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  1. jonathanm1978
    Mine has been working fine for a week now, with a -3.5 or so CINR and -120db on band 25.. Not to say it will be great forever, but it's doing it for now. ~5mbps down, 1.8mbps up
  2. jonathanm1978
    Ok..you've lost me... So...I understand the 15db CINR being better than 2db CINR... But what about when it goes -5 CINR...what's better, a -3.5 or a -6.0?
  3. jonathanm1978
    So, in my case, this: -123 with -3.8CINR is worse than -123 with 4.2CINR? Am I right? I assume it goes the way I'm thinking... a -3.5 is worse than a -4.5 Or do I have that backwards, and the closer to 0 means the better it gets?
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    I should know the answer to this...but in the magic box "relay" status -- are we looking for a higher "CINR" or a lower "CINR"?? I'm getting a -121 with -2.1 CINR.. What is ideal...lower than that or higher than that? *btw* this is on b25..if that matters.
  5. jonathanm1978
    I wonder why Samsung direct is shipping later than Sprint? Unless it's int'l...which I highly doubt...seems like Sammy should ship before them.
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    I had given up on the day that I was installing the MB...I actually had sat in in the spot it currently resides as a last-ditch effort... Then I just left it, came inside and started playing my Ps4... I happened to grab my note5 and noticed it said B41 MB on SCP...and I was like "hey, it worked!!" It had sat for probably 2 hours...just searching. It seemed to fix itself from the 20% issue.
  7. jonathanm1978
    Est delivery is 9/1. Will pickup on 9/1 at UPS hub (don't have a UPS store anymore...)...and will update when I see movement on the package..
  8. jonathanm1978
    You are aware of the technical differences between the two devices?? I have the airave, but when I walk out of my house, it pretty much loses it's ability to provide a reliable calling signal ... And 3G is all you're gonna get... The magic box is LTE... which means data only. You're not gonna improve you're calling by getting a magic box. You're not gonna get better data speeds by getting a Airave. Now, the upside to the MB, when sprint goes to VO-LTE, then you'll see the MB helping with calls. Until that point, you're gonna see calls on CDMA, and data on LTE. The airave is eventually going to become outdated...as the CDMA network begins to be shut-down... i'd say within 8-10 years is what is estimated for CDMA. Likely, if a merger of some kind occurs between Sprint + Tmo..it could happen sooner.. I really don't pay much attention to my Airave anymore. Sometimes I run it for a couple weeks, sometimes i unplug it and let it sit.. I try to leave it unplugged for a few days (so I will know when there is work in the area that could improve my reception)... I hope to see B26 soon in my area...or a 2nd B25 carrier...but with the airave, it's not going to be obvious to me at my house. (I will say this, the MB reaches a LOT farther than the airave. I get nearly 1/2 a mile of LTE around my house...which is really surprising for such a small device)
  9. jonathanm1978
    From my years of experience with UPS, FedX and USPS (mostly UPS and FedX tho)...that usually means (and sometimes it will say this) "tracking information has been sent to the carrier, but the package has not yet been picked up by the carrier"... so, a shipping label has been printed and placed on a box, but UPS hasn't picked up yet. They will probably start moving around 9-10am today..you'll probably see something on the UPS app around 5pm this evening (times are CST for me).. For those who are unaware, Sprint has a contract with UPS to not leave packages ...they told me that MUST see a person and hand it off ...so you need to either pick it up at the local hub (or UPS store), or have someone available to sign, Apparently people used UPS as a "I never got it" when they would leave packages on someone's door... I've signed the delivery confirmation release....but it still doesn't apply to shipments that are made from sprint.... I still have to physically touch the package as received from the driver...
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    Sorry for that ambiguous email screenshot in my previous post.. Per my email at 3am or whatever time it was...my WIFE's grey Note 8 has a tracking number and is on the way... The one I wanted (the black) is not yet shipped. If i go to www.sprint.com/myorder ...then I can see that the grey has tracking, but the black doesn't.. I'm not receiving a return kit, since on the day I preordered my notes, i purchased my note 5 outright...so I own my note 5.
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    Just got email Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  12. jonathanm1978
    They didn't mention my airave 2.5 when they talked to me. Still have it. btw, software updated... Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  13. jonathanm1978
    I haven't tried yet but curious if you gotta have the new note to choose your gift? Like required to enter IMEI or such...If not I'd like to know if anyone is successful with choosing. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  14. jonathanm1978
    I'd love to have enough tower details to know whether HPUE is capable in area yet (maybe capable isn't the term...I guess active or in use)... The last "work"done was a gmo to LTE around March or Feb I think... Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  15. jonathanm1978
    I'm glad I'm not the only one who encounters that. Usually the language barrier doesn't bother me much...mainly because i have a best friend who is Indian and he depends on me to talk to people for him when he's conducting business at the store... And I've been doing that for 10 years or so. So I can understand just fine when it comes to non-American accent... But, when you need to make sure it's accurate, or affects a bill ...then you want to know for sure what you're hearing is exactly what they mean... I've never done the "pre-order" thing.. The Note 5...I got that on release date (telesales, waited on shipping, so it was like ~1 week after it's official release to Sprint) This is actually the 1st time that I've done the "pre-order" and wait for carrier to even receive devices.. So something new for me. And I was told about that freebie thing when I asked..the same thing you were ...when you receive device, you log into site and pick which freebie you want...
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    I should be awarded something else I think...because I actually called into telesales and spoke with them (for 45+ minutes) to get the deal that I got. I gotta say, the language barrier is HORRIBLE... It was beyond misery to try and understand / speak with the rep.. I did manage to get it done though. Aside from the huge account issue and not being able to verify since they can't send a text to ANY of my 8-10 devices... also got the $30 act/per phone waived...so I did pretty good I think. I was "told"...that my current Note 5 (on lease since release) was buyout for $1.04 .........and my wife's Note 5, also on lease since release, was buyout for $30.36... So I kept both. But I am not sure that's accurate, and since I can't login, I am unable to see my device balances... I don't know if/when they will get this fixed, but i hope that it's done soon. I don't want to drive an hour away just to sign the ToS/Lease... She also told me shipping could start as early as Sept 5... I should receive between 9/5 and 9/15.
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    I'm a current customer, and got the $20/mo for 18 month..no new lines.. Both are upgrades and both are $20/mo each. billed $40/mo but receiving a $20/mo bill credit. Plus the freebies from Samsung. Herein lies the problem with me...If I don't do esign within like, 72 hours (actually now it's like 60 hours) then my order for 2 GN8 will auto cancel... The nearest store? An hour away. They gotta get that resolved... Even Exec Cust Serv hasn't called me back about this issue and I called "Susan" at 8:35 this morning and she's been working on it for me!!
  18. jonathanm1978
    Got my pre-order done already for TWO Galaxy Note 8. Sprint doesnt have the gold edition...so I had to order a black and gray edition. Problem with sprint.com/esign... For whatever reason, Sprint has been unable to send me a confirmation text to verify my account, and I can't sign into the esign page ...it says this: I'm waiting on someone from Exec Cust Relations to return my call regarding this error. (when I sign into my account, I can't see ANY devices...nothing shows up. And I can't see data use either)... Something has happened since they added the MagicBox on my account. The Magic Box was my 11th device..and I could be wrong but after you get to 10, you have to either have a business or corporate account to be able to have more devices ... Even though the MB isn't an actual "line"...it's still got a number and should show up as a device on my account.. So I think whatever they did with the MB to add it has done something to my account..and I can't sign into it anymore..
  19. jonathanm1978
    Actually thought I would get denied, the towers near me don't all include band 26...one of three has it. Only two of three have 5x5 band 25...and no band 41... Actually the business location I requested seems more sensible than my residence...because I can get LTE depending on where I am... I am not sure on it yet as I just did the request this week... Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  20. jonathanm1978
    $20/mo on lease ain't bad with upgrade in twelve months. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  21. jonathanm1978
    I've been dealing with Vonage + Airave and AT&T since 2008. Thanks for the advice, but I'm well aware of what works, and how it works. And as far as "uneccessary strains"...Sprint doesn't just send you a MB simply because you request it. Plenty of folks got denied..but according to Sprint coverage maps, I'm in a slim coverage area that looked to be beneficial for a MB to work properly. I also ordered one for my business location (a gas station), I guess thats an added strain as well (even though it's fringe B25/B26). And I never said voice was my main concern. And no, you can't use Vonage, Airave and Wi-Fi calling at the same time. It just don't work. Not even close...there's not enough upload to go around for them all. In my airave post, I've posted screenshots of the upload/download activity in real-time of a call in action on Airave. I know exactly how much of the upload it takes to make a call. I should've just bought a repeater or switched carriers. Thanks...I'll keep that in mind when I consider my decade of service with Sprint... And I rarely complain about Sprint..but I definitely could if I chose to...
  22. jonathanm1978
    Again, there is NO B41 at all near me. This is not correct..it doesn't use b41 solely as it's backhaul. B25 is the supplied backhaul to REPRODUCE a b41 carrier that you connect to with your phone (in my case) And Airaves aren't the solution for people who can't get a decent ISP (or if they can't get any type of broadband internet at all)
  23. jonathanm1978
    No confusion here....as I already own an airave. You don't need an airave when you're supplied internet speed (more-so the upload) is sub-dialup speed..or comparable to dialup. I have a 6meg down, 0.5 meg upload. The 0.5 meg upload equates to being about 420kbps in real-world. So for VOIP of any kind, it sucks. And I'm in a 5x5 B25 market, with marginal outdoor signal as pictured above. The magic box still gives me better signal and speeds than my DSL does on upload side... However, I don't try to use my phone as an ISP either...so there's that.
  24. jonathanm1978
    Any idea as to how long it'll work on battery? Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
  25. jonathanm1978
    Mine did the 20% thing for nearly an hour. I actually went to my business location right after I picked it up from ups because the business has a -105 band 25 signal...so it should've been easily setup...but after an hour of trying at the business, I just decided to bring it home and see what transpired. Keep in mind, at home I don't have anything. I've seen band 25 up on my roof, and while riding my four wheeler...but only once place on the ground near my house - under the edge of my carport, right at the lattice, and only in one specific spot. I took this box all over my house. North side, south side, every place I could plug it in...finally I left it outside on the banister at the lattice...and later (hour or two)I noticed SCP said B41 MB...which I know means magic box. Sure enough I check and it's connected...barely. I built a small platform and raised it up about 3 feet so rain won't blow in...and I'm still connected this morning. No drops, but speed is not the best either. When I say barely connected...I mean barely. But it's holding...I'm not dropping any at all. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk
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