halcyoncmdr

No LTE devices at all? Are they not even supported for 1X and EVDO?

 

I have no idea how the RF tester works. Preferred Retailers don't get those around here.

Nope, no LTE devices at all. We rely on the info in Service Trender to determine phone and network drops/blocks instead of an actual antenna RF test.

That is the only reason I am thinking it is related to the 1900 MHz LTE. It also only is capable of testing 850 cellular and 1900 pcs, not 800 SMR from what I can find here in the US. The actual tester is the NJZ-1800C for those that are curious.

Sprint policy is that the camera shutter sound cannot be turned off for privacy reasons so any subjects of a photograph, willing or unwilling, would know they were being photographed. This policy does not restrict users from installing other applications to add this functionality.

But... then why would he need to be rooted or jailbroken? And why is he talking like tethering is unlimited?

just me feigning innocence that's all

There are other legitimate reasons for rooting/jailbreaking. Enthusiasts who want to get the maximum performance out of hteir devices by over/underclocking the CPU, apps like Titanium Backup for recovery and storage, modifying system files to remove the camera shutter sound, etc.

Illegitimate tethering is only one small piece of the pie. Let's not get like Comcast and start blocking/slowing down ALL bittorrent traffic because one use isn't legitimate, or AT&T who just don't care about anything but their bottom line, screw the consumer every time.

Go to a corporate-owned Sprint store and demand a white box/RF test.

 

Actually, the S3 might not be compatible with that test... let me know.

No LTE devices are supported by the RF tester in the retail locations. WiMax yes, LTE no. My assumption based on no facts whatsoever is that is because they use the same 1900MHz frequencies.

After the first OTA, this issue went away for me. All is good now.

 

Robert

Ah, I didn't realize the age of the post. My bad.

On the GS3, I had to turn off SCO. I have a bug that if I am connected to WiFi and go out of range connected, my device will not transition to mobile data. It still thinks I am connected to WiFi, even if I am a mile away. Nothing will restore mobile data, either when it happens. I can cycle mobile data, cycle airplane mode, it doesn't matter. Because the device thinks it is on WiFi still, even though the icon is not showing in the status bar.

 

If I turn off WiFi myself before going out of range, I have no problems. The only work around I have found is turning on the WiFi again and then turning it back off manually. If you are in WiFi signal range, it always works. If you are not, sometimes it does, sometimes it does not.

 

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I haven't had that issue with my GS3. It transitioned just fine to/from 3G/WiFi. I have since turned off the Optimizer since I understand how to manually change my connections and I am aware of what connections I have available at all times. It's meant for the average user primarily who doesn't understand what 90% of their phone can do to begin with.

First Amendment to the United States Constitution

 

 

Freedom of speech

 

http://en.wikipedia....es_Constitution

The first Amendment only applies to the government preventing freedoms. Almost all websites are independently owned and operated and thus are not covered by the First Amendment in any way shape or form. Quoting the Amendment without appropriate context just shows your ignorance to the actual content and purpose of the Constitutional Amendment and why it was added in the first place.

I get sick and tired of people quiting the First Amendment without actually understanding it. What has our education system come to? This coming from a 23 year old, non-college graduate, who was educated in the public school system in Arizona, ranked 45th in the Nation when I graduated...

Try telling a friend who wanted me to fix his broke screen on an international GS2 that the digitizer and glass combo is 200. Even if you didn't have insurance on your phone with Sprint it would cost 35 for a repair which is cheaper than most of those parts for the GS3.

I wouldn't expect Sprint to keep the $35 repair fee for much longer. Parts for the new smartphones are simply becoming too costly to be able to subsidize like this anymore.

I see Sprint going back to the way it used to be, or something similar. Different costs depending on the damage. With Screen repairs/replacements going back to the $100-200 range. As it is now, the $35 for any repair or potentially an entire replacement just isn't sustainable.

Fun Fact: The monthly TEP cost that many customers pay entirely subsidizes the cost of all service and repair operations that Sprint has. With parts costing more from the OEMs though, I can't see that staying the same, even with the increased cost for TEP on the newer high end phones.

 

If I'm not mistaken, that is for aircards only?

Yes, that specific page is a popup when you click on the limitations link for the Aircards. Outside of a search engine like Google taking you directly to the page from a search, that's the only other way you would get that info. It does not apply to phones. In addition, it is an outdated page back from when there was only the Unlimited/5GB conversion. Before Sprint split the plans up to allow more options. There isn't even a 5GB plan anymore...

This is a forum providing information, knowledge, and updates. No one here (that I know of) works for Sprint...

I wouldn't put any money on that...

Interesting, I was tweeting with @SprintCare today regarding the "Upgrade Now" program and the details around it. They couldn't point me to a PR or any rules/guidelines/details for the program. I said that Sprint is needs to share these details with their customers, not hide them. Same for the Network Vision project.

 

There reply sent me to network.sprint.com and said that Network Vision updates are available there. Is it possible that Sprint is starting to intermix NV updates into that site or is that still the completely separate legacy band aid upgrades?

Upgrade Now is still being tested as a pilot program and is only available in retail stores. It is not available to every account, even if the account may meet the requirements for the program it might not be included for varying reasons. This likely is why there is no published official information about it like Sprint's other programs and initiatives.

It seems for some reason the people in the southwest tend to hate seeing towers, but hate not having a signal too. You can't have it both ways. The solution is to have these talking palm trees and saguaros...

Don't worry, the average sprint employee doesn't know this either.

It isn't an inherent capability of CDMA necessarily, some phones just happen to be capable because of the radio/antenna setup required on some of the newer LTE phones. It is not an advertised feature of any of Sprint's devices, and is highly dependent on the network in the area. Just because a phone is physically capable, doesn't mean the tower you are connected to is able to support it at the time (think congestion). Because of this, it likely won't ever be an advertised feature of Sprint's CDMA devices.

The few times that retail employees have brought it up, we have been told that it is not an advertised feature, but some devices are capable of it in certain circumstances. It should not be used for any sort of sales, just a possible additional upside to some phones, with adequate disclaimer of course. :-P

Sprint has been adjusting the software on the LTE phones to show "bars" as the 1X voice signal strength across the board with all devices (I'm assuming for side by side comparison by the average user). Some of the phones did that previously, some used the 3G CDMA signal instead. None used the "bars" to represent 4G LTE as far as I know.

what is eHRPD I have EVO LTE is it faster 3g

 

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It essentially takes your 3G EVDO connection and transmits it through the LTE core instead of the normal EVDO core. So you maintain a single IP address across EVDO and LTE. Maintaining your IP address can make a big difference when using apps that rely on single location connections, like a lot of mobile banking apps, if the IP address changes in the middle of your banking session it may kick you off, etc..

Saw some guys working on the lower section of this tower near my house in Corpus Christi, TX. As far as I know, Corpus is not scheduled for NV until 2013 so I'm figuring they're working on the backhaul.

 

Pic from my Galaxy S3!

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OMG I think my brain just melted...

:F(x_x)F:

Sprint most definitely has an easy way of figuring out who it is. I have seen Sprint Corporate Security at our store on several occassions for issues. Most of them were just scare tactics honestly to kick people back in line again, but there have been a couple times where terminations just about on the spot. Leaked internal information is taken extremely seriously at Sprint when it is stuff they don't want out there.

The fact ISN stayed active for so long means that they didn't really care about most of his stuff, probably because most was already info that was about to be released anyway, it wasn't worth persuing it since any Care rep may have given that info out over the phone anyway on accident since they already read it. Like before Any Mobile, Anytime was announced officially but Care had the info a few days in advance and it leaked out before the announcement through those channels.

Something he posted got their attention, and there probably isn't a way to save himself from it now. Everything is monitored, everything is tracked. I have seen it, EVERYTHING. haha

1) ASL: account spending limit, this was added to the lines with not so great credit it was and still is a $5 tax every month because you "might" pay your bill late... not to mention if you do pay your bill late you will also get a late fee.

 

2) EVP: the Employees Value Program discount changed (this one effected me) before you got your EVP on all the lines in your family plan then one day it changed and you could only get the discount on the initial cost of the plan this costed me an extra $15 a month

 

3) FP: the family plan changed again. sprint droped it to only $110/month but no longer included the second line. those of us with EVP, our bills went up again. Mine $5

 

4) PD: Primum Data, it wasn't that long ago that sprint didn't have an extra tax on unlimited data but today they do. every smartphone gets a extra $10 charge every month... my bill went up $50

 

5) No more upgrades every year :-(

 

 

Now I know there was others and i can remember off the top of my head but these are some that affected me. If you add them up 50+5+15+5= $75 extra a month I am paying for the same service I got when I first signed this contract im curectly in.

 

I'm not complaining because it's still cheaper then other carries, but am I weary of sprint and there back door policies (you bet!) and more importantly am I going to look at the $375 cancellation fee and add it into the price of the phone just in case... you bet ya!\

1) The ASL program was already in place previously. Sprint allows many more people with low credit classes service without high deposits up front. The ASL is a stop gap to allow those who otherwise couldn't afford post-paid service, the ability to have Sprint. Even with the ASL in place many were not paying their bills on time or in full. This is why it was implemented most likely. It also explains why if you sign up for autopay the $5 charge is waived. In addition with on time payments over time the ASL will be automatically removed from your account and thus no longer subject to the $5 charge.

2 and 3) are both directly related. I don't have any specific information on why this was implemented, but my assumption is it has to do with something behind the scenes. I highly doubt Sprint did it just to piss people off in exchange for a few more dollars each month. There is some other underlying reason we don't know for why this was put into place, and we likely will never know the real reason.

4) Would you rather have data caps or throttling? Sprint is the last major carrier that can claim to have unlimited data and no worries about throttling your connection to a crawl. Sprint will want to hold onto that as long as possible as a differentiator.

5) This likely is related to the fact that carriers lose money on every device sale at a discount. That money is made back up by your higher monthly cost compared to prepaid carriers. With the cost of new smartphones being so high, discounting those yearly is not sustainable, as evidenced by Sprint removing the program. It was a differentiator that could not be sustained and thus was done away with. Instead Sprint reduces the regular upgrade cycle by 2 months for ALL customers, not just those paying a premium. And who knows, if I were a conspiracy type I'd say it was due to Apple since it happened about the time the iPhone was released. All 3 major carriers with the iPhone have identical upgrade policies and iPhone pricing...

No, that is no longer accurate.

 

The Viper and previous VZW handsets that support SVDO can do so because they utilize dual Qualcomm modems, typically one MSM paired with one MDM. Typically, the MDM chipset is used for LTE connectivity; however, since the MDM is also EV-DO capable, it opens up SVDO capability.

 

With the arrival of the Qualcomm MSM8960 (and other S4 chipsets), on the other hand, the EVO 4G LTE utilizes a single chipset that supports CDMA1X, EV-DO, LTE plus SVDO or SVLTE.

 

AJ

And I have been corrected. Haha.

As I said, wasn't completely sure, but that's how I understood it. I understood obviously the capabilities would change over time, just never though phone releases just a month or so apart would be the time frame it would be for Dual-SOC requirements to go away.

SVDO capability is a side effect of other design requirements for the phones. The LG Viper LTE and EVO 4G LTE both require a dual-SOC design to achieve LTE capability and as such have dual antenna. As I understand it, this allows for two separate CDMA signals to be broadcast/received from the device simultaneously, thereby achieving SVDO.

It is not an advertised feature and probably never will be on these models.

SVDO only works in good coverage areas, and is not guaranteed anywhere, even with theoretically perfect coverage. Voice will always take priority over data when spectrum or signal strength is an issue.