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digiblur Member Level: LTE Advanced

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Good luck. Hope your experience goes better than mine. Really had to beg and plead to get a replacement. Waiting on it now. I had to show the guy screenshots/real photos/videos I took of my EVO and my gf S3 while she was sitting on LTE without issue and mine connects for less than 10 seconds.

 

Excellent idea on emailing me those photos and video :)

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Someone is reading my mind     I really have to applaud you for your efforts and then your wife/kids for allowing the time to be spent doing this. Bravo! I don't see how you do it, keeping up w

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OK, here is my comparison of the HTC EVO LTE to the Samsung Galaxy S III. About 10 days ago, just one single LTE site was activated in Hagerstown, Md. I was nursing an old phone and just waiting for

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People, I am so sick and tired of the bitching and moaning about the EVO LTE and its LTE connectivity issues. Most of you have never used the EVO LTE in a mature LTE market, so you do not understand

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well ive been so busy with life ive kinda put dealing with this on hold but the past week ive suddenly started noticing the phone is picking up lte quite a bit more than it used to. still no where near what the s3 and ip5 get.

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Fifth313ment Member Level: 1x Advanced

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well ive been so busy with life ive kinda put dealing with this on hold but the past week ive suddenly started noticing the phone is picking up lte quite a bit more than it used to. still no where near what the s3 and ip5 get.

 

Lol, 2k4mach, what are you a drug dealer (come on, everyone was thinking it)? How do you afford every phone model? Do you have a bunch of family members in your house on all phones?

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Lol, 2k4mach, what are you a drug dealer (come on, everyone was thinking it)? How do you afford every phone model? Do you have a bunch of family members in your house on all phones?

 

lmao, the s3 is my wifes and the ip5 is my daughters. there 2 lines were up for upgrades this year. wife was still rocking the original epic before i upgraded her. my daughter had my og evo. looks like ill upgrade them again next year since all my lines i upgraded this year are eligible again 5/1/13.

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Lol' date=' 2k4mach, what are you a drug dealer (come on, everyone was thinking it)? How do you afford every phone model? Do you have a bunch of family members in your house on all phones?[/quote']

 

This is my method...lots of lines, I keep all the upgrades for myself. I even have family members who will give me their upgrades. My brother is giving me his so I can get the Note 2 later this week. I will have every Sprint LTE device except the Victory and iPhone 5. And I will probably pick those up on EBay when the prices drop.

 

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Jaggrey Member Level: 3G EVDO

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This is my method...lots of lines, I keep all the upgrades for myself. I even have family members who will give me their upgrades. My brother is giving me his so I can get the Note 2 later this week. I will have every Sprint LTE device except the Victory and iPhone 5. And I will probably pick those up on EBay when the prices drop.

 

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Hey Robert didn't you have a source that was telling you about the Evo radio issues when it was going thru testing? Is there any new info?
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This is my method...lots of lines, I keep all the upgrades for myself. I even have family members who will give me their upgrades.

 

Could it be that Jim Bob Duggar is also a wireless phone enthusiast? His fecundity could allow him an upgrade for every forthcoming high end handset on all four major carriers.

 

:P

 

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S4GRU Member Level: LTE Advanced

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Hey Robert didn't you have a source that was telling you about the Evo radio issues when it was going thru testing? Is there any new info?

 

My source in Product Development disappeared a long time ago. When the whole Inside Sprint Now thing exploded back in June after all their device info leaks, I think Sprint clamped down and scared everybody in the division. It was always the tightest division in Sprint to begin with.

 

Inside Sprint Now really upset the apple cart with many of our sources.

 

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My source in Product Development disappeared a long time ago. When the whole Inside Sprint Now thing exploded back in June after all their device info leaks, I think Sprint clamped down and scared everybody in the division. It was always the tightest division in Sprint to begin with.

 

Inside Sprint Now really upset the apple cart with many of our sources.

 

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Robert let's be honest now. I don't consider being arrested for a choke porn infested computer at Sprint, "disappearing", do you? That's OK as everyone who just read this is Googling "Choke Porn" right now, LMAO! :idea:

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Robert let's be honest now. I don't consider being arrested for a choke porn infested computer at Sprint' date=' "disappearing", do you? That's OK as everyone who just read this is Googling "Choke Porn" right now, LMAO! :idea:[/quote']

 

*rolls eyes*

 

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It's too bad that the ISN guy or gal disappeared. I really enjoyed him and the info he gave. Was really keeping me sane during the EVO embargo. He was so damn arrogant though. I warned him to be cool. Wonder if he still works there or if they found him fired him and made him sign a NDA to keep his mouth shut

 

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FWIW, and FYI ... I went into Sprint the other day to return my Evo (mainly based on info gleaned from this thread!)

 

IN THE STORE, there were 2 GS3's, which had a 4G signal. My Evo had no 4G. And there were 2 Evos in the store, ONE of which had 4G. The signal was weak -- LA is not 'on' yet -- but there you go.

 

Ordering a GS3 from Amazon ($150)

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FWIW, and FYI ... I went into Sprint the other day to return my Evo (mainly based on info gleaned from this thread!)

 

IN THE STORE, there were 2 GS3's, which had a 4G signal. My Evo had no 4G. And there were 2 Evos in the store, ONE of which had 4G. The signal was weak -- LA is not 'on' yet -- but there you go.

 

Ordering a GS3 from Amazon ($150)

Were you within the 14 day trial period? Did they give you back money? What happened? Edited by Fifth313ment
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A corporate store should only charge restock fees when you exchange and not on returns.

 

Really? They told me the exact opposite; restock on return, NOT on exchange.

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Really? They told me the exact opposite; restock on return, NOT on exchange.

They were probably upset about the return and wanted to be spiteful or maybe it was an honest mistake.

 

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

 

 

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Really? They told me the exact opposite; restock on return, NOT on exchange.

 

I think it would depend on the nature of the exchange. If I bought an evo and was having all sorts of legitimate issues then they probably won't charge me a restocking fee if I wanted to switch to another phone, on the other hand if I bought an evo and decided to exchange is because all my other friends have galaxy s3's then they will probably charge me a restocking fee.

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Opefully it is just in need of a software update....

Just saw on the news that GS3 is getting JB from Sprint, and they also address an LTE connectivity issue.....

 

 

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/490340?tstart=0

It would be nice if we get updates to EVO 4G LTE also!!.

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Yea it seems the S3 and the Evo have both been getting LTE tweaks with every release. The S3 has had several more releases than the Evo tho. I gotta say it does look like Samsung got their act together with this S3. Kudos to them!

 

And now I'm hoping that updates are coming soon for our phone!!!

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Has anyone tried any of the other settings in the 4636 menu? Did switching to LTE + CDMA improve the scan frequency when entering a 4g area?

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Opefully it is just in need of a software update....

Just saw on the news that GS3 is getting JB from Sprint, and they also address an LTE connectivity issue.....

 

 

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/490340?tstart=0

It would be nice if we get updates to EVO 4G LTE also!!.

Yea it seems the S3 and the Evo have both been getting LTE tweaks with every release. The S3 has had several more releases than the Evo tho. I gotta say it does look like Samsung got their act together with this S3. Kudos to them!

 

And now I'm hoping that updates are coming soon for our phone!!!

 

We won't be getting the Jelly Bean update for quite sometime, probably till thanksgiving or longer. I can't believe this as next time my phone will be a Samsung. They really got their act together on the SGS3. As for HTC they first have to release Jelly Bean on the HOX international and unlocked line which they haven't done and have no plans as of yet. They said October but time has come and go without any new news. Once the HOX lines gets JellyBean we can expect a month or two (or nine) wait for Sprint to run their tests on it but they seem to be moving fast with the GS3 and all. I'm just a bit mad as I stuck with HTC and I'm being punished for it. Even if Jelly Bean comes out tomorrow on the HOX line we won't see it for at minimum a month which is annoying. I want to sell my EVO LTE as this plus the LTE issues are crazy.

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I am officially jumping ship to the Galaxy S3. I talked to a technician at my local store about my connectivity issues and the fact that my wife's GS3 is using 4mb of LTE for every 1mb of 3g while I was just the opposite.

 

He was able to get me into an GS3 right away as opposed to going through 2 or 3 different EVOs just confirm what we already new. I think it helped that he was apparently frustrated with the same issue on his own EVO.

 

I really like the EVO, but with the LTE issues and the GS3 getting JB already... it seamed like a no brainer.

 

Hopefully HTC can get it together as I want nothing less than an Android market dominated by Samsung, but I can't keep sitting here waiting for it to happen.

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I am officially jumping ship to the Galaxy S3. I talked to a technician at my local store about my connectivity issues and the fact that my wife's GS3 is using 4mb of LTE for every 1mb of 3g while I was just the opposite.

 

He was able to get me into an GS3 right away as opposed to going through 2 or 3 different EVOs just confirm what we already new. I think it helped that he was apparently frustrated with the same issue on his own EVO.

 

I really like the EVO, but with the LTE issues and the GS3 getting JB already... it seamed like a no brainer.

 

Hopefully HTC can get it together as I want nothing less than an Android market dominated by Samsung, but I can't keep sitting here waiting for it to happen.

 

How long did you have your EVO LTE?

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