Rickie546 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Just got the viper today, and for a low end phone so far it's great. I will be writing a full review this weekend for the site. Did I get 4g speeds on a NV site?? Just have to wait and see... Rickie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Just got the viper today' date=' and for a low end phone so far it's great. I will be writing a full review this weekend for the site. Did I get 4g speeds on a NV site?? Just have to wait and see... Rickie[/quote'] That's not fair to leave us in suspense, lol! Sent from Joshs Evo Shift using Forum Runner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 What a tease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 One thing the Viper appears to have going for it is relative RF performance. It absolutely smokes the EVO 4G LTE in ERP. AJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickie546 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 I promised Robert an article so yes I am being a tease, but if your on the fence about getting one, I say go for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickie546 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 One thing the Viper appears to have going for it is relative RF performance. It absolutely smokes the EVO 4G LTE in ERP. AJ AJ, So that means the signal comes in better for Viper vs. EVO LTE right?? Rickie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 So that means the signal comes in better for Viper vs. EVO LTE right?? No, not exactly. ERP is Effective Radiated Power, so that is signal transmitted by the device, not received by the device. (For testing purposes, the FCC is concerned with RF emissions, not reception.) That said, in many devices, transmission/reception abilities are strongly correlated because both use the same antenna with same (or similar) gain structure. But Rx diversity and MIMO antennas throw a monkey wrench into that correlation, as Tx and Rx antennas are often now necessarily separate. AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 @Rickie: I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on the "Bright & Clear 700 NIT Display." Unfortunately its not HD, but I've always had a thing for bright screens. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legion125 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 It's the weekend, start typing! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickie546 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 It's the weekend, start typing! I have a job like Robert that requires me to work too. Just got home and got to play on it more...going to start typing now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickie546 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 FYI article is done, should publish tonight if Robert has time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenze Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) FYI article is done, should publish tonight if Robert has time. In your review you mentioned a $50 Google wallet credit on the lg viper Could you elaborate on that? I can not find any information about a Google wallet credit on any other phone other then the sprint galaxy nexis Thanks Edited April 25, 2012 by Silenze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Sprint has lowered the price on the LG Viper LTE to $79 and is offering a $25 dollar Google Wallet credit. Not too shabby of a deal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Sprint has lowered the price on the LG Viper LTE to $79 and is offering a $25 dollar Google Wallet credit. Not too shabby of a deal! Nice Price! By the way, I'm getting decent battery life on my Viper. After 15 hours of light use, my phone is still at 76%. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenChase7 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Nice Price! By the way, I'm getting decent battery life on my Viper. After 15 hours of light use, my phone is still at 76%. Good to hear, Josh! I like the Viper.. hope it continues to work out well for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Good to hear' date=' Josh! I like the Viper.. hope it continues to work out well for you![/quote'] Thanks. It's a nice phone. Much faster than my Shift. I just haven't installed much on mine yet until I get my data problem fixed. Ended up working today and never made it to Sprint. At least we had work though. One thing I really, really like on the Viper is how well it fits in my hand. It fits like my 3Gs does. And so far I'm not missing the slide out keyboard, which is the key reason I got the Shift over the Evo 4G to begin with. Sent from Joshs iPhone 3Gs using Forum Runner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Sprint fixed my phone. May have uncovered a potential issue with the PRL file that my phone updated to at activation. They pushed a different PRL and now it works great! Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Sprint fixed my phone. May have uncovered a potential issue with the PRL file that my phone updated to at activation. They pushed a different PRL and now it works great! Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner What prl are u using? Sent from my ICS Evo 4g using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 What prl are u using? Sent from my ICS Evo 4g using Forum Runner The tech pushed prl 24003 to get 3G to work. The bad prl was 50587. Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 The tech pushed prl 24003 to get 3G to work. The bad prl was 50587. Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner my evo lte has prl 25003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 my evo lte has prl 25003 Weird. 25003 was pushed to my phone when i rebooted it this morning. Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astricklin Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 After a few more day's use, what sort of battery life are you seeing? I know each person's experience will be different, but how is it comparing to other phones you have had? My wife is looking at the viper, but is concerned about battery life as her current phone is not doing so hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 After a few more day's use' date=' what sort of battery life are you seeing? I know each person's experience will be different, but how is it comparing to other phones you have had? My wife is looking at the viper, but is concerned about battery life as her current phone is not doing so hot.[/quote'] After 2 hours and 11 minutes off the charger, I'm down 20 percent. I'm getting between 7 and 10 hours with moderate usage on average. Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacinJosh Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I just used NFC for the first time and it was awesome! Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digiblur Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I just used NFC for the first time and it was awesome! Sent from my LG Viper 4G LTE using Forum Runner On what? Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad Cartridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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