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ZeroAX posted:Is the Galaxy Nexus still a good phone? I have a Nexus S and I'm starting to hate how slow the phone is (especially in Google now) and how bad multitasking is. Is multitasking any better? Many times if I'm using the an app and get a text/call and them go back to the app it will have to reload. This wouldn't be such a big deal if Sprint service didn't suck and take 5 minutes to reload. That's not due to Sprint's service, that's because the phone's 512MB of RAM is pushing things out to make room for other things, like that phone call. As for the GNex vs Nexus S, my boyfriend did that upgrade on Sprint just a few weeks ago and he seems to like it a lot.
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brc64 posted:Pretty much this. Especially since they jacked up the monthly fee. $50 to replace the phone without TEP is still a better value than paying for it every month... Are you saying that if I break/lose my phone I can get a new one for $50 without TEP?
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Considering you have to pay a $100 deductible on a broken/lost phone, on top of your monthly fee, it isn't worth it at all. You aren't guaranteed a replacement phone of equal quality (look at the Evo3d posts - they're getting replacement phones that are far worse), plus the replacement phones often have their own set of problems, and with how fast Android phones depreciate, it makes sense to just save that monthly fee and replace with a used phone off Craigslist.
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I didn't realize TEP had a $100 deductible like that. Bad detail reading in my part, usually I don't gently caress up like that. Cancelling tep now!
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ThermoPhysical posted:That's not due to Sprint's service, that's because the phone's 512MB of RAM is pushing things out to make room for other things, like that phone call. I know it's not Sprints fault it has to reload but Sprints data speeds make it even worse.
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ZeroAX posted:I know it's not Sprints fault it has to reload but Sprints data speeds make it even worse. Yeah, that's definitely true, it adds to the load times. I'd get the Galaxy Nexus, it should still be good for a while.
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Totally TWISTED posted:I didn't realize TEP had a $100 deductible like that. Bad detail reading in my part, usually I don't gently caress up like that. Cancelling tep now! Lets clarify just so people know: TEP: $11 a month for a real smartphone (still $8 for WiMAX phones), $100 deductible on WiMAX smartphones, $150 deductible on current more expensive phones. They are offering. iPhone insurance, but I don't have to details on me. Policies: you get support from two sections with TEP: Sprint repair centers and Asurion. With TEP sprint covers all defects and minor repairs (last I checked up to two cracks, though some stores are more anal about it) with no deductible, they just order you a replacement. Once it is deemed beyond repair (shattered screen, lost, etc) then you pay a deductible. If you do not have TEP you can still utilize Sprint repair centers for a $50 fee. Any exchanges here are covered for 30 days, and if its outside of 30 days they have to charge you again. Should everyone have TEP? Probably not. But i would still say its worth considering, out of the major carriers it is easily the best policy and you get pretty good tech support. Anyway, just wanted to clarify. If I'm off on a number somewhere someone please let me know.
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td4guy posted:Got the idea from here. Well it's true that if you purchased the phone privately you technically can't add insurance but if you activate online you can choose to add it anyways. That being said they still should have fixed his phone if the system said it was under a year old.
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So, is the sprint iphone5 as bad as everyone says it is on sprint.com, sprintusers.com, and everywhere else?
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Got my Note 2 yesterday. I upgraded from the Epic and holy poo poo do I love it. Just one question though. On my epic I could turn the 4G off but on this phone I dont see that option can anyone tell me where that is? Also when is Android 4.2.1 coming to it? SalTheBard fucked around with this message at 17:10 on Feb 3, 2013 |
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Wonderllama posted:So, is the sprint iphone5 as bad as everyone says it is on sprint.com, sprintusers.com, and everywhere else? Haven't had an issue with mine, though I have access to LTE, which I think makes all the difference. Getting off my old 3g phone and on to a 4g phone made it seem like I was on a whole new network.
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Duckman2008 posted:Lets clarify just so people know: When I got the screen for my EVO 3D replaced the Sprint store quoted me $11/month for TEP.
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Jedi425 posted:Haven't had an issue with mine, though I have access to LTE, which I think makes all the difference. Getting off my old 3g phone and on to a 4g phone made it seem like I was on a whole new network. Yeah aside from the lack of LTE while Sprint rolls out Network Vision, the Sprint version is no different than any other model.
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SalTheBard posted:Got my Note 2 yesterday. I upgraded from the Epic and holy poo poo do I love it. Just one question though. On my epic I could turn the 4G off but on this phone I dont see that option can anyone tell me where that is? If it's like the Galaxy S3, which I would assume it is, you can shut off data by pulling down on the top of the screen, scroll til you see the option (that's where the vibrate, wifi, etc options are)
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SalTheBard posted:Got my Note 2 yesterday. I upgraded from the Epic and holy poo poo do I love it. Just one question though. On my epic I could turn the 4G off but on this phone I dont see that option can anyone tell me where that is? You can turn off LTE by going to settings -> Wireless and Network -> More settings -> Mobile networks-> "Network mode" and switch that to CDMA. However unlike the EPIC I don't think the note 2 has a separate, battery draining radio so leaving it on or off probably won't make much of a difference. As far as 4.2.1 who knows. Samsung is probably going to be more focused on their S4 so don't hope for a timely update.
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Wonderllama posted:So, is the sprint iphone5 as bad as everyone says it is on sprint.com, sprintusers.com, and everywhere else? I can't comment on the 5 itself, but I have the 4S... It's a great phone on a terrible network. Sprint has done NOTHING Network Vision related (as far as I can tell) in Ohio, so anywhere I go on a regular basis = terrible data speeds. The battery life/camera are worlds better than any android phone I had before I got the 4S last year, and I love the phone on WiFi. So, I think the problem is more "Sprint related" than anything.
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I just ported my wife's phone to Straight Talk, so I'm left with mine on the account. I'm not bothering to port, just using Google Voice, how do I cancel the line?
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You mean you aren't porting your Sprint number to Google Voice, just using your GV number? You can call the normal Sprint support number (800-927-2199) and tell them you want to cancel. They will transfer you to retentions, who will promise to cut your grass or whatever.
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Q_res posted:When I got the screen for my EVO 3D replaced the Sprint store quoted me $11/month for TEP. poo poo you are right. They are all $11 of month. The only difference is the deductible.
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Wonderllama posted:So, is the sprint iphone5 as bad as everyone says it is on sprint.com, sprintusers.com, and everywhere else? What do you mean? It's a great phone and (in my opinion) better than any Android phone out there. If you live in an LTE area the data speeds are great. Otherwise 3G is just as poo poo slow as it is with any other phone on Sprint. Good news is LTE should be significantly expanded this year. Target completion is still early 2014, but major metro areas will start getting finished this year, meaning tons of crews and equipment flooding into smaller cities and rural areas so they will blow by a poo poo-ton faster. Think about the number of crews required to fully update NYC, now apply those people to the entire state of Ohio.
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Teflon Bob posted:You mean you aren't porting your Sprint number to Google Voice, just using your GV number? You can call the normal Sprint support number (800-927-2199) and tell them you want to cancel. They will transfer you to retentions, who will promise to cut your grass or whatever. I know who I'm calling this summer to deal with my 150 acres of grass.
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Ender.uNF posted:Think about the number of crews required to fully update NYC, now apply those people to the entire state of Ohio. ...but I don't want to wait that long. 
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Ozmodiar posted:...but I don't want to wait that long. But you've waited so much longer already? I know sunk cost fallacy and all, but still...
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I figure it like this, by the time Ohio gets decent (read: ANY) LTE coverage, my s3 will be at least 14 months old. Outdated tech. Of course, I'll want to upgrade, but all the cool new phones won't support 4g lte. Only 5G lte. so I'll get a new phone, Ohio won't get the 5g lte service for another 2 years, and I'll once again have a great phone stuck on lovely 3g speeds. I'm lovin ya sprint, I really am.
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Sounds like the real problem is living in Ohio. I kid, I kid. Is Verizons LTE service in Ohio that much better? What about other carriers?
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Verizon's LTE in Cincinnati/Columbus/Dayton (where I spend 99% of my time) is pretty spectacular, actually. On the "plus" side, the fact that my bonus sucked rear end last quarter, and paying for a wedding is more important, I'll be holding off on paying my ETF and moving to Verizon. Maybe Sprint will get their poo poo together in the meantime and I'll just stick with Sprint.
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beamrider posted:I figure it like this, by the time Ohio gets decent (read: ANY) LTE coverage, my s3 will be at least 14 months old. Outdated tech. Of course, I'll want to upgrade, but all the cool new phones won't support 4g lte. Only 5G lte. so I'll get a new phone, Ohio won't get the 5g lte service for another 2 years, and I'll once again have a great phone stuck on lovely 3g speeds. LTE-A is backwards compatible. But I understand, and respect the point you're trying to make.
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Krime posted:My 32GB Sandisk bought the farm a week ago on my Note 2. I think I had the same card, was a 32gb Sandisk anyway, but yeah, the reviews for it on various sites now have a decent chunk of them failing after a few months, there was probably a bad run of them last Fall. Or these phones eat cards and that's super lovely if true...guess we'll find out in a few months.
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Well I was planning to buy a used GN to replace my Nexus S, but ended up getting a used GS3 I found for $270. Hopefully this will last me till something new comes out to use my upgrade on.
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Brightman posted:I think I had the same card, was a 32gb Sandisk anyway, but yeah, the reviews for it on various sites now have a decent chunk of them failing after a few months, there was probably a bad run of them last Fall. Or these phones eat cards and that's super lovely if true...guess we'll find out in a few months. As a user of one of those cards (well, the 64gb one), yipes.
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I have the Nexus S 4G, so to reply to the earlier poster, this phone feels like it really should have been left on 2.3, 4.0 was a bit much, and everything beyond that I've thrown on it has resulted in the thing eventually either slowing down like a tired mule, or randomly closing the application I'm using for whatever reason. I blew it away and re-installed, and it's better at the moment without all the apps on it, but, it sucks having to treat the thing like a windows 95 computer that can be destabilized. Granted, more ram, more CPU, more storage, means you can throw more poo poo on the phone. But if even the newer phones handle themselves as poorly, they too will eventually fall victim to bloat, especially at my hands. While I miss my iDEN devices, Android doesn't do it for me. I'm a tech person but my frustration with these things as a pocket utility never seems to end. I've been sitting on an upgrade, so we'll see where BB10 or WinPho end up, there's really no harm in looking at the other ecosystems to see if the device will at least remain usable for utility purposes, and maintain itself over some length of time without cracking apart like an egg over the long term.
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Partycat posted:I have the Nexus S 4G, so to reply to the earlier poster, this phone feels like it really should have been left on 2.3, 4.0 was a bit much, and everything beyond that I've thrown on it has resulted in the thing eventually either slowing down like a tired mule, or randomly closing the application I'm using for whatever reason. I blew it away and re-installed, and it's better at the moment without all the apps on it, but, it sucks having to treat the thing like a windows 95 computer that can be destabilized. Granted, more ram, more CPU, more storage, means you can throw more poo poo on the phone. But if even the newer phones handle themselves as poorly, they too will eventually fall victim to bloat, especially at my hands. Newer Android phones don't run nearly as bad as the Nexus S. This is because they're equipped with better processors, more RAM, better ways to manage storage (no more partitioned storage), and some have the capacity for large SD cards. It sounds like you need to upgrade to an SGS III or at least the Galaxy Nexus.
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LTE is going to be "the thing" world-wide for at least 10 years, probably 20. It has plenty of room for updates that will all be backwards-compatible. The standard even anticipates micro and femto cells like the Airave (the LTE version of that device shouldn't have near the issues the 3G version has).
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WoG posted:As a user of one of those cards (well, the 64gb one), yipes. Yeah, tell me about it. I've had a few " oh poo poo" moments already (random unmounts, " this card is borked" messages, etc), but a restart has fixed it each time. I guess I'll just back it up as often as I remember, maybe turn on dropbox sync for photos. 
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Ender.uNF posted:What do you mean? It's a great phone and (in my opinion) better than any Android phone out there. Still betting against Omaha being lit before the inevitable "like the ending of The Perfect Storm" bankruptcy from their staggering install costs once they get cut off by Softbank.
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Partycat posted:While I miss my iDEN devices, If you definitely mean Nextel, this goes under the "poo poo I never thought I would hear" category. Random note: I finally leave selling sprint to work for ATT, and the 2nd month there they are now doing a big Push to Talk initiative. I can't goddamn escape it.
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So I had to use insurance to replace my Note 2 that cracked after a fall. So this was a few weeks ago, I put the phone in the envelope they provided and mailed it back. I just got a call saying they haven't received it yet and reminding me to mail it in. Do I need to be worried about getting charged? Do I just tell them I mailed it and that's that? I can't afford getting an extra 300-500 charge.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Newer Android phones don't run nearly as bad as the Nexus S. This is because they're equipped with better processors, more RAM, better ways to manage storage (no more partitioned storage), and some have the capacity for large SD cards. I wandered through Manhattan/Queens this weekend and hit patches of LTE. Some places I'm hitting 6MB/s and other places I'm getting 0.25 MB/s. Lots of eHRPD, which is a good sign. I think my decision to stick with SERO and ride it out with Sprint was a good one.
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thenakedflip posted:So I had to use insurance to replace my Note 2 that cracked after a fall. So this was a few weeks ago, I put the phone in the envelope they provided and mailed it back. I just got a call saying they haven't received it yet and reminding me to mail it in. Do I need to be worried about getting charged? Do I just tell them I mailed it and that's that? I can't afford getting an extra 300-500 charge. td4guy fucked around with this message at 08:35 on Feb 5, 2013 |
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