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FlyingCheese posted:I'm on an EPRP family plan and I tried to get a free airrave by telling them I get bad reception in my house (it drains batteries like crazy) and I'm well within range in a large city. They said I couldn't get one myself, the employee I signed on to the EPRP plan with needs to order the airrave for me. Should I call retentions? Keep trying? What number did you call? If you called regular customer care, you called the wrong department. Call the signal booster number first, and if not then call retentions. Edit: EPRP I would still think they would get you an airrave, real employee plans well, you are at the mercy of Sprint. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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My sister is having the same issue, she called retentions because she's legitimately having issues with her phone (only gets signal in one corner of her room), and they told her she was more than welcome to purchase an air rave, but would not get one for free due to the fact that she is on an employee plan (an actual employee plan, through her sister in law, not EPRP).
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Feb 24, 2012 16:58
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OldPueblo posted:Welp now that I know that I might as well just unplug it. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. If you use GV integration you can do texts through that on an airrave.
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Feb 25, 2012 04:20
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oxbrain posted:If you use GV integration you can do texts through that on an airrave. Then you could use wifi too.
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Feb 25, 2012 04:43
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Any of you Sprint employee goons know if the data roaming soft cap applies per-line or per-plan? I'm a little worried because I absent-mindedly let my girlfriend tether on a long car ride today - and completely forgot that I was still flashed to a Verizon PRL (Sprint has been having really bad data problems recently by my new apartment). Several hundred megabytes of roaming data later, I'm concerned about screwing over the other four people on my family plan. I think the soft cap for an individual line is 800 megs, but I have no clue how it works on a family plan. Is it ~800 per line, 800 per plan, or a pool of 4 gigs (800 x 5 lines)? Or something else entirely? Google is seriously failing me here. Edit: gently caress, just read the per line soft cap is supposedly 300 mb, not 800. Now I'm really getting concerned cause I'm definitely over that. Leathal fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Feb 25, 2012 |
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Feb 25, 2012 07:15
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Leathal posted:Any of you Sprint employee goons know if the data roaming soft cap applies per-line or per-plan? Call sprint if you are worried, if you get charged you could probably get it refunded under the "I didn't know" excuse. Don't panic dude.
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Leathal posted:Any of you Sprint employee goons know if the data roaming soft cap applies per-line or per-plan? If you go over the soft cap the worst they would do is send a letter to warn you (I got one). That said from what I read they will cancel your line if you keep doing it. Plus I think it has to be more than one month before they will send a letter. I was abusing it pretty bad (I didn't know at the time it was a issue) downloading ROMs at work (this is where I was having roaming issues) and streaming for awhile before I got a letter. Since then I got the iPhone and I leave data roaming off most of the time.
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Duckman thanks for the idea on picking up a used Nexus S. I've got an EVO and I just think it's time to move on but I don't want to buy out my contract. Would you say it's worth it picking up a used Nexus S for about 10 months as a hold over until my contract is up and I can pick up a new LTE phone?
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Feb 25, 2012 18:18
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Isn't a Nexus S and an EVO 4G about the same power wise? What are you looking for with the new phone?
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Akileese posted:Duckman thanks for the idea on picking up a used Nexus S. I've got an EVO and I just think it's time to move on but I don't want to buy out my contract. Would you say it's worth it picking up a used Nexus S for about 10 months as a hold over until my contract is up and I can pick up a new LTE phone? 100% yes. I'm moving to an s from an evo 3d.
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big mean giraffe posted:100% yes. I'm moving to an s from an evo 3d. Yeah, Nexus S or Evo 3D are the two best Android phones on Sprint. I switched myself back to a Nexus S, and I will say its noticeably slower than the ICS ROM I have on my Evo 3D (I'm running Gummy ROM on the Nexus). I'll give it a bit, I may end up switching back to the 3D.
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Feb 25, 2012 22:03
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Duckman2008 posted:Yeah, Nexus S or Evo 3D are the two best Android phones on Sprint. I switched myself back to a Nexus S, and I will say its noticeably slower than the ICS ROM I have on my Evo 3D (I'm running Gummy ROM on the Nexus). I'll give it a bit, I may end up switching back to the 3D. I'm going to be keeping an eye on this, this is exactly the situation I have, considering going from my 3D to a NS4G. The S has a single core processor and 512MB of RAM while the 3D has a dual core and 1GB, may be the reason why it's slower.
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Are Sprint affiliate stores universally lovely with refurbs, or do they get them from the same source as Sprint corporate stores? I went through 6 returns with my wife's Evo 4G through the closest Sprint store, which is an affiliate/partner, and each one had gps issues. It wasn't until I got an Evo 4G replaced when I broke my usb port and swapped at a real Sprint store that we got a working one in return, which she inherited from me when I bought an Evo 3D. And when my Evo 3D started develping phantom touch issues, the replacement I got from my affiliate actually intermittently shuts down the touch screen so I am pretty much without a phone until it decides to start working again.
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Feb 26, 2012 17:11
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The Entire Universe posted:I'm going to be keeping an eye on this, this is exactly the situation I have, considering going from my 3D to a NS4G. The S has a single core processor and 512MB of RAM while the 3D has a dual core and 1GB, may be the reason why it's slower.
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Feb 26, 2012 22:14
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big mean giraffe posted:It's definitely slower even on ics but it's worth a 100% working stock ics experience. That's my view on it too.
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Feb 26, 2012 23:43
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The Entire Universe posted:That's my view on it too. I'm still running (rooted) stock on my Evo 3D. I'm not even going to bother with a custom ROM until there's a fully working ICS (likely CM9) available. Given history, I assume this will happen sometime after HTC releases an official ICS update (and source) for the phone. I think it was only after they Gingerbread update for the Evo 4G that fully working CM7 ROMs started showing up. I can wait. On another note, I read this article about how the HTC One X is going to be HTC's new flagship phone and how awesome and amazing it was. And then at THE VERY END of the article it says it's going to be AT&T exclusive.  I have a feeling I'm going to be rocking the Evo 3D for at least another year anyway, though, so I guess I don't mind that much.
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The Entire Universe posted:That's my view on it too.
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Feb 27, 2012 03:18
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big mean giraffe posted:It's definitely slower even on ics but it's worth a 100% working stock ics experience. What do you enjoy the most about ICS compared to Gingerbread? I'm asking because ever since I just started using my phone for the apps and the internet I haven't really felt that antsy about getting an update for my phone.
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Feb 27, 2012 03:29
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Mark Larson posted:What do you enjoy the most about ICS compared to Gingerbread? I'm asking because ever since I just started using my phone for the apps and the internet I haven't really felt that antsy about getting an update for my phone. Everything is smoother like scrolling and navigating and the UI is about 100 times better looking and more user friendly.
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Feb 27, 2012 04:43
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big mean giraffe posted:Everything is smoother like scrolling and navigating and the UI is about 100 times better looking and more user friendly. That's pretty awesome. How would you compare Sense GB with stock ICS in terms of features and widgets etc?
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Turnquiet posted:Are Sprint affiliate stores universally lovely with refurbs, or do they get them from the same source as Sprint corporate stores? I went through 6 returns with my wife's Evo 4G through the closest Sprint store, which is an affiliate/partner, and each one had gps issues. It wasn't until I got an Evo 4G replaced when I broke my usb port and swapped at a real Sprint store that we got a working one in return, which she inherited from me when I bought an Evo 3D. Same source. Corporate stores have more flexibility on swapping you to a different mode phone (I think). Sprint refurbs for certain phones have been kind of hit or miss latest. Inventory has been a big problem, if you want my guess I honestly think they are being a bit more lenient on the refurb approval process, specifically for the Evo and Evo shift. Mark Larson posted:That's pretty awesome. How would you compare Sense GB with stock ICS in terms of features and widgets etc? Stock ICS is just more fluid, I'm a big fan of the spell checker improvements for instance. Voice to text is of course way better. It's hard to quantify, but it's just smoother. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Feb 27, 2012 |
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All the sense Widgets are easily duplicated in others and now that ics supports native scrolling and resizing I'd put it way ahead.
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Stupid question, maybe. I'm on SERO and am eligible for my 22-month upgrade on the 1st. If I get a phone separately and don't use my upgrade discount, a) will I keep my discount if I want to use it, say, later this year? and b) I won't need to renew my contract if I'm not using that upgrade, right? I actually don't have a problem with re-upping my contract, considering it's absolutely a fantastic deal. I just want to get either the Galaxy Nexus (maybe) or the next iPhone (maybe, patience though...) and I'm okay with spending maybe $250-$300 for an iPhone 4 if it meant I could take a slight hit in a few months to get a brand new phone rather than an iPhone now. Either way, I could use an iPhone 4 for however long I need, really. I'd rather spend $250 for an iPhone 4 if I can find one and keep my upgrade intact than spend $200 for an iPhone 4S. Plus, depending on 4G coverage I might end up with a Galaxy Nexus or some other 4G phone. I just can't stand to have my current phone much longer. e: I just re-read the OP more closely and answered my own questions. I'm not dying to get another Android phone at this point, though, but the Galaxy Nexus could change my mind someday.
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Yeah, you'll keep your upgrade eligibility until you use it.
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What's the ETF buy out/monthly rate, again? My sister's contract ends in September and she wants an iPhone and has left me to figure out what it'll all cost.
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My girlfriend's upgrade rolls around next month and she's saving it for the Sprint GN launch, I might as well just keep plinking pennies into a jar and by the time it drops I'll be able to buy one off-contract for myself. e: When I saw how uninspired Sense 4 was, that was the point at which I said "oh gently caress it." I might even throw down for an NS in the meantime because god drat that was a huge letdown. It's basically the same sense with thinner text. Thanks HTC, just what I was looking for after the first decent-looking (not only that but apparently pleasant, productive, and clean as gently caress) UX from Google in ICS. Nope, instead I get the same old horseshit from HTC that I set aside when I bought my Evo 3D hoping against hope there'd be robust CM support for it. Contrarily, it looks like there's more progress going for the Epic 4G than the Evo 3D. FAUXTON fucked around with this message at 08:14 on Feb 27, 2012 |
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bobula posted:What's the ETF buy out/monthly rate, again? My sister's contract ends in September and she wants an iPhone and has left me to figure out what it'll all cost. call and ask retentions, probable $80-90.
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The Entire Universe posted:My girlfriend's upgrade rolls around next month and she's saving it for the Sprint GN launch, I might as well just keep plinking pennies into a jar and by the time it drops I'll be able to buy one off-contract for myself. I'm one of the few evo3d users who has 4g on a lot, so I'm not even hoping for a ROM I can flash to. As far as I'm concerned, I buy phones assuming they will never receive a significant (non bugfix) update in their two year lifespan. So far this is looking right.
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oxbrain posted:If you use GV integration you can do texts through that on an airrave. I've actually had issues with texts being significantly delayed with the Google Voice integration. I disabled it for that reason.
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bobula posted:What's the ETF buy out/monthly rate, again? My sister's contract ends in September and she wants an iPhone and has left me to figure out what it'll all cost. Also don't forget iphones are pretty much yearly as this point so a new one will probably be coming out a bit before her contract ends. Probably the best choice if you can talk her into waiting.
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If I'm looking to buy a used phone from some dude off Craigslist, what's the process to go through to make sure it has a clean ESN - just call Sprint up and check, or is there a web portal?
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Ceros_X posted:If I'm looking to buy a used phone from some dude off Craigslist, what's the process to go through to make sure it has a clean ESN - just call Sprint up and check, or is there a web portal? Call sprint, or better yet just have him meet you at a sprint store.
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On the employee concession plans, I heard you can no longer activate new phones over the phone / via the web. I've been on this plan for 10 years and I've always had to buy a new phone full price (over ebay, usually), and then activate it normally. Now I'm hearing you have to actually involve the mythical Sprint rep in order to do it...curious if anyone has any experience with the activation process for demo plans these days.
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Ceros_X posted:If I'm looking to buy a used phone from some dude off Craigslist, what's the process to go through to make sure it has a clean ESN - just call Sprint up and check, or is there a web portal? I've heard of people being told that the ESN is clear, only for them to find out when they actually want to activate it, that its not clear. I'd recommend putting it on your account then and there, its the only way to be sure.
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Which Sprint phone has the best quality camera? Is it the iPhone 4S? It's really the only thing I care about and I'm not very satisfied with the camera on the EVO 3D. Will we see anything even close to the Nokia phone with the Carl-Zeiss lens camera on the body any time soon? I was thinking about getting a Galaxy III when it comes out. I have no idea how the math worked out, but apparently I'm already eligible for a phone upgrade despite getting the Evo 3D during launch. I'd like to stay with the android platform because I like being able to store tons and tons of media with the expandable drive.
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Bioshuffle posted:Which Sprint phone has the best quality camera? Is it the iPhone 4S? It's really the only thing I care about and I'm not very satisfied with the camera on the EVO 3D. Will we see anything even close to the Nokia phone with the Carl-Zeiss lens camera on the body any time soon? I was thinking about getting a Galaxy III when it comes out. I have no idea how the math worked out, but apparently I'm already eligible for a phone upgrade despite getting the Evo 3D during launch. I'd like to stay with the android platform because I like being able to store tons and tons of media with the expandable drive. The iPhone 4s has by far the best camera. As far as android camera's go, I've been hearing the Galaxy Nexus camera blows...so if you don't mind not having "the full google android experience", I'd probably wait and see what the Galaxy S3 has to offer, but by then I'm sure the iphone5 will be at least announced. Basically just wait.
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Medullah posted:On the employee concession plans, I heard you can no longer activate new phones over the phone / via the web. I've been on this plan for 10 years and I've always had to buy a new phone full price (over ebay, usually), and then activate it normally. Correct and incorrect. I would think trust activating online, but sprint now has a specific department for employee care, see OP for the number or just dial *2 from your phone and hit 0 three times. Mark Larson posted:I've heard of people being told that the ESN is clear, only for them to find out when they actually want to activate it, that its not clear. I'd recommend putting it on your account then and there, its the only way to be sure. This is the best idea. I can't speak for every department, but the general ESN checker has a lookup for lost or stolen and a separate lookup to see if it is on am active account. So what happens is a sprint rep checks one but not the other. No idea why the system is setup like that. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Feb 28, 2012 |
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Apparently, the earpiece speaker on my wife's EVO Shift has died. The only way she can make a phone call now and hear the other person is by using the speakerphone. Unfortunately, this phone does not have TEP on it. Anybody know what my options are here? If all else fails, I still have my old Epic I can re-activate for her, but I'd rather not do that as I am looking to sell it. Is such a thing even repairable, or will the phone just have to be replaced?
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Do you have a previous sprint phone? You can activate that, putting insurance on it. Then if she doesn't like using her old phone again you guys can go back to the broken phone again....... Or just go to craigslist and purchase a replacement.
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Ceros_X posted:If I'm looking to buy a used phone from some dude off Craigslist, what's the process to go through to make sure it has a clean ESN - just call Sprint up and check, or is there a web portal? I'm told this is reliable: http://checkesnfree.com/
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