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Bumping an old thread. 

So is anyone else left on a Sprint Framily plan? I still have mine and I'm wondering if Sprint is looking to get me to move off of it.  Until this month I could still change services on my plan.  I.e. I could adjust my data tiers from 1gb/3gb/unlimited. Add/remove hulu, global roaming, etc.  Today I was trying to dig around my plan options and it I just got an error message telling me I can't change services and to go visit a retail shop for help. 

I will have to try again tomorrow and see if I'm still blocked from changing services. 

Well, looks like the Note 8 hasn't been forgotten yet.  July 1 patch incoming. 

On 8/4/2018 at 8:17 AM, danlodish345 said:

For me to get the phone eventually it would have to depend on the number of things. For example improved battery life. I heard that the galaxy note 8 did not even have a wide angle or telephoto lens. I looked into it and The note 8 does not have either one. So for me I’m looking for improvement in the battery and camera department. They should take an example from LG with the wide-angle lens at least.


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The Note 8 does have a 2x optical zoom.  No super wide angle though. The Note 9 is adding the adjustable aperture.  

6 hours ago, ingenium said:

Really? I've never had an issue getting an MSL from Sprint. I just do a chat and say something along the lines of "Hi. I factory reset my phone and now it's asking me for something called an MSL. Can you help me with that?"

If a rep won't give it to you, just try again with a different one. I actually just got the MSL a couple days ago for one of my devices that's on a corporate account that I don't have access to... Took 2 tries though because I didn't have the account PIN.

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It does depend a lot on the rep you speak too.  I had many who flat out refused to give it to me.  It's also why I like buying my phones from Best Buy.  They will give you the MSL as part of your paperwork along with a copy of your sales contract.  

Of course it hasn't mattered on my Note 8 since the MSL is all zeroes.  

May security patch rolling out.... 

Crud... Beaten to the punch. 

2 hours ago, tybo31316 said:

Anyone know the outcome of the Congressional Review to have the repeal of Net Neutrality reversed?

Well, the Senate just voted to approve the CRA.  Now it has to go to the House, where if it somehow manages to pass it'll go to the President's desk for his signature. 

1 minute ago, nexgencpu said:

Holy shiznit Marcelo is no longer the CEO, Michel is taking over..

 

Marcelo's job as CEO is done. Now just need a figure head to manage the merger.  

Downloading now. 

Update rolling out today. February patch. 

12 hours ago, derrph said:

 

So I’m guessing this is a loan they’ll have to pay back but under more favorable interest? I hope this 1.5b going towards the network. Each day Sprint kinda makes me nervous cause so much is riding on them his year. Failing to make commitment is not even an option.

 

 

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It's bonds that will have set payment schedules and maturity dates.  My guess is they're using this debt to pay off current debt that's about to come due.  They've done it in the past. 

2 hours ago, RedSpark said:

It must be going well?

Well enough to keep it around but not well enough to hurt the bottom line.  So yeah, I guess.  

Looks like January update is rolling out. Check your updates. 

Download is finished.  Here's the change log.

So I just did my usual obsessive check for updates on my Note 8 and behold.  A software update is incoming.  Probably just the November security patch.  The update looks to be about 158 Megs.

2 hours ago, mnjeepmale said:

How's the performance after the update? Have you used the calling plus?

I had a chance to use Calling Plus on the drive home yesterday and it was very cool to be on the call and still use data. It's only been the one time so I can't make any real judgments on it. 

Looks like Note 8 users are joining the club. 

http://s4gru.com/forums/topic/7641-galaxy-note-8-rumors-specs-thoughts-etc/?do=findComment&comment=520517

Software update incoming. Finally had this pop-up. 

Update: after installing the phone shows its on the October 1st security patch. And calling plus now displays instead of wifi calling. 

I'll throw this into mix.  WSJ seems a little more definitive in saying deal is off. subhead says Sprint will invest instead.  Don't have a subscription anymore so I can't get behind the paywall and read the full story. 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-to-drop-effort-to-merge-sprint-with-t-mobile-1509386656?mod=e2tw

26 minutes ago, twospirits said:

That I know of the naming convention is as follows..

S = Series, Smart Series
M = I have yet to find any info on what this letter means
N = Note series
950 = Model number (whether that has a more drilldown meaning, I wouldn't know)
U = Universal (although in some outlets I read it is for Unlocked, Previous phones had this indicator as the carrier like P for Sprint)

Maybe @Deval can break it down as to what it actually all means.

TS out

 

 

Huh, I always figured the S was for Samsung and M was for mobile. 

1 hour ago, jefbal99 said:

 

 

 

I thought only unlocked devices had the MSL 000000

Mine is the same.  Maybe all the new Samsung phones are actually unlocked? My phone's model number is SM-N950U.  Could the U signify unlocked? 

My note had its software update this morning. Not sure what was in it other than security patches.

On 9/13/2017 at 9:54 AM, twospirits said:

I noticed that there is no Dual Camera mode in the camera settings as well as no way to download any other camera modes either. The S8 and S8+ had the download icon. So I sent both Samsung and Sprint a tweet as to why its missing on the Note8. 

I then noticed that SamMobile tweeted about a few minutes later that Samsung is issuing its first OTA update for Note8 users that specifically deal with the camera within the next day or two. Hopefully it includes the missing download icon and dual camera mode.

TS

When you launch the camera and swipe in from the left edge does the mode menu pop up? It does on mine.  And there is a + button to get more camera modes.  But there are only 3 additional ones to choose from.  But there is not a dual camera option.

According to Android Police, "Google reportedly close to acquiring HTC's smartphone business"

 

 

The Android Police story is using the following sources:

https://ctee.com.tw/News/ViewCateNews.aspx?cateid=kjmd&newsid=160674

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20170907VL202.html

 

Google has worked with HTC many times on hardware, this could be a very good thing.  However, I'm still wary of what they did with Motorola in taking the patents and then selling the leftovers to Lenovo.  Motorola hasn't been the same since.

 

HTC is struggling, no matter what this is good for them.

To be fair, Google only purchased Motorola for its patents in the first place.  They had no desire to be a hardware company. Motorola was the Company with the largest warchest of mobile telecom patents available. 

How did you get the discount? They are not offering me any discount on the phone. I just paid off my phone few weeks back so thought they would give me discount offers but was wrong.

I paid my Note 4 off back in March or May.  They just sent me an email offering a monthly credit if I pre-ordered.  Not as good as the half-off deal for new lines, but it was almost 30%.  I'll wind up paying about the same as I did for my Note 4.  

Does anyone own or has used a Samsung Dex? If yes, do you think its worth getting?