MacinJosh

4 hours ago, wesman said:

what exactly am I looking for to tell if it's T-Mobile? 

4 hours ago, nexgencpu said:

EARFCN is 66811=Band 66 so yes its Tmobile.

Plus "freq_ban_ind" also says 66

Also, see this site: http://www.mcc-mnc.com/ and look up based on mcc first, then mnc.

Well, late last night I was back on Sprint B25 & B26. Now this afternoon I'm back on T-Mobile B4.

This is weird. My phone has been on Band 4 LTE all day.

For reference, my phone is showing MCC 310 and MNC of 260, which is listed as T-Mobile. So strange. I haven't seen B25 of B26 all afternoon, and maybe longer.

1 hour ago, tybo31316 said:

Anyone here with the Xs and Xs Max has reception issues?

Overall I have better service, but on fringe areas data will drop cold. I have a random dropped calls that I used to never have before, but I probably can blame Sprint more than Apple because Sprint only has 2 sites in Pahrump. But so far I'm more satisfied with my XS Max than I was with my X.

3 minutes ago, Bob Newhart said:

Please do report back.
Ordered the Max model too. I have found the 1x voice performance on the previous iPhone 8 to be very good.

Well, I didn't get to test voice calls while I was out there tonight, but I was able to for the first time in a long time use 3G data while I was out there. I realize I have much better service on my XS Max than I did on my X. My X was almost always on 1x while I was out there. I was stunned.

30 minutes ago, RAvirani said:

Have you tested CDMA performance much? I have family members who are very disappointed with it...

So far so good. I'll be able to test more sometime today. I have an area I spend plenty of time that is on the fringe of Sprint CDMA.

1 hour ago, derrph said:

Im thinking about up grading my X to the XS via the sprint promotion. With all the news of the Rf issues with the Max and XS is it really worth it? I would hate to get the XS and my reception is not as good as what I have the X.

4 minutes ago, RAvirani said:

From what I’m hearing, it seems the XS has pretty solid RF performance on GSM/WCDMA/LTE but very poor CDMA RF performance. I’m hearing from a lot of people that they drop from L800 to either LTE roaming or No Service, and that they struggle to maintain a CDMA connection in many areas where they used to be able to. 

Well, so far for me, I've seen increased reception in my home on LTE, call quality still seems to be top notch, and I'm even seeing an increase of usable WiFi in my backyard out past the fruit trees (my X shows connected, but can't do anything back there). I will say it appears that in my house, I am connected to B25 instead of B26. I am over 5 miles from the nearest tower.

I love this display! It's beautiful.

1 hour ago, shannonbrian said:

Thats good thing.

Yes it is.

5 minutes ago, shannonbrian said:

does signal suck ?

From what I saw at home, I was actually getting about the same, maybe even better.

1 hour ago, MacinJosh said:

I have my XS Max. Getting ready to activate it. Hopefully it'll be quick and painless.

Well, it’s activated. I’m restoring from my X backup.

2 hours ago, anthony.spina97 said:

I have had my XS Max since yesterday around noon and can say that so far I haven't experienced any issues with WiFi or LTE connectivity. I have what appears to be the same or better LTE performance as compared to my X. Also, I bought mine from Apple and put my Sprint info in when I ordered it. All I did when I opened the box yesterday was remove the SIM from my X, turn it off, and then power on the XS Max. Activated during setup without any issues. Been loving it so far!

 

My Series 4 also just got here today. I had a Series 3 that I got back in June of this year on IB, and upgraded to the Series 4. Not sure how I was eligible, but when I was ordering the device I didn't see anything about getting a return kit with my new device to send the old one back. And when I go to Sprint's website I don't see anything about my Series 3 on it anymore now that I've activated my Series 4. I'm unsure when/if I can return the old device. 

 

-Anthony

I don't think there is a trade in on Series 3. They may continue to keep billing you for the Series 3 watch since you have it on IB, or they may accelerate it on the next bill for you to pay off.

I have my XS Max. Getting ready to activate it. Hopefully it'll be quick and painless.

My XS Max has shipped from Phoenix. Best Buy usually sends it by UPS, but today they did through FedEx. I guess we will see how things work when I get it and try using it for phone calls in the weakest Sprint area in Pahrump.

Has anyone on here had issues activating their XS or XS Max? I keep seeing a lot of complaints on Reddit about activation issues, not counting the lack of SIM card availability for unlocked from Apple models.

3 hours ago, ZebraDude said:

WOO HOO!

 

Sprint made it good. I have a new max order pending...they will send it to a hub this time!

Awesome!

1 hour ago, ZebraDude said:

I hope you have better luck than me. I received an empty box from UPS yesterday. Someone in the logistics chain is now enjoying my Max....:(

Oh my! I hope you have a new one coming.

I ordered my XS Max 256GB Gold today from Best Buy. Should have it by Tuesday.

27 minutes ago, shannonbrian said:

Just what aj said about this phone in the  lab is good band 41 and terrible band 25 and 26 .

I know. It's hard to swallow that it favors Band 41 when I only have Bands 25 & 26.

3 minutes ago, shannonbrian said:

I'm curious about  real world rf performance.

You and me both. I hope it works better in low signal areas than my X does. And I don't live in a B41 area.

45 minutes ago, schmidtj said:

If phone is locked both sims need to be on the same carrier. This seems to preclude two Sprint or two Verizon lines on the same phone. 

Talk about a massive disadvantage.

4 hours ago, RedSpark said:

Sprint is offering a trade-in Credit of $41.67/Month when you trade-in qualifying devices. This applies to existing customers.

If you paid off your current device early, would it be $899 Total?

I owe $637.49. I'm still mulling it over. I know that it'll lower my Sprint bill for the next 18 months, but it'll raise my credit card balance in the near term, so it's a catch 22.

59 minutes ago, ZebraDude said:

well I ordered a shiny new Xs Max Space Gray 256G. The new Sprint technology talked me into it. traded in my shiny one year old X 256. now the wait begins

I'm still debating what I'm going to do. I want a new phone, but since I bought my 256GB X at Best Buy on a 24 month Installment Billing plan and am only paying $899.99, I will probably wait.

6 minutes ago, RedSpark said:

This FierceWireless Article has a comment from Sprint on eSIM support:

“Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile were named by Apple as supporting its eSIM action. Sprint said that it would support the technology later this year. Apple also added that eSIM technology would be added to its new iPhones through a software update later this year.”

Perhaps once VoLTE launches?

I would hope so. Thanks for that.

Pricing for new lines and UPGRADES!

https://old.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/9fjznx/iphone_prices_and_promos_coming_up/