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    Sprint to buy spectrum, customers from USCC

    in General Topics

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    Does the amount seem low to anyone? Even ignoring spectrum 480000000 divided by 585000 customers is only 820 bucks per postpaid customer. Sprints normal cpga (cost per gross add) has to be maybe 450 to 500(just a guess but I think that is close). So say 500 times 585000 is a cost of 292500000. That means sprint paid 187500000 for the spectrum. What does that equal for mhz cost per pop?

     

     

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    So this is strange...

    in Samsung

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    Sprint has said they aren't releasing anymore WiMax devices. And why isn't it referenced as an Epic 4G Touch? I wouldn't hold my breath. Why, indeed.

     

    Robert via LG Viper with ICS using Forum Runner

    The naming convention makes sense with samsung wanting a stronger brand for the galaxy line. The price cards in stores now show only galacy s 2 and not epic 4g touch

     

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    Sprint 3rd quarter results

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    I kinda wish they would just rip the band aid off and shut it down, but I can understand why they are waiting. 60% recapture rate is pretty good reason to not force them off.

    The sprint network can not handle all the iden customers at once. That is why the process is being dragged out.

     

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    HTC EVO lte connection issues

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    Really? They told me the exact opposite; restock on return, NOT on exchange.

    They were probably upset about the return and wanted to be spiteful or maybe it was an honest mistake.

     

    Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    HTC EVO lte connection issues

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    Data sessions do play a factor into things on all phones. I run a very lean setup. No htc weather, no spacebook, no teeter totter, no auto Sync Gmail or other email, etc.. You get the point. It still had the issue. Hell I get stuck on 1x sometimes and have to toggle dance.

     

    Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge

    I have spoken to many people recently who have had their phones going to 1x and sometimes getting stuck. I think that is a network thing as i have seen it across many models.

     

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    HTC EVO lte connection issues

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    I took a 180 when I made two trips to Houston. 100% upgrades in a market really isn't going to make a difference. Sprint doesn't have 100% coverage everywhere. The problem will still be there. I was in an area with good coverage and the issue still existed. It is less of an issue of course but still very noticeable.

     

    Unfortunately the majority of the users either don't care or must have drank that new network koolaid sprint gave them, so I am just going to shut my mouth about it and focus on getting my phone swapped out.

     

    Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge

    I loved my evo lte but live in a town with good lte coverage and got tired of it never connecting. With the s3 that is no longer a problem but it is harder to type in the s3 for some reason...

     

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    HTC EVO lte connection issues

    in HTC

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    You may want to see if a manager at a Sprint store can switch you out for an S3. I cant' check ATM (nor could I tell you if I did, NDAs and all that), but If I were a betting man, I'd put money on you being able to swap models after getting multiple exchanges. Comparable device features, after all.

    After three evos a local sprint store did switch me to an s3 they said it was on the exchange list

     

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    Signal Switching...

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

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    Hello,

     

    Lately, I've noticed that my OG Evo running CM 7.2 is dropping into 1x in areas that were previously 3G. Going into Airplane mode (or waiting for what I assume is a tower switch will put it back into 3G. I've read some posts here that seem to indicate (at least to me) that it is the phone that determines what signal to use. What are the conditions that must be met for the signal change to be made? What would be causing my phone to drop into 1x more than it used to? To be honest, I've been meaning to learn more about this for a while, so having this issue seems like a great time to start.

     

    Thanks for all your hard work here, and I love the site.

    You are not alone. My evo lte and my gs3 are doing the same thing ib Massachusetts. Not sure what the cause is but so far ni tickets are open. You can call care and have them open one.

     

    Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    All Sprint acquisition discussion (was "Japan's Softbank in talks for $12.8 bln Sprint stake")

    in General Topics

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    I'm aware of that. What I dont know is if that is the situation here considering that softbank is already carrying a $10 billion dollar debt. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/us-sprint-softbank-idUSBRE89A0I520121012

    I had not seen that article. That would be a lot of debt to carry on your balance sheet. Son must believe that the price he is getting Sprint for is too good to pass up. High debt right after a merger does happen-ATT was going to finance 23 billion of the 39 billion to buy T-Mobile if I remember correctly. They better have a good plan to bring in a lot of revenue to pay it off. Let's hope for great news when Sprint releases 3rd quarter earnings. Are we in for a bit of a surprise? Last quarter nearly all their loss was attributable to iden costs. Maybe a very small loss or small profit this quarter?

     

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    All Sprint acquisition discussion (was "Japan's Softbank in talks for $12.8 bln Sprint stake")

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Read somewhere that softbank is trying to borrow 23 billion to finance the deal. If they are simply trying to use somebody else's money then its no big deal. But if they don't have the cash on hand and they have to finance the deal then this could be a big negative.

    It's very common for companies to finance large deals. They don't want to deplete cash reserves for many reasons. One being that often debt securities require a certain amount of cash and equivalents to be kept.

     

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    HTC EVO lte connection issues

    in HTC

    Posted

    welp i got kicked outta the store for calling the tech and manager morons but with a choice word before it lol.

     

    these jokers tryed telling me the evo cant connect to lte because........................wait...........................wait......................its not an lte capable phone only the ip5, s3, and viper are lte phones in sprints line up. i had to laugh but then i guess i got a little too agressive with my wording when telling them they were morons and that even the name of the phone is the evo 4glte.

    What store was this?

     

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

     

     

    HTC EVO lte connection issues

    in HTC

    Posted

    I am really thinking about switching to another device. I'm really disappointed because other then the data issues I really love this phone.

    Me too. I will probably stick with it til the note 2 comes out.

     

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

     

     

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