Jump to content

Vince

S4GRU Premier Sponsor
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,723

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Vince

  1. Vince
    Ouch. I've never come close to even 50gb on my home wifi. I don't even want it anymore. My wife and I are such casual users at home, that buying 1gb hotspot from sprint would be fine for those two, or three times a month we use a PC or laptop. I really only have wifi because I haven't figured out a way to be able to backup our iPhones without wifi. If I find a workaround that doesn't involve jail breaking, I'm cutting the Comcast cord. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  2. Vince
    I think only in certain "test" markets. When I login, it says my 250gb cap has been suspended, and it's been like that for a few years I think. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  3. Vince
    Go into the app settings, and under push notifications for this forum, make sure "subscribed topics" is turned off. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  4. Vince
    I wouldn't worry about that marketing gimmick of a "guarantee," nor would I base my plan purchase off of it. I think that was just a shot at other carriers, as in "they've taken it away, but we won't." Unlimited isn't going anywhere, at least for the foreseeable future. Look at Verizon and AT&T, they did away with unlimited years ago, but people still have it. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  5. Vince
    It's hit or miss. It has something to do with the provisioning. Call sprint and ask them to add wifi calling, and to re provision your phone. Or, try and remove/re-add wifi calling online, then dial ##update# and ##clear# to re-activate your device. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  6. Vince
    Just make sure you do a full restore in iTunes. Nothing should get messed up, as installing a new OS will overwrite every jailbreak tweak you have. It will make it completely stock. You could probably do an OTA through the phone, but a clean wipe/install is always best. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  7. Vince
    It's a problem that will never go away. In fact, it's just going to continually get worse as smartphone content grows and grows. LTE is a shared medium. Spectrum is limited, and backhaul is, too. Providers can only build so many sites, and expand their spectrum holdings in a particular place so much. It eventually hits a wall. Smart cellular consumers have to know this, and accept it to an extent. If I'm at a football game with 35,000 people, and get pissed because I can't load up an HD video, then I'm uneducated. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  8. Vince
    Well, they had that whole draft town set up in Grant Park or Millennium Park, I forget which one. I didn't go, but I can guarantee some, if not all providers had a C.O.W there. That seems to be the norm these days with large gatherings in cities. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  9. Vince
    I don't think so. The one in Woodridge is only a few miles from me, and I've had good experiences there, even though I've only been there twice. Once to buy my iPhone 6 in September, and once a month ago to re-activate a line. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  10. Vince
    I had a hard time returning a hotspot 2 years ago. It was purchased online, and returned to a corporate store. I think they're reluctant to do it because it hurts their monthly numbers. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  11. Vince
    Unless you grease the installation guy to not put the filter on. Chicago style. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  12. Vince
    I get free basic cable with my Comcast Internet. Not intentionally, but rather as a side effect of having a live line into my home. Shh, don't tell anyone. [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone 6+
  13. Vince
    How big of a difference will that make in congested areas? Is the backhaul there to be able to handle wider channels? Sent from my iPhone 6+
  14. Vince
    Don't forget, that with the tens of thousands, if not more tourists, players, media, and NFL people in town this weekend for the draft, every cellular network will surely be crushed downtown. They're all on their phone. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  15. Vince
    That seems to still be an ongoing issue in our market. The band switching/load balancing issues haven't been completely ironed out yet, on top of many sites/clusters not being optimized for the best signal. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  16. Vince
    What kind of problems? No service? LTE->3G drops? Slower data? Sent from my iPhone 6+
  17. Vince
    Welcome! I see you're in Burr Ridge. I live down the street in Willowbrook. The Internet is a small place sometimes. You should join the discussion over in the Chicago thread. We have several, but you can find our general discussion here: http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/1084-Network-Vision-LTE---Chicago-Market There is nearly 3 years of discussion there. You will see the transition from the beginning of network vision, to becoming one of Sprint's best markets. We have a good group there of knowledgable and observant members from all corners of the market. If you have any Chicago market specific questions, feel free to ask us. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  18. Vince
    That's because you're postpaid. Go to www.iplocation.net and see where you're connected to. It will list a city. On cricket, it was always in California or Texas. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  19. Vince
    Especially Cricket with their proxy servers 2500 miles from Chicago. 130ms was the best I saw. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  20. Vince
    Is that recent? B4 was only 5x5 when I was testing cricket last month. Man, I was thoroughly impressed with the strength and reliability of AT&T's network. The only thing that bothered me was the latency and the lack of an unlimited plan. If those were changed, my money would be going there every month. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  21. Vince
    Aren't most casinos designed to block wireless signals? I know the sportsbooks do it. I was there for my bachelor party, and we had all 4 providers present. They were all struggling on the casino floor. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  22. Vince
    Vegas has a ton of band 41, and works fine off the strip. At least it did when I was there in September. I'm sure it has improved drastically since then. Sprint just needs two things there: first, they desperately need the SBC b.s. to wrap up and get band 26 launched and tuned. Second, they need to prioritize every single tower and DAS on the strip. Tourism is huge there, and as a tourist, I don't care if I get 60mbps in Henderson, but can't escape 3G on the strip. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  23. Vince
    iPhones don't take an MSL. Let me guess, you called to get your phone unlocked, and Sprint gave you an MSL of "000000," right? Sent from my iPhone 6+
  24. Vince
    Anyone else finally seeing better battery life with 8.3 after letting it settle for a while? It wasn't good at first, but I seem to be back to that 7-8 hours of usage at the 50% mark. Sent from my iPhone 6+
  25. Vince
    Farewell
×
×
  • Create New...