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ExcessBLarg! posted:On Sprint? So it turns out the E4GT has its own issues. The big one is "Loss of Signal", whereby the radio randomly loses connectivity and can only be fixed with a reboot. Which is super convenient when it happens while the phone is in your pocket and you're expecting calls and poo poo. To be fair, I guess it does happen on stock phones but it's a very rare occurrence and hasn't happened to my wife and I since I went back to the stock kernel. Also it does support ESMR according to the FCC filings and EVDO Rev B is unconfirmed but looking like it doesn't.
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datajosh posted:But really, what do you expect from a kernel made by someone who's never done it before that was partially hacked together with pieces of the international SGS2 kernel? That said, it's not the sole cause of the loss of signal problem. A source-compiled kernel could easily exacerbate the problem, if, for example, it's a synchronization bug that's more frequently triggered by code generated by the Code Sourcery compiler instead of whatever Samsung uses in house. Not that I'm suggesting it is a synchronization bug, but Samsung radio-related crashes aren't without precedence. The Epic's RIL has a synchronization bug that crashes the GPS. In which case xda isn't really to be blamed here, it's Samsung's mistake. Which Sprint actually acknowledges, so far. datajosh posted:Also it does support ESMR according to the FCC filings and EVDO Rev B is unconfirmed but looking like it doesn't.
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ExcessBLarg! posted:Honestly? I expected it not to boot and brick a bunch of phones. They got incredibly lucky that it didn't do that. Using a kludge kernel to dump /system so they could dump a stock kernel from another phone is fine. But it was incredibly irresponsible of them to release the utterly broken kludge kernel. I was in the IRC channel while root was being worked on and I'm surprised he got so far with it. There were bricked phones involved and people kept telling him not to do what he was doing but he kept going and managed to find a way to make a kernel that was just unbroken enough to work. I'm looking forward to seeing what real devs can do with the phone because it's pretty powerful and I like it a lot so far. (AMOLED without PenTile is so nice too!)
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yellowjournalism posted:I don't know a drat thing about Samsung besides the updated thread title which said "goon-recommended" to me, so I guess I'll just see how this Evo 3D pans out. This is hilarious. If anything, most Samsungs on Sprint are the opposite of goon recommended*. * I loved my m610. Now that was a classy phone.
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Jensen posted:Does it lock up when it gets hot? Or do you just not like hot things? When it heats up too much, often just in my pocket, it goes into a reboot cycle until I pull out the battery. Fingers crossed on this replacement. tomguycot posted:I'm pretty sure the thread title is just a joke Unfortunately when I hopped back into this thread after a year or two hiatus, the title was something about the Evo 3D, which you guys did recommend. Yeah sorry I just don't always have time to catch up on everything.
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Tried to update the firmware on my EVO 3D, it's giving me 'Error Code: 1233'. Sprint and HTC support websites weren't any help. Anyone know what this means? I tried it on 3G and WiFi, just to make sure that wasn't the issue.
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blargle posted:Is CM7 fully functional on Evo 3D yet (bluetooth, 4G etc)? Hard to find info on their forums. No. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258541
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Mark Larson posted:* I loved my m610. Now that was a classy phone. If I had to use a dumbphone again for any reason, my m610 would be it for sure.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Is it true that Sprint will be dropping 23 month upgrades in favor for 21 month instead?
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Is there a way to get rid of some of the bloatware from my LG Opitmus S without rooting the phone? I heard that these phones come with a lot of crap (Sprint ID etc) that make it run slower as well as tax the battery.ThermoPhysical posted:Is it true that Sprint will be dropping 23 month upgrades in favor for 21 month instead? Will this be retroactive to existing people currently waiting for their upgrade?
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RagingHematoma posted:Is there a way to get rid of some of the bloatware from my LG Opitmus S without rooting the phone? I heard that these phones come with a lot of crap (Sprint ID etc) that make it run slower as well as tax the battery. However the CM7 port for it works great on a few phones I've installed it on for some people, so I'm recommending that.
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RagingHematoma posted:Will this be retroactive to existing people currently waiting for their upgrade?
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I upgraded my account to a EPRP family plan and added my parents sometime over the summer when the $125 smart phone port credit was going on. I recently checked to see why I hadn't received the credits on my account and the online form said that I was ineligible so the credits were denied. This goes against everything I was told when I was buying their phones and setting up the new account. Who should I talk to to remedy this? Just Rebates: 800-477-4127?
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Does anyone have any suggestions for where (other than Sprint, if possible) to buy a new battery for my Epic 4G? My phone overheated one day and the battery's hosed up. It will go from 100 to 50 in a matter of 2 hours or so, then from 50 to ~35 to 0 (and shutoff) in a matter of minutes. I bought what was claimed to be an OEM Samsung battery off of Amazon, but my phone doesn't recognize it, and will not charge it, though I can charge it in a wall charger. Really, I want to ditch my Epic but I'm trying to hold off a couple months until the iPhone comes out and everyone ditches their HTC 3D's.
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jfff posted:I upgraded my account to a EPRP family plan and added my parents sometime over the summer when the $125 smart phone port credit was going on. I recently checked to see why I hadn't received the credits on my account and the online form said that I was ineligible so the credits were denied. This goes against everything I was told when I was buying their phones and setting up the new account. Who should I talk to to remedy this? Just Rebates: 800-477-4127? The $125 credit is not a rebate, they can't help you. Rebates is also pretty terrible department anyway. Call retentions from the OP. They should be your best bet. Cathis posted:Does anyone have any suggestions for where (other than Sprint, if possible) to buy a new battery for my Epic 4G? There has to be some Chinese company selling them cheap online. If you have insurance take it into a tech center and see if they will swap it. Finally, worst case batteries plus is ok, so they are pricier but the batteries are good. Same with seidio actually. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Oct 1, 2011 |
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I didn't get my $125 credit because it said I was not eligible. Is it because I'm on EPRP? Should I call retentions?
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They recently denied mine too for some bullshit reason, I went through Amazon wireless when I ported in. But wait, I have the original e-mail I received that mentions nothing of the requirement they denied me for!quote:6/15/2011 11:01 AM I think they may have changed the rules partway in so basically I'm going to call them and say sorry those weren't the requirements when I ported in. This is the number they gave me to call: 866-877-7137 option 2. OldPueblo fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Oct 1, 2011 |
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FlyingCheese posted:I didn't get my $125 credit because it said I was not eligible. Is it because I'm on EPRP? Should I call retentions? Eprp was eligible, yes you should cell retentions. OldPueblo posted:They recently denied mine too for some bullshit reason, I went through Amazon wireless when I ported in. But wait, I have the original e-mail I received that mentions nothing of the requirement they denied me for! And they clarified halfway through the promotion that only accounts setup through a sprint store were eligible. You probably have a case and all that, but from my vantage point the credit was never officially valid via big box. That bring said, you can probably get the credit since you have that email. My main point is it really isn't a bullshit reason, sprint pays Amazon a larger commission, hence why the phones are often cheaper through them. Here's hoping sprint gives you the credit, but if not at least you already got the phone cheap. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Oct 1, 2011 |
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A have a friend who works in marketing for Best Buy's mobile department. He claims that the big Sprint announcement this month is that the iPhone 5 is actually coming to the carriers this fall, Sprint included. He told me this in response to my assertion that Sprint was just about to announce the 4 coming to Sprint this fall, with the 5 to follow sometime this spring. Could be complete bullshit, but I thought it was worth sharing.
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I was recently able to receive a TOL on a SERO account, I'm assuming because I already had a SERO line so the call center people didn't have to do the taboo thing of creating a new SERO account. Anyway, I just discovered that it's totally possible to swap in a Touch Pro2 without any issues on sprint.com. No requirement to upgrade to SERO Premium and be hit with the $10 fee. Cool deal!
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td4guy posted:I was recently able to receive a TOL on a SERO account, I'm assuming because I already had a SERO line so the call center people didn't have to do the taboo thing of creating a new SERO account. I'm running XDAndroid on my tp2, it's pretty slick actually. I have it on my microsd and run it when I grow sick of wm6.5 The tether doesn't work for me so I still have to load into wm for that, but it gives me access to some cool android market apps and hopefully tides me over till a new phone worthy of the sero premium upgrade comes along (along with 4G tax, bumping my monthly rate by $20+).
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Blakkout posted:A have a friend who works in marketing for Best Buy's mobile department. He claims that the big Sprint announcement this month is that the iPhone 5 is actually coming to the carriers this fall, Sprint included. He told me this in response to my assertion that Sprint was just about to announce the 4 coming to Sprint this fall, with the 5 to follow sometime this spring. Could be complete bullshit, but I thought it was worth sharing. Someone posted a Radioshack inventory listing which had the iPhone 5 for Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/01/radio-shack-inventory-screen-pegs-iphone-5-for-sprint/
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So to get a sprint airwave I just call retentions, say I don't get calls at my house and phantom voice mails etc and ta da? According to their map my place is in "fair" coverage, which is bullshit.
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Russian Bear posted:So to get a sprint airwave I just call retentions, say I don't get calls at my house and phantom voice mails etc and ta da? According to their map my place is in "fair" coverage, which is bullshit. Assuming you have an active Sprint plan, yes. And fyi I have one installed in my mom's house since sprint signal sucks there, and it works fairly well. Because her internet modem is in the basement for god knows what reason, it really only extends to half the house, but for a regular sized house i would imagine you could get full coverage if you get the Airrave somewhere in the middle of the house.
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So, Assuming the iPhone does show up on Sprint this week, I'm seriously considering a switch. How's data coverage in the NY Metro area? Especially 3G coverage, since whatever new iPhone shows up presumably won't be 4G.
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Duckman2008 posted:Assuming you have an active Sprint plan, yes. And fyi I have one installed in my mom's house since sprint signal sucks there, and it works fairly well. Because her internet modem is in the basement for god knows what reason, it really only extends to half the house, but for a regular sized house i would imagine you could get full coverage if you get the Airrave somewhere in the middle of the house. Sprint's Airave support department can turn up the broadcast strength an Airave if you call and complain that it is not covering your whole house. Be mindful that if you live in close proximity to other people, you could end up with their cell phones associating with your Airave.
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Lowen SoDium posted:Sprint's Airave support department can turn up the broadcast strength an Airave if you call and complain that it is not covering your whole house. Not if you configure the Airave ao that only whitelisted numbers can connect to it.
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I'm on EPRP, how do I go about making this a family plan to add my wife if and when the iPhone comes out? Also, I called a few months ago and got an airrave after I moved and was told that it would take up a second line on my account and that I only had 2 available. Is this going to be a problem?
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http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/03/sprint-guarantees-to-buy-over-20-billion-in-iphones-from-apple-launching-the-iphone-5-exclusively/ Horseshit or no?
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Sprint getting iPhone: Yes Sprint getting iPhone 5 exclusivity: Bullshit
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Jensen posted:http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/03/sprint-guarantees-to-buy-over-20-billion-in-iphones-from-apple-launching-the-iphone-5-exclusively/ I vote horseshit.
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Everyone vote for posterity. Your kids need to know someday where you stood on the "iPhone/Sprint exclusivity debacle of 2011."
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Duckman2008 posted:The $125 credit is not a rebate, they can't help you. Rebates is also pretty terrible department anyway.
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BGR making poo poo up? Well I never. The real story is from the WSJ saying Sprint is essentially betting $20 million on the iPhone. That's a real vote of confidence in Android.
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