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Making the switch to Sprint

So I've decdied to make the switch to sprint and boycott these scammers! VZW just throttled my connection because I reached 1gb in data, half of my shared data. something a Verizon rep swore they never practice unlike Sprint. I asked a Sprint rep and she mentioned they don't charge for overages like Big Red, they notify you and lower your speeds.
Can anyone else confirm that Sprint throttles coconnections and not just for overages? I'd like a little more info before I switch over. Thanks in advance.
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I dont think sprint 3g speeds are throttlable.
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Sprint does not throttle. At one point I used about 20+ GB a month for 3 months and never got throttled. Same on verizon before I gave my line to my gf. I would use about 80+ GB a month for 9 months and I was never told anything
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shook187 said:
I dont think sprint 3g speeds are throttlable.
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Yea if they even attempt to throttle it that means you're watching waaaaaay too much porn or you're watching way too much HD porn lol :crying:
They can't throttle 0.5kbps lol

It was BitTorrent beta that got me downloading stock touchwiz, still less than half the 2gb/mo.

Yeah, Verizon has some really scumbaggy business practices as I've seen before. They will do anything legal to be able to get the most of your money.
Sprint doesn't do most of the crap that VZW does. There have been 0 documented cases of someone being throttled, even when this one guy reached 1TB of data on 4G, all they did was send him a letter asking him to stop. I usually go around 20-50GB on 3G per month and I haven't been throttled or anything.
One thing to watch out for is that speeds can be slow - Depending on where you live, you could be getting either 200kbps or 2000kbps.. A lot of markets are undergoing backhaul increase and other network vision enhancements. During this period, a lot of places can get to really low speeds. After it, however, there will probably be a consistent 1000-2000kbps everywhere on 3G.
Not to mention that they also plan to cover most of their existing 3G places with LTE by the end of 2014 so you won't have to care about speed after 2014 - It'll always be consistent LTE speeds.

Where are you located at? If you are in a good Sprint area or even better... a new LTE area... you should have switched yesterday. But I'd read into more so you not disappointed. Sprint is far better on a lot of things. But 3G speeds can be slow at times. I am a big fan of theirs.
My overall experience.
1. Sprint
2. T-Mobile
3. Verizon
4. ... any others...
5. AT&T
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I just switch two weeks ago from Verizon to Sprint because of the crap Verizon is doing.
I will say this Verizon's network and data speeds smoke Sprint's but I'm not willing to deal with Verizon's BS anymore.
I have found some places I go it takes longer for a web page to load on Sprint but nothing I can't deal with.
I even paid Verizon almost $1100.00 in ETF's for my 5 lines just to get away from them.
All in all I'm good with Sprint and so far happy I made the switch.
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Sprint would need faster data speeds to be able to actually throttle them. As it is now, its just a slight step above a 56k modem.

I'm in pretty much the same boat as bp328i. I moved from VZ to Sprint just about a month ago because of all the "Share Everything" garbage at VZ. I am fortunate in that I live near Chicago and although they have not officially rolled out 4G they are already in the testing phase so I get 4GLTE about 90% of the time. When it is up, it is great, but there are some significant "holes" in their coverage. I guess, at least while I'm here in my local area, I am pleased with Sprint and its unlimited data, etc. So I'm not sorry that I made the move.

That's the one thing Sprint has going for them, no BS. When they say unlimited, they mean it. As stated, totally depends on your area if you can actually use it or not. I'm around Chicago, so 3G speeds are pretty horrid, but obviously get better the further out from the city you get.
The only remaining question is if Sprint will retain unlimited data once they have good LTE coverage. IMO, that's the only thing that will keep people with them. It's the single selling point they have over everyone else. If they get rid of it, they don't have the network VZW has, so people will jump ship I'm sure.

hayzooos said:
That's the one thing Sprint has going for them, no BS. When they say unlimited, they mean it. As stated, totally depends on your area if you can actually use it or not. I'm around Chicago, so 3G speeds are pretty horrid, but obviously get better the further out from the city you get.
The only remaining question is if Sprint will retain unlimited data once they have good LTE coverage. IMO, that's the only thing that will keep people with them. It's the single selling point they have over everyone else. If they get rid of it, they don't have the network VZW has, so people will jump ship I'm sure.
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I would most likely "jump ship" back to VZ. You can't argue with their coverage. Loved their anti-iPhone campaign: "There's a 'map' for that."

Neil Fruit said:
I would most likely "jump ship" back to VZ. You can't argue with their coverage. Loved their anti-iPhone campaign: "There's a 'map' for that."
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I'm with you on this, if Sprint gets rid of unlimited I'll be right back to Verizon. If my only choice is a limited data plan I'll might as well have the best coverage.
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hayzooos said:
The only remaining question is if Sprint will retain unlimited data once they have good LTE coverage. IMO, that's the only thing that will keep people with them. It's the single selling point they have over everyone else. If they get rid of it, they don't have the network VZW has, so people will jump ship I'm sure.
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I think Sprint will retain its unlimited smartphone plans. But they may well crack down harder on unauthorized tethering, which is a violation of the current terms. (I hope they do.) I'll bet that since Verizon and AT&T have moved to close down their unlimited plans, the tethering pirates have migrated even more to Sprint to take advantage of the last remaining opportunity. Enforcing the contract better against abuse can keep unlimited smartphone contracts viable, and I understand the new network will provide better tools for detecting it.

Thx guys, going with Sprint. I'm already 3/4 up on my data for this month (Easytether PRO) and unlimited with Sprint is just about as much as 2GB w/VZW.

Shibby87 said:
It was BitTorrent beta that got me downloading stock touchwiz, still less than half the 2gb/mo.
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The BitTorrent is what got you throttled on Verizon.
All the major carriers have a clause in their contracts that look for certain data apps, torrents are one of them. IF they see you using one you can get a nasty letter, or throttled..

IAmSixNine said:
The BitTorrent is what got you throttled on Verizon.
All the major carriers have a clause in their contracts that look for certain data apps, torrents are one of them. IF they see you using one you can get a nasty letter, or throttled..
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I hope Sprint looks for the same thing then. I don't have a problem with people who tether now and again when in a bind, but I'm not a fan of those who tether just because they can and abuse the crap out of it. If that keeps happening, Sprint will ditch their unlimited data too, or worse, lock/encrypt bootloaders so it's tougher to root your phone and get free tethering.

IAmSixNine said:
The BitTorrent is what got you throttled on Verizon.
All the major carriers have a clause in their contracts that look for certain data apps, torrents are one of them. IF they see you using one you can get a nasty letter, or throttled..
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I can vouch for this. On sprint I went three months in a row with 30gb+ usage(tethering wimax and torrenting). After the third month I got a call and they said if I didn't stop torrenting (against tos) they would have to cancel my service. However they never mentioned tethering, so I said I wasn't aware that torrenting was not allowed and stopped and no issues since. Sprint is best as long as it stays unlimited.
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raiderep said:
I can vouch for this. On sprint I went three months in a row with 30gb+ usage(tethering wimax and torrenting). After the third month I got a call and they said if I didn't stop torrenting (against tos) they would have to cancel my service. However they never mentioned tethering, so I said I wasn't aware that torrenting was not allowed and stopped and no issues since. Sprint is best as long as it stays unlimited.
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Agreed, with Verizon, I was usually within 1-5GB depending on WiFi, I rarely exceeded 5GB, and the first time I used BitTorrent was for stock touchwiz. Those of us who use hotspot/tethering daily, Sprint seems most logical.
Technically, Verizon has no right to block 3rd party tethering apps and actually just paid out $1.25 million for trying to
Verizon Wireless To Pay $1.25 Million To Settle Investigation
Verizon Wireless offers customers its 4G LTE service on C Block spectrum. Verizon Wireless bid at
auction to acquire that spectrum, understanding that it was accompanied by open device and application
obligations. Specifically, licensees offering service on C Block spectrum “shall not deny, limit, or restrict
the ability of their customers to use the devices and applications of their choice on the licensee’s C Block
network,” subject to narrow exceptions.
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Guys, just got off the phone with Verizon to transfer my number to Sprint, they asked why, I told them I was dissatisfied with their share packages and viola, they added my old unlimited plan back, strait 4G LTE, no sharing. Just thought I'd share my mediocre victory with Verizon. If you have VZW and hate their share packages, you can try telling Verizon your swiching to Sprint and see if they let you into their unlimited grandfathered data plans

tmobile unlimited?

so does this mean goodbye sprint for most of us?...http://www.pocketables.com/2012/08/...ed-unthrottled-data-starting-september-5.html I noticed they are talking about this in the "why do you stick with sprint" thread so if a mod wants to delete this please do. I didn't see that b4 i started this thread.

woody296 said:
so does this mean goodbye sprint for most of us?...http://www.pocketables.com/2012/08/...ed-unthrottled-data-starting-september-5.html
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No it doesn't for me, been with sprint 10 yrs and they always seem to 1 up everyone at some point. Plus they been good to us.
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This is most likely going to get me to switch. Buy an unlocked Nexus from play store and setup on tmobile BYOD plan and buh bye Sprint.

No nexus devices. After watching ET4G ICS screw ups, I am only buying Nexus devices.

bigblue4life said:
No it doesn't for me, been with sprint 10 yrs and they always seem to 1 up everyone at some point. Plus they been good to us.
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That's my only reason I haven't switched yet. Anytime I need a payment extension they give it to me. If I have trouble with something they work with me. That means a lot to me. Now the minute they start being asses. I'll be switching for sure.

Sprints customer service is awesome compared to other companies and that's one reason why I would stay with them
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So this states no hotspot offical or unoffical... is this the same with sprint and the hacked hotspots void this? or will this be impossible with T-Mobile?

not for me as its better than tmobile for me
shame id love to get those 42mbps speeds

Raistlin1 said:
This is most likely going to get me to switch. Buy an unlocked Nexus from play store and setup on tmobile BYOD plan and buh bye Sprint.
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This is exactly what I was thinking
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Ill be sticking with sprint. T-mo only has 2G speeds where I live as compared to sprints 3G. I'm also assuming I'll eventually have sprint LTE with network vision and all.

Don't you think that when sprint's LTE network becomes live and widespread they too will throttle their unlimited data

s_special said:
Don't you think that when sprint's LTE network becomes live and widespread they too will throttle their unlimited data
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Fingers crossed for being grandfathered in.

s_special said:
Don't you think that when sprint's LTE network becomes live and widespread they too will throttle their unlimited data
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They won't now if tmobile keeps this plan... it's good for everyone.

This video says you won't be able to use the phone as a hotspot at all. I wonder if they'll kick you off for hacking hotspot or if it will even be possible to hack it? I love how they compare minutes but don't mention that Sprint offers "any mobile any time" which makes a world of difference. About 3,500 any mobile any time minutes a month for me.
That little missing point is "slightly" important.
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mideastbeast said:
This video says you won't be able to use the phone as a hotspot at all. I wonder if they'll kick you off for hacking hotspot or if it will even be possible to hack it? I love how they compare minutes but don't mention that Sprint offers "any mobile any time" which makes a world of difference. About 3,500 any mobile any time minutes a month for me.
That little missing point is "slightly" important.
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Hacked hotspot depends on the phone, not the carrier.
Not everyone uses that many minutes. I stay under 100 usually.
T mobile is going to acquire a lot of customers due to this. Its a great move and may actually spark some competition and bring unlimited back.
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Its a great move and may actually spark some competition and bring unlimited back.
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Agreed competition and choice are good for everyone. I hope this move also keeps the 2 big companies in check with their plans and pricing.

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Agreed competition and choice are good for everyone. I hope this move also keeps the 2 big companies in check with their plans and pricing.
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To be honest i don't think att or verizon give a damn about what anyone else does, I just hope the 2 weak sister companies can hang in there.

I get awesome 3g and 4g here at home and at school but tmo seems only 2g
But at school they have 42mbps
If they had that at home id be hell yea

woody296 said:
To be honest i don't think att or verizon give a damn about what anyone else does, I just hope the 2 weak sister companies can hang in there.
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ATT and Verizon will give a damn when they start losing customers to t-mobile. T-mobile actually has a good network unlike sprint.

Tmobile actually has a pretty mixed up network. Outside of major metropolitan areas all they have is 2g or roaming (or lack of it) while sprint usually has native 3g (at least) or roaming on verizon. Service also degrades rapidly when you go inside buildings compared to Sprint and VZ not to mention the fact that T-mobile has quite the lack of spectrum to deploy both LTE and HSPA42+ on its current spectrum holdings.
Literally it's a mixed bag depending on where you live and what you do most like traveling or sitting in one spot. Just remember this. Sprints Network Vision upgrade is upgrading each and every tower to fiber or microwave backend. Their speeds are guaranteed to increase. Meanwhile T-mobile lacks spectrum in a lot of places and is currently in the process of refarming to 1900mhz 3g/4g (at last!) while lte is quite a bit away.
TBH i'd only switch if youre in an area with beyond horrible service and NV upgrades coming in a year or so...Other than that... ya it's great that t-mobile is getting unlimited again although in the long run sprint will be ahead of them.
Speaking of which... i'm starting to miss my good old sidekick lx and tmobile g1...

Ok heads up on T-mo LTE

THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE IT !!! I just spoke to a cust servc rep and I'd originally called to ask if LTE connectivity would be rolled out in the 4.1.2 update and she said at this time Tmo doesnt even have LTE connectivity . There is a on-going merger between Tmo and metroPCS and metroPCS DOES have LTE or is in the process now of getting it and she said when that merger is complete T-mo will be in the process of merging LTE network into their service as well . She said late quarter 2013 we may see it but not for now.
Also she said there was no ETA on the 4.1.2 update So thats that .
Also Just another little heads up. I'm sure many of you know this already but I didn't . On the unlimited 4g plan offered with this device. It's not really unlimited 4g . It's unlimited internet. I saw on my device it said 2gb high speed data. And so I asked what the 2gb was seeing it was sold as unlimited 4 g . And well she explained once you hit 2gb of usage your internet is throttled to DIALUP speed =O . And offered a truly unlimited 4g plan for another 10/month . Just for all the people that may have been confused as I was what was up with the 2gb on the usage.
Hope this helps /

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I ask it tmo will have lte in 2013 there slowly uping the speeds this from a teck
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jpeps3 said:
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I ask it tmo will have lte in 2013 there slowly uping the speeds this from a teck
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Uhmmm , I'm sorry sir / ma'am I have no idea what you said .

Lte should be rolling out by early next year. As far as slow updates blame sammy not tmobile. I will admit tmobiles data is spotty depending on where you go. Not as bad as sprints data and a heck of alot cheaper than verizon.

I thought everyone already knew this. How did you get the idea that lte would be here sooner. They are currently refarming which will help with certain things, but lte will not be out till 2013.
And since we are on the subject of not knowing. Tmobile will finally be getting the iphone in 2013. My wife and son currently use our old att iphones but get edge service. Part of the refarm is to support iphones. In Denver, they now get 3g. In 2013 there should be full support for the iphones.
I typically get great speeds and sometimes on par or better than verizon. As mentioned, not always as good as verizon but much cheaper. Also much better than sprint or att here in Colorado.

I think your English isn't too good. Your grammar is all over the place. Anyhow, I heard tmo is doing a deal with Verizon for lte as well... I guess no one really knows for sure until it actually comes out.
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You are on the Unlimited - Plus Data plan (2gb high speed) and not on Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan (true unimited). I know this is confusing because they both show up in the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G. I made sure that I got onto the Unlimited - Plus Data plan within the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G which is truly unlimited. Of course only on the non-hotspot plans. Why do they make the wording so confusing?
Trying to make sure you are getting the right plan package can make you go crazy.
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THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE IT !!! I just spoke to a cust servc rep and I'd originally called to ask if LTE connectivity would be rolled out in the 4.1.2 update and she said at this time Tmo doesnt even have LTE connectivity . There is a on-going merger between Tmo and metroPCS and metroPCS DOES have LTE or is in the process now of getting it and she said when that merger is complete T-mo will be in the process of merging LTE network into their service as well . She said late quarter 2013 we may see it but not for now.
Also she said there was no ETA on the 4.1.2 update So thats that .
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I knew that. Sometime in late spring or summer for LTE.
The new Android version will end up coming to us at that point. But this is something that the customer service would not know at this point in time. Samsung will add their fixes within that version at that time. So T-Mobile doesn't even have that yet. This is downside of using a non-Nexus device. We have to wait for the updates to go through the chains.

Sounds like someone bought a phone on a network without doing any basic research about that network or the plans they offer.
T-Mobile has previously said they would have LTE until next year, and it's pretty clear which plan is the only one that offers truly unlimited data.
Relax, switch plans or return the phone.
Verizon service is much better overall than T-Mobile in my experience in terms of coverage and building penetration. With a good signal I can get 20Mbs down with TMo on the Note 2, fair pings (latency), and about 2Mbs upload. On Verizon with a GS3 I've seen 30 down and 10 up on LTE with phenomenal pings. YMMV.
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As far as slow updates blame sammy not tmobile.
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Nope, blame T-Mobile (and every other carrier) for the slow updates. I had an unlocked Note 2 before switching to T-Mobile and their Note 2.
My international version got regular (every few weeks) large OTAs just fine. The carrier is always to blame for delays as Samsung clearly pumps out regular OTAs to their non-carrier branded version all the time. These revisions would easily work on any branded device, minus any show stopping radio issues (which isn't the issue here). Samsung builds and releases enhancements quite frequently only to have the carriers sit on it and tinker with the software to their liking.
It's a well known fact that the carriers are the problem. They need to "test and certify" (lol) each software revision for their network..and of course apply their crapware boot screens and apps before releasing an OTA, hence the delay.

Some_dude36 said:
THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE IT !!! I just spoke to a cust servc rep and I'd originally called to ask if LTE connectivity would be rolled out in the 4.1.2 update and she said at this time Tmo doesnt even have LTE connectivity . There is a on-going merger between Tmo and metroPCS and metroPCS DOES have LTE or is in the process now of getting it and she said when that merger is complete T-mo will be in the process of merging LTE network into their service as well . She said late quarter 2013 we may see it but not for now.
Also she said there was no ETA on the 4.1.2 update So thats that .
Also Just another little heads up. I'm sure many of you know this already but I didn't . On the unlimited 4g plan offered with this device. It's not really unlimited 4g . It's unlimited internet. I saw on my device it said 2gb high speed data. And so I asked what the 2gb was seeing it was sold as unlimited 4 g . And well she explained once you hit 2gb of usage your internet is throttled to DIALUP speed =O . And offered a truly unlimited 4g plan for another 10/month . Just for all the people that may have been confused as I was what was up with the 2gb on the usage.
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GIFSoup
Congrats, you just posted two basic facts almost everyone with two seconds of research should have found out at a minimum before even considering moving to T-Mobile.

This is a stupid thread everyone knows the LTE situation, why in the world make a thread about what customer care says. Do you really think they get info thats up to date if you really need to know that bad, tmobile is testing LTE in select markets not with customers though. They have been working on refarming for customers while preparring for LTE. Also the data plan situation can be found on there website pay for unlimited data and get unlimited data otherwise it will be slowed while you will still have data it will be significantly slower. Do more research if this is news to you, updates with bloat and taking longer is nothing new in the US no matter what carrier you will always see some delay some wait more then others could be worse we could be waiting as long as vzw customers waited for ics on the thunderbolt. At least what software we have was usuable without major bugs that would have made an update necessary for our phone to function. Threads complaining are silly know what you buy first before you buy it.
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Is it really that serious? I think my 8-15mb down is good enough
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We will have LTE soon
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Is it really that serious? I think my 8-15mb down is good enough
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This. I get anywhere from 10-30 on average & thats plenty good enough for me.
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JaguarXT said:
You are on the Unlimited - Plus Data plan (2gb high speed) and not on Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan (true unimited). I know this is confusing because they both show up in the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G. I made sure that I got onto the Unlimited - Plus Data plan within the Classic Unlimited - Unlimited Nationwide 4G which is truly unlimited. Of course only on the non-hotspot plans. Why do they make the wording so confusing?
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Yes it can be confusing, but you're over complicating it.
For the record, just say all plans have "unlimited" data, meaning no data overages
The 2GB, 5GB, and 10GB give that much 4G data, then drop down to 2G speeds after.
"Truly unlimited" is unlimited 4G data, period, with no hot spot feature available.
The 5GB and 10GB (only) include the hotspot feature for free.
Whether classic or value is irrelevant.
Most people know this, but for anyone who was confused by your post.

Has anyone tried to use a different apn?
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Is it just me, or does anyone else not want Lte? I was on Verizon Lte before I switched to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is just as fast and my battery life is insane. I'm not sure if Lte will bring a noticeable increase in speed, but it will decrease our battery life.

The advantage to LTE will primarily be the low latency it should have. The second big advantage will hopefully be upload speeds similar to the download.
T-Mo's dual channel HSPA+ ramps up to some fairly competitive download speeds, which is great for streaming or large file transfers, but the latency is very high, which makes things like web surfing seem slower than on other networks. It takes noticeably longer for pages to start loading than on Verizon or AT&T. I have accounts on all three and frequently do side by side testing.
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I sometimes write like I am talking to them in person. Which doesn't always come across clearly in writing.
Basically we knew all this. And though it is not always as clear as it should be, if you do your research then you will know what you are buying into.

ebatr8 said:
This is a stupid thread everyone knows the LTE situation, why in the world make a thread about what customer care says. Do you really think they get info thats up to date if you really need to know that bad, tmobile is testing LTE in select markets not with customers though. They have been working on refarming for customers while preparring for LTE. Also the data plan situation can be found on there website pay for unlimited data and get unlimited data otherwise it will be slowed while you will still have data it will be significantly slower. Do more research if this is news to you, updates with bloat and taking longer is nothing new in the US no matter what carrier you will always see some delay some wait more then others could be worse we could be waiting as long as vzw customers waited for ics on the thunderbolt. At least what software we have was usuable without major bugs that would have made an update necessary for our phone to function. Threads complaining are silly know what you buy first before you buy it.
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Once again I'm getting crap for trying to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35844706#post35844706 <------ here is atleast 1 person that didnt know
So this thread is for him / her
You people need to relax. If you feel the information in any given thread doesn't pertain to you . DONT READ IT. I mean what can I say? I didn't know this info before the woman told me.
Also I wasn't complaining again was just posting for people that may not have known . Mods I'm doing my best not to go off a a curse laden tirade right now. Just so you know. :good: xD

[Q] Unlimited Everything - Which Version

First, I want it all, duh. Talk, Text and data - all unlimited and not the new definition of unlimited.
So which carrier will give it all and for the lowest price? Not sacrificing service too much.
What would help is your actual bill after taxes, fees, etc.
Secondly, which version of the Note II (Verizon, Sprint, etc) is most adaptable to changing carriers? Obviously the GSM ones are the easiest to switch, but there are threads of hacks to change a CDMA phone to GSM. Most are works in Progress. Which version would be the easiest to convert?

Well, your kinda asking two different things. As for adaptability, i7100/7105 probably. As far as best plans, Sprint I think, why else would anyone stay with them?
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If you can afford to buy this phone for full price Sprint is launching there no contract plans on the 25th. 70 $ for unlimited everything with no contract, LTE included. T-Mobile is also has something similar for unlimited everything but no LTE and in am not sure of price.
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Tmobile also has unlimited data(which has great coverage btw and it's close to 4glte speeds) but it throttles you down to 2g if you pass your
High speed internet limit(unless you get their true unlimited data, which is pretty expensive).
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If you can afford to buy this phone for full price Sprint is launching there no contract plans on the 25th. 70 $ for unlimited everything with no contract, LTE included. T-Mobile is also has something similar for unlimited everything but no LTE and in am not sure of price.
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There are only dedicated phones that will work with Sprint Go no contract deal launching later this month. You can not just grab any Sprint phone and throw in on a Sprint Go plan.
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Thanks for your help. I narrowed my choices down. Extra credit goes to GSM for ease of change. The "+?" is for taxes and fees. If you know what extra there is, please tell me.
Straight Talk - $45 +?
CDMA Verizon/Sprint's network
GSM T-Mobile/AT&T network
MetroPCS - $60 +? CDMA
Virgin Mobile - $55 +? Sprint MVNO - CDMA
Simple Mobile - $50 +? T-Mobile MVNO - GSM
*Ting - Sprint MVNO CDMA Oddball, but I may break even with their generally low prices. I am not sure of my data usage.
Also, since I am buying the Note II outright, which version for your prefered provider from the list above?

Go over 300mb of data in a day or 5GB in a month and risk losing your phone number forever with StraightTalk . They are supposed to warn you before they cut you. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't! If potentially losing your phone number permanently is not a big deal for you go with Straight talk.
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I have 3 phones 2 with data i pay about 180$ 1500 minutes unlimited data and texting. Sprint service will be better then verizon by the end of this year at the earliest first quarter of 2014. LTE will be beyond better then verizon. just give it time i have sprint and i love it. :laugh:

look, it depends a lot on how you use your phone. Sprint is my only option since I use over 30GB a data a month on it. If you're into switching carriers all the time, maybe GSM is a better option for you. GSM is used just about everywhere. As you know, Sprint and Verizon are the only CDMA in the US (or at least major carriers); they may be some others that may be using Sprint or Verizon's network such as Credo.
As for the phone, they're all the same. On only minor differences between the international and US versions.
No carrier is going to be perfect. Find that one that fits your needs, wants and both in the future (to your best guess) and go with it. One thing is true about Sprint, it's unlimited and they don't throttle. I would replace my home internet with it, but unless you're using data like that, they'll not going to hassle if you pay your bill.

O.K. guys, I made a decision and have a question.
I am going with Ting. I will just have to watch my data usage and if it gets bad enough, I can go back to Sprint.
Now, do Sprint ROMs work with Ting phones? Anything I should be made aware of?

It appears that you're talking about taking your Sprint Note II and intend to use it on a different carrier? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if that's indeed what you're doing, prepare for an entirely different undertaking & decision making process.
There are many here (including myself) that do this, and one thing holds true...if you're using a CDMA phone, the best you're going to get is 3G...that being said, I see hundreds of posts throughout these forums where most people that do it are only getting 1x data speeds. I've been very successful in getting 3g no matter what handset/carrier I flash to, but if you do some reading you'll see it's not something beginners, or even moderately skilled people do consistently so bear that in mind.
If that's your intention, then you have a much longer road ahead of you than just picking a carrier...I can definitely help with *most* of your questions on that topic, but depending on a few details, there are things that are just not discussed or condoned here in these forums.

androidjunkie71 - I really appreciate your offer of help and I'll make you regret it.
I bought the Note II from Ting, so it will already be set up. Also Ting/Sprint you can (supposedly) transfer easily back and forth between the two carriers. Other carriers may be too big of a problem for me. Also Ting supplies 4g via Sprint.

Sprint May Buy T-Mobile

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox...e_allowed_should_it_be.html?wpisrc=burger_bar
No!!!!!!!!
I escaped from that hell hold of a company. I don't want to go back to them.

I don't even care anymore. Money runs the world, nobody knows what sprint will do with them even if it goes through. I'm still waiting on aosp on my note 3
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I certainly hope this does Not happen, I had sprint for many years, and I just could not stomach having to deal with them again.

Re-carrier: Activate. Form 2-year contracts overage fees super ****ty customer service!

No! T-Mo is the only carrier that's doing it right! Sprint and VZW need to die a painful death for using the abomination that is CDMA so that we can get rid of CDMA for good and have universal GSM that works on all carriers. At least it's Sprint and not VZW though, Sprint's Note 3 is still bootloader unlocked and Sprint has truly unlimited data. I would say that puts them in 2nd place because AT&T and VZW are both monsters when it comes to contracts and bootloader locking. Ideally T-Mo will refuse, but honestly if worse comes to worst I'd rather see Sprint buy out T-Mo and build a GSM grid than see AT&T buy it and become the one and only GSM provider in the US and sell only crappy restricted locked versions of phones.

This could be a good thing, for everybody.
Lets ignore the fact sprint sucks, now lets realize softbank japan owns them & are doing everything they can to have better rollouts and structure. If Sprint does acquire tmo, its not like the tmobile towers are suddenly going to vanish, they need the tmobile structure as its better then their own.
So?
If this lets softbank focus on Sprint Spark majority rollout for Tri-band devices & LTE-A with the new influx of money and a better 4G network courtesy of magenta and not have to worry about their hideous towers currently servicing 3G/4G in overlap zones they should be able to vastly improve their networks across the board & focus on next gen tower rollouts before red or blue.
This could be a good thing, also considering I wouldn't mind going to a plan that guaranteed unlimited for life.
However, I dont think itll happen
1* ATT/TMO merger, sprint whined, whined, and whined...now THEY suddenly want to acquire them? If I was deciding I would tell sprints execs to get a life.

FCC decided against the AT&T and T-Mobile merger back in 2011, why would they approve this? granted, T-Mobile has wanted to get out of the US market for some time but such deal would not be in the best interest of the consumer.
just stirring up the pot again.... this would just lead to higher prices to cover such merger

knite75 said:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox...e_allowed_should_it_be.html?wpisrc=burger_bar
No!!!!!!!!
I escaped from that hell hold of a company. I don't want to go back to them.
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I just paid my last Sprint bill the other day. And I had to fight them for 2 months to get rid of the charges they said I would not have on my final bill. Sprint was ok, not great. When I lived in LA, service was actually top notch and the wi-max was somewhat decent. When wi-max turned out to be a piece, and I moved, they said 4g would be in my new area (Central California), like 3 years ago and we are still waiting. But quite honestly, it makes sense. Maybe this is how they are going to get 4g in my area...LOL, since I have just switched to t-mobile and service is great! I think with their new purchase of frequencies and t-mobiles already implemented 4G service, they actually stand a chance of turning into a decent wireless provider. And quite honestly, I have had terrible customer service from every carrier (except t-mobile, but it is still early). If Sprint soaks up t-mobiles network, expands the frequency bands onto it, and gets rid of CDMA, they would have an awesome network. Keep the t-mobile policies of phone purchases, unlocked bootloaders, wi-fi calling, and no-contracts with unlimited data (4G) for life from sprint and I will be the first one in the door.

T-MO wanted out of the U.S. market when when they weren't doing so well. This last year they definitely turn around and I for one don't see any reason why they can't continue that tend. The other 3 carriers have tried to follow some of the things that T-Mobile had done but are too afraid of screwing with their bottom line. But hey T-Mobile played the game with AT&T which was denied and t-mobile ended up with a 4 billion dollar pay day maybe they can do the same again.
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Oh god no, left sprint with all that we are upgrading blah blah blah talk. Wife still has them and the service has gotten worse, no thank you.

I highly doubt that will happen . They ate stronger now. Especially with the purchase of metro pcs. And they have the best deals and plans . Plus don't think it will be approved anyway nor are they even willing to sell. No one even compares the two sprint need to go sit somewhere and wise up. What if you can't beat Em buy Em ah no sorry .
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I don't think so ...

Never going to happen. The FCC will never approve.....

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I just paid my last Sprint bill the other day. And I had to fight them for 2 months to get rid of the charges they said I would not have on my final bill. Sprint was ok, not great. When I lived in LA, service was actually top notch and the wi-max was somewhat decent. When wi-max turned out to be a piece, and I moved, they said 4g would be in my new area (Central California), like 3 years ago and we are still waiting. But quite honestly, it makes sense. Maybe this is how they are going to get 4g in my area...LOL, since I have just switched to t-mobile and service is great! I think with their new purchase of frequencies and t-mobiles already implemented 4G service, they actually stand a chance of turning into a decent wireless provider. And quite honestly, I have had terrible customer service from every carrier (except t-mobile, but it is still early). If Sprint soaks up t-mobiles network, expands the frequency bands onto it, and gets rid of CDMA, they would have an awesome network. Keep the t-mobile policies of phone purchases, unlocked bootloaders, wi-fi calling, and no-contracts with unlimited data (4G) for life from sprint and I will be the first one in the door.
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When I was with Sprint, my calls would constantly get dropped driving between Los Angeles and Orange County on the 405 freeway.
When contract ended, my wife and I actually went out and celebrated at a nice steakhouse, as if it was our anniversary LOL
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I Hope Not ..I Left To Get Away From Sprint ..Not Go Back ..
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knite75 said:
When I was with Sprint, my calls would constantly get dropped driving between Los Angeles and Orange County on the 405 freeway.
When contract ended, my wife and I actually went out and celebrated at a nice steakhouse, as if it was our anniversary LOL
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That is funny. I was in the north west area of LA. Didn't have many large buildings around me, but my experience was the exact same as yours when I moved to Fresno. I work literally 5 minute drive from my house, and I could not get home without my call dropping at least 3 times. And, of course my wife always had to talk to me the entire 5 minute drive home, so frustrating. They actually tore down the tower that was in between my house and my place of work, and moved it further west from where I lived. I got a free air rave and a discount, so I stuck it out until no etf. I am happy with t-mobile now, but if they did merge, they have the potential to do the right thing, and build a good network.
tweaking my note 3-alpha style

I had sprint prior to having T-mobile, their service stinks. Lol the only company who has 4G phones without a full 4G network. Last yr i remember asking a rep when 4G was coming to my area and they said it was a few yrs away smfh.
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All good points about sprint failing at this, ill also add there only offering half of what att was which was 39 billion. I agree with others T-mobile is doing much better than it was in 2010 i guarantee there laughing about sprints pathetic offer(even if its not the sprint we all know they still suck!!)
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Awww I hope not. I was with sprint for 10 years and finally jumped ship 3 weeks ago and now this!!!!! I hope not.
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I too would prefer to not be a Sprint customer again. Having to purchase a full price phone is a big nut to crack but I'd rather save monthly. I wouldn't be opposed to an increased quality of T-Mo's network but I don't think Sprint is the way to make that happen. A friend of mine is getting like 5x more speed than me and he is on AT&T. The increased speed would be nice for sure