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    Galaxy Note 8 rumors, specs, thoughts, etc

    in Samsung

    Posted

    Anyone having a problem texting to Galaxy S7's? My note 8 and my wife's S8+ randomly have texting issues with two Sprint users in an s7. No one else.

    Swarched around, and can't find a solution.

    The text starts as the Samsung chat stuff, then the messages all just dissappear, ever delivered. It happens both ways it seems.

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    WWDC 2016

    in Apple/iPhone/iOS

    Posted

    Nope. iMessage in particular is way ahead of anything else on Android.

     

    Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

    I used iMessage a few times on my iPad. I really wasn't impressed in anyway. Now, I dont have an iPhone either. What would be the benefit of using it? I am looking for honest input on what it does that I am missing out on, I simply don't know what I don't know.

     

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    I don't plan to debate it, but honestly, biggest factor was seeing the s7e screen size. I loved it right away. If I had thought the s7 size was sufficient, I would of waited.

     

    Between those things, Android forever with galaxy, and lack of any clear edge the 10 would have, I went back to a Samsung owner.

     

    I didn't do it lightly. I have 6 lines on my account, 4 were m8, 1 an m9.

     

    Now the real question is, will the 10 be the last htc power phone? My bet is yes.

     

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    Well, I have decided I am no longer an HTC owner.  I had some great conversation with someone who has a HTC 10 and after gaining insight, I decided it was time to just go see this device in person and see if I wanted it when compared side by side with a S7E.

     

    So, I hit 3 Verizon stores AND Best Buy.  Literally none of them had it in stock.  While Best Buy didnt flat out say they wont have stock, the 3 Verizon stores all said they only order it, and demand has been near nil.  They didnt even carry dummy units for the store.

     

    So, with the fact that Verizon doesnt care the device exists, Sprint and HTC not marketing it, and my need to get a phone this week, I headed to the Sprint store to get an S7E.  I asked the girl if they had a dummy unit or anything of the 10, but no dice.  They said they will be able to order it Thursday, but have zero idea when I might actually get it.

     

    So, with my loyalty credit, I decided to just do the 21 bucks a month and get the S7E and be able to upgrade annually.  I fear HTC wont be making phones much longer after seeing how poorly they are marketing this one.  Its a shame, I really did like their product.

     

    Good luck to anyone who does get one.  Hope it does bode you well.

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    Sprint and HTC are doing a horrible job on launching this device.  This is supposed to be available in 5 days, yet you cant find any reference to it on the Sprint site.  The only way you could find anything at all on the Sprint site is knowing this link: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/htc-10-launches-on-sprint-lte-plus-network-on-may-13.htm   or searching 'htc 10' to get said link while on the sprint site.

     

    I hope the wait has been worth it.  Ive been fighting myself daily to stop from ordering an S7 since my M8 is basically dead after an hour off charger now.  

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    Was awefully nice of HTC to send me a notification on my M8 for a promo, $100 bucks off the unlocked version OR the Verizon version.

     

    Cute.

     

    Still no pre-order.  Nada.  M9 Still full price.  I actually hate it when cell companies (and they all do it), keep last generations model full price when they full well know the new one is coming inside the return period.  As a consumer, I would feel pretty duped if I paid full price for a model that will be much less in a week.

    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    There will be a natural progression no matter what the technology but specifically speaking going from 2xCA to 3xCA isn't as big of a leap compared to going from 3g to wimax/lte. The real world benefits are marginal at best.

    So the better comparison is HDTV to 4K. It's not like going from standard Def to 1080. But you can still notice the difference.

     

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    If 3xca isn't truly needed, why are companies spending money and research to support it? Why is sprint spending money to support the capability?

     

    People said you didn't need a camera on a phone at one point. 3G was plenty fast as well at another point. Technology evolves, and a flagship device launching without 3xca isn't a flagship device, its already antiquated technology.

     

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    The Gizmodo read was actually praising the device.  It does say that the Camera isn't quite as good as the S7 (in terms of focusing), but I bet that a software update can fix that.  I don't take many pictures so I don't care a whole lot about the camera performance, but I do really want a current-gen device that's hack-able, so the 10 is exactly what I'm looking for.

     

    Yea that was about the best article I could find.  I think I am still going to get it, but I wish the camera had blown us away.  Everyone has been waiting for HTC to do just that.  I dont use it all that often, but when I do, I want the best quality I can get without pulling out my Cannon Rebel.

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    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    Don't worry about the numbers, from what I have heard, its by far the best rf performing htc device on sprint thus far.

     

    I am curious where it will compare to the S7.  I was a Evo, then S3, then M8 guy.  So really, my next phone is going to come down to RF performance and CA abilities.  If they are nearly identical, I will probably go HTC and stop my flip flop pattern.

    HTC 10 Rumor Thread (Was HTC One M10 Rumor Thread)

    in HTC

    Posted

    I was checking out this page, but dont see the Sprint bands listed in the US model.  Anyone know why that is?  http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-10/

     

    • #WL SKU(America)
    • 2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
    • CDMA: 800/1900 with EVDO Rev A
    • 3G UMTS
    • 850/AWS/900/1900/2100 MHz
    • 4G LTE (up to 450Mbps)
    • FDD: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 29, 30
    • Support Cat 9 LTE, download up to 450 Mbps, upload up to 50 Mbps

     

    The Japan model has band 26 and 41 though.

    • #UHL SKU(Japan)
    • 2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE
    • 800/850/1800/1900 MHz
    • 3G UMTS
    • 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
    • 4G LTE (up to 450Mbps)
    • FDD: Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 21, 26
    • TDD: Bands 38, 41
    • Support Cat 9 LTE, download up to 450 Mbps, upload up to 50 Mbps

    Sprint and the Firstnet RFP

    in General Topics

    Posted

    You make some very valid points. However, you over estimate the cost point or even where most public safety agencies are in regards to the level of technology that they field. Most large city agencies are using LTE along with "wifi bubbles" so that devices can wirelessly connect to their mobile system. Mobile data terminals have replaced the radio for a significant amount of communications. On the EMS side, video conferencing with Medical control is being tested as we speak. Finally, some systems use an IP based radio system. The question, in my mind, really is not how much data they are using today but how much they will use in the near future. All of this is going on in my system which serves one million people and fields 40 ambulances a day. Look at a city like New York which fields over 300 ambulances at any given time and suddenly the one or two simultaneous data connections does not seem very realistic. Could you imagine what would happen if law enforcement decides to do video conferencing to magistrates/judges. I really think this is similar to Field of Dreams. If you build it they will come.

     

    Full disclaimer, I am an active fire medic and also a product manager for a public safety software solution that utilizes in vehicle hardware for a variety of items, mainly avl/gps and CAD integration.  (You can PM me if you want to chat more).  I am extremely up to date on all this tech stuff in our underpaid/overworked world of public safety.  (I am sure you can relate)

     

    That being said, I am referencing current hardware as PinPoint Airlink and Sierra MP series 3G modems (Sierra bought PinPoint).  Right now, a GX450 (4G) modem with antenna will run $900 at wholesale cost, typically MSRP going over $1000.  InMotion boxes, Rocket devices and Cradlepoints will garner double that.

     

    There are very few services still using IP over radio connections, so I am discarding that, they are upgrading regardless.  Its the ones who already run late 3G hardware and 4G hardware now that will not jump into FirstNet.  It will be cost prohibitive.  I have a few clients that are well over 100 ambulances daily, some over 200.  They arent going to dump $200k into getting new modems unless FirstNet access is so cheap that the hardware pays for itself.  Everything is indicating that FirstNet access will be more expensive then traditional carriers for at least a few years, since it wont be a heavily used system (less users, higher cost, theoretically).  

     

    I do think you are dead on, build it, they will come.  But, I think we are talking about a turtle pace just to get the system setup, and at least 3-5 years there after for main stream adoption.  With municipalities tightening all budgets and Obamacare knocking down ambulance reimbursement so badly on the medicare/medicaid front, these companies just dont have the cash to make big technology grabs like they did pre recession.

    Sprint and the Firstnet RFP

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Just so everybody has a better idea of practical applications here is what the public safety initiative is all about....https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Fact%20Sheet_Nationwide%20Public%20Safety%20Broadband%20Network.pdf

     

    Personally, I don't think it will be much better than a viable offload solution in the urban centers. The amount of data being moved by emergency services is pretty substantial. I don't see any indication of using the network for VOIP but I assume it is possible. If that happens then an even greater amount of bandwidth would be utilized. I honestly don't believe that it represents a massive advantage for any of the national operators.

     

    While public safety is moving a lot of data, they arent going to suddenly jump into FirstNet head first and transmit all that data.  The biggest variable to public safety will be the cost.  First, will it even be viable to jump into the system?  If your data costs double or triple, how many are really going to use it?  Secondly, the hardware costs will be astronomical.  The major public safety solution companies like Sierra Wireless/InMotion, Cradlepoint, etc do not even have a FirstNet device out of prototype planning phases.  If the hardware comes out at cost of todays devices, you are looking at 1k per vehicle to adopt this new technology.  Many public safety agencies are still using 10 year old 3G hardware.  If they dont need video transmission or large amounts of wifi sharing, 3G serves most needs adequately.  And most dont need video transmission or more than 1-2 simultaneous data connections.

     

    In all that sense, especially when you factor in hardware cost, Verizon certainly is going to have to fight to lose this bid.  They may as well have the deal in hand.  Verizon will have the clout to drive the hardware costs down to a degree if they can reuse them on the public side, and public safety agencies are not going to support a carrier move to anyone besides Verizon or ATT to begin with.

    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    T-Mobile is winning with new subscribers. It is not necessarily winning with existing users -- many of whom complain about it in their respective forums and comment boards just like you have here.  Face it, once you are in the fold, you are almost forgotten.  For financial reasons, the search is always on for new subscribers.  Those are the people who get the biggest perks.

     

    AJ

     

    Dont all their customers benefit from unlimited music and video streaming?  I thought they said they do, and they had to do nothing to take advantage of it.

    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    If you feel the need to remove my posts, feel free to do so.  I am not asking for special treatment.  

     

    Cletus, thank you for the link you posted.  Thats very useful.  I actually don't need everything data plans, I don't use a ton of data (and I don't illegally tether).  Currently I have 2 accounts, and I want to merge them, which, has been a disaster to do, because I am on ED.  I have my family on one, 3 ED, 1 some one off with direct connect, and then my wives account from before she married this chump, with her and her mother on their own ED.  None of us need more than 5 gigs, most would be fine with 2.  So I want to whittle it down to the bare neccessity, and if I need in the future, happily pay for increased service levels.

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    Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

    in General Topics

    Posted

    If you are going to talk like that, here is my advice to you…

     

    Do not let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

     

    Seriously, the bitching and moaning in this thread is over the top.  Many of you apparently are ingrates who will look a gift horse in the mouth.  If you do not like the offer, you do not have to take it.  Simple as that.  Sprint owes you nothing except for what is stated in your service plan.

     

    AJ

     

    Aj, you see, that's the problem here.  Someone vents frustration and you twist it into someone deciding they need to be paid off and put on a pedestal because of their rant.

     

    You are absolutely right, I dont have to take it.  I wont infact, unless what Sprint Care sent me when I asked about the tablet changes for the better.  

     

    That doesnt mean I dont have a right to not be happy about it.  Not everything is sunshine and glory my friend.  The network takes 10 steps forward and corporate is pushing the company 10 steps back.

     

    Sprints issue is no longer its poor data quality and spotty density.  Its the companies lack to connect with the customer.  Know why TMobile is smoking Sprint?  Not because of price, network or magenta colors.  Its because they are connecting to their customers, even if most of it is not sustainable.

     

    I dont need unlimited data, I use my phone a lot, 5 gigs is still plenty for me.  My family all use less.  If they will change me over to 50% of what it would be on T-Mobile, I will stay, if not, why would I?

     

    Bottom line, if you want a truthful and meaningful discussion, there will be some dissent in the ranks.  There has to be, otherwise this will just turn into a fan boy website.

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