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  1. Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:30:00 EST Statement on Samsung Galaxy S 5 from Sprint Featuring Super-High-Speed Network Access with Sprint Spark "OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), February 24, 2014 - Sprint (NYSE: S) will be the only wireless carrier to offer the U.S. variant of Samsung Galaxy S® 5 paired with the super-high-speed network capability of Sprint Spark™ and the significant savings of the Sprint Framily Plan in April. Introduced by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today at Mobile World Congress, Galaxy S 5 is the next generation of the award-winning Samsung Galaxy S family of smartphones. David Owens, vice president of Product, Sprint, issued the following statement: “Sprint and Samsung have a strong history of innovation over almost 20 years, and Galaxy S 5 powered by Sprint Spark continues that legacy. Sprint will offer Galaxy S 5 with the ability to use all three bands of 4G LTE wireless network spectrum available on the Sprint network to provide our customers with an enhanced LTE experience. Best of all, Sprint customers can take advantage of Sprint’s new Framily Plan with Galaxy S 5, letting customers share savings without the hassle of a monthly contract or sharing a bill with someone.” Customers can preregister and enter to win a Galaxy S 5 smartphone or a $100 Visa gift card.1 For more information and the official rules, see www.sprint.com/galaxys5. Galaxy S 5 from Sprint also supports Pinsight Touch, a nationwide, open platform powered by Sprint for NFC-enabling mobile applications and services across transit, access control and payment verticals. The service from Pinsight Media+ provides a direct path for brands and credential issuers to NFC-enable their own branded applications and share secured access to those credentials with other trusted applications using the embedded secure element on Sprint NFC devices. Additional details, including pricing and availability will be made available in the coming weeks..." http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/statement-on-samsung-galaxy-s-5-from-sprint-featuring-super-high-speed-network-access-with-sprint-spark.htm
  2. I had the same phone. Actually have, it's still in a drawer somewhere. You never know when you might need a spare Sprint device. lol
  3. In my experience, there is more LTE in the DC Market than not. At least where I am in Northern Virginia. The main reason I want it to be announced is to indicate the eCSFB issues have been resolved in the market. That would be a nice thing to know before I upgrade to a triband device. (Probably the Galaxy S5 - Assuming it's triband.)
  4. I say we all chip in and buy Robert some spectrum.......
  5. Sprint users lose cell service HAMPTON ROADS (WAVY) - Sprint customers are experiencing a loss of service in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Officials told WAVY.com cell towers are down and technicians are working on the issue and hope to have it fixed by 3 p.m. Users may not be able to use the internet or text with their devices. Stay with WAVY.com for more information on this developing story. http://www.wavy.com/news/local/sprint-users-lose-cell-service _________________________________________________________________________ There isn't much of a story here but it's still a shame to see. Does anyone have any first hand experience how widespread it was? Or if it was just a tower here and there? I wonder what would cause a large scale outage.... (If it was, indeed, that.) If this was already posted elsewhere, I apologize. I did attempt to look for it.
  6. I went to college in Danville, VA and dated a girl from Liberty. It's a nice area. She actually worked there while she got her masters too. It's a great school, but dating a girl who goes there was a challenge. Ha.
  7. It's no big deal..... but does anyone else have trouble reading the greyish font color of the S4GRU.com's "unselected" section titles (The Forums, The Member Zone, etc) contrasted with they dark yellow background? I'm referring to the desktop site, of course. Who knows, I may need to spend next year's flex spending on glasses.... Edit: Also, the font color of "Started by: (User's name), (Date and Time)" as you're reading a forum post. Something about that color makes it hard for me to read. lol
  8. Along those lines, wouldn't content providers have to up their stream quality too? And would they do that for just one device? {For now} Granted, native content wouldn't have that issue.
  9. Hmmm. I'm looking at the "most current" YouTube app on my Galaxy S3 and it appears to allow me to stream HD via LTE. Now, is it as HD as on Wi-Fi? I couldn't tell you - my phone doesn't have the specs to tell. (And I'm not that picky even if it did) I do wish that YouTube would allow for "audio only" streaming though. I would imagine that many who listen to YouTube for music would appreciate that feature and it would use a lot less bandwidth. It would help battery life too to allow YouTube's audio to play while the screen is off. Does anyone else agree/disagree? I submit my feedback to Google but who knows if anyone ever reads them.
  10. Yeah, that's what I was referring to. See? I figured I was missing something..... I doubt I'm the only one that hasn't given the application much of a chance to impress.
  11. I'm waiting for Aereo to come to the DC market. It's only for the broadcast networks, but it still looks like a neat concept. https://www.aereo.com/ Pending it's legality, of course. I've been a sprint customer for ten years and I've never tried Sprint TV. Sounds like it could have been my loss. I never liked that it required a network connection.
  12. I know it's impractical, but it would be interesting to be able to choose, SVDO\SVLTE or Tri-Band. on future devices. Have it be a feature like push to talk where not every phone has it, but there are some new ones to choose from if it's that important to you. For me, living in the DC market, it's a no brainer. How many more minutes a month will I have added LTE coverage versus the number of instances I'd need SVDO or SVLTE? I use both ---- but would use greater LTE coverage exponentially more. In another market the calculus might be different.
  13. To a Sprint customer that has his eye on the Galaxy S5.... this development is VERY exciting. IT CAN BE DONE! lol (By Samsung) Hopefully, by the release of the Galaxy S5, improvements to the design will be made and it will end up being a better product.
  14. I have the 32 gig Galaxy S3. While I'm somewhat out of the handset market until my upgrade in March, each new handset announcement gets me more and more excited. With the expectation that each handset in the future will only get better. In the meantime I guess I'll have to enjoy my SVDO and SVLTE support while I have it. Although I have the feeling that, by the time I'm due to upgrade, there will be so much gained I'll hardly notice its absence. I'm not at all pressed to upgrade right now though. I couldn't say the same for the Evo 4G at the same point in my contract.
  15. True story. The app Flixster has a deal where you get free movies added to your ultraviolet account if you spam/text a certain number of people about the deal. I chose businesses in my address book such as the pizza place, my dentist, doctor, etc. I thought I was being slick. After hitting send I remembered text to landline. lol Oops. :-) (If I could turn it off, I would too)
  16. This is not a reposne to any one person. I just want to caution those who may have unrealistically high expectations for the new triband phones right at (phone/network) launch. Once live, I would imagine that it's going to take months for Sprint to tweak the different band tolerances so that we as end users get the maximum performance out of the new network. It simply can't be expected to work perfect out of the box. Remember when LTE first launched in Chicago? Growing pains - unwanted but necessary. We have to believe that Sprint will come up with the best plan of action they can. They'll do some internal testing and then, when they're comfortable with that, they'll roll it out. Problems will likely be found and Sprint will adjust their plans. ie If the 800 LTE only sees 1% capacity... they'll adjust to allow more users onto that band. THEY have all the numbers they need to make those judgements. After the dust settles and no more tweaking is needed - I'm sure there will be a limited number of users, in a limited number of unique situations, that'll be right there on the border and won't be happy with where their device is seeking LTE service. It can't be perfect for everybody. It's unfortunate but true. Improve? Of course. But each change has an effect. If a proposed change creates more of a problem than it solves - the best answer is to keep it the best it can be for as many as you can. It won't be perfect.
  17. I used to have the same opinion in favor of a microSD and removeable battery, but honestly, I have the 32 gig S3 now - I have absolutely nothing on my 32 gig SD card and I've NEVER removed my battery. I've had my phone since it was released. I passed on the HTC Evo LTE because of its 1 gig of RAM. The HTC One looks to be worthy of me going back to HTC. Sense 5 will be the deciding factor. Just my two cents.... each person's needs are different.
  18. As Sensorly indicates, if you want to see LTE then roam in the area of Liberia and Wellington, near Harris Teeter. The tower closest that location is confirmed live.
  19. I was pleasantly suprised to find solid LTE southbound I-95, from the mixing bowl to Lorton. It was great! (Especially in traffic.) As for 28.... next time I'm in the area I'll check. I do know that driving is the worst way to try to pick up LTE. The best way to find it is to park, cycle through airplane mode, and hopefully you'll be close to an lte tower so it can connect. I posted before about driving through the 66/81 intersection and totally missing the LTE until I cycled through. It is too possible that the sensorly map is from lte testing and that the tower isn't active with LTE 24-7 yet. Next time I'm in the area I'll check it out and report my findings. I checked the 3G/4G tower near the east end of the Manassas airport, near Bristow Road. It had good 3G speeds but I couldn't find any LTE. (stationary, line of sight)
  20. Wow... I'm smh reading some of the negative and harsh toned posts from the closed forum. We're close guys. Perhaps closer than most markets. In this time of Thanksgiving lets concentrate on what we do have as opposed to what we don't. Let me start. Three of the four towers around my house are 3G complete already (PWC). That's going to be sweeeet when they're lte complete - which I'm sure is right around the corner. Thank you Sprint for what you have given me. :-)
  21. Most of the towers in our market are just 3G complete. Don't they have to be 4G complete before we can realistically expect the market to launch?
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