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ExcessBLarg! posted:It's a ridiculous case for sure, but a shattered iPhone is a shattered dream, and there's some folks out there that, for whatever reason, really do best with an Otterbox. I have had multiple, and I stress multiple, people either get Otterbox because of the Apple-logo hole or just exchange the case they got so it could be displayed. Marketing works on anything related to subliminally telling others you own an Apple product.
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Duckman2008 posted:I have had multiple, and I stress multiple, people either get Otterbox because of the Apple-logo hole or just exchange the case they got so it could be displayed. Marketing works on anything related to subliminally telling others you own an Apple product. I have a stupid case with a stupid hole in it and I put a piece of paper in there with a little clipart thing to cover the logo because its shameful. On a side-note, people compliment my case all the time (wtf in general) and its a $9 case off Amazon with a stupid picture in the hole instead of the Apple logo. 
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ExcessBLarg! posted:It's a ridiculous case for sure, but a shattered iPhone is a shattered dream, and there's some folks out there that, for whatever reason, really do best with an Otterbox. Oh I can imagine my tears if I shattered mine, and I didn't have Applecare+.
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I just got an Airave Airvana V2 from Sprint today. Got it all set up several hours ago, all lights on their proper statuses, etc... and my signal still sucks. Sure, when I am sitting at my computer right next to the thing I get a full 5 bars. If I move roughly 25 feet away, into the very next room, I get... 2 or 3 bars. If I make all the way to the front of my house, an extra 15 feet or so... 1 bar. Maybe. What the gently caress?
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SneakyCracker posted:I just got an Airave Airvana V2 from Sprint today. Got it all set up several hours ago, all lights on their proper statuses, etc... and my signal still sucks. Sure, when I am sitting at my computer right next to the thing I get a full 5 bars. If I move roughly 25 feet away, into the very next room, I get... 2 or 3 bars. If I make all the way to the front of my house, an extra 15 feet or so... 1 bar. Maybe. What the gently caress indeed, do you live in a concrete bunker with chickenwire in the walls?
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The Entire Universe posted:What the gently caress indeed, do you live in a concrete bunker with chickenwire in the walls? You laugh, but I live in a house with concrete walls and my airvana does exactly what he's describing.
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No concrete or chickenwire, but I do live in an 80 year old house with plaster walls. Dunno if that would be whats doing this. The Airvana is all the way in the very back of my house (because thats where my cable modem is), but my house is only roughly 1500 sq. ft. and this thing is supposed to cover up to about 5000 sq. ft. So I don't know what in the hell.
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Maybe it'll cover 5000 sq. ft. in an open field, but when walls start to get in the way...
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SneakyCracker posted:No concrete or chickenwire, but I do live in an 80 year old house with plaster walls. Dunno if that would be whats doing this. The Airvana is all the way in the very back of my house (because thats where my cable modem is), but my house is only roughly 1500 sq. ft. and this thing is supposed to cover up to about 5000 sq. ft. So I don't know what in the hell. Huh, I am no electrician but could it be interference from wiring? At 80 years old (I used to live in a house that will be hitting 100 in a couple years, my apartment bldg is about as old, I have family living in houses over 120 yrs old,etc) you end up finding the place was last rewired in the 50s and the shielding is lovely. If you have a fusebox instead of breakers you may want to look into that kind of thing.
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I live in a tiny apartment and the airrave usually won't reach my bedroom. The power on it is a joke.
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Sprint is able to increase the power of the Airraves. If you call them and complain that it is not covering your house they can turn it up.
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Duckman2008 posted:This is exactly correct, and I need to add to the OP about how terrible the .marquee ended up being. Seriously , it isn't transform bad, but its pretty bad. Would be interested in learning a little bit more about the specifics of marquee terrible-ness. I've heard the default launcher is not very smooth, and that battery life and signal reception are mediocre. Other than that, anything else?
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Guppie posted:Would be interested in learning a little bit more about the specifics of marquee terrible-ness. I've heard the default launcher is not very smooth, and that battery life and signal reception are mediocre. Other than that, anything else? Random problems. Honestly, at this point LG makes terrible phones is the only way to look at it. It seems to lag, and random stuff seems to have problems. Avoid the phone.
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I just got a notice after logging into Sprint's picture mail site (http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/pictureMail/) saying that the site's being discontinued in April. Is there an alternative way to see all of your media messages online, or are we just out of luck after April?
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Blakkout posted:I just got a notice after logging into Sprint's picture mail site (http://pictures.sprintpcs.com/pictureMail/) saying that the site's being discontinued in April. Is there an alternative way to see all of your media messages online, or are we just out of luck after April? I think out if luck.
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For some reason, my signal goes down at night here in Omaha. I'm not sure why but it drops down to one to two bars each night, but has full signal the rest of the time.
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ThermoPhysical posted:For some reason, my signal goes down at night here in Omaha. I'm not sure why but it drops down to one to two bars each night, but has full signal the rest of the time. Probably because people come home from work and there are more people on the towers.
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That is really interesting because I always get the best 3g at night, from like 11pm to when I get off work, sometimes 4am. I assumed it was because all the boost mobile, virgin mobile Sprint people are finally not using their phones and therefore not clogging the towers.
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ThermoPhysical posted:For some reason, my signal goes down at night here in Omaha. I'm not sure why but it drops down to one to two bars each night, but has full signal the rest of the time. Like everything else in this city, the loving towers close at night.
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Duckman2008 posted:Probably because people come home from work and there are more people on the towers. It stayed bad until about 5am. I'm going to check and see when the signal starts dropping. I think I checked about 2am and it was still about 1 bar. The Entire Universe posted:Like everything else in this city, the loving towers close at night. Honestly, this would not surprise me one bit.
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And 5am is when people start heading off to work. The range/signal strength of a tower is inversely proportional to the amount of phones connected to it.
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td4guy posted:And 5am is when people start heading off to work. The range/signal strength of a tower is inversely proportional to the amount of phones connected to it. Yes that's understood, it works a bit like summer brownouts when all the fat fucks crank their AC to "fat gently caress needs refrigeration" levels in the afternoon. It's just less ugly to call someone on the way home from work.
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I read the OP but I'm hoping someone who works internal can help me out a little bit. I had my phone stolen the other week (uninsured, go figure) and I don't have any option for discount/rebate. Is there any other way I can get a good phone without going through the hassle of craigslist/ebay? I just want to know my options, I've been with Sprint for years and they seem to not budge when it comes to this kind of stuff even for loyal customers.
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I just realized several stupid things just happened. I went in to a third party store to sign up and start my service with a used Evo. I didn't get a copy of my contract, even though I did read it and it was right. I'll double check once I set up the online account. However, the weird part is, he said, even with activating a used phone, I have no upgrade eligibility for two years. Is he just taking out his rear end, because now I'm wondering if so, I'm stuck on Wi-max.
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Dim, Tired, and Elderly posted:I read the OP but I'm hoping someone who works internal can help me out a little bit. I had my phone stolen the other week (uninsured, go figure) and I don't have any option for discount/rebate. Is there any other way I can get a good phone without going through the hassle of craigslist/ebay? I just want to know my options, I've been with Sprint for years and they seem to not budge when it comes to this kind of stuff even for loyal customers. toplitzin posted:I just realized several stupid things just happened.
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Dim, Tired, and Elderly posted:I read the OP but I'm hoping someone who works internal can help me out a little bit. I had my phone stolen the other week (uninsured, go figure) and I don't have any option for discount/rebate. Is there any other way I can get a good phone without going through the hassle of craigslist/ebay? I just want to know my options, I've been with Sprint for years and they seem to not budge when it comes to this kind of stuff even for loyal customers. You could call Retentions and they MIGHT push your upgrade forward a bit (seriously this means a month maybe two if you get someone who just got a raise) but if you're outside of that window then its Craigslist, or the refurb section on the sprint website. Craigslist will probably get you something between an EVO and Nexus S or along those lines in the $1-200 area, depending on where you live. Look at it this way: even with insurance you would have had to pay $100 for a replacement from Asurion. If you're looking to upgrade within the next 6 months, you could go with a cheapo clamshell for the next few months then ask retentions to fudge your upgrade a bit. If you have to have a normal phone now now now then Craigslist.
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Dim, Tired, and Elderly posted:I read the OP but I'm hoping someone who works internal can help me out a little bit. I had my phone stolen the other week (uninsured, go figure) and I don't have any option for discount/rebate. Is there any other way I can get a good phone without going through the hassle of craigslist/ebay? I just want to know my options, I've been with Sprint for years and they seem to not budge when it comes to this kind of stuff even for loyal customers. I hear ya man, but do you know how many times we hear the loyal customers thing everyday? Flexibility is ruined by customers over the years pushing for early upgrades when they didn't need them and by the expense of phones like the iphone that are just really expensive. You had the option to get insurance, and didn't get it, that's the risk you take. Two options: 1. Call sprint retention and buyout your upgrade. The price will vary based on how long it has been since you last signed. Then you can get new customer pricing. 2. Buying something used. This is cheaper and actually not an awful option. And if you want to insure it you can, believe it or not. Check SA Mart *cough*I have a 3D for sale*cough*
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I'm torn between the Motorola XPRT and Photon. As I understand it either would be 70/mo including the $10 fee on EPRP. Good battery life and global capability are important to me and also I hate samsung. (Previous moment owner.) I don't have 4G in my area yet but have heard it's coming in a few months. I do frequently visit cities that have 4G, so I figure I should get the Photon since I'd be already paying for 4G. Any thoughts?
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Cock Democracy posted:I'm torn between the Motorola XPRT and Photon. As I understand it either would be 70/mo including the $10 fee on EPRP. Good battery life and global capability are important to me and also I hate samsung. (Previous moment owner.) I don't have 4G in my area yet but have heard it's coming in a few months. I do frequently visit cities that have 4G, so I figure I should get the Photon since I'd be already paying for 4G. Any thoughts? If you don't have WiMax yet I wouldn't count on getting it, since Sprint's moving to LTE.
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big mean giraffe posted:If you don't have WiMax yet I wouldn't count on getting it, since Sprint's moving to LTE.
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Cock Democracy posted:Wow, I assumed the Photon had 4G LTE *and* WiMax. That really sucks that it doesn't. Now that I know this, I think I'll go with the XPRT, since it's free and I like its hardware keyboard. My mom had an XPRT, it's kind of lovely. I wouldn't recommend it personally. *edit* To be more specific, it was really slow and has an incredibly lovely screen. big mean giraffe fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Mar 17, 2012 |
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Cock Democracy posted:I'm torn between the Motorola XPRT and Photon. Samsung phones have improved considerably hardware-wise since the Moment, and Nexus devices have solid software/update support. In contrast, recent Motorola devices have had, at best, inconsistent quality.
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Dim, Tired, and Elderly posted:I had my phone stolen the other week (uninsured, go figure) Sprint phones are amazingly bad at retaining their value used, which is great for buyers
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I live in Omaha, Nebraska. I have a Samsung Moment (complete piece of poo poo) and I am eligible for an upgrade ($150 level, so it won't get higher by waiting). Sprint 4G is not available in Omaha. It sounds like the current 4G phones are Wimax-only, so they will never work for 4G here in Omaha. I am really tired of my phone. When is the Samsung Nexus supposed to be available? What is the price likely to be with a two-year contract? I am really unwilling to spend more than $200 plus contract for a phone.
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PBCrunch posted:I live in Omaha, Nebraska. I have a Samsung Moment (complete piece of poo poo) and I am eligible for an upgrade ($150 level, so it won't get higher by waiting).  it works in the westroads parking lot
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PBCrunch posted:I live in Omaha, Nebraska. I have a Samsung Moment (complete piece of poo poo) and I am eligible for an upgrade ($150 level, so it won't get higher by waiting). Nobody knows on the Galaxy Nexus, but probably $199 and probably May-June. Buy a used nexus S out of contract for $200, an resell it for $200 when the Galaxy Nexus comes out.
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The Entire Universe posted:
I haven't gotten 4G anywhere here. I've heard it works downtown though.
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Duckman2008 posted:Nobody knows on the Galaxy Nexus, but probably $199 and probably May-June. Buy a used nexus S out of contract for $200, an resell it for $200 when the Galaxy Nexus comes out. I'm not saying this isn't a valid plan, but I don't think the NS4G will keep its value once the GN launches. Once that happens it won't be the only AOSP device on Sprint and it will be one generation older hardware wise. That said, it will probably get a decent enough of a return to make the rental with it.
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New rumor about the Galaxy Nexus is that it will launch on April 15th. Apparently, the LG Viper will release on that day too. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-117-confirmed-sprint-targeting-april-15th-for-galaxy-nexus-launch/ http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/entry-118-lg-viper-to-see-launch-on-april-15th-alongside-the-galaxy-nexus/
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Well that's good news. I thought that the verizon version launched on December 15th. It would make sense that it would launch 5 months after that, but wouldn't 6 months make more sense? edit: I guess it would be 4 full months, not 5 atomicvocabulary fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Mar 18, 2012 |
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