[Q] Moving phone to cricket.... - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am going to put my evo on cricket, my plan is to take my phone to the cricket store and have it flashed. Does that work, or do I need to do some things first?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1002910

Why is this the first time I've heard of Cricket? Have I been living under a rock?

Cares said:
Why is this the first time I've heard of Cricket? Have I been living under a rock?
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yeah pretty much
but in all seriousness it's more of a west coast thing

I am on the west coast! I thought this was Metro PCS merged or something. Apparently not ...

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anyone else holding their breath for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus tomorrow? vote!

with all these delays.. just read 12/8... is anyone still hoping for a 11/21 launch?
Nope. F*ck you Verizon.
just hope for 12/8 and if it comes sooner be happy...
i'm on att and not changing so either i import now, or i wait and hope best buy has one unlocked sometime this year. i want to import but i'm afraid if i do something awesome will happen like att will pick it up with lte or 32gb. that's just my luck...
I'm not gonna lie, I'm hopeful for it but I am pretty sure it won't be lol
wayneb02 said:
I'm not gonna lie, I'm hopeful for it but I am pretty sure it won't be lol
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This.
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chaosjh said:
just hope for 12/8 and if it comes sooner be happy...
i'm on att and not changing so either i import now, or i wait and hope best buy has one unlocked sometime this year. i want to import but i'm afraid if i do something awesome will happen like att will pick it up with lte or 32gb. that's just my luck...
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Lol don't worry about an LTE/GSM Nexus, if it actually happens it's going to come out next year at this rate. 32GB has pretty much been nixed save for Verizon's version. The leak for the Nexus in VZW tomorrow stated a WEB ONLY release, so it MIGHT still happen I guess, as December 1/8 is stating that's when they'll get it IN STORES with props and flyers, but I wouldn't hold my breath...
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Lol don't worry about an LTE/GSM Nexus, if it actually happens it's going to come out next year at this rate. 32GB has pretty much been nixed save for Verizon's version. The leak for the Nexus in VZW tomorrow stated a WEB ONLY release, so it MIGHT still happen I guess, as December 1/8 is stating that's when they'll get it IN STORES with props and flyers, but I wouldn't hold my breath...
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actually google updated the spec sheet and eliminated a 32gb option
I will try and get this by Christmas I hope it comes out tomorrow so development can begin
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the Galaxy Nexus does not exist. it was made up by some UK folk. pictures/videos you say?.. all photoshop.
voxigenboy said:
the Galaxy Nexus does not exist. it was made up by some UK folk. pictures/videos you say?.. all photoshop.
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galaxy? sure. nexus? not even close...
chaosjh said:
just hope for 12/8 and if it comes sooner be happy...
i'm on att and not changing so either i import now, or i wait and hope best buy has one unlocked sometime this year. i want to import but i'm afraid if i do something awesome will happen like att will pick it up with lte or 32gb. that's just my luck...
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And then in 2013, when AT&T LTE is ready, you can use it!
When the Nexus launches on VZW I'm going to be switching from AT&T to Verizon. I've had AT&T for just about 10 years now, faithfully, but there are certain connections problems I'm just getting sick of dealing with. A few places that get no data connection at all, despite having full service and the bright H+ at the top of the phone (indicating HSPA+). I've already had 2 "4G" phones from AT&T (the Atrix 4G and now Samsung Galaxy S II) and I'm sick of dealing with dead spots.
That said, I believe it will be out on December 8th. Any sooner than that is probably just wishful thinking. If it *does* come out sooner I'll get it first day...but definitely not thinking it will.
hotleadsingerguy said:
And then in 2013, when AT&T LTE is ready, you can use it!
When the Nexus launches on VZW I'm going to be switching from AT&T to Verizon. I've had AT&T for just about 10 years now, faithfully, but there are certain connections problems I'm just getting sick of dealing with. A few places that get no data connection at all, despite having full service and the bright H+ at the top of the phone (indicating HSPA+). I've already had 2 "4G" phones from AT&T (the Atrix 4G and now Samsung Galaxy S II) and I'm sick of dealing with dead spots.
That said, I believe it will be out on December 8th. Any sooner than that is probably just wishful thinking. If it *does* come out sooner I'll get it first day...but definitely not thinking it will.
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i live in bentonville, ar home of walmart, well get it by this coming summer (planned) or no later than late fall. this is why i think i'll wait for a sweet(er) phone with lte...
Someone in another thread posted a link to Handtec's twitter page where they said they won't have stock until at least the 23rd, so the 21st is a definite no-go.
Why the hell they don't just put that on thier web site is baffling.
randypurcz said:
Someone in another thread posted a link to Handtec's twitter page where they said they won't have stock until at least the 23rd, so the 21st is a definite no-go.
Why the hell they don't just put that on thier web site is baffling.
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Handtec is talking about the HSPA+ international version.
This thread is talking about the US Verizon version.
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Handtec is talking about the HSPA+ international version.
This thread is talking about the US Verizon version.
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Oops. Well then, being that I was just at VZ here in the US this afternoon, and the manager squinted his eyes and said "Galaxy what?", pretty much says it all.
It's pretty large store, and they had no accessories for it either. I would say tomorrow is not going to happen.
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Oops. Well then, being that I was just at VZ here in the US this afternoon, and the manager squinted his eyes and said "Galaxy what?", pretty much says it all.
It's pretty large store, and they had no accessories for it either. I would say tomorrow is not going to happen.
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Aye. A friend of mine from highschool (has it already been 10 years? yikes) is a regional manager at VZW and he said he still doesn't have a date, but he also said Verizon probably won't tell the employees until it's very close to release because (in his words, not mine) Verizon employees don't have a track record for keeping their lips shut. He did promise me that he doesn't know when the date is and that he would tell me when he does.
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i live in bentonville, ar home of walmart, well get it by this coming summer (planned) or no later than late fall. this is why i think i'll wait for a sweet(er) phone with lte...
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lol so another 6-10 months. The *NEXT* Nexus device could be out by then.
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lol so another 6-10 months. The *NEXT* Nexus device could be out by then.
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now quite but yeah...
hotleadsingerguy said:
And then in 2013, when AT&T LTE is ready, you can use it!
When the Nexus launches on VZW I'm going to be switching from AT&T to Verizon. I've had AT&T for just about 10 years now, faithfully, but there are certain connections problems I'm just getting sick of dealing with. A few places that get no data connection at all, despite having full service and the bright H+ at the top of the phone (indicating HSPA+). I've already had 2 "4G" phones from AT&T (the Atrix 4G and now Samsung Galaxy S II) and I'm sick of dealing with dead spots.
That said, I believe it will be out on December 8th. Any sooner than that is probably just wishful thinking. If it *does* come out sooner I'll get it first day...but definitely not thinking it will.
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That's why I ditched At&t for T-Mobile. At home I have full bars but can't hold a call for nothing. My gf has at&t still and I can never hardly get a hold of her.
We had 4 people over once and we all had full bars but none of us could call out to order a pizza. My friends have labeled my area a cellular black hole. Most of my nieghbors have recently switched too.
T-Mobile works fine but not on the road so much. My work verizon blackberry seems to always work everywhere I go. So I'm thinking of upgrading the blackberry and get rid of my personal line on TMo.
I don't have extra money till Friday so doesn't matter to me. I'm gonna wait it out for a few after release to allow others to figure it out. I want to make sure its gonna suffice. I'm kinda leery of dopey relying on Verizon cause I tether my Asus Transformer when I travel and like to play with it alot.
LTE doesn't bother me. Ill just disable it most of the time to save battery. 3G is fast enough for me for day to day stuff.
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Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV

So long, and thanks for all the ROMs!

Sprint has been frustrating me for the last year, with dropped calls, no service, slow data speeds, when I had amazing speeds, and great coverage from May 2007 - Jan 2011. So, I switched to Big Red. I know it costs more, but I'm getting what I pay for.
The Epic 4G Touch is probably the best phone I've ever owned. And I've enjoyed the support it has received from the talented devs. I really hope Sprint gets its act together, and fixes their network, as I know I'm not the only one who has been complaining about Sprint service.
Maybe I'll be back one day. Keep fighting the good fight. I hope Sprint comes through for you.
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Sprint has been frustrating me for the last year, with dropped calls, no service, slow data speeds, when I had amazing speeds, and great coverage from May 2007 - Jan 2011. So, I switched to Big Red. I know it costs more, but I'm getting what I pay for.
The Epic 4G Touch is probably the best phone I've ever owned. And I've enjoyed the support it has received from the talented devs. I really hope Sprint gets its act together, and fixes their network, as I know I'm not the only one who has been complaining about Sprint service.
Maybe I'll be back one day. Keep fighting the good fight. I hope Sprint comes through for you.
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I thanked you solely for the title of this thread.
Good luck over on VZW.
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I thanked you solely for the title of this thread.
Good luck over on VZW.
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Agree the title reminds me of something...... something about fish
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Agree the title reminds me of something...... something about fish
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Now I have the song from the movie stuck in my head hahaha
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OP. Were you at the end of your contract?
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I left verizon to go to sprint because my wife didn't want to leave. I struggled for almost 2 years w that crap. I left and went back to verizon recently and we are about to get 4g lte here. I couldn't be happier. Once she comes over I will be paying $20 more a month for vastly different service. Sprint would have been nice had they given what they offered. She has the gs2 also and while its a fantastic phone it is poorly represented on sprints terrible network in my area.
You won't be sad to be paying more. No more mad at the world because I can't receive an mms lol.
I did have to pay to get out of my contract (my phone was the only one with remaining time). I read the ETF fee schedule, and I calculated my ETF at $160. I was hoping to get out of my ETF by using the change in the way Sprint discounts the family plans. I missed the deadline by a few days. However, they said my ETF was $90. And, by buying the phones through Amazon, we saved $400. I'll just put my 4G Touch up for sale, as well as the wife's Evo 4G, and I will more than pay for the cost of the phones, as well as the ETF. I will probably be able to pay most of the first month's bill with that, too.
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I left verizon to go to sprint because my wife didn't want to leave. I struggled for almost 2 years w that crap. I left and went back to verizon recently and we are about to get 4g lte here. I couldn't be happier. Once she comes over I will be paying $20 more a month for vastly different service. Sprint would have been nice had they given what they offered. She has the gs2 also and while its a fantastic phone it is poorly represented on sprints terrible network in my area.
You won't be sad to be paying more. No more mad at the world because I can't receive an mms lol.
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Once that LTE comes to your area, you won't be able to wipe the grin off of your face.
Well I got sprint to waive my ETFs but they said I have to return my phones! Wtf?!
What's the point then?
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Hey, just when I thought we were running out of these "I'm leaving" threads, another pops up. #coolstorybro
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so sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.
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I have Verizon for work and have a couple dropped calls a day. Never had one on my sprint. In the Washington dc area
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SwampGoblin might buy your device....
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SwampGoblin might buy your device....
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I take it there is a good back-story with this? I'm not up on my politics in this forum, so you will have to forgive me...
I have E4GT as private phone and iPhone 4S from VZM as a business phone.
I know those are different phones with different hardware/software but I counldn't help to notice that I always have better signal and reception with my E4GT.
In some areas where I don't have reception at all with my iPhone I'm still getting signal on my E4GT.
And I moved to sprint from AT&T 2.5 years ago because in my area AT&T had a worse service/signal ever.
So may be sprint is not a fastest network but so far it was the best for me for area where I leave and where I travel most.
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Well I got sprint to waive my ETFs but they said I have to return my phones! Wtf?!
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How'd you get them to waive it? My data dips as low as 0.05 mbps on Long Island. It feels like 56k dialup. I don't know how Sprint can legally sell data plans on Long Island. It's soooo bad and it's only getting worse. The tower upgrades did NOTHING.
I really don't want to spend hours on the phone trying to convince 10 different reps to waive the ETF. I'm thinking of just paying the $350 ETF, selling the phone on ebay, and switch to AT&T or Verizon. At least their data works here.
What's the alternative? Keep spending $90/month for a data plan that I can't use? Absolutely ridiculous.
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How'd you get them to waive it? My data dips as low as 0.05 mbps on Long Island. It feels like 56k dialup. I don't know how Sprint can legally sell data plans on Long Island. It's soooo bad and it's only getting worse. The tower upgrades did NOTHING.
I really don't want to spend hours on the phone trying to convince 10 different reps to waive the ETF. I'm thinking of just paying the $350 ETF, selling the phone on ebay, and switch to AT&T or Verizon. At least their data works here.
What's the alternative? Keep spending $90/month for a data plan that I can't use? Absolutely ridiculous.
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Seriously .....rant to sprint we can't do anything, hope you feel better bro
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I picked my nose. I should start a thread about it.
tokuzumi said:
I take it there is a good back-story with this? I'm not up on my politics in this forum, so you will have to forgive me...
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Swamp Goblin is a dev who happens to be looking for an E4GT so he can start working on new ROM goodness for our phones. He's been looking on Craigslist and ebay but don't think he's had any real success yet. There's a thread that explains it all if you want to contact him.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1572184
Also I think sextape (again not an inside joke) might be looking for one, but don't quote me on that.
I would go to At&t before Verizon. You know At&t is a union company. If my family didn't work for Sprint that is where i would go. At least you know their employees get treated better.
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[Q] Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i got options... finally.

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.
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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
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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!
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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....
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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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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.
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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.
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Hahah so r u going for it? Only have a week left to decide
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Am I crazy...

Im considering leaving Verizon and my unlimited Data plan behind for AT&T. Am I crazy? I think of it like this.... We have more options with GSM. Google will sell the Nexus from now on for a no contract price cheaper than the stores. Verizon will probably never see another Nexus. If we like a phone that is ether not coming to the states or coming 6 months later we can still buy one.
Trading one tyrant for another.
Your call. I'd go contract free before doing such a thing.
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Im considering leaving Verizon and my unlimited Data plan behind for AT&T. Am I crazy? I think of it like this.... We have more options with GSM. Google will sell the Nexus from now on for a no contract price cheaper than the stores. Verizon will probably never see another Nexus. If we like a phone that is ether not coming to the states or coming 6 months later we can still buy one.
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You'll lose your unlimited Verizon plan when you "upgrade" your phone anyways... unless you buy full price.
So yeah personally I'm GSM all the way and I buy my phones full price anyways, and I use no contract T-Mobile. So up to you if you want.
Turb0wned said:
Im considering leaving Verizon and my unlimited Data plan behind for AT&T. Am I crazy? I think of it like this.... We have more options with GSM. Google will sell the Nexus from now on for a no contract price cheaper than the stores. Verizon will probably never see another Nexus. If we like a phone that is ether not coming to the states or coming 6 months later we can still buy one.
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Unless the coverage is poor in your area I would recommend T-Mobile over AT&T. AT&T is a rather awful carrier in more ways than I'd like to go into right now. Either way, while Verizon has incredible coverage I never recommend using a CDMA network of any kind, much less Verizon, but that is my own personal opinion.
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You'll lose your unlimited Verizon plan when you "upgrade" your phone anyways... unless you buy full price.
So yeah personally I'm GSM all the way and I buy my phones full price anyways, and I use no contract T-Mobile. So up to you if you want.
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Is this something that was just recently instated? I didn't buy my GN right away but when I upgraded I kept my Unlimited Data even though at the time they were selling 2gb/4gb/6gb packages.
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Is this something that was just recently instated? I didn't buy my GN right away but when I upgraded I kept my Unlimited Data even though at the time they were selling 2gb/4gb/6gb packages.
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Yes this is a recent change, it went into effect when shared data plans started (1-2 weeks ago)
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Is this something that was just recently instated? I didn't buy my GN right away but when I upgraded I kept my Unlimited Data even though at the time they were selling 2gb/4gb/6gb packages.
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Yep, starting June 28 the unlimited data plan is no longer available on Verizon for new contracts or upgrades
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Yes this is a recent change, it went into effect when shared data plans started (1-2 weeks ago)
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Few days ago, actually. We have just known it was coming for that long
GSM all the way. I much prefer the flexibility of SIM cards to..well..hard programming into the phone. There's something nice about being able to totally skip your carrier when you want to change phones.
For example, I got sick of my old HTC Legend. Even though I was only a year into my contract, I got a second hand Xperia Play, swap the sim, boom boom done. A year later I'm due for an upgrade and I'm not even sick of my phone. No matter, hello Nexus!
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GSM all the way. I much prefer the flexibility of SIM cards to..well..hard programming into the phone. There's something nice about being able to totally skip your carrier when you want to change phones.
For example, I got sick of my old HTC Legend. Even though I was only a year into my contract, I got a second hand Xperia Play, swap the sim, boom boom done. A year later I'm due for an upgrade and I'm not even sick of my phone. No matter, hello Nexus!
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/me looks at the SIM card in his Verizon phone
Yeah it's new. Came with the new shared everything plans. And apparently they're also going to start tacking on a 40 dollar per month service fee for smartphones as well. Really lame.
In my opinion, I'm really happy with ATT. Yeah they're more expensive than TMobile, but their coverage is damn good and my hspa+ speeds are actually faster than VZW's lte where I live. It really depends on your area. But I definitely suggest either ATT or TMobile purely for the gsm phones. Means you can use international versions as well.
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Yeah it's new. Came with the new shared everything plans. And apparently they're also going to start tacking on a 40 dollar per month service fee for smartphones as well. Really lame.
In my opinion, I'm really happy with ATT. Yeah they're more expensive than TMobile, but their coverage is damn good and my hspa+ speeds are actually faster than VZW's lte where I live. It really depends on your area. But I definitely suggest either ATT or TMobile purely for the gsm phones. Means you can use international versions as well.
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Not disagreeing that shared plans suck, but the shared plan and fee go together. It isn't enforced on other plans.
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/me looks at the SIM card in his Verizon phone
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Hahaha, no way. I guess I've just dated myself, I thought CDMA was still hard programmed into the phone Was always the reason I went with a GSM carrier.
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Hahaha, no way. I guess I've just dated myself, I thought CDMA was still hard programmed into the phone Was always the reason I went with a GSM carrier.
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Verizon found a way around it. Sprint on the other hand...they are still provisioned per phone.
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Verizon found a way around it. Sprint on the other hand...they are still provisioned per phone.
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When did it change? I remember when my American BF changed his phone a year or two ago (verizon) and he had to get them to reprogram the contacts because of lack of SIM. Sorry for the lack of knowledge here, I live in Canada.
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When did it change? I remember when my American BF changed his phone a year or two ago (verizon) and he had to get them to reprogram the contacts because of lack of SIM
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With the addiiton of LTE devices, they brought in the SIMs as well.
Their EvDo devices are simless, but as far as I know, there will be no more new 3G devices brought out. At least this year.
adrynalyne said:
With the addiiton of LTE devices, they brought in the SIMs as well.
Their EvDo devices are simless, but as far as I know, there will be no more new 3G devices brought out. At least this year.
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Ahh, gotcha.
I'll butt out now, I thought my thoughts were still relevant in this discussion
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Not disagreeing that shared plans suck, but the shared plan and fee go together. It isn't enforced on other plans.
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Yeah I forgot about that. I haven't looked at the new pricing at all, just read articles about it. Do you by chance know if the shared plans are cheaper overall for say a family of 4 with smartphones on the shared plan vs an old plan where they all have like 30 per month individual data plans? Seems to me like it wouldn't be much of a stretch for a carrier to pull some BS like that nowadays. Haha.
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If for some reason vzw doesn't get another Nexus, I'm outta here!
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If for some reason vzw doesn't get another Nexus, I'm outta here!
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I don't see Verizon getting the nexus again...

Lower your Note 4 price AT&T!!!

Can someone from Att please respond and let us know why in the world are they charging over 100 dollars more for their note over Verizons? I would really like to know this. You guys should price match!
Because they know their customers are sheep.
I refuse to buy it from Att unless they lower it. I currently plan on buying it from t-mobile and paying to have it unlocked so I can use it on att and hopefully have an unlocked bootloader.
You can't just walk into a T Mobile store and buy a note 4, you need to have a account with them.
You can after it is released, but you can't preorder it without an account.
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You can't just walk into a T Mobile store and buy a note 4, you need to have a account with them.
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I thought you can buy any phone for $50 more without a plan.
I'm so glad I switched to T-mobile.
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I agree it sucks but most customers don't know the difference or that they even have other options. I can't see my 60 yr old dad trying to save a $100 by by buying from T-Mobile and then figuring out APN settings when he doesn't even know what they are.
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Can someone from Att please respond and let us know why in the world are they charging over 100 dollars more for their note over Verizons? I would really like to know this. You guys should price match!
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Yeah, like executives from ATT read posts from XDA...and, like they would care about overcharging for ANYTHING...
It is funny as evil as big corp is like ATT and VZW and BofA and Delta, people still want to go with them even if they got Tmo coverage.
Go figures. So why?
What's funny to me is all of the people that don't know the actual meaning of the word Evil...
They may be greedy, which T-Mobile is too, but not exactly evil...
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What's funny to me is all of the people that don't know the actual meaning of the word Evil...
They may be greedy, which T-Mobile is too, but not exactly evil...
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No man. Tmo is not evil. They are the pricing leader. You didnt know this?
Pricing leader doesn't mean they aren't greedy, or 'evil' for that matter.
Just means that they are the cheapest right now. Oh, and also have the sh|tt|est network, too... Coincidence?
couldnt disagree with you more; you obviously arent in a major metro or suburban area, because tMobile is fantastic now in those areas..
rural and country area, not so good, but otherwise you are totally off base..
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couldnt disagree with you more; you obviously arent in a major metro or suburban area, because tMobile is fantastic now in those areas..
rural and country area, not so good, but otherwise you are totally off base..
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Tmobile can be pretty bad in my area, North and central NJ. Otherwise I would have switched the them long ago. Worst thing is at the hospital I work at I get 5 bars Tmobile at the front door, by the time I get to my office I have zero reception making my phone a paperweight, where my ATT retains it's 5 full bars all the way to my office. I'm not seeing where Tmobile has much cheaper plans than ATT either, certainly not cheap enough to make me lose reception, I think last time I looked it was a $10/month difference.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not in love with ATT. I just don't see the value in getting Tmobile, at least in my area.
if you havent tried them recently, it might be worth taking their 7 day "test drive" to see if they have improved coverage in your area..they give you an iphone to use for 7 days for free, so you could see if their nationwide network improvement program did anything in your area..
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if you havent tried them recently, it might be worth taking their 7 day "test drive" to see if they have improved coverage in your area..they give you an iphone to use for 7 days for free, so you could see if their nationwide network improvement program did anything in your area..
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Yeah maybe worth trying. Last time I gave them a shot was about 8 months ago. The reception varied widely wherever I traveled. NJ is a weird place, you would think as one of the most dense areas in the country it would have perfect coverage, but it does not. Even my ATT reception is funky at times. But the worst offence with Tmobile was their indoor coverage, in any large building it seemed to be awful. I doubt they are going to be able to fix that, especially with their push for WiFi calling, WiFi unfortunately is unavailable to me at my work.
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I thought you can buy any phone for $50 more without a plan.
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I'm guessing you're joking
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Pricing leader doesn't mean they aren't greedy, or 'evil' for that matter.
Just means that they are the cheapest right now. Oh, and also have the sh|tt|est network, too... Coincidence?
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there IS no t-Mobile in Montana - so we piggyback/roam onto att anyway. But who else besides T-Mo offers no 4g throttle down after 2gb-4gb . . . . . that's Way more valuable than a less spotty network, IMO.
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so.... the question is the tmobile version is 100% compatible with att lte? what about the sprint or verizon version? i heard the verizon versin is only 699.
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I'm guessing you're joking
there IS no t-Mobile in Montana - so we piggyback/roam onto att anyway. But who else besides T-Mo offers no 4g throttle down after 2gb-4gb . . . . . that's Way more valuable than a less spotty network, IMO.
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Not more valuable to me... I NEED my phone to actually work reliably in the 13 cities I support, or *I* won't work reliably... Lol. I use maybe 7-10 gig a month, so I just pay for it.
For some people, unlimited worth spottier service may be worth it though. Each to their own.

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