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Mmm 32GB White Nexus 5 has been activated on Ting. Huge upgrade from my Evo3d.

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Anyone else having problems sending MMS via WiFi with Hangouts? I have my mms server properly configured for the "http://mms.plspictures.com" Ting servers.. Just wondering if this is a Hangouts issue or my own issue.

Edit2: I have figured out a solution to this issue from the replies here and on the Ting forums. Link: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4989-lg-google-nexus-5-users-thread/?p=258684

http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/24/5242694/softbank-reportedly-in-final-talks-to-buy-t-mobile

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/softbank-gets-closer-buying-t-181936591.html

Interesting.... 

I think it would actually provide better competition to the top carriers, now that Sprint would actually be a serious competitor. 

Yeah, If you think having 3 carriers is better for the country I suggest you look at the Canadian market for our possible dystopian mobile future.

People, this doesn't necessarily mean less competition. But I do think that Sprint would be better off with USCC than with T-Mobile.

I disagree. I feel much of the recent change in the market has been from the moves T-Mobile has made. I liked the sound and price of the T-Mobile plans so I moved to T-Mobile where I didn't have enough coverage and then moved to Ting on the Sprint network. I don't see myself ever having a phone on contract (unless my employer pays for it) ever again. 

Without T-Mobile putting pressure on the other providers I don't see the decoupling of contracts continuing. Sprint clearly wants to continue to have people on contracts like AT&T and Verizon. I just don't see how absorbing one of 4 major companies and turning it into the big 3 could do anything BUT decrease competition.

Anyone here using a Nexus 5 on a Sprint MVNO (Ting) yet? 

That is possibly the least creative logo I have ever seen. It looks like they combined an orange dot and the Walmart logo. Why not make it something that is at least visually interesting like so:

For any other TING users, I just called Ting about this. I was told they simply don't know yet if Sprint will let the device be brought over to MVNOs even if bought directly from Google but they should have an answer about it in a week or so hopefully so the answer is still a solid maybe.

I agree.  I'm a Ting customer as well and am fine with limiting my bandwidth usage. 

 

Not saying this is what you should do, but if a Nexus 5 at $350 works on Ting on all 3 bands.  That's very tempting to me.

Yep. I am waiting eagerly to see how this will be sold and if not through the Play store.. if Ting would sell it.

Why wouldn't Ting get all of this?  Unless you are talking about the phone subsidy

 

Ting will get the network improvements of course but the BYOD Triband phones will be delayed by a year unless I want to pay the $600+ for a new phone. I also don't use much in the way of bandwidth right now mostly because it is kind of enjoyable to pay so little for phone service. With the administrative fees etc that Sprint adds to it's bill it would be 3-4x more expensive than my current bill which is hard to justify. 

As I said, I feel that Sprint's service in it's current state isn't worth $160+ after taxes for 2 unlimited lines. 

Edit: To get there I would have to use over 1k mins/1k texts and over 6GB of data which I doubt I would be able to do if I tried on the towers around me. In 12 months that may be a different story but for now I will watch and wait for the network to be improved.

Almost cool enough to make me consider moving back to Sprint from Ting. Almost. 

I still feel that Sprint's pricing is too high for the service it CURRENTLY delivers.

Has anyone ever had any luck getting sprint to move up an upgrade eligible date? I'm due on Jan 1st, but I need to buy my next phone before the end of 2013. technically, all I need is for my upgrade date to be moved up one day...

 

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In the past Sprint was very willing to move my upgrade date up by 3-4 months. They seemed quite happy to do so for long time customers. This was 2 years ago so they may have tightened up under New Sprint.

Are there other phones that have been slowed or delayed? In theory it shouldn't be exclusive to Google

 

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Well, the other phone LG makes (the G2) was delayed when it came to Sprint and there were some issues with limited stock from Verizon I believe. Perhaps this is contributing it it?

I wonder if Google is running into production delays and are trying to hold off the announcement until they get sufficient stock made.

I bet the rumormill begins churning again right after the Apple event. 

sorry for being clueless, but how can you become a 'premier' member to view maps?  TIA

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1195-information-about-s4gru-sponsorship-levels-and-how-to-become-a-sponsor/

S4GRU Premier Sponsor. S4GRU Sponsors who donate $100 or more in total

I just switched my two lines with EVO 4G LTE and I gladly took the ETF hit.  My bill is going from $155/mo to approximately $80.  With what I'm saving a month I will (again) gladly pay full price for a new phone on the next line or lines I bring over.

I've been at Ting for about 5 months now at an average cost of $44 after taxes. Actually, after referrals I have gotten, I have had free cellphone service the last 3 months. I'd love to just buy a used Sprint smartphone as there are tons of used HTC Ones for relatively cheap on eBay. If the Nexus 5 isn't offered direct to MVNOs I may just spend the rest of my credit at Ting on the next 2 months of service and then port out to a different carrier MVNO. Really, I just only buy used phones and don't pay more than $350 max for them because that seems to be what the market says that 6 month old smartphones are worth.

So the Nexus 5 will be sold at Sprint stores I take it?  I do hope the Sprint version will also be sold on Google Play store.  It would be a bummer if it wasn't.

 

The question for those that are thinking of getting the Nexus 5....if the Nexus 5 is only going to be sold at Sprint stores and not on the Google Play Store for $149 or $199 with 2 year contract, would you still get it?  Also even if the Nexus 5 is sold at Sprint stores, what is to stop you from buying the Nexus 5 online since it has LTE bands to support ATT, Tmobile and Sprint on the same device and taking it to a Sprint store to activate it?  Could it possibly not have the MEIDs from the Nexus 5 devices bought from the Play store?

If the Nexus 5 is sold only through Sprint on contract I won't get it. Actually, if Sprint doesn't allow this device to be activated on it's BYOD MVNOs I won't buy it either. At this point (after paying $44 a month for 2 smartphones for nearly 5 months) I don't plan on ever having a 2 year contract again. Sprint making it solely available on contract would make me reconsider it's network entirely and seriously think about GSM prepaid for the future as I am already quite displeased that Sprint is enforcing a 1 year wait period on all used Sprint devices from being activated on Ting and other MVNOs.

I just want this phone to finally be a really open phone that I can buy from Google Play and use on an MVNO. Heck, I'd be okay ordering it through an MVNO provided it didn't have a markup.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/9/4821692/t-mobile-announces-unlimited-global-data-roaming-at-no-extra-charge

T-Mobile just announced global unlimited data roaming at no extra cost.

Big moves out of T-Mobile these days

I am very interested in how the Nexus 5 will be purchasable. I REALLY want a new phone as my evo3d, while faithful, is looking pretty beat up. I'd seriously jump at the chance to purchase the phone through Google if I could use it on Ting immediately. Waiting a year for phones OR paying unsub pricing really sucks but I can understand why Sprint doesn't want people just constantly jumping ship.

From: https://help.ting.com/entries/22567167-BYOD-Whitelist-?page=5 So anyone like myself hoping for a Nexus 5 or LG G2 might as well settle in for the long haul. Important to note that these MVNOs CAN sell the devices at unsubsidized prices but terrible for anyone hoping to score a cheap HTC One/S4/LGG2 in the near future. Pretty disappointing overall.

 

"Hey Joseph,

We have been advised that it would be around 1 year since the launch of a newer LTE devices to be granted access to our BYOD program. 

I assure you we are bringing this up regularly and are always pushing for updates. They are well informed of our demand and I am hopeful that BYODs will be available upon release in the future. However, as of today this is what has been communicated to us. 

I know this isn't ideal. We are pricing our devices as low as we can to compensate for this. Our marketing team is very active and are always offering options for Ting customers to see additional savings such as our refer a friend program. I hope these savings can suffice the fact that we currently cannot BYOD these newer LTE devices. We are persistent for our customers and I assure you we will not stop pushing for this capability. "

 

Ting has the one and GS4

Yup but I have to buy it at full retail price rather than buying a used one for half the price so I will be waiting a bit.

I personally don't think MVNO's should have access to 800 CDMA.   It should be reserved for all the loyal Sprint post paid customers.  We pay a little more every month to enjoy premium services like this.   

A few things to note:1) Sprint has enough spectrum to go around 2) These MVNOs are very valuable for poaching customers from other carriers. Ting for instance has the following breakdown: 30% Verizon 28% Sprint  21% AT&T 12% T-Mobile 9% Other.  Rather than think of MVNOs like competing carriers it would be more apt to think of them as low cost plans to draw in people who don't want/need unlimited data/minutes/texts or are adverse to signing contracts at a carrier. 

My personal view is that Sprint MVNOs are great (full disclosure, I currently have 2 lines on Ting). Why? There are plenty of customers seeking to pay less and if those subscribers are going to leave, which they absolutely will, you may as well steal subscribers from yourself. If Ting and other MVNOs didn't offer cheap Sprint network plans I would have moved to AT&T/Verizon or one of their MVNOs. I don't see myself signing a carrier contract unless my job starts paying for it or my data usage goes up considerably. My price to pay for this is unsubsidized phones and often a delay in the availability of new phones. That seems a fair trade off while segregating the availability of service does not. 

Ouch....Maybe I will wait for a non flagship....

Wait 3-6 months. Sprint HTC One and S4 are already ~$300 or less on craigslist. Too bad they can't be moved to MVNOs yet.