kckid Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I was using netmonitor today and noticed that my connection was 1xRTT and the 3G icon on my EVO LTE was still displaying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 no surprise there, sprint has been doing this for some time with their phones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themuffinman Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I was using netmonitor today and noticed that my connection was 1xRTT and the 3G icon on my EVO LTE was still displaying. Yeah, unfortunately the stock rom shows 3g even when on 1x, most custom roms has the display 1x mod included. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koiulpoi Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 It's a rather strange policy, but as others have mentioned, Sprint has decided to hide the 1x signal from their customers. But only on 4G capable phones. I suppose they figure people having three network modes show up would be far too confusing for the poor stupid customers. </sarcasm> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exzir Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Wonder if hard of seeing people would see 1X as 4X and thing it is 4G... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 One incidence of deception I've never appreciated. Most Sprint phones do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 What is ironic, is that T-Mobile doesn't disguise their EDGE network and even call it 2G. And Tmo has a much higher percentage of their network as EDGE only than Sprint has 1x only. So the intentional deception is stupid, IMHO. I know technically 1xRTT is a 3G technology, but the intent is to disguise their 1x network. On my Verizon work phone it shows 1X, 3G and LTE in the display. On my Verizon hotspot, it shows 2G, 3G and LTE. Both of these formats is more transparent. Robert via Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 You actually got a nexus 4? I hear very few orders have been filled. Does your google play version have DC-HSPA+? How is it working for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 You actually got a nexus 4? I hear very few orders have been filled. Does your google play version have DC-HSPA+? How is it working for you? I answered in the Nexus 4 thread, to stay on topic: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/2244-lg-nexus-4/page__view__findpost__p__71564 Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordsutch Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 At this point, it really disguises more 1X roaming than it does 1X native coverage. But it's definitely stupid either way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahum365 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hopefully they'll stop once Network Vision is complete. People will notice the 3G in conjunction to the 15kbps speeds and run off screaming "Sprint sucks!!!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynyrd65 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Hopefully they'll stop once Network Vision is complete. People will notice the 3G in conjunction to the 15kbps speeds and run off screaming "Sprint sucks!!!" They'll take it to the next level and call it 4G. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 They'll take it to the next level and call it 4G. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 "Wow, my 4g speeds are only 1mbps! What's going on?!" Ha Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnal Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) I use open signal and use the widget on my homescreen to see what it is on. The galaxy nexus hides 2G from you but it shows R at rxtt. And don't kid yourself, in Harrisburg I did get a 4g lte speed test at 700kbps down... Edited November 26, 2012 by nocturnal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I use open signal and use the widget on my homescreen to see what it is on. The galaxy nexus hides 2G from you but it shows R at rxtt. And don't kid yourself, in Harrisburg I did get a 4g lte speed test at 700kbps down... I think R means roaming and by the default consumer prl, you'll roam on Verizon's 1x coverage. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnal Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) I think R means roaming and by the default consumer prl, you'll roam on Verizon's 1x coverage. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Not sure, isn't roaming the triangle? You might be right. I switch from the Evo 3D/Galaxy S 3 and my Galaxy Nexus too much haha. Edited November 27, 2012 by nocturnal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Not sure, isn't roaming the triangle? You might be right. I switch from the Evo 3D/Galaxy S 3 and my Galaxy Nexus too much haha. I know on my Cyanogen ROM, it has R as roaming. I think aosp ICS+ has the r, but I could be wrong. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I know on my Cyanogen ROM' date=' it has R as roaming. I think aosp ICS+ has the r, but I could be wrong. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2 [/quote'] The Galaxy Nexus does show R for roaming. I always hated the roaming triangle. I prefer the R. It just looks better. Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Nexus using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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