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Wizard of Smart posted:My store has not received any microSIMs. Just as a point of information. Would the sim from my 4s work? Or is that basically for international use? I might go see if my store has any, but it's doubtful.
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Tedronai66 posted:Would the sim from my 4s work? Or is that basically for international use? Mine has not received any either. I doubt anyone has. It's not listed as a part we can order in the service system. Which sucks, because there are other phones that use it. The 4S SIM won't work. It's a MicroSIM, but it's not LTE compatible. There are basically 3 SIM cards we can get in the store, all for iPhones. For anything else, call the international department and expect to pay and wait.
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Duckman2008 posted:If you aren't upgrading until March everything is a moot point. Well I get a 27% discount right away, AND being on the original plan we've had for so long they started cutting us deals. My mom had a phone just mailed to her for free to test out. Sprint loves our family because as I said we have been with them since the late 80s when pagers were big. We've tested everything from the Push to Talk feature (when they merged with Nextel) to Sprint's first run at smart phones.
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I noticed when I attempted to start a new EPRP plan recently (using that Russ guy's email) that A) it's called something different, and B) they've changed the pricing structure and you can have 10 lines on one plan now. Is there any way to change my existing EPRP plan to this new structure, or do I have to start the new plan as a "new subscriber", and transfer liability of all the lines from the old to the new? e; We currently are at the max 5 lines, and want to add 3-4 more and maybe an airrave.
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TVs Ian posted:Mine has not received any either. I doubt anyone has. It's not listed as a part we can order in the service system. Which sucks, because there are other phones that use it. In that case I'd just activate one of my Tmo prepaid sims and test the network here. Sprint only has me until my contract is up in December.
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general chaos posted:I guess there's an exception to be made to the whole "no unlocked phones" rule now with the Nexus 5, right? Yes you are right I'll have to amend future statements, also why it's such a cluster to get activated/a SIM card.
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sirbeefalot posted:I noticed when I attempted to start a new EPRP plan recently (using that Russ guy's email) that A) it's called something different, and B) they've changed the pricing structure and you can have 10 lines on one plan now. Call the Sprint Employee/Referral Care line: (866) 264-1282. Save that # in your phone book if you have SERO/EPRP. They're great. A real live person answers on the first ring every time. They should be able to convert your Everything Plus to one of the new Unlimited, My Way plans and add more lines for you. Does it end up cheaper per line than Everything Plus 1600 as you approach 10 lines? I did the math for my 5 line plan, and my current EPRP was much cheaper. The new plans cost $20-40 per add on line plus $20 for data.
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goku chewbacca posted:Call the Sprint Employee/Referral Care line: (866) 264-1282. Save that # in your phone book if you have SERO/EPRP. They're great. A real live person answers on the first ring every time. Yeah, it ends up being closer when you get near 10 lines, compared to 2x 5 line plans (still a little more expensive the new way though). I can't sign up for another 5 line plan with the old setup anyway, so we'll probably just convert the existing plan over.
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Android 4.3 update is rolling out now for Sprint Galaxy S3. I guess you can wait like a scrub, or you can download this from XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538543 I am an impatient manchild so I downloaded it manually and it's updating right now. As it says in the XDA thread, whatever you do, don't try to go back to MD4 from MK3, you will end up with a brick. Also seems to be giving trouble with root if that's your thing.
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thelightguy posted:It installs a new bootloader that trips a warranty void flag if you root or flash any non-OTA update. Hold off on it until XDA finds a workaround. This is not a problem for my wife.
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OssiansFolly posted:But I don't want a repeat of this last time...its BS that I am stuck on 2.X with Android and the rest of the phones get updated regularly. I know its a combination of not receiving Android and Motorola updates regularly that led me to this crappy position I am in now. In your position, I think your apprehension makes perfect sense. Personally, I really like the Android ecosystem, complete with its quirks and manufacturer/carrier missteps. If your worry is getting stuck, I'd say that your best bet at this stage is probably the Nexus 5. The One is spectacular, but the Nexus will get the upgrade love consistently for 18 months. You at least know what you're getting into, and oh god is this phone terrific. Mine arrived last week and I'm floored at how much better it is than my Galaxy S3. Also, getting the Nexus 5 means you can take it to another carrier easily. The iPhone is a decent option, but Apple, and they also abandon older devices eventually. Windows phones haven't had enough time to show us their true colors, aside from the WP7 phones which were left for dead when WP8 shipped. We don't yet know what MS will do with WP8 phones going forward. Good luck!
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Looks like I'm going to go ahead and update to 4.3 on my note 2 then.
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ButtaKnife posted:. The support lifecycle for WP8 is at least 36 months. It was originally 18. I pointed out to someone on the team that most people sign a 2 year contract so 18 months is kind of an asinine number. I'd like to think I may have made them change their stance but I doubt I'm the only one who pointed it out.
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Wizard of Smart posted:Looks like I'm going to go ahead and update to 4.3 on my note 2 then. It seems they made some look and feel tweaks through it, nothing massive. I will say that the lock screen seems a little less responsive, and I'm not quite a fan of the new Samsung keyboard (if it gives you what it thinks you should autocorrect to, it's extremely pushy about making you use it unless you hit that new arrow button to ignore it).
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CharlesM posted:Microsoft actually released the 7.8 update after Windows Phone 8 came out, although it needs to be force installed if you want to use it on an HTC Arrive. The HTC Arrive unlocked with a 7.8 rom is hands down one of the most reliable devices I have ever used. Everything works and works well. However being that it is a Snapdragon single core 1Ghz, and being that 7.8 is the end of the line for WP7.X devices, it has gotten to be hard to keep up with most of the killer new apps that are WP8 only. Why WP8 was not able to be ported to WP7 devices is a little puzzling as the base hardware is essentially the same, but my guess is performance would be lackluster (since the lowest WP8 device is still a duel core 1Ghz with a much better GPU). You can sort of notice the performance loss going from the original WP7 to WP7.5 and 7.8 as the OS did more in the background, it brought a bit more demand to the CPU/GPU overall even though the experience was still smooth, it wasn't quite as snappy or quick loading as it was in the past. Still we know WP8 devices are all supported for a much longer reach so far and nothing about the new updates announced or otherwise should cause issues with first gen devices being 1.5Ghz Duel Cores, and the low end devices that seem to be one of the major niche markets for WP8, being 1Ghz duel cores with 256-512M ram.
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EdEddnEddy posted:The HTC Arrive unlocked with a 7.8 rom is hands down one of the most reliable devices I have ever used. Everything works and works well. However being that it is a Snapdragon single core 1Ghz, and being that 7.8 is the end of the line for WP7.X devices, it has gotten to be hard to keep up with most of the killer new apps that are WP8 only. Just for slight correction I believe there were 512 and 256 (Mango) WP7 devices with exactly the same screen res and there were until recently 4 WP8 devices. Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor 512 MB RAM for WVGA phones; 1 GB RAM WVGA / 720p / WXGA. Then they added 1080p and are now allowing the Snapdragon 800. Effectively windows phone was envisioned to be like the iPhone or a game console with extremely prescribed hardware. They have started to branch out with the new processor and 1080p but most developers are not going to prepared for it.
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I live in Texas. I'm getting very close to buying two Nexus 5's. I can either buy them from sprint with a two year contract at a "discounted price" or get it outright from the Play store for $350 each. I just want to know for sure that if I buy them unlocked from google that I can walk into a sprint store and get them working, and that I could at a later date take them to ATT and do the same. I would rather not be tied to sprint if their network turns out to be as bad as everyone says it is. Two years is a long time. I'm hesitant to buy the unlocked phone from any brick and mortor along with the service at the same time in case I want to cancel that service later. I suspect that they will give me grief and want me to return the phone along with the service, or claim that I'm "outside the 13 day window for returns". If that even makes sense. This chat I just had with an "agent" on sprint.com just further confuses me: Alex: Hi, I'm a live Sprint chat specialist. What questions can I answer? Just let me know if I can be of any help. You: can I buy an unlocked Nexus 5 in a sprint store and foregoe the 2 year contract? Alex: Thank you for your interest in Sprint. Alex: I would be happy to help you with Sprint phone details. Alex: I apologize. You'll need to purchase a device which would be compatible with Sprint network. Sprint devices use our all digital Sprint PCS. Unfortunately, devices from other carriers are not compatible and would not function on our network. You: Obviously if I bought it at Sprint then it would be compatible with the sprint network You: Does sprint sell the nexus 5 unlocked? Alex: I apologize. The Google Nexus 5 from Sprint can only be unlocked for international use. Alex: Within US it'll work with Sprint network only. You: Ok so if I understand you correctley: If I buy a Nexus 5 from Sprint it will come locked to the sprint network? Because I know I can buy it from Google unlocked for ATT SPrint or Tmobile. Alex: If you purchase it from Google, you'll need to purchase the device from them which is made specifically for Sprint network by them. Different providers have different network frequency. You: I know that. Does sprint sell the phone locked to their network? Alex: Yes, you're correct. This can be unlocked only for international use when you travel outside US to use it with the local service providers at foreign locations. You: Answer yes or no: When I buy the Nexus 5 from a Sprint store it will be locked by Sprint to the Sprint network and that network only for the life of the phone, in the US. Alex: Yes, you're correct. You: alrighty then. So... Does SPrint really take the Nexus 5 and lock it?
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My understanding is that your chat support person is an idiot - a Google Play N5 for Sprint, ATT, or T-Mobile are exactly the same. But I've been wrong before...
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You can definitely put an unlocked N5 from the play store on Sprint (getting a SIM might be hard, except from the international department), and you can definitely take a N5 you bought from Sprint and activate it on another carrier. However, any new service with Sprint requires you sign a 2 year contract, whether or not you buy a phone from them (it does not use up your device subsidy, but you must sign a contract).
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Wow I assumed that they would not require a 2 year contract for service only. Is Tmobile the only company offering no contract service? That kinda blows my plan for buying an unlocked phone. My whole reason was that I could change carriers when I did not like their service. Looks like I'll be buying the phone through the Sprint store with a contract and trying it out for a week. If I have any problems at all though I'm returning it. Have the Nexus 5's been in stock in local stores lately?
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Citycop posted:Wow I assumed that they would not require a 2 year contract for service only. Is Tmobile the only company offering no contract service? That kinda blows my plan for buying an unlocked phone. My whole reason was that I could change carriers when I did not like their service. Maybe the corporate stores, I know the chain of dealers I work for isn't bothering to stock the Nexus or the Galaxy Mega. Nexuses (Nexii?) are traditionally awful sellers for us, and the Mega seems like it would sell even less than the Note 3. And if your credit is good, you can get on One Up at a store. No contract, and it you cancel you just wind up paying the same as if you were buying the phone outright.
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TVs Ian posted:Maybe the corporate stores, I know the chain of dealers I work for isn't bothering to stock the Nexus or the Galaxy Mega. Nexuses (Nexii?) are traditionally awful sellers for us, and the Mega seems like it would sell even less than the Note 3. What is the advantage of One Up over just buying a phone with a contract? I don't get it.
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Citycop posted:What is the advantage of One Up over just buying a phone with a contract? I don't get it. Contract: Phone is $200 up front, $50 mail-in rebate. Minimum plan is $80/month. If you cancel within the first 6 months, you owe $350, making your $350 phone cost $500. $550 if you cancel it before they process the rebate - you don't get it if you cancel in the first month or so. One Up: Only pay the sales tax on $450 up front, probably around $35-$40. Monthly plan is now $83.75. That's the $80 plan, plus the installment, minus the $15 discount they give you for making One Up payments. If you cancel during month one, you'd pay the full retail price of the phone but no termination fee. So, $450 + tax is your final cost. If you hold onto it for 6 months, you'd only have to pay for 3/4 of the retail cost. Your final cost on the phone, counting the 6 months of payments you made, is now $360 + the tax. The difference basically gets bigger every month due to that $15 discount. If Sprint actually works for you, and you keep the phone for a full 2 years, you've only paid $90 in installment payments plus the tax, making it cheaper than buying it with a contract. Plus, you have the option of trading it in after 1 year, finishing the payment agreement, and getting a new One Up. And therefore only paying $45 in the installments. Only catch is the phone has to be in good shape (working, no cracks) so you'd probably want insurance or at least a good case. In a nutshell (for anyone else confused about One Up), if the subsidy on the phone is less than $360, and you don't have a grandfathered cheap plan, One Up is cheaper. If you like replacing your phone every year, One Up is cheaper. If the phone has a high subsidy (iPhone), you keep your phone until you're eligible for upgrade, or it would be expensive to swap to the new unlimited plans (more than 2 lines on the account, a big employer discount, or SERO/EPRP) then do a normal upgrade. Oh yeah, one last thing. They're running a $100 port-in offer at the moment, for another couple days. If you do a contract, you get it off the phone directly. A phone that retails for less than $100 after rebate won't get the full discount. If you do One Up, they'll mail you an American Express gift card for $100 after a couple months. So it nets the same either way. TVs Ian fucked around with this message at 08:42 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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I don't know why that's so confusing for me. Perhaps I'm just tired. If you sign up for One UP do you still have to sign a separate 2 year contract?TVs Ian posted:Maybe the corporate stores, I know the chain of dealers I work for isn't bothering to stock the Nexus or the Galaxy Mega. Nexuses (Nexii?) are traditionally awful sellers for us, and the Mega seems like it would sell even less than the Note 3. I don't understand why the Nexus would be a bad seller. It's a low priced phone that has the best technology?
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RBX posted:Most of the people that buy phones don't care what has the best technology. To them the Nexus is a plain black phone that does nothing special. I think this is a bigger problem on the Android side. Apple tried to get people to buy the cheaper 5c, and it is getting trounced by the superior 5s. At the same time I see people buying underpowered Android phones (instead of the top tier ones), because they can get them for nothing with a new contract. In fairness you still have people buying the 4s too, but most of them are new to Apple. That said Samsung has done a nice job making the Galaxy a household name, while most people couldn't name another Android phone (maybe HTC, but they couldn't name one of their models). So the fault isn't 100% on the consumer. Google just seems like it has no interest in marketing the Nexus properly. nate fisher fucked around with this message at 14:13 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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nate fisher posted:I think this is a bigger problem on the Android side. Apple tried to get people to buy the cheaper 5c, and it is getting trounced by the superior 5s. At the same time I see people buying underpowered Android phones (instead of the top tier ones), because they can get them for nothing with a new contract. In fairness you still have people buying the 4s too, but most of them are new to Apple. From my time in wireless. Android is an unknown simply because Android = Poor people and nerds for the longest time. I know I know unfair but its simply true. Most people rather spend 200 bucks on the latest iPhone that does all the cool poo poo they know it'll do than troubleshoot a loving android device. Now that androids to a point i could recommend it to my mother, shes already an apple user. Day late, Dollar short.
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Citycop posted:I don't know why that's so confusing for me. Perhaps I'm just tired. If you sign up for One UP do you still have to sign a separate 2 year contract? No, there is no contract on One Up. Just a payment agreement that says if you cancel you pay the balance. If you cancel early, its more expensive than a traditional termination fee, but the grand total for phone + fee is often cheaper. Plus it ramps down a lot faster than a regular fee. And the nexus phones are priced pretty much the same as the other phones when subsidized. Like, the Galaxy Nexus was pretty much the same price as the Evo LTE and only a hair cheaper than the Galaxy S3. Google doesn't advertise them (people always want "that phone I saw on TV"), there's nothing special in the software (like Samsung's motion controls for example), and the cameras have been pretty mediocre until this generation. So, no real advantage unless you like having the latest Android. And a lot of our customers HATE major phone OS upgrades. When the Nexus S went from GB to ICS, every other customer with one wanted to go back. Lots of iOS7 complaints these days.
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EbolaIvory posted:From my time in wireless. Android is an unknown simply because Android = Poor people and nerds for the longest time. I know I know unfair but its simply true. Most people rather spend 200 bucks on the latest iPhone that does all the cool poo poo they know it'll do than troubleshoot a loving android device. Now that androids to a point i could recommend it to my mother, shes already an apple user. Day late, Dollar short. Apple = Visual Masturbation The product and its display look pretty, but I like to have control over what I can do with and on my devices.
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OssiansFolly posted:Apple = Visual Masturbation I used to be that way, but then the list of things I wanted to do to my phone vs the list of thing I couldn't do narrowed greatly over time. gently caress, I spent hundreds of hours loving with my Mogul...I don't think I'll ever do that again.
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OssiansFolly posted:Apple = Visual Masturbation I use to feel that way, but the Apple eco-system, camera (for example see how bad the Nexus 5 camera is), and the fact I just got over spending so much time fine tuning my Android phone I am glad I took the visual masturbation route. Trust me I use to enjoy flashing ROMs and playing, but now it is just nice to have something that just works the way I want it to without any effort. LorneReams posted:I used to be that way, but then the list of things I wanted to do to my phone vs the list of thing I couldn't do narrowed greatly over time. gently caress, I spent hundreds of hours loving with my Mogul...I don't think I'll ever do that again. I had the Mogul too. What an ugly rear end phone lol. My downfall was the EVO 4G. I spent hundreds of hours flashing this and that, restoring, wiping, etc. When I went to the 4s (I now I have an 5s) it was like a breathe of fresh air. Not for everyone I guess, but that is why we have choice. nate fisher fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Nov 27, 2013 |
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nate fisher posted:I use to feel that way, but the Apple eco-system, camera (for example see how bad the Nexus 5 camera is), and the fact I just got over spending so much time fine tuning my Android phone I am glad I took the visual masturbation route. Trust me I use to enjoy flashing ROMs and playing, but now it is just nice to have something that just works the way I want it to without any effort. This is where I've been heading quickly as well. I'm currently on an S3 and it's the first Android phone that I haven't rooted because I just don't feel like dealing with any of that. I just wanna use my drat phone as intended. Android seems to not like letting you do that sometimes.
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Are there any ways to get out of contract without the ETF? Me and my family has been getting terrible service in San Diego. It seems like it has been more of a problem in the past month or so, and its just getting to the point where its unusable. 3/4 of my family will be out of contract by early 2014, but my dad just signed a contract about a month and a half ago (optimistic that LTE may help). I thought I read somewhere of a person just giving their phone back in lieu of an ETF. Is that something that is typical or did someone just manage to sweet-talk their way into that?
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Well I took the time to build a shoping cart on Sprint.com with 2 LG S2's and got all the way to checkout just to get a message that says "Were sorry we cannot process your transaction at this time, please visit a store." gently caress that. I'm not going to a cell phone store on Thanksgiving.
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Citycop posted:Well I took the time to build a shoping cart on Sprint.com with 2 LG S2's and got all the way to checkout just to get a message that says "Were sorry we cannot process your transaction at this time, please visit a store." Well, they're closed on thanksgiving anyway. I'm like 99% sure they sent us an email saying Sprint's systems would be down Wednesday night and part of Thursday so they could do maintenance when nobody was using them. Alternatively, the credit check could have come out funny (needing a deposit, needing manual review, or having an old Sprint or Nextel account) and you'll have to go to a store anyway.
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