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Sprint to nix 'unlimited' from mobile broadband and hotspot plans in November http://engt.co/pFiUSF
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This was talked about months ago Z. People thought it meant cell phones too but it does not.

I heard about it being laptop cards and mobile hotspots, not tablets as well. My Evo view 4g is useless now, wonder if a change like this lets me out of my tablet contract... I have the cheapest tablet data plan but I use a bit of 4g. No torrenting or anything like that but I feel kind of lied to. Stupid iPhone ruining everything for the rest of us.
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contradude said:
I heard about it being laptop cards and mobile hotspots, not tablets as well. My Evo view 4g is useless now, wonder if a change like this lets me out of my tablet contract... I have the cheapest tablet data plan but I use a bit of 4g. No torrenting or anything like that but I feel kind of lied to. Stupid iPhone ruining everything for the rest of us.
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Ah, you are right. I don't remember Tablets being mentioned. And they were only talking caps before which was already implemented not combining 3G and 4G amounts.
Sorry Z, this is new stuff.

kennyglass123 said:
Ah, you are right. I don't remember Tablets being mentioned. And they were only talking caps before which was already implemented not combining 3G and 4G amounts.
Sorry Z, this is new stuff.
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Tis okay. It makes you wonder, are smartphone unlimited data plans next to go? I hope sprint sticks to their marketing campaign. Its the only thing I can brag about to my at&t/Verizon friends.
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If they kill unlimited cell data, not really sure where to go next. At&t is evil and doesn't care about it's customers and Verizon is almost as bad. T-Mobile will either flounder or become a fully owned subsidiary of at&t. US phone market really sucks. At&t and Verizon are making more money than ever and put all but the dregs straight into the pocketbooks of their investors.
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contradude said:
If they kill unlimited cell data, not really sure where to go next. At&t is evil and doesn't care about it's customers and Verizon is almost as bad. T-Mobile will either flounder or become a fully owned subsidiary of at&t. US phone market really sucks. At&t and Verizon are making more money than ever and put all but the dregs straight into the pocketbooks of their investors.
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I say forget this and go boost mobile or either tmobile att but never verizon just ew

Define 'mobile broadband'. Is that like tethering from your phone if you do it officially? I'm under the impression 'hotspot' would be more like if you have one of those wifi cards. Will the actual data through my phone to ONLY my phone still remain unlimited?
If not, Sprint is going to be in a world of hurt. This is the only thing keeping people there right now. Their service is okay, their 3G speed is pathetic. If they implement this before they roll out Network Vision, there is absolutely ZERO reason to stick with them. After Network Vision is a maybe, as then maybe the speeds will be something sort of useful.

If you pay for the Hotspot on your phone it has a 5GB limit and then throttles you down I believe. Mobile Broadband is a card you plug into a laptop to give you internet in any 3G or 4G area.
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kennyglass123 said:
If you pay for the Hotspot on your phone it has a 5GB limit and then throttles you down I believe. Mobile Broadband is a card you plug into a laptop to give you internet in any 3G or 4G area.
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That's what I figured, thanks. Does the 5GB limit only apply while you're running the Hotspot app I wonder? Or if you have it, do you automatically default to a cap?
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Gezz, this will push more people to root.

How exactly can Sprint tell whether you're using tethered data or not, if you're not officially paying for the service?

DroidApprentice said:
How exactly can Sprint tell whether you're using tethered data or not, if you're not officially paying for the service?
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When you run the paid Hotspot it signs you into the network to verify you pay for it. At that time it must keep track of your usage until you sign out. We would have to see the terms and conditions of the $30 hotspot addition to be sure. But the also have hardware hotspots which I am sure the new caps are geared towards.
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So since I pay for Hotspot on my ET4G, can I use that some then just use WifiTether 3.1 beta 6 (which works great actually) as a tradeoff? Also, if not downloading tons of ROMs, is this cap going to be easy to hit?
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JohnCorleone said:
So since I pay for Hotspot on my ET4G, can I use that some then just use WifiTether 3.1 beta 6 (which works great actually) as a tradeoff? Also, if not downloading tons of ROMs, is this cap going to be easy to hit?
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Yes my aunt has a vzw hotspot. In one day we used 2.5/5 gigs with her laptop, just checking Facebook and me on XDA.
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zanderman112 said:
Yes my aunt has a vzw hotspot. In one day we used 2.5/5 gigs with her laptop, just checking Facebook and me on XDA.
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So we are still safe with WifiTether? This actually really pisses me off. I love Hotspot
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JohnCorleone said:
So we are still safe with WifiTether? This actually really pisses me off. I love Hotspot
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I would think so considering that "technically" you don't have hotspot subscription and you are just using your phones data.

JohnCorleone said:
So we are still safe with WifiTether? This actually really pisses me off. I love Hotspot
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No Hotspot hack for the Nexus or ET yet?

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No Hotspot hack for the Nexus or ET yet?
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3g is done on ET4G but I don't mind paying for it on my ET4G. I don't want anything borked with copy/pasted code from earlier versions of the hack.
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Sprint finally came through

After years of phone calls to cs and missed calls bad signal and message not sent errors I finally got sprint to send me an airave and wow! Full bars! Now I have blazing fast 3g speeds
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Sweetness.

Sounds interesting, my 3g signal sucks where I live now. How much is the airave?

kijp15 said:
Sounds interesting, my 3g signal sucks where I live now. How much is the airave?
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I think its like 45 bucks but I'm not sure cause I got it free
Check my speeds
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Why are you using 3G at home? And I thought the Airave only helped voice. I have one, but never considered it for 3G since I use Wi-Fi at home.
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
I think its like 45 bucks but I'm not sure cause I got it free
Check my speeds
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Dang, that looks pretty good for 3g speed. I'll check out sometime this weekend. Has it been shipped to you?

I got mine for free first time I called I don't know why they did that for you.
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mustangboy88 said:
Why are you using 3G at home? And I thought the Airave only helped voice. I have one, but never considered it for 3G since I use Wi-Fi at home.
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I have an Airave also and it is mainly for voice but it will increase your 3G speeds. Although it's kind of pointless since you need an internet connection for the Airave to work.
Also to OP, it took you years to get one? I made one phone call (albeit 30 minutes long) and received mine within a week. If it wasn't for my Airave I would have to drop Sprint.
Here's at home (3G) speeds..but I'm always on wifi

XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
I think its like 45 bucks but I'm not sure cause I got it free
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That is cool, I need me one of these. I'm gonna check it out sometime next week. Thanks!

I also got one without any issues when I asked. Free.
One note: DO NOT USE IT AS YOUR ROUTER. The instructions had you set it up like this:
--->internets----modem----airave----wifi/router))))computer
The airave acts as the DHCP server using this set up... and it's terrible and slow. It was for me anyway. It's just a crappy at NAT and DHCP stuff.
Instead, it should be set up as follows:
--->internets----modem----wifi/router---airave
(and computer connected to the wifi/router, not the airave.)
Some manual configuration will be needed, and ports will have to be opened and forwarded on your router.

I have wifi but I've never been able to use 3g so pretty much I've been paying sprint for garbage service so I am now going to take advantage of unlimited data
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XTRoRDiNAiRE said:
I have wifi but I've never been able to use 3g so pretty much I've been paying sprint for garbage service so I am now going to take advantage of unlimited data
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You know, you are using your own data right? As in your homes internet....
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big gulps huh? said:
You know, you are using your own data right? As in your homes internet....
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Lol yea
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big gulps huh? said:
You know, you are using your own data right? As in your homes internet....
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It probably has better range than the wifi router though.
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lynyrd65 said:
It probably has better range than the wifi router though.
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Meh, not really. For data your just as good being on WiFi.. But it does vastly improve cell signal, which means no dropped calls..

You'll start to have SMS issues. I did I finally got tired of that **** so I just unplugged the dam thing.
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I have good service with my Airave. When my phone is connected to it, I hear it go off when I get an SMS about 5 seconds before the computer dings (Google Voice Chrome Extension). Without the Airave, my phone would sometimes take 10 minutes.
BTW, here's my speeds with the Airave...

I use G voice for text and have no issues with my Airave..

Thats good. Less volume on the network.
Go ahead and call to get your airaves people

Sprint many times offered me the airave but they wanted me to pay for it which I wasn't up for. Its like buying a working car and then the guy says ok well it'll b extra if u want the engine too. I'm happy as shyt now with the airave my messages all come in on time I can download mms in seconds and most important I don't have missed calls now. I will gladly be paying my sprint bill now... with a smile n everything
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Decisions, Decisions

Screen cracked yesterday. Nothing wrong with the phone besides glass being cracked.
I have insurance but not sure I want to drop $100 on another Epic. Can I bring it into Sprint and have them replace the screen for $35? If not, should I just wait for the S3 and keep the $100?
When does the S3 release?
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They won't replace it for $35. That is for warranty handling repairs with no TEP. If it is clearly a drop they will leave you only the insurance option. S3's won't be out at least til the summer...still rumored with nothiing nailed down. Only thing set is the Galaxy Nexus on the 22nd this month.
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Stick it out for a couple more days... for the gnex release. Trust me the s3 won't be out anytime soon... if the earliest, late summer early fall... least for sprint.
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^ this
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Big Goron said:
Stick it out for a couple more days... for the gnex release. Trust me the s3 won't be out anytime soon... if the earliest, late summer early fall... least for sprint.
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When does the Galaxy Nexus come out for Sprint?

younggangsta_s said:
When does the Galaxy Nexus come out for Sprint?
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Next week maybe
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marcusant said:
Next week maybe
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No confirmation from Sprint yet?

younggangsta_s said:
No confirmation from Sprint yet?
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There was but their lack of advertisement seems to tell me otherwise... maybe..
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Big Goron said:
There was but their lack of advertisement seems to tell me otherwise... maybe..
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You mean other than the giant Galaxy Nexus screen at the Nascar Race Saturday Night behind Jimmie Johnson during his interview.
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kennyglass123 said:
You mean other than the giant Galaxy Nexus screen at the Nascar Race Saturday Night behind Jimmie Johnson during his interview.
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Yeah but I mean usually they have an actually phone advertisement... and the lg viper was supposed to release today according to our "proof" and it hasn't... maybe this month but I doubt it be the 22nd unless both phones release that day.
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http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2237
This confirms the 22nd for the Viper. And the Nexus was touted as being the "first" lte Spint phone. Lets hope they stick with that and release a couple hours early!!

Wuts a nascar?
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austin420 said:
Wuts a nascar?
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Ummm...that racing thing those guys do....you know...to go with that Sprint Nascar app. For drivers that like to drive around in circles.

austin420 said:
Wuts a nascar?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDHToD3NmmA

Big Goron said:
There was but their lack of advertisement seems to tell me otherwise... maybe..
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I checked the Spring website and they have the Evo 4G LTE preorder ad on the front page but no mention of the Galaxy Nexus. This worries me a little bit.
I want to hold out but don't want to wait months for the Nexus.
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younggangsta_s said:
I checked the Spring website and they have the Evo 4G LTE preorder ad on the front page but no mention of the Galaxy Nexus. This worries me a little bit.
I want to hold out but don't want to wait months for the Nexus.
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They had the advertisement not too long ago... I think they plan to release both the same day.
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Since they haven't built up the release for these devices my guess would be 21st or 28th. Sprint typically changes their device pricing on Sundays.

I just want the Gnote, hoping all three drop the same day
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Big Goron said:
They had the advertisement not too long ago... I think they plan to release both the same day.
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Nexus and Viper on the same day? Because I hope they're not releasing the Nexus at the same time as the Evo 4G LTE. Might as well wait for the S3 then.

New Unlimited 4G Service and Tethering

Ok so now that most of you probably switched to the new unlimited 4G/H+ data Service. It says you can't use it as a Hotspot aka Tethering! Anyone try it with your Rooted device yet? I want to test it for myself but for some reason my service is dead in my area. Called and they are working on fixing it aka Trouble Ticket! Anyways just wanted to see what everyone is doing with the new data plan.
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didnt know tmo had 4g always thought they had their fast 3g witch they call 4g but they was working on 4g by end of year but i guess they just pop up with 4g

darkside79 said:
Ok so now that most of you probably switched to the new unlimited 4G/H+ data Service. It says you can't use it as a Hotspot aka Tethering! Anyone try it with your Rooted device yet? I want to test it for myself but for some reason my service is dead in my area. Called and they are working on fixing it aka Trouble Ticket! Anyways just wanted to see what everyone is doing with the new data plan.
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I have a thread that asks
A similar question in...well in the question section... Check that out
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didnt know tmo had 4g always thought they had their fast 3g witch they call 4g but they was working on 4g by end of year but i guess they just pop up with 4g
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What....?
No they're still using the 3.5/4g... The real 4g is called 4g lte
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Teo032 said:
I have a thread that asks
A similar question in...well in the question section... Check that out
What....?
No they're still using the 3.5/4g... The real 4g is called 4g lte
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yea i know when i was read i thought he was saying they got some real 4g lte and had a new plan but it seem they have a REAL unli 4g plan

Just wanted to know if anyone found away of using Hotspot/Tethering with the new real unlimited service. Thanks
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darkside79 said:
Just wanted to know if anyone found away of using Hotspot/Tethering with the new real unlimited service. Thanks
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Google WiFi tether
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Just wanted to know if anyone found away of using Hotspot/Tethering with the new real unlimited service. Thanks
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My hot spot tethering works fine with it. Not sure about USB.
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This thread is one big source of wrong information
To answer the origanal question... I am using AOKP and the built in tethering works great on the new unlimited plan..
As for those who still refuse to accept hspa+ as 4g do some research.. it was decided well over a year ago now that hspa+ is accepted as 4g since it is so much faster.. and fyi.. lte was granted this approval at the same time since it also doesn't technically meet the minimum 4g requirements either...
Bottom line I get well over 20 mbs do speeds..
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Using aokp? I barely get 8 mbps
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jdmdc2y0 said:
Using aokp? I barely get 8 mbps
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I know.. I was getting 20+ back when i got the phone.. but after using AOSP BASED roms it was never better than 8 or 9 mbps .. now its back to super fast and nothing is different other than my data plan...
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PJ, speaking of misinformation, how about you update your sig? Shows you still on... AOKP. Heads up and all.

cwbeasley said:
PJ, speaking of misinformation, how about you update your sig? Shows you still on... AOKP. Heads up and all.
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I don't get the purpose of this post. His signature says he is on AOKP and he is ON AOKP. Where's the misinformation?

PJcastaldo said:
This thread is one big source of wrong information
To answer the origanal question... I am using AOKP and the built in tethering works great on the new unlimited plan..
As for those who still refuse to accept hspa+ as 4g do some research.. it was decided well over a year ago now that hspa+ is accepted as 4g since it is so much faster.. and fyi.. lte was granted this approval at the same time since it also doesn't technically meet the minimum 4g requirements either...
Bottom line I get well over 20 mbs do speeds..
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Source?
yes we still get pretty fast speed, no complaints there. Still not as fast as lte though. I think it's because h+ is the same technology as regular 3g, but with a boost. Lte is a different technology where you can separate into 2g, 3g, or lte. However our 4g using the same thing as 3g. Yes they can call it 4g 5g 6g, or whatever they want but they're still using the 3g technology. It doesn't mask the fact that it's slower than 4g lte
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Teo032 said:
Source?
yes we still get pretty fast speed, no complaints there. Still not as fast as lte though. I think it's because h+ is the same technology as regular 3g, but with a boost. Lte is a different technology where you can separate into 2g, 3g, or lte. However our 4g using the same thing as 3g. Yes they can call it 4g 5g 6g, or whatever they want but they're still using the 3g technology. It doesn't mask the fact that it's slower than 4g lte
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You are correct!
You can read about it on Wikipedia (a very dry read) here:
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Or, there is a nice "juicy" read in this article:
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/08/think-4g-is-10-times-faster-think-again/
Anybody sees speeds of 1GB/S?????

Teo032 said:
Source?
yes we still get pretty fast speed, no complaints there. Still not as fast as lte though. I think it's because h+ is the same technology as regular 3g, but with a boost. Lte is a different technology where you can separate into 2g, 3g, or lte. However our 4g using the same thing as 3g. Yes they can call it 4g 5g 6g, or whatever they want but they're still using the 3g technology. It doesn't mask the fact that it's slower than 4g lte
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What they are calling 4G LTE is not true 4G either. LTE Advanced is true 4G and that is what tmobile is working on deploying.
That wiki page is full of all kinds of stupid and leaves out a lot.
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Confirmed tethering doesn't work on stock Rom, for me it works on cm9
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v8dreaming said:
What they are calling 4G LTE is not true 4G either. LTE Advanced is true 4G and that is what tmobile is working on deploying.
That wiki page is full of all kinds of stupid and leaves out a lot.
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I honestly don't know what's true 4g anymore lol. I always based it off technology. Lte being a different technology in data was what i measured to be "4g" and the fact that it hit 60mbps down really did it for me. Is the new 4g lte advanced a different technology from lte? Or is it another marketing gimmick lol.
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Is there anyway to add this to an Even More Plus Plan?

Lte is using a different tech. It will be called long term evolution. Why, I don't, but it seems too expensive for Tmobile probably for maintaining it and the signature style of evolution. Foundations for technology must be solid, and have a lot of hardware add-ons in terms of future sales in my best guess.
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Lmao.. source.. its called google.
And though I've been in this argument many times because people feel the need to try and call other out...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2374564,00.asp
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[Q] Back cover, "galaxy note 3" instead of "4G"

Here's my back cover:
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Here's my back cover: View attachment 2335650
Although I have seen some devices that instead of the "4G" logo, there was a really nice "Galaxy Note 3" logo. Does anybody know why there are 2 type of back covers, and where to get the other one?
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I could only assume this is carrier branded. I know my Note 3 purchased from WIND shows "Galaxy Note 3" as the logo in the bottom area of the cover. This is true for Telus branded models too as I confirmed with a friend who purchased directly from Telus. As for the reasoning behind this logo vs. "4G", I assume this logo has been chosen by some carriers who only support up to 4G data speeds (pre-LTE) but cannot confirm as WIND is a 4G data carrier (non-LTE) but has the nice back cover.
Where to get one... Well, there are many sources on eBay and other companies on the Internet which sell battery replacement covers or back covers for the Note 3. Just do a Google search and you'll find a load of these both with "4G" logos and "Galaxy Note 3" logos.
Hope this helps!

So there is a difference between Lte and 4g? First time I hear about it...
Our device supports both lte and 4g??
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Seems there are quite a few different backcover s out there. Mine shows a silver SAMSUNG right under the camera lens. Nothing else. Unlocked phone running with a prepaid sim.

maxnaxos said:
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Our device supports both lte and 4g??
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In Canada, you have 4G data and LTE data. In my circumstances, 4G is what WIND Mobile offers and it's significantly slower than LTE which is what the major carriers: Telus, Bell and Rogers offer. Your phone may be LTE capable such as my WIND device but LTE, unless offered by your current carrier will be crippled in the device. For an overview of the differences between 4G and LTE, check out the following link:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech/2012/0430/4G-LTE-What-s-the-difference
My device supports LTE as well but this feature has been crippled since WIND only supports a MAX data speed of 4G. I have rooted my device and have now enabled LTE so I can take advantage of the data speeds Telus has to offer.
As for your question though... The back battery cover is just that... a battery cover. I do not know the reason behind the different designs but should you wish to have a different look, all you need to do is purchase a new one which you feel is more appealing to the eyes.
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My phone's back cover has lte
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Mine has the brushed-metal SAMSUNG blow the camera, and nothing else...
N9005, Unbranded.

My SM-N900W8 Telus back is black with logo just below lens. Nothing else.
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cellrama said:
In Canada, you have 4G data and LTE data. In my circumstances, 4G is what WIND Mobile offers and it's significantly slower than LTE which is what the major carriers: Telus, Bell and Rogers offer. Your phone may be LTE capable such as my WIND device but LTE, unless offered by your current carrier will be crippled in the device. For an overview of the differences between 4G and LTE, check out the following link:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech/2012/0430/4G-LTE-What-s-the-difference
My device supports LTE as well but this feature has been crippled since WIND only supports a MAX data speed of 4G. I have rooted my device and have now enabled LTE so I can take advantage of the data speeds Telus has to offer.
As for your question though... The back battery cover is just that... a battery cover. I do not know the reason behind the different designs but should you wish to have a different look, all you need to do is purchase a new one which you feel is more appealing to the eyes.
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Too confusing... I mean I got both an H+ and a 4G signal but no LTE yet. That means my device is not LTE capable??
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The note 3 with "galaxy note 3" back cover is for 3G version octa core type cpu..the note 3 with 4G back cover is for lte version quad core type cpu..
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naimmkassim said:
The note 3 with "galaxy note 3" back cover is for 3G version octa core type cpu..the note 3 with 4G back cover is for lte version quad core type cpu..
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Although someone said before that there are some models that write lte on the back, so what's the deference between the two models??
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Although someone said before that there are some models that write lte on the back, so what's the deference between the two models??
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Havent see one..can not comment on those say with lte back cover...
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kingaier said:
My phone's back cover has lte
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Here is the comment...
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So, why has it got a different back cover? They are both n9005 after all...
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naimmkassim said:
The note 3 with "galaxy note 3" back cover is for 3G version octa core type cpu..the note 3 with 4G back cover is for lte version quad core type cpu..
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Well , I purchased two note 3 , one from UK ( MADE BY SAMSUNG ) and one From Middle East ( MADE IN VITENAM ) , both are N9005 Comes with Qualcomm 4g sanddragon 800 .
The one Purchased from Middle East comes with back Cover has 4G stamped , the one from UK didnt come with 4G stamped on the back cover .

I think depends on courier and country.
Mine label as 4G in Malaysia.
In my opinion, I prefer without any such label, no need 4G or LTE that two ugly label.