I just wanted to find out what people think
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If I had it it would be faster than my wifi also sprints 3G is crap.
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'Cause 3g speeds suck on sprint? 4g is descent. If we were getting 1.5m 3g connections I wouldn't sweat it.
Ive got >2mbps with 3g
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lmsomb said:
Ive got >2mbps with 3g
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Very lucky I get about 2.3 with airrave
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I get 5Mbs when 4G is good. Downloads are super fast. Don't get that spinning circle for so long. Can't wait for LTE.
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By the way I live in california. Highest 4g speeds I've experienced are close to 8mbps
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lmsomb said:
By the way I live in california. Highest 4g speeds I've experienced are close to 8mbps
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4G is about 11-13 around me ... when I get it
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Lol I don't even use 4G. Haven't used it since I got the Epic on release date.
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I don't even get 4g in my area. Pretty lame when I'm paying $10 a month extra for it...
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I don't even get 4g in my area. Pretty lame when I'm paying $10 a month extra for it...
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That's not what the 10$ is for... its for premium data... every data phone has it. Least android phones ... from my knowledge.
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Cause its way faster then wifi. I have wifi at home. I get 4g around the city and sometimes at home, but when I get it, I quickly switch to 4g. Cm9 or people's rom + 4g =Epic phone!
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That's not what the 10$ is for... its for premium data... every data phone has it. Least android phones ... from my knowledge
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I think I'm gonna set my phone to 24/7 roam on verizon to get my $10 worth then.
Not important to me. Neither is 3g for that matter. I spend 90% of the day within reach of wifi. And when I'm out and about, I don't mind the slow 3g speeds (500k). I don't do anything on my phone that is bandwidth intensive.
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That's not what the 10$ is for... its for premium data... every data phone has it. Least android phones ... from my knowledge.
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Actually the first month after the Epic's release date, Sprint store sales reps were telling customers the additional $10 was specifically for either using 4G or to bring 4G to your area within the next 6 months. That's the only reason I want 4G, the company allowed a huge amount of reps to sell the phone with that sales pitch. To try and quell the angst, Sprint implemented the charge across all "smart devices".
Closest 4G area is ~400mi away from me.
4G area is pointless in my area. I've rarely ever gotten it, and all it does is drain battery anyway. I'm curious to see how good LTE will be, and if it'll actually be in my area for once.
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That's not what the 10$ is for... its for premium data... every data phone has it. Least android phones ... from my knowledge.
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Wink wink. . . . nudge nudge. We all know the 10 dollars is for 4g no matter what Sprint calls it now. It ABSOLUTELY was for 4g service in the beginning before everyone complained and Sprint decided to just make everyone pay the fee, as the only phones that had to pay were 4g phones.
Ummm...cause it's fast. Being able to stream youtube, internet radio and HBO at my work desk is kind of awesome. Hope LTE is even better, and just as unlimited.
I get 4g everywhere now
Its almost been 2 years I have had a 4g phone and finally I have 4g where I need it
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Non 4g phones get this extra charge... its android's premium data need.. hint hint nudge nudge I still think it to be for 4g, but to be on the correct side its for PREMIUM data.
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If I buy a 4g phone online without a contract on verizon, do I have to upgrade to a 4g plan or can I stay on my current 3g plan?
should just be able to keep you're 3G plan.. the 4G is just an added benefit. you just wont get 4G service if you dont have the 4G plan
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should just be able to keep you're 3G plan.. the 4G is just an added benefit. you just wont get 4G service if you dont have the 4G plan
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Are you 100% sure about this?
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should just be able to keep you're 3G plan.. the 4G is just an added benefit. you just wont get 4G service if you dont have the 4G plan
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I don't believe there are any 3g or 4g plans, just data plans in general ? I'm pretty sure if you bought a 4g off contract and you activated it should work np.
Yeah, when I got my Inc 2 the plans and prices were identical to the 4g thunder I just got this cause my area has no 4g and won't for a long time...
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What does this have to do with the dinc2
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The only thing that is different is you have to purchase a 4g sim card. You have the 3g rtr removed and replaced by 4g. You can still switch back and forth but each time will take a visit to a store. If you just swap via myverizon it can make your 4g card unusable. The rep has to mark the card as reusable each time. If you are going 4g it would be best to just stay 4g due to the headaches.
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Verizon ended telling me if I were to have a 4g phone is have to pay a seperate 4g data fee on $10 on top of my normal data plan.. maybe they just don't like me.. I dunno
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should just be able to keep you're 3G plan.. the 4G is just an added benefit. you just wont get 4G service if you dont have the 4G plan
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The 4g phones cannot run on 3g alone. They have to be activated with a sim card.
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Verizon ended telling me if I were to have a 4g phone is have to pay a seperate 4g data fee on $10 on top of my normal data plan.. maybe they just don't like me.. I dunno
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Absolutely false. I work for Verizon In SC
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Absolutely false. I work for Verizon In SC
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So apparently my guy just felt like being an ass.. totally believable because I could imagine doing that if I was pissed... Sc'ns also seem cooler than Georgians... These people are dumb.. unless they came from Atlanta..
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So apparently my guy just felt like being an ass.. totally believable because I could imagine doing that if I was pissed... Sc'ns also seem cooler than Georgians... These people are dumb.. unless they came from Atlanta..
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Well I can't speak on the other stores behalf but I know alot of sales rep will tell you what you want to hear. If you believe them you will make them money. If you ever have questions feel free to PM me. If you are ever up in Spartanburg,SC come by my store.
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Is sprint data woahs a speed issue or a capacity issue. Seems like data speeds are better late night and early mornings. But during peak times its slow......anyone have any thoughts on this. Because honestly data speeds were fine until a couple months after the evo dropped and sprint became the only unlimited data provider...
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speeds started sucking when the iphone came out..... tha is all
T.C.P said:
speeds started sucking when the iphone came out..... tha is all
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I disagree
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paniro187 said:
Is sprint data woahs a speed issue or a capacity issue. Seems like data speeds are better late night and early mornings. But during peak times its slow......anyone have any thoughts on this. Because honestly data speeds were fine until a couple months after the evo dropped and sprint became the only unlimited data provider...
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Data speeds have been an issue in some areas since the beginning of the year.
It's a capacity issue.
They've been working on it and network vision will solve the issue.
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speeds started sucking when the iphone came out..... tha is all
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No, that just made it worse.
Channeling Joey Lawrence?
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Maybe they're throttling your speed since you don't know how to use the dictionary app...woes, not WHOA's!
I kid i kid lol
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squshy 7 said:
Maybe they're throttling your speed since you don't know how to use the dictionary app...woes, not WHOA's!
I kid i kid lol
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Like AT&T is doing to their heavy data users now...sending them a text then throttling the heck out of them
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Maybe they're throttling your speed since you don't know how to use the dictionary app...woes, not WHOA's!
I kid i kid lol
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omg i can't believe i did that. lol i know it's woes lol
I first got Sprint when evo dropped... returned it and cancelled because I couldn't even stream Pandora at my gym lol. Ended up getting it again with another device through work basically, still sucked. Moved to a new area, is better, but still sucks compared to data speeds offered by other carriers in same area. Right before iPhone hit, got way worse, I actually even began roaming some places, that's how bad it got. Lately, it has been even worse. Places I got decent download speeds I now get maybe 20-400kbps, while tmobile and att pull 2-7mbps all over town. And no, it isn't my device, same issues on evo, epic 4g, epic touch, nexus s, photon, arrive...
Point is, sprint in Colorado is getting worse by the month. We used to think they ere upgrading, but it has been too long. I know it is same case for Atlanta.
Why so I stay? Service is practically free. If it wasn't, I'd pay more just so that I wouldn't have to be on damn wifi to load Facebook even.
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huskerpat said:
Channeling Joey Lawrence?
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ROTFL!
Never thought I'd see a Blossom reference on XDA, hahaha!
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Well the 3g on the iPhone is just as terrible I sold one yesterday and sir I didn't even work. Lol
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Doesn't get any better on 3g in Jacksonville. My latest speed fest average was 54kbps down and
100kbps up. Luckily I can get 4g and am getting 3mbps/1mbps on it
Ben
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sprint speeds in the boston area are fast and seem to be getting faster, 9222 down on 4g and 1051 down on 3g today
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sprint speeds in the boston area are fast and seem to be getting faster, 9222 down on 4g and 1051 down on 3g today
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I hate you
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https://network.sprint.com/
Check to see if you'll be upgraded soon.
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i actually dont trust speed test app's, to really test the speed, i wireless tether to my laptop and then download from the newsgroups to see what consistent speed i can get. i am downloading a movie right now at 6.6mb
As you can see I don't have internet at home through Sprint. The Wifi was off. Decided to swich carriers. Already called sprint today and asked them to waive my early cancellation fee. He said he will call me next Tuesday.
You sure you had Wifi off? It shows it as on in the screenshot.
But you can check and see if Network Vision is upgrading soon in your neighborhood.
http://www.sprint.com/network
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You sure you had Wifi off? It shows it as on in the screenshot.
But you can check and see if Network Vision is upgrading soon in your neighborhood.
http://www.sprint.com/network
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Yes it was off. I turned it on and went back to the program to take the snapshot. Here is a pick with wifi on.
PS: I'm rocking your ICS theme in my Calk ROM btw. You are the man buddy.
I'm running ek02 ROM, desperado 1.3 ek02 kernel and ek02 modem. I'll flash el29 modem and see if I notice any difference.
I'll flash ek02 again and post the numbers.
Now I'm getting 200's to 450. There must be varying amounts of network traffic tonight. It's only 12:41am, so people are probably still awake and using the data network. You could try a different host like Naples. Sometimes speakeasy speedtest on a browser gives different numbers out of Atlanta. Wanna see a crazy ass screen shot with 4g that I think was a fluke?
Miami is a city being worked on now. You won't see improvements for another 2 to 3 months. The reason for all the decrease on speeds is due to the off loading sprint is doing right now
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Thats funny that you're disappointed with those speeds. Id be happy if I was getting that. Here is what really crappy looks like.
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Who isnt? Lol i think 80% of people that have sprint have crappy data speeds
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Guess I'm in the 20% here Dallas, TX ;p
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Thats funny that you're disappointed with those speeds. Id be happy if I was getting that. Here is what really crappy looks like.
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I get from 128 to 188 kbps all the time. I am surprised I got over 300 yesterday. But your numbers are really bad. I couldn't live with it for one day.
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Thats funny that you're disappointed with those speeds. Id be happy if I was getting that. Here is what really crappy looks like.
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Why are you still on Sprint?! Lol I hate sprint's network, ans tthat's with me getting 100-900kbps most places
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I hate my speed too but I'm getting better speeds with el29
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Androidfreakz said:
Guess I'm in the 20% here Dallas, TX ;p
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Yes, Dallas has been fully updated. Or at least it is nearly finished
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docmarioce said:
I get from 128 to 188 kbps all the time. I am surprised I got over 300 yesterday. But your numbers are really bad. I couldn't live with it for one day.
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Why are you still on Sprint?! Lol I hate sprint's network, ans tthat's with me getting 100-900kbps most places
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That's because I get 29% off from them through work, but I suspect I'll be ditching them shortly. It just isn't worth waiting for the upgrades to be completed. For comparison purposes. It took me 7 minutes to download a 6 MB app on their 3G. LOL. Thank god for WIFI.
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That's because I get 29% off from them through work, but I suspect I'll be ditching them shortly. It just isn't worth waiting for the upgrades to be completed. For comparison purposes. It took me 7 minutes to download a 6 MB app on their 3G. LOL. Thank god for WIFI.
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Correction. Waiting months or years to get to the point where Verizon is already at 4g wise, 3g is still a joke, even post upgrade.
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afive720 said:
Why are you still on Sprint?! Lol I hate sprint's network, ans tthat's with me getting 100-900kbps most places
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First world problems
I used to have Sprint and their slow data so I switched to the Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE from Verizon. It puts my Comcast Cable to shame.
Buff McBigstuff said:
I used to have Sprint and their slow data so I switched to the Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE from Verizon. It puts my Comcast Cable to shame.
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Amazing WOW
I am sitting in the same spot as last night at this time. Big difference in numbers. Perhaps people are in bed because there's work tomorrow morning?
This is this morning at my bedroom. Thanks to Wi-Fi I can check my email in my smartphone before going to work.
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I used to have Sprint and their slow data so I switched to the Galaxy Nexus with 4G LTE from Verizon. It puts my Comcast Cable to shame.
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What's the point of all that speed though if your capped after a certain amount?
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http://www.tmonews.com/2012/08/t-mo...unlimited-data-plan-thats-actually-unlimited/
At a time when Verizon and AT&T are charging more for Data, T-Mobile comes to the rescue with unlimited Data for $30 for Classic Plans and $20 for Value Plans.
<3 I am excited! I was actually considering switching to Sprint for truly unlimited data, but now that my beloved T-Mobile is getting it, I am never leaving!
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The unlimited data plan does not allow tethering. This is a quite reasonable limitation in my opinion but even so I am sure it will be bypassed on rooted phones by Sept. 7th.
Its almost TOO good to be true. But Tmo does take out the included HotSpot Tether (easy work around for us here tho ). This + the iPhone5/LTE (hopefully for Tmo's sake) + HEAVY marketing (including improved network toting & great prices) will bring new customers in droves. Tmo needs this combo punch for the holiday season.
Also, does anyone know how to only test the 1900 HSPA+ band on the GNex instead of AWS/1700 HSPA+? Tmo has been working on HSPA+ over their 1900 band for some months now, and I want to see if any towers in and around Seattle are enabled yet.
Have not been this excited about something from tmo in a long time. Still waiting for a catch, but damn this will be epic. I get unlimited through my dealer line anyway, but will be awesome for my wife.
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Why not go to boost mobile?
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johnnycooper said:
Why not go to boost mobile?
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They use sprint towers. I prefer speeds faster than old people f#&king.
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why not go to boost mobile?
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hahahahahaha. Piss poor network (Sprint). Have you seen their data speeds? Not even worth it.
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Why not go to boost mobile?
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Crappy speeds and terrible phones? 2 good reasons right there.
Must be different in the south. Gsm sucks compared to cdma. At one time gsm was the **** here and then it went to ****.
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My speeds are great!!! Average 20+. See my signature for one of my highest speed test.
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hahahahahaha. Piss poor network (Sprint). Have you seen their data speeds? Not even worth it.
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Crappy speeds and terrible phones? 2 good reasons right there.
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1.7 mb down on Sprint 3g is good enough for me. As far as phones, you have to clone to have a decent one besides the EVO 4g LTE
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Once my nightmare with sprint ends, I will definitely go back to Tmob. They have the best customer service IMHO.
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Dude, if you hate Sprint that much just root your phone and throw a Verizon prl on and just use it. Sprint will let you out of the contract for sure
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My speeds are great!!! Average 20+. See my signature for one of my highest speed test.
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I wasn't referring to their miniscule LTE network. I was talking about their horrible CDMA/EVDO network.
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Dude, if you hate Sprint that much just root your phone and throw a Verizon prl on and just use it. Sprint will let you out of the contract for sure
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My phone is all custom...I honestly thought about it before, just hate doing these kinda of things...I take responsibility for my mistakes..lol
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1.7 mb down on Sprint 3g is good enough for me. As far as phones, you have to clone to have a decent one besides the EVO 4g LTE
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Not good enough for heavier data users that watch HD videos, wants quick web browsing, wants to download files quickly, etc. 1.7mb is not enough.
Hell yea
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I guess you are right, I use WiFi more than 3g data because of battery life
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I guess you are right, I use WiFi more than 3g data because of battery life
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Great battery life using HSPA+ here.
WTF Sprint.
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Toy want good service go with Verizon decent bill go with sprint... I ha a Superbowl party last year many many friends several with same types of phones and carriers Verizon smoke us all but when asked how much you pay for the service it was unreal... almost double what I pay for two phones and I came in a distant second
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WTF Sprint.
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That's Strange I Get Excellent 4G, Even better Than A Few Verizon I know
The LTE towers in your area may still be in the testing phase
Yeah, I get different speeds every day. I just thought that was especially crappy.
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Yeah, I get different speeds every day. I just thought that was especially crappy.
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I would not mind having 4G even if crappy.
Your Download speeds should always be almost double your Upload speeds, when they're not like in your screen shot usually means there's a glitch in your tower, if it's consistant I would **72786* it, happens to me sometimes when switching roms. It needs to re sync itself with the tower stuff. Just throwin that out there, hope it helps. Also my speeds on 3G have been all over the place because of the tower work going on in my area. One day I get 2.3 mps the next I'm crawling at less than 100 kps. But yes much more enjoy sending Sprint half the $$ Verizon wants!
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I would not mind having 4G even if crappy.
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I only get it while I'm at work.
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