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So the band 41 issue seems to be working again. But the signal was still pretty weak. However after my previous post I found a way to disable the individual LTE bands and I've been running around GR using just band 25 with great results.
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I tweeted sprintcare, they said they have alerted the network team. so hopefully they can turn it off till its fixed.
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So the last 2 days at work my G3 will not pull any data on band 41, I've tried prl and profile updates, reboots, etc. It will briefly snag band 26 with 3-5 bars (85-95 dBm) and I can then do things but then it switches to band 41 to which I'm only pulling 1 bar usually (105-110 dBm) and then, no data. For the past week before yesterday I was pulling 20+ mbps down on 41 even with 1 bar. But this is the 2nd day in a row I cannot get data on b41. I'm in GR near Plymouth & Michigan. Anybody else seeing this?
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I got the G3 a month ago. I've been picking up B41 at Michigan and Plymouth for a week now. It's only 1-2 bars but I'm getting it and most of the time I'm getting over 20 mbs down at around -110db which is impressive. Bought signal check pro so I can keep an eye on it too!
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Good to know. And just for the record those issues I was having at the malls were in the parking lot so I'll have to check it out.
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I appreciate the info. For what it's worth anytime I've been at woodland or Centerpoint in the past few months I couldn't even pull up a map on LTE or 3G. Again I'm on a note 2 so that may be why. I guess what irritates me most is that when I don't have LTE the 3G is sooooo slow. At least with AT&T hspa is significantly better. I may need to go get a tri band phone to try out for a couple weeks and see if it makes enough of a difference to stay. I had verizon for 2 years before the current 22 months on sprint and while I know their coverage is better and the speeds were good, I can't justify the cost of their service.
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That's where I'm at, I'd love a new G3 or note 4 to test out here in GR. But to keep my bill near where it currently is I'd have to sign another contract which at this point I'm not willing to do. Even with the network upgrades in GR, will it really matter much for overall speeds and coverage with the towers being so far apart anyway? And wimax isn't getting shut off till next year so who knows when the 3rd band will be going. Still on my note 2, but only have usable LTE in maybe 3 spots around GR where I need it and it's not super reliable. And I don't count sprints 3G as usable for much. My contract is up December 28, right now I think I'm going to AT&T prepaid with a moto G unless things change drastically with sprint very soon which I doubt.
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If it's going to cost them $55 a month anyway they might as well get on their own plan. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk
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Exactly what I've been saying since Google put out the nexus 7 for $250. Then the galaxy nexus dropped to around $300 a couple of months before the nexus 4 came out and now the nexus 5, both the 4 & 5 are very capable smartphones for under $350. Some would say, more capable even than the bloated phones Samsung and others put out. It will have to happen with subsidies going away. People are not going to want to buy new phones yearly otherwise. I won't. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk
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I'm not sure what size memory it was for but I actually looked at it 2 days ago when I was in store for my wife. I think it's the most expensive phone on easy pay. $28 a month which may have been for a 16gb. Wasn't worth upgrading her from the 5 for me. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk
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So I talked to a sprint store last week. I was told you can't do an upgrade on easy pay without moving to a framily plan which is what I've read here I believe. Yesterday while in a different sprint store getting my wife's phone fixed I asked the rep if I could upgrade with easy pay without moving to the framily plan and she said they changed that policy last week and that you can now. Anybody else heard this? Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk
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Lucky you did that. 25 megs is a few pictures depending on the resolution. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk
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Have you asked since softbank bought them or tried going farther up the food chain? Good grief, no wonder they are lacking then. If I was AT&T I wouldn't give them a decent back haul either to keep them in their place. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk
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I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'm on a plan with my brother-in-law now, 5 lines, been on it for a year. If we add the sister-in-law and her 3 lines, I'm guessing the sis and I will save cash. However because the bro and I split the base plan and his mom's line, but I pay my 2 line charges it doesn't split evenly. Long story short he won't save anything, I will, but he won't. So I can't see him wanting to do it. I thought about breaking out into my own plan basically forcing him to but for $30 a month its probably not good for family relations lol.
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Thanks for the response. That's the way I've been leaning is to try the G2 for a few days and see if it makes a difference and if so great. If not, well then I will switch. Is Triband active in GR then?
