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This was at a Wing Stop near my neighborhood. There is a tower in direct sight of the restaurant. I haven't seen a consistent 4G signal from this location before today. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

At Amon Carter Stadium at TCU right before the TCU game. I'm in the upper deck, but that's pretty good. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

0.0000002 kbps would come out to about 0.72 bits per hour--just to illustrate the magnitude of the exaggeration. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

Have you unplugged the USB toaster? Seriously though, that sounds like a defective battery or device. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

I've found that when I use the "map trip" function on Sensorly, my GS3 is more likely to get stuck on 3G and not return to 4G, even in places where I know I have a good 4G signal (i.e. places where I've done fast speed tests.) It seems that when I'm actively using data on 3G, the phone (or network?) doesn't switch back until the data usage is complete. That said, when I've had a constant 4G signal, the Sensorly app has plotted out miles of 4G trails on their coverage maps. Example: all along 121 between downtown Fort Worth and 820, and in my neighborhood of the Near Southside and the hospital district. Regardless of Sensorly's capabilities, I've noticed a marked improvement of 4G coverage over the past few weeks in Funkytown. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

I live in LOCATION X. I can only assume I got LTE so soon because Sprint wanted to say "Thank you for being awesome." Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

I tried the AmazonMP3 app just now and found that it didn't have the popping and crackling. I guess it's just the stock music app has some issues with mp3 files.

Two weird issues with my Galaxy S3 that I wanted to see if anyone knows anything about. 1. When I play mp3 files on my GS3, I get a popping/crackling sound...kinda like the sound a record player makes when the needle goes over a scratch on an vinyl record (I realize that comparison may be lost on some of you.) The files aren't corrupted because I know they work when I transfer them to other devices. In fact, when I loaded WinAmp on my GS3, they play without the popping sound, so there doesn't seem to be a hardware issue...maybe? Now that may seem like the problem is solved, but I don't really like WinAmp's interface. So I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. 2. Yesterday, I got home and my phone was getting a horrible signal. The previous day, I had been basking in the glow of a recent NV upgrade in my neighborhood and had for the first time had a solid LTE signal inside my house. So I started experimenting. I toggled airplane mode and then back...still horrible. I toggled the data network off and on...no improvement. I even restarted the phone...crappy signal. I was about ready to cry in my beer when I tried updating the PRL...and it worked. I had a beautiful LTE signal with fast transfer rates and the signal strength was in the -85 dBm ballpark (although, I think I've read here on S4GRU that the signal strength doesn't tell you the 4G LTE strength, but still...it means I could make a phone call if I wanted to.) I instantly chalked it up to coincidence, because the PRL version number didn't change and updatIng the "preferred roaming list" shouldn't do anything, right? So tonight, I pull into my driveway and all I see is a 3G signal with barely a bar at all (signal strength ~ -100 dBm). The first thing I tried was updating the PRL. As soon as it was done "updating," the 4G signal came on and my signal strength was about -80 dBm. It's been working ever since. I'm mystified. I don't have enough data points to even call this a trend, so I'll do more experiments. But is there any possible way that "updating" the PRL could help the phone acquire the signal better? Oh and one last thing. My phone isn't rooted or anything like that. It's original stock 32 GB memory with the LG8 OTA update. And it's pebble blue--just in case you're fond of incorporating irrelevant data. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

So I step out in my back yard and run a speed test. . Hopefully those mosquitos that bit me won't give me West Nile virus. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

Different state. -84.49 isn't anywhere close to DFW. Were you visiting Atlanta recently? Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

This is from inside my house, which used to be a black hole of cell phone reception. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

I'm closer to the hospital district. I live in Fairmount. One thing I've definitely noticed is that my signal is much stronger. Before today, I rarely had more than one or two bars in my house (signal at ~ -100 dBm). Now I've got four to five bars (signal at ~ -85 dBm). I'm hoping this leads to fewer dropped calls and fewer voice dropouts when talking to on the phone. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

I got a 4g LTE signal for the first time at my house in south Fort Worth today. It's sporadic, but it was reasonably fast. About 3-4 mbps down. It kept switching over to 3g before the upload speeds could be measured. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

I suspect Sprint wouldn't be too happy having subcontractors recording video on top of their towers and then posting that video on YouTube. Seems like a good way to get fired. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2

Back when I was a kid, we had to send data over two cups and a string using Morse Code. Sent from my GS3 on Tapatalk 2