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    Would you pay for an early upgrade?

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I'm glad you started a topic on this because I was just getting ready to ask the same question? I'm wanting to know what others think, and if it is a good idea, then I am going to take it and run and get an iPhone 4S or the Evo 3D.

     

    I would definitely do it. Especially if you upgraded a year or more ago. The Evo 3D would still be cheaper than it was at launch, and while it may have lost some of it's luster in comparison to the E4GT, it is still a good phone. Also with the amount of subsidizing sprint has to do on the iPhone, this is a great deal if you were looking at buying one of those. The whole upgrade program says it is a $150 discount, but on the flagship phones and especially the iPhone, it is a lot more that that.

     

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    Would you pay for an early upgrade?

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Sprintfeed reported that Sprint is about to offer an early upgrade program. It boils down to:

    Customers that have upgraded devices between 9-11 months ago would have an early upgrade fee of $165.

    Customers that have upgraded between 12-14 months ago will have an early upgrade fee of $125.

    Customers that have upgraded between 15-17 months ago will have an early upgrade fee of $95.

    Customers that have upgraded between 18-21 months ago will have an early upgrade fee of $55, with anything beyond that period simply incurring the standard $36 upgrade fee

     

    Would you use this to upgrade to a LTE device? Are you happy with your current device on 3g or WiMax? Or will you be browsing ebay for WiMax devices on the cheap when everyone is upgrading to LTE?

     

    http://www.sprintfeed.com/2012/02/sprint-to-offer-early-upgrade-buyout-program/

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    Big Red and Evil Empire lobby for less FCC control of spectrum

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    ATT and Verizon are lobbying hard to get a bill passed that will open up spectrum auctions more and allow the 2 largest cellular carriers the opportunity to move closer to a duopoly. The smaller carriers are doing their best to combat this bill and keep competition active for wireless service.

    http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/att-and-verizon-lobby-for-less-fcc-spectrum-control/

     

    Do you think the current spectrum auction format is fair for everyone? Or should it be less intrusive?

    Epic 4G Touch radios Possibly support LTE

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    I was just thinking about this the other day. As was previously mentioned, trying to use the CDMA chip to send and receive and the WiMax chip to code would bog the system down. Also, why would they come out and say they were done with releasing WiMax phones if they could switch it to LTE with a mere software update. I read an article that said that in the future that LTE and WiMax technologies could converge, but that is a 1900 mhz WiMax to 1900 mhz LTE. It sucks though and I wish it was possible.

    Cyanogen Mod 9 (ICS) is coming soon to the Epic 4G Touch

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

    Posted

    Thanks for that thorough update autoprime. :goodpost:

     

    I know it's easy to be critical from our perches. However, since I am likely to jump in with a LTE device pretty early, if custom ICS availability for the E4GT is too much farther out, I won't have much use for it. But that's my issue. :zip:

    Yeah, it is easy to be critical from our perches, and by no means am I saying anyone in here is guilty of this, but people tend to get so annoying and "entitled" over at XDA. If I was developing a ROM I wouldn't even bother reading the comments, people treat them like they are employees but yet never donate for their work.

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    Windows Phone 8 fitting right in to Sprints NFC + LTE mold

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

    Posted

    I'm curious about what timeline MS will use in debuting WP8. Hopefully more will be forthcoming at the MWC. So far, I'm not impressed with MS's release schedule. The Mango update was extreamely late and MS in my eyes has a lot to prove in keeping promised updates and support. So far, I would lump them in with Samsung. A lot of talk and promises, but poor execution. IMO Google is not far behind.

    I hate when companies promise something and then it is either late to the table or they come out later and retract their statement. With MS saying that they want to unveil WP8 and Windows 8 around the same time, delays seem ominous...

    Kindle Fire 4G in Sprint's device roadmap for 2012?

    in Tablets

    Posted

    Sprint's 3G sucks for video... Because it averages around 400kbps LOL

    I think it may be doubtful that the fire is offered by the carriers as a tablet, but it would open up more revenue for Amazon if people had 4G on their Kindle. They figure that each Kindle brings in over $130 in revenue for Amazon from users buying content. A 10 inch 4G Kindle Fire might bring in even more content purchases.

    Cheaper LTE chips to bring more LTE devices to market

    in Misc.

    Posted

    The LTE chip that Samsung used in the Galaxy Nexus is said to cost half of what the older available LTE chip costs. The two chips are said to perform the same but the older chip costs around $23. This could be very good for the low to midrange phones to be able to add LTE capability without raising the cost of the handset by much.

     

    http://www.gadgetoz.com/post/samsung-uses-lower-cost-chip-for-galaxy-nexus-lte-but-powerful/

    Carrier Coverage app developers react quickly to outrage of rooted users

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

    Posted

    Carrier Coverage was officially released on 6 Feb with the following disclaimer about rooted users:

    IMPORTANT NOTE about ROOTED DEVICES! Although you will still be able to use the app and website flawlessly and your information will be collected/stored into the Carrier Coverage database, we will NOT be using rooted device information in terms of data reporting. There are too many variables and unknowns to accurately include this information at this time. I know many of you will be disappointed about this, but without accurate data, it totally compromises the potential accuracy - and therefore integrity of this project. And having reliable data needs to be priority #1.

     

    By 7 Feb, after a rash of 1 star ratings by rooted users, they have already added

    “** ATTENTION ROOTED USERS ** We will be updating the app THIS WEEK to offer support for rooted devices.” to the app description.

     

    My thoughts, when I first read about the app, were that it could be an excellent tool to get an accurate depiction of coverage and not the estimation that the carriers provide. Once I set out to download and use the app, I was slightly disappointed that it excluded rooted users. It seemed counterintuitive that they would exclude the rooted users, as they are, in my opinion, the most likely to use the app heavily. Apparently rooted users are so excited about using this app, they are willing to spend the time to leave negative feedback. It sure worked, as Carrier Coverage was quick to react and start working on an update to include rooted users. I hope this minor mistake of not including rooted users from launch doesn’t discourage people from using the app and helping them collect data.

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