jonathanm1978

If I get done helping in-laws move, I'll take a ride to auburn today or tomorrow. I checked with navigation and all the towers that have LTE in central AL are each 1.5 hours from me. Auburn is, Tuscaloosa is, Montgomery is. So I gotta have a 3 hour window minimum Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

Looks like neither is possible since the deadline, looking to the 25th vote now: http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20130619/carriers/dish-backs-away-sprint-nextel-bid-remains-focused-clearwire/ Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

If you become a sponsor, you can see the exact location including Google street view of all the towers that have Network Vision upgrades. Even if it's only a few bucks, every little bit helps. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

It's more toward Montgomery. Just out of auburn. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

Are you sure the upload was 15 and down was 7? Sounds backwards, but I've been wrong before. Usually the down is higher than the upload.

I would imagine this is building some angst among Sprint board members. Anyone wanna guess which way they'll vote? I'm going to put money on Softbank going through, since Sprint can see what they are in for if dish gets its grubby claws on them...I seriously have my doubts anyone would be in favour of dish+ Sprint after seeing this Clearwire debacle. (It spectacle, whatever term best fits) Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

But according to that document, In its February 12, 2013 earnings press release, Clearwire announced that its total fourth quarter revenue dropped 14% and its fourth quarter cash plummeted by $315.1 million. Shows that they are a sinking ship, which backs exactly what Sprint is saying -- they are sinking fast and Dish only wants to swoop in and grab spectrum, leaving the company to flounder.

Should be interesting to see what hostility this builds with Sprint and the board. I bet dish can kiss anything concerning Sprint and a merger goodbye now Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I guess I missed it...Softbank raised the offer for 70% of Sprint, and DICK talks have stopped? Guess it's Google time...

I'm considering dropping the insurance on my phones...I have 2 Gs3s...1 Galaxy victory LTE, 1 iPhone 4S. None of those, in my book are phones that warrant a $200 deductible. I just saw a GS3 on a local Fbook sale/trade/swap page last week for $150, Sprint carrier. so if I can buy one for $150, versus paying $200 for the deductible..then I'm not saving much money by keeping that $11 per line, per month fee. comes out to...4 phones x $11... Only problem I've had with Sprint was that I blocked EVERYTHING on my daughters phone that required a purchase. The iTunes stuff had a password..the app store or whatever, plus in-app purchases were blocked. Then, on Sprint.com, I blocked her from being able to buy things that way too...YET, I glanced over my bill this month, because for the 2nd month it was $320.30... So I thought, "ok...first month after adding a new phone...I knew it would be a little higher...but we're in the 2nd month now..it should've dropped back to $250-$260 range...." I found where she was able to add 3 charges of $9.99 for some crap.. And it's a recurring monthly fee, not a one-time thing....so I had to call Sprint and complain. I put passwords for a reason...and she was STILL able to buy crap...what's the point of blocking purchases on Sprint.com if you can still get around it (turns out, she used some shortcode crap to subscribe to ringtones or whatever it was...THREE times..) /end tangent

I appreciate all the attention however, this went from me trying to gather ideas to give me a clue as to what I could do, to being a thread about complaints of insurance. I am glad you have your own iOpinion on Apple, but here's the thing: I was sent from a Sprint store, an hour away, to the Apple store, which was another 30 minutes from that Sprint store. Why? Because Sprint wanted to give me another iPhone 4S, but had none in. No white ones, no black ones. So either I wait on order and drive back again...or I go to Apple store and get it fixed/replaced. I didn't just run in acting all innocent, I don't know for sure she got it wet, just what the end result was. And there weren't that many people in there today, letting Apple separate then from their money...so no, I wasn't rushed and expedited because there was a line around the building. How would my goose been cooked...I don't understand that. The carrier told me to come in because they couldn't help me, even though I pay for that insurance. I don't agree with the deductible considering the 4S is a last gen phone. (But it was a last gen phone on release day as well). So my day was spent fighting Birmingham traffic which is awful under normal conditions. Worse when they are ripping up the road and you have no clue about that till you get into construction zones. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

And to continue from earlier..apparently it wasn't water damage...because the indicators were gleaming white...as they should be. The screen just went off and never came back on. Even the iGeniuses were at an iLoss as to what happened to it. Apparently it suffered an iFailure of displayoral proportions..but whatever the cause, she has a new one now, and her last lecture on taking care of it. If she didn't do anything and it just broke..well she needed a good lecture anyway. If she did something to cause it, and it happens again...I'll just pay the bill without having a working phone on that line until time is up, then turn it off.

I've just read through comments....I'll continue later, I'm currently at the Apple store and they just swapped it for me....but Everyone who's suggested that a 12 year-old should have a big super-duper case... SHE HAD AN OTTERBOX. It still happened...whatever it was.

Just added a line last month for my 12 year-old daughter..and I'll be d%$@@ if my daughter didn't get her phone wet, or something, and now the screen on this 4S won't come on. Makes noises, apparently it's on...but no screen at all. Tried rice...nope. Asurion website = $200 for the stupid deductible. Going to be paying for a line without a phone attached to it now for a while.... Not sure they can even repair that...

I believe I saw where some lte sites were accepted around Montgomery, so hopefully Alabama gets the first taste of lte signal before much longer. Montgomery isn't far from me, I'd love to see Birmingham blanketed the way Atlanta and surrounding is blanketed. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

What exactly happened here? Did Softbank or Sprint raise bid on clwr? Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Did a hard reset with a needle...all lights came back, beeps before calls again...still no 3G. Aside from calling tech, only other thing I know is to hook it up to my PC and visit 192.168.17.1, but not much you can do inside it's setup.

Maybe the radio has burned up inside of it or something...dunno. Normally on wifi anyway so I almost missed out on catching it.

I have a question...since an airave is tied somehow with towers, is there a reason why my airave would be working properly, with beeps before calls, but only giving me 1x data? I have the newest 2.5 version, just noticed on both mine and wife's S3 that we are only 1X data. Should be 3G. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Been getting a whole lot of multiple texts yesterday and today...usually when this happens it's got to do with either tower problems or tower work in my area. I hope it's the latter. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Finally got something...Belkin apparently acquired linksys, and they are sending out the first product for beta test soon. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

How much more back n forth is there gonna be here between the two... And what's this sudden immature BS action by DISH doing for the Sprint board when it comes to the voting on accepting DISH's offer...you gotta know that this is turning Sprint RAW inside about how DISH is being so childish....

He is only going to bang his drum louder and harder the closer we get to time for Sprint + SB vote. I wonder what's next from this bipolar skitzoid. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

When are we going to see a vote on the Sprint/Softbank plan? I know it's here somewhere but can't remember where...isn't it coming up around the middle of this month (10th/12th?)