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LiamBanks

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  1. I honestly already switched to T-Mobile, but I still follow the roll out to out of my interest in how wireless services are provided. Sprint was good to me, if they ever get their network together I will be right back with them.
  2. The biggest battery drain is usually your signal strength. If you have a poor signal your phone is going to constantly be searching to find a better one. Where I was living I was constantly switching between roaming and 1 bar of Sprint and my phone would lost like 40% battery in an hour or so even if I wasn't really using it.
  3. When I called Sprint they said that you needed to have the phone on your account for at least 90 days, account in good standing, and finally YOU MUST BE ON A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. Since I bought my phone from Sprint off contract - they will not unlock it. I have been with Sprint for years and there is "nothing they can do".
  4. How can I tell if my phone is unlocked? Is there a way to check?
  5. How can I unlock my iPhone 4S on Sprint? I bought my iPhone 4S off contract to begin with and have been with them almost 10 years. I have been through several contracts and never missed a payment. All I want to do is unlock my iPhone 4S so I can sell it and get the 5S (or whatever is next) when it comes out. I called *2 from my phone and they told me to call the International Service Team at 1-888-226-7212 (They wouldn't even transfer me). I called the number and they answered and said that they received an error and had to transfer me to an International Tech. They transferred me and then I got a response "The subscriber is out of the the subscription area Error TX87152" and hung up on me. I called back and spoke with another person and explained what happened and she said she could unlock it no problem. Then... "I have to speak with my supervisor it's giving me an error code. Let me put you on hold." 10 minutes later... "Okay, let me transfer you to the International Tech Team, I will make sure they are on the line before I disconnect with you." Another 5 minutes later... "Since you are not on a current 2 year contract we cannot unlock your phone. Sorry there is nothing we can do." I don't understand why I am being punished for being a good customer and fulfilling my contract with them. If I had called earlier before my contract expired, there wouldn't be a problem. But now since my device is paid off and my contract is up there is nothing they can do. Do I have any other options for unlocking my device? ---- Edit: Sprint gave me an unlock code, but apparently the code is useless.
  6. Was browsing around the Sprint Forums and I just saw this from a Sprint Customer Care representative - apparently the Orlando area is 13% done... "Thanks for the reply. I understand your frustration, currently Orlando has yet to launch. I can tell you that the Orlando area is at 13% of over 600 towers. We still have a ways to go before we launch your area. I'm sure there are areas that have LTE upgrades added but we could pull the service due to fine tunning needs. When we launch and area its because its 100% ready to go. You can use the network site to see the progress of where its at. It should show you if a particular area got and upgrade and if there is LTE service near by. Also other posters on this thread gave some good words of advice about certain apps that track this progress. Victor Sprint Social Care" Here is the thread: http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/104815?start=60&tstart=0
  7. I finally got my Airave through Sprint. It was a huge pain in the ass because I am on a SERO Plan. I actually had to pay the $130 up front and they credited it back to my account. However when I looked at my account online it showed me as under a contract with them until 2015 - like I signed a two year contract (See attached pic). This is something they never mentioned to me so I called back and they said that I would be fine as long as I sent the Airave back. Does your Airave show yourself under contract in your account? This concerns me.
  8. Exactly, I only care about my area by Michigan and Conway. Coverage is so abysmal there. My house is like in a black hole of coverage. If I walk across the street I get decent service, but without my Airave I can't even make calls from my house. The unlimited data and my SERO Plan ($50/mo) are the only things keeping me around. Though I keep telling myself that if their service isn't improved by the time the next iPhone comes out I will be jumping ship to Verizon. Honestly I don't even care that much about LTE, I just want to be able to get 3G speeds .5mbps-1mbps consistently.
  9. I live near Conway and Michigan, the coverage is awful. I can't even make phone calls from my house. I was seriously thinking about cancelling and switching this weekend when I had some free time since I'm not on contract. I was trying to call a support number and 3 times I was 15 minutes on hold only to have Sprint drop my call after being connected. I will call them about the Airave today - thanks for mentioning it!
  10. Will these updates improve coverage or just enhance existing coverage? I just moved and at my house I bounce between "Searching" and "Extended" with one bar of Sprint occasionally. Wondering if I should tough it out or switch
  11. That is what I am counting on! I have been with Sprint since I was 14 (11 years). I have the $50 SERO plan for my iPhone so I have been sticking it out with Sprint in hopes of network improvements. I hope LTE launch will Help with the 3G. Even when I had my Palm Pre a couple years ago the speeds wee WAY better. I can barely stream pandora righ now. Looks like they are on the right path at least.
  12. That is pretty much my entire experience with Sprint in Orlando. Full 5 bars of service and maybe 40kbps down. Really have high hopes for Network Vision. Hoping there is some progress by the time the next iPhone comes out.
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