So I'm on the phone talking to this sprint rep cause I was having terrible data with perfect signal strength, he said to try and turn on 1.9Ghz 3g and that was all he would say, any more and it would be like rooting the phone and that got me curious as hell, what really are our phone's capability??? And anyone found this setting yet? He said it was somewhere by debugging but I can't find it...
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1900 is the band Sprint CDMA is on. He was trying to tell you to toggle the radio on/off.
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I thanked you both as that was a funny and the right answer what a weird way for a rep to put it
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Lol, guess I shoulda known that Still I wonder what else he was talking about that he couldn't tell me, he was a tech by the way... Weird...
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Lol, guess I shoulda known that Still I wonder what else he was talking about that he couldn't tell me, he was a tech by the way... Weird...
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If you wonder what those service techs are thinking it's just gonna cause headaches. For the record I'm a CDMA switch tech and half my co–workers are as much in La La land as the service reps/techs.
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If you wonder what those service techs are thinking it's just gonna cause headaches. For the record I'm a CDMA switch tech and half my co–workers are as much in La La land as the service reps/techs.
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Being a it/radio tech from the navy I resent that comment those that work with things of that nature are not in lala land .......well maybe we are a little bit... Lol
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Being a it/radio tech from the navy I resent that comment those that work with things of that nature are not in lala land .......well maybe we are a little bit... Lol
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Telecom has so many Vets it's amazing. My boss is a squid......
HOOOOAAAAH!
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Telecom has so many Vets it's amazing. My boss is a squid......
HOOOOAAAAH!
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Hmm maybe I should look in to them as I want a diff job....got a link for their site?
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Ericsson
https://tas-ericsson.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?jobfield1=6240360194
If you're serious shoot me a PM.
Lol, I'm a vet as well just not a squid... Also a tech so It's really embarrassing not knowing the freq, lol, I'm more worried about hardware I guess and l have my blonde moments... Do they have any branches here in Iowa? I'd be interested as well, even entry level...
Hooaah as well, 173rd/101st...
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Toggle radio on/off? How do I do this
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Toggle radio on/off? How do I do this
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Airplane mode...
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I remebered an old trick from when the evo first came out where it was for some strange reason running in a gsm/cdma hybrid mode, or so the diag screen says, and if you change it to cdma only the data speeds were improved. I'm no network engineer so i'm not sure how that works, but for our phones if you click on mobile network itself in settings, the network config menu shows the radio mode as LTE/CDMA as default. I was having horrible speeds, maybe topped out at 200kbps on multiple tests, switched it to CDMA only, and was getting the same speeds as my OG evo, still a paltry 600-800kbps, but that is at my home where the 3g speeds have always been like this. Give that a try, and note that the setting doesn't stick if you reboot.
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Is anyone having problems with roaming lately? My phone keeps bugging out and saying I'm roaming one second then saying i have full bars the next. Anyone have any idea what may be happening?
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Always roaming and sprint sucks ass.
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Always roaming and sprint sucks ass.
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Awesome response, very informative.
I had the evo 4g before the 3d and find that I do roam more with the 3d, but never have an issue where it would just switch back and forth like that.
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I thought it may have had something to do with that update that was pushed out. I manually updated my prl and profile and it said an update was applied but no change. Rebooted a few times and it calmed down and when back to normal. Hopefully a temporary thing. I have great signal where I live so I bummed me out to see that I was roaming all of a sudden.
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I have had the same issue with the 3D as well . I can be in a Sprint coverage zone and it will jump to roaming for no reason at all . I can honestly say my EVO 4G never did this . Dont get me wrong I like the 3D but signal issues and so forth Im missing my 4G more and more lol .
I hate leaving the evo behind but can't deal with the horrible service in my area what do u guys suggest besides cspire and other smaller carriers. Pretty much out of at&t T-Mobile or verizon .
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I hate leaving the evo behind but can't deal with the horrible service in my area what do u guys suggest besides cspire and other smaller carriers. Pretty much out of at&t T-Mobile or verizon .
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Im in the process of leaving sprint too, set the 10005 prl and roam control and torrenting lol. Will be terminated soon. Im going to Verizon though or Tmobile. Why dont you just go with tmobile or att and buy a phone and go prepaid
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I hate leaving the evo behind but can't deal with the horrible service in my area what do u guys suggest besides cspire and other smaller carriers. Pretty much out of at&t T-Mobile or verizon .
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I would suggest buying a GSM Evo 3D and getting a GSM carrier like T-Mobile, AT&T, or Simple Mobile. Good thing all of the main networks here in Russia are GSM, I don't like the CDMA system.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-EVO-3D-...0642236437?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2567060015
I used someone else's address told them I moved and its a non coverage area so they waived both etf fees !
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I used someone else's address told them I moved and its a non coverage area so they waived both etf fees !
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Wait, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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You should give Cingular a shot
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Wait, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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yeah... serious as **** cancer and it worked no ?'s ask lol
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Im in the process of leaving sprint too, set the 10005 prl and roam control and torrenting lol. Will be terminated soon. Im going to Verizon though or Tmobile. Why dont you just go with tmobile or att and buy a phone and go prepaid
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If they terminate u do u keep your number or is it gone
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yeah... serious as **** cancer and it worked no ?'s ask lol
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you have to provide proof such as a water bill drivers license with new address or something of that nature
No I didn't provide any proof like water bills or anything I just told them I moved over the phone and yes I was able to keep both of my phone numbers
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No I didn't provide any proof like water bills or anything I just told them I moved over the phone and yes I was able to keep both of my phone numbers
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What about the phones? Is the ESN still clean or do you have to turn them in?
well they must have changed procedure cause i tried to do this and they asked for proof
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well they must have changed procedure cause i tried to do this and they asked for proof
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It depends on the agent you get; whenever I do any shananigans I usually call the spanish line since they're based in Mexico, have full power over the acct, and are less likely to question your shiz.
And, yeah, the ESN will be clean if you do such a procedure.
Yeah maybe I got lucky who knows !
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Yeah maybe I got lucky who knows !
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How's the Galaxy Nexus treating you, btw? I'm in the process of perhaps leaving Sprint and it's my first choice but I've heard lots of issues are afoot w/ the Verizon version.
Your thoughts?
3G - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W5kmsBXVso&sns=sms
4G - http://youtu.be/8xihFQBwqfc
This is all coming when Sprint releases their LTE network.
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holy facking hell! but when everyone starts jumping on LTE the speeds wont likely be like that no more. i'm quite happy with my wimax right now i get 13-17mbps
True but they'll still be faster than now. There's a tower right next to where I live so I'm always getting those speeds as well
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Im about to cry... D: im amazed.. Sprints done it again!! They like take a massive leap, let the rest of the carriers take a small step ahead.... Take another massive leap.. Let the other carriers catch up... And just keep pullin more crap outa there butts to flaunt in the other carriers faces! Like they were the first to offer 4g a year ahead of everyone else.. And KEEP there unlimited plan then they do this! O: the only place they lack in is a wide range of phones but theyre even catching up in that department! Nd who cares they gor the mopho!!
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How do we know these videos are legit?
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Most of us will probably never see this ever and for two reasons.
1. It's Sprint and they are absolutely full of crap. Promised people around the country 4g nearly 2 years ago and still nothing.
2. See #1
Thats just crazy...how long would ur battery last..lol
And its prob a beta tester with no load on the network
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How do we know these videos are legit?
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Its not legit until they show a picture of either the test device or hotspot. They could have just renamed it to sprintetc. If that video is real so are Pamela Andersons tits 0_o
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Thats just crazy...how long would ur battery last..lol
And its prob a beta tester with no load on the network
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Actually better signal would = better battery life on cdma networks.
Yea I can guarantee that the speeds will be much lower with more than a few people connected to the network. I'm just impressed that Sprint is capable of this is all.
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Yea I can guarantee that the speeds will be much lower with more than a few people connected to the network. I'm just impressed that Sprint is capable of this is all.
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Check out the company called light squared and search it with sprint in the same search. Sprint is paying out the ass to make it work. I'm a recruiter and I work with the company they have recently had some break through and even some test. If it works out. Sprint will be able to use the tech to transfer their LTE anywhere you can receive a GPS signal.
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Check out the company called light squared and search it with sprint in the same search. Sprint is paying out the ass to make it work. I'm a recruiter and I work with the company they have recently had some break through and even some test. If it works out. Sprint will be able to use the tech to transfer their LTE anywhere you can receive a GPS signal.
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My friend has actually told me a little about them, I still need to look them up.
Awww we are friends haha.
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So I had been insanely bad data speeds. Changed my prl and now look I was getting 140 max now I'm getting well take a look. Very happy now. Except my upload speed fluctuate a lot, is that normal?
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So I had been insanely bad data speeds. Changed my prl and now look I was getting 140 max now I'm getting well take a look. Very happy now. Except my upload speed fluctuate a lot, is that normal?
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ha what PRL did you change to?.....if its one of the VZ based ones on the forum here just be careful as Sprint will not think twice to hit you with a little letter when you go over the roaming allotment...
Sprint's data speeds are so crappy, don't expect you speed tests to be similar. And upload speeds are usually never as high as download.
And yes, be careful if you flashed a Verizon PRL not to go over 300mb a month.
Prl 11115 I don't think I'm.ever in roaming, how would I see if I am
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Prl 11115 I don't think I'm.ever in roaming, how would I see if I am
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Think thats the Sprint Corp PRL....though I could be wrong...
You should always know exactly what your flashing and adding into your device before doing so btw, so you should know exactly what PRL you have to be honest...
I yep it is for Sprint corporate. And I understand that I was just trying to give insight to those in my area that my data speeds went up. My apologies for not researching enough. Moderators please close thread
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I am also in Spokane, we only have 4G in the downtown area and along Sprague Ave out to the valley... I have tried a few PRLs but I don't think they make a real difference as far as speed goes
See I didn't even know we did, now I do and get one 4g bar weak lol
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See I didn't vent know we did now I do and get one 4g bar gay lol
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yeah its super weak... *sigh* and now LTE is the new thing
i know that there is kno LTE near me yet but when i go through my phone i cant find where i would turn it on??? i thought it would have like a botton like when u turn 4g on.. when i had my 3d??
Settings the Mobile network then you will see the mode and can choose LTE/cdma or just cdma
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Settings the Mobile network then you will see the mode and can choose LTE/cdma or just cdma
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mines is on lte/cdma.. should i put it on cdma only for now??
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mines is on lte/cdma.. should i put it on cdma only for now??
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Up to you I'm leaving mine turned on radio is built in to the processor so I don't think it makes to much of a difference where as with old phones they had another chip for the radios which drew more power.
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Up to you I'm leaving mine turned on radio is built in to the processor so I don't think it makes to much of a difference where as with old phones they had another chip for the radios which drew more power.
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aight cool thanks brO! i just turned it to cdma only for now..
No LTE in McKinney yet.
Also, to the guy that said it was just one tower...I was in Lewisville yesterday at Progressive and the tower there was on.
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No LTE in McKinney yet.
Also, to the guy that said it was just one tower...I was in Lewisville yesterday at Progressive and the tower there was on.
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Holy crap!!! Man that will be nice when it is all over!
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Noob question, how can you tell once we have LTE? will there be an icon like with WiMax on the phone signal status?
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Noob question, how can you tell once we have LTE? will there be an icon like with WiMax on the phone signal status?
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See the picture above that's when u know it will be on it says 4g
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See the picture above that's when u know it will be on it says 4g
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Oh cool, do you think we will have a 4G on/off app with the next HTC OTA software update?
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Oh cool, do you think we will have a 4G on/off app with the next HTC OTA software update?
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I think the devs are working on or has a widget but LTE isn't like WiMAX where it sucks the battery down since the radio is built in to the processor
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I think the devs are working on or has a widget but LTE isn't like WiMAX where it sucks the battery down since the radio is built in to the processor
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This ^
There's really no point in having a separate switch for LTE unless you really just want 3G speeds only. If they drain the same power, why not have LTE?