Bob Newhart

Verified it again today.The images were of higher quality, but not great.

I downloaded a jpeg from my server on the Sprint cell over both 4G/3G, different towers, the file size was 87KB.

I downloaded it the same Sprint cell using a VPN connected, the file size was 304KB.

I downloaded it from an AT&T phone, the file size was 304KB.

I downloaded it from a PC, the file size was 304KB.

The images were of noticeable differences in quality, one was very good, one was meh.

When did Sprint start doing this? 

Do all cell companies do this too?

From the differences in qualities from today and yesterday, it looks like they are tuning it, my guess.

Thanks for the explanation.  ​ 

These under the ongoing title.

Can I make them not show up?

Or do they show up because of the two icons on the notification bar?

I would like an option to either disable the drop down icon or to put the icons side by side, instead of above each other.

On an S3, there are too many Samsung pull down icons as it is.

I like the small icons in the notification status bar.

Well I've never noticed it. My eyes must be bad. Lol

If it happens it is very easy to see.

http://goo.gl/6KsMJ

http://goo.gl/Xi7T2

http://goo.gl/TTBTR

http://goo.gl/XL7u5

http://goo.gl/djKsL

http://goo.gl/VOh4b

I wonder what is going on, it is like the jpg is gradually being built, but it only gives the first pass.

The video streamed from a few sites looked awful too. This would explain it.

I will try it again with a vpn and/or proxy if it does it again this week.

On my work AT&T nexus4, no visible issues.

A speed test on that same tower was very good. http://www.speedtest.net/android/489808604.png

I'm another tower now, slow speeds , but full quality images.

I didn't try a vpn/proxy of my own. I have seen other reports online of people seeing similar problems.

Secret questions?

Super secret!

From memory, they were 1) merge, 2) pay the fat cats more cash, 3) if not enough votes, wait for more votes

What is the reason for getting very low quality images on the chrome/opera browser, bbcnews app, engadget app, other apps?

This was when connected to a strong LTE signal, also tried it on 3G, same issue.

Is this a temporary problem that is introduced when a tower is testing? Why is this issue introduced?

Does Sprint normally alter images to reduce the bandwidth on their servers, are all images cached on their proxies?

In Federal Way, WA.

I voted my miniscule amount of shares today, 1) yes, 2) no, 3) yes, on their three questions.

Then you might be OK... it sounds like Sprint is deploying up to the line -- which if that's the case, areas south of the base should get 800.

 

Also because the line follows Vancouver Island, being an hour SE may still be in the 800 area...

 

Vancouver Island is the main reason our zone is a bit larger than the other states

The nearest 'town' to me is Bayne, WA.

It looks like Seattle is about 70 miles from the international border around Vancouver Island, Renton about 80 miles.

So it'd be interesting to see if they install the 800 Mhz system out in SE King county.

Today I saw contractors ripping out the underground cables from a Nextel tower that they just turned off. They removed the concrete building the other week. They really aren't leaving anything behind.

 

I found where she was able to add 3 charges of $9.99 for some crap.. And it's a recurring monthly fee, not a one-time thing....so I had to call Sprint and complain. I put passwords for a reason...and she was STILL able to buy crap...what's the point of blocking purchases on Sprint.com if you can still get around it (turns out, she used some shortcode crap to subscribe to ringtones or whatever it was...THREE times..)

 

/end tangent

You can request that no third party billing be allowed on a line, I have done this for many years, never had a charge.

Do that for every line, they will do it for you. It is separate from the online password permission that you have set.

The charge on that line could be a scam item too, not originated from your daughter. Very common.

The phones that you have, the less reason for insurance too. If you're paying $40+ per month, that is a the price of a new phone each year that you're paying for.

"Sprint does have a pretty poor reputation once you get outside city limits"

 

Really? I wish some of these journalist would get off of the Sprint bashing.

Yes, really.

Ugh! With all the trees around here, I was hoping for an increase in voice signal coverage.

Are they working on this issue with the Canadian Government?

Do we have a detailed map of which towers that the cdma 800 Mhz will be deployed on? I'm about an hour SE of Seattle.

So the Seattle area is getting no 800 Mhz signal?

What about the areas that get iDEN on 800 Mhz right now?

There is an Android app that lists the TMO towers.

What would happen to our own Sprint shares, nothing right?

With my Airave 2.0, my old GNex used to show 3G, but now with an S3 it shows 1X most of the time, strange.

Flagship, when did this become the cell companies favourite word?

It is used more than the word 'literally' these days, and mostly used incorrectly.

10 cents per minute.

Its a good deal, as people talk less and less.

If they had better coverage (any 1/2/3/4/G), more people including me would switch to this plan.

No, it's not. If TMO were really serious about marketing the 5GB plan, they wouldn't put it in the bottom half of the pre-paid page like it's a regulatory concession. Furthermore, they wouldn't give you only 100 minutes and then charge you $0.40/minute overage.

Prices might come down, but 'fees and surcharges' will continue to go up, 61 cents at a time.

I imagine once 800mhz ESMR lights up we will all get a big increase in battery life, especially in poorly covered areas. My office is in a basement where I only get 0-1 bars so it'll be night and day for me. Even with the horrible signal my phone easily gets through the day though, but you can always hope for better.

I do wonder though if the phone is programmed to search for the 1900 Mhz signal over the 800 Mhz signal, and that will end up working like today where if its roaming it continually looks for a Sprint signal, killing the battery and becoming a pocket warmer.

Its pretty good in Felony Way, but once you get off the main freeway/roads it drops off.

http://www.speedtest.net/android/463565161.png

Whoops somehow I missed the notification from your post. Is there anymore info you could provide? Might be an issue with 4.2 but my Nexus recently kicked the bucket so I have no way of testing this for myself.

 

Dan, wanna chime in?

I have been in contact with the developer about this and another issue. He fixed them after I tested a beta version on my phone.

thanks

Eh Nothing wrong with paying? it's cheaper to buy a year of XBL then monthly

Naaa, I use a Playstation3, doesn't cost anything extra to use Netflix.