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WillM Member Level: 1x Advanced

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Not sure if anyone here is about to upgrade but Apple seems to have increased the amount they offer for recycling an old phone when you upgrade from what they were offering a month ago. I just went with my MIL the other day to upgrade her phone and they offered her $200 for her 5c. I thought that was pretty generous. She ended up getting a 6S Plus through the Apple financing but since I had them switch her to a share data plan on AT&T from her old plan her monthly cost is only a few bucks higher. 

 

I usually try to order my phones online so I was a little shocked at how long the whole process took. Seemed like forever. 

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Just activated 6s (128GB) - First speedtest while in my work building, LTE only, NO wifi netted 90.45 down!

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SRLTE.  This topic has come up in only one of the almost 500,000 posts in The Forums.  And that post was not even iPhone related.  I am surprised.  But I believe that I have discovered why all Sprint

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I got 145 down the other day. First time ever having speeds that high.

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Anybody on the 9.3 beta experiencing LTE issues? Since the update when I am at home it seems to lock onto a very weak B41 signal that is basically useless. I have to turn LTE off and use 3G. Probably going to downgrade as I was having no issue before the update.

 

 

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Anybody on the 9.3 beta experiencing LTE issues? Since the update when I am at home it seems to lock onto a very weak B41 signal that is basically useless. I have to turn LTE off and use 3G. Probably going to downgrade as I was having no issue before the update.

 

 

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Does seem to be an issue with 9.3. Downgraded and things are fine now. Once my phone got a B41 signal it locked on even when it was unusable. -119 range. It became very annoying. Hope that gets sorted out before the final build. I don't know why they keep messing with the radios.

 

 

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Anyone planning on buying the rumored 4" iPhone 5se?

 

 

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If there had been one last Sept my wife would have went for it. Now that she has a 6 though she is used to the large display and would no go back.

 

 

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Does seem to be an issue with 9.3. Downgraded and things are fine now. Once my phone got a B41 signal it locked on even when it was unusable. -119 range. It became very annoying. Hope that gets sorted out before the final build. I don't know why they keep messing with the radios.

 

 

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9.3 public beta 2 seems to have fixed this issue. Been using for the past hour and my phone has not been parking on B41. For the record carrier version is 23.5.3

 

 

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Anyone planning on buying the rumored 4" iPhone 5se?


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Nope. I like the size of this screen. Realized how small 4" screen really is when I upgraded and now I won't go back. I won't go any bigger though...

 

I just hope they  make the next one not so damn slippery. 

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I own the plus and love the screen size, but i have large hands.  My fiance has the 6 (not the plus) and its perfect for her smaller hands, both of us laugh when ever we see a 5s... or even a 4s and ask how we could ever even tolerate that little screen. but to each their own, what is perfect for me could seem crazy to you.  If apple thinks they can sell millions of 4 inch phones then they will make one.

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I own the plus and love the screen size, but i have large hands. My fiance has the 6 (not the plus) and its perfect for her smaller hands, both of us laugh when ever we see a 5s... or even a 4s and ask how we could ever even tolerate that little screen. but to each their own, what is perfect for me could seem crazy to you. If apple thinks they can sell millions of 4 inch phones then they will make one.

My wife sent emails to Tim Cook begging for the smaller phone. She's yet to experience the tri-band goodness, which will really make her experience on Sprint great.

 

 

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So has anyone else experienced a massive drop in LTE speeds since 9.2.1? I'm in Wisconsin and at home I used to pull at least 20 down in most areas but now I'm lucky to get 6 down

 

 

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So has anyone else experienced a massive drop in LTE speeds since 9.2.1? I'm in Wisconsin and at home I used to pull at least 20 down in most areas but now I'm lucky to get 6 down

 

 

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My apologies, should of stated...I'm in Brea, California. I'm on 9.2.1, and haven't had any problems so far. Maybe try the usual things...reset network settings, carrier update...worth a try.

 

 

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So has anyone else experienced a massive drop in LTE speeds since 9.2.1? I'm in Wisconsin and at home I used to pull at least 20 down in most areas but now I'm lucky to get 6 down

 

 

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nothing here, janesville WI.  band 41 is smoking fast on all local sites, band 25 and 26 are hit and miss unchanged from before my upgrade.  last time i was up in green bay they didn't have alot of band 41 deployed, is that still the case?  Band 25/26 slow down very quickly/easily since they are only 5x5, at least i think green bay is 5x5 still...

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Does seem to be an issue with 9.3. Downgraded and things are fine now. Once my phone got a B41 signal it locked on even when it was unusable. -119 range. It became very annoying. Hope that gets sorted out before the final build. I don't know why they keep messing with the radios.

 

 

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I wish I would have read this post first...installed 9.3 public beta last night and broke my LTE connection. Data timing out even though strong connection, more than half the time. Sometimes data works, sometimes it doesn't. As well, email attachments cannot download even when on WiFi. Deleting the data profile, how do I downgrade back to 9.2? Is it as easy as restoring the backup I made in iTunes?

 

EDIT: Restored, all is well. No more betas for me.

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I wish I would have read this post first...installed 9.3 public beta last night and broke my LTE connection. Data timing out even though strong connection, more than half the time. Sometimes data works, sometimes it doesn't. As well, email attachments cannot download even when on WiFi. Deleting the data profile, how do I downgrade back to 9.2? Is it as easy as restoring the backup I made in iTunes?

 

EDIT: Restored, all is well. No more betas for me.

Yeah betas, even public ones should not be used in a "daily driver" phone as they can be unstable and unpredictable at times.

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Now with the WiMAX shutdown in Nashville, I am guessing Sprint will need to reconfigure priority of band selection with the iPhone. In downtown Friday, my iPhone was parked on b26 but the speeds were poor. 0.13dn/0.40up.

 

Correct me if I am wrong but if one band is stressed with traffic, is the phone not able to search other bands for less congestion?

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