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How to Score a Free Airave from Sprint!

Okay, just just get something out of the way here: Only try to get one of these if your service is really bad at house/office.
1: Make sure you actually have dropped calls. Ours were over 5% which is considered really bad, I guess.
2: Call tech support, wait to get connected, then act dumb an say that you've already been through the tech support stuff and you've been talking to a person in retentions for the past half-hour. They'll say well how'd you get to me? Just say that the guy in retentions said that he was putting you on hold to check into getting you a free airave; you've already been through troubleshooting with him.
3: The person in tech support will transfer you back to somebody in retentions and bring them up to where you're at.
4: Tell the person in retentions should go ahead and start the order and then you're set.
5: Is optional. You can have your call drop them, then they'll call you back and you can make a joke about how crappy the service is. (Actually happened to me)
I took the long way through this today, but started in retentions, got tranfs to tech support after checking the drop call rate and doing some basic troubleshooting, then told the guy in TS that I'd been through it all the last last guy in Relations was checking into a free airave for me, but somehow got transfered to him, ect.
I also started out by telling the first guy in retentions that I'd taken 2 phones to the corp store, they had done some PR update (act stupid about it) and now those two phones always have some ^ above the bars at the office, but the service works great and the data speeds can actually load a website in under 3 minuets. The data service at our office has been 0.02 kbps for over a month now, which is why I did the PRL hack in the first place on the two office phones 2 weeks back.
Anyhow, it's on it's way and didn't take that long.

They do check your area and if they feel you are in a good signal area they will not give it to you for free. I only say this because when I called he told me as long as my area qualifies for free airave service he will be able to do it if not I have the option to purchase one. Luckily after he checked the computer he said "great news u qualify". so this will not work for everyone, and it does connect to gps and reports where the device is connected. So good luck, im sure sprint gonna get stormed with calls and eventually they will catch on.

sprink0281 said:
They do check your area and if they feel you are in a good signal area they will not give it to you for free. I only say this because when I called he told me as long as my area qualifies for free airave service he will be able to do it if not I have the option to purchase one. Luckily after he checked the computer he said "great news u qualify". so this will not work for everyone, and it does connect to gps and reports where the device is connected. So good luck, im sure sprint gonna get stormed with calls and eventually they will catch on.
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i just hate talking to sprint reps, you think sprint chat will work?

ryohei47 said:
i just hate talking to sprint reps, you think sprint chat will work?
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Don't think so cuz you gotta talk to the retentions department...i hate talking to them too cuz of those damn scripts they follow, it's like talking to human robots!
Also should mention don't get caught in a lie about talking to them cuz they do have a record of when you call and what department you talked to. So I'm sure if they know you lied they probably will give you a hard time and might make a note on your account that you lied and who knows they might be reluctant to go out of their way for you in the future, I know I wouldnt want to help a liar. So what if you have to be on the phone with them for awhile your getting something for free if your lucky so not really a reason to *****....

The guys I got didn't talk like robots for once, and they were probably from America. I was surprised. They also seemed quite personable.

Hrshycro said:
The guys I got didn't talk like robots for once, and they were probably from America. I was surprised. They also seemed quite personable.
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Yea you can get lucky once in a while...i had a girl from canada one time and we must of had 30 minute conversation after she was done with my issue. It was like we were friends just talking about anything! Was hoping she was local to me I was gonna ask her if she wanted to meet for lunch or something....i kinda wondered since she had my info if she looked up my facebook to see who she was talking to....

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Yea you can get lucky once in a while...i had a girl from canada one time and we must of had 30 minute conversation after she was done with my issue. It was like we were friends just talking about anything! Was hoping she was local to me I was gonna ask her if she wanted to meet for lunch or something....i kinda wondered since she had my info if she looked up my facebook to see who she was talking to....
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Haha, That would be funny. Ask a CSR out on a date, then get married down the road. That would be better than a myspace marriage.

Got one quickly
In our condo, my girlfriend's BB Curve and my Evo averaged 1 bar. While online checking our account, I decided to just email sprint and ask for an airave. Went to "contact us", left a messege and the next day we got a call from customer service, 10 minutes latter we were approved, two days latter got it in the mail, hooked it up last night, and now we are at five bars each. I am not saying it will be that easy for everyone, but for once in my life it was!

Very interesting, was thinking of trying this but figure I got no use for the Airave for now...

I get average -104 to -118 dbs which I heard -120 is no service. This is at my house. I get data roaming message and dropped calls. Went into Sprint and said I couldn't get one for free or heard of giving them out for free. Sucks I don't have internet to use it even if I did call and got one. Do you have to pay the 4 bucks a month for it or is that waived. Waived or not id use it.. just no internet.
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Didn't even bring prices to me, so I'm guessing all free.
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Didn't even bring prices to me, so I'm guessing all free.
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If you got it from retentions it is free and the monthly fee is waived. When you go to your account and it lists your devices, it should say retentions next to the Airave.

So if a person were to have terrible 3G speeds they still wouldn't help? My reception is weird, no dropped calls or anything but my reception can shoot up from two bars to four, or six. But my 3G is ALWAYS bad in the town I'm in. Any ideas?
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Systemfraud said:
So if a person were to have terrible 3G speeds they still wouldn't help? My reception is weird, no dropped calls or anything but my reception can shoot up from two bars to four, or six. But my 3G is ALWAYS bad in the town I'm in. Any ideas?
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Just tell them your reception is bad too.

Yeah they don't help you at the store. They just told me they will try to update my phone for tower pulling. Said I already updated the radio to the latest and did the prl update. He said oh well I can't help you then. Wish I had the internet her is call about how bad my reception is and dropped calls. What irritated me the most is txt not going through. Is txt sent by the data service? If I turned data off will I send and receive sms still?
The guy told me it might be the material my house was built with causing the bad signal. If I go out the best reception I get is -100
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How do you see the db of your reception? Sorry for the noob questions.
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##debug# in phone dialer. If you have cm6 you can go through cryon settings and do it. Just type that in the dialer and wait. Click the first one.
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That was the bigger problem at our office, the 3g speeds have been 0.02 kbps fire two months, but I *****ed the drop call problem instead. Im sure you can get one.
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I'm sure I cam get one but won't be able to use. Don't have the internet.
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Thanks Hrshycro!!!
Worked to a tee. Called Tech got transferred and in less then 5 minutes the girl in retention was putting in my order! She did put me on hold for a couple of minutes to confirm my eligibility. It's on the way for free with no monthly charge.
Awesome tip, thanks again!

Talk about luck!!

can you believe this crap!! , i dont know what to do , i want 4g in my house!!!
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Off-topic, but who's going to be the first to go stalk this guy? any volunteers??

hook up a repeater down the street you'll be OK.

@SilverStone641 , you can come but you wont get 4G lol
and what is a repeater!!

hah! on my map, my house is in the area that is dark green (indoor coverage) and yet i get no signal at all, my entire town is listed as 4g yet i must drive to the outer edges of my town, clear works yet anything branded sprint fails, i just dont understand it

dude for some reason i walk out onto the street 1 ft away from my driveway and i get 4g!!

cubandevil said:
dude for some reason i walk out onto the street 1 ft away from my driveway and i get 4g!!
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Dude I think I've seen you across the street doing 4G tests!
But seriously, I get it on my back porch not inside. Sometimes by this one window ... which is weird being "that guy standing at his window" just for a signal. Thats how I got through CM for so long. Turning to use / check for 4G was too much of a pain. So spotty here; block from known coverage can be hit or miss.
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well yea ive been testing it from time to time, some times i get a lil signal in my room but it doesnt even connect. I also got an airave ?? but that doesnt even work for some reason ... so i dont know what else to do ..

On my map I'm shown as just out of 4g range, but upstairs in my house I am able to connect. If I stand outside no dice. It's really random.
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cubandevil said:
well yea ive been testing it from time to time, some times i get a lil signal in my room but it doesnt even connect. I also got an airave ?? but that doesnt even work for some reason ... so i dont know what else to do ..
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as far as i know, airave is 3g only for now

SilverStone641 said:
Off-topic, but who's going to be the first to go stalk this guy? any volunteers??
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He lives about 10 minutes from me I'm down.

http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+EVO+4G&cat=Miscellaneous&skuno=80910
maybe?

4g isn't available where i live either. the nearest is about 10 miles away from me. sprint had no right to charge us for a service that wasn't fully up yet everywhere.

fixxxer2008 said:
4g isn't available where i live either. the nearest is about 10 miles away from me. sprint had no right to charge us for a service that wasn't fully up yet everywhere.
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You knew about the charge before you got your evo. If you didnt want to pay the $10 you shouldnt have gotten an evo and stayed with the Hero. You have no room to say that they had no right to charge for it when you knew full well that the charge was there.

animal7296 said:
You knew about the charge before you got your evo. If you didnt want to pay the $10 you shouldnt have gotten an evo and stayed with the Hero. You have no right to say that they had no right to charge for it when you knew full well that the charge was there.
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lol......here we go again!
Last-Chance said:
http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+EVO+4G&cat=Miscellaneous&skuno=80910
maybe?
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Good idea, but it says it works with every carrier except Sprint/Nextel.

Experiences with Evo/Sprint?

I've been getting fed up with T-Mobile lately, the coverage at my house is limited, if not non-existent.
I was wondering if anyone would care to share their experiences with Sprint's network (4g speeds/coverage, reliability, etc). Also, experiences with the Evo itself (battery life, durabilty, accessory quality/quantity, etc)
I'm currently using a Nexus One, if that makes a difference.
Thanks!

Seems like your biggest issue is your coverage at your house. Best advice I can give you is go get an EVO, go home, check to see if you have good signal and 4G.

U can download map viewer from the market check the Sprint 4g coverage
And as for battery life it was not until I rooted that I felt I was getting the most out of it my battery life dramatically changed
And I've had nothing but a good experience I came from a moment so honestly tht was not the best Android experience so this phone have to say im really surprised by this device and what it can do if u have played around with one it really is not the same as owning it and since Sprint has the 3o day money back guarantee u should defin try itout and see if its for u
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jesziicuh said:
U can download map viewer from the market check the Sprint 4g coverage
And as for battery life it was not until I rooted that I felt I was getting the most out of it my battery life dramatically changed
And I've had nothing but a good experience I came from a moment so honestly tht was not the best Android experience so this phone have to say im really surprised by this device and what it can do if u have played around with one it really is not the same as owning it and since Sprint has the 3o day money back guarantee u should defin try itout and see if its for u
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Punctuation is so overrated these days.
You will love an Evo, Sprint is a great company and the customer service has come a long way.
Try it for 30 days free, if not satisfied then return it, (yes you can root it and still return it)

wdfowty said:
I've been getting fed up with T-Mobile lately, the coverage at my house is limited, if not non-existent.
I was wondering if anyone would care to share their experiences with Sprint's network (4g speeds/coverage, reliability, etc). Also, experiences with the Evo itself (battery life, durabilty, accessory quality/quantity, etc)
I'm currently using a Nexus One, if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
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Sprint actually has pretty good coverage in the San Francisco area. It's really hard to build new towers there nowadays so younger networks (T-Mobile) or older networks that are now overloaded (AT&T) have a really tough time working well there.
I suggest you take advantage of Sprint's 30-day unconditional return policy and test drive the EVO 4G for a few weeks. If you don't like it, or it doesn't work well for you, you can return the device and pay nothing (no restock fee or prorated usage fee, or anything).

Reiterating what others have said, signal in your home/area is going to vary, and your best bet is to try it out.
Sometimes while you are in the 30 day window, if you try to cancel due to lack of signal in your home the store will offer the signal booster thingy (I can't remember the name) and wave the monthly fee. It connects to your router and essentially gives you a tower in your home over the internet.
As for the EVO, I've had a Hero and a T-Mobile G1, and I love the EVO. It does everything I want, and then some. Rooting is key though, and I think the best battery life comes from the custom roms on these forums.
Give it a go for 30 days without canceling your T-Mobile phone. At the worst, you'll pay for a month of service on both lines. Once you test it out though and determine Sprint is the way to go, you can transfer your number from T-Mobile.
Oh, and 4G sucks the battery from your phone, so it's really rather useless in my opinion, unless you're tethering and plugged in, otherwise it's as good as a cable connection.

jesziicuh said:
U can download map viewer from the market check the Sprint 4g coverage...
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This map is crap. The map indicates that I have excellent coverage at home and work and is not so. Do what tgruendler said. Get the phone, take it home and test it and see what you think.

When I first got my Evo a lot of people I knew were saying "it's a nice phone and all, but you had to go to SPRINT?"
Now the Evo also marks my maiden voyage with Sprint, so I don't know the history that may have gotten them this bad rep ... but I have to say I've been nothing but pleased. I bought my phone a mere 2 weeks before my road trip across 4 states in 3 weeks (started in Georgia and ended up in Washington DC). During the ENTIRE road trip I had signal. Now I didn't call people, but I did use google maps and Nav and I maintained data the entire time (some minor blackouts in Mentone Alabama looking for an old friend's wedding ... but if you saw where I was you'd completely understand too ... and GMaps still got me there fine).
So while during this trip I saw 4G go up and down ... I will say their data was consistent. I uploaded photos to facebook nightly, took pictures all day, and even occasionally handed the phone to the kids to stream you tube videos (OK I had to plug in for that ... phone can't handle 4-6 hours straight youtube).
My only complaint with this phone while on 2.1 an touring ... was that 4G would destroy my phone (only when connected ... 4G seemed to idle fine in areas with no coverage). By destroy i mean that doing the same heavy uploading of images would kill the phone in about 4 hours.
Now back in the home land of LA ... vacation is over and I'm making more calls than you tube videos. In this case it's more of a Sprint vs ATT conversation (my old provider) and I have to say: Sprints coverage blows away ATT in all areas here. I consult .... meaning i travel all corners of the southland. While Sprint may have bad signal reception occasionally ... it _never_ disconnects. In contrast my ATT signal was always clear .... when it bothered to connect and would disconnect _constantly_ even when driving down major highways. So I like the Sprint service much better.
My Phone has "evolved" with me which is huge. 4G is now here where I live ... but I've also learned to root and tweak my EVO ... and I leave 4G on all day now and can make it from wake up to home with the wife and kids on one charge without having to plug in (I do tend to car charge every so often if i know I'm going to be on a long conference call or can't resist flashing a new ROM during my lunch break ... but that's not suprising). Between 2.2 improvements and wonderful after market ROMs and tweaks, the EVO isn't nearly as bad of a battery vacuum as it was when I first got it so it's to the point that I just leave all the features enabled (except wifi ... i don't see a point when 4g is faster than _any_ free wifi spot that is always over congested).
The ONLY thing I really don't like about Sprint is that i don't get voice and data at the same time. 4G fixes that (another reason i leave it on all the time)... but it's coverage is honestly spotty ... unlike Sprint 3G this one really is location sensitive.
The phone itself ... is awesome. I just can't complain as it still feels cutting edge after 6 months of having it (or is it 7 now ... i forget).
Summary: the battery used to be BAD with 4g turned on. 2.2 improvements and a good community changed all of that... and the phone is flexible and powerful enough that I don't care what's been released sense. I would love a longer battery life (who wouldn't), but considering I basically have a PC in my Pocket I'm OK with that trade off.
EDIT: one other negative I should note: I noticed with the stock HTC ROM having 4G turned on would occasionally make the whole phone stutter and lag, even when doing trivial things like scrolling between home screens. It would actually made the phone feel slower with 4g turned on if i wasn't directly doing a data intesive task. Custom ROMs _completely_ solved that problem. For the record i currently use Myn's Warm 2.2 RLS4 on the HTC17 kernel with the battery tweak, and all sense ripped out I could get away with (rosie pulled out compeltely, gingerbread keyboard, etc), and those stutters are a thing of the past.

Fantastic phone! Great network. Sprint is working hard to improve the quality of their customer service and doing a good job. They have already rolled out WiMax, so if you are in a coverage area you should be getting some pretty snappy speeds there. I also like the fact that Sprint isn't afraid to look at other technologies. I read an article the other day indicating that Sprint will probably begin developing an LTE network to work alongside the WiMax. All things considered, I would definitely recommend the Evo and Sprint

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Fantastic phone! Great network. Sprint is working hard to improve the quality of their customer service and doing a good job. They have already rolled out WiMax, so if you are in a coverage area you should be getting some pretty snappy speeds there. I also like the fact that Sprint isn't afraid to look at other technologies. I read an article the other day indicating that Sprint will probably begin developing an LTE network to work alongside the WiMax. All things considered, I would definitely recommend the Evo and Sprint
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Yeah - I couldnt have said it better my self...
Been with Sprint now for 9 years and have no complaints, they are like brandy - only getting better with age...
EVO is by far the best phone out there and Sprint is (IMO) by far the best carrier out there...

wdfowty said:
I've been getting fed up with T-Mobile lately, the coverage at my house is limited, if not non-existent.
I was wondering if anyone would care to share their experiences with Sprint's network (4g speeds/coverage, reliability, etc). Also, experiences with the Evo itself (battery life, durabilty, accessory quality/quantity, etc)
I'm currently using a Nexus One, if that makes a difference.
Thanks!
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hey i had tmobile< i had the blackberry 9700 and an unlocked iphone i loved the phones but the coverage was horrible inside buildings, i went to best buy and got an evo on a temp number and carried both my phones around and sprint was gret in buildings or where ever i went u should go get the evo and test like i did

jesziicuh said:
U can download map viewer from the market check the Sprint 4g coverage
And as for battery life it was not until I rooted that I felt I was getting the most out of it my battery life dramatically changed
And I've had nothing but a good experience I came from a moment so honestly tht was not the best Android experience so this phone have to say im really surprised by this device and what it can do if u have played around with one it really is not the same as owning it and since Sprint has the 3o day money back guarantee u should defin try itout and see if its for u
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Oh wow. -.-
Not one period in all of the rambling and misspellings/retarded text speak. Please act like you have an education. kthnx.

thetakara said:
Oh wow. -.-
Not one period in all of the rambling and misspellings/retarded text speak. Please act like you have an education. kthnx.
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So, you came in here SOLELY to flame that kid? Hahaha
@everyone else: Thanks! All great info. Once I get the cash together I'll test it out for sure.

thetakara said:
Oh wow. -.-
Not one period in all of the rambling and misspellings/retarded text speak. Please act like you have an education. kthnx.
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Hey no reason to be grumpy
I type quick used to jus doing tht way
And I honestly think ignite have nothing nice to say Dnt say it
But hey I guess it take one to kno one
Have a nice night kthnks
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So, you came in here SOLELY to flame that kid? Hahaha
@everyone else: Thanks! All great info. Once I get the cash together I'll test it out for sure.
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Yea a lot of grumpy people on here but also a lot of nice people who can actually offer help instead of nasty remarks blah but way r u gonna do any way good luck and happy holidays
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Not having a signal at home isn't an issue if you're with Sprint. When my wife and I moved into our new house back in May, we found out a little too late that our house was in a dead zone and there was absolutely no signal inside on any carrier. We had to step outside to make a call or send a text. After a couple months, I called Sprint and told them what was up. Without question, they offered me a free Airave. No equipment cost, no monthly charges. All they asked was that I send it back to them if I ever leave Sprint in the future. We both get full signal in every room of the house now.

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Not having a signal at home isn't an issue if you're with Sprint. When my wife and I moved into our new house back in May, we found out a little too late that our house was in a dead zone and there was absolutely no signal inside on any carrier. We had to step outside to make a call or send a text. After a couple months, I called Sprint and told them what was up. Without question, they offered me a free Airave. No equipment cost, no monthly charges. All they asked was that I send it back to them if I ever leave Sprint in the future. We both get full signal in every room of the house now.
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O wow really I'm kinda in a similar situation jus moved to a new area like 3 months ago and I get zero reception unless I'm near a window and hanging out of it lol guess ill have to call sprint
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jesziicuh said:
O wow really I'm kinda in a similar situation jus moved to a new area like 3 months ago and I get zero reception unless I'm near a window and hanging out of it lol guess ill have to call sprint
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Yeah, I was pretty surprised. I didn't have to beg, argue, or demand anything. As soon as I told them what was up, the dude just asked if it would be okay if they sent me one for free. Uh... yeah, that's okay with me! lol

I'm in an area far from 4G coverage (Southern Illinois) but after 10 years with Sprint I've been nothing but pleased. I've gotten free upgrades, free features, and all sorts of perks from some very helpful customer service people. On top of that I've never had a billing issue (unlike nearly everyone else I know on a certain other network). The only issue I have is I don't particularly care for their website, but that's just me.
As for the EVO, I upgrade from the Hero two weeks ago and I LOVE it. I definitely don't regret getting it.

Oh, another thing I like about Sprint: When I call customer service, 9 times out of 10 I'm connected to somebody in CONUS and not someone with English as a 3rd language. lol

Sprint updates Airave, wipes out phone service...AGAIN!

Friday Sprint updated the Airave software and most customers had their incoming calls sent right to voicemail within the Airave perimeter. The last time they updated the software phones could not make outgoing calls. This last screw up cost me a $2000 job! Customer service tred reactivating both my phones because they knew nothing about the Airave update and resulting outtage. I read about it here on XDA with other Airave customers. I called Airave people direct and they said "sorry" and reset the Airave! A simple text to say there was a software update would have been helpful to diagnose this on Friday not Monday. Anyone interested in starting a class action lawsuit since this is Sprint caused, sign me up! Otherwise flood their tech support lines with complaints. They will give you a "sorry" also.
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Things happen... Did you not have a second number for someone to call? Anyways your suit wouldn't get anywhere.. Sprint doesn't have anything that says they guarantee to be up 100% of the time.. Maybe by you not getting that job- Sprint saved your life by you not getting in that car wreck on the way to that job.. hehe.. Or maybe you'll get a call today for a 4,000 dollar job you wouldn't of been able to accept bc of that other job.. I dunno..

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Friday Sprint updated the Airave software and most customers had their incoming calls sent right to voicemail within the Airave perimeter. The last time they updated the software phones could not make outgoing calls. This last screw up cost me a $2000 job! Customer service tred reactivating both my phones because they knew nothing about the Airave update and resulting outtage. I read about it here on XDA with other Airave customers. I called Airave people direct and they said "sorry" and reset the Airave! A simple text to say there was a software update would have been helpful to diagnose this on Friday not Monday. Anyone interested in starting a class action lawsuit since this is Sprint caused, sign me up! Otherwise flood their tech support lines with complaints. They will give you a "sorry" also.
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I was out of town all weekend and didn't notice the Airave when we got home last night. I'll be sure to check it out tonight though. But I have to tell you, seeing as how they gave me one for free and free monthly service to boot, I would never complain about it especially if they fix it as soon as I called them about it. Sorry you lost that job. I agree that a quick text would have been beneficial.

One of my points was that customer service knew nothing about it on Sunday, 2 days later. I just happen to see 4 others with airaves having problems since Friday and figured it out myself and called the Airave number. They knew!
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kennyglass123 said:
One of my points was that customer service knew nothing about it on Sunday, 2 days later. I just happen to see 4 others with airaves having problems since Friday and figured it out myself and called the Airave number. They knew!
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Sometimes I feel like my Airave is more work than the benefits are worth.

This maybe a dumb question but what is airwave? I don't think I have it but most sprint customers in Virginia are experiencing less than adequtes signal. From failed text to failed calls.

R3537L1F3 said:
This maybe a dumb question but what is airwave? I don't think I have it but most sprint customers in Virginia are experiencing less than adequtes signal. From failed text to failed calls.
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An Airave is a mini cell tower, a femtocell, that hooks up to the internet to use in areas of bad or no signal.
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shane6374 said:
Sometimes I feel like my Airave is more work than the benefits are worth.
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QFT, I have one too, and leave it off most of the time.

Just thought id chime in as the voice of dissent. My airave is working normal. Didn't seem to be missing any calls, and my wife is at home now, and she doesn't seem to be having any problems either.
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phdeez said:
QFT, I have one too, and leave it off most of the time.
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I only turn mine off when I'm torrenting. It gives me a bad voice delay. Other than that, I love it.
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Just out of curiosity, in what order do y'all have it hooked up? It suggests to put it directly in to the modem, before a router or computer. I have mine running outside the network hooked up to a port on the wifi router. I think it works better that way. I don't want it first in line allocating bandwidth, I want MY router first in line.
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I've seen people mention getting these for free from Sprint. How do you do that? Do you just ask for it? Service inside my house is crap and it drives me nuts.

austin420 said:
Just out of curiosity, in what order do y'all have it hooked up? It suggests to put it directly in to the modem, before a router or computer. I have mine running outside the network hooked up to a port on the wifi router. I think it works better that way. I don't want it first in line allocating bandwidth, I want MY router first in line.
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I had mine set up as they specified, first in line, until my power flickered two days in a row and both days I had to use a paperclip to reset the Airrave to get my internet service working again. It apparently doesn't recover gracefully from a power outage. Now it is just another item plugged into my router.

austin420 said:
Just thought id chime in as the voice of dissent. My airave is working normal. Didn't seem to be missing any calls, and my wife is at home now, and she doesn't seem to be having any problems either.
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Apparently it was not all Airaves that is why they never spot these problems before pushing the updates.
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I sent that PoS back to them last week - and I didn't even pay for it! Caused more problems than it solved.

nebrando said:
I've seen people mention getting these for free from Sprint. How do you do that? Do you just ask for it? Service inside my house is crap and it drives me nuts.
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Pretty much. It took me to the 2nd level rep to get one, but no more than 15 min on the phone. Also don't call up asking for one, just explain the issue and they should offer you one.

nebrando said:
I've seen people mention getting these for free from Sprint. How do you do that? Do you just ask for it? Service inside my house is crap and it drives me nuts.
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If your service is real crappy in your house and your credit is good enough for an extra line you can call them and complain about the lack of service and they will send you one. It adds $1 and change to your bill for the taxes on the additional line but no other fees. You also need a computer with DSL or Broadband internet.
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insanity213 said:
I sent that PoS back to them last week - and I didn't even pay for it! Caused more problems than it solved.
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HaHa, I did that the first time I got one. POS! But got tired of the garbled calls in the Living Room so tried it again. 3G speeds are superfast but when it screws up your phone service with "updates" I get really annoyed and want to throw it out in the street and run it over. If it is working stop trying to fix it Sprint!
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is this for the airwave 1 or 2. the 2 messes up my epics call waiting and is currently unplugged... i dont see anything on the sprint site..

Kennyglass I pm'd you about something unrelated to your thread. Can you take a look?
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Signal boosting case?

I noticed there exists a sticker like thing that can be inserted behind batteries of phones that supposedly boost the phone's signal. Since the n4 can't use those I'm wondering if there's a case that can boost the strength of the signal?

kgptzac said:
I noticed there exists a sticker like thing that can be inserted behind batteries of phones that supposedly boost the phone's signal. Since the n4 can't use those I'm wondering if there's a case that can boost the strength of the signal?
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Those stickers are placebos anyways. There is no case that I know of that can boost. But avoid any metal or aluminum body cases, those cause a decrease in signal strength.
Your best bet is to try different radios depending on where you are. Some have more success with the .22 radio than the .33 and some say the most recent .54 works best. It really is a crapshoot with that and where you reside. Good luck.

kgptzac said:
I noticed there exists a sticker like thing that can be inserted behind batteries of phones that supposedly boost the phone's signal. Since the n4 can't use those I'm wondering if there's a case that can boost the strength of the signal?
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Those stickers are a scam. You can find the exact same stickers sold to increase gas mileage if you stick 'em to your car.
I can't see how a case would enhance the signal, only attenuate it.

I remember buying my Sony w810i, and the dealer swore up and down that these stickers would double the phones signal. I told him I wasn't interested unless he had a watermelon scratch and sniff version.
Can't believe these things are still being sold, and even more shocking is there are idiots out there buying them.
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They worked until 3g after that I stopped buying them you probably think they never worked but when I had the star something the one with a three color screen it did in fact gain reception but that was the only phone it worked on
Sorry guess I should say I agree these do not work they had a purpose before digital signals ... Only worked on old school analog phones
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Its like stickers for cars.. People think they driver faster or look cooler with them... Lol
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you mean stickers you get free when you buy new things, you would need to improve the internal aerial, no case to improve just dont use metal.

For a $1 shipped on eBay. I decided to order one Lol!
It would be nice , however I do not believe it's going to work. But worth the giggle for a buck .
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myturbo1 said:
For a $1 shipped on eBay. I decided to order one Lol!
It would be nice , however I do not believe it's going to work. But worth the giggle for a buck .
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how did that workout for ya'? Lol

1slow4G said:
how did that workout for ya'? Lol
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He can't tell you. His phone hasn't got any signal and he can't visit xda as a result.