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Swithching Verizon with ... Help me out:-)

I would like to dump my relations with Verizon a hope that some of you guys can help me. Sprint.T-Mobile.at&t is what I have to use so thanks lol
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Edit I have a incredible and really love the hell out of it so you could call me an HTC fan boy
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Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T are not compatible with the Verizon CDMA phones so you won't be able to use your Verizon Incredible on their networks. AT&T and T-Mobile are GSM networks. Sprint I believe uses a different bandwidth than Verizon besides their old PCS network being incompatible. This is why you only see threads for how to use Verizon smartphones on Cricket and Boost mobile. W
When my first Verizon Eris died it was going to be a week before I could get a new phone so I called Verizon to see if I could activate my old Sprint Motorola Krzr as both companies sold them. Verizon can activate old phones from other companies, they verified this when I called, but unfortunately Sprint phones aren't ones they could activate.

@slim I did but will help you understand. I need to switch carriers and would like to see what people use and like to offer me suggestions on what company and phone to get. That's what I wanted to know lol
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Well, I'd say to go with Sprint, as they are pretty much the only carrier left to offer truly unlimited data without throttling (although that probably won't be for long). They have some nice HTC phones over there like the Evo 3D, Evo Shift 4G, etc.
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Well, I'd say to go with Sprint, as they are pretty much the only carrier left to offer truly unlimited data without throttling (although that probably won't be for long). They have some nice HTC phones over there like the Evo 3D, Evo Shift 4G, etc.
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I mow through between 10 and 20 gig a month on my phone and I've NEVER been throttled on either the dInc or Tbolt I'm using. The last Sprint rep I spoke with 3 days ago made no attempt to hide Sprint's data throttling policy. I'm not sure where you heard that wasn't the case.
Concerning the OP's post, Sprint has consistently brought cream of the crop Android devices to the table. The primary reason the dInc garnered the dev community that it did was because the EVO 4G is nearly identical under the glass. Sprint has announced a transition away from WiMax for 4G in favor of LTE. When it appears they're making dramatically more headway on that front than they ever did with WiMax, I'll likely switch. I wouldn't be a customer of AT&T if they paid me. Or T-Mobile. I mean, unlimited 20-30 Mbit LTE in my pocket for $40 a month... you can't beat that with a stick!

OP the best way for you to decide is to look at each providers coverage in your area then go with the one with the best coverage. If they all have equal coverage then go with the one that offers the best plan that fits your needs/budget.

ew. I switched from Sprint to Verizon and don't regret a thing. I didn't have a bank account and couldn't get one until I paid off some debts and regardless of this, I was charged $4.99 every bill for NOT using their automated payment crap. on top of this, my plan originally was 69.99 for unlimited data, text, and maybe 450ish minutes. out of nowhere, random surcharges kept getting added to my bill and it got to the point where I was paying $102 because they added $30+ surcharges and taxes onto my account. I also never had good reception. really think going to Sprint is a bad idea.
if you are switching so that you can pay less, I can recommend that you go to Verizon and ask if your employer makes you qualified for a discount on your bill or (if you attend a college) see if you can use that. I get up to 17% off my bill and since I was grandfathered in with the old data plan, I pay only $47 a month for my phone bill with unlimited data+text.

I would also recommend sprint but wait until a better phone than the 3d come our since like the Htc evo soon after it came out the shift came out and now the 3d so that could mean that theres another one coming out with better specs... I personally was thinking on swtching to T-mobile and get the Thc Sensation but like "computerwiz908" I dont like the idea of getting rip with throttling..... Also if you decide let us know what you got...

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@slim I did but will help you understand. I need to switch carriers and would like to see what people use and like to offer me suggestions on what company and phone to get. That's what I wanted to know lol
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Well take note you're asking a bunch of Verizon users.
Sprint is the best company out of the bunch as far as price but it depends on what type of reception you get where you're at. Sprint also has a nice selection of android phones, and if you like the INC then sprint has the EVO line of phones that are sort cousins to our phone- I actually like them better than the INC and INC2.

If you're switching to Sprint, you could get the Photon 4g. They're unlocking bootloaders now. The Photon 4g seems like a better upgrade to the Evo 4g rather than the Evo 3D. (Kickstand?!)
http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-photon-4g-bootloader-unlock-available-now-20110815/

Keep your DInc and switch to Pageplus. Their service is over the Verizon network, but costs a lot less. You get the superior coverage of Verizon's network, without the add-on fees. Search "pageplus" for more detailed posts on this.
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OlafTheOx said:
Keep your DInc and switch to Pageplus. Their service is over the Verizon network, but costs a lot less. You get the superior coverage of Verizon's network, without the add-on fees. Search "pageplus" for more detailed posts on this.
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100mb data limit?
100$ per GB over
.10 per MB

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and that's where they get ya.
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yeah I used 30GB last month, I'd rather pay $60 on verizon than 3,000$ there lol
Looks like a good deal as long as you don't use data

I think ill stick with the Dinc for a bit I'm thing of switching carriers bcuz of horrible data coverage where I live.. but I'm moving at the end of September so I think ill tuff it out I saw that there is a chineese phone coming unlocked with the choice of 16gb dual core or a 32gb ver. With 4 cores which sounds tasty to me!! But .. from what I understand it can't be used on Verizon .. so I might switch to a carrier that allows similar cards and works on GSM not CDMA
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No way id switch from verizon here in the midwest. Excellent service out in the sticks.
If ive helped you, please hit the damn thanks button!

Donny in Traverse City Mi I average about 1 - 2 bars ... lol
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Im always about 1-2 bars, but thats even out of town where tmobile, sprint, and att get zero signal, atleast in kansas and oklahoma. I rarely get 4 bars. Coverage area more important to me than a smaller high signal area.
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Im always about 1-2 bars, but thats even out of town where tmobile, sprint, and att get zero signal, atleast in kansas and oklahoma. I rarely get 4 bars. Coverage area more important to me than a smaller high signal area.
If ive helped you, please hit the damn thanks button!
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Yeah having full bars doesn't do much. You don't get faster rates and the quality isn't lower, if you have 1 bar or less is the only reason you should worry about slowdowns and possible dropped calls.
Honestly I've never had 0 signal except while on a plane in high altitude or underground / tunnel. I live in VA and traveled out to California, went out to a rather remote lake and still got very nice 1x coverage, although 3G was very weak- it went in an out. Still good considering how far out it was and how there was practically nobody for miles and it wasn't near any interstates.

The Epic touch 4g?

I have posted in this forum before and had one other question. With everything that Sprint announced on Friday, do you all think it is worth the switch to Sprint from VZW? I have the Bionic and get great speeds and great coverage with good battery life. I could save about 20 bux a month by switching. Is it worth it? BTW I am grandfathered in to the unlimited plan and pay about 96.00 a month for 900 anytime and unlimited everything else. Please don't flame just give your honest opinion. I have attached a speed test from my Bionic also. Thanks in advance!
http://www.speedtest.net/android/90870926.png

eakrish said:
I have posted in this forum before and had one other question. With everything that Sprint announced on Friday, do you all think it is worth the switch to Sprint from VZW? I have the Bionic and get great speeds and great coverage with good battery life. I could save about 20 bux a month by switching. Is it worth it? BTW I am grandfathered in to the unlimited plan and pay about 96.00 a month for 900 anytime and unlimited everything else. Please don't flame just give your honest opinion. I have attached a speed test from my Bionic also. Thanks in advance!
http://www.speedtest.net/android/90870926.png
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How do u have sprint but have a bionic?
I would stay with Verizon, they will always be better than sprint. Sprints 3G is horrible, and they arent expaning wimax and lte wont even be an option till middle of 2012
I wish i had verizon with unlimited data...

eakrish said:
I have posted in this forum before and had one other question. With everything that Sprint announced on Friday, do you all think it is worth the switch to Sprint from VZW? I have the Bionic and get great speeds and great coverage with good battery life. I could save about 20 bux a month by switching. Is it worth it? BTW I am grandfathered in to the unlimited plan and pay about 96.00 a month for 900 anytime and unlimited everything else. Please don't flame just give your honest opinion. I have attached a speed test from my Bionic also. Thanks in advance!
http://www.speedtest.net/android/90870926.png
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I think it would be best to wait for phones that are fully capable of taking advantage of the Sprint Vision project. [LTE/1x advanced]
Those will be out next year.
Then, yes I can see a very good reason to switch.

I am with verizon. I was looking into switching.

Sprint 3g sucks. Trust me. I wish I lived in an area that had Verizon service. My 3g speed is about 500 kbps max. Thats full signal.
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so not worth switching is what im gathering?

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so not worth switching is what im gathering?
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I really believe it would be best to make a decision like this in 2012.
Right now? I'd say no unless this is a financial decision.
Especially since you're grandfathered into unlimited data for Verizon.
Now, if Sprint Vision lives up to what it could be, then it might be worth considering in 2012 or 2013.

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so not worth switching is what im gathering?
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Hot damm, i'm jealous of those speeds. It's not worth switching, definitely not at this point. VZW's LTE is up and running and you're definitely benefiting from it at the moment. No need to downgrade at this point. Even the "fastest est" tech Sprint can jigger their WiMax with will never come close to what you're getting now.
Also VZW's LTE is on 700mhz so signal penetration is eons better than Sprint's current implementation of WiMax. Also something that few seem to realize is something called soft handoff, which VZW's LTE implements. Basically if you move out of LTE coverage and back to 3G and say you were streaming data (music/video/e.t.c), you wouldn't get disconnected, it would just handoff to 3G and continue. Sprint's WiMax would drop the connection and in some cases take sometime to reconnect.
I remember the VZW suits came in gave us the low-down when their LTE was being launched and i thought that was the killer advantage at that time.

Ok thanks for the input. I would give up some of the speed for a cheaper bill with similar coverage. Maybe I will look at tmobile's SGS2.

eakrish said:
Ok thanks for the input. I would give up some of the speed for a cheaper bill with similar coverage. Maybe I will look at tmobile's SGS2.
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If you're thinking about switching from verizon don't even think about T-Mobile. Their coverage is pure unadulterated garbage.
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But does Verizon charge extra for going over to 2gb of data? If so switch if you're a data beast like me, it can save you a lot of money. If not stay. I left tmobile because they cap me at 5gb and i use well over 5 gb in a week. It was easy for me, take the speed cut and enjoy true unlimited, plus I get great 4g in my area but as much as 37 mb/s WTF!!!
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Noooo!!!! Tmobile will cap at 5gb? You're speed will be as slow as 50kb/s, that's like having no data. I left because of that, I use 5gb in a week so I was depressed 3 weeks out of a month. With sprints 500kb/s 3g, and 7mb/s 4g for true unlimited, it was worth it.
P. S. Their signal sucks
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Don't go anywhere yet bro. Wait for the nexus prime. Some say its coming November 3. Maybe a little longer but definitely coming. U have unlimited data with verizon and speeds that fast. I'm jealous. AT&T has the fastest speed in my area. It gets about 5 mbps down and 2 up. T mobile and sprint both get about 500 kbps and verizon is roaming in my area.
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Verizon Offers: Do you take the bait?

Well I very into getting the Nexus, and I've been disappointed with Sprint speeds, but I am happy with my Epic Touch. So I've been mulling over a few things.
Data cap: I've monitored my data usage. I rarely go over 3GB. I do heavy audio streaming, but not video. The promise of unlimited data is nice, but when you can't stream audio and retain background processes. That's a shame. Currently Verizon is offering double data for the rest of the month if you sign up with an LTE phone. I live in an LTE area.
Reference: http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/07/verizon-to-begin-offering-double-the-data-for-your-buck-tomorrow/
Moving to a different company: Verizon is announcing a switch bait to move from another carrier, and this also applies to my area. $300 dollars (not sure of restrictions) to jump ship.
Reference: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/18/verizon-wireless-kicks-off-trade-in-program-for-southern-us-resi/
I have dual residence, where I work and where I go to school. Where I go to school does not have Sprint service, so I am sure I can get the ETF fee waived.
The Galaxy Nexus: I love my Epic, but it isn't a Google phone. I'm sure we will get unadulterated ICS at some point. I am not sure about moving from SAMOLED to Pentile screen. I need to go inspect in person.
Price: I am a school employee and receive a 20% discount across all services. This translates into about a $10 increase per month by moving to Verizon from Sprint.
What would you do? If I fail to get the ETF waived, then I am going to pay the price. I have thought about it, and can't think of many downsides. Can you guys think of any. This isn't a convince me thread. This is an open analysis.

It is also a SAMOLED. It is nearly identical to our panel in size and it has the absolutely identical amount of sub-pixels as our panel except they make a pixel out of 5 sub-pixels and ours uses 12. I don't think the problems that have plagued much lower resolution pentile sub-pixel panels in the past will be a problem at such an insane density...

This is like a sell your soul scenario for an inferior phone. It'll eventually be available for the GSM carriers as well, I dont know what the huge rush is to get nickled and dimed to death by VZW. I'd at least wait for T-mobile, for what $20 more than sprint? And still get a pseudo unlimited data incentive.

Verizon throttles you to 1x speeds after 2gb just so you know.
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They would throttle after 4, as per the plan that I would get.
Well, speed and coverage is an honest issue.
I went with Sprint initially for the savings. I'm not completely sold on leaving. Thanks for the info.
I wouldn't say the phone is inferior though.
Hmmm, I don't like the nickel and diming potential by Verizon. That is what scares me most.

Having blazing data is very appealing though, but you gotta pay to play.

The GN isn't ready for prime time yet on Verizon. There's already reports of touch screen issues and poor signal and data loss, and low volume lol. It's gonna need some time for updates and fixes. Just Google "galaxy nexus issues", it made into all the big tech blogs much faster than the Epic Touch.
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apparently the Verizon nexus has atrocious battery life, 4 hours or less on LTE. 3g data speeds on Verizon aren't that great 500-1500kbps
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I have the GS2 with Sprint, and I purchased the GNx because I was simply tired of the slow speeds with Sprint.
I pay $85 a month and get 4GB of data since they are running their current promotion. The phone isn't much of an upgrade over the GS2, but the network is well worth it. I'm holding on to my GS2 because it only costs me $30 a month.

I was actually in the Verizon store just the other day in Times Square playing with the nexus, when I decided to do a speed test against my phone at the same time. The 4g, with full reception, was 4 times slower on the nexus than the epic. The results were 400kB/s on the nexus, compared to 1547kB/s on the epic touch. I'm sure LTE is faster, but these results are implying that it can't a handle high volume of users as well as wimax can. At the end of the day, actual results are more important than maximum potential results.
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All valid a good points.
I'm not really thinking of switching for the nexus. Just the network and coverage. The nexus is just their best offering.
I switched from tmo for the same concerns. Albeit coverage was a bigger concern than speed ever was.
Lots to think about.
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Very tempting, but Verizon is like an extra $80/month than my current Sprint plan, and I heard the Galaxy Nexus has speakerphone issues (which is exactly why I took my EVO 3D back). The biggest thing that makes this tempting is that Verizon pulls 20 mbps DL in my house on LTE.

Overstew said:
Very tempting, but Verizon is like an extra $80/month than my current Sprint plan, and I heard the Galaxy Nexus has speakerphone issues (which is exactly why I took my EVO 3D back). The biggest thing that makes this tempting is that Verizon pulls 20 mbps DL in my house on LTE.
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It was, until I found out they don't really give you anything for your phone. I might try and hustle the sales rep. I've decided that I'll do it if I walk out paying nothing up front, and remain within 10 dollars of my Sprint bill.

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apparently the Verizon nexus has atrocious battery life, 4 hours or less on LTE. 3g data speeds on Verizon aren't that great 500-1500kbps
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I would say that's good compared to what a lot report with Sprint (thankfully I'm not one hampered by data speeds).

I have both now just to compare and i have to say that the epic and the nexus are pretty much the same. But verizon's network is way better for me than sprint is honestly. I get coverage in places where my epic roamed or just pretty much had nuthin. I tested during peak hours and the nexus pulled over 1mb on 3g and my epic pulled 60-100kb. The data caps are not an issue for me cuz im on wifi most of the day anyway so even with sprint i barely used 1gb evey month. I was honestly tired of sprints speed and need a more reliable network here in the bay area and also its a bit refreshing to have a phone that u know will be updated and see a lot of development but to each there own. Im keeping my sprint line open because of the network vision and honestly if i see good enough improvements ill come back to sprint because of the prices. Otherwise I will prolly stick with vzw if sprint dont get its act together

The review engadget did along side of another phone and tablet, said the GN got just above 1600 in Quadrant Standard to our D-710s reaching 3200, is this true? While I know these are just synthetic benchmarks, I can't imagine the performance of the " next big phone " is half of what ours is?!
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I dont kno what problem ppl are having with spring 3g but mine been fast I get 2.10md down .60mb up now that's fast I love sgs2 its worth it nexus is a good phone but don't go sell your soul
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Looking at swtiching

Im looking at going to a prepaid provider such as Straight talk and was wondering which att/tmobile phone was equal to the Epic 4g touch? It looks like the sgs2 and skyrocket have 1.5 processor but is slower than ours.

Get an unlocked Galaxy Nexus off Google Play for $399.

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Im looking at going to a prepaid provider such as Straight talk and was wondering which att/tmobile phone was equal to the Epic 4g touch? It looks like the sgs2 and skyrocket have 1.5 processor but is slower than ours.
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Not for nothing but if you are any type of phone person this answer is simple especially since we are not hiding any phones from you... But really if you just shot down the two other Galaxy phones and your know the Nexus has less features then honestly what answer would you be looking for...
Sorry I also assume you know bout the HTC phones about to drop and the Galaxy 3 .... Jus' Sayin'
One more thing look at Simple Mobile there 4g speeds are off the chart

You could always flash your epic 4g touch to virgin mobile or boost mobile. I am running the epic touch on virgin mobile right now and no complaints here. Best part is I only pay $25 a month for service
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How are the speeds on virgin and boost?. On sprint right now i cannot even load facebook 70% of the time... Speed tests are rarely over 100k

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How are the speeds on virgin and boost?. On sprint right now i cannot even load facebook 70% of the time... Speed tests are rarely over 100k
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They are the same speeds as sprint because they are both sprint subsidiaries. So if data speeds are your main concerns I would suggest staying away. I am on virgin mobile because I am not a heavy cell phone user and cost is my main concern.
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How are the speeds on virgin and boost?. On sprint right now i cannot even load facebook 70% of the time... Speed tests are rarely over 100k
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They both use sprints network
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Then yeah i would have to stick with att or tmobile as verizon does not cover my area. My coworker has att and gets 3-4 mb/s any time of the day every day. I havent seen over 1mb/s for a year now.

Flashed over verizon prl to see how the service is in my area. WOW i get consistently 1-2mb/s every single speed test and average of around 1-2 bars more signal everywhere...... Will probably stick with sprint for now, decisions decisions...

I've been thinking about trying straight talk. They have packages were you use sprint, VZ or AT&T towers. If I switched over I would just go buy a One X from at&t for $550. I'm on a family plan with my girlfriend and are sprint bill is $180 bucks a month! I could buy a One X for $550 and a used Iphone 4s for her for like 350.
Investment in phones : $900
$50 a month for 2 phones for 2 years : $2400
Total: $3300
Sprint bill for 2 years: $4320
What do you guys think?
I could even just flash a different networks PRL and use a lot of data and get sprint to cancel my service. Then sell our devices for around $700 for both. If I did that and they canceled my service would they cancel hers as well? I am the primary btw...

Verizon, T-mobile or AT&T

Hi all, I have a 2 year contract with Sprint, but I just cant take it anymore, I am planning on cancelling my contract and sign with another company, but I am not sure which one is the best (or less bad) for me in NYC.
Can anyone recommend one with good reception and real data (not the 30kbps 3G sprint has)
Thanks.

In NYC i get 2mbps on where ever the subway is above ground
1.5mbls when ever I'm outside
1mbps ish in building
All on 3g
But i would go use Verizon
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In NYC i get 2mbps on where ever the subway is above ground
1.5mbls when ever I'm outside
1mbps ish in building
All on 3g
But i would go use Verizon
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I get 2.5 mbps in NYC but that is at 3 am. other wise i get between 1-2 mbps. I am also fed up. TMO has a new unlimited no throttle for about 80 per month..My co-worker speed on tmo is 10-14 mbps....

I am starting to think that my phone is broken, because on cloudy days I dont get reception inside buidings, I serious, I am having a bad experience with sprint
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Been hearing that we should be getting lte soon in NYC, but even then that is probably gonna be spotty at best...I had T-Mobile for a long time and never had any issues speed wise, and its fairly cheap, do some research on their new unlimited plan if you can't wait.
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30Glock said:
I get 2.5 mbps in NYC but that is at 3 am. other wise i get between 1-2 mbps. I am also fed up. TMO has a new unlimited no throttle for about 80 per month..My co-worker speed on tmo is 10-14 mbps....
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Isn't slightly over 2mbps the max for 3G speeds? If you're getting consistently over 1, I wouldn't complain. There are plenty of people elsewhere getting a fraction of that...like 10% of that.
I'd be thrilled with consistent 1-1.5mbps 3G speeds. I'm around Chicago, so LTE is in a few places which is nice, but I'm excited about when they finally upgrade the backhaul for 3G so the speeds will be better.
As for the OP, I would also try changing modems as well, see if some of them work better. Check with other NYC people and see what they're using. Modem can have a HUGE impact on speeds.

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Isn't slightly over 2mbps the max for 3G speeds? If you're getting consistently over 1, I wouldn't complain. There are plenty of people elsewhere getting a fraction of that...like 10% of that.
I'd be thrilled with consistent 1-1.5mbps 3G speeds. I'm around Chicago, so LTE is in a few places which is nice, but I'm excited about when they finally upgrade the backhaul for 3G so the speeds will be better.
As for the OP, I would also try changing modems as well, see if some of them work better. Check with other NYC people and see what they're using. Modem can have a HUGE impact on speeds.
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Usually here that from sprint users. Some seem to conform. Others like me who tried sprint realize that's not the 3G full potential.
So I rather pay less for tmobile And get awesome speeds. IMHO
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Mark's ollars
Having tried Att and Sprint....I got pretty $hitty coverage with both and this was living in the Bay Area.
For my previouscontract, I selected ATT based on reading the online reviews about them having absolute the fastest service. What the reviews didnt mention was that I couldnt get ATT service 10% of the time which got annoying real fast.
When it works...ATT and Sprint work great....but the 10% of the time you don't get connection, you'll wish you went with Verizon. They might be a tad slower based on the bandwidth test results online...but at least the coverage is more consistent

I will try changing modems, and see if I can get a better reception, thanks.

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Usually here that from sprint users. Some seem to conform. Others like me who tried sprint realize that's not the 3G full potential.
So I rather pay less for tmobile And get awesome speeds. IMHO
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I don't mean Sprint 3G, I mean the technology limitations themselves. Even if I hop onto Verizon's network with a 3G PRL, I don't ever remember seeing anything over 2mpbs. I have plenty of friends and co-workers who have Verizon and I've never seen anything over that on any of their phones either.
Is it more of a CDMA/GSM 3G thing? Is GSM 3G faster than what you could get on a CDMA network?

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I don't mean Sprint 3G, I mean the technology limitations themselves. Even if I hop onto Verizon's network with a 3G PRL, I don't ever remember seeing anything over 2mpbs. I have plenty of friends and co-workers who have Verizon and I've never seen anything over that on any of their phones either.
Is it more of a CDMA/GSM 3G thing? Is GSM 3G faster than what you could get on a CDMA network?
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Gsm carriers use a backhauled network capable of much faster speeds ....at least on speedtests
Sprint is implementing backhaul tech over the next year or so.
On 3g (hspa+) I have seen as much as 12mbps down but average 3-5 . This is on our att phones.
Funny thing is though side by side we did some comparisons last year and web pages actually loaded slower on attempt s2 vs sprint s2 .. we never really found an explanation.
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Have you considered forcing the phone to roam and having Sprint cancel your contract due to that? They shouldn't charge a ETF for that either.

88EVGAFTW said:
Have you considered forcing the phone to roam and having Sprint cancel your contract due to that? They shouldn't charge a ETF for that either.
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Great way to get out of this miserable non existing service.. In NYC I can get between 1-3 mbps, this is acceptable to me, however where I live sprint is unusable 12kb D/L up does not exist. I called to complain and their attitude was pay the 350 ETF and you can leave.....Well I'm leaving w/o paying this fee..Thank you Roam Control....

Put a post on the marketplace offering to let another user assume responsibility for the contract. I know i would have considered a cheap s3 that way earlier
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Sprint is actually getting better. With the softbank deal, Sprint controls a majority of the lte footprint. They are also getting an $8 billion cash infusion that will help them finish building out their lte footprint faster and at a higher quality. I know a few people that work for Sprint corporate. They have big plans and are actually executing those plans
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Will they be bringing service to places that do not have it (is western Washington)
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Personally i would toughen it out good things are to come for those who wait
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I'm near Baltimore and over the past 11 years have had Verizon, ATT, T-mo, and Sprint. Each provider had pros and cons. I eventually stuck with Sprint (6 years now). They are the most reliable and ever present. Not the fastest but the only time I've been without service is in the Shenandoah mountains south of us where there is no service coverage by anyone. Sprint has addressed every problem I've ever had as long as I was patient with the rep. Oh wait I was patient with the reps from every provider and they bent over backwards to help me. A Sprint rep have my wife an iPhone for $25 during her last upgrade. We presented then with a problem on our bill and they hooked us up with the phone and fixed the bill.
I don't think any service provider is going to be perfect in all situations. I myself would pick reliable over fastest speed.
Just my opinion but stick it out things are changing with Sprint.
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