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Data speeds on sprint

Is there any way to increase data speeds on the GN on sprint? I have horrible speeds I'm in Miami and on CM9 nighty here is a screenshot.
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Yes, there is: use the phone in the early morning or late at night.
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joshnichols189 said:
Yes, there is: use the phone in the early morning or late at night.
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Sounds about right ^^
I just moved from sprint to T-Mobile and I couldn't be any happier
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I need to find a way out of my contract are data speeds a good reason? Anyone know a good reason
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godefoy said:
I need to find a way out of my contract are data speeds a good reason? Anyone know a good reason
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When did you start your contract and if you keep pushing it you can but is a lot calls for it to get you out free in the other hand the price of the GN should be enough to get out of ETF( that's what I did)
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godefoy said:
I need to find a way out of my contract are data speeds a good reason? Anyone know a good reason
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http://lifehacker.com/5913869/how-t...hone-contract-without-paying-termination-fees

i just renewed last month. dam so sell the phone for 300 and that should pay the eft fee.

As has been posted here and all over the web several thousand times, Sprint's 3G data speeds are terrible pretty much nationwide. They have a few markets that are ok, but many aren't

godefoy said:
i just renewed last month. dam so sell the phone for 300 and that should pay the eft fee.
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Well you could get closed to 400$ but I would try to see if sprints lets you go without fee
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Yeah dude ur in Miami and ppl here hate sprint since its slow as fuuuuh
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flash a Verizon prl on your phone and consume alot of data and sprint will boot you after a month or two of alot of roaming etf free. Its what I am doing.
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brekec88 said:
flash a Verizon prl on your phone and consume alot of data and sprint will boot you after a month or two of alot of roaming etf free. Its what I am doing.
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Yeah that sounds good too
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I would do that as well. But I have three phones on one account and that means buying all new phones and 2gnexs and an epic 4g won't pay for new phones and contracts. Unfortunately I'll have to deal with it. Until LTE hits me. At least I hope it does.
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when you sell your sprint phones when they cancel your service it will more than cover your new phones. You would actually come out ahead a little.
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Yeah I think I'm going the straight talk route.
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Or att go phone
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brekec88 said:
Or att go phone
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AT&T GoPhone is one of the worst choices for prepaid smartphones.

Unlocked gsm nexus might wait until thanksgiving for the new 5 nexus devices
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this is precisely why i'm leaving Sprint and going to T-Mobile. the 4G Wimax is fast (5000kbps) but none of the newer Sprint phones are using Wimax anymore and Sprint's 3G is crawling at <500kbps. Can't wait to activate my nexus on T-Mobile when my SIM comes in!

martonikaj said:
AT&T GoPhone is one of the worst choices for prepaid smartphones.
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The only problem I had with it was on the unlimited everything plan for $50, they booted me when they found out I wasn't using a dumb phone but that was after trying to download a ROM haha. Switching to another European phone put data right back on.
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$45 Unlimited All Straight Talk for T-Mobile

So all this time I thought that Straight Talk was ATT strictly.. til my bro in law just told me I can purchase a T mobile Sim Card and use it.
http://www.shopstraighttalk.com/bpd...cards&zip=32707&market=GSM5&locale=en&lang=EN
45$, unlimited text mins and web, no contract. Does anyone have this Straight Talk plan with a t mobile sim card?
If so, what kind of Web Speeds do they offer? Is it T mobiles Hspa 42.2 mbps 4g or what?
Also is it truly unlimited web? or do they throttle after certain GB of use?

Crisisx1 said:
So all this time I thought that Straight Talk was ATT strictly.. til my bro in law just told me I can purchase a T mobile Sim Card and use it.
http://www.shopstraighttalk.com/bpd...cards&zip=32707&market=GSM5&locale=en&lang=EN
45$, unlimited text mins and web, no contract. Does anyone have this Straight Talk plan with a t mobile sim card?
If so, what kind of Web Speeds do they offer? Is it T mobiles Hspa 42.2 mbps 4g or what?
Also is it truly unlimited web? or do they throttle after certain GB of use?
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They throttle for sure and the rest I'm not sure
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jgalan14 said:
They throttle for sure and the rest I'm not sure
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So I guess t mobile is the only true unlimited Web service
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Crisisx1 said:
So I guess t mobile is the only true unlimited Web service
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And sprint (if you get reception on it)
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jgalan14 said:
And sprint (if you get reception on it)
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Heard their data is horrible
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Crisisx1 said:
Heard their data is horrible
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Yeah I had them for a few years, last year it got bad after the iPhone it got even worse so I wouldn't recommended them at all, tmobile got some dead spots sometimes but is much much better than sprints
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If u get a plan on att w/ a tmo phone u will get h+... if u prepay u only get edge speeds...
To get speeeed u need to sighn a plan...
All depends what ur looking for...
Already checked it out.....
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Just to confirm straight Talk does have limits on their "unlimited web"
They just don't specifically tell you when.. But when they do feel like you've used too much data they just throttle you. That's an email from them.
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I am on the Unlimited data plan and after 5 gigs, they throttle
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No, I am on the t-mobile Unlimited data plan and after 5 gigs, they throttle

We also have truly unlimited 4g plan also
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serendipityguy said:
No, I am on the t-mobile Unlimited data plan and after 5 gigs, they throttle
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How much does it cost you a month?..I'm on straight talk and do far i like it but haven't really used it on the road yet..
I had Sprint last week and decided to get rid of them cause their data speeds was soooo bad.. so far though I'm happy with straight talk. The girl i bought my phone off she mentioned simple mobile which runs of T-Mobile towers. And idea about them?..
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well, I am using simple Mobile $60. unlimited everything, but they throttle you when they feel you are using too much data. max speed I got around 16 Mb, by the way I live in Houston.
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makki666 said:
well, I am using simple Mobile $60. unlimited everything, but they throttle you when they feel you are using too much data. max speed I got around 16 Mb, by the way I live in Houston.
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Now they lowered the price to 50$
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serendipityguy said:
No, I am on the t-mobile Unlimited data plan and after 5 gigs, they throttle
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You're probably on the unlimited data with 5gb of 4g then after 5gb they throttle you.
But now t mobile has a data plan that is supposed to be truly unlimited.. No throttle
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Crisisx1 said:
Now they lowered the price to 50$
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Sorry, my bad. yeah it is 50 bucks.
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makki666 said:
Sorry, my bad. yeah it is 50 bucks.
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Can you do some speed tests and a screen shot
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Crisisx1 said:
You're probably on the unlimited data with 5gb of 4g then after 5gb they throttle you.
But now t mobile has a data plan that is supposed to be truly unlimited.. No throttle
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You sir, are correct.
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I've been using Straight Talk with the T-Mobile compatible sim for about 4 months now and I've never been throttled. I regularly use around 6-8gb of data a month and have never had any trouble. Speeds are exactly on par with what you get on T-Mobile.
However, there are rumblings of Straight Talk throttling on the AT&T compatible sim card.
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Crisisx1 said:
Can you do some speed tests and a screen shot
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Sure, but not now cuz I returned my phone back to amazon, I had a problem with it. I am planning to get SGS3 in a few days. sure I will post speed test.
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makki666 said:
Sure, but not now cuz I returned my phone back to amazon, I had a problem with it. I am planning to get SGS3 in a few days. sure I will post speed test.
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Thanks. What phone did you return to Amazon
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Whats wrong with this?

Sprint reps!?!
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Lol turn off ur iphone. Some of them dont have idea what they say
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Probably habit from all the calls they get about the phone that "just works"
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i've never had them do that to me, but honestly they don't really know anything about anything

Wow, usually I will halfway defend the reps and tell other users that there is only so much they are allowed to do (and that they are not bots) as I've done this job before... but this one is just a moron.

Well he did try. .. But that was just unacceptable. I told him what fone I had and I was in the play store but whatever. . Now I see what everyone was always talking about. Still happy with sprint though.
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Stop modifying the phones software and maybe the sprint peeps won't be confused.
Jk of course, good luck with that GN2 Iphone edition.
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This is sad lol even for a customer rep.i know they can see your phone from pulling you phone #
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its likely just auto correct. they prolly type iphone a lot all day.

monkeybone12 said:
Jk of course, good luck with that GN2 Iphone edition.
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Ha!! NEVER!!
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On a side note I seem to only have a connection issue while at home. . Anyone else? I'll tell u like I told the Rep. .I have FULL bars and 4g but no connection. . All other fones seem to work fine (on 3g) except mine. It does work on 3g but y wouldn't it work with lte? I'm not far from a tower:screwy:
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If you want real tech support to you need to get over to Business Wireless Tech Support. They can do ALOT more then Consumer Tech Support or even Care.
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xKrisx said:
If you want real tech support to you need to get over to Business Wireless Tech Support. They can do ALOT more then Consumer Tech Support or even Care.
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But I dont have a business account. .. how would this wk?
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cybervyrus8587 said:
But I dont have a business account. .. how would this wk?
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Just ask to be transferred lol.
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I'll try that
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[Q] Free hotspot tether for non root is it possible

Can someone point me in the right direction please. Or any help is appreciated thanks.
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I dont think thats possible unless ur rooted or have a plan with TMO.
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"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...

If you want to play you gotta pay, either root or add the tethering package.
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I have the unlimited 4g plan and It's cause I don't access to a pc to root and if something went wrong, I wouldn't be able to fix it with just my phone.
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Foxfi tether, no root needed. It supports note 2.

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Foxfi tether, no root needed. It supports note 2.
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I loved that app on my old s2 but I get the sign up page :-\ when using foxfi on my note 2.
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The new plans come with an extra half gig for tethering.

tony yayo said:
The new plans come with an extra half gig for tethering.
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I'm on the classic unlimited
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I am able to use foxfi on my unlocked note 2 with a straight talk Att Sim.
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mowgie said:
I am able to use foxfi on my unlocked note 2 with a straight talk Att Sim.
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I have tmobile
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Optimus > GS3 ?

So, my pal and I have considered swapping phones. He has an Optimus G and I currently have a GS3. Both our phones are little more than a month old.
Any of you regret going with the Optimus instead of the GS3? From a hardware point of view, seems the LG trumps my GS3. Development seems a little low in comparison, but that's not too important to me. Mainly I need to be able to USB tether. Is this an option for me? I know WiFi tether is, but USB?
Thanks for any input, options, etc..I appreciate it.
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I have used the S3 before coming to LG OG and trust me you will not regret it. Just go for it! one of the best phones i have ever used. Not gonna change for some time now!

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, hopefully I can get this deal done.
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I traded my gs4 for the lgog. And it is putting the gs4 to shame
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mulhiny said:
So, my pal and I have considered swapping phones. He has an Optimus G and I currently have a GS3. Both our phones are little more than a month old.
Any of you regret going with the Optimus instead of the GS3? From a hardware point of view, seems the LG trumps my GS3. Development seems a little low in comparison, but that's not too important to me. Mainly I need to be able to USB tether. Is this an option for me? I know WiFi tether is, but USB?
Thanks for any input, options, etc..I appreciate it.
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yes there is usb tether working. right now 4.3 usb tether isnt working but 4.2.2 and below is wokring.

noXcape said:
I traded my gs4 for the lgog. And it is putting the gs4 to shame
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:what: wow that's in impressive... What you like better about the lgog?
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The shape/ no home button/ battery life is better/ cell/data works better/better feel/looks better.lol.
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noXcape said:
I traded my gs4 for the lgog. And it is putting the gs4 to shame
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This is all I needed to hear..thanks for the reply. Hopefully he won't flake out and I'll be joining this forum soon.
Thanks to all that responded.
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You could use Easy tether for usb , that's what im using
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Swav3y said:
You could use Easy tether for usb , that's what im using
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Does that work for AOSP 4.3 or are you running stock?

bender01729 said:
Does that work for AOSP 4.3 or are you running stock?
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I use easytether on liquid, does just dandy.
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noXcape said:
I traded my gs4 for the lgog. And it is putting the gs4 to shame
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I'm trying to sale my gs4 to get a lgog. There like 150-200 on craigslist semi new. Lol.
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noXcape said:
I traded my gs4 for the lgog. And it is putting the gs4 to shame
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I ditched my OG to get a GS4. Haven't regretted it for a second. The OG isn't a bad phone by any means, but the camera is just wretchedly awful by comparison. The GS4 has a much better screen too. If the camera isn't a big deal to you, though, the OG is still a surprisingly great phone.
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maxpower7 said:
I ditched my OG to get a GS4. Haven't regretted it for a second. The OG isn't a bad phone by any means, but the camera is just wretchedly awful by comparison. The GS4 has a much better screen too. If the camera isn't a big deal to you, though, the OG is still a surprisingly great phone.
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True but I'm switching carriers soon so I really don't care I have at the moment. As long as it gives me texting and internet. I'm good lol.
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Its kinda crazy that you say that. I had the LGOG a while then traded it for one of my co workers S3....needless to say, I'm back where I should have stayed lol!!
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swizz-knife77 said:
Its kinda crazy that you say that. I had the LGOG a while then traded it for one of my co workers S3....needless to say, I'm back where I should have stayed lol!!
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I had the lgog the day it came out traded that for a gs3, then iPhone 4s 64gb then have that to my dad. I ended up with an iPhone 5 32gb on release date. I traded his iPhone for a iPhone 5 16gb now our contracts are up and are really getting Annoyed with the spotty coverage. So till December we switch to Verizon. Yea it might be pricey. But you get what you pay.
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Well, obviously my deal with my buddy fell through, but I'm still trying to get an Optimus. Might have a trade deal set up for Saturday. Thanks to all who replied.
Sorry for the bump.
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