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Glad to see movement around this board again. Lifeless for a while!

No update here but my wife's M7 got it this morning.

I don't know that I agree, been on Android since there was an Android. This is specific and measurable across two devices with nothing else in common but the software provided by HTC. I'll try the recommended browser though, thanks!

I am also having full signal drops about one a day now. I know it's a known software bug, but it is not widely discussed. My phone will show connection to voice/LTE and even WiFi. It gives no warning at all of a lack of connection, but texts/calls/data just stop. Having a lot of complaints from the family on this. Reboot works but I don't know for how long it stays up each time. I can't upgrade the Sprint Zone app either (oh boo hoo) but I keep getting version warnings and it just won't go, even with a manual attempt within the app. The browser had gone wonky on both my M8 H/K and my wife's M7 lately. Way slow, unresponsive keyboard at times. This line of phones is becoming less useful with insane battery drain that is increased over the last 3 weeks or so. I certainly hope that the Lollipop upgrade comes with more fixes. HTC ignored complaints about the updates in the app store for a month. Not feeling the M8 love here as much. This phone rocked until Nov. Yes I'm stock, not rooted... Done that with my phones starting with the original EVO and just not up for the work anymore. Any others in this boat?

Lost LTE signal in my neighborhood, I rarely connect within the last week in my area. No changes on other towers just much less 3g and 4g around. It's a curious turn off events out here. Winner if they'll hit me with some spark, or they just tee aimed away from the neighborhoods over here. Tower location 40.425347, -104.811250

I got a hit on Spark around I-25 and US 34 near the Loveland Outlet mall yesterday in the drizzle. LTE Discovery app let me know, but it was after the connection. Interestingly, it didn't up my tower count, so I was picking up the FOCO tower. I wonder if the conditions with the weather were just right for it to bounce all the way down to me.

Seems like the LTE gets turned on and initially ping times are really high. Then they fine tune and it gets much better. I watched this happen (still need fine tuning for the west end towers) in Greeley. The process went just as described over and over, put up antennas, wait for backhaul (fiber installs seemed to be terribly slow which Sprint cannot control), wait for Century Link to connect the fiber to their network as they micromanage every bit of in ground communication here, turn on the Sprint equipment, fine tune, increase speeds again, then winning. I agree with the improvements and am much happier than I was before. Some issues, but progress by the end of summer in all of Northern Colorado. Glad I stuck around! Thanks to this group, its leadership, and members for seeing me through the dark times!

A funny thing happened in West Greeley this morning. Connecting to a tower half way to Fort Lupton I'm on LTE at home now. Band 25 signal is not bad at just - 112 dBm. Moderate speeds in the 5-6 range with a ping time just under 200ms. I can't connect to the non LTE towers closer to the house for the moment, maybe they'll come on-line soon. Anyhow big deal for little Greeley.

M8 did some research, not happening on this trip, thanks for the advice though!

M8

I guess I am on Commnet according to signal check pro. Roaming according to the copious notifications and my little triangle friend at the top. Terrible speed, but better than the non existent WiFi at the hotel.

Just checking in from Taos, still dark here. Thanks to Verizon for a whole .1mb roaming connection. Why no love here?

Thank you all for reminding me that I have nothing to fear on the upcoming Sprint throttling!

Sprint rep in my area told me not to get the M8 HK due to issues with holding signal. Came here to sort out if this was just eCSFB or hardware not sure if I want this device yet. In my area I'm dealing with lacking/bad signal on 3g. 4g is just reaching out here. Was offered an airrave... No way won't help my calls in town. So is the Nexus 5 doing better with signal for now? I really want the camera and speakers my wife's m7 is killer. Thoughts?