tauruskazoo

I'm hoping it's actually sooner. A guy on XDA ordered the same model the day before me and it still shows it as leaving on the 7th but UPS sent him a notice that it's out for delivery. He did next day shipping, I did standard so mine could be here between now and the 13th. Sent from my SPH-L900

 Hah, another S4GRU member obsessively checking the Nexus 5 Waiting Room lol. I purchased mine the 15th, right after you.  Black 16gb.

I've been in the business a long time.  This is big news.  Sad, in a way.

I was just wondering if Sprint, with Network Vision, was installing some silent, front-end compression technology to ease the load a little.  I thought I caught compression artifacts on the web that didn't seem to be there on WiFi, but figured it was just being paranoid. 

My upgrade is august 1....

 

I really hope a tri band is out by then.

 

And that its the active.

 

The active has a replaceable battery right? Is the processor same as the standard G4 or is it gimped?

I was told by a Samsung rep that the Galaxy S4 Active was an AT&T exclusive.

Hats off to you, sir.  Fantastic way to keep up the community and be self-supportive.  If I hadn't already registered my UDID, I'd do it here for the cause.

Of course you're doing something wrong.. my app is perfect!! 

 

Hmm.. no something is definitely wrong.  Your device seems to know it's on SID/NID/BID 22439/221/28881, however SignalCheck is seeing all zeros for those values.  That has a domino effect on other aspects of the app, so we need to figure out why that is broken before trying to fix anything else.

 

A few questions for ya...

 

Do you have 1X geocoding turned on in the preferences? 

Have you tried rebooting your device?

Do the SID/NID/BID fields ever show anything besides zeroes?

What ROM are you running?

Are you a Blackhawks fan?

 

We'll get it sorted out!

 

-Mike

Wow you're helpful!  Thank you in advance!

Yes, I have 1X geocoding enabled in preferences.

Yes, I have rebooted.  I have even uninstalled/reinstalled the app.

They used to show 1X800 SID/NID/BID several weeks ago, along with an address below the 1X area with the appx location of the tower I was connected to.  Now it only ever shows zeros.

I am running stock Sprint rom (latest update LS970ZVB) and am not rooted.

I'm sure if I got to know them, I'd love them.

Thanks again!

Seeing an issue where my LG Optimus G shows 1X800 in the engineering screen (channel 476), but SignalCheck doesn't seem to register 1X800 in the app.

I do have the LTE alerts disabled, ALL alerts disabled, in fact.

Am I doing something wrong?

Maybe it's a conspiracy to make sure users use less mobile data across nv sites haha

As a corporate store rep, I can confirm this is not the case.  Some of us care and learn our jobs to the best of our ability.  Some do not.

I would expect those offers to be limited to USCC subs with acceptable credit. And that might exclude many, as the anecdotal evidence of sub prime customer base in Chicago and St. Louis continues.

 

AJ

It does require credit approval, but so far with the customers I've switched over, that approval hasn't been a problem. 

Yes, it looks like 800mhz 1xRTT is becoming available in South Bend as well. Took that screen capture on my Optimus G just minutes ago.

In South Bend here and seeing channel 725 as well.

Boom.

Noticed this yesterday in brownsburg, didn't realize the app did this. Usually just says 1x RTT

Same here on my Optimus G in South Bend, IN. Just started noticing it saying 1X 800.

I hate being an employee when it comes to new phones, I'll say it again

 

That being said, I'm actually on the fence on what device to go with. I have 2 rebates that are unused, one which I'm holding off for the new iPhone, and the other, well, it depends on what's coming out. I have an EVO LTE at work that I've been playing around with, and can't seem to put it down, but I want to see the GS3 in person.

Agreed. The EVO deal didn't sell out yet, and that extra $50 is making me lean towards getting it. But I should be able to play with the GS3 today when I go in. For me, it's all about the screen.

 

 

The problem with the temporary T1 fixes, from what I have seen, is this:

 

Site has insufficient backhaul for data demands in the cell and throughput speeds start dropping. As speeds start dropping, usage also starts to go down. As speeds start to drop below 100kbps, all streaming activity stops. Users actually modify their behavior and stop using data so much because the experience is so poor. However, they keep using it enough that the experience remains poor and does not improve.

 

When this occurs, Sprint's network manager (Ericsson) orders additional T1 lines for the site. Usually one or two more. It takes between 3 months and one year for them to get set at the site and punched down for use. Yes, that's right. Sometimes it takes a full year! Once the T1's are punched down, Ericsson comes back out and connects the new T1 lines (and sometimes adds carriers too).

 

Once the additional T1 backhaul is live, speeds shoot right up. 0.9Mbps to 1.4Mbps, on average. Sprint customers start to notice something is different within a few days. People start running speed tests. People start opening their minds to the possibilities of using their 3G data again at the site. People start using their Pandora again. People start streaming Netflix again. And within a few weeks, or a few months, the site is back down in the dumps again. I have seen this pattern happen over and over again. Better performance = more usage, in an unlimited usage network.

 

However, not all of these speed upgrades being implemented are T1. Some are AAV. On those sites that are getting 2Mbps+ EVDO speeds, the backhaul in those places is AAV and not T1. These sites seem to be much less affected a few weeks and months down the road. Even though T1's are 'right-sized' for EVDO carrier backhaul, modern usage at dense cells just don't provide the performance needed. For Sprint to add more than one or two additional T1's is cost prohibitive. T1's are expensive creatures.

 

The answer, of course, is enhanced backhaul. Like what's being offered in Network Vision. Almost all sites will be going to Microwave or AAV backhaul. Much more scalable ethernet based backhaul solutions. Sprint is getting closer and closer every day to abandoning their old archaic (and expensive) T1 backed backhaul. And I say good riddance!

 

Robert

I wish you'd explain this to my Ericsson area network manager. This is exactly what's been happening in our market. I'm sure not all of the blame can be placed on Ericsson, though. It's reactive upgrading and not proactive like NV.