This probably has been posted before but just giving info out again. I had horrible service inside my home only due to the roof material. So just wanted to point out sprint does give away as a courtesy their airave box. I called Monday night spoke to rentention dept told them I only have horrible service inside my house and today got my airave works perfect full bars on my EVO and full bars on the other sprint user in my plan.
Poor service?
Call.
Complain to retention dept.
Ask for a free airave.
Get airave.
Full bars= happy EVO.
Let me add I did not get charged a cent and no monthly fees either. Also if your going to try for one make sure you've got high speed internet or cable as it uses your broadband (femtocell)
Hopefully this helps a few of you that live in those nook and crannies spots or have the same roof problems like me.
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you know it's actually faster to do a simple search to find all the free airave threads than it is to post a new thread....lol
Hmm ya your right but there's also people who don't even know what airave is at all.
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and then it also becomes more efficient and helpful to bump an existing thread on the topic so people can see it and all the responses than to start a new one from scratch....
Yeah just like your doing to mine thanks
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Yeah just like your doing to mine thanks
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Free bump for the awesome comment!
Thanks will try tomorrow
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thank you, I didn't know about this.
Thanks for the heads up. Just got off the phone with sprint, and my free airave will be here in 3-5 days.
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A friend of mine did this, and he loves his airave.
Sprint screwed up though, they sent him 3! So he gave me one and said if I could get it to work, I could have it for free.
Turns out the serial numbers on each airave is matched to your phone bill and account number, so I couldn't get his to work. I had to get him to tell sprint he no longer needed it, and it was a huge hassle...I ended up not going through with it. I get mediocre service anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.
Just a bit more info for you guys that are going to try and sell them or something.
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Pissed off! http://m.androidcentral.com/leaked-...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
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What's the point of staying a loyal customer to sprint?
I saw that on android central, and al I can say is le boo.
Well, at least they are moving the new customer pricing up to 20 months for upgrades, that's cool.
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Those one year upgrades have got to cost them a bundle. That's the only perk I'll miss.
Well...at least we get 20 month upgrades. But the rest sucks.
Looks like ill have to go back to getting 1 year upgrades from assurion.
"Excuse me, my epic mysteriously got dropped in the toilet, then broken in half, then microwaved somehow, then I lost it.What's that, your out of epics? Well I'm not getting off the phone till I get an equal or better replacement. Why yes, ill take the epictouch if i have too. Since it doesn't have a keyboard, your going to comp me the deductible, right? Kthanxbai!"
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Those one year upgrades have got to cost them a bundle. That's the only perk I'll miss.
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But really, what % of lines qualify for that? Sprint premier is something that helped them keep customers long term. Now people won't have an incentive to stay. Now the only thing Sprint will have to hold it's hat over T-mo is true unlimited data.
Wow!!! That really sucks big time :S BIG TIME....I really hate this.
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I'm more pissed because I go 10 years gold in November which would have set my upgrade to January 1. Woosah!
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But really, what % of lines qualify for that? Sprint premier is something that helped them keep customers long term. Now people won't have an incentive to stay. Now the only thing Sprint will have to hold it's hat over T-mo is true unlimited data.
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The question here will be...until when? After all, they gotta be competitive to the other carriers...damn you sprint!
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Looks like ill have to go back to getting 1 year upgrades from assurion.
"Excuse me, my epic mysteriously got dropped in the toilet, then broken in half, then microwaved somehow, then I lost it.What's that, your out of epics? Well I'm not getting off the phone till I get an equal or better replacement. Why yes, ill take the epictouch if i have too. Since it doesn't have a keyboard, your going to comp me the deductible, right? Kthanxbai!"
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How often do they not have replacement phone at assurion?
coming next.... true unlimited data goes away. after that price increases to match the competition. i'm done with sprint. my service has been too shoddy recently in areas that other companies have been good (including ATT) if i'm going to end up paying the same amount as those companies i'm jumping ship.
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The question here will be...until when? After they gotta be competitive to the other carriers...damn you sprint!
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So Austin, would this be considered a change in the TOS?
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How often do they not have replacement phone at assurion?
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That's something we'll know very quick, the comunity is so big that as soon someone is able to score a phone like that, it'll be post here for us to do the same
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Ugh, why Sprint? One of the things I liked about you was actually caring about us customers. Now with this, the iPhone, maybe eliminating our unlimited data it just seems they want to be like Verizon and AT&T and be "one of the big boys on the block."
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Pissed off! http://m.androidcentral.com/leaked-...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)
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That is totally GACHO ! This was one of the major benefits of staying with Sprint all these past 7 years ..... they better NOT change the unlimited data or they will lose customers because that is another main reason for choosing Sprint !
Well I've been a customer for 15 yrs. I still say they are better than the other carriers but i'm tired of getting dicked over. But that is the new company standard?
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That's something we'll know very quick, the comunity is so big that as soon someone is able to score a phone like that, it'll be post here for us to do the same
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The first time someone sucsesfully pulls this, I garuantee there will be a massive thread. That's how I got a diamond (they were out of the vogue) and a tp2 (they were out of touch pro 1s)
It happens. Thbey usually will be out of stock for a few days while they are awaiting refurbs and will have to offer something from the authorized exchange list.
Its amazing how many phones take a bath that week.
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It's how I got my TP2
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That is totally GACHO ! This was one of the major benefits of staying with Sprint all these past 7 years ..... they better NOT change the unlimited data or they will lose customers because that is another main reason for choosing Sprint !
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Seriously Texas? u just had to bring in the inside joke?lol
There are rumors of people in miami getting 3G on their phones. Can someone possibly confirm this? I called Metro directly and found out that there are at least 5 other cities running on 3G.
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I was reading another board where folks in Orlando were getting 3g Also read someone in Tampa getting it I upgraded the .prl to 3022 but no luck so far
Moved..............
I also swapped to prl 3022 but nothing happened. I'm so pissed that we don't have 3G in thia area of Florida (Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples), you know, I just got the crazy idea of making an online protest against MetroPCS. We should gather a bunch of people from different areas of Florida that do not have 3G coverage and plan on doing something like that. Maybe when we have 1000 people protesting for the same thing and threatening to leave MetroPCS then they'll do something about it. Again just a thought.
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I also swapped to prl 3022 but nothing happened. I'm so pissed that we don't have 3G in thia area of Florida (Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples), you know, I just got the crazy idea of making an online protest against MetroPCS. We should gather a bunch of people from different areas of Florida that do not have 3G coverage and plan on doing something like that. Maybe when we have 1000 people protesting for the same thing and threatening to leave MetroPCS then they'll do something about it. Again just a thought.
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What people fail to realize is if 3g is everywhere your bill will go up and you will have a data cap to cover overages and you will end up with a at&t or Verizon situation the reason why metro is so cheap is because there isn't a 3g if you really want speed upgrade to a 4g phone otherwise be patient until they figure out how much data is being used in major cities and if it's worth the extra costs
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You're right I hadn't seen it from that point of view.
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You're right I hadn't seen it from that point of view.
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Don't trip I wanna smack metro cause the guy who sold me the phone said I had 3g
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I'd be pissed if they told me the same thing and later on it turned out that I didn't. I wouldn't smack metro but the guy instead. LOL.
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ZangetsuSX said:
I'd be pissed if they told me the same thing and later on it turned out that I didn't. I wouldn't smack metro but the guy instead. LOL.
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He's the face of metro so I wanna smack metro in the face lol, I wish someone would dev for this phone I wouldn't mind bricking my phone to get some nice roms out for it I wish I knew how but I don't have the time to learn so I'm at the mercy of the super developers
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How is a smartphone even usable on 1xRTT?
synaesthetic said:
How is a smartphone even usable on 1xRTT?
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We hook it up to wifi
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We hook it up to wifi
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Then it becomes a BEAST!!!! LOL!!!
Not to be mean, but that's what happens when you pay 20$ bucks a month
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Not to be mean, but that's what happens when you pay 20$ bucks a month
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Lol, funny how your probably unable to pay your current bill and are researching one of metros better android devices... don't be smug can't it won't end well... not to be mean
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It will get better. Now MetroPCS has the LG Esteem 4g it is on their site now so soon they should have to upgrade the system to handle usage. I pay 50 a month with metropcs and i still like it better then the contract companies. Also i read today that sprint is no longer doing one year contracts more folks to metro? never know
Metro is a headache to deal with if you have billing issues, but they're cheap and there's no commitment. That's always nice, but it cuts both ways. They can jack up your price whenever they want.
Contracts aren't solely beneficial to the provider. Sometimes they actually help the customer--I'm on contract for 2 years, for two lines, 1000 shared minutes, unlimited SMS/nights/weekends and 2GB data per device for $100.
It's cheaper than what we were paying for two individual Even More Plus plans (though we did lose 3GB of data). And T-Mobile can't change the price without breaking the contract.
My girlfriend has metro and we live in a city with 3g service. It's super spotty. Even in their most well covered areas, she usually still only gets 1x.
I just got my letter today, finally, saying that I am using too much roaming data over the past 6 months and they will be monitoring me. Sprint service absolutely sucks in my area and unless I am on verizon I get crap or no 3g. I don't really feel like waiting till oct 7th to see if maybe (big maybe) my service gets any better.
I pay an extra 10 bucks a month for "premium data" so I should be able to use it!!
I have been waiting to get out of my contract with no ETF for a few months now so I am just curious about how long before they cancel me and will I be able to port my number to verizon once I do get cancelled?
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U wont get verizon 3g with roaming either
And you will probably be blacklisted with the carriers i think
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Well, I roam on verizon with a modified prl and get full 3g off their towers constantly, anywhere I go. No one else has any input on this?
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How much data on average are you using per month via roaming, just out of curiosity?
That only works if you roam a isht ton in areas that are known sprint dead zones. Anywhere else and they'll know somethings up
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***** to them that you "WOULDT HAVE TO ROAM IF YOU HAD SERVICE. Don't penalize me for paying you for no service. It should DEFINITELY be the other way around, sir or madam."
See how they like them apples LOL
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PythonFanTN said:
How much data on average are you using per month via roaming, just out of curiosity?
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I use over 5gb a month I would say
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I use over 5gb a month I would say
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Doesn't really matter anyways. Verizon has tiered the data plans. No unlimited on Verizon anyhow.
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Spoke to sprint today
I spoke to Sprint today on this issue and since they do not offer quality service in my area and I am forced to roam in order to obtain good service (as i put it) they are waiving the ETF and I am able to move out of Sprint. I am not happy about this decision though. I love sprint where I have lived before in Florida and other places in Pennsylvania but here it is terrible. I will miss my epic and this community but I am doing what has to be done.
Have fun paying triple on verizon
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Id leave too, check out T-Mobile they offer better 4g speeds as well as quality phone. The mytouch slide series is pretty nice if you want a keyboard. They also offer alot of their phones free online.
Do your research.
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i'm about to jump ship too... i'm realizing how much better other carriers service is in areas i'm struggling in. i'll go pay a premium for better service if i have to.
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Have fun paying triple on verizon
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My bill. Is like 99 a month on sprint anyway, verizon will be about the same if I stop the downloading directly to my phone, and since I will have miui on my facinate I won't care about roms anyway. And my bill will be the same or less even
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Ok so I had an Evo I was excited with the 4G I liked it for a while, but then after a 1 1/2 years the thing started to flake out. Well with my phone flaking out, and very limited 4G coverage I made the switch to Verizon. With one problem, what about unlimited data? I had to have unlimited data. So this is how I got unlimited data! Which wasn't being offered anymore.
Well thanks to XDA I found a super sweet hook up. This guy named VIP Nick got me Unlimited Data on my Verizon account for $30 a month, even though it's not offered anymore! He's one of very few in the country that can hookup accounts with unlimited data. Because he mainly works with Business accounts, and VIP accounts. Though he'll work with individual and family plan accounts too. Which I like because Verizon has a lot better 4G Coverage!
So I thought I'd spread the word to the XDA community if your looking to make the switch and want a new phone and get Unlimited Data email him at
Verizon.Unlimited.data @ g m a i l . c o m
subject - Unlimited Data XDA
I am Very Happy Now!
ThankYOU XDA! I love this site.
That wont last long. As soon as someone higher up the food chain findsout...you are done.
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Lil fishy if you ask me. Lol
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Cool story bro
Boo
Yes it said unlimited data but eventually you get to the data caps and slow your speed.
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Beware unintended consequences...
I told My Coworker about this, as he recently switched to VZW when amazon was giving phones away for a penny, He got a phone call like 10 minutes after sending him an Email and will have unlimited data on his and his wifes phone in the next day or two.
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That wont last long. As soon as someone higher up the food chain findsout...you are done.
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No this guy is legit. His company has an exclusive contract with Verizon. I've talked with Verizon's business department and confirmed it. Everything is good with this hook up! He's hooked up several of my friends too, very professional!
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Yes it said unlimited data but eventually you get to the data caps and slow your speed.
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P.S Verizon doesn't throttle speeds it's rumor... Very rarely only in extremely high trafficked area's like the super bowl etc.. I've used 60 gig this past month ran a bit torrent non stop and no throttling, sure a few fluctuations but still very fast.
I cannot beleive this without proof or evidence. Your just trying to lure people in to make commusion.
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Janky
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Sent him an email Saturday, still no reply. He still doing it?
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kwestro said:
Janky
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+1 For thinking this is too good to last...
and +1 for using military slang LoL
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Sent him an email Saturday, still no reply. He still doing it?
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Did this worked for you?
This looks a little fake, I don't trust this guy
Went in to get my S3. After 45 minutes that can't figure out how to put it on my SERO account. They told me to comback tomorrow when they can call for help. wasted time and gas to the only corporate store in san diego, and the chick that wanted to buy epic has to wait now cause I need this for work. What the hell.
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Went in to get my S3. After 45 minutes that can't figure out how to put it on my SERO account. They told me to comback tomorrow when they can call for help. wasted time and gas to the only corporate store in san diego, and the chick that wanted to buy epic has to wait now cause I need this for work. What the hell.
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They should have been able to call into their own service department to figure it out right then or there. Seems like bad CS to do that to you. Though I'm not entirely surprised.
I also am on SERO Premium. IMHO, you should ask to speak to Account Services, they are usually the ones who had been most helpful when I had to deal with messes involving SERO.
well I'm going back tonight we'll see what happens
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Upgrading to the E4G on SERO was a nightmare, which took me to 3 different stores and none of them could do it. You might have an easier time just finding out what the employee services phone number is and ordering through telesales. Let us know what happens, please.
I also have a SERO account and I have problems going to a Sprint store to buy/activate new phones as well. Go to Best Buy. For some reason they can do it with no problem... Radio Shack can't do it either.
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lakers1fan said:
I also have a SERO account and I have problems going to a Sprint store to buy/activate new phones as well. Go to Best Buy. For some reason they can do it with no problem... Radio Shack can't do it either.
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How long ago was this and where? Best Buy was the first place I tried for the E4G and they were totally unable to do the upgrade. That was several years ago, I'd be surprised if anything's changed.
Go here: http://community.sprint.com/baw/community/buzzaboutwireless/plans
Or email [email protected]
Those have been set up by sprint to handle SERO account service questions, and handle upgrades, etc. I wouldn't bother with a store unless you are willing to take the time to educate the salesperson yourself. I've done that once or twice, but it's never been worth it.
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Here it is from the horses mouth:
http://mcguireslaw.com/2010/11/09/finally-a-solution/
Just for reference.
Good luck.
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How long ago was this and where? Best Buy was the first place I tried for the E4G and they were totally unable to do the upgrade. That was several years ago, I'd be surprised if anything's changed.
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I have been doing this for years. Just as recent as last year when I upgraded to my epic touch and in Aug when I added another line. I live in Southern California so I don't know if that matters.