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My MAIN concern is reception. How is the reception on the incredible? The galaxy s phones have such a weak antenna that I get lousy reception all the time.
And that's about my only question lol. The reception on this phone is so bad that I've come to hate the phone. I've tried every single rom, kernel, fix, etc. and nothing has helped. Worst phone I've ever owned.
If you are going to trash your fascinate, give it to me instead.
My incredible gets good reception most of the time. Even when its at -104 I can typically hold a call.
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I'm more worried about data speeds. I have to wait until I get home to download apps over wifi because my reception is so pathetic.
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Anyone else?
Where I sit right now in my house with 1 bar of reception and -100dbm I am getting 297 down and 306 up via Speedtest app.
Hmmm....that doesn't seem any better than the fascinate.
Hmm im on my inc right now, have z2 bars, just got 496 down and 382 up
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Hmmm....that doesn't seem any better than the fascinate.
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Yeah, and I can see a tower from my back porch. Must not be a VZW tower...
When I have 3-4 bars over at my parents' house I get over 2k down and over 1k up with like a 50 sec ping.
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Yeah, and I can see a tower from my back porch. Must not be a VZW tower...
When I have 3-4 bars over at my parents' house I get over 2k down and over 1k up with like a 50 sec ping.
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Alright, perfect. That's all I needed to know. I'm right in a verizon 3g area, and even when I get full bars on the fascinate (rarely), I can't get over 1.3mbps. With my previous phone I could get over 2k.
Bye bye fascinate.
Cool! Have fun.
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So I just got a practically brand new incredible, clean esn, etc. for $140.
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So I just got a practically brand new incredible, clean esn, etc. for $140.
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Good price. Nice find. Enjoy it my man!
What did you do with your fascinate?
Congrats on getting such a great price. Where'd you find it?
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I still have it. I am going to end up selling it.
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I still have it. I am going to end up selling it.
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If its in good condition I bet you could recoup the cost of your Inc
Theres always somebody looking to buy a AMOLED android
This is the device I've dreamed of the last 10 yrs....and I've run with most all the latest and greatest.
I dumped my only big gripe about the browsers mobile-only page viewing, but the fact is this phone surpasses even my extreme contentment with the Galaxy S2 I've been running on ATT and Sprints Wimax MiFi.
Whoda thunk a carrier could take the device with the highest kudo's in the industry and make it better. A Carrier?
Sure, I'm gonna dump the bloatware and get Villians Rom on here asap as well as overclock and undervolt.
But how does this top the SGS2?
*love the bigger screen (ever since I played with the infuse).
*GPS much more accurate
*browser speed is faster...not by much, but consistantly (slightly) faster.
*text reflows via pinch past the first doubletap.
*International version struuggled at times with MMS transmission. No more.
*Without a doubt camera is quicker, all pics are slightly brighter and dilineation is better.
*Overall auto-brightness is dimmed (was too bright before...has marked effect on battery already and its only on the first cycle!
*not that I care (wink) but twice already I've gotten: "wow, what phone is THAT?!"
So major kudo's to Sprint here for putting out the phone of the year! ...so far (yeah, Iphone5...Nexus Prime...I know).
Never been able to say this before....but this is perfect out of the box. Doesn't NEED root...but all root goodies will be purely gravy.
(Oh, cept for the browser gripe....I DID mention that in another post didnt I?...I'll have to check!
I cant disagree with anything you said. I could root and be happy..but that wont happen. I will still have to try every ROM at least once
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yep, one hell of a phone! the only problem i have its sprints network being so bad. it's better on rural areas tha in the cities here. columbia and charleston are very crappy while newberry gets 1Mb. this is all in south carolina btw. its the only reason why i also have a verizon phone. data is far more reliable.
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I cant disagree with anything you said. I could root and be happy..but that wont happen. I will still have to try every ROM at least once
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Me too lol... Atleast till miui and cm7 come out cant wait!!!!
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Me too lol... Atleast till miui and cm7 come out cant wait!!!!
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I just hope that cm will get 1080p video and 4g!
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I just hope that cm will get 1080p video and 4g!
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*crickets chirping*
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I already said this in another post but I think a big reason why the network is slow is because of Virgin/Boost/Walmart's straight talk(sprints network)_. I switched from TMO from Sprint about 8 months ago and it was definitely better in my location... Eugene, Oregon. I think it may just get worse since those $35-50 unlimited plans are pretty hard to pass up especially when the android phones their getting are slowly getting better every season. We do have the 4g.. but I find it's fine if your in one place.. using while traveling it's inconsistent .. for example I can stream netflix low quality fine on 3g.. but 4g streams it great but if I'm driving it will disconnect occasionally when it switched to 3g when it has to.
..... But yeah other than the overtaxed network this phone is fantastic.
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I just hope that cm will get 1080p video and 4g!
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CM 7 already has wimax support
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CM 7 already has wimax support
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That's right, I forgot!
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I know this is above and beyond,but my work has me out and about all day, and I need the internet and need a good signal.
I got the MiFI...about 4 months ago ($35mo) and in addition to connecting multiple devices it greatly amplifies the 4G (and 3G actually) whenever the signal gets weak.
I struggled with a 4G signal deep in a building, I switched to the wireless MiFi and I had strong 4G immediately.
I know for most its not a consideration but works well if needed.
QUOTE=tri0xinn;17616147]I already said this in another post but I think a big reason why the network is slow is because of Virgin/Boost/Walmart's straight talk(sprints network)_. I switched from TMO from Sprint about 8 months ago and it was definitely better in my location... Eugene, Oregon. I think it may just get worse since those $35-50 unlimited plans are pretty hard to pass up especially when the android phones their getting are slowly getting better every season. We do have the 4g.. but I find it's fine if your in one place.. using while traveling it's inconsistent .. for example I can stream netflix low quality fine on 3g.. but 4g streams it great but if I'm driving it will disconnect occasionally when it switched to 3g when it has to.
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People are always talking crap about "sprints network" even though it pushed the industry into 4G technology. I was pushing over 4 MB/s download speeds while my apple fanboy friends where still trying to impress me with their 1200 kb/s 3g speeds on their locked down iphones with battery's going bad and patented special apple screws lol. Sprint pushed this industry into higher speed data traffic, sprint put HTC and Android on the map in partnership for the HTC Evo 4g. Sprint is always getting the best phones to it's customers the fastest it can before other carriers. Sprint has made smartphone history and have excellent service and I commend them for it as a proud android user. ATT or Cingular are monopolistic thugs, Verizon is no better, both are rip offs. Sprint = Freedom. Unlimited baby, that's how we roll. See you when you're at the beach with a rooted android device on the sprint network and wireless tether without a worry in the world how much data you're eating up. Then you'll know what true wireless service means.
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With that said, I have the epic 4g touch and it's a monster. The only phone Galaxy S2 in the world that will have the original xyenos processor with a 4.52 inch screen, the first released in the USA and the only one with notification lighting. All compliments of Sprint. Job well done, the phone is unmatched and won't be for a long time. Sprint sets the bar once again.
Wow, media coverage, actual recognition of a serious fcking problem from an executive and a pledge to do something about it. As an E4GT owner this doesn't make me feel like a 2nd class customer at all, not one bit.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20129291-94/sprint-were-taking-the-iphone-4s-speed-issue-seriously/
My brother is on Sprint and in need of a new phone. Tell me why I had difficulty recommending he get an E4GT over an iPhone 4S? If I told him he should get an E4GT and he ended up with the LOS bs, OS battery drain issues, game app crashes that I have (not to mention that our speeds are just as ****ty ans the iPhone 4s's), I'd feel like an [email protected]
I'm new to Android, never had an iPhone and I generally dislike "iPhone people" and their undeserved product elitism so I'm not going anywhere. Still (and quite sadly), I couldn't wholeheartedly recommend the E4GT.
I had an iPhone 4s it has real battery issues I had to charge twice a day sold it for 680 and bought a epic touch for 3+ bills . And it lasts all day, they are both good phones iPhone OS is very smooth but the screen was tiny, even my gf chose her nexus over it, I'm not a fanboy of either. IPhone has better apps and stability. Android requires a learning curve some just don't want or care for but everyone has a choice no need to be haters
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I had an iPhone 4s it has real battery issues I had to charge twice a day sold it for 680 and bought a epic touch for 3+ bills . And it lasts all day, they are both good phones iPhone OS is very smooth but the screen was tiny, even my gf chose her nexus over it, I'm not a fanboy of either. IPhone has better apps and stability. Android requires a learning curve some just don't want or care for but everyone has a choice no need to be haters
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The battery issue is from iOS5 iOS 5.0.1 is supposed to be fixing the problem but yeah I've heard the battery at times is way bad.
You know how I see this? I see this as the Network Vision project potentially being pushed to completion even quicker.
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You know how I see this? I see this as the Network Vision project potentially being pushed to completion even quicker.
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That would be great
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You know how I see this? I see this as the Network Vision project potentially being pushed to completion even quicker.
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That would only make sense!
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I was at a Sprint store yesterday and went to a 4S on display to see how fast it was. It had perfect signal and took almost 2 minutes to load yahoo.com.
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I hope Sprint is just playing dumb and that they really know all there phones are getting crappy speeds on their network. It's the network not the phone.....
Seriously, every mobile website should post tests of Sprints 3G speeds throughout their whole line of phones and really put this info out there already. Maybe we needed the iPhone to get Sprint's ass moving but speeds have been terrible way before the iPhone hit so I hope people don't believe the iPhone ruined the network.
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I was at a Sprint store yesterday and went to a 4S on display to see how fast it was. It had perfect signal and took almost 2 minutes to load yahoo.com.
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lol.. your signal has nothing todo with 3g signal
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lol.. your signal has nothing todo with 3g signal
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You joking? Cause it has EVERYTHING to do with signal. everything radio transmitted has it's throughout compromised by signal or 'strength'.
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You joking? Cause it has EVERYTHING to do with signal. everything radio transmitted has it's throughout compromised by signal or 'strength'.
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He may be referring to the fact that the signal meter has, historically, been a measure of 2G CDMA signal strength which would have nothing to do with your 3G signal strength.
I don't know if they still do it this way since 3G is used more often than 2G it seems these days...but I know my Evo4G's stock meter was 2G.
Not to mention a clogged up overburdened tower ain't gunna do **** for you, perfect signal or not.
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That would be great
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That would only make sense!
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All I'm trying to say is, who cares if it's the iPhone that pushes Sprint to fix the network quicker, as long as we get it fixed.
I understand getting butt hurt because it feels like yea were second class next to Iphone,, but the Iphone has more exposure and if its showing the slow data speed and gets it fixed I don't really care. and really neither should anyone else.
What bugs me the most is they are giving so much attention to the iphones SLOW data connection but none to the ept4g NO data connection
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What bugs me the most is they are giving so much attention to the iphones SLOW data connection but none to the ept4g NO data connection
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What bothers me is that they are giving the iPhone attention.
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I understand getting butt hurt because it feels like yea were second class next to Iphone,, but the Iphone has more exposure and if its showing the slow data speed and gets it fixed I don't really care. and really neither should anyone else.
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I think people are bothered that sprint cares so much about their iPhone users which will be around 1 million they say, but what about the other 19 million Sprint users who have had slow data speeds on non iPhone devices.
Non iPhone users still outnumber the amount of iPhone users on Sprint. Sure it's great that they will fix their network just for the iLosers but it still makes the rest of us feel like Sprint don't give a hoot. If all of Sprints Android users left, it would certainly out number the amount of iPhone users.
Maybe we all just need to buy an iPhone and keep it as backup so if we have any problems, we just hook the iPhone up on the line, then call Sprint so will actually care about our complaint.
Maybe we all just need to buy an iPhone and keep it as backup so if we have any problems, we just hook the iPhone up on the line, then call Sprint so will actually care about our complaint.
Lol just crazy enough to work
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I understand getting butt hurt because it feels like yea were second class next to Iphone,, but the Iphone has more exposure and if its showing the slow data speed and gets it fixed I don't really care. and really neither should anyone else.
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Totally missing the point here man.
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What bugs me the most is they are giving so much attention to the iphones SLOW data connection but none to the ept4g NO data connection
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Exactly. Fixing iPhones slow data probably isn't going to do a damn thing for our LOS, and definitely won't have anything to do with E4GT OS battery drain or any other issues we are mostly all plagued with.
At best we might get improved data speeds because of iPhone, while all of our other issues probably get even less attention because of it.
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Totally missing the point here man.
Exactly. Fixing iPhones slow data probably isn't going to do a damn thing for our LOS, and definitely won't have anything to do with E4GT OS battery drain or any other issues we are mostly all plagued with.
At best we might get improved data speeds because of iPhone, while all of our other issues probably get even less attention because of it.
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actually no I'm not missing the point I understand it, but who's voice it the loudest, the Iphone is. not ours. but I don't care who they listen to as long as they listen
Thinking of getting rid of my S2 and getting S3 wanted to find out how is the 3G service on S3 in the NY/NJ area . S2 I get Wimax which is ok . I had gps issues with my S2 but got solved after Sprint replaced it .
Any issues with S3 I need to be aware off.
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Thinking of getting rid of my S2 and getting S3 wanted to find out how is the 3G service on S3 in the NY/NJ area . S2 I get Wimax which is ok . I had gps issues with my S2 but got solved after Sprint replaced it .
Any issues with S3 I need to be aware off.
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Data connectivity/signal is a very one sided thing. It's 99% tower.
Meaning... no matter what phone you have, you'll likely get the same speeds using the same protocols. With that in mind, you'll not get WiMax of course, so you won't get that speed.
But at least on the S3, you'll be on the LTE technology, which is being actively deployed all over the country, and off of the WiMax, which is no longer being implemented or improved upon, and will be decommissioned in the next couple of years.
But honestly at this point, I would just wait till May to see what they come out with.
The S3 is great and all, but you're at a turning point where if you wait just a little longer, it will be better I think.
Since you're already on the S2 and WiMax is available in your area and LTE isn't, there's no reason to move to another device really...
I cannt wait and sold my phone already . Need a new phone so either s3 or evo lte
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I cannt wait and sold my phone already . Need a new phone so either s3 or evo lte
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I came from an Evo lte. I kinda regret switching to an s3 but don't. Only reason I switched was because of the speaker and call quality is horrible. The rest on the Evo I loved but the call quality made me switch.
So s3 has much better call quality then evo lte
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Ive owned both phones. But overall decided the gs3 because of development
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So s3 has much better call quality then evo lte
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Idk if it was my Evo but call quality was horrible on it and speaker was no where near as the gs3. That's the reason I got the s3. Good speaker. Good call quality.
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I cannt wait and sold my phone already . Need a new phone so either s3 or evo lte
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"Thinking about selling" and "sold" are two different things, tell us what REALLY happened or is happening and you'll get a better response.
Now, as to recommendation... This is ALL personal preference... With that... From a flat out "looks" standpoint... I personally dislike the weird color design they've done with the HTC EVO 4G LTE, Samsung's much more sleek and I personally like my device to not stand out like a sore thumb. Samsung's nailed that I think.
Now, from a usability standpoint, I've not had very much time to play around with the 4G LTE, but when I did, it felt very similar to my old 3D, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I personally dislike Sense. There are a few things I like about it, but in the grand scheme I always ended up using a different launcher.
The next point is freedom... HTC locks down their device pretty heavily. So, if you're going to root/unlock it, HTC's got some safeguards in place to prevent that and also a way to track that you have unlocked it. (They are all bypassable, but just more difficult to unlock...) Samsung doesn't lock theirs down as heavily. So that's a huge plus for me as well as many others, because from day one, it's unlocked, rooted, freed from restrictions.
So, if you don't root at all... and you are also content with HTC Sense, then you can go with the 4G LTE, but I've also heard many people that have returned their 4G LTE for an S3, for other issues, such as LTE not working unless you reboot the data services...
Samsung's also a little quicker on the updates for their devices and also don't End Of Life one of their flagship devices inside of a year. (EVO 3D is a great example of that...)
Personally I would recommend the S3, but it's of course all personal preference.
My brother just got new Tmobile branded iPhone 5's Friday. I've had my Tmobile T999 S3 since June'ish...
We live in Dallas, where there is no LTE support yet. So this is strictly HSPA+4g speeds here (supposedly)
Last night, side by side, using the speed test app from the play store and app store, we were getting very different speeds. His iPhone 5 was smoking my S3? I was getting download speeds of around 6-8mb/sec while he was getting a consistent 10-12mb/sec down.
Upload he nudged me out, he was getting around 2mb/sec upload compared to my 1.4(ish)mb/sec upload.
Again Dallas TX does not offer LTE on Tmobile (yet). So it wasn't that.
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Don't do the speed test simultaneously, you both are the same tower and all, so going at the same time is dumb... regardless the iPhone 5 might have a better radio, start switching up radios and see which your phone likes more. It's all not going to make a difference while downloading Temple run any ways. Brothers man, always trying to one up the other lol.
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Don't do the speed test simultaneously, you both are the same tower and all, so going at the same time is dumb... regardless the iPhone 5 might have a better radio, start switching up radios and see which your phone likes more. It's all not going to make a difference while downloading Temple run any ways. Brothers man, always trying to one up the other lol.
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LOL.. YOU KNOW IT! He soaked up the glory last night... We are like this commercial pretty funny.... we're both in our 40's! LMAO. Anyway, we did the tests about 10x last night. At the same time, taking turns, I tried power cycle... I COULDN'T BEAT HIS SCORE... :highfive:
Don't get me wrong, there were times I've gotten 14mb/sec download in certain areas... that's rare though... the "norm" is around 6'ish down. I just thought I'd ask why?
Oh, for the record I'm using the UVDJLC modem
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LOL.. YOU KNOW IT! He soaked up the glory last night... We are like this commercial pretty funny.... we're both in our 40's! LMAO. Anyway, we did the tests about 10x last night. At the same time, taking turns, I tried power cycle... I COULDN'T BEAT HIS SCORE... :highfive:
Don't get me wrong, there were times I've gotten 14mb/sec download in certain areas... that's rare though... the "norm" is around 6'ish down. I just thought I'd ask why?
Oh, for the record I'm using the UVDJLC modem
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Always til the end when it comes to bros lol. Like I said if you're rooted maybe try different modems/radios and see which is best for you, best not to test right now being high traffic times I'm sure. That and the iPhone coming out speeds will slowly get worse til the network is beefed up from the money T-Mobile will get from the iSheep.
Yeah you guys probably shouldn't do it at the same time. Try doing at different times from somewhere you both have good signal. I get around 14-15mb on average but might be because of location, I live in Miami.
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I like how another member comes along and repeats what has already been said by another member lol.
Oh by the way you and your brother shouldn't do it at the same time
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I like how another member comes along and repeats what has already been said by another member lol.
Oh by the way you and your brother shouldn't do it at the same time
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Lol and another comes to laugh off that comment, I always found that funny. I had classmates who did that. basically the teacher would say something and someone will just raise their hand repeating what the professor just said to show that she's learning, class participation ha.
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LJC radio is total crap... I use LI7 and average 15 instead of 8 on LJC, have instantaneous GPS locks indoors, and much better WiFi range than LJC as well. It seems to be a pretty common consensus that LI7 and LI8 are much better.
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LJC radio is total crap... I use LI7 and average 15 instead of 8 on LJC, have instantaneous GPS locks indoors, and much better WiFi range than LJC as well. It seems to be a pretty common consensus that LI7 and LI8 are much better.
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Where can I find those flash files
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Where can I find those flash files
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880987
Found them, thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1880987
Found them, thanks
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Let us know how it works out.
Yeah I'm interested to find out.. I guess I should just try for myself considering you probably don't live in my area
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Well so far the I8 modem does give slight better download data speeds vs the LC modem. But its not night and day or anything.....
On the "C" modem I was averaging 6'ish with bursts in the 10 range... So far with i8 modem I'm slightly higher with bursts in the 12-13 range. GPS locks fast, but did with "C" also.
I will report back after testing for a few more days... this is only a day or two of testing so far.
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Well so far the I8 modem does give slight better download data speeds vs the LC modem. But its not night and day or anything.....
On the "C" modem I was averaging 6'ish with bursts in the 10 range... So far with i8 modem I'm slightly higher with bursts in the 12-13 range. GPS locks fast, but did with "C" also.
I will report back after testing for a few more days... this is only a day or two of testing so far.
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Make sure to test 6 and 7 as well. Glad to see you are noticing an improvement though - you also should notice better battery life and WiFi speed with those modems.
What part of DFW do you live in? Is it specifically Dallas?
Arlington, TX
A suburb of Dallas / Ft Worth. And spend lots of time in Dallas specifically
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Make sure to test 6 and 7 as well. Glad to see you are noticing an improvement though - you also should notice better battery life and WiFi speed with those modems.
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Better battery would be great. But so far not seeing that. My son who also has an S3 asked why not use the newest one?
All in all... hard to definitely say one is "better" than another... I don't think I was having issues before... Hard to tell day to day. Speed test is all I'm going by. Maybe I need more information to test? Other things to test or look for?
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Arlington, TX
A suburb of Dallas / Ft Worth. And spend lots of time in Dallas specifically
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I'm in Irving and I get mixed bags from T-Mo since I've moved to The Metroplex. The highest I've gotten is 14mbps. A lot worse at my apartment. It really comes down to where you're at.
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Better battery would be great. But so far not seeing that. My son who also has an S3 asked why not use the newest one?
All in all... hard to definitely say one is "better" than another... I don't think I was having issues before... Hard to tell day to day. Speed test is all I'm going by. Maybe I need more information to test? Other things to test or look for?
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Speeds are a major factor... Also get GPS Test from the market and see how long it takes to lock and how many satellites you connect to, make some phone calls and check voice quality (I have noticed that LI* radios hold onto HSPA voice much longer than LJ* radios do, which results in a massive increase in voice quality and allows you to use voice and data simultaneously). Battery Benchmark from market is a great way to see what your battery life is like.
If you put your hand on the bottom of the phone where the radio antenna, that can affect speeds/signal for the gs3.
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