mikejeep

Oh I know that, I'm typing this on my N5 I was just referring to his comment about the sizes. The Max has a screen published to be almost an inch larger. -Mike

Umm.. did that surprise you? Not sure what the point of your post is.. the whole point of the Max is its size. It's like saying you saw a Chevy Suburban, and commented that it was bigger than your Ford Fiesta... -Mike

Well the N5 is just running plain vanilla Android, so there are no extras in the UI like you get with the G2. Of course you can root and customize it if you prefer. I am a longtime HTC Sense user (and fan), and I do miss some of those extras, but the specs of the new phone are keeping my EVO LTE at home. I also like that the N5 can be switched to another carrier with a simple SIM swap and reboot, and it will be on the leading edge of Android updates. I've never used the G2, but the general consensus is that it has better battery life than the N5. At first, my battery life seriously concerned me, but now it appears that it just took a couple of days to calibrate the battery meter. I'm probably an average user and I can get a full day of normal usage. I know that when you are in a poor signal area, battery life will always be shortened, but it seems like the N5 drains even faster than expected in that situation. I would say that battery life could become a concern for heavy users. They are very similar phones under the hood, it just comes down to personal preferences. Speaking generally based on what I have read, the G2 has better battery life, a custom UI, and IR remote control capabilities. The N5 is unlocked, has better RF performance, plain Android, and faster software updates. -Mike

I opted for the Nexus 5 myself, but have been following this thread since the beginning.. I do not recall anyone experiencing the issues you have described. In fact, while others have given the N5 the edge in raw signal strength when compared with the G2, it reportedly gets better data transfer speeds. Unless you get it resolved before the end of the 14-day return period, I would swap it out for a brand new device while you still can. -Mike

I don't think so.. I previously mentioned that my testing showed that the only difference between the two is that it changes the mode on the Radio Info screen from LTE/CDMA to LTE/GSM/CDMA. Nobody has mentioned finding anything otherwise. -Mike

http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4973-Nexus-5-Accessories I'm waiting for the Seidio Surface case.. had it on previous phones and loved it. Supposedly will be released any day now for the N5. -Mike

I had previously posted about VVM.. I am now using Google Voice Lite (voicemail only, no extra features).. the full GV integration caused a long delay for my phone to ring or VM to pick up, among other things I wasn't a huge fan of. The voicemail-only option is working well for me so far. Textra is my choice for SMS/MMS. Start trying to get that SIM now, so hopefully you can have one in your hands by the time your N5 is delivered. -Mike

Agreed.. I thought my EVO LTE was the max size I would find comfortable, but this is fine. As far as ART, I enabled it after about one day of usage but switched back to dalvik after a short time because several apps were incompatible at the time. Those apps have since been updated and I am using ART again.. the battery life is noticeably better. I have not noticed any drawbacks. Switching between the two is no big deal, it just takes a few minutes to rebuild the dalvik cache. I recommend ART, and if you run into force closes or other issues with apps that were previously stable, you can switch back until they are fixed. -Mike

The default setting is LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL), but as a Sprint user you should not see a difference with the setting you chose. -Mike

I agree, but I think for LTE it would do it anyway.. if you were roaming, the MCC-MNC should change, and I believe that is what they use to determine which carrier the data is associated with. I'm still not 100% convinced that Sprint is segregating each LTE band on its own MCC-MNC. It looks likely, but there are some known exceptions to this rule on accepted B25 sites in Tennessee, and Sprint has been hesitant to confirm the relationship between MCC-MNC and LTE band with me. -Mike

Interesting.. mine has been on Global all along, and I have no issues with MMS on EV-DO, LTE, or Wi-Fi. -Mike

I think AJ's point was that 1X is 3G... do you mean EV-DO? -Mike

He mentioned his wife's Nexus 5 is on LTE inside the house though.. wouldn't you expect the G2 and N5 to have similar problems if the CSFB issue was affecting his area? -Mike

I do not believe it matters. I previously mentioned that my testing showed that the only difference between the two is that it changes the mode on the Radio Info screen from LTE/CDMA to LTE/GSM/CDMA. -Mike

Well it doesn't immediately resolve your situation, but at least you know it's an issue with the network and not your device. So based on your experience in that area, SignalCheck shows LTE properly in Bowie, but not in DC? Just trying to confirm it is consistent with my observations. Thanks, -Mike

That is because the phone is not reporting an LTE connection.. it is seeing a signal (and apparently connecting to it), but for some reason it is not reporting LTE as the active mobile data connection. I am away with family for the holiday, but next week I will be doing more digging with this. I do suspect is has to do with the CSFB issues since I have only seen it myself in areas where that is known to be causing a problem. -Mike

If you have Pro, try enabling "Show hidden data" and see what happens.. I *think* this is CSFB-issue related. The phone is not reporting an LTE connection, but it is seeing signal strength. I have seen it myself a few times, still trying to narrow down the specific situations in which it happens. -Mike

That is the first time I have spotted CQI in the wild! Let me know if the value changes, and what the range seems to be. Still no GCI or PCI though, that's disappointing.. Samsung is brutal. Regarding your earlier message, I agree with gnoj. It sounds like they are working on the sites you are connecting to.. wacky behavior is the norm. Typically it will only last a few days. Hopefully it's NV upgrades! -Mike

Except that I see that exact same message when I punch in my very-much-not-Kansas number..? Even though it is listed as a "Kansas City market" outage, does that "ticketLevel=NATIONAL" flag attach it to everyone? I don't think a KC tower is my most used tower, since I've never been there.. -Mike

Thanks for the tip, I will try reinstalling the app and hitting skip instead. -Mike

UPS My Choice -> reroute to new address -Mike

Change your wireless mode? Throttling LTE? I feel like I missed something.. Sprint has been excellent all over Eastern MA for me for about a year now. No clue what you are hinting at regarding throttling. -Mike

It wasn't integrated as smoothly as Sprint's (the widget that looks like an icon with the number of messages is so simple yet so key), but I did like how it let you play voicemails from the phone's call history screen. I only have one phone, so the extras aren't very important to me. Certainly can see how it's popular though, the feature set is unique and unmatched, especially for free. -Mike

For some of the reasons I outlined above.. it's too bloated, it doubles the number of rings for my voicemail to pick up, it logs all of my texts and calls on Google's site. I tried doing that "Google Voice Lite" for voicemail-only, but as soon as I put the app on my phone, it forces it to the full version because it identifies me as a Sprint customer and they have a partnership. Without the app, it's not very convenient to get the messages. I used it for 3 days and the transcription was surprisingly bad, otherwise I would skip the app and just use the text message notifications. Without the app or text transcription, I might as well just use the regular Sprint call-in voicemail. I realize GV is pretty powerful and has some great features, I just have no need for any of them myself. -Mike

Just had a support chat session with Sprint.. after leading me through some different things and pushing some voicemail and data "refreshes" (I thought it was BS until I saw a profile update trigger on my screen without touching it LOL), the rep stepped away and then came back to advise me that upon further research, the Nexus 5 does not support VVM. I asked if Sprint planned to support it in the future, and was told they were "unaware of that". Rats. Going to keep pushing Sprint through other channels, but I was afraid of that.. -Mike