kamiller42

Basically, the Qi charging pad and contacts to connect to phone. Hopefully a pad like this will come along that can be mounted to the cover that comes with the phone. http://www.amazon.com/Docooler-Standard-Wireless-Charging-Receiver/dp/B00FTULQJU/

I don't find charging takes long. I'm using a Nexus 5 on a Nokia charging plate. Wireless charging is an awesome feature. Feels great to just plunk the phone down on a plate and leave it. Got something to check? No problem. Just pick up without cables dangling and restricting. And, Google Search can be setup to always listen while on the plate. "Ok Google. Set alarm for 8 am." "Ok Google. Remind me to XYZ tomorrow."

According to Sprint BuyBack, the EVO Wimax is worth $5 and thus not eligible for Samsung's $200 rebate.

The Samsung promotion says any working phone worth $10 or more. Does it matter if it has been rooted or is running a custom ROM? Does Sprint buyback program care? Also, will the Sprint Note 4 support wireless charging? Now that I've used it, wireless charging is a must have for me.

What does this affect, range or speed? Cat 4 max is 150Mbps. Will we notice something faster on the phone?

No doubt they are doing something. I'm just saying they need to be more open about what the challenges are. If you order a hamburger in drive thru and they say it'll take 1 minute to deliver and 5 minutes have gone by, the customer would like to know what the hold up is. Yes, it's being made, but why is taking 5 minutes, and when do you'll think it'll be ready? That's okay. People understand the need to upgrade. What is difficult to swallow is why deadlines pass and without explanation and without new more realistic deadlines announced and without mention of how such delays will be avoided. That's more information than what I've heard from official Sprint channels. Maybe you should do Sprint's PR. :-) Seriously, that sentence is a step in the right direction of what Sprint should be saying. It just needs some expansion. I wish where I live was one of those places. And unfortunately, that sentence is too often repeated. I entirely agree. Shaking up the plans is a good thing. Give a better value. The problem is stated in comm boxes at tech sites, "Why does Sprint give more if you can't get enough out of the network anyway?" The network is crucial to Sprint right now, more than providing a better value.

The press already doesn't understand. The strategy of hiding the details has not been working and is not working. Of all the Sprint press I've read lately, only one has been positive, and that's about the Sharp phone coming. Time to change it up, and start press releasing areas that will be addressed, give new goals and deadlines, etc. It's a new CEO, a new era. I think the press will be more forgiving than some think.

I wouldn't take it as excusing making. That's one! But, I work in a field where I work on technical projects and am probably more understanding. I wouldn't call it excuse making. It's more like taking responsibility and making sure others are being responsible and accountable.

Just say "It's coming" is the same song heard for years. Message must change as conditions change. The condition has changed as follows: 1) Network build out taking longer than usual. 2) Network build out not delivering performance as expected. More specificity should be provided in exchange for asking customers to be more patient. It's a reasonable request.

Delivery is the ultimate proof, and I would applaud it as a customer and stock holder. Absent that, I would like him to admit there are network build out problems, what the problems are, where the problems exist (contractors, geographic regions, etc.), and what he is doing to remedy them. I want swift, aggressive, and decisive action to right this ship called the Sprint network.

I read this an article about Sprint, the new CEO and new pricing plan. This worries me because this is the Sprint status quo for survival, price cutting. Sprint has done enough of that over the years. Build a network consumers will love to use, and you won't have to keep price cutting so much. At this time in Sprint's history, it needs to build a better network NOW, not better prices or value. I would like to hear Claure's plans to accomplish that.

I should have stated that the caller can't hear the person on the other end of the line either. It's dead silence except when the caller speaks and she hears her voice echo back.

Looks like more of an upgrade from 5 to 6 than 4 to 5. ... On another note... I have a friend with a Nexus 5 and hears herself when answering a phone call sometimes. The other person cannot hear her, and she only hears an echo of herself. What causes this? What is this fix?

Bingo. I occasionally work 3 miles from downtown. Phone can get stuck in 3G. I was on I20 at a restaurant with max bars. I know the tower was near by. Stuck in 3G. (Disabling band 41 fixes this, i.e. handicap the phone.) DFW is capable and you could say "ready" by a stretch, but it's not tri-band active. I just want to be able to have a phone that correctly jumps to LTE when available and not have to worry about radio driver versions, signal monitoring programs, enabling/disabling bands, and learning a host of acronyms. And, I can't leave out being able to make and receive phone calls. It would be great if it worked this way nationwide, but in the metroplex where I live would be a great start. I hope I am not being too demanding Sprint or Google or whoever else is responsible for the ghosts in the machine.

The problem with the Nexus 5 failing to jump to LTE when available, i.e. stuck in 3G or worse, has been explained as a network issue. The solution I am using now is to disable band 41. (It was re-enabled after the 4.4.4 update and then disabled again after discovering the LTE experience was still horrible.) How will I know when my area and the Sprint network at large is tri-band ready, not just in theoretical capability but in actual flawless real world use? When I can re-enable band 41 and enjoy true tri-band goodness? I'm in the DFW area.

The best speeds I get in Dallas area is from the tower on the hill behind my house. Consistently gets around 30Mbps. Its best is a little over 32Mbps. Unfortunately, not much use when I'm home as I have WIFI. In regards to building penetration, I think that is one of the goals of Sprint Spark. Is it better? A little I think.

30/4 is bad? For a phone? That is as fast as my cable ISP, and it runs an entire household. I think we get caught up in this "must be faster" data speed contest too much. I would much rather a solid, deep building penetrating, nationwide 30/4 LTE connection rather than a sketchy, metro areas only 60/8 one.

I disabled band 41. Still getting stuck in 3G. What should band priority be set to? Matters? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

What you say may be true. I have even had Play services crash. A few data dependent apps have crashed on me when in 3G. I think it is because they don't handle constrained or erratic data pipes very well. And, when on 3G, they try harder and 3G radio is always active, which results in burning more power. Phone battery is best when the phone had a good, healthy LTE connection. So, the sticking 3G problem has another nasty side effect, increased battery drainage.

Holy cow! Just entered Illinois and the N5 picked up LTE on its own. One state out of five this trip. Didn't last long but it there. CORRECTION : Close to entering Illinois. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

It has to be more than a tower because I've been traveling from Texas to Kentucky and the phone has serious 3G sticking issues everywhere I have been. Frustrating. I won't be surprised if I bust my 800mb 3G limit. I'm not paying overage because of a bugged network or phone. The speed is painfully slow. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

I took the upgrade and now I have a solid 3G phone. My wife's EVO LTE is more 4G than my Nexus 5. My old EVO 4G Wimax is more 4G than Nexus 5. Is the only fix is to flash an old radio? Is Sprint fixing the network so we don't have to do this? Any ETA? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

This might start a "Few of my favorite things thread"... My favorite feature of the Nexus 5 is how smooth the interface is. It feels like the smoothest Android I've used. There might be faster phones, but speed does not equal smoothness. My second favorite feature is also one of my least favorite features. I like the integration of Google services. Google Search has grown into the impressive Google Now. The dialer has caller ID lookup and an improved interface. It's my least favorite because parts of Android are becoming closed source.

Just received OTA notification. Should I update and degrade my reception? Or, is this truly a Sprint network issue which one would experience anyway when not upgrading?

I still have not gotten the OTA. Looks like I am missing out on nothing. Google's QA has really gone down hill since Andy Rubin left.