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    Very nice! I use to have the Motorola Atrix on AT&T, and i was estatic to have 2.3 on that thing, but i got curious, so i rooted it, unlocked the bootloader, installed beats audio on it, then got myself a taste of android 3.0, but then it bricked on me.. Thats the price for having fun with android
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    Something else i like.. The names that google codenames their software with. Some of my friends look at me like im insane when i tell them my viper got ice cream sandwitch.. they just gave me a blank, but confused expression. It got even worse when i mentioned jelly bean. Another one of my friends looked around and said "Jellybeans?? Where, i want some!". Um, yeah, this is why i will never say any of that out loud again lol
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    I have not seen any presence of eHRPD anymore as of last week. My guess is they were just testing it, but i have noticed some speed improvements in my area. At my home in Chicora, PA, i am sadly stuck on a roaming network(Verizon), and the speeds are horrendous, but when i get close to my school, which is just up the hill from downtown Butler, i see speeds varying from 0.90-1.50Mbps down, but the upload staggers around 0.10-0.35Mbps.
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    Anyways, in further detail, i will finish my thread now, since i have the time lol. Continuing on with productivity:\ Besides ice cream being much more speed optimized, there are a slew of new features that 4.0 brings to the mobile world. Some of those features include: * Faster GPU Rendering (One of my favorite features) *Face Unlock(Another one of my favorites, lol) *Better RAM Management *Improved camera application, and with some phones that are CAPABLE of shooting 1080p video, but are not able to due to software restrictions, ice cream enables phones with that capability to harness it, which ill never understand why manufactures limit the possabilities of their devices at times. *Better battery management(Processors take less power, GPU) And many more features that would probably take me all day to type, as my typing speed is not what you would call "fast" lol
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    I got my extended battery on ebay. Only costed about 11 dollars too
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    So, everyone wonders why android 4.0 is such a vast improvement over 2.3 gingerbread. Well, ill run everyone through why i think it is better. Performance: Gingerbread is and can be pretty snappy on some devices, but with gingerbread being a much larger operating system, more RAM and disk space is needed to store all the features and files that are in the operating system, which drastically slows down the execution of programs, as well as hindering the speeds of the device, depending on the hardware. Ice cream is a bit smaller in size for devices, which allows more memory to be available to the system, as well as allowing more RAM, and better RAM management for the said device. Productivity: Ice cream is just more functional than gingerbread is. With speed enhancements, GPU Acceleration, and better battery optimizations, Ice cream sandwitch is just a much more flavorful topping to the devices that are already sweet! I will finish the rest of this thread later, my time is limited at the moment. For now, comment away!
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    T-Mobile as well as AT&T have been doing a fairly well job with beefing up their HSPA+ network. I got miraculous speeds with AT&T on HSPA+, but i could not afford the charges when i went over my data limit... I guess using 20 GB of data when my limit was at 4GB made my wallet only a hollow black space.. with nothing in it.. so thats why im with sprint! lol
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    Your actually somewhat close to my location. Have you noticed any speed improvements?
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    What have your data speeds been like after eHRPD has went active?
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    Very nice. Oh by the way, i like the network name you have on there lol. "Wicked Sensations". Day = made
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    Id say if anyone can post more speedtests of eHRPD, then it could be helpful. Im guessing shortly after eHRPD goes active, the backhaul is added to the site as well. This will help the EVDO network, as well as the LTE network when it becomes active.
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    I believe the work for eHRPD is done directly at the base of the tower. The only thing that happens is that they first install the LTE core (eHRPD), then they install it to the EVDO technology, so yes most of the work is done at the base of the tower. Some of the backhaul however is done both at the top and bottom of the tower, since i have seen some employees of sprint working all the way on the top of the tower. Im sorry, i wouldnt be the one climbing up on a tower like that, just to install backhaul and newer equipment lol.
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    eHRPD has been live in Butler, PA for a little while now, but its hit and miss. If I try connecting to eHRPD now, I won't get a data connection as I use to. If anything, I noticed faster download speeds, and faster ping times, but I'm guessing the faster download speeds are due to NV upgrades, not eHRPD Sent from my LG-LS840 using Forum Runner
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    My guess would be the area where you use to get it was a prelaunched site and they may have been testing it. And just to let y'all know, next summer I'll be taking a roadtrip from Butler, PA to Westfield, IN and I'll be mapping any 4G connections I get to sensorly Sent from my LG-LS840 using Forum Runner
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    I believe the game reserves will have to take care of the birds, well depending on if the bird is endangered or not Sent from my LG-LS840 using Forum Runner
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    I think that sprints being silent with LTE deployment at this time because, well according to a rep i talked with over the phone, 3/4 of their towers are ready for construction to install LTE. Many of those towers are being worked on at the time,and the indication of eHRPD means construction is occuring at the cell site that is broadcasting eHRPD. Good news and bad news to that. The bad news is it doesnt entirely indicate a timeline for the rollout of the LTE newtork. The good news is that the first step to preparing the cell site for future LTE upgrades is completed.
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    As it was stated, eHRPD is the first step to the LTE deployment phase. Im not an expert on any of this, but i do have a cousin that knows much more about sprint. Anyways, the info i got was that eHRPD is an indication that LTE will be in your market within time. If you dont have eHRPD yet, wait it out, and eventually it will go live. Now for timing, eHRPD being deployed can not really give a good estimate as to when LTE will go live in the selected market. If it were my guess, id say within 10 months, most of us here should be seeing some LTE goodness.
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    I agree with this. Spint has been quite slow with the LTE deployment and with upgrading 3G sites, but i shall be patient and wait it out. Sprints unlimited data is the main reason why i chose this carrier. While verizon and AT&T customers can get added charges when going over their data limit, you have unlimited data on LTE, which is a big deal to me.
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    Correct. Still working on learning more about sprint, lol.
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    The only time ive seen anyone up in a sprint tower in my area is after hurricane sandy. Just about all of the nextel towers and or the other roaming network towers in my area were down for three days. I probably missed calls for job interviews, ebay sales notifications, and the whole 10 yards of information that seems to pile up in a three day period. lol
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    Hey guys, figured id post something i found quite interesting about sprint. As you all know, sprint is in the process of a major network overhaul plan known as network vision. The usual deployment strategy of U.S carriers is to target the bigger and more highly populated markets where the base of the subscribers will be at. Sprint has done things a little different. It seems sprint is more focused on rural areas than the bigger U.S markets. Yes sprint has been lighting LTE up in bigger markets such as New York, and Indianapolis, IN. But at the same time, sprint has deployed LTE in smaller surrounding markets near the bigger sites. Usually the carriers focus on the bigger markets first, then the smaller markets last, but sprint seems to have all parties in mind on this one. Honestly, i like the way sprint is rolling out LTE, because people in more rural areas are anticipating LTE just as much as the people in more well known markets.
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    Oh trust me ive been there and done that too lol
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    I don't believe any devices as of now support the 900Mhz spectrum. As for the future of network vision towers, I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that sprint will be replacing the 700Mhz spectrum used for the aged iDEN network to deploy LTE on within time Sent from my LG-LS840 using Forum Runner
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    I only await silently for 4G service. In the mean time, I'll probably be stalking the sprint website and this site for more updates Sent from my LG-LS840 using Forum Runner
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    I can answer one of your questions for ya. With network vision, all cell sites on the sprint network will be upgraded with backhaul, which will bring faster 3G speeds. As far as 1X goes, sprint will more than likely replace the 1X equipment with EVDO equipment. After the EVDO equipment is installed, sprint will activate a technology known as eHRPD, which will allow a quick and smooth 3G to 4G transition. If eHRPD didnt exist, it could take up to 10 minutes to transition from CDMA to LTE. That would be a pain in the a** lol. The main idea here is sprint will upgrade every tower with network vision technology.. or so they say they will. Sent from my LG-LS840 using Forum Runner
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