silverthornne

The new device has a new SIM.

For those experiencing low ear piece volume while on a call, just change the angle that you hold the device. It sounds silly, but it makes a big difference. The earpiece speaker just isn't located where the speaker grill makes you think it is. It's weird. Anyway, I'm also having problems with my M8. My first device worked well for about 12 days. Good LTE speeds, good call quality, it was a good device. Then it stopped doing data so I called Sprint tech support and told me towers were being optimized but it should work out fine in a couple of days. They suggested switching to CMDA only. CDMA data also started being affected, and then voice capability just died. It was a shiny pretty brick. I took the M8 to a store where they refused to help me because it was past the 14-day return window and I didn't have insurance. Well, I returned home, added insurance and returned to the store 2 days later. They determined it was defective and gave me a new one (after giving me a speech how they shouldn't do that but I lucked out they didn't have refurbished M8 - seriously Sprint? I just bought a phone, it doesn't work, and you feel the need to hand out a speech when giving me a replacement?). Well, this new M8 can do voice great, but it can't do data. Whether in LTE/CDMA or CDMA only mode, it just won't stay hooked up to data. In fact, I sought out help from Sprint.com chat for that (as I lacked another phone to use to call them) and they told me to do ##SCRTN# to reset it and after that it became a full brick since the device would not connect to data to reactivate. I had to borrow a phone to call them, explained to service what happened and they made me input ##311114#. That's kind of like a manual, data-less activation. Then it worked... for voice. It's still not doing data. And because the device worked at first, I didn't return it during the 14-day window. I feel like they pulled a bait and switch on me...

I have an HTC One M8 that worked fine for two weeks and then suddenly couldn't hold on to LTE and would drop calls constantly. After various talks with Sprint reps one of them said that Spark devices will have problems in non-Spark areas. Is this true or was he making it up? It just makes me concerned that I bought a pretty paperweight. Anyway, I ended up reactivating my M7 and will see if they let me return it since it's past the 14 day return window.

I'm extremely wary of anything Facebook does to get us to use it anymore than most people do already. Anyway, I'm not planning on installing it. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Yea, I drive through there every day and it is a surprising gap. They hopefully fix it soon... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Well, that tower upgrade worked magic. So how far along is NV in PR then? For the first time since when I had a Pre I can say that Sprint has great data service... Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Actually, it's pretty been pretty good coverage for me in that area for the past week. I work in the Monte Mall offices and have been running Sensorly to map the area since Monday. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

I'm in Puerto Rico and I can say when it's available, LTE is well worth the wait. Unfortunately, it seems I spend most of my time in areas that aren't ready yet and I may have awesome LTE coverage one day and EVDO the next. When there's full LTE (such as in my in-laws' go figure) the experience is amazing. I can watch my Ultraviolet videos with perfect performance over there! Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Seeing some gaps getting filled out in San Juan. I've been getting LTE in the Escorial area for a while but always lose it driving towards Rio Piedras when reaching the post office. This morning the LTE signal reached through the intersection with road 181 (el elevado de Trujillo Alto). Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

So what is more or less the range of an LTE tower vs a 3G CDMA one? Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

Well, right by the T-Mobile building in Ave. Muñoz Rivera Hato Rey I had no data and my phone went roaming around lunchtime. Just looked at my data widget and for the first time I'm getting eHRPD over here so I'm hopeful that there was some progress today! Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

So basically anything that's not officially announced is just undergoing testing? It's just that I get LTE at home and during my commute to work every day early in the morning but there is never any LTE available in any of the spots I've mapped in the morning when I drive back past 6PM. This is in Carretera 849 from Rio Piedras to Saint Just. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Got some LTE at Parque Escorial in Carolina today. Had Sensorly map it out! Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Sprint can be such a tease! Noticed the 4G indicator come up on my EVO LTE while in a meeting but it went away before I could test it! This was in Plaza 650 building in Ave. Muñoz Rivera (Monte Mall). I swear if Sprint turns LTE on by my job I'll even subscribe to a tethering plan! Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Got some LTE today in Villa España in Bayamón. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Hah! Don't get me started on la Milla de Oro! I work in Monte Mall and the LTE doesn't reach that far . They are also having problems with whatever site serves me while at work because I've had no data all day long so I contacted Sprint support about it and they told me there's an outage that they plan in having fixed by Saturday on that area. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Just noticed I'm getting eHRPD at Plaza Escorial and Carr. 849 (entering through the McDonald's in 65 de Infantería)! This is the first time I get eHRPD here so I take it as a very good sign! Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Ugh so that's what's going on? I had 13 dropped calls today in San Juan and the calls that didn't die on me had really horrible voice quality. I hope they can get back on the groove ASAP. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

That's pretty awesome! How I envy you isla folks Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Huh? What does a government change have to do the work being realized as far as network upgrades? Are they building new towers that need government permits? Anyway, I was at a doctor's office in Auxilio Mutuo yesterday and I had LTE in the doctor's examination room, but 1x in the waiting room ugh. I also get pretty good LTE at my in-laws in Guayama, go figure. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Hi guys. I've just joined, though I've been following this site for quite a while. Anyway, I've read, possibly on this thread,that using Netmonitor it's possible to tell if you've connected to an upgraded cell site based on the Network ID. NID 1 for old backhaul, NID 200 for the new backhaul. Anyway, there's a portion of Ave. Jesús T. Piñeiro in Hato Rey that I drive through every day that has an LTE signal but NID 1 instead of 200. I've never seen eHRPD reported on my cellphone on that area. Is that a sort of testing phase? Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2