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I bought the techarmor one from amazon - a few bucks more than the nillkin, but it is so amazing (compared to the plastic ones that I've used in the past). Techarmor's customer service was surprisingly good! There were a couple of spots at the bottom of the screen after the install - I'm sure it was not dust/dirt (it looked like bad glue perhaps?) Anyway, I Emailed them and after sending them a picture of what I was talking about, they replaced it in a few days! Pleasantly surprised. (I'm sure the nillkin one is just as good - I haven't tried it) I think the best part about the glass protector is that it is so easy to clean! The plastic one would get smudgy and needed a microfiber cloth to clean. With this glass protector, I can wipe it against my T-shirt and it is spotless in a second or two! This, along with the dbrand back - perfect combination for me

Sorry... You are right. I meant LTE (recommended) vs 3G

I do have xposed and gravitybox /xprivacy installed, but after 4.4.3 update, I didn't install anything outside of play store for 3 days or so.. And got the same results. Not sure if any of those would cause this, but am happy to try removing those.

I'm no expert, so I don't know why it makes a difference, but it does. Battery drain, when my phone is set to LTE only, versus 3g only (even with mobile data/WiFi off, and phone left untouched overnight - 8 hours) is very different. It didn't make a difference till 4.4.3/4.4.4. Well, actually, that's not entirely true - when the tower nearest to me wasn't up/running, my phone would hold a weak LTE signal from a distant tower, and my battery life would be miserable even then (when it was set to LTE only versus 3g). After the tower was brought up a few months ago, LTE signal strength improved significantly (approx -95dBm, versus -108dBm or worse earlier), and this problem went away - till 4.4.3 update screwed it up. Edit: I meant LTE (recommended) vs 3G setting

Just to recap, at night, I usually turn off mobile data and WiFi (phone would be on the LTE only setting instead of 3g). And my battery drain (before 4.4.3 update) was 1-2% After 4.4.3 (and now, with 4.4.4), battery drain has gone up to 15% or so - with identical situation (Android OS/Phone Idle take up that - no wakelocks to speak of). Based on an earlier suggestion in this thread, I switched to 3g only setting (again, leaving mobile data/WiFi off), and now, battery drain is 1-2% only. This is helping with battery life in the daytime too, but that means that I can either sacrifice battery life for better data speed, or sacrifice data speed for battery life... UGH! I don't have an airave, so not connecting to it at all Edit: sorry, I meant LTE (recommended) vs 3G setting

Dayum.... Switched to 3g only last night after full charge and battery was at 98% this morning. Ugh.. So I need to stay 3g to get better battery life or lose battery to get better data speeds on LTE.. Grrr

Using signal check pro, yes. Again, I'm not complaining about this. The whole thing started because of a suggestion to disable band 26 to debug the battery drain :-) This thread is not to discuss signal issues, so I think we should not be derailing the topic :-) Thanks for the feedback though

The towers near my home, and work and parks/malls that I go to supposedly have all been upgraded to 800. In building penetration however is no better, at least in my case. Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like a whiner or to turn this into a "sprint sux" post. Just stating what I noticed hoping that things improve soon.

Well, you must realize that the 30/4 is only when I went looking for the so called turbo spark speed. Yes 30/4 on a mobile device is sufficient (at least now) but the speeds I get 99% of the time are significantly lower. The other point I trying to make is that even the turbo spark (as per sprint) is really not comparable to other carriers in real life... Yet. And Spark itself was supposed to be better than other carriers. Building penetration? Ha.. Sorry, that's a joke with our carrier. I'm in the Dallas metro area.

My N5 is rooted, and I have tasker (along with secure settings), but not sure how to make it switch between 3g only and LTE modes. Do you have any pointers on how to access that setting?

No - I did a profile/PRL update today manually (just as a precaution), but didn't get anything from Sprint.

Switching to 3g only every night and switching to LTE in the mornings is going to be a pain in the <you know what>. B26 isn't giving me any amazing speeds anyway - the best I've gotten (in a "turbo spark" area in Dallas) is 30Mbps/4Mbps . In my home area that is "Spark" enabled, I get 6/2 Thank heavens for WiFi. In the night, I usually turn data/Wifi off anyway, so I don't care for 3g/LTE. But I just don't want the battery draining like this even with no active usage. So, I think I'll try switching B26 off and see if that makes a difference. If not, I'll try 3g only. If that doesn't work either, I will try hopping on one foot, while rotating the phone in circles around my head

Hmm - I did notice that my phone now connects to B26 (instead B25 on 4.4.2). But during the daytime, I haven't had any problems with making/receiving calls yet. Good idea though - I'll try it out tonight.

Oh, hush!

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