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Curious if anyone that was on Sprint and had the Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch, moved to Verizon for the Nexus ?
I love my Galaxy SII, great phone and I am rooted with awesome custom ROM and ICS theme. The device is butter smooth and warp speed fast with great battery life.
But Sprint is as good as whacking off with sand paper. Sure it works but sucks. 3G service is like 1995 dial up modem. But their family plan pricing is very competitive.
I am possibly thinking moving to Verizon for the Nexus, big want some advice first please. Looking at their plans they do not have free mobile to any mobile like Sprint and ATT ? And their text messaging plan is 1,000 at the most per month ? If I go unlimited minutes plan Texts should be in that. Texting is part of the phone not data per say.
Thanks ahead time
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I made the switch to Verizon. Even tho I loved my e4gt the sheer difference in 3g/4g speeds is more than worth it. I hated sprint with a passion just because of the data speeds. Of course the monthly plans are a lil more pricey but it feels good to have such a nice phone (nexus galaxy) and be able to use it like its meant to be.
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I actually left sprint on launch day because of a service issue with my galaxy s. I kept having to have it replaced. When I finally got one that worked right, service was lackluster at best. Got fed up when I tried to use data on launch day because my phone had zero data connection (for hours) no matter where I was. Enter Galaxy Nexus LTE and ICS... not looking back, looking forward to the future.
Looking over the Verizon family plan, and it looks extremely more expensive than Sprint.
- No free mobile to any mobile calls ? Sprint + ATT offer that.
- No unlimited Text plan ? 1,000 for $10 for the most ?
- Data, looks like the $30 for 4gb is the smartest option ?
If I go unlimited minutes, what else does that give ? Unlimited texts too ?
I switched from AT&T to Verizon and I'm loving it. It may be a bit pricey but the 4g speeds are awesome. Speed test clocked me in at 33Mb/s and I get the Galaxy Nexus. Never had Sprint so I guess I can't give a good response here though.
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Zorachus said:
Looking over the Verizon family plan, and it looks extremely more expensive than Sprint.
- No free mobile to any mobile calls ? Sprint + ATT offer that.
- No unlimited Text plan ? 1,000 for $10 for the most ?
- Data, looks like the $30 for 4gb is the smartest option ?
If I go unlimited minutes, what else does that give ? Unlimited texts too ?
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No unlimited mobile-to-mobile and my free minutes after 7 PM is what's keeping me on Sprint. I spend most of my time in NYC, so the data service isn't too bad. If I go rural, there is RoamControl which allows me to roam on VZW. My wife and mother in law are in a family plan with VZW, and I was considering giving up my SERO Premium and jumping onboard for the Galaxy Nexus - but use way too many minutes and without free mobile to mobile it's a no go
I switch to verizon from sprint yesterday for the nexus. Both the eve 03 d in the epic touch sucked. I'm so glad I made the switch
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I went from t mobile to sprint which if I stuck around I could have got a unlocked one. I'm just not happy with sprint but I can't afford ending my contract ans then Verizons prices are steed
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dohturdima said:
No unlimited mobile-to-mobile and my free minutes after 7 PM is what's keeping me on Sprint. I spend most of my time in NYC, so the data service isn't too bad. If I go rural, there is RoamControl which allows me to roam on VZW. My wife and mother in law are in a family plan with VZW, and I was considering giving up my SERO Premium and jumping onboard for the Galaxy Nexus - but use way too many minutes and without free mobile to mobile it's a no go
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Yeah the no free mobile to any mobile is a deal breaker, with both Sprint and ATT offering it, makes it hard to switch. And doesn't Verizon offer free minutes at night and weekends ?
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Yeah the no free mobile to any mobile is a deal breaker, with both Sprint and ATT offering it, makes it hard to switch. And doesn't Verizon offer free minutes at night and weekends ?
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Check your usage with Sprint. Despite using my phone for business, I make most of my calls to family and friends, most of whom are already with VZW. Free minutes with Sprint are before 7 AM and after 7 PM, with VZW: before 9 AM and after 9 PM. Edge: Sprint, but again check your usage (when you tend to make most of your calls). I use less than 3 GB data with Sprint, and hardly any of it with Sprint 4G which sucks indoors. Now that VZW offers a 4G plan and there is a hacked hotspot for GNex, it is much more tempting to switch. My individual plan + insurance is still close to $70 a month; an extra line + data + insurance on VZW = $60. Galaxy Nexus >> Epic 4G, although I wish it had a hardware KB. And... I get to write off my phone as one used for business
Leaning back to VZW and GNex now. The way I see it, the combination of pretty good hardware, great software + development, great network coverage/frequencies that actually work indoors and very good data speeds = hard to beat. Sprint is working on its LTE but it seems that it won't be implemented until the mid to late 2012 and their LTE will initially be on 1900 band, which stinks for building penetration. I saved a ton with Sprint and SERO, but it is time to move on.
Zorachus said:
Looking over the Verizon family plan, and it looks extremely more expensive than Sprint.
- No free mobile to any mobile calls ? Sprint + ATT offer that.
- No unlimited Text plan ? 1,000 for $10 for the most ?
- Data, looks like the $30 for 4gb is the smartest option ?
If I go unlimited minutes, what else does that give ? Unlimited texts too ?
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i made the switch from sprint yesterday. i admit, it was a tough decision. i had unlimited mobile to any mobile, plus the promotional 300 (i think) extra minutes they were offering a few months back.
I switched from Sprint. I've been a customer for over 10 years. No problems with reception, but 3g has gotten worse and wimax is not going anywhere. Plus, I don't like sense, touchwiz, etc. Honestly, I don't see much difference between 3g speeds. But lte is way more ubiquitous. I never go over 400 minutes or 4gigs of data.
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I have been a sprint customer for 10 years and left sprint for Tmobile. I absolutely love tmobile service i get data speeds around 16mbps while on sprint i was getting like .2mbps. I did get a unlocked galaxy nexus and live it. I also had the gs2 on sprint but this thing is a beast. There is really no comparison.
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Anyone else care to chime in ?
I am curious to hear from people that had a version of the Galaxy SII, and how they feel about switching to the Galaxy-Nexus ? A good upgrade, or more of a side grade only ?
One thing that confuses me, I keep reading all the tech forums, and they say the Galaxy-Nexus has worse hardware than the SII ? Saying the GPU is the same from the Nexus-S, and it outdated compared to what the SII is running ? And that once the SII gets ICS, it will eb a better/faster devcie than the Galaxy-Nexus ?
Is that true ? I would think since the Galaxy-Nexus is 6 months newer than the Galaxy SII, the hardware should be better ?
Anyone else ?
I switched from Sprint and my Evo 4g.
3G data speeds were killing me on Sprint with an average of 300-400kbps down...
4G took too long to turn on and it didn't work indoors at all.
Even though Verizon is more expensive, I really do feel like I'm getting quality service. My 3G speeds are about 1mbps or more down and 4G is anywhere from 6-25mbps depending on where I'm at.
I'm glad I made the switch.
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I switched from Sprint and my Evo 4g.
3G data speeds were killing me on Sprint with an average of 300-400kbps down...
4G took too long to turn on and it didn't work indoors at all.
Even though Verizon is more expensive, I really do feel like I'm getting quality service. My 3G speeds are about 1mbps or more down and 4G is anywhere from 6-25mbps depending on where I'm at.
I'm glad I made the switch.
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Thanks for the info, yeah my biggest beef with Sprint has been their 3G service, slow as 1990's dial up modem. And in some towns around Chicago Sprint has dead areas, like no signal. In Orland Park where both my parents and sister live Sprint just doesn't even work around their homes.
But I am very happy with my Epic 4G Touch, it is rooted with a great ROM, and ICS theme.
Not sure if it is worth leaving Sprint for the Galaxy-Nexus and move to Verizon ? Would hate to leave, and then all of a sudden Sprint gets a kick ass ICS phone, and improves their network.
I'm coming from Sprint with unlimited data (1X and 3G on a good day) and switched to Verizon last week with the 5gb plan to find out 3 days in to my contract I've used 2.5gb (do the math). Btw I used 2.5 gigs in 3 days downloading all my old apps, playing with 4G (first time ever using 4G in 2 years.. coming from the OG EVO 4G, Evo 3D, NS4G and the SGS2ET4G and NEVER seeing any 4G), a little internet radio etc.
I saw on AC forums they were talking about the mhs loop hole for $29 a month. Anyone have any insight to this because now I'm stuck to wifi at work and home and love the 4G speeds.
Thanks,
Chef
PS. You guys will be seeing a lot of me now. Hope the mods have a better sense of humor over here.
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Hey I remember seeing you in the 3D forums!
I thought they shut down the MHS loophole a while ago, I might be wrong though.
I had to learn some hard lessons my first couple of days. After redownloading a couple of games I was at 748mb. I used to laugh at all those warnings that the additional game data should be downloaded via wifi. They are not so funny anymore. Don't forget the data usage in the settings.
It doesn't work anymore.
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chefdave12118 said:
I'm coming from Sprint with unlimited data (1X and 3G on a good day) and switched to Verizon last week with the 5gb plan to find out 3 days in to my contract I've used 2.5gb (do the math). Btw I used 2.5 gigs in 3 days downloading all my old apps, playing with 4G (first time ever using 4G in 2 years.. coming from the OG EVO 4G, Evo 3D, NS4G and the SGS2ET4G and NEVER seeing any 4G), a little internet radio etc.
I saw on AC forums they were talking about the mhs loop hole for $29 a month. Anyone have any insight to this because now I'm stuck to wifi at work and home and love the 4G speeds.
Thanks,
Chef
PS. You guys will be seeing a lot of me now. Hope the mods have a better sense of humor over here.
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Verizon is bringing back the double data plan in a few days. Once its back call customer care and you will get 10GB for the same price.
Its not unlimited but its better than most.
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Drewmungus said:
Hey I remember seeing you in the 3D forums!
I thought they shut down the MHS loophole a while ago, I might be wrong though.
I had to learn some hard lessons my first couple of days. After redownloading a couple of games I was at 748mb. I used to laugh at all those warnings that the additional game data should be downloaded via wifi. They are not so funny anymore. Don't forget the data usage in the settings.
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Lol. You're not kidding they're not funny anymore. I too used to laugh at the warnings when I was on sprint (if the bastids only had 4g or even 3g in my area) now its like oh ****!
Kind of a catch 22 I've gotten myself into.
With Verizon I get unbelievable 4G speeds but have to use wifi because I've found 5g ain't ****. When you've always had unlimited you dont keep track.
On Sprint I get 400-500 kbps on a good day with unlimited data but used wifi because I was sick of crawling.
Might be worth getting the 10g package but I honestly don't think that's enough. Smh.
Thanks for the tips guys.
PS. I was a very active member in the 3D forums
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chefdave12118 said:
Lol. You're not kidding they're not funny anymore. I too used to laugh at the warnings when I was on sprint (if the bastids only had 4g or even 3g in my area) now its like oh ****!
Kind of a catch 22 I've gotten myself into.
With Verizon I get unbelievable 4G speeds but have to use wifi because I've found 5g ain't ****. When you've always had unlimited you dont keep track.
On Sprint I get 400-500 kbps on a good day with unlimited data but used wifi because I was sick of crawling.
Might be worth getting the 10g package but I honestly don't think that's enough. Smh.
Thanks for the tips guys.
PS. I was a very active member in the 3D forums
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Yup, I remember ya from the 3v0 forums.
You'll love Verizon 4G, so easy to eat data tho. If you don't stream a lot of music, don't tether a lot and use Wi-Fi, you can manage under 4GB, but it's still limiting and it sucks.
I got unlimited with MHS 2 months ago and used 18GBs my first month (Road trip to Miami, used 4g/3g tethering a whole lot) and used 15GB last month. I stream all my music via google music (over 18000 songs!)
I was going to get the 10gb package. If you can still somehow get unlimited (I almost bought out someone's old contract with a phone for free, but then verizon wanted a $125 deposit and I'd probably not keep my number, but then MHS appeared to save the day!)
Asking this for a buddy of mine, I'm a T-mobile gs2 user and know nothing about the AT&T side.
Been browsing and googling for a couple hours and thought it'll be easier to get a confirmation from XDA members
1. My friend is on a grandfathered unlimited data plan. Will he be able to get LTE with this plan? I read that he needs to update the data plan. Is that really necessary?
2. If he only gets 3g what speeds are we talking about? h+ speeds?
3. Tethering question: I read a couple mixed answers, but usually on t-mobile devices running a custom ROM usually allows us to tether through native hotspot or tethering apps. How is it like on At&t? I read that they blocked most apps and maybe foxfi too? I'm not even sure if the block even applies to his plan because hes on an old grandfathered unlimited plan
TLR; Friend is on old grandfather unlimited plan, can he get LTE? if not does he get H+ speeds? and how does tethering work here?
Yes he will get LTE, with throttling enabled after 5gb a month vs 3gb on a non LTE plan. Tethering is possible if the custom Rom has been hacked or via a third party app, however i recommend targeting very sparingly to avoid detection.
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I just ugraded to a new GS3 with a grandfathered unlimited plan. I was told that i could keep my unlimited plan - and did for about 12 hours. Then my data quit working completely. I called and they reset my unlimited plan. A few days later I checked and I had been put on a 5gb plan.
It took multiple calls back and forth to AT&T but I did get my unlimited plan back - for now. I'll have to keep checking to make sure they don't switch me again.
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thanks guys, now whats with the threads that says at&t has been blocking all 3rd party tethering apps and stuff like that? Is that only in reference to stock rooted?
I upgraded from a 3G phone a few weeks ago with a grandfathered unlimited plan and although I had to get a new data plan, it has stayed unlimited (and same price) with the new ATT GS3. I called ATT customer service about a week after my phone was activated to verify my data plan and when I asked if they could waive the activation fee, they obliged no questions asked. I get LTE, now that it is available in my area, and my plan is still unlimited. Every tethering app I've tried works, including cwm USB tether and foxfi, but that is not to say they won't/can't notice I'm using it. Tethering apps are blocked in the app store when I look on my phone, but I downloaded them on a PC, put the apk on the phone, and installed that way.
Oh thanks! I understand what the others meant by it being blocked by at&t now. Can't we spoof the play store to another carrier like T-Mobile so it shows the apps? I would test this but I'm not on att nor have a gs3.
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They don't need to detect apps to see if you are tethering.. They can tell from the data on their network.
You will most likely get caught and get a warning. When you tether again after the warning they will force you off unlimited and onto the 5gb plan.
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I am grandfathered in as well and I am still on the unlimited plan and still get LTE. I am getting around 40MB/sec download. I have got warned twice by ATT about tethering but they never switched my plan. I tether to my wife's iPad and my Kindle Fire all the time and ATT has not sent me anything in like 6-8 months.
Here is the scenario:
There are around 10 of us in my office who have beefed up data plans because we stream all day ER DAY. Instead of us paying $30 each every month, we (actually me) came up with an idea to buy a hotspot for the office, and then split the cost 10 ways. after doing a lot of reasearch as far as prices and data caps and speeds I have come up with the following ideas:
1. Sprint phone with bad ESN flashed to Metro PCS ($60, no 4g LTE)
2. Add an existing T-Mobile line ($60, 10GB soft cap)
3. ???
Assume the device we will be using is a rooted, unlocked Samsung S3. Does anyone have any better ideas? We live in OC California, its 70 degrees outside if that helps.
farberstyle said:
Here is the scenario:
There are around 10 of us in my office who have beefed up data plans because we stream all day ER DAY. Instead of us paying $30 each every month, we (actually me) came up with an idea to buy a hotspot for the office, and then split the cost 10 ways. after doing a lot of reasearch as far as prices and data caps and speeds I have come up with the following ideas:
1. Sprint phone with bad ESN flashed to Metro PCS ($60, no 4g LTE)
2. Add an existing T-Mobile line ($60, 10GB soft cap)
3. ???
Assume the device we will be using is a rooted, unlocked Samsung S3. Does anyone have any better ideas? We live in OC California, its 70 degrees outside if that helps.
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get unlimited data on your smartphone and download the trevee tethering app and get free tethering with unlimited data...
eurohomie said:
get unlimited data on your smartphone and download the trevee tethering app and get free tethering with unlimited data...
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I have T-Mobile's 10GB top-tier data plan and I am already 7.7GB and I am only halfway through the month. I am looking for an uncapped data plan only, no voice or mms.
It really sucks when you are the person who knows the most about phones in your life, there is no one to ask for help =(
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I have T-Mobile's 10GB top-tier data plan and I am already 7.7GB and I am only halfway through the month. I am looking for an uncapped data plan only, no voice or mms.
It really sucks when you are the person who knows the most about phones in your life, there is no one to ask for help =(
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ummm T-mobile has an uncapped data plan... it's called unlimited everything and costs 89.99/mo with contract and i think $70 without...
Why don't u by a tmobile hotspot in stead of getting a phone and tethering??
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horr1blek1tten said:
Why don't u by a tmobile hotspot in stead of getting a phone and tethering??
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Hotspot is not unlimited and that's what the OP wants.
OP, in my humble opinion; add a tmobile line for the said GS3 and get the unlimited data plan. There are many ROMs for that phone that support tethering, even thought the plan does not.
hello, I am a sprint user since January 2015 once I got the phone I immediately rooted it and installed galaxy tools so I will be able to activate the native hotspot feature. for 2 months now my speeds where fantastic bUT for one week now my speeds on the phone R the way the where but tethering speeds have gone down to 0.5 Mbps .
I contacted sprint and asked for my MSL code number and I was able to get the code.I have changed the dss and all the throttle and my speeds on the phone have improved but nothing happened for the tethering speed.
my question is is sprint able to throttle down only the hot spot speed and if so what can I do to get my old speeds?
Pay 4 tethering....[emoji23]
Maybe they are catching on people stealing a service
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I suspect throttling myself but if you reboot your phone the connection usually improves. Each time the data flow chokes... REBOOT. Other than that, Sprint is working on the network/cell sites all the time and you might have to give it a few days for it to go back to normal. For example the last couple of days I have had trouble keeping a LTE signal and tethering has been acting up as well. At times it's great and other times it's not. It's been this way for me for a long time... not just the note 4 but also with the S3 and the Note 2 as well. Ofcourse the Note 4 works with the Sprint Spark network and they're constantly working on the network everywhere. I've yet to figure out how come Sprint isn't able to "fix" the network and make tthings work dependably after a few years now. You'd think after "working on the network" for three years, they might have something respectable accomplished... but that's not the case. They can work on the network for the next ten years and it will still be subpar to pre-paid data service. That's just a shame. But when it does work well, it's definetely good enough for me especially with an unlimited plan. LOL
I've personally haven't had issues with throttle. I did however get a termination letter for using a lot of data. Which i called them about, nothing happened. I did have the unlimited all plan.
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I've personally haven't had issues with throttle. I did however get a termination letter for using a lot of data. Which i called them about, nothing happened. I did have the unlimited all plan.
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If you don't mind how much data did you use? Typically the only time you get a termination letter is when you use excess of 800mb of data while roaming. I have used over 200gb of data on my note 3 for months in a row (was over the summer in florida where LTE was amazing) and never gotten said letter. However someone I knew had used about 1.2gb while roaming (the contract I believe says 800mb allotted while roaming domestically) and got the same letter a week later.
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If you don't mind how much data did you use? Typically the only time you get a termination letter is when you use excess of 800mb of data while roaming. I have used over 200gb of data on my note 3 for months in a row (was over the summer in florida where LTE was amazing) and never gotten said letter. However someone I knew had used about 1.2gb while roaming (the contract I believe says 800mb allotted while roaming domestically) and got the same letter a week later.
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I think it was around 300gb, but not roaming. It was all on sprint network. They knew they were wrong to send that, they didn't act upon the letter. Last year the service around my work place gotten real bad. I was pretty angry about it. So I flashed the Verizon prl and used about 100gb of roaming 3g data. Never got anything either, I was trying to get kicked out. So, long story short, I am still with sprint. Actually their service has improved greatly in Chicago land area.
I tether all the time multiple devices, never slows down. Tethering at LTE speeds when I need it. I use a ton of data, we all do, all 4 lines. Never had a letter, notice etc. Sprint rocks in my area!
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hello, I am a sprint user since January 2015 once I got the phone I immediately rooted it and installed galaxy tools so I will be able to activate the native hotspot feature. for 2 months now my speeds where fantastic bUT for one week now my speeds on the phone R the way the where but tethering speeds have gone down to 0.5 Mbps .
I contacted sprint and asked for my MSL code number and I was able to get the code.I have changed the dss and all the throttle and my speeds on the phone have improved but nothing happened for the tethering speed.
my question is is sprint able to throttle down only the hot spot speed and if so what can I do to get my old speeds?
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You could speed up your data speed? Could you tell me how ?
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You could speed up your data speed? Could you tell me how ?
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Speed up the data? I want to know TOO!
I never seem to have LTE Hotspot throttling issues here. Using Speedtest.net I actually get consistently faster results on my tethered devices than I do on the Note 4 alone. I usually see between 6-9mbps on phone, and 12-17 mbps on tether! And these results are only with 2-3 signal bars LTE service at my home. This Note 4 with spark puts my old S3 to shame. I think Sprint has actually improved their network in Southern California quite a bit! Spark is much faster than the old regular LTE and seems to hold a lock on the signal much better.