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Ok, so I'm in Houston Texas and I had emailed sprint to check if LTE service or coverage will be available in my area and I received this email back .
So my question is, does this mean even when they turn it on, will I not be able to get LTE on my phone in my home area?
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latinoboi30 said:
Ok, so I'm in Houston Texas and I had emailed sprint to check if LTE service or coverage will be available in my area and I received this email back .
So my question is, does this mean even when they turn it on, will I not be able to get LTE on my phone in my home area?
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It simply says that LTE is currently not available in your area...and to keep checking their websites for any updates of its availability where you are. In short terms, Sprint sucks where you live.
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It simply says that LTE is currently not available in your area...and to keep checking their websites for any updates of its availability where you are. In short terms, Sprint sucks where you live.
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I agree, 3g sux here and I'm so tempted to give sprint back their galaxy nexus and go back to my old phone. It was for some reason a better connection than what I get now .
How long do u have to return a device?
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latinoboi30 said:
I agree, 3g sux here and I'm so tempted to give sprint back their galaxy nexus and go back to my old phone. It was for some reason a better connection than what I get now .
How long do u have to return a device?
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14 days before you're locked into your contract
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14 days before you're locked into your contract
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I'm thinking I may go back to my old phone then, I got this phone on the 22nd and 3g has been horrible on it.
I'm able to get LTE connection near downtown but only there 2 days a week and is not worth it if that's only where I can get it! :-(
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I recently rooted my GS3 and i have been trying to figure out how to force 3g service on it any help? since i can only pick up 4g in certain areas im tired of the EDGE 2G.
Im pretty sure you cant, seeing as hspa+ is still technically 3G or WCDMA. So I think your stuck with Edge for now... Until T-Mobile does more service upgrades in your area... Don't worry, I get crappy service wherever I go, and I have the worst service here at home... Should have went with Sprint...
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Well can I force roam and connect to at&T towers?
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I'll try it out.
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Well can I force roam and connect to at&T towers?
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You could try, but AT&T uses the same thing "HSPA+" which is really 3G, but they still call it 4G, and that's what would show up on your status bar (it would still say 4G), so I don't know if that'll work... You can give it a try though. I'm actually going try it our right now, and see how it works. I'll keep you posted. :good:
Have that issue too and don't count on them upgrading anything anytime soon. Just wait till your contract is up and make that switch
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So, I just tried and I couldnt register on AT&T's network. Guess your just gonna have to deal with it for now... :/
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epatt86 said:
I recently rooted my GS3 and i have been trying to figure out how to force 3g service on it any help? since i can only pick up 4g in certain areas im tired of the EDGE 2G.
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I guess you can take the 4G plan off your phone and be throttled down to 3G speed... That's it.
I have not had 4g working on my Epic at all unless I was all the way on the other side of town. Now I know for a fact that LTE is not in my area but for the hell of it I activated my old LG Viper LTE and what do you know, I have constant 16 meg download on 4g. Anyone here that might have an idea of why this is? I really want to use my epic but wow this 4g stuff is nice too.
the 4G in our phone is on the wimax network, not LTE
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I 100 percent understand that, that's the reason I was confused because sprint has not setup lte here yet.
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bigblue4life said:
I 100 percent understand that, that's the reason I was confused because sprint has not setup lte here yet.
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Maybe they have and didn't tell you lol
Maybe you got lucky and caught them during a trial period lol. Or your roaming on another lte network but idk if that's possible or not. some one else could clarify if it is possible
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TheAtheistOtaku said:
Maybe you got lucky and caught them during a trial period lol. Or your roaming on another lte network but idk if that's possible or not. some one else could clarify if it is possible
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No I don't think that's possible... I'm pretty sure that Sprint and Verizon (or anybody else) would use the same frequencies for their 4G... they want it to stay fast... trial period is most likely
This Network Vision thing Sprint has been talking about is real. Lots of new LTE towers up recently all over the country. And no there is no 4g roaming between carriers.
4g LTE roaming is not possible between any of the carriers.
ATT LTE uses low 700mhz block & in the future, some AWS and WCS.
Vz LTE uses upper 700mhz block & in the future, AWS.
T-mobile LTE is AWS
Sprint LTE is PCS 1900/ SMR 800 / BRS-EBS 2.5/2.6ghz
I will give sprint a call tomorrow and ask because I need to know if I need to get a good lte phone. Can't even get any 4g on this phone.
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bigblue4life said:
I will give sprint a call tomorrow and ask because I need to know if I need to get a good lte phone. Can't even get any 4g on this phone.
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Yeah Wimax is spotty at best
bigblue4life said:
I 100 percent understand that, that's the reason I was confused because sprint has not setup lte here yet.
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It could be up and not announce it yet. Same as Here in my area (Arecibo PR) LTE is up and running but not officially announced. Even if you call CS they will negate it's up. Only officially available west of PR.
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Just use sensorly and open signal it'll show you exactly where towers are and their broadcast bands (1x, 3g, lte, wimax) and coverage range
I like to break stuff!
It has been confirmed by sprint that lte is in my area and 3 more towers are still being worked on. Just ordered my G Nexus.
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bigblue4life said:
It has been confirmed by sprint that lte is in my area and 3 more towers are still being worked on. Just ordered my G Nexus.
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Shoulda got an s3 or note 2 the gNex is old as dirt in phone age
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Shoulda got an s3 or note 2 the gNex is old as dirt in phone age
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G Nex is a great phone. 3 friends here have one and there is nothing old about it.
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bigblue4life said:
G Nex is a great phone. 3 friends here have one and there is nothing old about it.
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Except it came out 9 months ago and the nexus 4 has already replaced it. Its got a weak camera, low RAM, poor display and did I mention it's old. If it was any phone but a nexus it wouldn't be getting updated anymore and headed for EOL, which it will be EOL less than halfway thru your new contract
I like to break stuff!
My wife has a nexus. Its not bad but it came out before the e4gt. Hers is the verizon version. It does run good for having inferior cpu. Lte radio is a plus. No gorilla glass! Shes shattered 2. Overall great phone just lacks features from s3, but its basically free now. Lte is being built in my town now. So maybe few months and its live letd hope s4 is out.
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Except it came out 9 months ago and the nexus 4 has already replaced it. Its got a weak camera, low RAM, poor display and did I mention it's old. If it was any phone but a nexus it wouldn't be getting updated anymore and headed for EOL, which it will be EOL less than halfway thru your new contract
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I agree with you I dont see the reason of getting that phone unless you got it free without upgrading your contract lol. My co worker still has his and geez it kinda suck to me volume is to low and the screen aint all that but hey guess as long as its a google phone it get plays.
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Can I use another 4G LTE provider on the Galaxy Note II from Sprint?
I have Boost Mobile and I had a Galaxy S2 with Clear.com 4G WiMax. I now can only get 3G, and as you ALL know the 3G speed has lowered quite a bit. (200~400k vs 700~900k 3 years ago)
Another alternative I guess would be to get a Hotspot, but who wants to carry around a phone AND a hotspot when you can have them both on the phone?
I believe you can use this device on any network that is actually using Sprint towers, like MetroPCS (?) or Boost?
There are threads somewhere for instructions on flashing this.
(i'm also talking out my ass, because I have only noticed these threads in passing, never actually researched this. But I bet if you Searched a bit, you'd find the info.)
Um LOL. Like the thread right under this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060085
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kingdazy said:
I believe you can use this device on any network that is actually using Sprint towers, like MetroPCS (?) or Boost?
There are threads somewhere for instructions on flashing this.
(i'm also talking out my ass, because I have only noticed these threads in passing, never actually researched this. But I bet if you Searched a bit, you'd find the info.)
Um LOL. Like the thread right under this one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060085
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Thanks for the info but that's not what I meant. I mean the 4G service, not the voice, talk, text and 3G. I have that already. (that's what the thread under this one does, help you program the Note 2 on Boost, I already did that part. I meant the 4G LTE, i.e. connecting it on Verizon's LTE or T-Mobile's (MetroPCS is now part of T-Mobile I believe?) Heck, even a Sprint LTE account if they allowed it by itself with no talk/text service would be nice.
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Thanks for the info but that's not what I meant. I mean the 4G service, not the voice, talk, text and 3G. I have that already. (that's what the thread under this one does, help you program the Note 2 on Boost, I already did that part. I meant the 4G LTE, i.e. connecting it on Verizon's LTE or T-Mobile's (MetroPCS is now part of T-Mobile I believe?) Heck, even a Sprint LTE account if they allowed it by itself with no talk/text service would be nice.
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Impossible to do first off you need to understand how technology and radios work Tmobile is GSM. Sprint and verizon are CDMA and you can only "roam" on 3g verizon with a prl that can get you kicked off, if you abuse it.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Impossible to do first off you need to understand how technology and radios work Tmobile is GSM. Sprint and verizon are CDMA and you can only "roam" on 3g verizon with a prl that can get you kicked off, if you abuse it.
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Ok, so maybe I do need to do some research. LTE is *not* like WiMax? It doesn't have separate "device" from the actual voice/text/3G radio?
LTE uses the same radio as the cellphone and 3G?
m4f1050 said:
Ok, so maybe I do need to do some research. LTE is *not* like WiMax? It doesn't have separate "device" from the actual voice/text/3G radio?
LTE uses the same radio as the cellphone and 3G?
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WiMaXX was like a WiFi connection sorta. But yeah the radios arent all compatible. Just google some of it and search around here. I cant pin point thw links oe topics but there are here and there.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
WiMaXX was like a WiFi connection sorta. But yeah the radios arent all compatible. Just google some of it and search around here. I cant pin point thw links oe topics but there are here and there.
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Nice, thanks for the info!
You can't use Verizons LTE because the frequency is different. The sprint note 2 doesn't have versions LTE frequency to pick it up.
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musclehead84 said:
You can't use Verizons LTE because the frequency is different. The sprint note 2 doesn't have versions LTE frequency to pick it up.
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Ok thanks for the info. Any other carrier with the same frequencies as Sprint? (What frequencies does MetroPCS use?)
m4f1050 said:
Ok, so maybe I do need to do some research. LTE is *not* like WiMax? It doesn't have separate "device" from the actual voice/text/3G radio?
LTE uses the same radio as the cellphone and 3G?
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Ok, my fault. I assumed you knew these things.
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Ok thanks for the info. Any other carrier with the same frequencies as Sprint? (What frequencies does MetroPCS use?)
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right there, see. Metro actually uses Sprint towers (ie, Sprint services) ... So... Same frequency.
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kingdazy said:
Ok, my fault. I assumed you knew these things.
right there, see. Metro actually uses Sprint towers (ie, Sprint services) ... So... Same frequency.
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Thanks for the info.
Thats why this galaxy note 2 is my LAST Cdma phone. For SURE getting GsM next theres plenty of carriers with 4G for it. Cdma sucks because I cant get no 4G. Before this phone had the oneX and yea 4G I miss.
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chuko303 said:
Thats why this galaxy note 2 is my LAST Cdma phone. For SURE getting GsM next theres plenty of carriers with 4G for it. Cdma sucks because I cant get no 4G. Before this phone had the oneX and yea 4G I miss.
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are you high? all game providers in the us suck. only tower owners are att and T-Mobile and T-Mobile doesn't have any real 4g neither Winmax nor lte and att has as much lte as sprint (and sprint is going to overtake att with network vision )
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reinaldistic said:
are you high? all game providers in the us suck. only tower owners are att and T-Mobile and T-Mobile doesn't have any real 4g neither Winmax nor lte and att has as much lte as sprint (and sprint is going to overtake att with network vision )
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Are u a retard? Hmm my guess im right on spot with that one. Sprint can suck it. GSM is better and if you don't agree? Take a ticket and take a seat next to the idiots that are waiting for me to give a Fuk.
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Someones a crabby pants.
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chuko303 said:
Are u a retard? Hmm my guess im right on spot with that one. Sprint can suck it. GSM is better and if you don't agree? Take a ticket and take a seat next to the idiots that are waiting for me to give a Fuk.
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I give facts and argument you insult sprint... well of course you are right. who has ever heard of the "can suck it" argument ever loosing. that's how we explained to Hitler and the Japanese emperor that he had to surrender in WW2 "Mr Hitler can suck it" -pres trueman, "since I can suck it I have ordered my forces to surrender and suggested to the Japanese to do the same"-hitler (translated to English)
if you can't give facts to support your claim you can go head and get an iPhone on a gsm network since you are using the same arguments apple uses to ensnare its sheep -i mean- customers
either that or you are an at&t rep or fanboy trying to weakarm customers away from sprint. why you aren't targeting your biggest competitor Verizon is beyond me but take that stuff to T-Mobile customers they'll eat that up like they eat their "unlimited" throttled data
one bad experience in one city with one small period of data speed downturn does not a bad carrier make
oh and mods don't blame chuko (or me) for starting arguments. arguments are healthy and help shape perception
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In all fairness, Sprint in Denver does suck... 3g speeds right now. 200 kbps and no lte. There are a few lte towers popping up. but not in the metro area. Person in the cube next to me has AT&T and hspa+ is 15mbps and lte 40mbps. Faster than the cable provider here!
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In all fairness, Sprint in Denver does suck... 3g speeds right now. 200 kbps and no lte. There are a few lte towers popping up. but not in the metro area. Person in the cube next to me has AT&T and hspa+ is 15mbps and lte 40mbps. Faster than the cable provider here!
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Thaat my friend is what I mean. Sorry for not being more specific. Colorado
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reinaldistic said:
are you high? all game providers in the us suck. only tower owners are att and T-Mobile and T-Mobile doesn't have any real 4g neither Winmax nor lte and att has as much lte as sprint (and sprint is going to overtake att with network vision )
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Tmobile has 4G LTE in almost all of New York with some decent coverage in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia and they're just starting.. So they actually do have real 4G lol
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RayTrue04 said:
Tmobile has 4G LTE in almost all of New York with some decent coverage in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia and they're just starting.. So they actually do have real 4G lol
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is it actually LTE? Or 3.5G like they have now where its up 42MBs
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I am in Seattle Wa and got a text from T-mo that I can now use LTE!
I called tech support and in a matter of one minute, I was on LTE
I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII SGH-T999 running Android 4.1.1 and on the T999UVLJC Baseband Version
Rom Build# is JR003L.T999UVDLJA
So, to all the naysayer knowitalls that said no LTE support for the Galaxy SIII now you can go suck your thumbs. It works!
Aloha and good Luck with yours!
bobolinko said:
I am in Seattle Wa and got a text from T-mo that I can now use LTE!
I called tech support and in a matter of one minute, I was on LTE
I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII SGH-T999 running Android 4.1.1 and on the T999UVLJC Baseband Version
Rom Build# is JR003L.T999UVDLJA
So, to all the naysayer knowitalls that said no LTE support for the Galaxy SIII now you can go suck your thumbs. It works!
Aloha and good Luck with yours!
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Screenshots of your speedtests.
Aerowinder said:
Screenshots of your speedtests.
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lol proof or gtfo
Screenshots of your Network Type.
Sorry man, but ya ain't foolin us! Either they lied to you, or you're lying to us. Just how I see it.
Unless you can provide proof positive, this is a complete waste of time and space.
Just my opinion on.the matter.
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+1 for Screenshots of "About Phone" (to see Bandband), then the "Status" screen (to see Mobile Network Type) and then a speed test.
bobolinko said:
I am in Seattle Wa and got a text from T-mo that I can now use LTE!
I called tech support and in a matter of one minute, I was on LTE
I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII SGH-T999 running Android 4.1.1 and on the T999UVLJC Baseband Version
Rom Build# is JR003L.T999UVDLJA
So, to all the naysayer knowitalls that said no LTE support for the Galaxy SIII now you can go suck your thumbs. It works!
Aloha and good Luck with yours!
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Good question.
We will be waiting for ever. Than again I'm sure we can edit all that info our selves in some way lol.
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I live in Seattle and haven't received any message from T-Mobile....
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Got the same message here on long island but I don't get LTE on my t999 because its impossible. Troll op
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When did OP buy their phone...
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When did OP buy their phone...
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Doesn't matter when he has a t999...
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I got a text from tmobile... I called them to see wats up and yeah my t999 is not capable and im not gonna get any update for lte cuz this phone is not for lte plain and simple i kind of knew it but just to make sure i called..... But here in north jersey lte is not that good... I get more than 20mbps on my s3 and my wife gets 11mbps on lte ...sooo someone was wrong Bout gettin lte on s3 t999
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Guys, the real purpose of that text is to encourage you to "upgrade" to a LTE compatible phone, since LTE is available now in your area.
I personally think that hspa+ does the job just fine... Who needs lte anyways..
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Guys, the real purpose of that text is to encourage you to "upgrade" to a LTE compatible phone, since LTE is available now in your area.
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Exactly.
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so OP
any plans to upload screenshots?
shahkam said:
I personally think that hspa+ does the job just fine... Who needs lte anyways..
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QFTT
you wanted proof?
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Screenshots of your Network Type.
Sorry man, but ya ain't foolin us! Either they lied to you, or you're lying to us. Just how I see it.
Unless you can provide proof positive, this is a complete waste of time and space.
Just my opinion on.the matter.
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http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt107/bobolinko/?action=view¤t=Speedtest_zps12549d58.jpg
http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt107/bobolinko/?action=view¤t=PhoneInfo_zps71bc951f.jpg
I used to get only edge and almost no connection to 4G but now I get many bars, and all the time I see 4G
Eh, ask me If I care if any of you believe me.... I just wanted to let some of you know that WA has LTE, and I get all this BS....about trollong!
MY phone works, I got a text and asked tech support if my phone could get LTE, he checked and said yes, and that my phone was able to so we did the connection steps and that's all I give a $hit about! Bottom line, mine works and I really could care less if all of you don't want to try or believe... DON'T I don't lose anything and the traffic would be that much less! Ha Ha HA
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http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt107/bobolinko/?action=view¤t=Speedtest_zps12549d58.jpg
http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt107/bobolinko/?action=view¤t=PhoneInfo_zps71bc951f.jpg
I used to get only edge and almost no connection to 4G but now I get many bars, and all the time I see 4G
Eh, ask me If I care if any of you believe me.... I just wanted to let some of you know that WA has LTE, and I get all this BS....about trollong!
MY phone works, I got a text and asked tech support if my phone could get LTE, he checked and said yes, and that my phone was able to so we did the connection steps and that's all I give a $hit about! Bottom line, mine works and I really could care less if all of you don't want to try or believe... DON'T I don't lose anything and the traffic would be that much less! Ha Ha HA
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Dude, your screenshot shows umts...
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Adreaver said:
Dude, your screenshot shows umts...
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Haha I noticed that too maybe he's thinking because it says LTE/GSM/WCDMA he has lte
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