal if I was outside or near a large window. I came back to Sprint and would rather deal with "slow" speeds than have faster speeds that are severely limited by location.
I'm in the St. Louis area but if T-Mo has great coverage where you are and you can't wait for Sprint's network then you should choose maroon.
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How's TMO in Atlanta?
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washjayb said:
Very tempted. 7 years with Sprint but the prospect of International unlocked phones unlimited data and no contract is attractive.
let's face it sprints data speeds suck. I've been on LTE since it went live and the coverage is too spotty to be effective. Ends up being just a faster mostly 3G experience with frequent loss of connection due to constant 1x, 3G, LTE handoff.
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Sprint is still working in Atlanta. You'll have LTE everywhere you get 3g when it's finished. Sprint also has HD voice, which is where gsm is lacking.
LTE will have a crystal clear voice with VoLTE and IMS plus I dont care about voice quality cause i mostly text or dont use minutes at all. I mostly use data only anway.
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Sprint is still working in Atlanta. You'll have LTE everywhere you get 3g when it's finished. Sprint also has HD voice, which is where gsm is lacking.
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well in overall its a matter of choice, personally ive been with sprint for about 7 years now non-stop, yeah ive had some issues with connectivity and signal loss but very rarely...not enought to make me wanna swich to another carrier, now only reason why im still with sprint is for 3 reasons, 1 is verizon, 2 is AT&T huge desapointing networks very expensive and very limited to their service data plans. now T-mobile does have great service and cheaper plans, but u gotta pay extra just to get 4g if u wanna use it for longer times, and now that 4g LTE is coming i can garantee u that their data plan is gonna sky high up the roof, not by much but it will go up i can garantee u that. so if i had my choice betwen does 2, limited 4g LTE or unlimited 4g LTE, id still stick with sprint, ive hadnt had any issues with their CS ive actually had great customer services no problems their althought maybe 2 or 3 every now and then in a blue moon that didnt know jack sh**. i can deal with the slow 3g i barely get 1.5mb/s over here without LTE still waiting for LTE which hasnt been listen just yet in my area but comming soon. if i can listen to music on pandora, watch netflix and surf the web at decent speeds without taking 10 seconds to load a page and have any interruptions then im happy enought and can deal with it. thats why i got wifi waiting for me back home when i get there so i can download does big files that i know i wont be able to download in seconds. until LTE arrives.
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How's TMO in Atlanta?
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My Buddy gets around 10-17mbps all the time. T-Mobile in Colorado is also really really good.
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I think it's all a matter of where you live but here in ol San Antonio at least for me, Tmo suckssss! I've been with Sprint for 7 years and all I have to say is that 3g does suck compared to ATT but at least I have unlimited 4G which I use at least 5+GB's worth a month. Okay 4G is spotty but I'm only paying about $70 a month and super slow 3g is my only complaint. Mostly connected to wifi anyways and have never had a dropped call.
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I got to give a thumbs up to Sprint's customer service too. They always take care of their long-term customers or did when I was in the financial bind a few years ago.... during the Fed lockdown in arguing over unemployment for two months I never lost my cell and couldn't pay the bill for quite a while. They were great.
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How's TMO in Atlanta?
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I was with t mobile for about 7 years before I switched to Sprint. Only reason I switched, was my company put me on their plan and started to pay for the bill. That being said, I think t mobile was hands down better than Sprint. (I'm in the Atlanta area btw). T mobile had extremely better data speeds 99 percent of the time. Reception is about the same. My gf still has t mobile and I check mine vs hers all the time. Every once in a while I'll get a decent data speed, but usually t mobile is faster. If I had to pay for my own line, I would switch back to t mobile in a heart beat. Better service, better data, upgrades every year (even let me do my upgrades every 6 months if you call their customer service).
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jonathanm1978 said:
I got to give a thumbs up to Sprint's customer service too. They always take care of their long-term customers or did when I was in the financial bind a few years ago.... during the Fed lockdown in arguing over unemployment for two months I never lost my cell and couldn't pay the bill for quite a while. They were great.
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I don't like the fact that T-Mo outsources CS jobs.
Honestly if i do decide to switch to Tmobile, i wouldnt be apposed to coming back to Sprint if I had to. (Tmobile goes bankrupt, I move and Tmobiles coverage is bad.. etc) Sprint has a god network vision strategy theyre moving slow and there wont be any real results of network vision until 2015, after most markets will be complete and they phase out iden for use of the 800mhz band for LTE-A. Also Clearwire should have a good LTE-A coverage by then.
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I was with t mobile for about 7 years before I switched to Sprint. Only reason I switched, was my company put me on their plan and started to pay for the bill. That being said, I think t mobile was hands down better than Sprint. (I'm in the Atlanta area btw). T mobile had extremely better data speeds 99 percent of the time. Reception is about the same. My gf still has t mobile and I check mine vs hers all the time. Every once in a while I'll get a decent data speed, but usually t mobile is faster. If I had to pay for my own line, I would switch back to t mobile in a heart beat. Better service, better data, upgrades every year (even let me do my upgrades every 6 months if you call their customer service).
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if that is true that t-mobile does have better service and better data, then whats stopping u from switching back to t-mobile, despite that ure company is paying for sprints service, that shouldnt stop yah from switching...the fact of the matter is...if u really wanted to switch to t-mobile u would have and just spent that money out of ure pocket, im sure u earn well enought to pay for it on ure own, other whize u wouldnt be saying that. as for upgrades u can also do ure upgrades every year with sprint as well.