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    Anyone know what is coming tomorrow? I just saw the #sprintcountdown and it's counting down to 10 AM cst tomorrow. I just upgraded and was either going to exchange one of the three phones tonight to try another phone. . . or take back all three and leave Sprint. Now I think I have to wait. They are saying on twitter that it will have something for new customers. I don't suppose any news has been leaked?
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    24-36 is good! Is it tweaked and running on power save? I turned off WiFi scanning, nfc,disabled apps, turned off location and am running in power save. The last of which I hate cause it also tells me that in my notifications all the time. The S6 has that 800 band which has helped reception in my area. So that's improved from the S4. Does the LG G4 have that band as well? Would I lose anything going to that phone?
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    I'm not sure I want to go LG.. I was thinking of trying the note. I read it has better battery life. Friends tell me theirs last all day but none of them are on sprint. I kind of think I should have waited to see what comes out next year. But I wanted to keep the 2 year upgrade option and the sprint rep told me that would be gone next year.
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    What is the trade in promo? I upgraded 3 lines to S6 phones on Friday.
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    I just got the S6 Friday night and I'm appalled by batter life (from the S4). It seems to just drain before my eyes with any kind of use. I don't stream anything. Limited video usage. Mostly texting/FB/FB messenger. I'm actually thinking of returning it. Any advice? This is highly disappointing. I did tweak a lot of settings, turned stuff off, disabled/uninstalled all the crap. . . Running in power save mode *all* the time.
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    How's your real live battery use on the Note 5? I just got the S6 Friday night and I'm not happy with the battery life. I upgraded at Best Buy and am thinking of exchanging for the note 5. I've tweaked all the settings on the S6 and have been running in power save mode. I don't think I should have to charge a new phone twice a day with moderate usage. I'm not a heavy user in the sense that I don't play games, watch little video and mostly do email/texting/FB/FB messenger.
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    I think because I expect better battery life at the start of a new phone. My S4 got better battery life when I got it than the S6 does.
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    Thanks guys! You've been a big help. I've learned a lot and I realize what I *don't* know. I'm considering swapping the S6 for the note 5 for improved battery life, but I'm worried that might not live up to the hype. So . . . Still researching that. Sometimes I wish I was just the type of person that went out and bought a phone and was happy with it. Here I am configuring all sorts of crap the avg user probably doesn't do to eek out battery life. Ah!
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    Can I ask another question... If we switch to the note 5 for better battery... Will that be capable of the 800 frequency that the s6 has and the s4 didn't?
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    This is the my house... Totally different signal isn't it?
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    Thanks! Will the pro tell me any more information that I'd need. I'm going to see what this tells me at my house. Cause I live less than 2 miles from my mom and I think I have better service. I don't want bad signal to be draining her phone. This battery life is sucky enough. I don't like the new icon for signal on this phone... One big triangle instead of bars. It moves from nothing highlighted to maybe 3 vars? Half the triangle is there are still 5 bars.
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    We upgraded to the S6 (wow what crappy battery life). I have 14 days of course. I downloaded the signal check lite... I probably need the pro huh? I went to my mom's and opened it... I took a screen shot cause I really am over my head. Does this help? I will say I have better (quicker) data here than I did on my S4. This is telling me lte and I had 3G on the S4. However I'd like to know that I have good cell signal... That looking for a signal isn't killing the battery. That hopefully the phone won't sit on the counter and not ring when someone calls..
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    Thanks! I see I misunderstood that. I appreciate you clarifying it.
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    Thanks for that information. She doesn't live very far from the 64/New Baden exit. That's probably the closest tower. In terms of data - quite frankly her and I use about the same amount ~3gb/month. And I have wifi access in many locations. I was kind of surprised I used that much and that she uses that "little". So her data consumption is not high by any means imo. I've heard of people using much much more with wifi access. The important issue is cellular signal. Up above (previous page) EvanA told me that my S4 (which is the version before the spark enabled tri-band version) is missing sprint's low freq band (800MHz). . . which is the band you mentioned above right? Therefore I thought the S6 having that band might just enhance the cell signal at her house. Now I'm *very* new to understanding bands I might have misunderstood all this information, please correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks!
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    So she's of an older generation and does not have any internet access to her house. Therefore no wifi. I'm not going to be able to change that. Again her 3G data service will work fine. Not a big deal. However, I'm one of three kids - at one point we all lived in that house and had 4 phones on sprint (my dad was never on sprint). And we didn't have cell reception issues like she does now. She lives on the east side of Mascoutah - between mascoutah and new baden. We live less than 2 miles apart and the difference in service is astounding. Maybe Verizon would be the better situation for us. They seem to excel in rural communities. Thanks!
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    My mom doesn't have wifi. So the data service is important. Secondly she has cell signal issues... Her phone can be sitting on the kitchen table and not ring at all when people call her. So that's an issue. And that is the biggest reason we've considered going to Verizon. Hard to leave unlimited data though especially when one line doesn't have wifi access.
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    Thanks. I hate the lack of SD card and removable battery. But I don't want to wait for the S7 and risk losing the 2 year upgrade option. I'd prefer not to lease a phone. I am interested in the S6 getting better cell reception and potentially data reception. Specifically on my mom's line as she has issues at her house with the S4
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    RF is radio frequency? I was leaning towards the regular galaxy s6. Am I stepping up or down from the S4?
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    Front page of? Sorry I'm new here. How do I find the info on sprints site? This stuff should be easier to find. What will it be called if not spark? Even the coverage map refers to it that way.
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    Also - quick question - is the Note 5 tri-band (or whatever includes Spark?) Spark isn't listed on the details of the Note 5 on sprint's site.
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    Thanks for your reply. You're saying my S4 is one band? The 1900? And with the S6 I'd get three bands? That sound promising! I tend to assume a new phone is always better, but my mom has had so many issues with the S4 that it wasn't the case with that upgrade. I assume *all* S6 phones are tri-band? Is there any other phone that might be an even better options? Thanks so much!
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    How do I follow that?
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    My zip code is 62258. I'm not sure I understand everything about your reply. I'm just learning about bands. I just know that I want good fast service. A decrease in my monthly bill would be a benefit too but that doesn't seem to be an option. The Galaxy S6 would be our new phone upgrade.
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    Hi guys, I'm new here. I might have this in the wrong place. I found this forum reading a reddit thread. . . I'm about to decide whether to upgrade three lines with Sprint, or leave for another provider. My mom is my third line on my account. I've had sprint for 17+ years, including growing up in my parents home. We didn't really have service issues - maybe some as we are rural, but it worked. Earlier this year she had major service issues - both cell signal and data. She only has 3G in most areas of her house. That frustrates me as she is within the 4G coverage map. All three of my lines hare Galaxy S4 phones - prior to the updated Spark version. I see that we have Spark coverage at her house (and mine as I'm 2 miles away), but of course we don't have capable devices to know for sure. And I'm not sure *how* I would actually know. If we stay with Sprint, we'd all probably upgrade to the Galaxy S6 and I see that is Spark capable. But I read that Spark only works in CLOSE range of towers. I was wondering if you all could help me out here with some information. I'd like her to have better service. Verizon would probably be our answer, but I'd prefer to take advantage of one more 2 year contract upgrade and get a subsidized phone and keep my unlimited data. Thanks in advance for your help!
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