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I said come in! posted:Moto X, maybe adding a Nexus 5 to my account. Italy, Greece, Croatia, Spain, and Turkey. It's a pretty long trip this summer. Buy a Nexus 5 off google play. Get a SIM for Nexus 5 and use it on Sprint, then sell your Moto X. Your Nexus 5 will work everywhere with no effort. The Moto X will take effort.
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The 12/31 mega LTE launch didn't pan out. Granted, with the weather things could be slow, but nothing seems to have changed. Does anyone know if the equipment supplies are moving , or if there is now a new delay ?
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Jan 9, 2014 02:20
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I'll be taking my new Note 3 to the UK in March. I plan on keeping it in airplane mode and abusing all the wifi I can find.
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Jan 9, 2014 03:31
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I'm in a sprint spark area and did a speed test with an HTC One Max on spark, got a grand total of 7mbps down. The second test got 2.2 down. The Now Network.
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Jan 9, 2014 04:30
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Partycat posted:The 12/31 mega LTE launch didn't pan out. Granted, with the weather things could be slow, but nothing seems to have changed. Does anyone know if the equipment supplies are moving , or if there is now a new delay ? Current status: Status: Partial LTE Launch/Full Builds Continuing NV Sites Accepted = 55% LTE Sites Accepted = 20% Anticipated LTE Launch = Spring 2014 (Jamestown/Dunkirk launched 12/2013) Original Scheduled Completion = Q2 2014 Current Production Rate Completion = June 2014
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Jan 9, 2014 04:40
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After flirting with the Moto X, I've decided I'm gonna pull the trigger tonight on a Google play Nexus 5. Now the only decision is 32gb vs 16 GB. Leaning 32, but I'm wondering if there are any performance/battery issues with one vs the other. I've looked through the last few pages and didn't see any discussion - apologies if it's been addressed. EDIT: This was a stupid question. Nevermind. Why on earth would I get 16gb? xjerryx fucked around with this message at 07:07 on Jan 9, 2014 |
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Jan 9, 2014 06:40
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Cause it's a cheaper!! I'm doing good with mine, but then I don't put music on my phone.
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Jan 9, 2014 09:47
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bobula posted:Cause it's a cheaper!! I'm doing good with mine, but then I don't put music on my phone. But WHAT IF, MAN. WHAT IF YOU GET STUCK IN AN AIRPORT FOR SEVENTEEN HOURS AND FOR SOME REASON CAN'T CONNECT TO ANY WI-FI
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Jan 9, 2014 13:01
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The Entire Universe posted:But WHAT IF, MAN.
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Jan 9, 2014 15:16
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td4guy posted:Or what if Sprint 3G can only provide you with 100kbps so you can't really stream music?  Just saying. It alleviates the need to pay extra every time you get a new phone.
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Jan 9, 2014 16:14
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Doesn't work too well if you want to use Google Play All Access. Everyone wonders why some people like more storage, internal or SD. Then they see Sprint speeds.
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Jan 9, 2014 16:30
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Allaniis posted:Doesn't work too well if you want to use Google Play All Access. I use all access and just have 30gb+ cached on my sd card. Now I see the new version of play music finally allows you to officially cache to the sd; guessing this will mean blowing away the symlink I had setup to force this before, and redownloading everything.
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Jan 9, 2014 16:52
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Biodome posted:I'm in a sprint spark area and did a speed test with an HTC One Max on spark, got a grand total of 7mbps down. The second test got 2.2 down. The Now Network. I'm in a non Sprint Spark area and get 19-25mbps down and 7-10mbps up on my Nexus 5. Anecdotal I know, some areas in town I struggle to get 10 up and 2 down.
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Jan 9, 2014 16:52
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T-Mobile will pay early termination fees for AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers.quote:"Sprint is a pile of spectrum waiting to be turned into a capability. Right now, their network is completely horrible."
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Jan 9, 2014 16:56
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Allaniis posted:Doesn't work too well if you want to use Google Play All Access. Then you have to let the app connect to Google due to the DRM, right?
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The Entire Universe posted:Then you have to let the app connect to Google due to the DRM, right? I think it can go a certain amount of time without having to connect. I meant to try this on a 7 day cruise without internet, but forgot. Allaniis posted:Doesn't work too well if you want to use Google Play All Access. Seriously... when I hit 3G (not roaming) I'll get about 10 seconds of audio for every minute of buffering.
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I'm about to travel and I had sprint unlock my HTC One. Curious if anyone else has gone through this process? The instructions they sent over are asking for a 3rd party GSM sim card before I can download the UICC unlock update over wifi, but I won't have a foreign sim until I'm abroad..
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Jan 9, 2014 23:37
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zer0spunk posted:I'm about to travel and I had sprint unlock my HTC One. Curious if anyone else has gone through this process? The instructions they sent over are asking for a 3rd party GSM sim card before I can download the UICC unlock update over wifi, but I won't have a foreign sim until I'm abroad.. You could roll down to Best Buy/Target/Walmart and grab a T-Mobile SIM for 
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Jan 9, 2014 23:49
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SeaborneClink posted:You could roll down to Best Buy/Target/Walmart and grab a T-Mobile SIM for Or Amazon for $8 if you're too lazy to leave your house.
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Jan 10, 2014 00:14
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Wilford Cutlery posted:T-Mobile will pay early termination fees for AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers. I read this earlier today. It is tempting, but how is T-mobile's network?
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Jan 10, 2014 00:20
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SeaborneClink posted:You could roll down to Best Buy/Target/Walmart and grab a T-Mobile SIM for nah, its locked to domestic GSM networks, so that wouldn't do anything. there's no time to order a SIM from the country I'm headed to since I'm leaving tomorrow. I guess I'll find out the hard way? Washoping someone else has done the international unlock process
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Jan 10, 2014 00:37
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Cacafuego posted:I read this earlier today. It is tempting, but how is T-mobile's network? Wondering this as well. Sprint data for me is sketchy (either it's awesome or non-existent) but voice service is very solid, even in a few very rural areas where I roam on Verizon. I work for a utility and spend lots of time in rural areas, so it is important for me to keep that.
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Jan 10, 2014 01:40
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angryrobots posted:I work for a utility and spend lots of time in rural areas, so it is important for me to keep that. T-mobile is very good in most metros now but still mediocre in the boonies. If your #1 priority is connectivity no matter where you are, VZW (or a network that roams VZW) is still your best option. I now get 2G/voice on T-mo in many more places than I did before (where there was no coverage), but there are huge swaths of no coverage in rural areas, even with roaming on regional GSM carriers. http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx/
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Jan 10, 2014 02:30
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Wilford Cutlery posted:T-Mobile will pay early termination fees for AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers. Pot meet Kettle? Sure, T-Mobile is faster but every single map I've seen shows T-Mobile having the tiniest coverage by a longshot. I can see a whole lot of people doing this, realizing they don't have service in dick-all places except more populated areas and cancelling. I'd love to make the switch to a cheaper/faster plan, but is it really worth it?
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Jan 10, 2014 06:28
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Pot meet Kettle? Sure, T-Mobile is faster but every single map I've seen shows T-Mobile having the tiniest coverage by a longshot. I can see a whole lot of people doing this, realizing they don't have service in dick-all places except more populated areas and cancelling. I'd love to make the switch to a cheaper/faster plan, but is it really worth it? [/quote] Tmobile has a better data network than sprint does, although certainly it can vary location to location. In terms of coverage vs non coverage areas, ATT and Verizon will be the winners there. Sprint and TMo are probably still two years out at least on really expanding coverage vs improving coverage where there already is service.
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Jan 10, 2014 13:27
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Now if it was Verizon paying my early termination fees, I would be all over this.
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Jan 10, 2014 13:57
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Anyone with a SERO account tried ordering a Moto X through Moto Maker? I designed a phone and tried to buy it but when I enter my phone number it says business and corporate accounts cannot be serviced through the site. It doesn't offer a phone number to call or anything and it also says activations powered by Best Buy on the site. Am I out of luck and have to order a boring stock colored Moto X through Sprint? e: It also looks as though Sprint doesn't offer the 32 gb version either. Lame.
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Jan 10, 2014 19:37
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Oh good, our local corporate store is now only selling Framily/Easy Pay. We had a customer go down there because we were out of stock on a phone, and they refused to do a 2 year contract. It'll be fun getting their angry customers and also explaining to our boss why we're not selling as many Easy Pay lines.
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Jan 10, 2014 19:47
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But at least Sprint roams on to Verizon. T-Mo just leaves you dead in the water.
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bobula posted:Anyone with a SERO account tried ordering a Moto X through Moto Maker? I designed a phone and tried to buy it but when I enter my phone number it says business and corporate accounts cannot be serviced through the site. It doesn't offer a phone number to call or anything and it also says activations powered by Best Buy on the site. Am I out of luck and have to order a boring stock colored Moto X through Sprint? Nobody with SERO has ever been able to order through anything but the Sprint website or corporate stores. Sorry. There is always the option of buying the phone outright and then activating it without signing a new contract, but I bet that's expensive.
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Jan 10, 2014 21:23
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bobula posted:Anyone with a SERO account tried ordering a Moto X through Moto Maker? I designed a phone and tried to buy it but when I enter my phone number it says business and corporate accounts cannot be serviced through the site. It doesn't offer a phone number to call or anything and it also says activations powered by Best Buy on the site. Am I out of luck and have to order a boring stock colored Moto X through Sprint? Use your upgrade to buy an iPhone 5S and sell it factory sealed. Use profit to buy a customized Moto X for $399. You'll probably break even after taxes ($0 out of pocket), instead of paying $50/100 for the Moto X.
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Duckman2008 posted:Tmobile has a better data network than sprint does, although certainly it can vary location to location. In terms of coverage vs non coverage areas, ATT and Verizon will be the winners there. Sprint and TMo are probably still two years out at least on really expanding coverage vs improving coverage where there already is service. Better? Probably. Larger? Definitely not. Besides, isn't a big reason why T-Mobile is less congested is because everyone is using Wifi calling and therefore not actually using the network they paid for? Getting tons of people to jump ship to T-Mobile may just see speeds drop for everyone, just like what happened to Sprint when they got the iPhone. Edit: plus roaming on VZ is pretty sweet.
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Here's an interesting article by Masayoshi Son (Sprint's new owner) where he talks about yelling at Sprint executives, and how they've gotten used to being a loser. http://asia.nikkei.com/print/article/11793 He also talks about causing a third of the Vodaphone Japan executives to leave after he took over that company. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come for Sprint.
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If anyone wants to join my Framily - my code is B00005933DO. email me @ b g i g l i o @ g m a i l . c o m for the other info.
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bobula posted:Anyone with a SERO account tried ordering a Moto X through Moto Maker? I designed a phone and tried to buy it but when I enter my phone number it says business and corporate accounts cannot be serviced through the site. It doesn't offer a phone number to call or anything and it also says activations powered by Best Buy on the site. Am I out of luck and have to order a boring stock colored Moto X through Sprint?
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thelightguy posted:But at least Sprint roams on to Verizon. T-Mo just leaves you dead in the water. While Sprint has their issues their ability to roam on Verizon is why I picked them over the other cheap carriers. Well that and unlimited data. 
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Jan 11, 2014 01:59
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e.pie posted:While Sprint has their issues their ability to roam on Verizon is why I picked them over the other cheap carriers.
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Wait, aside from PRL fuckery you can force your phone to roam? My phone would prefer to remain completely useless, so long as it can sense the faintest whiff of a Sprint signal.
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Raised by Hamsters posted:Wait, aside from PRL fuckery you can force your phone to roam? My phone would prefer to remain completely useless, so long as it can sense the faintest whiff of a Sprint signal. If you're rooted, most versions of android will let you switch to Roam only mode. I know CM does.
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td4guy posted:Someone in the Verizon thread had an interesting solution to process an alternate upgrade on the Moto Maker website. Perhaps Sprint can do the same PIN thingy for your upgrade? Call the SERO number and ask. Apparently Sprint doesn't offer this option (yet, they claim) but you can possibly find someone in CS to change your account to consumer type, you order the phone, then they change it back. Screw it, I don't care about the Moto X that much. I'll just get another Nexus 5 for my sister.
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