Should i stick with this trusty epic or move to the google nexus? I have an opportunity to try out the google nexus.....should i move to the nexus or stick with the epic out of everybodys opinion here? Just thinking of trying something new
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I'm getting its all personal prefrence.
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If you have a chance to "try it out" then why not do it and decide what you like better. It's all the same **** if it works right for you and gets you happily through the day.
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.......wander thru the nexus threads here on xda, + you'll see what all is available in terms of ROMs + themes, you know, prospects for you as an end user running a different device..........in a few minutes you'd get a sense as to what other nexus users are experiencing w/ their device based on the specific carrier + a number of other factors........have fun!
The google nexus looks sexy. It's amost upgrade time for me... I'm thinking about sticking with my epic until more 4g lte phones become available. I already got fooled once into purchasing a 4g phone.
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The google nexus looks sexy. It's amost upgrade time for me... I'm thinking about sticking with my epic until more 4g lte phones become available. I already got fooled once into purchasing a 4g phone.
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How did you get Fooled into buying a 4g phone I'm sorry but this phone you know the Epic 4g that you have was the best at its time and was better than any other 4g phone back in 2010 and half of 2011?
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Mr. Fanboy, I am not referring to the Samsung Epic Phone itself, I am referring to 4g in general. The only reason I purchased a 4g phone in the first place was because my local sprint store claimed 4g would be in Omaha within a couple months....It never happened. So now I am paying for something incorporated into my bill that I cannot use. Now Sprint is switching to 4g lte which will inevitably rule my phone useless when it comes to 4g down the line. 4G is the biggest scam in the history of mobile data.
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Mr. Fanboy, I am not referring to the Samsung Epic Phone itself, I am referring to 4g in general. The only reason I purchased a 4g phone in the first place was because my local sprint store claimed 4g would be in Omaha within a couple months....It never happened. So now I am paying for something incorporated into my bill that I cannot use. Now Sprint is switching to 4g lte which will inevitably rule my phone useless when it comes to 4g down the line. 4G is the biggest scam in the history of mobile data.
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You are not paying for 4G. Iphone 4S is only 3G and has the $10 premium data charge as well. You are paying for high data volume.
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Oh.... I thought only 4G phones required the premium data charge.
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You are not paying for 4G. Iphone 4S is only 3G and has the $10 premium data charge as well. You are paying for high data volume.
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When it first started that charge was only for 4g phones... wifes evo had the charge my smartphone (can't remember name only had it for a week) no 10 charge... as soon as I switched to epic 4g extra 10 dollar charge.... sales guy even said it was for 4g at the time... about a month later the "premium data charge" for all smart phones appeared..
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Mostly because they realized they would be required to give a refund if there was no 4G in your area...LOL. I think the salespeople were either misinformed or Sprint realized soon after that the new phones would still use the same amount of data just on 3G and they did not want to limit data like the other carriers.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
How did you get Fooled into buying a 4g phone I'm sorry but this phone you know the Epic 4g that you have was the best at its time and was better than any other 4g phone back in 2010 and half of 2011?
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I personally think it still performs well enough to compete with some of the newer phones we have right now apart from the small amount of ram its pretty zippy.
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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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So now that Sprint is moving to the LTE standard, does this mean that WiMax will no longer be developed? I mean, i just signed a damn 2 year contract 3 months ago, and am paying an extra 10 bucks a month per smartphone for 4g service, which i was promised i would get in the future. The rep even told us that within a year WiMax coverage would encompass most of Sprints network.
Wimax will still be supported by Sprint. It's not like they can drop it entirely with an abundance of Wimax users on its network. I wouldn't expect widespread expansion of Wimax though since LTE is what's "in"
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Was on the phone with *2 today and while waiting i slipped that question in. The guy said that wimax will be supported for the life of all current devices
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Ya, they are dropping Wimax. But, you won't be using this phone when it happens.
On my Epic mobile phone.
The 10$ fee is not a 4g fee. Even non 4g smart-phones come with the extra 10$.
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The 10$ fee is not a 4g fee. Even non 4g smart-phones come with the extra 10$.
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Used to be called a 4G fee.. they only changed it so iphone owners wouldnt get their panties in a bunch lol
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Used to be called a 4G fee.. they only changed it so iphone owners wouldnt get their panties in a bunch lol
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It was never, ever called a 4G fee. It's always been called a Premium Data fee from the launch. The confusion comes from it initially only being charged on 4G phones (however, Sprint was always VERY careful to position it as a Premium Data fee for phones that Sprint expected to consume more data and to protect them from the complaints of 4G not being available in all areas).
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So now that Sprint is moving to the LTE standard, does this mean that WiMax will no longer be developed? I mean, i just signed a damn 2 year contract 3 months ago, and am paying an extra 10 bucks a month per smartphone for 4g service, which i was promised i would get in the future. The rep even told us that within a year WiMax coverage would encompass most of Sprints network.
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The rep lied to you about wimax expansion. They will continue to serve wimax until all wimax devices have reached their "life expectancy" but lte is the new 4g standard. Enjoy your wimax device and by the time your contract is due to renew, Sprint will hopefully have a decent lte coverage area.
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It was never, ever called a 4G fee. It's always been called a Premium Data fee from the launch. The confusion comes from it initially only being charged on 4G phones (however, Sprint was always VERY careful to position it as a Premium Data fee for phones that Sprint expected to consume more data and to protect them from the complaints of 4G not being available in all areas).
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Doesn't matter what sprint calls it... We all know what it is.
I called the local sprint store today asking about spotty service in my area and asked about lte. He said there will probably be some sort of update for our phones so we will be on the lte network. Does this sound right?
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I called the local sprint store today asking about spotty service in my area and asked about lte. He said there will probably be some sort of update for our phones so we will be on the lte network. Does this sound right?
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No, that would be a false statement
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I called the local sprint store today asking about spotty service in my area and asked about lte. He said there will probably be some sort of update for our phones so we will be on the lte network. Does this sound right?
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Yeah...umm not going to happen unless Sprint pulls an AT&T and releases an LTE variant as well.
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Yeah...umm not going to happen unless Sprint pulls an AT&T and releases an LTE variant as well.
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No, that would be a false statement
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lol yeah it sounded way too easy.
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So now that Sprint is moving to the LTE standard, does this mean that WiMax will no longer be developed? I mean, i just signed a damn 2 year contract 3 months ago, and am paying an extra 10 bucks a month per smartphone for 4g service, which i was promised i would get in the future. The rep even told us that within a year WiMax coverage would encompass most of Sprints network.
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WiMax will continued to be supported until the absolute earliest they will turn it off; the end of 2015.
It is still a good technology for many things, and I could see them using and maintaing the network beyond that.
you wont be on LTE but you will have faster data speeds on 3g though when the towers are upgraded
Actually they called it that because Dan Hesse, Sprint's CEO said at CES that there would not be a surcharge for 4g data service.
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Our phones can't run on lte because we don't have the lte chipset
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according to engadget, and ceo of spint, they will support wimax until 2015, and phase it out of their network as lte gets in place. by 2013 they will offer lte- advanced. which is ten times faster then the current lte.
this does not mean there will be more expansion of wimax.. wimax is just a pit stop.
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Doesn't matter what sprint calls it... We all know what it is.
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Well if you want to look at it that way, it's just a way for Sprint to make more money and has nothing to do with 3G, 4G, or anything else.
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Well if you want to look at it that way, it's just a way for Sprint to make more money and has nothing to do with 3G, 4G, or anything else.
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No, it is used to pay clearwire for 4g and to pay for network vision (4g).
In other words it is a 4g fee.
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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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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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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But he's tired of paying so much money and wants to come to sprint but I told him to wait because there's no good phones out with a keyboard and its not worth putting a new 2 year contract for a phone from 2010.
Then I remembered he's on verizon lol think it'd be possible to flash it to sprint? Will that be illegal? I mean, he's willing to pay the etf to get out of verizon, its his to do whatever with from that point on right?
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Hate to be that guy but this is a question... but when kenny moves it..
I think he could flash it to an alternative carrier when he cancels it.. unsure of which ones but its possible with a donor phone.
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Sprint only adds sprint ESNs so no.
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Sprint only adds sprint ESNs so no.
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With a donor phone you defenitely could... kind of defeats the purpose though cuz you would have to buy another phone...
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With a donor phone you defenitely could... kind of defeats the purpose though cuz you would have to buy another phone...
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The phone has to be in service, right? So can he just get a BS cheap texting phone and donate his service from there to his droid 3 till a new KB phone comes out?
I'm so jealous of users on att who could just put in a sim card from t-mobile into their iphone and never have bother att again
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sprint buyback will pay 85 dollars for a droid 3 regardless of condition.
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The phone has to be in service, right? So can he just get a BS cheap texting phone and donate his service from there to his droid 3 till a new KB phone comes out?
I'm so jealous of users on att who could just put in a sim card from t-mobile into their iphone and never have bother att again
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Theoretically yes... but if you want 3g, the donor phone has to be 3g also... tons of guides on how to do this in development...
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It will cause a &*&%^* load of problems... Epic > motorola anyways...
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sprint buyback will pay 85 dollars for a droid 3 regardless of condition.
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This is the route I would take!
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He'll be so disappointed when switching from verizon to sprint...my girlfriends droid 2 just blazed past my evo as far as 3g speeds.
But to do this you would have to change the esn/meid of the Droid which there is no way to do currently.
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He'll be so disappointed when switching from verizon to sprint...my girlfriends droid 2 just blazed past my evo as far as 3g speeds.
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whats the point for speed? To see who's faster? Who cares?
As long as you can get your data or info whatever you need like if you need directions or need to hop on the internet and get something whether it be 20 seconds or 45 seconds it doesn't matter.
And if your in a hurry you should have planned ahead, and don't "say well with LTE or faster 3g speeds i don't need to" well that just makes you lazy as hell.
I rather pay 200$ for 3 lines being UNLIMITED versus 250+ on VZW.
And yes were unlimited because the fact its slower but again who cares.
just saying..........
hey everyone..what keeps you with sprint!? the unlimited data and any mobile is great, but the data speeds and lack of 4g or LTE are kind of annoying...so what keeps y'all with sprint?! I Love the aformentioned perks, but I think verizon 4g lte in my area may tempt me to switch
Well I created a new plan with sprint [was on parents' plan] and I could have went anywhere. I went with sprint cuz of the data prices, and the overall price wasn't bad. Not gona go to at&t and verizon and get raped with data. Also LTE coming to my area is supposed to be heavy, so we will see.
Its cheaper then the other carriers. I get full signal on sprint everywhere I go in my area. It actually has unlimited data
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Well im almost done with sprint persknally. I have bad service at home and at work. My home wifi network makes it somewhat bearable.
Whats keeping me on sprint right now is the future unlimited LTE.
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Yeah...I hear all the replies!! Unlimited is key for me too...especially the any mobile as I use my phone for work. But the speed and lack of network development bug the hell out of me
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The unlimited plan.....hands down!! My wife and I both, have never even been able to use 4G after 3 yrs with Sprint!!
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Ive never seen 4g on my evo 4g either since launch day!! Sad would be cool to use 4g on the "so called EVO 4G" should just be called the EVO...
Well, my parents pay for that. So I don't exactly worry, I only get to see 4G maybe once every 6 months, but my areas getting LTE.
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There plan prices are much better than the others, but it is the unlimited data and minutes that are a plus for me.
There prices, when it comes to customer service they are the best. This only carrier I stayed longer then any other carrier.
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Living in KC I get GREAT service and Unlimited. NOTHING and I mean NOTHING is worth losing that. If All Carriers did what AT&T and Verizon do then I would just not own Cellphones or any other device anymore.
I saved over $90 /month coming to sprint from Verizon and data / phone coverage is great in Philadelphia. I never drop calls
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Thanks guys! Great discussion. I will likely stick with sprint for all reasons mentioned...they are all my pros ...just wish I could get some 4g hahah.
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bigbear6708 said:
Thanks guys! Great discussion. I will likely stick with sprint for all reasons mentioned...they are all my pros ...just wish I could get some 4g hahah.
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4G, ha!!! i only turn it on to download ROMs faster. thing is a battery killer on every device on every carrier, not missing much
Haven't used 4g in months. When I do use it I get full bars of signal
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Ha ha ha...that's right! Not sure if my areas even getting the LTE...but normal day to day service is ok.
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Ha ha ha...that's right! Not sure if my areas even getting the LTE...but normal day to day service is ok.
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This was meant as a reply for an earlier post....should just be called EVO...
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I also like their customer service, I went in to buy a zagg shield for my NS4G and the worker there offered to take 50% off out of nowhere, originally $40.
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15 years of loyalty to a company Carries a lot of weight when you know how to get the right person on the phone. for me no other provider can offer services products or discounts that can compare to a company rewarding your loyalty. Almost left a few years Ago when if seemed I could never talk to an American ( no offense intended ). Sprint has really done a 135° turn since then. Not quite there yet but doing better.
Pocket posted sorry....
Price
Unlimited Data
Call ANY cell on ANY network without a BS fee
Ease of modifing plan without being charged out the ass
EVO line of course
Plan options
Good signal
4G
Minutes
Free roaming
Free nights and weekends
Unlimted texting
Unlimited MMS