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{Rumor} T-Mobile US may announce Iphone Next Month?

Thoughts?
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/11/t-mobile-to-announce-imminent-iphone-arrival-next-week/
Well, here’s a story we didn’t see coming, especially not on the heels of the last T-Mobile’s COO comments regarding the iPhone last week. According to Merrill Lynch analyst Scott Craig, “speculation is heightening” that Deutsche Telekom will announce the imminent arrival of the iPhone for its company’s US unit during next week’s analyst day meetings. The meetings, scheduled for December 6th and 7th would be an unusual place for such an announcement given that Apple likes to be involved with high-profile launches. However, the iPhone’s launch on smaller, regional players has also been without the usual Apple fanfare so there is some precedence for the opposite to be true.
The arrival of the iPhone on T-Mobile would give Apple access to 98% of the nations post-paid wireless subscribers with an additional 33 million potential customers.
We’ve seen plenty of analyst statements pop up speculating on the iPhone’s arrival on T-Mobile, but few analyst comments have been so specific with a time and date. It’ll be interesting to see how this one plays out.
What are your personal Thoughts? More So about T-mobile NOT the Iphone.. I was curious how development felt about this..
What will this do to the Network? Speeds? Coverage? Prices?!

More power to them. This will allow them to gain more customers by appealing to a wider base and will result for them to put more pressure on their LTE network. Tmobiles still in this race. Before I feared they might die out.
T-Mobile has the best and cheapest plans in my opinion. The only thing really lacking is the quality of their network overall. Which is hopefully going to change soon
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This is related to the s3 how?
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Lol don't matter to me I hsd an iPhone waiting on my S3 to come in. That thing is a piece of crap and it's made of glass barely dropped it and it spider webbed.
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Hopefully they're planning on revamping their network so all the iSheep don't bog it down when they switch from other carriers to save money. I forsee Tmobile raising their prices if they get the iphone.
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Towle said:
Hopefully they're planning on revamping their network so all the iSheep don't bog it down when they switch from other carriers to save money. I forsee Tmobile raising their prices if they get the iphone.
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I agree. If T-mobile raises their prices, then I will definitely be switching to Att or Verizon. T-mobile's network is by far the worst in upstate NY, but their prices are what kept me interested. Let's hope this is only a rumor....

My co-worker has an iPhone 4S, told me his boss is getting iPhone 5s for his whole team and he's so bummed because he wanted an S3 instead but the boss will prol. say no since they just got the 5s...
He's jealous of my: bigger screen, Swype keyboard (Android 4.2 KB at the moment), MUCH better battery life, nice rounded back with the Fosmon TPU case is sweet (I don't even worry anymore when I drop my phone)...
Hehe, he gets mad whenever I show him something new on my S3 like the 4.2 Sphere camera or I show him how I'm still at 60% battery at the end of the day without bothering to plug it in for a little more juice every time I sit down at my desk.
So, yea, I want an iPhone 5 - but only as a second phone so that I can know iOS well when I need to support a client w/an iPhone, not as my "DD" #1 phone 'cause that's gonna stay Android (or some other flavor of Linux type OS that's not closed up by Apple).

Who cares about an I phone... My sister just got one on att, played around with it... And I cannot see my self using an I phone lol no way in hell.
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elesbb said:
This is related to the s3 how?
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"IF" this does happen could you imagine the amount of iphone users that will be switching from 2g/3g coverage over to the network. Let along T-mobile claims that they already have more than a million iphones now. I think it will pull our network down significantly.

Towle said:
Hopefully they're planning on revamping their network so all the iSheep don't bog it down when they switch from other carriers to save money. I forsee Tmobile raising their prices if they get the iphone.
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the second part of this, will happen inevitably. more traffic = more people using data = required network expansion = higher MRC for their customers
honestly, there WILL be a day when people are treated by carriers much like banks treat people who take out loans on houses, etc... the reason? it becomes a necessity by consumers - a required aspect of your daily routine. what are you going to do? start sending hand written letters? no. you will use the most convenient resource you have.
let's see if i can muster up an analogy here that would help get my point across regarding where mobile technology is headed:
Banks: own your house if you have a loan. have you by the balls, literally. you pay it, or you live outside. houses, are a necessity.
who are the ONLY people not being manhandled by the banks? people that already have it paid off. typically older people who are settled down.
Phone companies: own your cell phone service. have you by the balls. you pay it, or you no longer have it. cell phones, mobile technology, mobile networks - quickly becoming a way of life. you are looked at like you are a freak if you do not access internet on the go. who are the ONLY people that are not going to be manhandled by carriers in 10 years? when your desktop, laptop, etc... is now obsolete? the people who are on OLD ASS PHONE PLANS with unlimited call/text/DATAAAA.....
look at the average size of android app from 2009 to now, OS gets bigger, apps get bigger, network capacity has a need to be maximized. who will pay for that? people on t mobile's pay as you go plans? no. people who are getting SUCKED into "service agreements"....
want to be smart and prepare for doomsday? in a way that is comparable to the housing market plummeting? get on an unlimited call, text, and 4g plan now. and never buy another phone from a t mobile store ever again.
you will be one of those folks sitting in their nice pretty little classic looking cottage, all paid off, and you will be paying 79.99 a month for such service when others are paying 150...
just sayin.
oh, and rant over. but so true. watch

I like the iphone. There I said it :0
I like ios because it is very well designed and visually appealing. Most of the apps are more visually appealing than android apps.
I also like android for what I can do with it. I can make it look visually appealing, but most of the apps on the market are still hideous. I'm just waiting on android to catch up to apple and have the same sort of guidelines apple has to make apps look sort of decent.

Like some others in this thread said: More power to them.
For me though, I made the choice to dump them and abandon my iPhone, I just hope that T-Mobile prepares their network accordingly BEFORE the flock arrives.

Probably just taking advantage of the fact that Apple is now selling unlocked iphones in usa now.

cobraboy85 said:
the second part of this, will happen inevitably. more traffic = more people using data = required network expansion = higher MRC for their customers
honestly, there WILL be a day when people are treated by carriers much like banks treat people who take out loans on houses, etc... the reason? it becomes a necessity by consumers - a required aspect of your daily routine. what are you going to do? start sending hand written letters? no. you will use the most convenient resource you have.
let's see if i can muster up an analogy here that would help get my point across regarding where mobile technology is headed:
Banks: own your house if you have a loan. have you by the balls, literally. you pay it, or you live outside. houses, are a necessity.
who are the ONLY people not being manhandled by the banks? people that already have it paid off. typically older people who are settled down.
Phone companies: own your cell phone service. have you by the balls. you pay it, or you no longer have it. cell phones, mobile technology, mobile networks - quickly becoming a way of life. you are looked at like you are a freak if you do not access internet on the go. who are the ONLY people that are not going to be manhandled by carriers in 10 years? when your desktop, laptop, etc... is now obsolete? the people who are on OLD ASS PHONE PLANS with unlimited call/text/DATAAAA.....
look at the average size of android app from 2009 to now, OS gets bigger, apps get bigger, network capacity has a need to be maximized. who will pay for that? people on t mobile's pay as you go plans? no. people who are getting SUCKED into "service agreements"....
want to be smart and prepare for doomsday? in a way that is comparable to the housing market plummeting? get on an unlimited call, text, and 4g plan now. and never buy another phone from a t mobile store ever again.
you will be one of those folks sitting in their nice pretty little classic looking cottage, all paid off, and you will be paying 79.99 a month for such service when others are paying 150...
just sayin.
oh, and rant over. but so true. watch
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LOL this is funny and very believable. im starting to look at my old G2x and thinking "well looks like its going to be me and you old friend til the end"! lol. I refuse to pay more!

Even if T-Mobile does get the iphone I don't forsee a large increase if any. T-Mobile is not in any position to raise prices being 4 in line. I just hope the network doesnt getting bogged down although that is a reality. T-Mobile may not have the coverage of Verizon/AT&T but they have pretty fast data if you are in theie general 3/hapsa+ network.
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http://forum.iphone-developers.com
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BaconStep said:
http://forum.iphone-developers.com
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Although this is not directly related to the s3, it has nothing to do with the development of the iphone. It's more so news about Tmobile and the Tmobile network, which the s3 runs on, so in turn can be affected.
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Doubt it. T-Mobile recently said they don't offer the iPhone because it would cost them money due to Apples terms.
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I consider myself a pretty run of the mill user. I don't tether data, have no need to. I've been with T-Mobile for a long time. And using iPhones.
AT&T with its new shared data plan is very comparable price wise, especially with multiple family lines.
Our 4 line T-Mobile plan can now be had on AT&T for about the same money.
My point? It might be to little to late for T-Mobile to be bringing the iPhone.....now.
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OP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=261
This is a Galaxy S3 general forum as someone already pointed out.
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[Q] Cancel Sprint - Offset ETF by transferring a basic phone onto account

After being together for the holidays with everyone for a week and travelling all over the place together while watching what other peoples results for coverage and speed tests were on other carriers and other smartphones, I am leaving Sprint.
I've had sprint since 2007 starting with a Palm Treo 700wx. I went from that, to a 750wx, to a Palm Treo Pro, to a temporary hiatus with a Windows Phone 7 on T-Mobile for a month, then back to Sprint with a HTC Evo Shift 4G and to my current phone; the SGS2/Epic 4G Touch.
I'll admit, I have loved playing with the previous two android phones I've had and loading tons of different ROMs, radios, PRL's, etc. I've found sweet spots and balance in them for my needs but..
My problem is, Sprints serivce has become extremely lacking while other providers move full steam ahead in their data coverage and speed offerings. Comparing just my brothers (ATT iPhone 5) and my GF's (VZW SGS3) phones to mine while they have been with me when we are travelling both around home and away on vacations has left me with a really bad taste in my mouth.
The SGS3 stays on 4G 95% of the time, the battery life is incredible, the speed tests are always returning 18-35Mbps downstream speeds wherever we go, and there are no times where the phone appears to have data coverage, but the network is unresponsive.
The ATT iPhone5 would slightly rival my 4G test results at times (when I actually have 4G coverage that is! :laugh, but 90% of the time it returned consistent 5-18Mbps downstream tests and was locked to 4G 90% of the time when I checked the phone wherever we went.
I travel all the time and I just can't deal with Sprint anymore. Their network, mostly the data aspect of it, is unbearable. Sprints implementation of WiMAX is a joke.
TLDR. So finally, here is my question:
I have 15 months left on my current contract. I have been looking for a way out without the full $350 ETF for the past couple weeks.
I saw this thread, and someone had suggested doing what I planned on doing after reviewing the ETF policies for Sprint: They purchased a basic phone, replaced their smartphone with the basic phone, and cancelled a few weeks later. They claimed it successfully offset their ETF to the lower ETF price of a basic plan.
I have a personal plan with my single line on it.
My plan is the simply unlimited plan.
I have a LG Remarq sitting here with a clean ESN.
I plan on replacing my Epic 4G Touch with the Remarq, changing my plan to a basic $30/mo plan, use it for a week or two, and then call in to cancel service, paying the lower ETF associated with basic phones.
Has anyone else done this with success?
Thanks in advance!

This is a great idea. I will try it out
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I believe the etf is associated with the phone you purchased when you signed the contract, not the phone you are currently using. If you signed a contract without purchasing a subsidized phone you aren't supposed to have an etf. The etf comes from a phone subsidy and is actually prorated (Sprint isnt always forthcoming about this and something charges the full etf unless you bring it up).
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kingsway8605 said:
I believe the etf is associated with the phone you purchased when you signed the contract, not the phone you are currently using. If you signed a contract without purchasing a subsidized phone you aren't supposed to have an etf. The etf comes from a phone subsidy and is actually prorated (Sprint isnt always forthcoming about this and something charges the full etf unless you bring it up).
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Right, this is the part I am worried about.
I figured it might not work as I had hoped since the reason my contract was renewed in May 2012 was due to the upgrade to the Epic 4G touch.
If it isn't going to work, I'll just sell off the Epic 4G Touch to recoupe some of the ETF..
Can't always have it all!

I would like to just say that you complaint about "sprints implementation" is wrong. Wimax is Clearwire implementation and sprint is/was using it for 4g but are abandoning it in favor of FDD-LTE / TDD-LTE (800/1900 & 2500 mhz).
They (clearwire) deployed it wrong and ran out of money in their deployment by trying to go for the blanket coverage which is practically undoable since they were using 2.5ghz/2.6ghz BRS/EBS spectrum which is highly inferior to ATT and Verizons sub ghz (700/850) spectrum.
Furthermore, your account says you live in Miami, FL which is an active Network Vision deployment area which means they're upgrading the backhaul from their crappy T1 (low data speed.. that problem) to fiber / microwave / aav etc and installing "their" implementation of 4g which is LTE-Rel 9 equipment on 1900mhz frequency at every cell site.
Just wanted to inform you on some things before you think sprint has no future and that Vz and ATT will be forever superior. Saturation of Verizons LTE network is coming along with somewhere around 50% of data usage being LTE. This is noticeable nowadays literally everywhere as Verizons 4g LTE speeds are quickly decreasing from the >20 mbps you see from speedtests all the time to somewhere in the 4-10mbps range during peak hours and average. They may have great coverage but what they lack is density because their great coverage comes from a blanket type approach where one tower in a cluster has LTE activated so that it covers other towers around it. This ensures a faster rollout and larger coverage area in a short time frame but will falter under heavy loads. ATT will face this problem as well since they are undertaking the same type of rollout as Verizon.
This is the reason why Verizon and ATT is attempting to quickly utilize AWS spectrum for LTE to relieve the high data demand on their towers. Sprint does not have this problem with LTE 1900 on every tower, LTE 800 (deployment begins when iDen is shut down and 800mhz freq is refarmed), and LTE on the 2.5ghz BRS (Clearwire) for heavy loads in high demand areas such as cities and metros.
Anyways. Good luck in where you go and maybe check back with Sprint later when their NV program is mostly complete nationwide at the end of 2013/ early 2014.

Are you in the retentions department or something?
Who has been the primary shareholder and has had control of Clearwire for the past few years?
Regardless of that, why does it matter who implemented it? My complaint is about the network they are utilizing and making available to their customers. I could care less about the details.
I don't really think any other network is forever superior over another.
In fact, I never even mentioned anything about that..
I'm just noting what I have seen in my Sprint usage over the past 5-6 years ALL throughout the east coast. I used to love Sprint, but with how much I rely on a good data connection now, I can't deal with them.
My Christmas vacation was spent in Dallas. And guess what? Sprint was even worse there than when I am at home in the unobstructed, pancake state of Florida. Everytime I take trips up to Boston and New York for work, my battery drains much more quickly. Not to mention, my coverage is terrible. I've tried all of the radios for this phone. I did the same with the Evo Shift.. same terrible data coverage.
I've moved several times over the past 7 years all throughout the east coast and everywhere I have gone, my service has never been better than it has been here. Voice coverage has always been great for the most part.
My purchase point is a reliable, dependable data connection at this point.
Maybe when Sprint can satisfy my needs and lower their prices a bit I'll come back.. I'n the meantime I will be heading over to VZW for their $80/mo unlimited + 2GB data plan since I never go over 1.5GB anyways. Sure beats the $130 I'm paying now.

element1966 said:
Are you in the retentions department or something?
Who has been the primary shareholder and has had control of Clearwire for the past few years?
Regardless of that, why does it matter who implemented it? My complaint is about the network they are utilizing and making available to their customers. I could care less about the details.
I don't really think any other network is forever superior over another.
In fact, I never even mentioned anything about that..
I'm just noting what I have seen in my Sprint usage over the past 5-6 years ALL throughout the east coast. I used to love Sprint, but with how much I rely on a good data connection now, I can't deal with them.
My Christmas vacation was spent in Dallas. And guess what? Sprint was even worse there than when I am at home in the unobstructed, pancake state of Florida. Everytime I take trips up to Boston and New York for work, my battery drains much more quickly. Not to mention, my coverage is terrible. I've tried all of the radios for this phone. I did the same with the Evo Shift.. same terrible data coverage.
I've moved several times over the past 7 years all throughout the east coast and everywhere I have gone, my service has never been better than it has been here. Voice coverage has always been great for the most part.
My purchase point is a reliable, dependable data connection at this point.
Maybe when Sprint can satisfy my needs and lower their prices a bit I'll come back.. I'n the meantime I will be heading over to VZW for their $80/mo unlimited + 2GB data plan since I never go over 1.5GB anyways. Sure beats the $130 I'm paying now.
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No. I'm not in the retention department nor am I affiliated with sprint. I am someone who went beyond and educated myself in what sprint is doing in the present, past, and future because of the sad state of their current legacy network and data speeds.
To answer your questions.
1. Sprint, although they own a majority share of a little bit over 50% of Clearwire, does not control them. They can surely veto things that they don't like but Clearwire is an independent entity with their own goals and aspirations. They've been "rebellious" in the past and bumped heads with sprints multiple times and is one of the reasons why SoftBank/New Sprint is buying them out. Make sure they don't get any fancy ideas.
Also. You mention the past experiences and how you're unsatisfied with it and that's exactly what I'm saying that Sprint is changing with their Network Vision project by updating their legacy backhaul to modern fiber / mw/ aav.
By the way. I wished you luck in your purchase and never told you to stay with sprint. Every persons need is different but it is always nice to inform people on things.
www.s4gru.com is where I get my information from and good luck with Verizon.

As someone who travels a bit, I am in the same boat. I'm pretty locked in by my family account, though. Sprint's data network is awful right now. I sure hope it gets better.

The one common thing that occurs often with Sprint that I hate the most when I am travelling is when the phone shows locked to 3G and the upload/dowload arrows are lighting up while you are trying to use google maps, the browser, or update your e-mails, and NOTHING happens!
I could be sitting at an intersection trying to figure out where I am on gmaps with 3G or 4G coverage indicated and nothing happening. I'll search for a location, it will act like it has gone through and the "Searching for ...." bubble that grays out the screen will dissappear but nothing else will happen. I'll sit there and restart the phone like a dummy at wits end and the same thing will happen afterwords. I just don't have the time to play these games anymore. I've tried all the radios, roms, prls, you name it. And I have spent plenty of time determining which radios work best for me in the SGS2. But that begs the question; why should I waste my limited free time trying to improve the reliability of my phone on a unreliable network? I've got better ways to spend my time than in constant frustration.
This has happened with my phones on sprint since the Palm Treos through all 3 of the androids I've had. No way can you point fingers at poorly designed radios in the phones. I've done everything I can to deal with the possibility of actual phone issues.. it's not the fault of the phones and I give up.
I'm sure there are plenty of places where sprint is great.. but everywhere I have been along the east coast and to TX recently, it hasn't been reliable enough for me in comparison to other major providers. I am up north and all through the east coast 10-20 times a year. And when I'm not away for work, my daily travels to customers and such can include any destination from central Florida down to the keys. It just never meets my needs wherever I typically go.
I refuse to stick around and twirl my thumbs in anticipation but I hope Sprints new rollout is a game changer for people in my situation.

Sprint just booted me
I called ther customer service enough and told them how far they could shove my account up their A S S that eventually an executive service agent called and told me my account was being canceled with no ETF's. I had to be a pretty big A S S to them, but their customer service was the worst I've ever dealt with.

firemanwill28 said:
I called ther customer service enough and told them how far they could shove my account up their A S S that eventually an executive service agent called and told me my account was being canceled with no ETF's. I had to be a pretty big A S S to them, but their customer service was the worst I've ever dealt with.
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You sound like a real winner. When I have to deal with people like you at work I go out of my way to find a reason to deny their claims. Just cuz you want to feel entitled to something doesn't mean you are, you should have just sucked it up and paid your ETF instead of crying til you got out free. Customers like you are the whole reason sprint posts losses every quarter and cant afford to build their network out fast enough to keep you pissants happy. :thumbdown:
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firemanwill28 said:
I called ther customer service enough and told them how far they could shove my account up their A S S that eventually an executive service agent called and told me my account was being canceled with no ETF's. I had to be a pretty big A S S to them, but their customer service was the worst I've ever dealt with.
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I'm sure.
I already know what I had to go through with the BBB and T-Mobile when I dropped their service after a month and tried to get out without having to pay all sorts of fees. I didn't even have cell service in my condo in the center of downtown Miami when I was living there!
I'd rather not get my blood pressure up again and just easily port my number over without delays.

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You sound like a real winner. When I have to deal with people like you at work I go out of my way to find a reason to deny their claims. Just cuz you want to feel entitled to something doesn't mean you are, you should have just sucked it up and paid your ETF instead of crying til you got out free. Customers like you are the whole reason sprint posts losses every quarter and cant afford to build their network out fast enough to keep you pissants happy. :thumbdown:
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So you stick up for Sprint, who probably pays you less than $20/hr to do their slave work and subjects you to putting up with angry customers all day?
What were you expecting when you started a call center job? An enjoyable career?
Just remember, it's not YOUR fault or problem that an angry customer calls in to ANY cell provider. If you signed the employment contract to handle their customers BS in exchange for money, then that is an unfortunate part of the job, right?
I don't think any of the customers that call in angry are personally angry at you.

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So you stick up for Sprint, who probably pays you less than $20/hr to do their slave work and subjects you to putting up with angry customers all day?
What were you expecting when you started a call center job? An enjoyable career?
Just remember, it's not YOUR fault or problem that an angry customer calls in to ANY cell provider. If you signed the employment contract to handle their customers BS in exchange for money, then that is an unfortunate part of the job, right?
I don't think any of the customers that call in angry are personally angry at you.
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I dont work for sprint genius. And I make way more than $20/hr at my job
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Nothing good will come out of a thread asking about how to get out of the ETF. It is there to help keep subsidized phone prices low and helps all of us. You breaking contract without paying an ETF hurts us.
Also these discussions are not proper for a development site.

Data speed definitely the nexus's fault (CDMA)

I just wanted to let you guys know, or data speed problems we have with our nexus CDMA is definitely our phones fault not sprint. I just upgraded to a optimus g and I'm getting 1 to 2 down while my nexus is getting 200 to 400k in the same spot off the same tower
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Meh.

Old news.
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Sprint still sucks.
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They are getting better. I mean 2mbs down on 3g is a big improvement for them.
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Meh. Again.

The lte modem in the nexus is fine the cdma one is crap. And I would love lte in colorado but they are putting us off for some reason
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I got 35 down in tulsa, and 42 down in houston on lte. Freakin fast
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Sprint still sucks.
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this.

I'm convinced that Samsung and CDMA don't get along at all, whether it's Sprint or Verizon.
EDIT: oh and Sprint still sucks.

I'm getting much better LTE from Motorola hardware around here. It's a shame, I like just about everything else about this phone.
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I agree Sprint sucks if you aren't in a decent coverage area, then again that does go for all service providers.
I'm content with my data speeds on Sprint: 15.77Mbps down, 7.91Mbps up.

Mm you guys drive me mad with your LTE im so jealous
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Sprint has many problems beyond just their data rates. They're hemmhoraging customers for many reasons. In any case, where I live (Phoenix area) all other carriers and even several MVNO's offer 4g and have done so for several years now. We're the 6th largest city in the US. Even AT&T provides better service than Sprint.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2135690
They're currently offering gimmick enticements to get poeple to join, but hopefully nobody falls for this scam of a company. They rob you blind with their contracts that have "rate creep", constant billing errors in their favor that you have to call to correct every month (and calling involves CSR roulette and re-explaining your situation about 3-5 times to different people,) and then provide horrible service.
They used to be the "value" provider (cheap rates, but you get what you pay for) which I was fine with. However over time I was paying more than verizon customers pay while still retaining the inferior service.

Rakeesh_j said:
Sprint has many problems beyond just their data rates. They're hemmhoraging customers for many reasons. In any case, where I live (Phoenix area) all other carriers and even several MVNO's offer 4g and have done so for several years now. We're the 6th largest city in the US. Even AT&T provides better service than Sprint.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2135690
They're currently offering gimmick enticements to get poeple to join, but hopefully nobody falls for this scam of a company. They rob you blind with their contracts that have "rate creep", constant billing errors in their favor that you have to call to correct every month (and calling involves CSR roulette and re-explaining your situation about 3-5 times to different people,) and then provide horrible service.
They used to be the "value" provider (cheap rates, but you get what you pay for) which I was fine with. However over time I was paying more than Verizon customers pay while still retaining the inferior service.
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Definitely agree with you there, I used to manage a radio shack which was a 3rd party authorized sprint, verizon, and at the time cingular -> att dealer. Every customer looking for the best "value", or those with low incomes/bad credit...sprint was the go to solution. At the time, they were the only carrier offering somewhat cheap down payments for bad credit. My sprint rep even said once at the bar after a long day of inventory, that they count on the fact that a good percentage of their customers aren't english speaking, don't really read the bills, and therefore do not call to complain. Then to top it off over the last few years they've just wasted money picking up IDEN networks from ww2, attempting to merge, realizing its not effective, "rolling" out wimax that never made it to most areas of NY....and now the LTE being nonexistent, without my AirRave, i never go above 50-75 kb/s downloads on 3g...how can you even call that 3g? lol...;\
Regretting i never kept my employee plans, even if no longer working for the company could have kept $10/month no contract unlimited corporate everything.

Don't have pictures but when I drive up to Indianapolis I can get 1 down, sprint gnex.

I have never had billing issues with sprint? I just pay every month and they leave me alone
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Chyrio said:
I have never had billing issues with sprint? I just pay every month and they leave me alone
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Same here.
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Neither did i till a- the lg viper. Epic fail.
B- moving to the sticks upstate NY.
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T-Mobile and Metro PCS Merger Approved by FCC

This can only mean great things. Better coverage, handsets and plans.
Your Thoughts?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57573867-38/feds-approve-t-mobile-merger-with-metropcs/

1SiK1500 said:
This can only mean great things. Better coverage, handsets and plans.
Your Thoughts?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57573867-38/feds-approve-t-mobile-merger-with-metropcs/
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Time will tell but less competition in the wireless industry has had the opposite effect in the industry in the past so I'm skeptical.
I'm curious to see how many people get laid off as well. :/

EtherealRemnant said:
Time will tell but less competition in the wireless industry has had the opposite effect in the industry in the past so I'm skeptical.
I'm curious to see how many people get laid off as well. :/
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They already did layoffs preemptively... That way they couldn't be forced as part of the deal to keep the same workforce as premerger.
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Anything merging with tmobile sounds like trouble. Not too long ago the parent company wanted to leave the business and sell to At&t leaving their customers wondering what was next.
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1SiK1500 said:
This can only mean great things. Better coverage, handsets and plans.
Your Thoughts?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57573867-38/feds-approve-t-mobile-merger-with-metropcs/
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I have been with VoiceStream, now TMobile since 1998. At least every couple years I seriously look to see if another company would better service my needs. So far Tmobile has won my business, although I have not always been a happy camper.
This Galaxy S3 is my 4th smartphone and the first one where those around me are not hearing my tirade "I hate this f*&%$* phone".
Very pleased with the S3. Using Liquid Smooth 2.1 RC2. Sometmes with stock kernel, sometimes with KT747 or LeanKernel.

GeneLM said:
I have been with VoiceStream, now TMobile since 1998. At least every couple years I seriously look to see if another company would better service my needs. So far Tmobile has won my business, although I have not always been a happy camper.
This Galaxy S3 is my 4th smartphone and the first one where those around me are not hearing my tirade "I hate this f*&%$* phone".
Very pleased with the S3. Using Liquid Smooth 2.1 RC2. Sometmes with stock kernel, sometimes with KT747 or LeanKernel.
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As soon as my ATT contract expired with an iPhone 4, I moved to T-Mobile with a Samsung Galaxy S3. For the family plan pricing, the better "unlimited dataplan", etc. I've been very pleased.
At this point in time, I do not miss ATT nor the iPhone 4.
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Time will tell but less competition in the wireless industry has had the opposite effect in the industry in the past so I'm skeptical.
I'm curious to see how many people get laid off as well. :/
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My understanding is that MetroPCS is a "regional" carrier and not part of the top 4 "nation wide" carriers. FCC didn't see this as a limitation of competition as all the major choices remain. In the Washington state area, I've watched regional carriers disappear, or leave the cellular service and stick to land line/internet services only.
No matter the reason, it's unfortunate when anyone is laid off, but that is a factor of change as well. Look at the bureau of labor statistics report in 2012 that shows that the average person born (1957-1964) held 11.3 jobs. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsoy.pdf
The reality of graduating from High School and then going into a trade and expecting a single job for the rest of your life, even with labor union help, is just bordering on fantasy. I expect this will increase with the new generation of workers starting into the workforce in 1990 up.

MetroPCS is a regional carrier like Cricket but they have a considerable amount of spectrum licenses which really is the problem. With such finite amounts of spectrum available (or even suitable) for wireless usage, the carriers with the spectrum are the carriers that dominate.
That's why its really no surprise that Verizon has such a stranglehold on LTE right now. With their purchase of the entire 700MHz upper C block, they can roll out their towers much faster than anyone else because they don't have to worry about their service extending into areas they don't hold a license in, something the other carriers have to be wary of when they are doing network planning and one of the biggest oversights in FCC history in my opinion. Everyone else has to have cookie cutter networks while Verizon can deploy a contiguous network anywhere in the US that they feel like it.

I wonder what would happen to MetroPCS users. My mom have Metro and she's been thinking about getting a s3. Heal I wanted to buy it for her. But after this I wonder if I should wait or just get her to sign up for another carrier.

Losing my current mobile sales job, interviewing with (ugh) Sprint

I've been the lead mobile consultant at this dumpy Staples of mine for a little while now. Yesterday we found out as they are failing horribly in the mobile phone business, that the position would be eliminated in a few weeks. I have some contacts at most of the big guys as we sell ATT, T-Mobile and VZW here. But the first person to respond to an application of mine was Sprint.....
I always thought a pay check is a pay check, but as soon as I heard this I had flashes of customers *****ing about their lack of LTE, their incredibly slow data speeds, poor signals etc etc
I can honestly say I've never called or stopped into a Sprint store to compliment them.
As everyone here knows Sprint fairly well, what do you guys think?

My input for what it's worth (never had any experience of sprint).......
If you like the products and you know you'll have a good rapport with your customers, I'd say go for it.....
But I've been here on XDA for long enough to know that sprint isn't exactly overflowing with happy customers....Lol
Having been in a similar situation (where neither I nor the customers were happy with the product or service) I speak from experience when I say that job satisfaction (for me) was scarce.....in the end, I started hating the company I was working for.....hating the fact that I had to get up every morning to go to that 'hell hole'.........
That is a situation that I'd NOT wish on anyone......if your gut instinct is telling you NO, it'd be best to listen......
Back to 10.1 for now.....

toastedjelly said:
I've been the lead mobile consultant at this dumpy Staples of mine for a little while now. Yesterday we found out as they are failing horribly in the mobile phone business, that the position would be eliminated in a few weeks. I have some contacts at most of the big guys as we sell ATT, T-Mobile and VZW here. But the first person to respond to an application of mine was Sprint.....
I always thought a pay check is a pay check, but as soon as I heard this I had flashes of customers *****ing about their lack of LTE, their incredibly slow data speeds, poor signals etc etc
I can honestly say I've never called or stopped into a Sprint store to compliment them.
As everyone here knows Sprint fairly well, what do you guys think?
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Well, as you say, a paycheck is a paycheck. My opinion is take the job, if you get a better offer later, take that. Especially if you have a family to support (don't know if you do) it's better to be in a job you don't love while looking for better opportunities than to not have money to pay the bills. I don't feel that employers are particularly loyal anymore, so I am not particularly loyal to them. I certainly don't steal or do anything of the sort, but if there is a better opportunity out there, I look into it. Always. My boss knows that I interview with other companies so I keep it transparent, but you have to do what's best for you and yours in this job market.
In regards to your particular situation, I personally have never complained to Sprint, but my understanding is that all cell phone companies have notoriously bad customer satisfaction ratings, so you will get angry customers regardless. It's just part of the customer service industry today. If it's not the poor data speeds and lack of coverage from Sprint, it will be really high bills from Verizon and AT&T, or the fact that T-Mobile throttles data speeds, etc... You get the idea.
Good luck in your job search and please let us know where you land.

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Well, as you say, a paycheck is a paycheck. My opinion is take the job, if you get a better offer later, take that. Especially if you have a family to support (don't know if you do) it's better to be in a job you don't love while looking for better opportunities than to not have money to pay the bills. I don't feel that employers are particularly loyal anymore, so I am not particularly loyal to them. I certainly don't steal or do anything of the sort, but if there is a better opportunity out there, I look into it. Always. My boss knows that I interview with other companies so I keep it transparent, but you have to do what's best for you and yours in this job market.
In regards to your particular situation, I personally have never complained to Sprint, but my understanding is that all cell phone companies have notoriously bad customer satisfaction ratings, so you will get angry customers regardless. It's just part of the customer service industry today. If it's not the poor data speeds and lack of coverage from Sprint, it will be really high bills from Verizon and AT&T, or the fact that T-Mobile throttles data speeds, etc... You get the idea.
Good luck in your job search and please let us know where you land.
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Thanks guys. While I do not currently have a family to support, I am engaged and that was the next inevitable step we have been leaning towards. I have a few weeks of wiggle room here as my last day at the current position isn't until Sept. 22nd. That being said I have no intention (if at all possible) of going on unemployment. So if Sprint is the only call back I get, I suppose I can't pass it up.
Until now, I hadn't realized the benefit of selling 3 of the 4 carriers at once. If someone came in griping about 1 I could easily sell them on another.
I'll post up where I end up eventually.
[side note] I actually took away more information regarding Staples mobile business moves frmo a Geek.com article published yesterday just prior to getting called into my bosses office. Oh the internet. What can't you do....

I love Sprint, I get 4G LTE everywhere I go.
I live in Orlando,FL and I never had a problem, Not one dropped call since I signed a 2 year contract a couple months ago.

RG3 said:
I love Sprint, I get 4G LTE everywhere I go.
I live in Orlando,FL and I never had a problem, Not one dropped call since I signed a 2 year contract a couple months ago.
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Consider yourself lucky. Central NJ I get a low end 3G. (600 Kbs right now) During off-peak hours I pull down 1.4 mbs if I am lucky.

The Sprint interview went well and I was offered a position but I got a call back from AT&T shortly after, interviewed with them and accepted a job there. The pay, and benefits were much better with ATT and in the end, that's all that mattered.
I start October 1st and should have my company phone not long after that. LG G2 anyone?

Congrats!
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The Sprint interview went well and I was offered a position but I got a call back from AT&T shortly after, interviewed with them and accepted a job there. The pay, and benefits were much better with ATT and in the end, that's all that mattered.
I start October 1st and should have my company phone not long after that. LG G2 anyone?
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Congratulations!
So are you saying that you are going to be buying the G2??? That's awesome, I am very jealous.

Xiutehcuhtli said:
Congratulations!
So are you saying that you are going to be buying the G2??? That's awesome, I am very jealous.
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Thanks guys. I briefly considered the Moto X, but the G2 looks too sweet. I still have roughly a year left on my Sprint contract though so at that point I would have both the LG OG and LG G2. I feel like even if not on purpose, that would be a little of a douche move. "excuse me, can you hold my original Optimus G, I to have to answer my Optimus G2."