asaini007

Mine just got here.  My SIM arrives tomorrow.  I guess, since i have a 32gb model, it doesn't matter much... WIFI only for me for now...

Everyone seems to be saying that without the SIM, the N5 is a Wi-Fi only device. But people also seem to be saying that the N5 needs the SIM to access Sprint's LTE network. But what about good old CDMA? I'm getting my nexus tomorrow and my SIM in "3-5 business days," but I figured I'd still be able to use my nexus until then. Am I wrong?

Truuuuuuu, but, you will (*per internal Sprint docs) need the UICC SIM to activate the device on the network. No activation, no nothing.  (*Well, I guess there is always wifi. Lol) 

What do I have to do to prepare to activate my nexus 5 when it arrives?

You need a SIM card for LTE.  3G you do not.

How do we even get a SIM card? Just go to a Sprint store and ask for one?

In that case is it micro SIM or nano SIM?

Yes 32gb from Sprint for $200 ( possibly after rebate like the 16gb)

 

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Thanks, do you have a source?

Hey guys, I've read Sprint's PR about the Nexus 5 and I know pre-rders open tomorrow and the device will be available next Friday for $150 for the 16GB version on contract - BUT I was wondering if anyone can confirm that Sprint will be offering the 32 GB version as well (and what the pricing would be).

I know it seems like a stupid question but the PR doesn't mention the 32 GB version at all, nor does it mention pricing... I just think it's suspicious that they're not mentioning such a simple thing. Any help?

I'm trying to decide if I should buy the 32 GB version through Google Play or Sprint... I have an upgrade but I'm worried that they won't be offering the 32 GB version.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/30/sprint-brands-its-tri-band-lte-network-spark-four-tri-band-phones-coming-nov-8-speeds-around-50-60mbps/

Just giving tri-band a fancy name for consumers? Although I'm surprised they're already launching 5 cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Tampa)... my understanding was that 1900 MHz was still being rolled out, and 800 and 2500/2600 was still a couple of years away (that the rollout hadn't started yet).

I was so excited about the One max considering I loved the HTC One, and would've gotten it had my contract been up. I was hoping the One max would be a new flagship like the Note 3 (which improved upon the S4 in imaginable every way, with a faster processor, better screen, better camera, and 3 gigs of RAM, not to mention Android 4.3 with new S Pen features), instead of just taking the 4 month old specs of the One and stuffing it into a larger, less awesome design. I'm talking about the snapdragon 600, the 2 gigs of RAM (yes, 3 GB is super rare today, but I was hoping for a future proof phone), same screen quality, and a worse camera (no OIS) in a gargantuan 5.9 inch heavy form factor that is super fat (10.3 mm) and absolutely unwieldy. They took the greatest part of the One, the aluminum unibody design, and compromised it with plastic on the sides and front, like the One mini. Sure, it has an SD card slot, but that appears to be the only thing going for this phone. BoomSound with a beautiful 5.9" (if a bit old) HTC S-LCD 3 1080p screen is an amazing media experience, but in every other way this device fails as a phone.

I just checked the PRL version on my Note II (which has been stuck at 2000 for months) and was surprised to see it had updated!

To 2006... Is there any info about this new PRL? Does it finally fix 800MHz connectivity for the Note II? I'm thinking not since it's still 2xxx. But it's different than 2000?

Is it me, or has it been forever since Sprint's officially "launched" a new LTE market? i know they're constantly upgrading towers and when it reaches about 40% saturation in a given market they launch it, but I feel like AT&T seems to be launching markets every other week while Sprint hasn't made an announcement since July 30... 1.5 months ago. Isn't that awhile?

Do sites listed as having 800 MHz upgrades have both 800 MHz 1x and LTE running, or is that only referring to 1x, and 800 LTE will have to be rolled out later?

Still on the 2000 prl...

Although, come to think of it, 800 smr will only improve voice/text signal, which is already ok in my area. Now just gotta wait for LTE...

Obviously, LTE 800 has yet to reach widespread rollout. However, I have an upgrade available (actually, of the 6 lines on my family plan, 5 have upgrades!). Sprint said that the first triband devices would be out by the end of 2013.

I'm planning on getting either a Note 3 or a One Max or some such awesome new device. Do we know if these (or any specific other - including, fine, the iPhone 5S) device in the future will have triband LTE?

I read this article today: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57588339-94/the-carriers-not-so-secret-weapon-to-improve-cell-service/

It's about an emerging wireless technology called "small cells." I was surprised that I've never heard this term before. Has anyone heard of small cells and/or Sprint's plan for them?

Gray is no coverage.  When you map in "LTE only" mode, it maps gray when you aren't finding LTE.  Normal mapping doesn't do this because your phone just switches to 3G and starts mapping on the 2G/3G map.  I really wish people wouldn't map in LTE-only. 

Hmm.. did a bunch of mapping in LTE only mode this week, and it did not leave a grey trail when I didn't have an LTE signal..

I have a Galaxy Note II... from what I understand I don't have the option of mapping in LTE-only mode? And what's wrong with LTE-only mapping? It seems more useful to me: if everyone mapped with CDMA/LTE, then areas with no LTE would show up on the map simply as "No data," which is ambiguous and less informative than a definitive "no LTE." Am I wrong?

There are nationwide maps of all of the GMO and no-800 sites in the Premier Sponsors section... no sharing outside of there.  Remember that GMO's are the exception rather than the rule.. and most GMO's will eventually get 800 and LTE anyway, just not until later.

 

If you are near a GMO, look at it as getting some upgrades early instead of getting some upgrades late!

 

-Mike

Thanks. Would it be reasonable to assume that since the site in question has not yet been upgraded at all (GMO or otherwise) that it will probably get the full upgrade? Since it isn't "early."

Does anyone know if there are any GMO sites in or around Boston? Are most upgraded sites here full NV, or are some also GMO? I want to know because there's a site near my house and I'm wondering if I'll ever get the full experience.

I believe we started hearing people getting 800SMR in some areas 12 months ago or maybe even more.  They were able to make room on the 800SMR band in those areas for the CDMA 1x carrier.  It was 800SMR LTE that had to wait for iDen to shut down.

Thanks, that had been confusing me for awhile.

From what I know, it sounds to me a bit like it may be specific to certain vendors. After all, in places like Chicago, Note II owners have been able to use 800 MHz for some time now...

A lot of people on this thread are talking as if they've had 800 smr for awhile... but from my understanding I thought that 800 sites couldn't and didn't go live until after iDen was shut down, i.e. July 1?

We're Motorola ---> Samsung NV here in Columbus. Our one LTE sight launched in late June only has 4G accepted. We used to be Nextel heavy (I sold a $#!+ ton when I used to work there ) so I definitely expected a 800 delay. Our 3G accepted sites are sporadic right now, but we're slightly expecting a busy month here for 3G. No word if that will include 800.

 

Chicago was kind of a test market for Samsung NV and it was hell on earth during their migration if I understood correctly.

Surprisingly, the fact that your first 4G site came online in June means that Samsung seems to be doing really well with their rollout, since Columbus is a fourth round market, meaning a start between June and December. You clearly are at the early end of the spectrum, and, like you said, there seem to be a LOT of sites in progress there.

I'm not 1000% sure, but from what I've read around S4GRU it depends on the Legacy Equipment that was in the area prior to NV. For instance, legacy Motorola equipment causes a delay in 3G because sites must be launched in clusters in those areas to prevent loss of service. The 800 argument is pretty easy. Nextel was on 800, so only areas with minimal Nextel users received 800 prior to the iDEN shutdown. 4G is launched on a site as soon as the site is complete and backhaul is available, 3G won't launch on these 4G towers until 3G can be launched in clusters.

 

Again, my answer isn't 1000% but pretty much sums up a lot of the issues you've mentioned.

Thanks - this makes sense. I checked, and in Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham, where I noticed it was exclusively 4G and no 3G, the Legacy Equipment is, indeed Motorola. Chicago is also Motorola though - perhaps Samsung just has done a better job at rolling out both 3G and 4G? I guess Boston might have a lot of iDen users, which explains the lack of 800. 

This may be a stupid question, but I've noticed that in some markets (like Raleigh/Durham and Charlotte, NC), the NV upgrade sites are almost exclusively 4G only (the map of the cities is a sea of purple). Meanwhile, Chicago is full of green 3G/800/4G and yellow 3G/4G upgrades. Finally, Boston has mostly 3G/4G and some 3G only, with only a single green 3G/800/4G site. Obviously, eventually almost all of these sites will be upgraded to 3G/800/4G, but why are they rolled out in such a radically different order?

Chicago's NV vendor is Sammy, but Boston, Charlotte, and Raleigh/Durham are all AlcaLu. What's with the inconsistency of rollout? Thanks.

Not really.. It's one of those unknowns. I believe on the latest update in the note2 though that the next LTE scan timer was lowered to 5. Is it 5 minutes? Not sure. What's the LTE available file for? Why does the phone track the 1x basestation IDs where it picked up LTE. Does it scan more often in those areas where it learned where LTE was? Maybe.

 

One of those assumption things since we don't have the baseband code to look over.

Seems like it's more complicated than scanning once every "x' minutes... Which I guess is a good thing because hopefully its more intelligent than that.

i know that once you know your MSL number and press ##DATA# on the number pad, it directs you to data programming. if you want to edit, you need your MSL number and there are some apps that will get you the number. if you have the access to it then you go to BSR, then TIMER MENU. and choose NEXT LTE SCAN TIMER and i think lowest is now 1 minute. i set mine to 1. 

Thanks, I also set mine to 1, I'm going to eventually go to a LTE area and see how long it takes to connect. Hopefully this won't hurt my battery too badly.

By default the nextLTEScan timer is set to 5, so I assume that the current software on the Note II scans once every five minutes, if in a new area.

I have a question about how my device (Galaxy Note II) decides what network to connect to. When connected to 3G, obviously it doesn't constantly scan for 4G at all times. I've noticed a few posts on S4GRU mention a half-hour scanning period. Does this mean that conceivably the device could unsuccessfully scan for 4G at 4:00 pm, and then you enter a 4G area at 4:01 pm, but the device won't switch to 4G until 4:30? I feel like I'm misunderstanding, since this doesn't make sense.

Thanks.

I haven't noticed any visual change.

I have a question about the 800 MHz network. As of 7/5 there are only 376 3G/800 and 846 3G/800/4G sites for a total of 1222 sites. Is this because Sprint waited until iDen was shut down to begin adding 800? My biggest question is how many NV sites will eventually be upgraded with 800? All of them, or only some? Also, since the network was already in place, but not necessarily part of NV, are there more than the listed 1222 800 MHz sites operating? Thanks.