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Rent posted:Google is absolutely loving retarded if they think people really want "FREEDOM OF CHOICE" and will pay $530 for an unlocked phone. Which is why the Nexus S was also available with a $199 subsidy price for a two-year T-Mobile contract through Best Buy Mobile since day one. Rent posted:We sold a whopping zero Nexus S at my location because of this.
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gotly posted:
Doh yea it's at Best Buy's online site. Left out a crucial detail.
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May 8, 2011 21:32
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TLG James posted:Anyone know if the 150 dollar Nexus S is for new customers only? Or can it be for people who are off contract with sprint. Just try running it through and see. Normally its new only. Not sure if you get the sprint port in credit if you go through best buy.
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May 8, 2011 21:37
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Is the hotspot stuff still enabled on the Nexus S? I've read it both ways.
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May 8, 2011 21:51
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TLG James posted:Doh yea it's at Best Buy's online site. Left out a crucial detail. So I assume you can't do it in-store? What about applying a corporate discount? I'm getting $36 x 2 activation fees which kind of undermine the discount  No chance of getting a Sprint store to price match, right?
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ExcessBLarg! posted:If your store associates were unaware of the subsidy pricing, then yeah, I can see why you sold none. It sounded like they weren't a T-Mobile retailer (or whatever), so they could sell the phone but couldn't sign anyone up for T-Mobile plans, so they didn't sell any.
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May 8, 2011 22:27
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gotly posted:So I assume you can't do it in-store? What about applying a corporate discount? I'm getting $36 x 2 activation fees which kind of undermine the discount I only saw the $199 signs in the BB store today. I tried to see if they'd let me upgrade and get one for that price but I'm not eligible until August. Going to have to call Sprint and see if they'll move it up for me.
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TLG James posted:Is the hotspot stuff still enabled on the Nexus S? I've read it both ways. I actually was fiddling around with it today and it seemed like it was working without the $29.99 option on the account.  In other news, I ordered the Nexus S today because I've fallen in love with it. First time I've actually paid for a phone in about 3 years.
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May 9, 2011 01:55
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Where was the $150 Nexus S? I just added my Father-in-law on my family plan and he got a $199 Nexus S for the new line, plus the $125 porting credit. BestBuy had the Nexus for $199 individual or $249 on a family plan, no port credit. Also, the salesperson at the [corporate] Sprint store added TEP to the new line without saying that it costs extra money, and didn't say that there is a $36 activation fee. Luckily I knew about both of those so I didn't get fleeced, but that's a little upsetting. Do you get commission on TEP or something? lament.cfg fucked around with this message at 12:43 on May 9, 2011 |
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May 9, 2011 12:41
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traveling midget posted:Do you get commission on TEP or something? No, but you get yelled at if your TEP add-on rate is low. He did you a favor though, the Nexus S retails for $550. Also the signature pad that you more than likely signed had both the price of TEP and the $36 act fee on it. Not that its ok that he didn't actually tell you these things, cuz thats pretty shady/lazy but I've seen people get all "he didn't tell me so I don't have to pay it"  then you show them what they signed and they shut up.Not that you're being difficult about it, but I thought I'd share anyways.
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Mahoning posted:No, but you get yelled at if your TEP add-on rate is low. Actually I'm certain it didn't because as he explained what TEP was, I looked at what I was about to 'sign' (hit the checkbox for I Agree and then hit Next) and there was no mention of a surcharge. Before I hit "I Agree" I asked about the cost, and that's when the $7.95 came up. It might have been listed on a screen afterwards, but if it did, I had already agreed to TEP at that point, so it didn't really matter by then. I'm not giving anyone poo poo over it because the two people who helped us out were amazingly nice, took time to show my Father-In-Law around Android and the Nexus S, ported everything with no hassle, etc etc etc. I was just wondering about the inner workings of Sprint, and the TEP add-on quota is exactly what I expected in that scenario. It sucks for them, because saying "You're going to have insurance on the phone" without the "and it costs money" put a bad taste on an otherwise perfect experience. They earned Sprint a lot more of my money by being awesome at customer service than they would have if they tricked me into getting TEP.
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traveling midget posted:Actually I'm certain it didn't because as he explained what TEP was, I looked at what I was about to 'sign' (hit the checkbox for I Agree and then hit Next) and there was no mention of a surcharge. Before I hit "I Agree" I asked about the cost, and that's when the $7.95 came up. It might have been listed on a screen afterwards, but if it did, I had already agreed to TEP at that point, so it didn't really matter by then. TEP is on every contract Sprint has whether you accept it or not, because you are accepting what the potential terms are that you are getting or not getting. TEP even at $8 isn't a hard sale on Sprint, so its pretty bad he didn't mention it, and he could get in major trouble for not mentioning it. Sprint is very big at making sure customers know everything, poo poo like that was the reason so many people had problems with Sprint. And all employees I'm sure get rated on TEP attachment rates, at 3rd party we get rated on attachment rates (Sprint requires a 50% attachment I think), the store definitely gets commission and most stores pay employees a small bonus (I make $1.50 per TEP attached, if my store hits 60% I get some kind of bonus). Edit: The only problem Sprint has officially stated on the Nexus S is that is cannot auto update its PRL when needed, so it could potentially have coverage issues until the software update comes out. Not sure how bad that would be honestly. Duckman2008 fucked around with this message at 15:17 on May 9, 2011 |
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It sounds like the Nexus S 4G is having a lot of issues such as really low audio even if turned up to the maximum, wifi drop outs, lagging stock browser to the point it's unusable, and unresponsive screens. Anyone else having these problems? Mine comes in tomorrow.
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May 9, 2011 15:08
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ThermoPhysical posted:It sounds like the Nexus S 4G is having a lot of issues such as really low audio even if turned up to the maximum, wifi drop outs, lagging stock browser to the point it's unusable, and unresponsive screens. Blame hardware problems on Samsung.
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May 9, 2011 15:26
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Maybe the lesson to learn is not buy a Samsung phone on day 1, even if some other party controls part of it. Or maybe we'll get lucky and the problems are only for a few unlucky cucumbers.
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thisdude23 posted:Blame all problems on Samsung. This is actually easier edit: a little off topic, but a couple redtail hawks have taken up residence on the sprint hq campus, these pictures own    
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May 9, 2011 15:57
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chemosh6969 posted:Maybe the lesson to learn is not buy any phone on day 1. It wouldn't surprise me if the Nexus S 4G has a few release problems. The original Nexus S did also, including particularly annoying ones like the random reboot bug. Hopefully Google will sort these issues out in short order with a software update. thisdude23 posted:Blame hardware problems on Samsung.
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After doing a little checking around, it seems that a lot of the issues were on previous phones (Galaxy S phones had the browser lag, EVOs had the wifi dropouts) but they were fixed with updates. The screen problem I've only heard of twice now and the sound issue also seems to be software based. If things don't go right, I'll probably switch to the EVO but I'm not a big fan of Sense and the whole thing about Google bringing updates to the Nexus before other phones is pretty tempting. I'll report back my findings though (though I might do it in the Android device thread).
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May 9, 2011 19:19
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ThermoPhysical posted:Galaxy S phones had the browser lag In any event, Opera Mobile has better rendering performance than any version of the stock browser that I've tried, and it also supports Flash. Perhaps some folks are turned off by its custom interface, but I'm quite happy with it. As a bonus, it's nice to have the browser be a separate component from the underlying OS where updates can't break its performance.
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May 9, 2011 19:26
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ExcessBLarg! posted:I'm not sure what's up with the stock browser lag. Eclair's browser was great on my Epic, Froyo's blows. While Galaxy S devices might see the worst of this, my understanding is that it's laggy on most (all?) Android devices under Froyo. Apparently CyanogenMod has patches that makes it suck less. People say the lag on the stock browser is something to do with the GPU? At least that's what it was on the Galaxy S before Samsung fixed it. Some also report it's only on pages that are heavy in Flash or images. Normally, I'm a purist and won't use another browser...but I'll give Opera and Firefox a try (definitely Firefox because I'm liking Firefox Sync).
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May 9, 2011 19:35
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Alman posted:This is actually easier Sprint's campus is drat gorgeous, at least during the spring. I was a few blocks away for a wedding about 6 weeks ago and took some amazing photos of the trees blooming pink and purple.
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ThermoPhysical posted:It sounds like the Nexus S 4G is having a lot of issues such as really low audio even if turned up to the maximum, wifi drop outs, lagging stock browser to the point it's unusable, and unresponsive screens. Where are you hearing this? I was planning on picking one up today.
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El_Matarife posted:Sprint's campus is drat gorgeous, at least during the spring. I was a few blocks away for a wedding about 6 weeks ago and took some amazing photos of the trees blooming pink and purple. It's really nice year-round, I actually took a picture a few months ago when we had a snowstorm and it was really cool looking too (I posted it in this thread too I think? it might have been the old one though)
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gotly posted:Where are you hearing this? I was planning on picking one up today. I've been checking the XDA and AndroidCentral forums. They've been talking about the wifi problems a lot on AC and XDA is pissed about browser issues. Those two things seem to be the absolute major big things that almost everyone has. Audio seems to be a big issue too but not as bad as wifi and browser problems, apparently.
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Alman posted:It's really nice year-round, I actually took a picture a few months ago when we had a snowstorm and it was really cool looking too (I posted it in this thread too I think? it might have been the old one though) Kansas City really is nice. My wife and I have friends out there, I try to get there about once a year or so, she's out more often than that.
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ThermoPhysical posted:I've been checking the XDA and AndroidCentral forums. They've been talking about the wifi problems a lot on AC and XDA is pissed about browser issues. It looks like browser issues are resolved if you just use Firefox or Opera. Wifi issue seems troubling. I'll probably still get one since I'm planning on doing oodles of Android development but I'm concerned about the non-tech girlfriend. She's able to figure stuff out but would rather have a device that just works. Is there a better phone on Sprint for someone like her? Alternatively, I can just set up her Nexus S for her.
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May 9, 2011 20:50
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Alman posted:It's really nice year-round, I actually took a picture a few months ago when we had a snowstorm and it was really cool looking too (I posted it in this thread too I think? it might have been the old one though) From the old thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3358728&pagenumber=59&perpage=40#post388850971
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Make sure the software is updated to GRJ22 if you have a Nexus. Don't know what it fixes but its the latest software on Sprint's tech portal and its different than the launch build which was GRJ06D.
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My wife currently has a phone number with Sprint that I wanted to "port" to Google Voice. How can I do this without losing that phone number or causing any account issues? Will Sprint give me a "new number"?
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With the integration between the two, there is no porting necessary - you add your Sprint number in and it asks if you want to use that number to replace your GV number. If yes, your old GV number will eventually cease to exist, and while Sprint will continue to hold on to your number, they've made a system change that allows them to direct all calls to that number to GV first.
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May 9, 2011 22:36
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Why would anyone use the stock browser when Dolphin Mini is free and sooooo much better?
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Eyecannon posted:Why would anyone use the stock browser when Dolphin Mini is free and sooooo much better? I keep trying alternative browsers, and I keep going back to stock. Miren - Great for a few days, then seemed to steadily get worse as I used it (can't quite articulate why) Dolphin HD - Ran like poo poo on my EVO, no idea why Opera Mobile - Loaded pages waaaay slower than stock for some reason (I'm talking minutes, over 4G, for a mobile-optimized site) Opera Mini - Loaded pages better, but had rendering issues Firefox - did not like the UI I haven't tried Dolphin Mini, but given my apparently extremely picky nature when it comes to mobile browsers, I doubt I'd like it much better than any of the others. Stock isn't perfect, but 9 times out of 10 it does what I want, and that's good enough for me.
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IOwnCalculus posted:With the integration between the two, there is no porting necessary - you add your Sprint number in and it asks if you want to use that number to replace your GV number. If yes, your old GV number will eventually cease to exist, and while Sprint will continue to hold on to your number, they've made a system change that allows them to direct all calls to that number to GV first. I'm only wondering because there will be a day that I'm not with sprint and I want to fully port it.
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Is there any way to start the number porting process before I actually get a phone? I want to transfer my mother's number to a new line on my account because the person whose US Cellular account she's on now is going to cancel her line. I was going to order a free Optimus online, but I don't know if I'd get it before her line gets cancelled. If I can't, I guess I'll go to the Sprint store tomorrow. What's the price on the Optimus there?
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Suppin posted:I'm only wondering because there will be a day that I'm not with sprint and I want to fully port it. In order to port your number fully to Google Voice, you'll have to completely cancel your contract with Sprint and then sign a new one with whatever provider you choose to go through.
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gotly posted:It looks like browser issues are resolved if you just use Firefox or Opera. Wifi issue seems troubling. I'll probably still get one since I'm planning on doing oodles of Android development but I'm concerned about the non-tech girlfriend. She's able to figure stuff out but would rather have a device that just works. Is there a better phone on Sprint for someone like her? Alternatively, I can just set up her Nexus S for her. Wifi issue confirmed. I'm about 25 ft from the router and it keeps dropping in and out. 5 feet away is only 2 bars.
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gotly posted:Wifi issue confirmed. I'm about 25 ft from the router and it keeps dropping in and out. 5 feet away is only 2 bars. Hopefully Google can fix it. How's 3G/4G (if you have it)? edit: Seems the Nexus S has USB port issues too. ThermoPhysical fucked around with this message at 03:59 on May 10, 2011 |
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Stevie Lee posted:Is there any way to start the number porting process before I actually get a phone? I want to transfer my mother's number to a new line on my account because the person whose US Cellular account she's on now is going to cancel her line. I was going to order a free Optimus online, but I don't know if I'd get it before her line gets cancelled. You can port immediately,just keep in mind her phone wont work till the sprint phone comes in of course. Optimus is $20 I'm store, $36 activation fee.
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