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14 hours ago, dkyeager said:

How is screen brightness outside?

Does SCP report earfcns?

Great to hear about battery life.

I assume this a a totally separate model for Verizon rather than a phone that is finally defined at start by the first sim like the Note 7, correct?

Thanks

No complaints on screen brightness outside yet. Definitely usable out there. I haven't been in direct sunlight a ton though yet. We have had a lot of clouds and rain recently. 

SCP does show earfcns. 

It is a Verizon model but there have been reports of some running AT&T or T-Mobile on it since all Verizon phones come unlocked. Might be missing some LTE bands though. 

Well guys - I have the LG V30 in hand (but for Verizon - I switched back yesterday).  Let me know if any of you have any questions.  

First impressions are that this is REALLY nice.  Torn on whether or not to even keep my Pixel 2 XL pre-order.  Might end up keeping this.  I only tried it because Verizon was offering no restocking fee for online orders, and I love the look of this compared to the Pixel 2 XL.  I thought the urge for pure Android would win over and I would end up keeping my Pixel pre-order, but now I am not so sure.

RF (yes for Verizon, and obviously band and provider dependent) has been pretty good.  B13 and B2 have been great on this phone (definitely better than my old iPhone and Nexus) - AWS has been pretty average.

Battery life has been awesome (very limited, yes I know).  Used it all day yesterday from 11AM on with only the 50% that came on the phone when I opened it (and that included all of the installing/setting up apps).  Today on my first full charge, I am going on 4 hours off the charger with about 2 hours of screen on time and still rocking 81% (about 35 minutes of which was SignalCheck and Pandora running on my commute).

2 minutes ago, TimS said:

I don't think it supports 4x4 on B41

It looks like bands 1,2,3,4,5,7 & 38 do

Hmm.  Idk.  Weird how B41 has just a little 2 and not a star.

16 hours ago, though said:

How is this better than the Gen 1 Pixel XL regarding radio capability, or is it?

The tech specs on Google's website said 4x4 MIMO on B41.  I haven't looked through the FCC docs to know if that's confirmed there.

I got my Pixel 2 XL 64GB in Black ordered with a deliver date of Oct 18th or 19th.

4 hours ago, ericdabbs said:

Why would u think that sprint will dramatically reduce capex?  Just continue to execute and people will move over to sprint.  I am pretty sure this latest move by verizon with the GoUnlimited plan to limit video to 480p and 600 kbps for hotspot for base unlimited plan is driving people away from verizon.  If sprint is truly expanding B41 to 3xCA with 4xCA and deploying massive small cells soon then eventually the root metrics will catch up.  To assume that 3 carriers is the only answer is crazy.  

Tmobile themselves have demonstrated it can single handingly draw customers away from the big 2 with their net adds.  Sprint just needs to copy those types of moves and offer deals to current customers.  I think a 2 lines for $60 deal for 55+ years old would be a fantastic program to draw customers even though people will ise workarounds to sign up for it.

To me it isn't just about data speeds.  It is about reliability in the coverage area and the coverage area itself.  I get that most of the population lives in bigger cities and don't need true nationwide coverage, but for many it is a really big deal.  People travel, people move.  You want something that you know will just work pretty much anywhere.  I never understood this when I was initially with Sprint.  I just assumed that every carrier had large issues like this - but the truth is that both Verizon and AT&T cover so many more square miles with LTE (and usable at that) that it is truly ridiculous.

To me, that is where Sprint falls short and their future plans don't adequately address it.  Sure they are planning some native expansion, but nothing even remotely close to the other 3's coverage areas.  Small cells should help in large metros, but it doesn't solve the problem that many will be roaming or have a useless 1X or 3G signal many times when either commuting, traveling, or playing.  

I am probably in the minority here...  I get that data speeds mean a lot to many wireless enthusiasts, but I want is coverage - reliable coverage.  I want to know that I can get reliable calls everywhere.  That my texts will go out in a crowded mall or out at the lake.  I want adequate data speeds to at least surf the web when something pops in my head that I need to know right then and there - even if I am in the middle of nowhere.  I want to be able to stream music on my daily commute without minutes of silence.  

All of those things are possible with most of the other carriers without any extra thought having to be made.  With Sprint, I just can't say that.  

I know - I know.  So why am I with Sprint again?  The unlimited year is just too good to pass up for a new family with a young toddler trying to cut costs anywhere they can...  I can LIVE with the shortcomings when it is free - but I can't and won't when I am actually paying for it.

With that being said - I am neutral on this merger.  I think it would put things in better balance overall with the top 2, but I always think less competition is probably a bad thing down the road.  

/rant over.  

I would personally stick with OLEDs - I hate LCD/LED.  I bought a Samsung KS8000 around Christmas and the picture was horrible in my view.  Horrible viewing angles, dirty screen effect, the list goes on.  All instances of burn-in on OLEDs, I have found to be temporary and should go away under normal usage (and they have a setting in there somewhere that runs a process for about an hour that *should* remove it).  And I heard the 2017 models are a little bit better as well with regards to burn-in.

I am still rocking a Panasonic Plasma as our main TV (about 6 1/2 years old and still probably about as good as it gets for sports and action/fast motion films).  Still no burn-in, but I know to make sure to never leave it on a static image for too long.  I now use an Apple TV on it for DirecTV Now and the default screensaver on the Apple TV lets me relax about it too.

I want to make the jump to OLED, but I just don't see enough 4k content out there to justify the price.  I have a low-end Vizio 4k TV for my man-cave that I use for gaming due to the extremely low input lag, but I was able to pick that up for about $300.

My eye is still on the LG B6 (2016) model.  If it gets any lower here within the next few months, I might just make the impulse buy.

Edit:  I personally use the Rtings website a lot for their reviews on HDTVs.  Very good info and a good quick reference to compare models.

Seeing as there is a Samsung logo on top and many clues that include "Galaxy" and "8", I am willing to guess it will have something to do with the new Samsung Galaxy phone.  

Shots of debug LTE screens please! Thanks.

 

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I am on Verizon and they only have 1x Engineering, EVDO Engineering, and GPS as options in ##DEBUG#.  

Please do! I'm very curious about this device.

 

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So I have only had the device for a couple hours, but so far so good.  Good display.  Very responsive.  Coming from an iPhone 6s plus, I love the size, the feel, and the look of the device.  A happy medium in terms of size.  I think it is perfect.  I'll put it through more later today when I get home from work and type up an update.

Please do! I'm very curious about this device.

 

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Yeah I will.  If you really want to get at least a peek into the device and hold it, Verizon stores are supposed to have it there to check out (probably only corporate stores, but maybe authorized retailers too).

I might stop by one on my way home from work just to make sure I want to keep the pre-order.

Well I pre-ordered my HTC 10 from Verizon - I couldn't pass on the $100 discount (switched to Verizon last fall due to living at the edge of Sprint native service).

Should be here on the 5th - I'll be sure to come back and give some initial impressions.  I am jumping back to Android from iOS.  

6P on sale (or new price)

 

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/12/16/deal-alert-the-nexus-6p-is-on-sale-for-50-off-in-the-google-store/

Plus free 1-day shipping.  Hmmm - maybe back to Android for a little bit?

As a lot of others said, I would recommend House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, and Master of None...

Another series (that just got the axe by Sci-Fi), that my wife and I both enjoyed was Helix.  Season one was better than season two though, which is probably why it got cancelled. 

I would also recommend binge watching House, It's Always Sunny, Zoo, United States of Tara, and The Tudors.  (yeah a weird assortment of shows.  My wife picks stuff at random at times and we end up getting into them, ha)

We ended up ditching cable about a year ago so it has been only Netflix and Hulu for us. 

Oh and the wife loved Blacklist.  I had a hard time getting into it (she kept getting way ahead of me   )

Just in time for Christmas raffle -- enter to win a new 64gb samsung galaxy note 5 white!

 

Buying a ticket will also make you a sponsor, which gives you access to lots of cool info!

 

Very close to becoming fully funded.  This means you have GREAT odds on this Samsung Flagship CA phone with a processors that rarely throttles and enough storage for even someone like me. Plus it helps keep the lights on!!

Oh no...  They've gotten to you too.  Ads everywhere. 

u don't see the wifi logo at the top?

Look next to the date on the Speediest App.  Shows cellular icon.

Here is some news from TmoNews about the 600mhz auction :

 

http://www.tmonews.com/2015/10/fcc-releases-opening-bid-information-for-600mhz-spectrum-auction/

Ha...  I love my market.    You can tell USCC really made it so the big 4 can't get a ton of spectrum here.  (link to data located in article linked above)

Reserve-Eligible Service Providers

122 Madison, WI (where I work)

488,073 406 Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

253 Baraboo, WI (where I live)

216,417 47 AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

So probably looking at AT&T and Verizon splitting the spectrum here in the Baraboo PEA...  Kind of surprised with the Baraboo one because Verizon has the Cellular (B?) block here, upper 700, PCS and a 10x10 AWS slice.

I understand Madison though - they don't have the Cellular license there and only have enough AWS for 10x10 too.

I have an additional question for the return kits...  I know most of you were on the iPhone lease prior to the 6S.

Mine is a little different.  I have to send an old smartphone for the promo pricing on the iPhone Forever leasing - but I also have to send back my Easypay device since I used the annual upgrade (unlimited data add on for my Framily plan line).

Do I have to send back everything with that phone?  All the cords, etc?  Or just the phone for that too?  Should I put it all in the one padded envelope RMA kit they sent me?  Unsure on if that is a good idea as I don't want either of the phones to get damaged from knocking into each other during transit.

Yeah I had that a lot when I call out to other Sprint lines. It was like that for maybe a month or two and then went away. No idea what the cause was...

I had it most often when I would call my parents (also on Sprint). They live in Florida now so I have no idea if it was something with the network on their end or my end.

On a lighter side.  Very impressed with this phone so far.  Speedy, good RF so far, and wow that battery life.  Had about 70% upon first boot, and after playing around with it pretty much nonstop for about 4 hours (including the iCloud restore, downloading and installing all apps, browsing the web, and watching an hour or two of videos, I still have 45%.  The Moto X Pure would've been dead already.  I have to give Apple props...  they can get some pretty amazing battery life from much smaller batteries.  

Also - definitely glad I went with the Plus for the extra screen size.  

Finally - props to Sprint for getting me this phone so fast!  I didn't preorder until late on the 19th and got it the next business day after the launch.  (and UPS could've probably gotten it to me on Friday if they wanted...  they took the Ground route since they had the weekend.  It sat just outside of Milwaukee since Friday)  Went from an anticipated ship date of 10/5-10/9 to being at my door on 9/28.  

I don't think there's a wait list. I was told once by a genius that Apple stores get a separate stock for replacements.

 

 

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I can confirm. It won't be a reconditioned device, either -- they'll just have it in a plain white box for swapping.

 

 

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Perfect.  Hopefully I get to walk out with a new 64GB S Plus on Saturday!  

Yeah. Thanks guys. I went ahead and set up an appointment for Saturday evening (the earliest one they had!).

I will probably get added to a wait list until a replacement comes in, but it will be nice knowing that it is on the way. This is my first ever issue with an Apple device. I heard they are pretty open to admitting defects, no matter how small, but it is good to hear some reassurance from you two.

The darker pixels around "bold text?" Or somewhere else.

 

 

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Ha no. I am probably being ocd with the new phone. About an inch up from the bottom on the left side. Slightly darker. The picture wasn't the best.

It is more noticeable with the brightness turned down. If it doesn't bother me at night then I will probably let it be.

I want you guys to let me know if I am being crazy. I noticed a little darker spot on my new Plus. Think I should take it to an Apple Store for an exchange? I only noticed it because it is right where a new message appears in the Messaging app.

Edit:  Think it is even worth the hassle?  What would you guys do?  Do you even see it?  haha

Edit #2:  Certainly something I can deal with for now.  They probably wouldn't have any of my exact model in for an exchange anyway.  I'll probably wait a couple weeks and deal with it whenever I am around the mall for something else.

So my new 6s Plus has arrived.  This is the first time I am coming from having a previous iPhone.  Do you guys usually set it up as a new iPhone or use iCloud and restore?  Any issues with restoring from iCloud?  I like the idea of a fresh start, but the ease of letting it set it up exactly as it was definitely has its perks.

Yay! Then I won't be the only one with a CA iPhone in the Milwaukee market on the forums!

Yeah..  I don't think CA is active in the Madison area though.  One of these days...  So you had a regular 6 and went to the 6s + too right?  Any noticeable differences in RF?