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sanchez posted:I sold my Evo on ebay running cynanogen and the recipient is claiming sprint won't activate it. Activating ebay phones I've bought involved calling sprint, giving them the ESN and that was it. What could be the problem here? If he's going to a store for some reason will they notice sense is missing and become unhelpful? Some stores, yes. Also, I think some of the ## codes don't work without the sense dialer.
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sanchez posted:I sold my Evo on ebay running cynanogen and the recipient is claiming sprint won't activate it. Activating ebay phones I've bought involved calling sprint, giving them the ESN and that was it. What could be the problem here? If he's going to a store for some reason will they notice sense is missing and become unhelpful? You should ask him for more info. Do they say the esn cannot be attached to an account, or will it not provision once attached to the account.
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Jun 27, 2012 13:39
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Giblet posted:You should ask him for more info. Do they say the esn cannot be attached to an account, or will it not provision once attached to the account. Communication has not been clear "Sprint cannot connect my number to the phone cause of some program that's. Installed in there" and "But they. Said it was modded " is all I have. I've suggested he call instead of going to a store and give them the ESN/MEID, hopefully that works. I should have just returned the phone for a bill credit.
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sanchez posted:Communication has not been clear "Sprint cannot connect my number to the phone cause of some program that's. Installed in there" and "But they. Said it was modded " is all I have. I've suggested he call instead of going to a store and give them the ESN/MEID, hopefully that works. I should have just returned the phone for a bill credit. It sounds like what grumpy wagon said. They are likely trying to manually program it and the ## codes needed to do so don't work.
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Jun 27, 2012 14:00
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I'm getting an Evo LTE today. Is there a decent third party rom for it yet? (I looked at the XDA forum and the only one that doesn't seem ricey and terrible is Fresh rom. Anyone have any experience with it?) Or, should I just root it and apply the multitasking fix and keep it stock until MIUI/CM show up?
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sanchez posted:Communication has not been clear "Sprint cannot connect my number to the phone cause of some program that's. Installed in there" and "But they. Said it was modded " is all I have. I've suggested he call instead of going to a store and give them the ESN/MEID, hopefully that works. I should have just returned the phone for a bill credit. Either he or you is going to have to put the stock rom back on it. When I got the EvoLTE I gave my old Evo to my wife, and I was unable to get the phone transfer to work online (it's always worked fine in the past). When I called in to have them do it, none of their ## codes were working and they flagged the ESN on the phone. So I had to unroot, put a stock rom on, and take it in store to have it done.
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Duckman2008 posted:As a former Tennessee friend, I was in Nashville for the wimax rollout. And basically, they hit the city plus surrounding suburbs, wimax in Nashville goes as far east as I think LaVergne for instance. Is it a good sign that an unofficial WiMax area is slowly expanding? It started out basically around a shopping center about a year ago, and now it's spread out to about 10 miles from start to finish in one direction, the other I can't really tell, but it's probably 4 miles east of the original one as of maybe a month ago.
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cc posted:I'm getting an Evo LTE today. Is there a decent third party rom for it yet? (I looked at the XDA forum and the only one that doesn't seem ricey and terrible is Fresh rom. Anyone have any experience with it?) Or, should I just root it and apply the multitasking fix and keep it stock until MIUI/CM show up? I've been using Fresh for the past several days and have been happy with it. No downsides that I've run across. Would be curious if there's a clear winner though, trying to figure out what's good from XDA is a frustrating experience. I just went with Fresh because I had good memories of it on my EVO 4G before switching to Cyanogenmod.
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uapyro posted:Is it a good sign that an unofficial WiMax area is slowly expanding? It started out basically around a shopping center about a year ago, and now it's spread out to about 10 miles from start to finish in one direction, the other I can't really tell, but it's probably 4 miles east of the original one as of maybe a month ago. Doesn't mean anything beyond meeting legal obligations so they don't lose the spectrum.
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uapyro posted:Is it a good sign that an unofficial WiMax area is slowly expanding? It started out basically around a shopping center about a year ago, and now it's spread out to about 10 miles from start to finish in one direction, the other I can't really tell, but it's probably 4 miles east of the original one as of maybe a month ago. What kind of good sign would that be? They don't even make WiMax phones anymore. If anything, it would be a very confusing sign.
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Jun 27, 2012 23:00
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July 15th: sprint LTE goes live for Atlanta, Dallas, Houston Kansas city and San antonio. I am in Dallas July 14-16th. 2 days of LTE goodness with any luck.
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Where does New York fall on that list?
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blargle posted:Where does New York fall on that list? Not on it. No eta for anyone else.
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Duckman2008 posted:July 15th: sprint LTE goes live for Atlanta, Dallas, Houston Kansas city and San antonio.
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Is there a map or any way to tell what "Houston" is? I'm in the suburbs and have a phone upgrade available, and I'd be interested if it will get up to where I'm at. Yellow locations on July 15th. Green locations on Network Vision upgrade completion. td4guy fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Jun 28, 2012 |
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Good news guys! That year old Evo 3D, that is actually a powerful and great piece of hardware, will be two OS versions behind (Officially.) 
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Jun 28, 2012 01:21
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Duckman2008 posted:Really great info. Local question, but have you heard anything on the Philly market? The only thing I heard was an ETA of 100% completion a year from now, and it was vague. Philly is in the second round. Current scheduled start is unknown but they are ramping up concurrently so I would guess it begins before the end of the year. NYC has 3% sites complete, anticipated launch is November this year and complete may 2013. For reference DFW is launching next month and has 7% of towers marked complete right now. I expect that number to jump like crazy over the next few weeks. Still a small chance that Sprint allows towers to stay live once upgraded instead of turning off LTE until launch but who knows.
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spidoman posted:Good news guys! That year old Evo LTE, that is actually a powerful and great piece of hardware, will be two OS versions behind (Officially.) Look, a post from June 2013!
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spidoman posted:Good news guys! That year old Evo 3D, that is actually a powerful and great piece of hardware, will be two OS versions behind (Officially.) Funny thing my wife has no idea. So I guess it is better not knowing sometimes.
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spidoman posted:Good news guys! That year old Evo 3D, that is actually a powerful and great piece of hardware, will be two OS versions behind (Officially.) I kind of hope this happens just so I can bitch, but I think the E3D will get ICS before JB officially comes out.
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I'll be sure to let everyone know how great it is when my Galaxy NEXUS  gets it next month/August.E: nate fisher posted:Funny thing my wife has no idea. So I guess it is better not knowing sometimes. Well to be honest it's going to look drat near identical with Sense slapped over it. A consistent experience is a big selling point of Sense devices. FAUXTON fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Jun 28, 2012 |
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The Entire Universe posted:I'll be sure to let everyone know how great it is when my Galaxy NEXUS Don't....loving.....jinx....it.... And I got my girl the Galaxy nexus (she had a 3D) and she still complains about not having recent apps in the notification shade and other such sense nonsense 
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Duckman2008 posted:Don't....loving.....jinx....it.... If only there was a whole loving dedicated button for switching apps...
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Lowen SoDium posted:If only there was a whole loving dedicated button for switching apps... Yeah, you try telling her that. I can't give you a why answer, but people get set in their ways.
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I just cracked my Nexus S 4G screen... I don't have insurance, but can I take this in to a Sprint store for a relatively cheap replacement? I seem to remember them doing stuff like this for around $35.
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Galaxy Nexus users: Somebody already hacked up the JB release from IO yesterday to run on the toroplus. I just installed it, so I have no idea whether anything's broken other than MMS, but it's incredibly smooth so far.
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More TEP fuckups: the proximity sensor died on my wife's epic 4g today. Took it to the repair center, where they replaced the screen. Now the sensor works, but the new screen fits so poorly it rattles when closed. And they didn't have another screen to swap, so they told me we have to live with it. What will go wrong next with this poo poo? What the gently caress am I paying for? I'm beyond pissed at this point, I just want to warn everyone TEP is not worth it anymore. 1 month until upgrades. Still looking at iPhone, unless something decent shows up for android.
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bigpolar posted:More TEP fuckups: the proximity sensor died on my wife's epic 4g today. Took it to the repair center, where they replaced the screen. Now the sensor works, but the new screen fits so poorly it rattles when closed. And they didn't have another screen to swap, so they told me we have to live with it. New parts for the epic 4G no longer exist. They only have refurbished parts left.
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I get an upgrade on Sunday, and it's the day the S3 comes out. I've been torn between it and the Nexus; I know the hardware difference between the two phones, but what's the deal with the OS upgrades? I'm not really sure what that means since I've never had a smartphone before (I'm replacing an LG Remarq).
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Concurred posted:I get an upgrade on Sunday, and it's the day the S3 comes out. I've been torn between it and the Nexus; I know the hardware difference between the two phones, but what's the deal with the OS upgrades? I'm not really sure what that means since I've never had a smartphone before (I'm replacing an LG Remarq). Some relevant quotes from the recommend a phone thread: kalibar posted:Everyone who doesn't intend to root/ROM/sperg/nerd their phones should just skip the domestic Galaxy S III's, period. Samsung shitfingered it just like they do all of their phones, and there's no planet where TouchWiz is a better experience than AOSP. Yeah, the GS3's chip is a tad quicker than the Galaxy Nexus's, but the GNex isn't exactly slow -- and the HSPA+ version should do alright on battery life (don't tell the RAZR crew, but even the LTE version isn't unbearable with the extended battery). ExcessBLarg! posted:Of the three Android devices, the Galaxy Nexus is the one folks here will recommend, and rightly so. The big reason is that Android is amid some flux right now where new OS versions keep adding useful and compelling features, and GSM Nexus devices are the only ones to guarantee getting OS updates timely. kalibar posted:Are you guys ready to dance this dance all over again? Basically, get the Nexus.
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So there is a theory going around work right now. Take it as is. Sprint is transitioning Nextel customers and made many eligible to upgrade early. for The few that were not made eligible, sprint is pushing through the system on July 3rd to make ANY line with a Nextel device eligible. Therefore, in theory, if you have a Nextel device on your account before July 3rd, you would basically get an upgrade regardless of contract. I have placed a Nextel on my personal line, doesn't bother me to try it. Again, a theory, nothing definitive at all, but worth a try.
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Concurred posted:I've been torn between it and the Nexus; I know the hardware difference between the two phones, but what's the deal with the OS upgrades?
Now, despite all that, I'm actually very much leaning towards picking up an SGS3 myself, but that's in spite of the official update situation with it. If you're a first-time smartphone purchaser and concerned about timely OS updates, I definitely recommend hedging your bets on the Galaxy Nexus.
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I don't really know anything about timely OS updates at all! I mean I get that the Android / iOS / Windows Mango systems are all different but are we talking full fledged OS updates or just kind of patches? I don't really know how else to put it
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On Android devices there's two kinds of updates. The first are relatively-major OS updates that come as a function of Google releasing a new version of Android. These updates often add significant new features that introduce compatibility issues whereby some new apps won't run, or won't run as well on older versions of Android--so generally folks really want to get these updates. The second kind are minor device-specific updates to fix/patch the bugs that always ship on new devices, or after a major OS update. Honestly, non-Nexus devices (like HTC and Samsung) often fail on both kinds. Google develops new versions of Android for Nexus devices, and it's up to third-party OEMs to port them to their own devices (Evo LTE, SGS3, etc.). Depending on the size/significance of the update, it can take months, many months for these to be released for third-party devices. And even minor updates take stupidly long. Every phone (including Nexus devices) are released with bugs. The problem is that Nexus devices generally (Verizon Galaxy Nexus aside) get fixes for these bugs relatively quickly, but the recent trend for third-party devices is to have to wait 1-3 months for an update to come out that fixes whatever issues crop is. Worse, even if your phone runs fine today, a major update might be released for it that actually introduces new bugs, and then you have to wait 1-3 months for those to get fixed. Frankly it's inexcusable. The iPhone doesn't really have the above problem. Apple is in full control of the iPhone hardware and OS, and since they release one iPhone a year, they're pretty darn good of providing updates reasonably quickly, and supporting older devices for at least a few years. As for Windows Phone, I'm not really sure what to say, other than Windows 8 won't run on any Windows Phone 7 device. Between that and it's status as the third-place platform, I don't really find them to be a compelling purchase. That said, folk who own Windows Phones seem to like them? ExcessBLarg! fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Jun 29, 2012 |
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Don't forget that with the Android phones, carriers also have to give the ports of Nexus software their approval - often with their own added bloatware and bullshit. Not sure if Galaxy Nexus have any of this... I've been pretty happy with how de-bloated the Evo LTE is compared to my Evo 4G. That said, who knows when I'll get Jelly Bean without rooting. On the Evo 4G at least, I was ok with waiting until official updates to Froyo and Gingerbread (though I got rooted versions of those official updates).
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SpelledBackwards posted:Don't forget that with the Android phones, carriers also have to give the ports of Nexus software their approval - often with their own added bloatware and bullshit. Not sure if Galaxy Nexus have any of this... I've been pretty happy with how de-bloated the Evo LTE is compared to my Evo 4G. That said, who knows when I'll get Jelly Bean without rooting. On the Evo 4G at least, I was ok with waiting until official updates to Froyo and Gingerbread (though I got rooted versions of those official updates). This is not the case for the GSM Galaxy Nexus, as it is not tied to any carrier. The Verizon and Sprint versions still have the carrier approval process.
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There is extremely strong evidence that the 4.0.4 delays for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus were do to radio firmware from Samsung rather than Verizon holding on to an update. The update that went out was only around 2 weeks old by the time it started rolling out. If no radio issues pop up for JB, I don't anticipate it taking long to come out on Verizon.
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Concurred posted:I don't really know anything about timely OS updates at all! I mean I get that the Android / iOS / Windows Mango systems are all different but are we talking full fledged OS updates or just kind of patches? I don't really know how else to put it Honestly I use to be a big Android fanboy, but I really love the iPhone. No real issues with it (no phone is perfect), and I easily jail broke mine to get some of the things I was missing from Android. Only small issue is the smaller screen but I now prefer a smaller phone (4 inch screen I think is the perfect size). I have shared in many of the issues other Android user have (and I'm still sharing those issues on my other lines). If the new iPhone turns out to have a 4 inch screen it will be heaven for me. Still that said the basic user cannot really go wrong with one of the top of line Android phones (Nexus, EVO LTE, SG3) or iPhone. We can can argue about issues with all of them, but in the end I really don't think you will regret your purchase. Still I am pissed about the EVO 3D.
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I swear, my local Sprint Shack is completely worthless. Not corporate, but with repair center designation. Just got my GNex in, second day of being active and the battery freaks the hell out when on 3G (but not while on the charger) and gets hot enough that you can feel it through the front of the screen. I go there and tell them I just got it in, activated it two days ago, and I have a bum battery. "Then take it back to where you got it." "It was shipped to me." "You have 14 days from when you got the phone to take it back." This isn't the first time this has happened at that location. Ergh.
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Matlock posted:I swear, my local Sprint Shack is completely worthless. Not corporate, but with repair center designation. Just got my GNex in, second day of being active and the battery freaks the hell out when on 3G (but not while on the charger) and gets hot enough that you can feel it through the front of the screen. If its within 14 days you have to go back through whom you got it from. This isn't a matterof them being dicks, it's a matter of your return policy allows you to exchange for a new phone. And since they didn't own the inventory being sold to you, they can't exchange it. Their only option is to order a refurbished phone.
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