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This isn't going to be the best decision, but may be the best financial decision for you. Just buy the new Sprint HTC One 2014 and sign up for Sprint, financing the device.
I can't say your Sprint service is going to be great immediately, but I can tell you, it's going to be a hell of a lot better than T-Mobile is ever going to get. I don't know how many sites are in your city that you need, but if its 100 sites and most of the surrounding area is done, it won't be long until Network Vision is ready, and with where progress is right now as a nation, they may be deploying LTE 1900, LTE 800 and LTE 2600 simultaneously. Here in Columbus, they're already permitting for LTE 2600 on new sites that never had WiMax before.
That's what I was hoping to determine, is if post NV network quality will beat Tmobile mainly when it comes to reliable data, not necessarily lightning fast. Speed is nice and that will come from band 41 obviously. I don't even think my market would be a fair representation of Sprint in the slightest considering NV is barely underway according to the maps. I'm more curious how it is in markets that it's nearly complete or fully complete so I have an idea what to expect. The closest place I could test a mostly modernized network is Colorado springs but I won't be back there for a couple more months.
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No, if say you have multiple Sprint handsets, just leave the SIMs seated -- as if they were embedded SIMs. You can switch freely among them at your online account, via chat, or over a different phone. You will typically need to do a profile update each time you switch, but that can be accomplished OTA on the handset, requiring only 30 seconds or so.
AJ
Well that doesn't sound bad. It is hard to beat the flexibility of SIM cards but I don't buy international unlocked phones since I can't afford them so it doesn't help that much. Mainly I want consistent data coverage which I was hoping to gather some insight from people who know about networks and what Sprint is doing.
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If you get a Nexus 5, do not buy it from Tmo. It will not work on Sprint. But if you buy it from Google or Sprint, it will work on Tmo too.
Robert
Man all these quick responses is great, this community is the other reason I forgot to mention about why I was considering a switch. Back on topic, I would definitely buy from Google play if I were to do it again since its 100 bucks more at Tmobile, unfortunately I really can't afford a 350 dollar phone just to test the network considering it's not the phone I would use assuming I switched. I want the new HTC One since I love my original HTC One and would switch as soon as it came out or just buy it through financing on Tmobile if i don't switch, I wanted to potentially test or at least get an idea of what I can expect on the other side before the new One comes out.
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For the time being, you will not be able to swap SIMs among Sprint handsets -- even if they all have removable SIMs. You can certainly switch among Sprint handsets, but full CDMA2000 authentication requires that you switch the handsets in your account online, via chat, or over the phone. If that is a big inconvenience for you, Sprint may not be a good fit.
AJ
It doesn't bother me really, if I understand you can just pull up a list in my account of previous phones and activate it which honestly is easier than dealing with sim card adapters that I'm currently doing. My concern was do I need to get a new sim card if I switch to a 3g only phone or an embedded sim phone from a removable sim phone. This was why I left Verizon is because I couldn't switch between my 4g android phone and my iPhone 4s without getting a new sim card every time I wanted to go back to an LTE phone.
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Buy a Nexus 5 https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_white_16gb
Throw it on https://ting.com/ with a new number.
Carry a second device. If you can deal with it as is, you have your answer. If it sucks for you now, deactivate Ting. Turn it back on Ting in a few months. Rinse and Repeat.
That's what I would do at least
EDIT: Sorry forgot the get a Sprint SIM Card step. Add that in there too.
I thought of this but unfortunately it was after I had already sold my Nexus 5 to go back to my HTC One which I much prefer. I am a broke grad student and $370 dollars was too much for a second phone. I was considering a used HTC EVO 4g LTE to test it even though it lacks Band 41.
Also don't forget that the Sprint Framily plan is $25 a line and that includes unlimited talk, text and 1gig data. To get unlimited data that would be an extra $20 for each line you want it on.
Yea I factored that in, I figured if i get the 30 or 25 dollar rate + 20 for unlimited + 15-20 for phone financing I would be where I'm at on Tmobile without a phone financed and as soon as its paid off I would be quite about 20 bucks cheaper.
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Hello everyone, I want to start by apologizing for the long post and if its in the wrong section. I have been lurking this site for a long time now and a few months ago donated to see the sponsor maps and I have been tracking sprints upgrades religiously since then, despite the fact I don't nor have I ever had Sprint service.I am always looking for the best deal and this Framily option at the 25 dollar rate after 7 people intrigued me. I use about 5-6 gigs of data a month so I am a pretty heavy user on Tmobile's unlimited plan so Sprint is really my only other option realistically, plus I also don't want to sign contracts anymore which is why I haven't considered Sprint until now.The reasons I was considering switching were potentially better coverage/reliability. In Boulder, CO where I live, Tmobile is excellent and I spend a decent amount of my time here so I never have issues. It's when I visit my family who live in Colorado Springs or travel to Illinois/Wisconsin to visit extended family that I tend to run into issues. The speeds are excellent when I have them and wifi calling helps, but there are quite a few dead spots in Colorado Springs in places I frequent that are annoying to have no service at all in. Sprint has almost fully launched LTE/800/NV in all of Colorado Springs as well as the areas I travel in the midwest(Rockford/Chicago, IL and Door County, WI) so where I travel seems to be covered well by sprint.My question is how big of a difference has NV made to their network. I use a lot of Netflix streaming so as long as speeds are quick enough consistently to browse the internet and stream music/netflix I don't care what those speeds are. I always see like .02Mbps down speed tests from Sprint haters but I take them with a grain of salt because typically people only take time out of their day to complain rather than praise. I'm aware mileage may vary. I have spent a lot of time scouring rootmetrics for their reviews in all the cities I have or am potentially going to and it scares me but I figured a lot of those were done pre NV or during NV. I also have been going through sensorly on nearly every street I've been or go on frequently and that gives me more hope but I don't know how accurate or what it really means in terms of reliability.I live in apparently the last city to be started here in Boulder (which is just outside of Denver, CO) and I know literally no one with sprint to ask. The maps show no work has even started on the towers in my area and Denver is only partly in progress. My fear of switching is taking a huge step back in the place where I live only to potentially gain benefit in the places I travel. Obviously my town will be converted like the rest and I can wait if the end product is proven to be a quality one. All I read all over the internet is pure Sprint bashing and Tmobile praise. I am not loyal to any company and go with who is offering me the best product for the price at the time and I'm wondering if Sprint is that option.I don't really know any way to test the network like I did with Tmobile because of their limitations on phones. I just used a pre paid sim card in an unlocked AWS capable iPhone 5 for a few months while keeping my ATT line before I made the switch a few months ago to Tmobile. I also like to have 2 or 3 phones at any one time and when I was on Verizon I ran into the issue of not being able to switch between LTE and cheap 3g phones like I like to do if I'm going someplace where my phone could be potentially damaged or lost. How would this work on Sprint if I bought a cheap phone to switch between, I know it's like Verizons old 3g phones where I can't just swap sims like I'm used to on ATT and Tmobile but how does the sim card factor in if switching between an imbedded SIM LTE phone and a removable one or an LTE phone and a 3g phone?Any input is welcome and appreciated, I will edit this later if it's hard to read, I typed it all on my phone but wanted to get it posted before this evening.
Considering switching to Sprint and looking for input
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Thank you both, it does help indeed. How are the 3g speeds post NV for the time when LTE isn't available? Also does Sprint care if I'm switching phones up to 2 times a day for a lot of the week? Also is EVDO still only on 1900 and 1xA/LTE the only things on 800?
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