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td4guy posted:Which is right, you or this map? It is part of west. Sorry, just had our first kid, newborn 3 weeks old. For the first time in my life I find I'm mixing up words, forget what I am saying, etc. probably due to lack of sleep.
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moolchaba posted:Wonder if that means Kalamazoo and Detroit. The Michigan cities are Midland and Saginaw unfortunately, according to the Android blogs I read today. The area around Grand Rapids will get it first as its one of Michigan's largest markets, then it'll slowly move south to Kalamazoo. I wouldn't expect it before Q3 or so though. Edit: Vykk.Draygo fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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Ender.uNF posted:South Carolina (3)
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Anyone know if the free extended battery for the Gnex is still available, and if so what's the procedure for procuring one online? I grabbed a phone off ebay and it came with an extended battery, but it doesn't look stock and I'd like to keep NFC capabilities.
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bobula posted:Anyone know if the free extended battery for the Gnex is still available, and if so what's the procedure for procuring one online? I grabbed a phone off ebay and it came with an extended battery, but it doesn't look stock and I'd like to keep NFC capabilities. You can't do it online. You have to call telesales specifically and ask for it (don't call regular support, they won't help you). I believe this is the number: 866-866-7509 OMGMYSPLEEN fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Jan 17, 2013 |
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Stumpalitious posted:Good to see they're keeping up the blistering pace of one tower per week or whatever the gently caress they feel like for the Raleigh Durham area. I swear I was in Philly for new years and I had a good tower near me, it was like owning a different phone. This. I'm sort of tempted to give s4guru money to see just how stupidly the handful of Raleigh/Durham towers are placed.
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Ender.uNF posted:And here are your useless tower updates Those updates must be all along the waterfront or in some abandoned industrial park, because I still haven't seen 4G in NYC on my HTC EVO 4G LTE except for this one group of blocks near the Jewelers District in Manhattan.
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So I just moved to a new office in lower Manhattan (across from Battery Park) and have zero Sprint service (no voice or data). I can't make any work calls or anything and the service is completely useless. Supposedly, they have towers down in the area and won't have them restored for another month or two, which completely screws up how I'm supposed to do my work (I'm a consultant and I can't use my client's landlines). I've been dealing with support all day and they keep giving me the runaround and refuse to waive the ETF because I live 2 miles away in a different zip code. Any suggestions?
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Gilok posted:This. I'm sort of tempted to give s4guru money to see just how stupidly the handful of Raleigh/Durham towers are placed. Don't worry, at this rate we will have a decent network around 2015 or so.
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The 3G in Normal, IL seems to be a bit faster than it was before I left for break. Progress?
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Ender.uNF posted:They are part of the Las Vegas market, that's why. The markets are generally anchored by the largest city, then stretch out roughly halfway toward the next largest city along the interstates, picking up any towns along the way. Anytime you see some Podunk town getting LTE first, it's always due to being part of a larger metro market on Sprint's map. Are these upgrades overall or specific to LTE? I'm doing this via mobile so it's not as easy to search back.
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So... Sprint knows there are more than just two people on their network in Milwaukee right? 3G here is almost completely useless.
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I Dont Like You posted:So... Sprint knows there are more than just two people on their network in Milwaukee right? 3G here is almost completely useless. 
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UncleGuito posted:So I just moved to a new office in lower Manhattan (across from Battery Park) and have zero Sprint service (no voice or data). I can't make any work calls or anything and the service is completely useless. Supposedly, they have towers down in the area and won't have them restored for another month or two, which completely screws up how I'm supposed to do my work (I'm a consultant and I can't use my client's landlines). I've been dealing with support all day and they keep giving me the runaround and refuse to waive the ETF because I live 2 miles away in a different zip code. What type of phone do you have? You really have two options: 1. Flash a Verizon PRL and roam like crazy till they kick you off. I personally recommend this. 2. Switch and sell your phone to make up the ETF if at all possible. Definitely at least try calling retentions again and make a (polite) bitch fest, be firm and keep asking to be escalated. And email dan@ sprint.com
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Duckman2008 posted:What type of phone do you have? You really have two options: I have an iPhone 4S so I'm assuming flashing the PRL won't be possible? I asked to be escalated past the 2nd account manager and he said it would take at least 4 business days to get a call back. What a joke.
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ryanbruce posted:Are these upgrades overall or specific to LTE? What do you mean? They are basically installing a new network to replace the old one, from the network operation centers, through the backhaul, out to the tower base, then through to new antennas.
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UncleGuito posted:I have an iPhone 4S so I'm assuming flashing the PRL won't be possible? Yeah no flashing abilities that I know of without at least jail breaking. Give it a few days and try to get out contract free, if not just break contract and sell the iPhone to make up for it.
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So tired of driving around Columbus and seeing all the billboards for AT&T and Verizon LTE....... drat Sprint.... 
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nmfree posted:I have a feeling Wisconsin is going to be one of the last places they upgrade I read a blog post a while back on s4gru saying that there were signs that the start of the Milwaukee market had been moved up to the first half of 2013 (and they did 1 tower in Northern Wisconsin a few updates ago!!).
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ryanbruce posted:Are these upgrades overall or specific to LTE? It's LTE. The site is located about halfway between Tigard and Tualatin, next to Tigard High School. Edit: NV back haul improvements are already well underway in the Portland area.
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beamrider posted:So tired of driving around Columbus and seeing all the billboards for AT&T and Verizon LTE....... Ugh, have they not upgraded anything in Columbus yet? I'm going there on business next week and going back to Sprint's 3G after getting used to having LTE everywhere in Indy and Chicago is going to suck balls. Don't give me a taste of a real network and then take it away from me, Sprint.
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I'm due for an upgrade in a couple weeks and I'm thinking of swapping my EVO3D for the iPhone 5. I looked over the last few pages and see some talk of new stuff right around the corner. Should I wait a little bit for something new? Also, if I do get the iPhone, what is the consensus on Sprint insurance vs apple care? All my friends with iPhones are telling me to ditch the sprint insurance.
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The Antipop posted:I'm due for an upgrade in a couple weeks and I'm thinking of swapping my EVO3D for the iPhone 5. I looked over the last few pages and see some talk of new stuff right around the corner. Should I wait a little bit for something new? AppleCare+ is excellent and dealing with Apple is 10x better than phone insurance... but it doesn't cover lost/stolen phones so take that as you will. There will be a new iPhone between June-October but we don't know exactly when. You can always sell your iPhone 5 when the new one comes out, then apply that toward the retail price of the new model and probably come out paying the normal $200 contract upgrade price since the iPhones hold value much better than other phones.
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Ender.uNF posted:What do you mean? They are basically installing a new network to replace the old one, from the network operation centers, through the backhaul, out to the tower base, then through to new antennas. I just meant because when I looked at the road map a while back, Portland wasn't slated for a NV start until after Q2. Time to start celebrating! 
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The Antipop posted:I'm due for an upgrade in a couple weeks and I'm thinking of swapping my EVO3D for the iPhone 5. I looked over the last few pages and see some talk of new stuff right around the corner. Should I wait a little bit for something new?
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cc posted:Ugh, have they not upgraded anything in Columbus yet? I'm going there on business next week and going back to Sprint's 3G after getting used to having LTE everywhere in Indy and Chicago is going to suck balls. Nothing that I've seen, and I'm commonly all over the place, anywhere inside 270. Makes me wish there was a way to sneak onto Verizon/ATT's 4G LTE until Sprint gets the lead out.
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So I cancelled sprint and have to send my Airrave back. The 'return kit' is an oh so barely padded UPS envelope (google image search "express pad pak"). I'm quite confident that this is going to break in shipping. Should I care? I'm guessing no.
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My wife is looking to finally replace her old flip phone. We were at the Sprint store, and she was leaning towards the lg optimus. Any issues we should be aware of? She's just going to be checking email on the train, and not planning on getting any apps or anything.
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gninjagnome posted:My wife is looking to finally replace her old flip phone. We were at the Sprint store, and she was leaning towards the lg optimus. Any issues we should be aware of? She's just going to be checking email on the train, and not planning on getting any apps or anything. My mother and stepfather resisted getting smart phones for this reason and are now upset over Sprint's lovely 3G network speeds, less than a year into their contract, because once they got their phones they started using them like any smartphone owner would - downloading apps, browsing, etc. Mom traded in her transformer charge (? It was some dumpy wimax Samsung one) for a GNex because she saw what mine was like. Basically, be very keen on that 14-day window for returns.
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ryanbruce posted:Are these upgrades overall or specific to LTE?
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ninmeister posted:You can't do it online. You have to call telesales specifically and ask for it (don't call regular support, they won't help you). Anyone know exactly how to do this? My boyfriend got a Galaxy Nexus but can't get this number to work. The site shows that its still available.
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How much do you have to donate to be able to see useful information? I saw that you have to donate $100 to get the most information but surely nobody here donated that much to find out about tower rollouts.
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gninjagnome posted:My wife is looking to finally replace her old flip phone. We were at the Sprint store, and she was leaning towards the lg optimus. Any issues we should be aware of? She's just going to be checking email on the train, and not planning on getting any apps or anything. Save yourself a future headache and just don't. Any cheap android phone will break within 2 years. Get her am iPhone 4S if you want to go cheap, it's the best option.
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Anyone know how to cancel autopay? I tried on the site, but it claims I'm still enrolled.
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gninjagnome posted:My wife is looking to finally replace her old flip phone. We were at the Sprint store, and she was leaning towards the lg optimus. Any issues we should be aware of? She's just going to be checking email on the train, and not planning on getting any apps or anything. I'd second the iPhone 4S idea. The store should also be able to order an iPhone 4 as a freebie if they don't have them in stock, Sprint is stocking them again though they're not really promoting it. Probably the best free phone, though expect it to be super dated by the next upgrade date.
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TVs Ian posted:Which Optimus? If its the Optimus S, avoid it completely. The email app alone can fill up the memory. The Optimus Elite isn't much better. The Optimus G might be good, but it has a non-removable battery and no SD card slot, and I don't really trust that on an LG. The Optimus G does have an SD card slot, the Nexus 4 does not.
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Vykk.Draygo posted:How much do you have to donate to be able to see useful information? I saw that you have to donate $100 to get the most information but surely nobody here donated that much to find out about tower rollouts. Unless things have changed since I donated last year, the minimum amount ($5, I think) should be enough to see the # of upgraded towers stuff and the basic maps that show tower locations and upgrade status and such. I ended up not renewing mine, because the NV/LTE rollout here in KC is at a point where I have decent coverage at most of the places I frequent, so I haven't needed to follow the progress as closely.
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ThermoPhysical posted:The Optimus G does have an SD card slot, the Nexus 4 does not. The Optimus G does not have an SD card slot. Sprint doesn't carry the Nexus 4.
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Giblet posted:The Optimus G does not have an SD card slot. Sprint doesn't carry the Nexus 4. I know Sprint doesn't have the Nexus 4, but the N4 is based on the Optimus G and doesn't have one. However, it seems Sprint opted to not have the G have an SD card slot as when I checked, it said that the G does. Apparently, that's only for the AT&T version.
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Vykk.Draygo posted:How much do you have to donate to be able to see useful information? I saw that you have to donate $100 to get the most information but surely nobody here donated that much to find out about tower rollouts.
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