Just picked up a note on ebay, excited to get it. However since I live in what is only the 5th largest city in the US, ATT obviously sees no reason to have LTE here. Anyone have any ideas of how I would check if LTE is working? If I have ATT insurance will it cover this phone?
In unrelated note are ICS roms pretty stable? I'd prefer to jump to that but am not an early rom adopter.
If its an ATT phone you bought off Ebay then it should just work, the only way you can see if its even an option is to go into your mobile networks settings and switch it to GSM/HSPA/LTE mode, (probably better for you to switch it to GSM/HSPA until you do have an LTE area.
If you bought the International phone, I don't think LTE is even an option (from what i've read).
As for warranty related questions I couldn't help ya with that.
If it's an AT&T phone it says (edit)4GLTE on GB on the status bar when you are connected to an LTE network.
For warranty information I would contact AT&T. I'm about to drop my warranty through AT&T and go somewhere else because $10 a month and then a $200 deductible for the phone is crappy (I didn't realize this until after I got the insurance when purchasing the phone because I was too excited just to get the phone). Some other places (still reading reviews) offer you to pay a one time fee for however many years and then the dedictible, which is not $200.
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If it's an AT&T phone it says 4G on GB on the status bar when you are connected to an LTE network.
For warranty information I would contact AT&T. I'm about to drop my warranty through AT&T and go somewhere else because $10 a month and then a $200 deductible for the phone is crappy (I didn't realize this until after I got the insurance when purchasing the phone because I was too excited just to get the phone). Some other places (still reading reviews) offer you to pay a one time fee for however many years and then the dedictible, which is not $200.
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errr......4G is just HSPA+......its not LTE....=....you will need a LTE enabled plan.....
don't exactly remember what the icon for ATT is.....but it would say LTE on the icon (either 4GLTE or just LTE)...if you don;t see that....you are not on LTE
i've tested in Raleigh NC 32mbps down and 7 mbps up... Freaking Fast!!!!!!!!
Ambrosios said:
errr......4G is just HSPA+......its not LTE....=....you will need a LTE enabled plan.....
don't exactly remember what the icon for ATT is.....but it would say LTE on the icon (either 4GLTE or just LTE)...if you don;t see that....you are not on LTE
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Icon looks like the attached for lte.
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Just picked up a note on ebay, excited to get it. However since I live in what is only the 5th largest city in the US, ATT obviously sees no reason to have LTE here. Anyone have any ideas of how I would check if LTE is working? If I have ATT insurance will it cover this phone?
In unrelated note are ICS roms pretty stable? I'd prefer to jump to that but am not an early rom adopter.
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just a side note, which city are you in?
which version of note are you using? 7000? or 717?
the international note (SGH-7000) is not LTE compatible......
you may want to ask ATT about the insurance.....if u have a ATT note.....i am pretty sure they will cover it....(probably will be have deductible fee)....if its an International note...you are out of luck....
for LTE...you will need an LTE enabled plan......just call ATT to enable it......i think there is no additional charge....(i could be wrong)
Speedtest result in Dallas...click for bigger
43Mbps down, 13Mbps up
From what I know you need a 4G/LTE plan and Sim the old blazing 3g sum won't pick up LTE
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LTE speeds vary widely for me. In Alexandria, VA, where I would think were a large number of LTE users I was getting the speeds in the first pic. In Oklahoma City, where I was surprised to see LTE at all, I was getting the slower speeds in the second pic.
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just a side note, which city are you in?
which version of note are you using? 7000? or 717?
the international note (SGH-7000) is not LTE compatible......
you may want to ask ATT about the insurance.....if u have a ATT note.....i am pretty sure they will cover it....(probably will be have deductible fee)....if its an International note...you are out of luck....
for LTE...you will need an LTE enabled plan......just call ATT to enable it......i think there is no additional charge....(i could be wrong)
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I believe he's referring to the grand City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.
There is no way to test LTE without being in an LTE area, but there a few locations a couple hours North and South on 95 if you really want to know if it's working.
With the AT&T Note, you have to have the newest generation SIM card otherwise you won't get HSPA data either.
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errr......4G is just HSPA+......its not LTE....=....you will need a LTE enabled plan.....
don't exactly remember what the icon for ATT is.....but it would say LTE on the icon (either 4GLTE or just LTE)...if you don;t see that....you are not on LTE
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Ha, I forgot the LTE under the icon. Fixed. Thanks.
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So is the hspa+ sim, same as LTE? Do I have to call att to activate LTE, I should get a chance to head to an LTE area pretty soon.
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So is the hspa+ sim, same as LTE? Do I have to call att to activate LTE, I should get a chance to head to an LTE area pretty soon.
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Your SIM card needs to have LTE provisioning enabled on it for it to authenticate with the LTE network properly (allowing you to use it). Might be easier to go to a local AT&T store and have them give you a new SIM and make sure they enable LTE on your data plan for that particular SIM.
Ambrosios said:
just a side note, which city are you in?
which version of note are you using? 7000? or 717?
the international note (SGH-7000) is not LTE compatible......
you may want to ask ATT about the insurance.....if u have a ATT note.....i am pretty sure they will cover it....(probably will be have deductible fee)....if its an International note...you are out of luck....
for LTE...you will need an LTE enabled plan......just call ATT to enable it......i think there is no additional charge....(i could be wrong)
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You're exactly correct. Must have the LTE enabled plan for LTE to work
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Speedtest result in Dallas...click for bigger
43Mbps down, 13Mbps up
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Crappiest in Chicago. No more than 6.
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Crappiest in Chicago. No more than 6.
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Whoa...I guess it pays to have AT&T Corporate in your hometown (Dallas)
Fastest LTE i have ever got in Boston
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Just ordered up an unlocked SGS2 and can't wait for it to arrive.
I've been reading on the forums here and it seems that the SGS2 will work with an AT&T Medianet plan ($10 or $15/mo)... (Maybe without HSPA+, but that's OK... I'll just be happy to have the SGS2 )
Now that AT&T has announced the SGS2 for the US market... Will unlocked (grey market) versions of the SGS2 continue to work with Medianet data plans?
I don't think anyone here can give you a clear answer until the phone comes out.
People that bought unlocked Xperia X10s did get bumped to the smartphone plans when at&t released the X10, let's hope that isn't the case for this phone.
I'm going to guess it will be fine.. Reason is:
With the original Galaxy S, the "i9000" from bell worked fine, because AT&T's version was called the "Captivate". As far as I know the Rogers Captivate was recognized by AT&T because it was the same device. Since AT&T has a name, "Attain" I don't think that qualifies as any of the Unlocked International versions.
Correct me if I am wrong but I thought AT&T had some exclusivity with the X10 which I think is why they had all the info, like with the Dell Streak.
Again, just a semi-educated guess.
The ATT device has no name other than Galaxy SII
The model number for AT&T's variant is SGH-i927 vs. GT-i9100 for the international version. In order for AT&T to track international SGS2's Samsung would have to provide them with the IMEI numbers for every phone they've sold worldwide. I'd guess that's very unlikely to happen.
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The model number for AT&T's variant is SGH-i927 vs. GT-i9100 for the international version.
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Thanks barry, this is the more logical version of what I was trying to say but I couldn't find info on whether the model number was different.
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The model number for AT&T's variant is SGH-i927 vs. GT-i9100 for the international version. In order for AT&T to track international SGS2's Samsung would have to provide them with the IMEI numbers for every phone they've sold worldwide. I'd guess that's very unlikely to happen.
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I don't know that the model number matters. I think it is the IMEI. If the IMEI of the SGH-i927 is very similar to that of the GT-i9100, then AT&Ts system may catch it.
Stop thinking so hard about it. The answer is NO.
Its a completely different model phone.
The only 2 phones that got caught was dell streak and nexus s because they used the same unlocked model.
I've been running unlocked phones for 5-6 years with no issues.
And hspa + will work also
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Stop thinking so hard about it. The answer is NO.
Its a completely different model phone.
The only 2 phones that got caught was dell streak and nexus s because they used the same unlocked model.
I've been running unlocked phones for 5-6 years with no issues.
And hspa + will work also
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"And hspa + will work also"
Does this mean you can get hspa+ on MediaNet plan?
I thought the consensus on the forum is that you can get (fake)4G only when you are on 4G data plan with appropriate APN settings.
kb3037 said:
"And hspa + will work also"
Does this mean you can get hspa+ on MediaNet plan?
I thought the consensus on the forum is that you can get (fake)4G only when you are on 4G data plan with appropriate APN settings.
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Everyone's on different 3G plans. I'm on the data for non-Smartphones plan and get HSPA+ speeds. I've hit 8MB down when I'm traveling.
Try setting APN to 4G configuration and remove 'standard' APN. You will lose data connection if you do not have 4G SOC on your account. I think what happens is that phone connects to the tower with HSPA+ however the actual speed is capped by the gateway. I wonder if disabling HSPA and using 3G only will decrease actual speed.
I think all 4g is fake but thats another issue.
Whatever is available in your area, you will get. I get hspa+ in my area but its only about 6-8mb download.
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"And hspa + will work also"
Does this mean you can get hspa+ on MediaNet plan?
I thought the consensus on the forum is that you can get (fake)4G only when you are on 4G data plan with appropriate APN settings.
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Everyone's on different 3G plans. I'm on the data for non-Smartphones plan and get HSPA+ speeds. I've hit 8MB down when I'm traveling.
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Ya, pretty much what BarryH_GEG said.
I am on the non-smartphone data plan too. $10 / month unlimited data. I've hit 6mb downloads, but my average is around 3.5 to 4.5mb.
Ok so the $10 unlimited data is with $20 unlimited messaging correct? Since I don't need messaging I'm on the $15 unlimited data plan. Just want to make sure I'm on the right plan
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Correct the medianet is $10/mo, but you have to have unl txt for $20/mo =$30/mo for unl data & text.
I alsk have the unl data for non-smartphones, aka medianet and I hit data downs if almost 8Mbps sometimes. You'll be fine op on the medianet plan, getting great HSPA+ speeds and saving money.
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Everyone's on different 3G plans. I'm on the data for non-Smartphones plan and get HSPA+ speeds. I've hit 8MB down when I'm traveling.
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Could you please share your APN settings?
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Could you please share your APN settings?
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I'm using the 4g apn settings with no issues on a old iphone medianet plan.
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I'm using the 4g apn settings with no issues on a old iphone medianet plan.
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Please share apn. all is working internet and mms to?
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Can someome expain how to get this MediaNet plan? I'll be 18 in two months and I really want the SGSII, so if I can save some money share the info plz
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Can someome expain how to get this MediaNet plan? I'll be 18 in two months and I really want the SGSII, so if I can save some money share the info plz
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Just get a non-smartphone and customize the plan to however you want, while asking for the Medianet plan. After that just put the sim card into your imported sgs2 and your done.
According to PC Mag.com Sprint has the worst...at times where Metro PCS and Sprint has coverage in the same area...Metro PCS has faster data speeds....This is pretty pathetic...
http://www.pcmag.com/fastest-mobile-networks
I undertstand network vision is supposed to make Sprint service and data speeds better...but at times I have my doubts....
If this has been posted before....my bad...and delete thread...
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According to PC Mag.com Sprint has the worst...at times where Metro PCS and Sprint has coverage in the same area...Metro PCS has faster data speeds....This is pretty pathetic...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405617,00.asp
I undertstand network vision is supposed to make Sprint service and data speeds better...but at times I have my doubts....
If this has been posted before....my bad...and delete thread...
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Those are all lies! Sprints 3G Speeds work great at 3am and nobody is on it!
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Those are all lies! Sprints 3G Speeds work great at 3am and nobody is on it!
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Its sad, but true.
Not only does Sprint's speeds suck; but also like to charge every customer an extra $10 amonth for a 4g service that is only in a handful of areas. I live in Rancho Cordova (Sacramento Co.), CA and we've never had 4g. Sprint also had no intentions of updated my area with 4g, but still more then happy to charge all of us for it.
WUESTSIDER X!
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Not only does Sprint's speeds suck; but also like to charge every customer an extra $10 amonth for a 4g service that is only in a handful of areas. I live in Rancho Cordova (Sacramento Co.), CA and we've never had 4g. Sprint also had no intentions of updated my area with 4g, but still more then happy to charge all of us for it.
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The $10 fee isnt for 4G. Its for "premium data"...having the worst speeds must be the "premium data".
I didn't read the whole article but it seems like those results are for memphis :-\ I think we all know speeds are different depending on the area you're in. Sprint definitely isn't the fastest in my area, but it works for me. And if sprint was really that bad why in hell did you guys renewed your contracts anyways?
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According to PC Mag.com Sprint has the worst...at times where Metro PCS and Sprint has coverage in the same area...Metro PCS has faster data speeds....This is pretty pathetic...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405617,00.asp
I undertstand network vision is supposed to make Sprint service and data speeds better...but at times I have my doubts....
If this has been posted before....my bad...and delete thread...
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ZERO reason to have any doubts about speeds improving once NetworkVision is deployed in your area....Solves 99% of the issues, which the main one is capacity on the backhaul of the sites....that upgrade alone yields most problems fixed for the capacity troubled areas.....which id venture to say is most....
can't expect much from using bundled T1 lines for backhaul now a days....the equipment being deployed at the cell site's and also switch centers is state of the art stuff...watch the videos fromt he ALU presentation if you want. some BIG changes coming...
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I didn't read the whole article but it seems like those results are for memphis :-\ I think we all know speeds are different depending on the area you're in. Sprint definitely isn't the fastest in my area, but it works for me. And if sprint was really that bad why in hell did you guys renewed your contracts anyways?
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Yes yes, well said. People act so surprise when they see something like this, old freaking news about sprint. Sprint might be garbage now but it work in my area well and same goes with other carrier, good in some area and not so great in others. My main thing about sprint is not about their current speed of data but the unlimited plan which save us a lot of money.
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According to PC Mag.com Sprint has the worst...at times where Metro PCS and Sprint has coverage in the same area...Metro PCS has faster data speeds....This is pretty pathetic...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405617,00.asp
I undertstand network vision is supposed to make Sprint service and data speeds better...but at times I have my doubts....
If this has been posted before....my bad...and delete thread...
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You use........ Too many........... Periods.........
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You use........ Too many........... Periods.........
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Yah I do that often
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ZERO reason to have any doubts about speeds improving once NetworkVision is deployed in your area....Solves 99% of the issues, which the main one is capacity on the backhaul of the sites....that upgrade alone yields most problems fixed for the capacity troubled areas.....which id venture to say is most....
can't expect much from using bundled T1 lines for backhaul now a days....the equipment being deployed at the cell site's and also switch centers is state of the art stuff...watch the videos fromt he ALU presentation if you want. some BIG changes coming...
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I hope so.
shook187 said:
I didn't read the whole article but it seems like those results are for memphis :-\ I think we all know speeds are different depending on the area you're in. Sprint definitely isn't the fastest in my area, but it works for me. And if sprint was really that bad why in hell did you guys renewed your contracts anyways?
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The results are for multiple areas....
Edit: I see what you are talking about. I posted the correct link in the op. The article has multiple cities tested.
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Yah I do that often
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Whenever someone does that, I can't help but feel like they're all gloomy and dark and depressing. Haha
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i don't know about you guys but i pull a steady 2 mpbs on my 3g just about anywhere in my town. and my town hasn't even gotten the network vision yet
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i don't know about you guys but i pull a steady 2 mpbs on my 3g just about anywhere in my town. and my town hasn't even gotten the network vision yet
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Thats nice. I hope I had that in my area...
Looks pretty fast to me
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And for mr.slaughter.....
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Looks pretty fast to me
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Yea...but even with Sprint LTE its slower than ATT or Verizon LTE...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405608,00.asp
I didn't need an article to know sprint's 3g is awful.... I just am dealing with it for now in the hopes LTE actually pans out. I also hope it functions a whole lot better than 4G wimax did (i.e. if you were on the move you could never keep a 4g wimax signal).
Consistantly I get around .8-1.6 here and sometimes even around 2.2 which is definitely nice IMO but either way I am happy with sprint personally and dont have any reason to complain. I am tired of seeing "My Carrier Sucks" all by itself when it SHOULD read, "My Carrier Sucks For ME In MY Area". Sprint isn't a big carrier because they suck, the have obviously done certain things right and made SOME people happy like me. Not meant to be mean but it all boils down to your experience and area to be honest.
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I haven't found them to be any slower than my friends Verizon 3G speeds.
http://m.gizmodo.com/5919387/sprints-upcoming-4g-lte-networkat-least-its-faster-than-wimax
Sprint plans to debut the new LTE system by the end of the year, rolling it out to Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and San Antonio. The rest of the country will be reportedly covered by the end of 2014, though company spokespeople have yet to confirm when and where it will launch until then.
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As long as its 800mhz I could care less whether its lte or wimax.
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I'm not sure a speed test with no one else on it really means anything. It's the same as when everyone is drooling over the fact they can see a lte signal is available in their neighborhood but they can't connect to it. But they promise it will be live soon. Gosh, isn't there something they promised us that others can see but we can't get? What was that......Hmmm?
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As long as its 800mhz I could care less whether its lte or wimax.
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QFT!
Had WiMax used 800mhz it would've done so much better! I've said that for a while. I don't think there is anything wrong with WiMax aside from the frequency Sprint and Clear uses.
LTE will be launched on the 1900 and eventually get to the 800. It will be on both depending on how far away you are from the tower. WiMAX will still have its own seperate tower and will still be 2.4Ghz
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May I once again say that SPRINT DOES NOT HAVE A 4G NETWORK. They never have and they never will. If you want a 4G network... Go with Verizon wireless. 50+M down 12+M up.
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May I once again say that SPRINT DOES NOT HAVE A 4G NETWORK. They never have and they never will. If you want a 4G network... Go with Verizon wireless. 50+M down 12+M up.
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Lol except now that there are many users on it that 50 down is more like 10. Similar to sprint
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May I once again say that SPRINT DOES NOT HAVE A 4G NETWORK. They never have and they never will. If you want a 4G network... Go with Verizon wireless. 50+M down 12+M up.
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If you want to get technical, no one has a true 4G network. 4G standards are set at 100 mpbs while mobile and 1 gbps while stationary. Also, 50 mb down? Yea dude, in your dreams. My friends galaxy nexus normally gets around 10 mbps, and not much higher peak. Sprints new network will be very competitive with what Verizon and ATT offers, especially once they roll out LTE on the 800 mhz channel that iDEN is sucking up and when they partner it with clearwire's TDD-LTE network on 2500 mhz. Combined, they own more spectrum than any other carrier.
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May I once again say that SPRINT DOES NOT HAVE A 4G NETWORK. They never have and they never will. If you want a 4G network... Go with Verizon wireless. 50+M down 12+M up.
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By that logic, Sprint LTE is 40+M down and 10+M up. Once you get people on the network, it turns to 12down/4up on both networks. I doubt we'll see any major difference between Verizon's and sprint's speeds.
Don't believe me? Switch to Verizon and run a speedtest on their LTE. If it goes faster than 15mbps down, I'll eat my nuts.
And as another user also said, nobody has a real 4G network yet. LTE-Advanced will reach real 4G speeds of 1GB down/100mb up.
I must say that no carrier has a true by the definition 4g network by definition a 4g network has 100 mbps still down speed and only train cars really have that and some private networks but no cell carriers not even Verizon has that
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Id be happy with 500k down right now damn. I consistently run 60k to 200k and I'm in a large metro area. Was rocking a 40k down for 6 months until recently. With that plus this ics wait sprint has lost me as a future customer. I'm rooting for sprint as a competitor, but I can't wait till Verizon gets a decent phone. Id rather have a consistent 1m+ down and pay more for it than this spotty crap.
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faster than rogers
I'm patiently waiting for network vision to come to Raleigh NC, but I can't say that a bad ass Nexus device on Verizon later this year wouldn't make me switch. I'm loving unlimited data but I just might switch for being able to have the latest and greatest Nexus device when Sprint usually gets it months later. With a 2 GB plan, Verizon is the same price as Sprint for me but I would probably end up having to get a 4 GB plan since I use a bit more than 2 a month, but I would be willing to pay an extra 10 a month for an awesome phone and the incredible verizon 4G we have around here. I mean after all, I switched to Sprint because of the OG Evo.
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Id be happy with 500k down right now damn. I consistently run 60k to 200k and I'm in a large metro area. Was rocking a 40k down for 6 months until recently. With that plus this ics wait sprint has lost me as a future customer. I'm rooting for sprint as a competitor, but I can't wait till Verizon gets a decent phone. Id rather have a consistent 1m+ down and pay more for it than this spotty crap.
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3G was never a problem for me:
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I'm happy with wimax, more so since it started to work in my whole place. I just ran a few speed tests in my bedroom and speeds were very good.
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I sure do wish that I had some 4g wimax sometimes. This phone was suppose to have awesome 3g speeds but mostly it just sucks ass. What do ya'll think. Im in Plano Texas north of Dallas Texas. Really pissing me off. I think Sprint should go take out a loan and get LTE GOING.
3g sucks ass down here mostly but LTE is great, only going to get better as network vision continues. ive yet to read anything on this phone that said it was supposed to have awesome 3g speeds. a phone cant magically make sprints under capacitied 3g network suddenly great.
2k4mach said:
3g sucks ass down here mostly but LTE is great, only going to get better as network vision continues. ive yet to read anything on this phone that said it was supposed to have awesome 3g speeds. a phone cant magically make sprints under capacitied 3g network suddenly great.
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Before the phone came out they said that LTE 3g speeds would be faster than the 3g speeds we had before.
What would make this phones 3g speeds on this device any different from any other device? I mean a crappy network is a crappy network. If anything I think it has worse speed and reception than my photon. But that phones radios where awesome.
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cswtexas9 said:
Before the phone came out they said that LTE 3g speeds would be faster than the 3g speeds we had before.
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That my friend, is a Marketing tactic called False Advertising.
Sprint is working on upgrading their network. 3G speeds and coverage will get better as they continue their "Operation Leapfrog" aka "Network Vision" rollout. The EVO LTE cannot connect to WiMAX. LTE and WiMAX are two different 4G technologies.
Mines an EVO WiFi phone! I got the special edition with broken radios. I'm trading it in for a normal 4G LTE on Wednesday when they get a shipment in. Until then, I'm rocking a Samsung Exclaim!
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cswtexas9 said:
Before the phone came out they said that LTE 3g speeds would be faster than the 3g speeds we had before.
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They didn't say the phone would cause that, they said that their Network Vision upgrades would. Which they are still working on.
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there's verizon 4g lte out in my area at I really wish I could roam onto -_-
sadly i dont think sprint will put wimax or LTE in my area for years to come
Let's just change the General section to Complaints.
ms79723 said:
Let's just change the General section to Complaints.
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Haha right! I Mena LTE just started to roll out a couple of weeks ago. Dude you in Texas. I'm sure you have e a good chance of seeing it first over most in the country. Just chill. GIve it some time. Sooner or later things will work out.
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cswtexas9 said:
I sure do wish that I had some 4g wimax sometimes. This phone was suppose to have awesome 3g speeds but mostly it just sucks ass. What do ya'll think. Im in Plano Texas north of Dallas Texas. Really pissing me off. I think Sprint should go take out a loan and get LTE GOING.
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What part of Plano. I got brief spots of coverage at independence and Plano parkway and from coit up to Parker but that was all I was able to test.
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ms79723 said:
Let's just change the General section to Complaints.
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Lol
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cswtexas9 said:
Before the phone came out they said that LTE 3g speeds would be faster than the 3g speeds we had before.
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DioTGT said:
That my friend, is a Marketing tactic called False Advertising.
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Absolutely NOT a marketing tactic...sorry but if you paid attention to only the part you wanted to, then that is your own fault....they never said the 3G speed of this particular device would be faster than other devices 3G speeds....
They said they are in the middle of rolling out nationwide network overhaul that in turn will vastly increase the 3G speeds in the troubled areas where capacity is an issue...
Change is coming and coming soon...ppl need to just quit complaining about the speeds and data issues at this point or just move onto another carrier...If they somehow dont hit their projected completion of NV rollouts of end of next year(which initially was set to 2015!!) then I can understand hearing complaints then...till then though.....nothing has changed in years so why complain now?...suck it up and deal with what we all already knew, or move on and enjoy your tiered data plan....
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Absolutely NOT a marketing tactic...sorry but if you paid attention to only the part you wanted to, then that is your own fault....they never said the 3G speed of this particular device would be faster than other devices 3G speeds....
They said they are in the middle of rolling out nationwide network overhaul that in turn will vastly increase the 3G speeds in the troubled areas where capacity is an issue...
Change is coming and coming soon...ppl need to just quit complaining about the speeds and data issues at this point or just move onto another carrier...If they somehow dont hit their projected completion of NV rollouts of end of next year(which initially was set to 2015!!) then I can understand hearing complaints then...till then though.....nothing has changed in years so why complain now?...suck it up and deal with what we all already knew, or move on and enjoy your tiered data plan....
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+1 Burn.
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Absolutely NOT a marketing tactic...sorry but if you paid attention to only the part you wanted to, then that is your own fault....they never said the 3G speed of this particular device would be faster than other devices 3G speeds....
They said they are in the middle of rolling out nationwide network overhaul that in turn will vastly increase the 3G speeds in the troubled areas where capacity is an issue...
Change is coming and coming soon...ppl need to just quit complaining about the speeds and data issues at this point or just move onto another carrier...If they somehow dont hit their projected completion of NV rollouts of end of next year(which initially was set to 2015!!) then I can understand hearing complaints then...till then though.....nothing has changed in years so why complain now?...suck it up and deal with what we all already knew, or move on and enjoy your tiered data plan....
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I dunno, It seems like 3G on my LTEVO sucks worse than normal. I just came from the GNEX and was getting respectable speeds (as respectable as sprint can get I guess) but right now I'm getting nothing above 20 Kilobytes/ps... I'm in Orlando, Fl so I'm hoping maybe they are working on showing us some LTE love right now to explain the recent drought in data.
mauricehall said:
I dunno, It seems like 3G on my LTEVO sucks worse than normal. I just came from the GNEX and was getting respectable speeds (as respectable as sprint can get I guess) but right now I'm getting nothing above 20 Kilobytes/ps... I'm in Orlando, Fl so I'm hoping maybe they are working on showing us some LTE love right now to explain the recent drought in data.
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3g speeds have been the same in the last two years.... Actually longer than that.. . It's been pretty crappy.
If so what steps would be required to make the phone compatible?
It would work. You would just need to root your device and flash a ROM that has access to the APN settings so you would be able to get data and mma
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Would LTE work with it after that?
ROM recommendations?
There are several different threads where this kind of thing is discussed. But to answer your question, no. AIO operates on atts network, the Verizon note 2 is not compatible with their lte band. Best you'd get is 3g.
What about a tmobile note 2?
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There are several different threads where this kind of thing is discussed. But to answer your question, no. AIO operates on atts network, the Verizon note 2 is not compatible with their lte band. Best you'd get is 3g.
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Are you sure? The Note 2 should be hardware compatible with any U.S. carrier.
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Are you sure? The Note 2 should be hardware compatible with any U.S. carrier.
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Technically it is hardware compatible, though not fully functional. AT&T and Verizon deliver their LTE on different parts of the spectrum. As someone pointed out above, they are different(unsupported) bands.
jcollier said:
Technically it is hardware compatible, though not fully functional. AT&T and Verizon deliver their LTE on different parts of the spectrum. As someone pointed out above, they are different(unsupported) bands.
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I believe the bands can be unlocked. The phone hardware is literally identical. It may require another carrier's radios and/or kernel. It may also be possible in the service menu.
I dont know about you but I have a verizon galaxy note 2.. I first went with t-mobile and didnt like it because all I got was 2g (ew) second I went with straight talk with there sim kit that comes with sim card or instructions for cdma. I now get 2.5gb data 3g & hspa+ (4g) and only pay $45 a month. Happy camper here.. the kit also comes with straight talk apn guide thay you copy onto your phone. The carrier name on the phone will not be straight talk.. it'll say home.
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Deejaydark said:
I dont know about you but I have a verizon galaxy note 2.. I first went with t-mobile and didnt like it because all I got was 2g (ew) second I went with straight talk with there sim kit that comes with sim card or instructions for cdma. I now get 2.5gb data 3g & hspa+ (4g) and only pay $45 a month. Happy camper here.. the kit also comes with straight talk apn guide thay you copy onto your phone. The carrier name on the phone will not be straight talk.. it'll say home.
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I tried T-Mobile as well... Worst experience ever.
So your Verizon note 2 is seeing att 4g?
Yessir indeed I am im on 4g more than hitting areas with 3g
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If that's the case there has to be a way to get the vzw note 2 running 4g on AIO
That I do not know
Verizon Galaxy Note 2
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HSPA+ is not the same as LTE(HSPA+ is like faux 4G). Though, data speeds with HSPA+ will still be much faster than 3G. You should not have any problem connecting to HSPA+ with a verizon rom and kernel. I haven't tried it with any domestic carriers yet, but have with carriers outside of the US with no problems.
Deejaydark said:
That I do not know
Verizon Galaxy Note 2
No You Verizon
Straight Talk Unlimited $45
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Straight talk throttles quite a bit from what I've read
That might be the case but from what I can tell you I haven't had any problems with mine. Im satisfied to the fullest
Verizon Galaxy Note 2
No You Verizon
Straight Talk Unlimited $45
Deejaydark said:
That might be the case but from what I can tell you I haven't had any problems with mine. Im satisfied to the fullest
Verizon Galaxy Note 2
No You Verizon
Straight Talk Unlimited $45
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What is your monthly data usage?
Hard to say because when im home I use my wifi and when im out I use the phone but since I got it... the 7th - 10th 130mb lol. I tried to put a screenshot but I dont know how to do it.
Verizon Galaxy Note 2
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Straight Talk Unlimited $45
I use 10-12 gigs a month on a vzw unlimited plan right now. Need answers from somebody using some real data
zeus_r6 said:
I use 10-12 gigs a month on a vzw unlimited plan right now. Need answers from somebody using some real data
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On the splash page of Straight Talk :
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Basically, data is not throttled up to 2.5 gigs of usage, and after that you get bumped down to 2G speed.