JohnHovah

shitty underwear

LOL. that's not all Son is up too. 

seven up

Orly? Exynos that much better than the Snapdragon 600?

 

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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?

we are at prl 2006 now.

 

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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?

Well, I suggest that anyone potentially affected research these apps before using them.

 

If a sub roaming abroad does not answer an incoming call, the call can get forwarded back to the US for voicemail.  In such case, the sub can still be on the hook for international long distance and roaming airtime, as the call has been forwarded from the US to the foreign operator and then back to the US.

 

AJ

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.

I checked and android 4.3 also has an auto block for sure under call settings > call rejection. If no connection was made it would be rerouted at the egress switch to vm. The only completed call would be to vm within the states although I wouldn't put it past any cellco to charge you for it. When custard services is open I will give them a call and see what they say. 

 

It's great to see an interesting product, no matter who it is from. This walks the balance between being just useful enough not to buy a foreign sim and just useless enough to make you say sod it and cough up a few bucks for calls and some 4g. Seems to be nicely played on their part. Any carrier making a move like this makes it interesting for everyone, look at the whole update your phone whenever thing, now every carrier is at it one way or another. You can bet every carrier is taking a look at this if they haven't already. They probably won't all adopt it, at&t would be the most likely given GSM, but it will at least prompt them to run a cost benefit analysis on it. Now if only I could pay tmo to let me roam on at&t when I can't get a tmo signal lol.  

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

apocalypse earth

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  

billy badass

This doesn't sound good. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/us-sprint-softbank-idUSBRE98T18D20130930

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.

reality bites (and so does lisa loeb?)

stranger danger

Would the developer or someone else be so kink to post an .apk of the previous version of the app so I can revert back?  Thanks.

I've never gotten kinky with sensorly, ymmv

socal living

legion we are

Methinks all of the amazing things alluded to by Masayoshi include future rural coverage.  

Congratulations on taking the job as the new Hesse-man!!   

Sorry, idle speculation is unlike idle hands, can't spend time at the genitals!

Not that we had an old Hesse-man or anything   

Good luck with the move. I hope you enjoy your new location in South Dakota. There is a lot of beauty and serenity that can be experienced in the Dakotas and that entire area of the country.

 

I know that it is hard having to give up control of your "baby", but as you have mentioned many times in the past, and we all can agree, this place has a great staff that will keep this place going with great momentum. Hopefully soon there will be coverage in your area. With the TD-LTE expansion, the chances seem high. When I moved to Iowa many years back, I had to go through the same pains of having to give up my Sprint service. But, absence makes the heart grow fonder. We should start a petition for Hesse to air drop a fully NV upgraded stealth site disguised as a large Colonel Sanders lawn gnome in your new backyard. Let's make this happen.

 

Good luck with all that you do.

Or a Hesse/Son/Page/Brin mash-up.....   maybe you could get some googleoons with td-lte panels.

SoftBank extends Hesse's contract through 2018

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/09/23/softbank-re-signs-sprint-ceo-contract.html

 

Here's a rundown of Hesse's current contract with Sprint, according to the filing:

• Contract term: Ends July 31, 2018
• Annual salary: $1.2 million
• Bonuses: Plan allows for a "targeted opportunity" that's 200 percent of Hesse's annual base salary and a maximum award equal to 200 percent of the targeted opportunity, plus a long-term incentive compensation plan.

Also similar to Hesse's prior contract, the new agreement lays out terms for Hesse if SoftBank terminates him without cause or if he resigns for "good reason."

Here are Hesse's terms for an eligible exit:

• Noncompete agreement: Two years
• Salary: Hesse would continue to receive his base salary for two years.
• Bonuses: He would receive a prorated payment under the short-term incentive plan based on when he leaves the company.
• Benefits: He could continue certain benefit plans.

Hesse also is eligible for certain severance protections — as much as $8.6 million — if he leaves Sprint within 18 months of the July SoftBank merger.

 

I hereby gladly accept the position of Hesse man (pun on yes-man) if it carries even 25% (hell 10%!) of his compensation package.

When I finally make it up to the Half Year Sunshine state, it would be nice to have some coverage.  Realtors are always trying to sell me dirt cheap land up there, but I want the mineral rights too. hehehehe.

EDIT:   After 10 seconds of reflection on the above, I suppose if I (and others) decided to purchase some of this dirt cheap land, we could later lease it out for a new cell tower sites thus making the investment worthwhile.

I don't know if anybody really pays attention to the fine print in Sprint emails or on the Sprint homepage but my eagle eye did catch the following excerpt:

                :jester:        (13 stages of network coverage loss)

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Important Network Coverage Change
Effective 10/1/13, on-network coverage in Alaska will change to roaming (off-network) coverage. For details and roaming restrictions, see sprint.com/termsandconditions and for coverage details, see sprint.com/coveragechange.

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I remember when calling Alaska incurred roaming charges and there was no network coverage there. It appears that for every two steps forward there will be one step back.

 @S4GRU, do you know what is going on in the Alaska (non)market?  We didn't sell it back to Russia did we? 

EDIT:

Here are the full terms, it seems the coverage loss was negligible

What areas are impacted? 
The maps below illustrate the changes in coverage.  For specific city impacts, please visit www.sprint.com/coverage  after October 1.

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But can anyone find the full video?

So when are we going to get 32gb and up models for sprint?  Sammy never delivered on a Note 2 that was higher than 16gb and the moto x seems to be launching with the same hollow promise. WTF?!?!  Anyone else bothered by this?

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-cfo-apples-iphone-5s-and-5c-do-not-support-lte-25-ghz-spectrum/2013-09-11

The only thing that we didn't already know was this tidbit at the end, which may be cause for some worry depending on which way those prices and plans are going in the future.  I can only believe that Softbank will try to undercut the competitors but who knows.   

"He said the 2.5 GHz rollout could allow Sprint to explore "what's your premium services vs. what's not a premium service."

Permit modifications would make sense in these scenarios.  No sense in going out and completing clear only permits and then have to go back and do an NV permit