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I barely survive with a 128 gb ssd. When I can afford too, I'm upgrading to something more. Perhaps I'll get a hdd and replace my optical with that. Have osx running from the ssd for speed, and everything else on the hdd.

 

 

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When I bought my MacBook Air the first thing I did was look for a large external drive and I bought this one. At first I was trying to get a thunderbolt one but there're too expensive so I settled for USB 3.0. All I had to do was format it for Mac OSX. I see it's dropped at least $20 since January.

 

Seagate Expansion 3TB Desktop External Hard Drive USB 3.0 (STBV3000100) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00834SJU8/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_9CS9tb0GNR0EG

 

 

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Usually the first couple batches have weird issues but when the hype slows down the phones tend to be better.

 

I just had to get my lifeproof case replaced because the volume switch was tearing basically compromising the "waterproofness" of the case. This new case is a million times better than my first one. It's stiffer and feels more solidly put together. Also the screen protector is clearer and whites are white rather than an off grey.

To pay down your monthly installment, you just need to pay more than your monthly bill, i.e., your bill is $105 this month, and your pay $300. $195 gets knocked off the total. Also, you can sell your easy pay device and use that money to knock down your installment. The phone isn't locked to your account, and can be activated by another Sprint customer. You're still responsible for the payments, though.

How would that work if you're on a family plan and you have more than on phone on easy pay? Currently we don't have any phones on easy pay. But I know my dad can't take his S3 anymore and wants a new phone soon because it's starting to randomly shut off. And I might sell my 5S for a 6 so if there's 2 phones where would the money go?

I'm a huge fan of Lifeproof cases and was wondering about how long does it take them to release their cases after the new iPhone launches? I know you guys can't give me an exact answer but for past launches would it take like a month or 2 months?

You have to call in and specifically tell a rep that you want to pay more towards your easy pay. It won't make your payment smaller, you'll just pay it down faster. Kinda like financing a car.

 

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Thanks [emoji16] and another question this iPhone won't be eligible for the new unlocking rules right because it's not manufactured or released in 2015?

They told me in store they couldn't.

I just went on Sprints website and it says you can pay more than your installment if you choose to but it doesn't say where you can do that

That is an excellent idea and question. I will do that.

So you can do that?? That's great!!! I don't really want to raise our bill up that much and hopefully I'll get a job soon so I can pay it because I want a 32 GB or 64! 16 GB shouldn't be standard anymore unless you have a SD card and Apple isn't going to add one anytime soon

I have a quick question: if I sell my 5S to buy a 6 on easy pay can I use the money from my 5S as a down payment for the 6 so the monthly charge is less? I don't really know how easy pay and the other installment plans work. Thanks [emoji16] (Did sprint get rid of early upgrades for long term customers because I remember they had that a while back)

I don't remember when or how I found this site but I was definitely lurking for awhile before I made my account. This site has immensely reinforced my long "love" affair with Sprint because it's been the only carrier for my parents since the mid 90's. Even when Sprint forcefully kicked terminated my contract for excessive roaming due to NV "rip and replace" (and no lower band service on my iPhone 4 causing me to roam almost constantly while at school ) I never lost hope for Sprint. The amazing people here at S4GRU brought me back to Sprint last November and I've generally been quite happy coming from my hiatus with AT&T. Now that B26 development has just started in my market I'm incredibly happy to be a Sprint customer because the wait for best network in the US is coming to an end. Personally this is the only US carrier that has a soul and is only really shown through the exceptional work the members and staff on this site have put into it. And lastly BIG THANKS to Robert for starting this site because it's a great and tightly knit community that is easily one of the best tech forums on the internet. 

 

Here's to S5GRU    

Sorry I didn't see this until now because taptalk wasn't giving me notifications [emoji58] I though S4GRU was broken

I'm at the same spot where I found B26 the other day but I'm only connecting to B25 from the same site [emoji17]

 

Edit: Just connected to B26 from the same site and I have a hunch that it's coming from the site on Alameda hospital. But I haven't figured out that sites Cell ID and physical ID yet.

I take it that he's in Alameda. Dat site spacing. Eugh.

Yeah I'm in Alameda but live on Bayfarm and get amazing speeds on an underutilized B25 site. Most people here have Verizon/AT&T here so I get amazing speeds when I'm at home but I'd rather use my Comcast 50+ MBs wifi

Are you talking about the east bay coverage? Besides UC Berkeley, LTE is mostly available on most sites in the east bay.

No I was talking about the coverage at my school is beyond horrible. Weirdly there's a tmobile site right in the middle of the campus [emoji107] and a Verizon site a block away.

Well that sucks. Anyway I'm happy that B26 has started deployment because schools about to start and coverage is beyond horrible

Oh whoops. That was silly of me. In the Field Test menu, the relevant values are Cell Identity [GCI] (unique across all sites), and the Physical Cell Id [PCI] (unique within your market). You'll have to manually track which GCI + PCI map to a certain tower since you're on iOS :/

Thanks last night I was trying to use the Cell ID against the maps but was confused why they didn't match up.

 

Well there's this page but it doesn't load any info no matter how long I let it sit on that page. Thanks for the quick reply but I think you were referring to Signal Check Pro which I can't get because I'm on an iPhone.

So how do I use the iPhone field test mode to determine what site my LTE is coming from?

Just wondering how can I figure out which site this is coming from?

Just wondering what's the threshold for the network to switch you to B26?

GREAT NEWS!!!!! I'm on a walk right on the Bay trail on Bayfarm and just spotted B26 and was able to get a speed test and a field test screenshot!!!!

I hope this is coming from Alameda!!!!! [emoji16]

Iphones ping the network every few seconds for a fraction of a second.

Thanks I've always wondered why iPhones don't have issues connecting to LTE in markets that have eCSFB issues

 

 

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Link:

 

Sprint Triband LTE phones dropped SVLTE for eCSFB/CSFB

 

Up until these new Triband devices, previous Sprint LTE devices supported simultaneous voice and LTE (SVLTE). It could do so with two separate transmission paths from the antennas to the chipset. Voice/texting could run via 1xRTT on one transmission path. LTE could run a separate path, allowing data and voice to be used simultaneously.

 

In contrast, Sprint Triband LTE devices do not support two separate transmission paths. They have one path, shared by voice/SMS and data.

 

How it works

 

In previous Sprint LTE phones, when a device was in Sprint LTE coverage it would park in both the LTE and CDMA Sprint networks at the same time. When a voice call came in, it would just go straight through to the device. And signal to the LTE network would be maintained the whole time while the call was active.

 

In contrast, a Sprint Triband LTE device can only stay on one technology at a time. CDMA or LTE, not both. So when a Sprint LTE Triband device is in Sprint LTE coverage it parks only in LTE. And doing so means it cannot transmit calls without Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) on the network side. CSFB and eCSFB (Enhanced Circuit Switched Fallback) are network controls that will allow a single mode/single path network to operate in two modes, both CDMA and LTE.

 

Here is how it works in the simplest way I can describe. When your Triband LTE device has an LTE signal, it cannot receive or make calls on its own. It is just using LTE data happily. However, what if someone calls you? How does it get through the CDMA network to your device? Via CSFB.

 

When the Sprint network tries to forward a call to your device but cannot see it via CDMA, it then checks for an LTE connection to your device. If it sees one, it tells your device to disconnect from LTE for a moment and reconnect to CDMA. Your device then jumps over to take the call on Sprint CDMA and the LTE session is interrupted. This happens very fast and seamlessly. Except for the loss of data availability. If you receive a text, the Sprint network is able to route it to your device via LTE.

Circuit Switched Fallback is a great solution to the issue of Sprint Triband LTE smartphones.

 

Just curious do iPhones also rely on eCSFB or do they use some Apple "magic"??

 

 

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I started reading that forum but I couldn't really comprehend what exactly was being said. I've also kinda started posting after being a long time member (around 2 years) but never a sponsor since I'm still in high school [emoji53]

 

 

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Thanks hopefully they get to start deploying soon because this market really needs B26!!!! Just curious did you find that out from the premier sponsor forums or your own research?

 

 

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