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Time Warner Cable. 

 

I can actually get 300 down but I pay for 100 down and TWC overprovisions by 10-15% in my town (Austin) thanks to Google Fiber coming to town. So that 109 down is actually close to the speeds I get connected via ethernet on my computer. Very impressive coming from a very disappointing 5GHz experience with my Nexus 5.

I'm in the same boat in Southern California. Pay for 100 get anywhere from 100 - 120. My wifi speed tests are usually done with my N6 and occasionally with my laptop which I had to upgrade the wireless card to access 5ghz.

Just an FYI there is a buy-one-get-one free offer for tempered glass screen protectors here:

 

http://www.intelliarmor.com/intelliglass-nexus-6p-the-smarter-real-glass-screen-protector.html

 

Just add two to your cart and apply coupon code = intelli6P

 

Credit to girl_Interrupted513   From android central forums

Text my friend the deal who got herself a 6P and her sister the 5X. She text me back right away that she ordered one for each of them. The BOGO deal still works if you mix and match.

How would you plan to explain that to typical, uninformed consumers?

 

"Turn this setting on for simultaneous voice and data.  Turn it off if you want to avoid dropped calls."

 

That just would make Sprint look bad.

 

AJ

You could slap that option in the developer options and when you turn it on it can say something like, "this feature is experimental for development purposes." From that point on any developer should know and normal customers become aware they are playing with things they don't understand.

I don't think that's accurate. I've never attacked anyone just merely for having a SERO account or asking a question. Problems usually arise when people have the gall to complain about not being able to get X from Sprint or be able to do Y because they are on SERO. And then when someone rightly reminds them of that fact they get mouthy or butt hurt.

 

Please don't issue warnings like that to people who come to my site. It's not cool.

 

99% of Sprint customers are not on SERO. Many of them may be envious. So you can expect they may complain when you discuss it publicly. It's human nature.

 

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I appreciate your explanation and understand your viewpoint.

I have a couple quick question about the Nexus 6P in regards to Sprint Sero Premium plan. I am looking to get the 6P when it comes back in stock and I am in no hurry. 

 

1.) My SERO plan is up in April of 2016. Can I swap from my old phone (S5) to the 6P that I would get from Google before that contract is up? Will my plan change at all?

 

2.) When my contract is up will I have to sign up for a new 2 year agreement? I've read Sprint is going away from contracts and the end of this calendar year. How will this affect SERO customers?

 

3.) I am planning on using my S5 as a backup phone and getting rid of the insurance plan. How easy is it to swap back to an old phone if my 6P gets damaged or lost? Different for SERO customers?

 

Thanks a ton for any information! I love this site!!!

Careful with SERO questions here, it's a sensitive subject. When I used to work at Sprint people would swap phones all the time while in contract. Will be able to swap phones with no issue and it should not change your plan since you already have an iPhone 5s on it.

You don't have to sign up for a new 2-year contract (I'm on SERO Premium from being an ex-employee and I have been eligible for an upgrade for months with no changes. In this case, doing away with contracts most likely means you will not be able to buy a phone at a subsidized price in exchange for a 2-year contract.

Changing devices is best done either calling Sprint or using the chat system. It should be pretty easy, however, doing swaps by logging in doesn't work because your plan is different and depending on how new reps are in the store they may not know what they are doing. Also, only corporate stores can handle SERO customers.

Hope this helps!

Try sending yourself a test e-mail to SMS by using your 10 digit phone number (NPANXXXXXX@messaging.sprintpcs.com).  That portal is over 15 years old, but it may still be open.

 

AJ

Tried doing that with a hotmail account and two different gmail accounts (one with a school domain). I remember the hold messaging through pcs, I tried about a year ago to login in and it wouldn't let me. I assumed Sprint shut all of that down, I could be wrong.

Something weird happened today. I got a text message and when I looked at it it was spam message. I looked at the details and it was from an email address. The messaged said "it had a proposition for me for the less fortunate..." blah blah blah and asked for my email for more information.

How could my phone number receive a text from an email? I am using Google's stock Messenger app and my N6 is completely stock, no root or unlocking. I responded "unsubscribe" and deleted it. There was no link and I wouldn't have clicked it if there was.

Should I be concerned with some sort of hack? I shouldn't have responded and just deleted it. 

P.S. it was from "davadavid899@gmail.com."

Well, I took the bait and ordered the 5X today.  Really looking forward to it.. Ya can't beat the value here, that is for sure.

 

Funny story (or, so I think):  I was watching hulu via Chromecast when the Nexus 5X commercial comes on.  I pick up my Android phone and activate the Sound Search for Google Play widget to find out what song was playing (Lean On).  I immediately purchased the song through Google Play/Music.  Two hours later, I get on my Chromebook, go to Google.com and purchase a Nexus 5X.

At least when they evaluate the effectiveness of their advertising.. and services & products in general.. I will have made them proud.

Talk about taking the bait.. hook, line and sinker. 

I'm sure their advertising department is gonna love your search and browsing history haha.

So far this phone is pretty good. Battery is decent, screen is awesome. I pulled 110mbps on it also

I've gotten 110 mbps....on my WiFi! haha Was that speed on CA? I've gotten 75mpbs on B41 no CA in Orange County.

If i recall correctly, the HTC Evo 4G LTE and Galaxy SIII both supported voice and data simultaneously. I had the Evo for a year and only used both at the same time once, and that was to just to see if it did. I've never needed both at the same time.

Let's give him some credit for even giving feedback in the first place, even if there were a some mistakes. It also takes a lot of character from a man or a woman to come back on to an internet forum no less and admit fault and clear the situation.

When I first joined years ago this site was widely open to communication and sharing experiences regardless if there was user error involved. Over the years I've noticed a tone from many members, sponsors of all levels, and administrative staff becoming more and more harsh and less forgiving with a sense of entitlement. This is part of the reason I have greatly reduced my participation in topics and threads.

Don't get me wrong, there are still a lot of great and helpful members here of all levels and I appreciate all of their help and given input. This is just something I wanted to point out and if anyone thinks I am out of line and feels the need to correct me, please do so in a respectable manner.

Hey, now, math is hard.

 

No, not really.

 

 

AJ

haha I totally agree. I just graduated with a business degree but I'm kicking myself in the ass for not sticking to a STEM discipline.

Radians. It can be toggled to degrees by swiping from the right side. It changes how trigonometric functions work.

 

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That's what I thought. I thought that function always been there. Thanks for the input.

Hey guys, I just noticed something a little strange after the 6.0 update with the calculator app. In the top left corner it says "RAD." I can't figure out what it means and it doesn't seem to do anything.

Wondering if anyone knows anything about this or if it's just something that's just there now.

Maybe.  But I was a few months old when "Star Wars" debuted to much surprising fanfare in 1977.  And as a teenager, I owned "Return of the Jedi" on LaserDisc.  Try to top those old man qualities.

 

AJ

You win...I was a child when LaserDiscs were making their way out...

I was introduced to Star Wars in 1993 in the theaters. Before all the extra CGI add-ins. I guess I'm old too? 

If you also received Star Wars tickets for the marathon in the movie theaters!

Let me know how you like those cables. I ordered 2 cables from Monoprice but I might want 2 or 3 more and have been considering those cables because they are quite cool.

I'll let you know.  I have them still in their containers until I get the phone lol.  If the Verus case doesn't work and I really like the phone, I'll probably buy the Google Bumper Case.

I've personally been a fan of Cruzerlite and Diztronic. Check them out if you like TPU styles cases. Diztronic has been my favorite as they offer a more plain design.

Cruzerlite:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014QTDZI4/ref=twister_B014QTDVLA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Diztronic: (unfortunately currently on preorder)

http://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Diztronic-Matte-Slim-Fit-Flexible/dp/B015YRPUGW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445471613&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+nexus+5x+case

What I got from the updated article on the front page here is that the new "sim" cards are used to activate both LTE and CDMA now. If that's the case wouldn't adding the imei and the whitelisting process be irrelevant now? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

If you are relying on Signal Check Pro don't. Since upgrading to Marshmallow Google screwed up the LTE info that SCP uses. I was thinking that I was on band 25 alot until I checked the LTE engineering screen manually. For some reason Google's info is reporting that every band is band 25.

 

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I would glance at Signal Check Pro but didn't base any of my experiences on it as the developer said he hasn't updated it and others reported it not working correctly on 6.0. I've been running the same route for a while now and I can't remember a skip once until last night where it happened multiple times at different locations.

My route is approximately 5 miles and I know I come really close to at least two different sites that boardcast B41. I noticed the skips happen when I'm pretty much in the middle of the two sites (where B41 would theoretically be at its weakest). I'm thinking the new radio drops back to B25 quicker which I know is congested in my area based on previous tests. Again, I wasn't factoring in what Signal Check was currently reporting.

Just sharing my real world experience and assumptions based on previous tests a few months ago. I'm in northern Orange County, CA area for those interested.

I got my OTA yesterday. Appears to not like to hold on to B41 as much. Before I was holding on to it much longer and getting good speeds. Now I'm on B25 a lot more. On my normal running route I would be able to stream music perfectly, now it skips in certain spots where it's on B25 instead of B41. 

As an ex-employee at a Sprint corporate store, I know the activation fees were only generated when a 2-year contract was renewed or made such as an upgrade or new line. Now sure how it is now with the new financing pricing.

Activation fees become an issue when families like to switch everyone at once to Sprint or upgrade all the lines on the account. If you're married with two teenagers, that's an extra $144 that just added up quickly.

So....https://oneplus.net/type-c-cable

 

Does this need some sort of adapter or what?  I'm confused about what type of port is needed for the other end.

Looks like a decent price @ ~$6. 

It's a standard usb without the metal frame around it. If you look at a usb you have laying around, you'll see the plastic part in the inside. A lot of thumb drives are coming out like that to reduce size, weight, and I'd assume building materials.

Here's one for an example:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RT546SQ?keywords=thin%20usb%20thumb%20drive&qid=1444167169&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

I forgot which nexus device it was but smashing the "CHECK FOR UPDATE" didn't work so I did a hard reset and it sparked to download the update. I think hard resetting it makes it appear to be a new device so it updates immediately. I'm constantly backing up my phone so hard resets aren't a big deal, others may not want to bother.

P.S. I did the hard reset because my device was also acting up. Wasn't solely to get the update.

What's the max speed on 2xCA? I've hit 70 Mbps before when I was at school at CSUF. I was on the south side of campus and using my nexus 6.

I used to work at Sprint when the Galaxy Nexus came out and only one person inquired about it before its release. While this was a while ago, my experience is people mainly ask about iPhones and Galaxies.