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I have Wireless Tether for Root Users installed but when I try to search it on the Market with mine or anyone elses phone, it's not there.
Ideas?
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And after double checking the Market again, it says the app isn't available for my carrier. So it looks like it may be disabled for Sprint customers or maybe just us E4GT people.
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Sunsparc said:
And after double checking the Market again, it says the app isn't available for my carrier. So it looks like it may be disabled for Sprint customers or maybe just us E4GT people.
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Actually sprint finally disabled it for us. It was reported on a couple tech blogs. Sorry I don't have link since I'm on my phone to show you.
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I have Wireless Tether for Root Users installed but when I try to search it on the Market with mine or anyone elses phone, it's not there.
Ideas?
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HERE ya go......
Im not likeing what sprint is doing but i can see by the end of the year we gonna loose are unlimited becuase of apple i hate apple they suck
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fortunately it's still available online
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
installs just fine too
tech7 said:
Im not likeing what sprint is doing but i can see by the end of the year we gonna loose are unlimited becuase of apple i hate apple they suck
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Ridiculous. You honestly think it has anything at all to do with Apple? You Apple hating bandwagoners crack me up.
Please, enlighten us all with your reasoning.
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Ridiculous. You honestly think it has anything at all to do with Apple? You Apple hating bandwagoners crack me up.
Please, enlighten us all with your reasoning.
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This has everything to do with the intro of the iPhone to sprint's lineup. Do a search and you will find a zillion posts as to why
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This has everything to do with the intro of the iPhone to sprint's lineup. Do a search and you will find a zillion posts as to why
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Just because a bunch of people post about it does not make it so. It is speculation at best. I fail to see how the release of an iPhone would make Sprint block tethering apps on Android. Correlation != causation. Pretty sure it is because Sprint is trying to crack down on excess data usage in general and that was one of the easiest ways to do it. Sprint has made a ton of changes to their policies lately and everyone is blaming the iPhone for it. Nobody ever stops to think that maybe they have a plan and that the iPhone is simply PART of that plan.
The plan is to save a lot of money bc they have to pay $30+ million to apple for the iphone so this way they get more new contracts! This is why they raised the returning fee to $350 and 14 days bc they know that a lot of the new iphone users are going to leave bc the bad data service. They need the iphone to raise the share price so they can pay for the LTE.
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Correlation != causation.
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Sure, that is true. But the two concepts are similar.
In science, sometimes you cannot get an unequivocal proof of something, but you may have good correlations between two phenomena.
A scientist may then use the following approach to prove that the two phenomena are directly related: review and disprove all other possible scenarios which may give the same experimental result. Technically it's not a proof, as it is essentially an argument from ignorance. But it's a very useful tool nevertheless.
I cannot see any other good reason why Sprint would disable wireless tether app in the market so close to iphone4s release date.
Sprint has made a ton of changes to their policies lately and everyone is blaming the iPhone for it. Nobody ever stops to think that maybe they have a plan and that the iPhone is simply PART of that plan.
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Maybe you need to stop and think that perhaps there's a reason why everyone has that attitude.
BTW, I think it's time you took that iphone out of your beehind.
dmora01 said:
The plan is to save a lot of money bc they have to pay $30+ million to apple for the iphone so this way they get more new contracts! This is why they raised the returning fee to $350 and 14 days bc they know that a lot of the new iphone users are going to leave bc the bad data service. They need the iphone to raise the share price so they can pay for the LTE.
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The key phrase here is "so they can pay for LTE". They are in the midst of expanding and strengthening their network and adding LTE coverage, this is why they need the money, not to pay for the iPhone. The iPhone is only a piece of their greater plan and all the cuts and changes they are making is to help see that plan to fruition.
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BTW, I think it's time you took that iphone out of your beehind.
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k.
While Sprint certainly needs money for infrastructure upgrades given the short-term-profit outlook that has ruined the economy in the past 20 years I'm willing to bet that Sprint cares more about getting more customers (with the iPhone) than they do about upgrading infrastructure for customers they already have.
How far apart are those priorities? Perhaps not very far, but, I think it's almost obvious that Sprint would care more about new contract customers. Though managing churn certainly comes into play here, that's straddling the line though. Some of that churn will be for Sprint's (previous) lack of the iPhone and some will be for horrid coverage and performance.
But what is going to cost Sprint more? LTE rollout and the rest of the new Network Vision or paying Apple for all of the (estimated) 20 MILLION iPhones they promised to buy at $30 *BILLION*....
...either way you slice it Sprint needs to cut it's costs in any way possible. I would imagine a $30 *BILLION* contract with Apple is certainly likely to accelerate their desire to cut some corners here and there.
But for all of the 'the sky is falling' types out there I wouldn't worry about smart-phone unlimited data any time soon. Now that Sprint has the iPhone as well it is an even playing field...now they just have to catch up with infrastructure and customers...and until they become at least #2 of the big 3 I wouldn't worry about "Unlimited Data" going anywhere. It's all they have to differentiate themselves...the iPhone only upgrades them to 'also ran' status.
...though, I don't say unlimited data I say "Unlimited Data"....you can replace the implied air-quotes with an asterisk if you wish. What "Unlimited Data" will mean in the future may change....but it will still likely be what we have now.
But, if Sprint were to happen ditch the "Unlimited Data" I'd bail to Verizon so fast it'd make a couple heads spin...I'm sticking with Sprint for what, the paltry $10-$15 in savings over Verizon???? Pfffft....It's the "Unlimited Data"...you take that away and I (and many many others I'd wager) wouldn't be willing to put up with their crap.
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Just because a bunch of people post about it does not make it so. It is speculation at best. I fail to see how the release of an iPhone would make Sprint block tethering apps on Android. Correlation != causation. Pretty sure it is because Sprint is trying to crack down on excess data usage in general and that was one of the easiest ways to do it. Sprint has made a ton of changes to their policies lately and everyone is blaming the iPhone for it. Nobody ever stops to think that maybe they have a plan and that the iPhone is simply PART of that plan.
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Let me help you since you seem to need the obvious stated.
Sprint clearly believes that the iPhone will lead to a significant increase in customers and thus bandwidth requirements. They are taking actions to prepare for these changes. cutting down on high data usage so that the network can handle three new traffic is almost certainly on their minds.
---> unauthorized wireless tethering consumes data
Do I need to fill in the rest of the blanks for you?
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Let me help you since you seem to need the obvious stated.
Sprint clearly believes that the iPhone will lead to a significant increase in customers and thus bandwidth requirements. They are taking actions to prepare for these changes. cutting down on high data usage so that the network can handle three new traffic is almost certainly on their minds.
---> unauthorized wireless tethering consumes data
Do I need to fill in the rest of the blanks for you?
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+1... not a conspiracy therapist type of guy but I too believe the introduction of the Iphone will/has change(d) how Sprint handles things.. My data speeds which were terrible to begin with have only gotten worse, which makes my tethering my Sunday ticket when I am out pretty ****ty...lol
Do a google search for Wireless Tether and you will find the apk.
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Glad I got the new 3.1 beta 99 version the short time it was there. Gotta test it out and see if it still works
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JohnCorleone said:
Glad I got the new 3.1 beta 99 version the short time it was there. Gotta test it out and see if it still works
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It will always be available from GoogleCode...and v3.1 beta 99 works great. YMMV.
Everyone seems to be missing the OBVIOUS reason they would want to block tethering apps on the market that take advantage of rooted phones...
Sprint CHARGES people for the right to tether their phone. If you can root and tether for free, they are losing out on that $30/month tethering charge.
Plain and simple... That costs them a lot of money whether or not the iPhone is in their lineup.
I'm not saying I'm happy that they finally got smart enough to block apps that allow you to do things that violate the TOS, but its a pretty obvious reason.
Verizon and AT&T have been doing it for 6 months already.
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Everyone seems to be missing the OBVIOUS reason they would want to block tethering apps on the market that take advantage of rooted phones...
Sprint CHARGES people for the right to tether their phone. If you can root and tether for free, they are losing out on that $30/month tethering charge.
Plain and simple... That costs them a lot of money whether or not the iPhone is in their lineup.
I'm not saying I'm happy that they finally got smart enough to block apps that allow you to do things that violate the TOS, but its a pretty obvious reason.
Verizon and AT&T have been doing it for 6 months already.
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6 months? Far longer so far as I know...but I've not had service with either of them for years.
While I know they could stand to lose $30 from each of us rooted tetherers I don't think that's how they would lose the most money. We are so small in number however our data consumption is likely in the top 1-5%. It's not the $30 they miss from us (which I'm sure they'd love) so much as the 15-25gb more a month that we consume over the average data hungry android user.
Sure, it's about money. I'm just not convinced it's the $30 they are missing so much as the terabyte upon terabyte that a tiny tiny tiny fraction of us are surely consuming in aggregate. Their hotspan plans and devices are now bandwidth limited, remember.
So, I got tired of not having Sprint service at home or work. I live in a city with over 100,000 people in the metro area, according to Wikipedia, so their bad service has no excuse. I switched to Verizon and got a Droid Razr Maxx.
I feel like I could still get some use out of my Epic, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I read a few things on the internet about turning it into a gaming device or media controller. I'm mostly curious to see what others have thought of or done.
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So, I got tired of not having Sprint service at home or work. I live in a city with over 100,000 people in the metro area, according to Wikipedia, so their bad service has no excuse. I switched to Verizon and got a Droid Razr Maxx.
I feel like I could still get some use out of my Epic, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I read a few things on the internet about turning it into a gaming device or media controller. I'm mostly curious to see what others have thought of or done.
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Verizon's horrible limits and pricing don't worry you? I'm done with sprints horrible network. How are you liking Verizon? Which data limit did you succumb to?
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So, I got tired of not having Sprint service at home or work. I live in a city with over 100,000 people in the metro area, according to Wikipedia, so their bad service has no excuse. I switched to Verizon and got a Droid Razr Maxx.
I feel like I could still get some use out of my Epic, but I'm not sure what to do with it. I read a few things on the internet about turning it into a gaming device or media controller. I'm mostly curious to see what others have thought of or done.
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You could donate it to the Devs, or sale it. Or if you want to keep it (in case you come to your senses and dump Verizon ) you could always just use it as a WiFi device and/or music player.
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Verizon's horrible limits and pricing don't worry you? I'm done with sprints horrible network. How are you liking Verizon? Which data limit did you succumb to?
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I actually have service where I live and work, so it is much better than Sprint in that regard. I signed up for service when they were running a double-data special, so I got 4GB per month for $30. I doubt I will even use 2GB in a month unless I tether. Speed tests resulted in 10Mb download inside my home and a 25Mb download in a major shopping area. It made WiMax seem horrible.
I don't understand the paranoia of data limits. Being mindful of large downloads and streaming videos can easily help you avoid going near your limit. Use WiFi if you need to do a big download. Things like email, surfing the web, and a few youtube videos won't put a significant dent in you data. An article says only 2% of smartphone users go over 2GB a month and only 35% go over 200MB.
I guess I could turn my old Epic into a gaming device if I download emulators. I would like to find a good ROM to put on it first. I doubt anyone has made a ROM specifically for deactivated phones, so I'll just be happy with any high-performance ROM I can find.
Office Space comes to mind
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I switched to Ting last month, used BYOD to keep my Epic 4g Touch. I had two lines on Sprint and my bill averaged $130.00 per month. I was getting a 25% corporate discount which I am no longer eligible for so my bill was going to be even higher had I stayed with Sprint. My first month bill for Ting with two lines was $36.
Ting may not be for everyone, but, if your like me and have most of your data usage on wifi and limit your minutes, you may be able to benefit by switching. Dealing with Ting has been very straightforward. They also have very good management tools on their website and they listen to customer feedback. Ting uses Sprint's network, so service has been the same as on Sprint. Ting allows voice roaming but not data roaming.
Check out their website, it can help you determine if switching may be cheaper for you.
If you use my referral link you can get a discount on your first device or service credit, I'll get a discount too.
https://zkhgksjlg1.ting.com/
PS: Moderators if this is considered spam please feel free to delete it. I'm merely trying to inform others of my results.
i'll back up your statement, i'm saving about the same amount from switching (was on verizon)
bought two lightly used e4gt's and we are loving it, biggest thing is no data roaming, but you roam for voice, and so far the data was only an issue when we were at a park (out in the boonies' here...
we aren't data hogs or talk a ton on our cell phones...mainly wanted the smart phone for the better camera (vs a dumb feature phone) and a few apps...so we are no power users...
though i love this community and the JB leaks, and ting is very awesome
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i'll back up your statement, i'm saving about the same amount from switching (was on verizon)
bought two lightly used e4gt's and we are loving it, biggest thing is no data roaming, but you roam for voice, and so far the data was only an issue when we were at a park (out in the boonies' here...
we aren't data hogs or talk a ton on our cell phones...mainly wanted the smart phone for the better camera (vs a dumb feature phone) and a few apps...so we are no power users...
though i love this community and the JB leaks, and ting is very awesome
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Not a power user.....flashes leaked ROMs.....?
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not a power cell tower user, i don't use a ton of data while off wifi
i do love to flash custom roms and leaks (been here since i was modding up windows mobile/ce and then with android since the droid eris...its very fun to make this hardware do more than it was supposed to.
but using mobile networks, not so much of a power user, i've had people tell me they can't go to ting because they use 4gb of mobile data and 2000 minutes and even more text...i'm just not like that, i can get by with less than 500 minutes for 2 phones and less than 100mb of data most time, because of wifi and an awesome wife
Have been with Ting since last year. Great savings. I don't quite understand what you meant by no data roaming, though. I have taken my e4gt traveling and have had no problem getting mobile data. Am I missing something?
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Hey fellas I was thinking about moving on over to TING, I was just wondering did you guys port your number to ting? Or did you get a new number?
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I had to get a new number but porting shouldn't be too big of a deal in most instances. The only time when it can be a pain is if you're currently a sprint customer, want to keep your number and your current phone. If you're going to do that take a close look at the ting forums and if will let you know what you need to do.
I really loving ting so far, I've saved 50 a month so far and just got a cheap epic touch off of eBay. Ting combined with an awesome phone like this one is unbeatable. My real test is going to be heading down to New Mexico to test how it performs in an area with limited sprint coverage. As long as I can still make a call and text ill be happy.
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not a power cell tower user, i don't use a ton of data while off wifi
i do love to flash custom roms and leaks (been here since i was modding up windows mobile/ce and then with android since the droid eris...its very fun to make this hardware do more than it was supposed to.
but using mobile networks, not so much of a power user, i've had people tell me they can't go to ting because they use 4gb of mobile data and 2000 minutes and even more text...i'm just not like that, i can get by with less than 500 minutes for 2 phones and less than 100mb of data most time, because of wifi and an awesome wife
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I just looked over and noticed, we're in the same boat! Hey there ::waves:: ::tips hat:: Can I refer your account when I sign up? I'm gonna save $140 a month
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there you go kchannel9! thanks!
also about data, if you are on sprint towers you get data, but if you roam on verizon towers you only get voice, they have this a few different places on their website and its all because it keeps the price down.
not an issue for me, i love the savings and the phone always works as a phone, thats what i want...ting has so far been awesome!
*edit* also calling customer service, always someone who sounds fairly local and they pick up after the first ring, and never have had to be transfered, they guy taking calls can do whatever i have needed, its been a refreshing experience
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Hey fellas I was thinking about moving on over to TING, I was just wondering did you guys port your number to ting? Or did you get a new number?
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I ported my Sprint number to Ting, but the process was kind of long because I did not have an old Sprint phone.
To start service on Ting, your current phone cannot be activated on a different account. I wanted to bring my Epic 4G Touch over, so I had to port it to google voice ($20 fee) which took 24 hours. That process cancelled my Sprint service. Then, I ported from google voice, back to my phone to start my Ting service. This took about 5 days... The process is longer coming from google voice.
If you have an old sprint phone, you can transfer your number to the old phone, then bring it back to your current phone. That should take 2 days, not 1 week.
You can keep your old number on google voice, then forward google voice calls to a new number acquired from Ting. I did not like the added layer of working with google voice, though. In the end, the wait was worth it. I went from paying $88 a month to Sprint, to $32 a month at Ting.
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FYI, i bought my phones off ebay, it took less than 48 hours for porting the number and getting the phone activated on ting and one phone call because i was curious about something. very smooth and swift as far as i'm concerned.
Thanks for the response guys.
When you say a old sprint phone can it be any old sprint phone? Like a windows mobile?
If not and say I bought a old sprint off ebay would I be able to port 4 phones with that one phone(one at a time at different times) ?
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trojanv said:
Thanks for the response guys.
When you say a old sprint phone can it be any old sprint phone? Like a windows mobile?
If not and say I bought a old sprint off ebay would I be able to port 4 phones with that one phone(one at a time at different times) ?
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On the ting site they have a comprehensive list of of 'whitelisted' bring your own device phones. Any of the wimax HTC phones (evo, evo 3D, & shift) samsung epic or epic touch, nexus S and a handful of others. I brought over a transform ultra which wasn't on the official list but it still worked like a charm. The only real restrictions on BYOD are no LTE, iPhone or push to talk devices.
I suppose you could bring an old 6.5 windows phone, but getting data to work will probably be a chore. I've had to work with them in the past on Verizon MVNOs, and I'd say you'd be better off getting a cheap android phone.
When it comes to porting over multiple numbers, you'll need a device for each number to keep them active. You don't have to port over all the numbers at one time, just remember DO NOT cancel or put a line on hold before porting. The port will do that for you.
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On the ting site they have a comprehensive list of of 'whitelisted' bring your own device phones. Any of the wimax HTC phones (evo, evo 3D, & shift) samsung epic or epic touch, nexus S and a handful of others. I brought over a transform ultra which wasn't on the official list but it still worked like a charm. The only real restrictions on BYOD are no LTE, iPhone or push to talk devices.
I suppose you could bring an old 6.5 windows phone, but getting data to work will probably be a chore. I've had to work with them in the past on Verizon MVNOs, and I'd say you'd be better off getting a cheap android phone.
When it comes to porting over multiple numbers, you'll need a device for each number to keep them active. You don't have to port over all the numbers at one time, just remember DO NOT cancel or put a line on hold before porting. The port will do that for you.
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If I could use my old 6.5 windows mobile that would b awesome. I was just going to use it to port my number to then bring my epic touch 4g over and switch the number back.
How long do you guys think it will be for Ting to be able to port your number and phone over without the need for a donor phone?
Ive only got 6 months left with sprint so id wait.
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Did you guys have to do anything on your E4GT when going with ting? I think VM folks had to flash their phone to be compatible with virgin. I'm paying $150 for my wife and I. That's with a discount too. My contract is up this June, so I'm seriously debating of going with ting. Their calculator showed that I'd save $100 on average every month with our usage. No data roaming isn't much of an issue for us and we don't go out of the country much. As long as I can get voice/text when roaming, i'll be happy.
Just moved to Ting from AT&T - my wife now gets a smartphone too and we're paying about half what we were! Picked up a couple used SGSII Epic 4G Touches on eBay and we're good to go. Coverage is OK where we live/work/play. Don't care about roaming data, don't use a ton of data anyway. Highly recommended!
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Did you guys have to do anything on your E4GT when going with ting? I think VM folks had to flash their phone to be compatible with virgin. I'm paying $150 for my wife and I. That's with a discount too. My contract is up this June, so I'm seriously debating of going with ting. Their calculator showed that I'd save $100 on average every month with our usage. No data roaming isn't much of an issue for us and we don't go out of the country much. As long as I can get voice/text when roaming, i'll be happy.
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+1, We're in the same boat bud I too would like to know if there's extra steps. I assume you just flash back to a stock ROM, and then update provisioning and such from the stock ROM to convert from Sprint or Boost or CREDO to Ting. Then reflash back to what you like again. Or use temp boot EL29 from sdcard to update PRL/Profile, and launcher activity shortcuts to set APN & WiMax settings.
I'm gonna be paying $40-60 a month for our 2 lines with using Google Voice and Sparephone for 90% of calls over data or wifi
With whitelisted BYOD phones you don't need to flash them. It took almost exactly 24 hours for my e4gt to be ready once I registered it with ting. Switching my current number over to the e4gt only took a short call.
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With whitelisted BYOD phones you don't need to flash them. It took almost exactly 24 hours for my e4gt to be ready once I registered it with ting. Switching my current number over to the e4gt only took a short call.
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So, you're saying that I can stay on Paranoid Android/CM10.1/JB 4.12, and if it's a Sprint ET4G (on the list) , it's still fine for easy transfer to Ting? Or are you having an easy time because you're running a stock ROM?
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biggest thing is no data roaming, but you roam for voice, and so far the data was only an issue when we were at a park (out in the boonies' here...
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Theoretically, could one perhaps still roam on other CDMA towers using the Roam Control app or another similar app? Is this an acceptable and/or detectable behavior I wonder?
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for people wondering about flashing to ting. nope, i'm running the stock sprint rom (well leaked JB rom) but nothing else had to be done...as far as rom...
what ting has you do is you have to wait for their wizards to push an update PRL to your phone, you update it, update the profile, reboot...then access the hidden menu and update two fields so that you can send and recieve MMS and also enable 4g wiimax for the phone, past that you are good to go...also after doing a full flash recovery to gb08 didn't have to do a thing, everything is working still and checked the menu and the changes stayed, very awesome!
Just wanted to topic and get opinions on what people forsee the value of their epic touch as a used device or even still like New in box ...to me its discust to see what poeple would like to get and what people offer $cash wise.....for this device ...with generally seeing it around 150-180 used $people offer 80-100$ all day ..
Just a yr ago couldnt get one for under 350$ has the value really dropped,is it that crappy of a phone?
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Well its now 2 generations behind. So yeah that factor comes into play a lot. Those upper end prices are usually only at those shoddy resale shops. For instance my aunt just bought the boost s2 for 350$ from this shop and it sucks. He sold it new when it was clearly used and the service is awful.
Sorry for going on a tangent. But yeah with the s4 now out, why would anyone want to buy an s2, even used. The only people I could see that would possibly want it now are developers for use as a dev phone.
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It's not a crap phone, just dated. It was a great phone when it was introduced, but technology marches on. That's how it works with electronics.
It's competing against the s3, the note 2, and now the s4.
The good news is more devs can get their hands on the s2 for cheap money. They'll keep this phone fresh for a while longer for sure...
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I'll probably just put a 64GB card in mine and use it as a MP3 player. Way more storage and cheaper than a iPod.
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I'll probably just put a 64GB card in mine and use it as a MP3 player. Way more storage and cheaper than a iPod.
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I'm gonna throw an hdmi adapter & a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard and turn mine into a desktop computer.... Love the ET4G/GS2...
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I disagree. The phone may be dated but it definitely holds up. If it wasn't worth the time then why is anyone doing development work with it? The S2 is a solid phone period. As far as Boost goes. It is OK for the money. It works for me.
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This phone still holds its own very well. So does the Captivate and the HTC Inspire 4g, for a few examples. The EOL for Android phones that are set by the manufacturers and carriers mean nothing. EOL is what we make them as developers and power users.
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This phone still holds its own very well. So does the Captivate and the HTC Inspire 4g, for a few examples. The EOL for Android phones that are set by the manufacturers and carriers mean nothing. EOL is what we make them as developers and power users.
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WORD!
I sold my brothers E4GT couple of weeks ago with a busted ear jack/vibration motor for 140$! =)
Febby said:
WORD!
I sold my brothers E4GT couple of weeks ago with a busted ear jack/vibration motor for 140$! =)
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I would have to say the person you sold it to paid too much. It should have been perfect with box, charger etc for that price. While these are still good phones being wimax is what really kills them. Lte is the only way to go if you are buying now.
I think my biggest issue with this phone is within the Sprint branding.
For whatever reason, they made it really hard on the devs. I'm thinking back to the emmc brick bug and the fact that we've never been officially supported by cm.
Otherwise it's a good phone, but those issues have been frustrating.
Might be picking up the S4 today. From what I hear, it's an awesome upgrade from this phone. It's fun to do upgrades every other generation.
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People are beginning to wise up when it comes to phone purchases. You really can't do anything with a second hand epic touch other than put it back on sprint. At this point most people can get an s3 or better for free as an upgrade on a line so why buy an epic touch? A sim card phone for tmobile, simple mobile, straight talk etc is worth much more. The epic touch is basically a good but dead phone.
woody296 said:
People are beginning to wise up when it comes to phone purchases. You really can't do anything with a second hand epic touch other than put it back on sprint. At this point most people can get an s3 or better for free as an upgrade on a line so why buy an epic touch? A sim card phone for tmobile, simple mobile, straight talk etc is worth much more. The epic touch is basically a good but dead phone.
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I doubt know if that's entirely true. There are a lot of people that like to buy from Craigslist or eBay, and this phone is a good deal. Plus, there will be the Virgin Mobile crowd as well.
I do agree though, if I had a low end phone and was looking to upgrade and had a little money to spend, I would at least look at the S3. But I know many people that don't even look at specs when buying smart phones. They just want to be able to use Facebook and track sports scores and not much else. I'm taking about the people that are completely happy with their Samsung Intercept. Lol!
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mjs2011 said:
I doubt know if that's entirely true. There are a lot of people that like to buy from Craigslist or eBay, and this phone is a good deal. Plus, there will be the Virgin Mobile crowd as well.
I do agree though, if I had a low end phone and was looking to upgrade and had a little money to spend, I would at least look at the S3. But I know many people that don't even look at specs when buying smart phones. They just want to be able to use Facebook and track sports scores and not much else. I'm taking about the people that are completely happy with their Samsung Intercept. Lol!
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I agree, it's a great phone to buy, it's just not a great phone to sell.
If someone w/o insurance trashes or loses their phone before they are upgrade-eligible, they're not going to want to pay full price for a new, non-subsidized phone. Used GSM phones tend saturate the market because they can be unlocked and used with any GSM carrier. CDMA phones, however, are restricted to a particular carrier's network, so used CDMA phones should have somewhat higher resale value.
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If someone w/o insurance trashes or loses their phone before they are upgrade-eligible, they're not going to want to pay full price for a new, non-subsidized phone. Used GSM phones tend saturate the market because they can be unlocked and used with any GSM carrier. CDMA phones, however, are restricted to a particular carrier's network, so used CDMA phones should have somewhat higher resale value.
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Just the opposite actually, an unlocked gsm phone gives you options, a cdma phone gives you almost no options. You need that one sprint or ting buyer vs many tmobile, att, simple mobile etc, buyers.
its a great phone, and with options like Ting, boost, virgin, i'm sure there are others out there...
but in anycase these are value minded people and at least in the ting side of things, i see lots of people willing to root/rom/etc in their forums and help others do the same to get the most out of the phones.
i'll be here for a while, and i do want to learn on being a dev and this will be the phone i do it on, though i might pick up a second one that i can break
woody296 said:
Just the opposite actually, an unlocked gsm phone gives you options, a cdma phone gives you almost no options. You need that one sprint or ting buyer vs many tmobile, att, simple mobile etc, buyers.
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I hadn't thought of it that way. I took a quick look at swappa and couldn't easily tell who's right (it was a really quick look). I don't have anything to back up my position, so I'm just going to retract my statement and wonder about this.
I have no idea how to do it but I need to get my note 2 from Sprint to Boost Mobile. I can live with no 4g. There is no 4g in my area and barely any 3g. When we get 3g it barely browses the web heh. Im just tired of paying 100$ a month for a useless brick when I could be paying 60$. I am not an advanced user. Is there any way to get my phone onto Boost? I hear some people say you need to get an ESN from a boost phone ect.. I would rather not have to spend 100++++ on a crappy throw away phone.. Everything I find is extremely technical. I can flash roms and follow directions fine. Thanks in advance.
Look on craigslist in your area for someone that knows how to activate it on boost. I paid 25 to get my note 2 on page plus and only 55 a month for unlimited calls/text with 2 gb data.
Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
JerseySprint said:
I have no idea how to do it but I need to get my note 2 from Sprint to Boost Mobile. I can live with no 4g. There is no 4g in my area and barely any 3g. When we get 3g it barely browses the web heh. Im just tired of paying 100$ a month for a useless brick when I could be paying 60$. I am not an advanced user. Is there any way to get my phone onto Boost? I hear some people say you need to get an ESN from a boost phone ect.. I would rather not have to spend 100++++ on a crappy throw away phone.. Everything I find is extremely technical. I can flash roms and follow directions fine. Thanks in advance.
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"Yes" you need a Boost phone for ESN/MEID and NV files purpose......the incognitio which you can find on ebay for 20-30, is the phone of choice for its easy info xfering.
You can go what d12 stated and find someone in your area, that can do it for a fee...etc.
or
You can spend time studying, rereading....the flashing to boost thread.....over and over again and again.....that is what I did to understand what was being talked about. It made life much easier when I flashed over to boost.....after you have done a few it is really not that hard.
Your story was why I switched over to Boost and never looked back same shoes just different location....in just a few more month I will be at 35 a month.