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Subsidy for any legacy plans, no doubt. Probably BYOD as my second option.

I went back to the first radio and I have not dropped to 3G in strong LTE areas since. On the 6.0.1 radio, I got 3G a lot more often. Not sure what the deal is but I'm satisfied with the older radio.

A few new Rootmetrics reports out today. This definitely reflects my experience in the Jacksonville market. Things have slowed down!!! http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/jacksonville-fl/2015/2H Sprint ranked 3rd in Chicago. Definitely comparable with the other top carriers, though. http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/chicago-il/2015/2H One of the first markets where I saw Verizon did the worst?! http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/spokane-wa/2015/2H

Speaking of Sprint like hell. Hehe Sent from my Nexus 5X

Fastboot flash radio "radio name here.img" Make sure phone is on bootloader menu. Sent from my Nexus 5X

Just flashed the old radio. It has CA and triband so I don't see much of a need to use the new one anyways. Back to being on LTE 99% of the time. This is definitely awesome considering my previous devices would soft-brick if you flashed out-dated radios.

A lot of the points, I agree with. In some cases though, it's fair to single T-Mobile out, and in others, it's not fair to single T-Mobile out. For example, T-Mobile boasts No Contract as one of their main selling points. But what happens if you cancel phone service? The final bill becomes due, including the cost of your device. To market it as something without a contract, when in theory, it is one is already shady enough. The way I believe it should be is the device stays being financed through T-Mobile, even if you cancel service. That way T-Mobile still gets their money, and the term 'No service contract' still is valid. As for coverage maps. I think T-Mobile's is hella exaggerated, but all of the carriers do this, to an extent. But to be fair, the author of the article also put that in there. Same with the shady 3 months of unlimited LTE data. It uses people's data stash first. No where, except in the fine print does it mention that. Even the banners do not have an asterisk.

I've also noticed ATT falling behind in a lot on markets. They seem to be really good on a market, or really bad. Sent from my Nexus 5X

Be careful. According to Sprint care on Twitter, this is not the case. EDIT: Just realized your initial question. Bestbuy had a promo for $19 credit during a period of time and we took advantage of it on one line. At the same time, Sprint's was $15/line through them. Now I believe it's been bumped down to $10 credit per line. Sent from my Nexus 5X

Hell, that's already what T-Mobile is doing. Reducing the data buckets of users to promote BingeOn. (ie: 10GB to 6GB/line.)

The key here is this was done on Q1 commercial equipment. From what I've been reading, Sprint's rolling out 3rd B41 carriers in Q1/Q2 next year and the X12 LTE modem from Qualcomm will be bundled with the Snapdragon 820.

I'm showing on my brother's account that no loyalty credit will be added upon checkout. I really do not want to lose his $19 credit so I'll probably call in shortly.

https://cheerstoyou.sprint.com/?INTMKT=MA:LP:20151208:LNL:B2C:ART:giveaways

Can you post a screenshot? I tot'd back to ZVE and took OTA to ZVG, then ZVH, then ZVI and they all have the walmart Spark icon in the status bar.

I've noticed my LTE doesn't come back as often and I drop to 3G at home randomly. Not sure if it's my local site or not but I think you're right. I just took 6.0.1 update when it came out. Sent from my Nexus 5X

Supposedly the ZVI update was pushed 12/07. I just flashed it on my G2 so I'll let you know what differences I notice. Edit: The Spark logo lives on.

I guess Rootmetrics caters to those that upload infinite selfies at 40 megapixel resolution!

Holy cow! http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/chattanooga-tn/2015/2H

Very bad. That really sucks. I would assume the same policy would take place at BestBuy, too.

Anyone else notice that all of their lines are eligible for an upgrade now? I had 3 out of 5 lines eligible, but as of today, it's all 5. I guess they're getting ready for Friday's upgrade day.

Edit: Tapatalk being dumb.

Was anyone able to confirm if we upgrade via lease on Friday that we'll keep the loyalty credit? Really don't want to lose my $19 one. Sent from my Nexus 5X

Terrible overall, or are you experiencing the bug with the stuttering? I'm thinking about processing an exchange to maybe fix the issue. I wonder, will they give me a refurb or a new unit?

I predicted this would happen. I fully expect it to get worse once the FCC supports it. Even if it's against net-neutrality, ISPs and carriers will have to follow or they'll lose customers.

Actually, I've seen Sprint exaggerate their coverage much more than they've under-exaggerate it. At least, these are my findings in my area. Sprint's LTE just does not reach as far as the maps say it does. Especially Spark coverage.