JohnHovah

I did the same, Hopefully we will see it sooner rather than later! Also, I just tried getting a SIM through Sprint Chat, and was told that they cannot help and you need to go to a Store. I let the agent know that the stores i went to did not have any in stock and suggested I speak with an online rep. Oh well, fingers crossed that they are in supply when i receive my device.

If the offer still stands, I wouldn't mind one of those bad boys, seems that we have a local shortage.

Guess I will be ordering one or two as well

I'm sure it has more to do with reviving their bottom line at this point. I really wouldn't be so pissed paying full price if it was at least a 32gb device (seeing as we are already paying $50-$100 more anyway. Now I just have to ask myself if I can live with constantly deleting photos/apps and clearing app/data cache to keep from filling up the paltry 16gb rom (11GB usable? Can anyone tell us)

Time to revive this old thread. It is available for pre-order now and my only legitimate gripe is that there is only a 16gb version available on Sprint. Of course some may take offense at the price seeing as Sprint is charging $449 for the 16gb model and a purchase direct from Google goes for $349/16gb and $399/32 respectively. I have no problem buying devices outright but have a hard time stomaching the limited onboard space available on devices lately.

It looks like I just may have. Sorry about that I could not find the thread. I guess we can delete the old/new one.

It appears that the Nexus 5 is now available for pre-order from Sprint. I can't say that I am not a little disappointed (again.) : Disappointment #1 : There is only a 16GB variety being offered for Sprint (Why do we keep getting hamstrung?) Disappointment # 2 : The price is more expensive than buying the device straight from Google. This is really no surprise, It appears that Sprint has been charging at least $50 more per device than other carrier for a similar model. Sprint's price is $449.99 for a 16GB version and no 32GB version. Google sells the 16GB version for $349.99 and the 32GB for $399.99. (possible) Disappointment #3 : Is it only Single Band LTE? Do we have any Sprint insiders that can give us an idea of what the thought process behind these choices may be? I know we have not done an Band/Device breakdown on the Nexus 5 for Sprint yet, but maybe AJ will want to create one. I am haggling a CSR right now to get some info. Specs Operating systemAndroid 4.4 Battery information2300 mAh Embedded Li-Pol Talk timeUp to 13 hours Dimensions5.43" x 2.72" x 0.34" Display5" Full HD IPS Weight4.6 oz Processor2.2 GHz Quad-core processor Memory2GB RAM/16GB ROM Bluetooth profilesA2DP, AVRCP, GAVDP, PBAP, HSP, HID, GOEP, SDAP/SDP, OPP, SPP, PAN, Stereo Streaming

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$200 trade-in value for the note 2? that is better than sprint's 90 bucks.

349.99 and everyone else is selling for 50 less.

I don't know about those en-JAI-Ners, but I certainly appreciate a few surprises baked into a chipset.

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LOL. that's not all Son is up too.

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I believe it is more of a QC issue of the new memory and chipset. I can personally attest that my Note 2 suffers from severe lag issues that sometimes make it frustrating to use. I've pared down applications and cleared app caches and other storage hogs with about 5GB free device space, but it certainly hasn't improved by much so signs point to internals not being up to par. YMMV, but why would someone buy a note 2 with so many other (faster) devices available at the moment?

Time for a PRL update. I'm still showing 2000 EDIT: EEEEEK. I just dropped down to 102-103 dBm on signal strength after the update. Had 94 prior. What did we lose in this PRL update? @digiblur any ideas?

AJ, I hope that this is the case for them. Carriers used to charge a minute of talk time for incoming calls that were unanswered. It looks like they have revised their T&C to include data and texting now which was not how their site read for the simple choice plan when it was announced, so I will retract my earlier texting comment. http://www.t-mobile.com/simple-choice-international-plans.html Of course there is a new caveat in the fine print, calls/text over wifi will still have the 20 cent per minute/text charge. It is a little unnerving that the fine print changes with such speed that what was true yesterday may not be tomorrow. So I will take this with a grain of salt. Simple Choice International Service: Additional charges apply in excluded destinations; see here for included destinations (subject to change at T-Mobile’s discretion). Qualifying postpaid Simple Choice plan and capable device required. Taxes additional; usage taxed in some countries. Voice and text features for direct communications between 2 people. Communications with premium-rate (e.g., 900, entertainment, high-rate helpline) numbers not included and may incur additional charges. Calls over Wi-Fi are $.20/min; texts over Wi-Fi are $.20 each (no charge for Wi-Fi calls or texts to US). Coverage not available in some areas; we are not responsible for the performance of our roaming partners’ networks. Standard speeds approx. 128 Kbps. No tethering.

Richy, this plan provides international 2G data, not 4G.

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I had to go through the last 6 pages of comments just to make sure what I am going to say has not already been put out there. My initial thought was that this free international data sounded astounding (not that many T-Mob subs are doing too much international traveling as a value brand, which is beside the point) and then I read the fine print. Simple Choice International Service: Additional charges apply in excluded destinations; see here for included destinations (subject to change at T-Mobile’s discretion). Qualifying postpaid Simple Choice plan and capable device required. Taxes additional; usage taxed in some countries. Voice and text features for direct communications between 2 people.Communications with premium-rate (e.g., 900, entertainment, high-rate helpline) numbers not included and may incur additional charges. Calls to mobile devices and landlines are $.20/min; texts are $.20 each (no charge for Wi-Fi calls or texts to US). Coverage not available in some areas; we are not responsible for the performance of our roaming partners’ networks. Standard speeds approx. 128 Kbps. No tethering. Not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our U.S. network. Device must register on our U.S. network before international use. Service may be terminated or restricted for excessive roaming or misuse. Sure, 128kbps will work in most instances (as a few have pointed out here) for those who need basic data access for mapping, emails and other non-data intensive applications. God forbid you forget to tell your friends or family to not call you or text you, because you will be racking up those 20 cent charges pretty damn fast. A fact most are glossing over. Free EDGE internationally is great but there are still some serious limitations when it comes to using your phone as a phone. Hell if you pissed off a former lover who knows that you are in another country via facebook or social media stalking, they might just text you to spite you. Not that the latter case is widespread, but you would still need to either turn off your device (which defeats the purpose of having data available to your phone) in any situation just in case you do start getting texts. I know some serial textaholics, and if every dumb "lol" or similar response is racking up 20 cents, I'm sure anyone (cost conscious value customer on t-mobile) might be a little upset. As to T-Mobile vs. Sprint Network comparison which seems to be a hot button issue in this thread, yes, t-mobile has been able to seemingly move faster toward deploying LTE than Sprint because of the existing backhaul already being fiber. This does not take into account the sites that are not getting upgrades and are stuck on EDGE 2G. The bottom line is even with all of those upgrades, their network coverage size still pales in comparison to that of Sprint's Pre/Post NV footprint. I am not necessarily advocating Sprint over T-Mobile in any regard, people should choose the carrier that provides the best coverage/value in the areas they live/work/frequent; If that is T-Mobile then good on them, if not there are always other options

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This is more of an underpromise on the financial (investment) side, which is to be expected for awhile. Had the article been about NV slowdowns or unforeseen delays in current and ongoing deployment plans, it would be more troublesome. Nothing to see here folks.

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