cletus
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That guy is an uninformed assclown of a journalist. The issue Sprint has with these backhaul providers is that they are demanding retarded "cancellation" fees for what amounts to some crap tier t1 lines and so the financial cost to Sprint is huge. These companies are also frequently owned by competitors like AT&T and Verizon and Sprint views this as an abusive and unfair advantage. In terms of a business example: The building I work at used to be serviced by 5x T1 lines at a cost of over $1000/mo. EACH. A competitor in town built out fiber to our building and AT&T tried to demand that we pay a TRIPLE cost cancellation fee on the remainder of our time and when we refused and simply paid for fiber while also paying for the T1s they (AT&T) then tried to refuse to transfer our landline numbers over to the new servicer. So we went back and forth and eventually got local government involved to fix the situation and the STUPIDEST thing about it was that AT&T HAD FIBER AVAILABLE to the building (as we discovered during the process) but refused to let us change to that service because they made easy money off the T1s. The whole thing was completely asinine and if Sprint is dealing with anything like this it is a small wonder that backhaul is delayed. -
Well if you are happy with the ASUS brand overall they do make the RT-AC87 that supports MU-MIMO but it is like ~$225+ The devices that support it are pretty limited. It is interesting that you are having issues with the AC68 though because I have not run into this with my usage which usually at least 2 devices streaming while the pc updates/downloads 'stuff'. The only issue I have seen is with Origin which maxes my connection (it can pull 12 Mbps+ down!) and only twice has my internet hiccuped. MU-MIMO is the future but right now so little really supports it that it may not help you much at all until the next round of cellphones come out
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I ordered it because Spigen can't give me a yes/no/date on if they will make a slimarmor for the 6P. Edit: Also took some pics of the OnePlus USB to USB type C cables I bought. The one pictured is the 100cm length which is perfect for use at work. Very good build quality on these cables and the included tie off is a really nice touch! The reversible USB side is really handy when I have to plug into a hard to see USB slot (my monitor or on the floor desktop)
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Agreed. I use this router (upgraded from an RT-AC55U) I bought it off ebay a year and a half ago for a great deal and it is a great router. To the OP, if you are looking to get this from an ebay seller or otherwise RT-AC68U = RT-AC68R. The U vs R just denotes original packaging where R is retail (bestbuy etc) This one is new in box for $111 with 4 hours remaining. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asus-rt-ac68r-wireless-ac1900-dual-band-router-/181919731524?hash=item2a5b42cf44:g:YKYAAOSw~bFWNm0i
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Yes I have seen that on towers here. I haven't had time to look into it but it seems like only Clearwire towers (I used to get wimax off of them on my evo3d) seem to be supporting CA. These towers also tend to have higher LTE speeds to begin with so it is pretty easy to test the 3 or 4 locations that already had higher speeds. I often see b41² around town but when tested it only nets the same 20 Mbps that I used to get on my nexus 5. I am happy with those speeds of course but it is interesting nonetheless.
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Maybe? My N6P performs better than my N5 in terms of holding b41 but the actual speed from a non CA tower is almost identical. Not sure about the RF performance of the Note Edge but the important thing is that it also supports B41 CA.
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Well, after seeing how my Nexus 6p performs in Austin I fully expect a first or second place data speed finish here. I do agree though that markets without CA active will continue to hold Sprint back in overall rankings though.
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Sorry to hear that. If that is the case I would initiate an RMA with Google. I believe they have some units set aside and hopefully they haven't all been used up.
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"Rapid charging" seems to be quite generous as I have seen it with standard USB to Type C plug (one of the OnePlus cables which is really a great cable) from: my computer, my wife's 2.4 amp car charger, and my friends' Note 3 charger. My guess is anything above 1.5-2 amps is rated as "charging rapidly" and it is not an indication of getting the full 3 amps that the official charger can provide. Edit: Lower than that actually.
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My wife has a 2.4 amp car charger that I pulled 2.65 amps measured with Ampere so I am not surprised. Also, just as an FYI the charging for this phone is stepped by how low the battery is. So if you are at like 10% you pull the full 3 amps from the wall charger and then less and less the more you are charged. So if your phone is at low battery you could definitely charge faster vs the google charger at 50% or higher charge.
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9 times out of 10 that I have seen this on a Nexus device it is a rogue app causing it. Factory reset and install apps one at a time to make sure it is stable.
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Here is a weird quirk: Slight static on my headphones when sound is on (no static when muted with headphones plugged in) on only certain headphones. My skullcandy earbuds and xiaomi piston IIs I use for running have the static but my spare iphone headphones and the ultra cheap phillips earbuds have none. The headphones that have no static seem to have a VERY SLIGHTLY longer plug and I have searched and found others with this issue. Kinda annoying actually as I listen to music late at night and the skullcandy earbuds feel the best on my ears.
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I know in the past Google Fi has definitely done replacements for the Nexus 6 for $100. Not sure if that is helpful now but there is precedent there.
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I just plugged in the SIM and activated Web chat. They will ask for the device ID and sim card ID and 2 mins later I was making calls on my Nexus 6P.
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Sounds normal. My coworker disabled wifi calling on his T-Mobile iphone 6 after he was seeing ~10% battery drain an hour when at the edge of signal (in our work building).
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Yes I am aware of the difference. However, my Nexus 5 was always a poor performer on 5GHz even one room away. As a comparison my N6P actually holds higher speeds at longer distance than my wife's iPhone 6s. I consider that pretty impressive. As to why wifi performance matters, In Austin, TWC rolls out wifi for subscribers for events so I am hopeful that as Sprint (and all mobile carriers really) grind into dust under the strain of events here that I will be able to hold a better wifi signal at longer distances. Mostly it is just cool to see the march forward in technology as now I won't have to manually switch to 2.4 ghz when downstairs and wanting to stream from my Plex server to my phone.
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The really impressive thing is those speeds were downstairs opposite my router (an Asus AC-68U) where my N5 would drop to maybe 30-40% of that speed. the N6P also seems to do much better on holding B41 than my N5. I am a very happy camper in terms of RF performance on this device.
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Time Warner Cable. I can actually get 300 down but I pay for 100 down and TWC overprovisions by 10-15% in my town (Austin) thanks to Google Fiber coming to town. So that 109 down is actually close to the speeds I get connected via ethernet on my computer. Very impressive coming from a very disappointing 5GHz experience with my Nexus 5.
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That was cellular but my home WiFi is pretty good too. The Nexus 6P is a great performer on 5Ghz WiFi.
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Nice to finally meet you Mr B41 CA.
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Well it turns out I am retarded and didn't have beam turned on for my nexus 5.
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just put them back to back or what?
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Was anyone able to use Android Beam to transfer things between phones? I can't get it to work at all...
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Hum, I assume these plans will replace family share. Do existing family share users get moved over to these plans? I have a pretty good deal right now but not running the risk of overages is always attractive since my wife burned through ~9 GB of data in 2 days when we were traveling.
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9:28 am Delivered Austin, TX Left at front door. Signature Service not requested. Dangit. I left home at 9:20. I guess I will have to run home during lunch to get it.
