crazy_vag

Is it just my Pixel 4 XL that's still running with Oct 5, 2019 security level?  I haven't gotten any updates since setting up the phone.

17 minutes ago, though said:

Are you in an apartment?

I'm in a high-rise on 7th floor of a 40 story tower.  There's another tower across the street though and I think I sometimes can pick up my MB from the sidewalk.

Well, I've had the magic box working for a week now using WiFi, and I can actually get some usage stats. Take a look:

Sprint ought to pay me for the service I provide since there's no way me and my wife use 10 GB per week. 😎

4 hours ago, banananuts87 said:

So wireless backhaul is working now? My MB sees the SSIDs but fails to connect. 

I suspect that in addition to lack of 5 GHz support, there's some other compatibility issue that's holding you up.  What Wi-Fi router do you have and what encryption is it running?

9 minutes ago, ingenium said:

With wired backhaul, a MB (and Airave) gets around 80 Mbps or so. As you get a little further from the MB it drops to around 60-65, or at least mine does.

Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
 

Do you get symmetric speeds up and down on wired?

On 10/21/2019 at 12:19 PM, jordanlong20 said:

Is anyone else having trouble w/ RCS on the 3XL? 

I activated my 3XL on sprint via eSim about 4 days ago, and the prompt within android messages is not showing as capable. 

I have VoLTE and Wifi calling enabled, but I don't think RCS should be affected by those....

I got the Pixel 4 XL activated via eSIM and RCS took a few hours longer to activate after LTE, 1x/3G, VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling were all working.  Have you tried checking again recently?

6 hours ago, ingenium said:

With how congested 2.4 GHz wifi is, I'd advise anyone who wants non-relay backhaul to connect it with Ethernet instead. I haven't seen 2.4 GHz capable of maxing out the MB (60-80 Mbps) in many many years, there's just too much interference on it now. And since it's not using relay anymore, it can be centrally placed in your house instead of by a window, giving better coverage.

Well, 2.4 GHz WiFi setting on MB gives me 39.3 Mbit down and 7.98 Mbit up.  Significantly better than 1-2 Mbit I'd get with LTE backhaul.    There's certainly an upper limit here around 40Mbit / 8Bit Probably related to 5:1 TDD ratio setting on MB for B41, so I'm actually unconvinced going to 5GHz will give me that much more stability given that I get 1Gbit fiber running to the router, so using about 5% of the uplink.  40Mbit is still pretty good speed for LTE, so it'll be hard for me to push that to the limit.

The wildcard is how many other people in my neighborhood have phones connecting to my Magic Box. MB doesn't seem to identify itself to my router as anything, so I"ll need to chase it down via MAC address.

1 hour ago, banananuts87 said:

Are you able to get your magic box to connect using Wi-Fi backhaul? I have tried several times with no luck.

Yes, but only on 2.4 GHz.

However, I just turned off WiFi and see that my phone isn't connecting to the MB, so I'll need to see if I'm out of range or it's simply just not as stable.

I just changed the Network Settings on my MB Gold to use Wi-Fi.  I've got two Google WiFi, so MB was showing me 4 networks.  2.4GHz and 5GHz from each one.  To simplify setup, I unplugged the more distant one.  However, I'm not able to get MBG to connect to the 5GHz SSID.  Only the 2.4 GHz seems to work.  Is MB Limited to 2.4 GHz or could there be something about my Google WiFi that's not quite compatible?

20 hours ago, maxx880 said:

Got my Pixel 4 XL yesterday (Google Store). Activated instantly on Sprint via the eSim. WiFi Calling and VOLTE are functional.

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Ditto here.  First time I've seen eSIM work!  The process left some "enabling data" notification that went away after i rebooted since phone was working pretty quickly.

48 minutes ago, uecker87 said:

I don't have a P3 - sorry. 

What did you upgrade from?

2 hours ago, uecker87 said:

Got my P4XL today from Amazon. Feel free to ask any questions. Not on Sprint anymore though so I can't answer any specific network related questions though. 

Take a selfie with both in a dark room so maybe with just one light on.  Use non-wide camera on Pixel 3.  Let me know if scene renders brighter on Pixel 3 vs Pixel 4.  Don't use night mode, but you can use the max HDR setting.  

I take lots of selfies at dark restaurants and bars, so liked that Pixel 3 front and rear cameras had nearly identical capabilities. 

27 minutes ago, Krazihanz said:

Ok..so you ordered directly from Google. Not Sprint??

Yes, directly from Google.  Did you order from Sprint?  If so, curious which ships faster.

I got the "Your Google Store order has shipped" email this morning at 11:52am, and I preordered shortly after they enabled Pixel 3 XL as a trade-in.  The Fedex tracking info says delivery estimate of Wednesday, but nothing aside from the label has been created yet.

Mine shipped today with arrival on Wednesday.

From the Wi-Fi Calling FAQ regarding MMS:

Can I send text messages over Wi-Fi?

Android phones: SMS (text) is supported in Wi-Fi Calling mode. MMS (pictures and group texts) is supported on select devices in Wi-Fi Calling mode. Depending on the device manufacturer and messaging client, cellular coverage is required for MMS. For example, devices with the Android Messages client requires cellular coverage for MMS.

5 hours ago, JonnygATL said:

I really have been excited about this phone but the one thing that bothers me most about the idea of leaving Samsung for the Pixel line is losing the smart view easy screen mirroring to my Samsung smart tv (no wifi nor internet required).  I don't know of any other phone brand that can connect to a smart TV without WiFi nor internet of any sort (as in both devices having to be on the same pre existing network). I guess I have an old Chromecast or 2 laying around somewhere but that seems cumbersome compared to Samsung's solution. 

I also wish the Pixels were better looking devices, as petty as that may be. Hmm.. decisions, decisions.

My LG has some screenshare ability, but I don't use it since got Chromecast.

Let's hope eSIM works this time.

On 9/26/2019 at 9:13 AM, ingenium said:

Wait you never even get to login to your Sprint account? I don't think that's Sprint related then. This might be a silly question, but you're on wifi when you try to add the eSIM right?

Do you have a regular Sprint account? Or is it through an MVNO?

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Yep... on regular sprint plan.  I tried it on my old phone which is no longer on my account, and I do get the login prompts.  Tried it on my activated phone, but got an error.  

Let's hope Pixel 4 works with eSIM out of the box.

On 9/30/2019 at 1:59 AM, ingenium said:

It doesn't seem to actively use 1x and instead just listens and maybe registers. It is kind of annoying that the signal bar becomes the 1x signal, but that's just the way they do it. I don't think it impacts battery much at all. The battery usage is from transmitting.

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I need to investigate if 1x is required for MMS.  I suspect it is.... 

6 hours ago, ingenium said:

Could be. I have a Google purchased Pixel 3 XL and it worked fine. You get to the step where you login to your Sprint account and select the number right?

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I never get to that step. Simply get an error.

I'll take a video of doing that when pixel 4 comes out.

2 hours ago, nexgencpu said:

 

 

I just activated my girlfriends Google purchased P3 with e-sim right from the device itself running android 10. Sprint was an option through "download my sim" setting and auto-activated. 

I see that same option, but continually get an error upon selecting it and confirming a sprint dialog.  Then I'm told to call a number for help.  Starting to suspect it's something about my plan / account that's choking it.

8 hours ago, crazy_vag said:

My old Pixel 3 XL had a broken USB-C Connector.  It would only charge if cable is inserted in one direction - no longer reversible connector.  I've got it all setup, so with a new IMEI, should I be able to get eSIM activated on it?

The answer is still a "no" on eSIM if you bought your phone from Google. After many attemps at the store, it just would not work, so back to physical SIM. 😖

My old Pixel 3 XL had a broken USB-C Connector.  It would only charge if cable is inserted in one direction - no longer reversible connector.  I've got it all setup, so with a new IMEI, should I be able to get eSIM activated on it?

On 9/23/2019 at 5:59 PM, banananuts87 said:

VoLTE it's working just fine on my magic box. I am in Connecticut in case this is market specific.

Cool... Is there a way to tell that you have VoLTE in SignalCheck or anything else?

So here's a weird (or maybe expected from Sprint) observation about WiFi Calling and VoLTe:

* On WiFi: Phone connects to BOTH - Wi-Fi and 1x

* On VoLTE: Phone only connects to LTE

Kinda partially defeats the purpose of WiFi Calling if phone is still gonna drain my battery by looking for 1x.