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Speed test.. top 2... 3rd one was on my way in a different city.. Virtually nonexistent

so this was about the location.. its is a lighter shade.. ok, I wasnt planning on streaming video... but damn

I would check us cellulars map... let me see if i can find that picture

SO disappointed with my roaming in central Utah... I had roughly mid -90s for strength, and couldnt even pull a simple radio stream, or load a simple webpage.... Glad to have ok strength.. but what good is it, if you have nothing behind it??? Reminds me of my quick year switch to Tmo... their map said it was ok service, this was on catalina... but it was GARBAGE... How they (any carrier) get away with saying its LTE, when you have SUB 3g speeds... SMH

Thats true.. hahah forgot that cell phones are in fact PHONES 1st... My thinking was more of the data side of things.. But yes, I am thinking they can push the VOLTE a little more and do some expanding of LTE to other areas, while having PLENTY of saturation between TMO and Sprint for volte coverage in high density areas

Ok not to sound stupid here.. ok sure i can sound stupid.... Anyway in regards to how the networks will work together???? ummmm dont they already?? I Mean when you roam off of sprint you grab Tmo.... So in the short term, shouldnt it just be a matter of some PRL updates?? And then, as they do now.. while working on the network, hardware or behind scenes, they adjust as necessary.... Reading all the back and forth about the logistics of it makes me laugh.. because with the roaming agreements, its kind of already there..

So a thought I am going to try out the next week or so.... With this heavy roaming agreement with Tmo, I am finding I kick to roaming in "spotty" sprint areas -112 or worse (ill pay closer attention) So I asked my rep about if the Volte should just transfer over (like it would from 41 to 25 or 26, and back) without losing signal, as it seems to do with wifi.... He said it should be fine.. I am in an area that has some sprint holes... and so i am going to see if the tmo roaming fixes it...

So Ill throw my 2 bits out, from a few things I have noticed/found out.... The sprint/tmo roam agreement is in full effect and is aggressive... It took me a good couple weeks to figure out what the hell was going on, and why i kept "roaming" in my "home" area.. So i emailed my sales rep (I have a business account) and asked what the hell is going on.... He gave me a discount for the inconvenience (thanks for that) and told me they are working on towers aggressively out here (Utah). Well today as I was waiting on something, the roaming thing popped up again, and I went and did some reading on reddit (yes i am sure most of you know all this) So roaming on clearwire.. is roaming on Tmo.. and its native and you should keep the dl speeds of the tower. Because where i was, had a tmo tower 500 feet from me, and the sprint tower was about 1.5 miles.....so there we go on that... My sales rep also said "off record" there has been A LOT of traffic from Tmo reps at the KC offices, and that there is a positive attitude that this thing should go through. Though of course no "commits" They will get more info in Dec, and it should be a fairly seamless transaction...

Has anyone else noticed a horrible battery drain since the last update?? I think it was about a week ago??

yea i would agree.. after a week i turned it off... while "general" service around here is probably better than average. There are still to many holes, in areas where quite frankly there shouldnt.. Yesterday and today for example... I was at around 111 -114 signal strength B-41... and it wouldnt even pull up basic speed test.. Come on Really???? And I am suppose to have a business call??? Not good In fact I find it almost comical that they are launching in utah.. Considering how many holes i think there still are for data.. let alone calls

I want the screen size to get back like the note 2... these damn "slim" screens piss me off... They are useless for a "phablet" type phone..Oh and DROP THE ROUNDED SCREEN.. Cant get a decent screen protector

lol isnt that what wifi coverage is for??

what type of "extra" coverage does the magic box give?? And yea I was more referring being in a clients place... Just the other day I was on an empty and in an older home with solid concrete walls... had to call the customer back (who called) after I got upstairs and switched of calling plus..

WEll I have mixed feelings about it around here... (granted its new, and feelings are usually mixed) When its working, its AWESOME.. when I am walking and talking and go into a basement while working... JOKE. Which there is no way to truly fix it, guess it was the same back in the early days of cell phones.. I will say I was on a call, and they were on wifi or some other HD call on theirs.. and the sound was fantastic

I have had it on the note 8 for a little over a month.. its pretty good, like the surf and talk when needed.. CON... if you are in a coverage area that "holds" to long.. then its CRAP. there are some areas here, on main roads/areas, that have ify LTE -105 to -115, and it gets like old time analog... For sure need overlap towers to make it awesome.. or a way to switch internal easily...

So question about streaming on the note 8.... This happens through the app, or if i stream through the website.. It will just randomly stop... I look at the website, and the play/stop button is on the play "icon" Meaning somehow it got stopped.. In app, it will stop, but the pause button shows... Why the random stops?? Doesnt matter wifi or mobile data... any ideas??

in my mind the merger would be awesome because of what you said above.. BUT we have to leave it in the hands of "smarter than us" people. If the merger happens... I think Churn for everyone would drop off and movement would become flat... At which point, someone will start up the price wars again.. But for us in Tmo, or Sprint land... filling in those holes by turning on those bands would be YUGE!!!!!!!! And selling off some for the mergers sake wouldnt be horrible.. This whole competition is good for the consumer is over blown... When coverage in this case suffers

Anyone found a screen protector thats worth a crap??? Personally I think the curved glass is garbage compared to having a screen protector that actually goes on and stays on, without the little "clicking" sounds made because it isn't "pressured" sealed on..

ohhh thanks for that... went and got it... i like it

uhhhh yea, have them change the color scheme... I HATE bright websites.. hurts the eyes

Funny my thinking is the opposite.. Stores.... Generally have what you need in stock Face to face contact (harder for someone to pull something) and you can get "most" times the same person to fix what was screwed up... Online/over the phone... wait for shipping, HOPE the next guy you talk to, to activate or change/switch devices speaks english read the prior about WHO you talk to Changing websites way to often.. (and the change usually sucks more then the previous one) This last switch back to sprint, I did online/email/over phone.... To begin with FANTASTIC.... After.. I have had a few bumps that have turned to freaking Mount Everest because people truly dont know their shit... AND my sales guy has been a no show, and I am Pissed. I have asked for a new one.. Nothing yet.. Only saving grace of the email/online thing.... I have a better saved paper trail... Real quick.. Had someone in my group want to do a BYOD (trying to save money) changed his mind and went with the LG g6 50% off.....The sales guy said we could do it.. week later no phone... OH MY BAD ONLY FOR SWITCHED LINES THAT SWITCH RIGHT THEN (he had switched but changed his mind a few weeks later.... Anyway worked around that.. (new line which he is crediting me) got the phone, called in to switch the 2 numbers around. His line to the new Phone, new number to his old phone.... Dude on the phone SCREWED UP 4 LINES DOING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEN ARGUED WITH ME ABOUT IT!!!!! Almost 2 hours for something as simple as a swap around..... Just an example...

ok sorry been a bit busy, i will get this for you over the weekend... With that said.... My v-20 is CHEWING some battery.. and its the Phone idle. android os, android system that are taking a good chunk.. Screen and an app are the other 2 in the top 5... Any ideas how to remedy this??

ahhhh now that makes sense Thanks

if you have wifi at the house, why would you want this?? doesn it just chew into data useage??

da hell is the magic box?? Reading through it looks like a beefed up air rave???? band 41 only? Does it use your net connection, or grabs a weak cellular and enhances it??