Jeff68005

For now, we are keeping our outdated plan. It's a matter of dollars vs benefit. All that unlimited sounds great, but the math rules. We have the unlimited data and text with 1500 family shared voice minutes* *I have read of people being totally disconnected and barred from Sprint if their roaming outside of Sprint service exceeded a certain amount of data usage. Since I do not travel as much as I used to, that has not been a big threat. Occasionally, I wonder into uncharted waters like NW Iowa where I did have some voice and data roaming issues, but I kept my usage down.... nothing said A contributing factor to that was my Motorola Photon Q on automatic was selecting invalid bands and leaving me with no service of any kind..With some experimentation, I found a workable setting.

I called in and inquired. Sprint rep said we can change, but monthly bill would increase about $60 compared to our present family plan of five (5) phones.

In other thread discussions, it has been determined that I focused on the wrong info on SpeedCheck.. I focused on the larger type 2500 when I should have read the smaller type under the headline. ==================. I fail to understand how the Discover tab helps or what I should look for or report from that tab. http://i.imgur.com/BMI7QE8.png http://i.imgur.com/f0uWyCl.png

http://i.imgur.com/RF4NhYV.png Perhaps I misread Signal Check Pro as band 25. I was focused on the larger type "2500"

I was on cell phone .... now that I am on PC add this photo which is what was making me think NO MATCH in terms of band. I was focused on the larger type "2500" http://i.imgur.com/RF4NhYV.png

http://i.imgur.com/0tadQ8Y.png http://i.imgur.com/Q7vLue5.png http://i.imgur.com/APvgHvy.png

I did it a few yeas ago.(twice over a few years). Regardless of my situation each time, Sprint required a NEW two year contract on the new account for the transferred line.

SignalCheck Pro version 4.27 LTE Discovery 3.19 with the $1.99 paid to unlock certain features.

Could be. I have been comparing some SignalCheck Pro (pre-upgrade of database) verses LTE Discovery. LTE Discovery was indicating SPARK active in the notifications and band 41 plus either band 25 or 26. SignalCheck showed band 25 only..

Good to know Thank you for the tip about Signal Check Pro which I do have.

Okay, I found them in the Pictures folder and a subfolder Screenshots on the M9. hmm Second effort to connect my M9 to my PC. I am now reading the directories in the M9 itself which did not happen on my first attempt to connect the two. Thank you for pushing me in the right direction. Besides the DCIM > Camera directory, there is a second directory Pictures. There is a subfolder of Screenshots. For some reason, I also have a few screenshots in the folder for LTE Discovery. I need to find a way for the pictures directory to write to the SD card instead of the phone itself. Again thanks for the nudge. http://i.imgur.com/N0HY4ij.jpg

Okay .. frustration central here. I am a new purchaser of the M9. I have learned how to make screen shots of the LTE Discovery, Signal Check and Sensory speedtest screens. I saw some interesting to me readings and was going to ask about them in the appropriate thread, but I have not been able to find the screenshots on the M9 nor when USB cable to my PC. I would appreciate some directions how to find my screenshots and how to copy that file folder to my PC without damaging my M9 directory. Thank you in advance.

Suggestion box: There should be a link under the three dots in the upper right below settings to exit the app. I can find no way to peacefully exit the app. I can turn it on, but I failed to find a way to turn it off and exit. Thank you.

You asked about radio performance as well. I do not know if it is a fair comparison,but on a couple of recent trips between Omaha and Des Moines, Iowa, I observed the LG G Pad F 7.0 tablet was getting 4G LTE when my HTC One M9 was falling into 3G. The basis for my observation was LTE Discovery on both devices at the same time. Often, they were selecting different towers based on the direction of the tower on LTE Discovery.

Since you mention Chicago specifically, here is an independent comparison between four providers done in Chicago last summer: http://blog.laptopmag.com/fastest-4g-lte-chicago Sprint's answer to your question may be here: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-turns-up-the-volume-on-3g-and-4g-lte-in-chicago.htm Sprint's coverage map makes me say "It depends on where in Chicagoland you are." See their coverage map: http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp?ECID=vanity:coverage Since you are a S4GRU Premier Sponsor, I may refer you to the following threads specific to the Chicago area. http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1084-network-visionlte-chicago-market/?hl=illinois and http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/5831-chicago-nv-20-progress-permits-etc/ and http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6471-chicagoland-market-20-premier-spreadsheet-map/

I don't know Ting as well as I know a competitor, but I have read that SPRINT has a "white list" of phones that SPRINT will not allow on third party services called Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) that use Sprint towers for its backbone. Ting is such a service. I do not know how the SIM swap may work. My reply is based on the basic concept of the Sprint "white list" You would have to check the Ting website to see if they will provide service for an M9. I found Ting selling HTC m8s but not M9. IF you are planning on getting the M9 elsewhere check their BYOD page before you spend the money. https://ting.com/byod I see Ting has GSM service in many areas, you should see if they have it where you want to be. Ting has been primarily a CDMA operation until this past February.

Thanks for the reply. I have some learning by doing to do. I have seen the log setting option. Is that just for me to work with the logged info or is there a central collection point that goes thru the log automatically?

You can capture screenshots by pressing the Home key and the Power/Lock key simultaneously until a white border flashes around the edges of the screen. The screenshot will be copied to the clipboard and saved to the Screenshots folder in the Gallery. To view a screenshot immediately after you capture it, open the Notification Panel by swiping your finger from the top of the screen to the bottom, and touchScreenshot captured. To view your screenshots at any time, from the Home screen, touch Apps > Gallery > Screenshots. Stolen from http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00033404/243717/

Understood. I would think so. I saw that thread which I read as a "Soon to come" topic. Who would link this tablet to that thread topic model nomenclature? Not me. Most of the devices that I follow here are much clearer in the title about the device being talked about. That thread from a device name recognition perspective just does not tell me they are the same device. HTC Ones are broken down by versions for example. m8 ...m9

I failed to see a device thread for the LG G Pad F 7.0 with Android 5.0 Lollipop, so it is now up for discussion. I got mine with a white body (also available in black) as part of an upgrade promotion. http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/first-lg-tablet-from-sprint-lg-g-pad-f-70-launches-on-march-13-for-free-with-two-year-agreement-and-any-active-sprint-smartphone.htm CTNET review: http://www.cnet.com/products/lg-g-pad-7-0/ Specs" http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g_pad_7_0-6352.php http://www.lg.com/us/tablets/lg-LK430-White-g-pad-f7.0 The link has a good summary of many features of this tablet and Sprint's offer.. Some earlier versions say they are single LTE bands 25, 26 or 41, but this Sprint offering does say Spark ready on the box. I really like the QPair app which helps you find your phone from the tablet or the tablet from your phone. Push a spot and the missing device rings. . It seems to find and switch towers much better than the HTC One m9. I ran both between Omaha and Des Moines on two separate round trips this past week. I read bands 25, 26 and 41 as I drove along I-80. There were times this tablet was picking up LTE 26 or 41 and the HTC One m9 was at 3G. They were about a foot apart when this constantly occurred along the trip. I did run into a problem with some apps that ran on Android 4.X.X would not tun on Android 5.0 Lollipop. One example is a photo app that I use for work - Touch Mobile available on the Play Store. Double Shot - I was not able to get the video volume up enough to overcome background noise. When it works, it controls photo size for both still and video operation. It is really a nice photo app after the learning curve. For validation, I got better video volume in the same app on a Samsung Tab 2.0. The speakers are on the back. Sounds are muffled by the case that I have it it. If you like sound like music and videos etc, you will want to be selective which case you place it in. It seems to work well with Sensorly, Signal Check and LTE Discovery. Park this puppy in your lap if you in the Co-Pilot seat. I ran all three of them with the unit plugged into the car charge without an issue. I recommend you do any app download and install via a good Wi-Fi connection. CAUTION: Sprint delivers it on a ONE GIG data plan unless you place it on the Sprint Family share pack or some other data plan. IMO the data plan is expensive unless you can access Wi-Fi easily to keep your data plan usage down. But in a pinch, you do have the data plan usage available when Wi-Fi just is not available. IMO, I can keep my data usage cost down when I get close to the 1 Gig cap by using a third party service portable Wi-Fi which uses Sprint as the backbone provider.

My home is SW of 25th and Capehart Road in the unincorporated portion of Bellevue, Nebraska. Since I took an interest in this, everything I observed was band 25 on three different devices. This morning, in my driveway, I observed my new HTC One M9 reflect Bands 25,26, and 41 ... not all at the same time, but within seconds of each change. All observations were while sitting in my car in my driveway. I am not sure if all the bands observed came from the same tower or not. Given this is a new to me device, i had not yet learned screenshots with it, so I used one cell phone to shoot photos of the various changes. I was debating with myself to post the photos or not given the request not post well known information photos. I was using the basic screen of LTE Discovery in the Signal tab.

I am a new kid on this block, but I find your LTE Discovery app interesting especially driving Omaha NE to Des Moines, IA this week. I saw a few channel 26s and 41s. I especially enjoyed a few places where the arrow was spinning like a top for a short bit on a HTC m9. I have gone thu this thread, but I failed to find a set of instructions for this app. A short something for the uneducated (like me). I dropped in the $1.99 for the upgrade, but I failed to see anything download. How can I tell it the APP upgraded? What should I look for and what was my benefit besides a small tip of the hat your way ?? (Gladly done) Now functioning on Android Lollipop 5.X

Based on her statement that Wi-Fi calling is only offered for Apple products and the Sprint article linked footnote that iOS 8.3 is required, I believe it is currently restricted to Apple product Sprint customers. The article does say other phones such as my HTC m9 also have WiFi calling ability. The Sprint call priority is the sizzle for me. I have excellent Wi-Fi in my home. I have yet to experiment with Wi-Fi calling except older cell phones with no current Sprint service. Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) offers W-Fi calling service for free in some cases. They have Sprint for the backbone.

Currently APPLE products only Requires iOS 8.3 and update to carrier settings. Carrier settings will update for customers over the course of a few days. Base service plan charges apply. The rep who answered my call was well informed about Wi-Fi calling ,.. just not the new router

I hope you are right ! Between what I read here and a $5.00 per month lease deal, I bit the bullet and picked one up today. Now I have to go to driver's school to relearn how do drive.