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[INFO] have two or less bars inside home?

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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drrtydisko said:
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.

cutting off tethering?

so ive been tethering for like two months with no issue via my rooted glacier.
just got a text from tmobile..
889: Free T-Mobile Msg: Phone Tethering & Wi-Fi sharing access may be blocked unless you add a Phone Tethering & Wi-Fi Sharing plan available at my.t-mobile.com
should i be worried? can they really cancel it on a rooted phone? what gives.

well they blocked it now.
its just normal web browsing which is odd.
AIM still works, and i can still browse via tor. or manually putting an s to make it https. but that isnt practical for browsing.
any ideas? different browser perhaps? i wonder how they are determining that i am tethering.
ugh, any ideas would be appreciated..how annoying.

I talked to my brother and he said its probably my user agent. So I'm going to get the ref control add on and change it so its sending what my phone sends and see if that works. Ill let y'all know how it works.
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Keep us posted of the user agent change, I'd be curious to know this myself. Data packets should be entirely agnostic to their network unless are they doing deep packet inspection or specifically monitoring non-port 80 traffic, or port 80 traffic with different user agent strings.

Any luck with your attempts?

I Posted this back in Nov. tether workaround

Mrdaviso said:
I Posted this back in Nov. tether workaround
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I've been tethering my myt4g with my streak 7 and havent gotten any message like this.. If I do get it though how would your workaround method work on another android device?
Isn't free tethering still available if you use the android-wifi-tether app? or the one built into CM? I heard you only get charged if you use the stock wifi tethering app

No worries for you, its only looking for desktop user agent strings to block. At home I hotspot to my mt3g from my mt4g and then tether the 3g to the desktop. Its never got a warning yet. Can you believe Sprint might be buying T-mobile out? I'll be canceling that service, again.
graffixnyc said:
I've been tethering my myt4g with my streak 7 and havent gotten any message like this.. If I do get it though how would your workaround method work on another android device?
Isn't free tethering still available if you use the android-wifi-tether app? or the one built into CM? I heard you only get charged if you use the stock wifi tethering app
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Mrdaviso said:
No worries for you, its only looking for desktop user agent strings to block. At home I hotspot to my mt3g from my mt4g and then tether the 3g to the desktop. Its never got a warning yet. Can you believe Sprint might be buying T-mobile out? I'll be canceling that service, again.
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The good thing is if this plans out correctly those of us with T-Mobile will be able to exit the contract w/o a ETF. I hate the fact of having to use ATT or BigRed.... Wait a tick. Cincinnati Bell uses the same frequencies @ T-Mobile where i live. So i could use them and keep my phone....

Lmfao, this was the ONLY way SPRINT could get some of their old customers back. Bad part is they are going to lose more than ever. And ruin another company..... run off even more customers and then sue them for cancellation fees. Lmfao all to pay for some dumbass races and yes I think Sprint ruined Nascar too.
Sorry that's my rant....
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Mrdaviso said:
Lmfao, this was the ONLY way SPRINT could get some of their old customers back. Bad part is they are going to lose more than ever. And ruin another company..... run off even more customers and then sue them for cancellation fees. Lmfao all to pay for some dumbass races and yes I think Sprint ruined Nascar too.
Sorry that's my rant....
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NASCAR Being runied has nothing to do with Sprint i was blown to kingdom come before Sprint touched them IMHO.
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It was on a downward spiral no doubt, but Sprint wanted it like Indy. Now there is no competition in the sport I liked it more when they used STOCK cars.... I grew up racing and the sprint cup is a disgrace.
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I can tether too. I never get a message, but I don't ever use the stock app. Seems like a bad idea.

Mrdaviso said:
It was on a downward spiral no doubt, but Sprint wanted it like Indy. Now there is no competition in the sport I liked it more when they used STOCK cars.... I grew up racing and the sprint cup is a disgrace.
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Personally i followed LeMans racing. I followed NASCAR back in the day when i was younger, but heck i'm only 28. I like the various class of cars in LeMans, it brings a new dynamic to racing. I might have car that can do 30-40MPH faster than the next guy but it cannot pass him, it doesn't do any good. I also like grass root dirt tracks, those are a blast to go watch.

Mrdaviso said:
Lmfao, this was the ONLY way SPRINT could get some of their old customers back. Bad part is they are going to lose more than ever. And ruin another company..... run off even more customers and then sue them for cancellation fees. Lmfao all to pay for some dumbass races and yes I think Sprint ruined Nascar too.
Sorry that's my rant....
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Do we know anything would actually change for us?
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I know I'm an ex-sprint customer already...... I know what they treated me like and I will not stay.
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Man I actually like sprint just because of thier anti throttling policies I just got a new computer in January and I've probably downloaded about 25gigs worth of torrents in the past two months using wireless tether and they haven't said a thing to me I had a mytouch before but I only had 2g were I live so I switched to sprint and got a hero and never looked Back and my bill is only about ten$ more.
Ps no I don't have a Droid x I installed a tweaked build that makes it think it's a Droid x lol
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20010423-85.html
http://www.investmentu.com/2011/March/sprint-and-tmobile-telecom-merger.html
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/my-t...rgeracquisitionbuyoutsalepurchasetransaction/
Just a few with info on it. (Sorry mods, not to be off topic) I suppose just wait it out and see what happens.
To the OP: Did you find anything further?

Use the Wireless Tether app instead of the stock app. You shouldn't get any warnings/messages. I have 3 different Android phones I use (I switch SIM cards out whenever the phone I'm using currently bores me) and I haven't gotten any warnings/messages yet and I tether to my computer everyday.

Anyone get this text?

SprintFreeMsg: Learn more about true innovation with the Samsung Nexus S in this month's Sprint Premier Connection. http://sprint.us/sc5
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Yep about an hour ago.

Posting Sprint's spammy advertisement text messages: it's totally not free marketing for Sprint/Samsung that has nothing to do with the Epic!

k0nane said:
Posting Sprint's spammy advertisement text messages: it's totally not free marketing for Sprint/Samsung that has nothing to do with the Epic!
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Yeah and besides, everyone will eventually get that text, unless they've opted out of the sprint free texts
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zanderman112 said:
Yeah and besides, everyone will eventually get that text, unless they've opted out of the sprint free texts
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I am one that has so opted
I get my sprint news from XDA

No txt to me thank god. But I do get constant calls amd txts from android

Not me. And I didn't cancel free text from sprint.

Somvang` said:
Not me. And I didn't cancel free text from sprint.
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It took me a couple of weeks to get the sprint id text.
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I haven't gotten that one yet lol

new at&t/tmob commercial - anyone else seen this yet?

http://youtu.be/LYUhUIfyfZg
****.
"giving our customers a new option..." yeah right. so bummed

Yep this is kinda old about a month.
But thanks for the heads up!
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This sucks.
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Alanrocks15 said:
Yep this is kinda old about a month.
But thanks for the heads up!
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Just saw it today. Don't be a ****
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bstromberg said:
Just saw it today. Don't be a ****
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He's not being a ****. He's simply telling you he's seen it before. Don't be rude.
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Alex530 said:
He's not being a ****. He's simply telling you he's seen it before. Don't be rude.
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I agree. Check Alan's posts. They most likely are not rude, because I've seen the way he posts. Not a ****.
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bstromberg said:
Just saw it today. Don't be a...
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Well, that makes you slow. The only one being a d*** on this thread is you.

Tarzanman said:
Well, that makes you slow. The only one being a d*** on this thread is you.
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we all be dicks after tm/att $$$ merge. they will phuck us good.

j56bp said:
we all be dicks after tm/att $$$ merge. they will phuck us good.
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Don't you mean we will phuck them?
Or are we ******* now?
p.s. everyone on this thread likes to suck big hairy ****
Including me.

xriderx66 said:
Don't you mean we will phuck them?
Or are we ******* now?
p.s. everyone on this thread likes to suck big hairy ****
Including me.
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I can fap to this.

Saw this for the first time today morning on fox news.

Makes me sad.
Guess I'll go to Sprint.
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**** AT&T!!! biggest crooks ever

Somebody wanna tell me why all the T-Mobile ppl are freaking out about this merger? I guess I don't see what's so bad....
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Cause att is a large corp that started as a landline company that offers internet service and now they're the second largest provider in an industry where the line between phone service and internet service is quickly fading. They're essentially a telecommunications goliath along with verizon that the fcc needs to break up. Remember the too big to fail of the banks. That's what we have here with these two companies. Now that they're swallowing up their smaller rival im amazed at the fact that few people are speaking out on this. Were the ones that lose out because of lack of investments. These companies will try to take advantage of their copper networks before they put any significant investments into fiber optics which is already at least a decade old. That's why google is buying up fiber optics lines, most of the fiber optics network is underused in the US. Googles setting up their own internet service which will outcompete these old farts. What we need is more companies like apple and google which try to give consumers choice as opposed to having gloiath corporations like att and verizon which try to bloat our phones with crap and charge extra for tethering because theyre both internet providers and cellphone companies. God forbid you use your smartphone as an actual smartphone...that costs extra.
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I love the Vibrant General section.

dardani89 said:
Cause att is a large corp that started as a landline company that offers internet service and now they're the second largest provider in an industry where the line between phone service and internet service is quickly fading. They're essentially a telecommunications goliath along with verizon that the fcc needs to break up. Remember the too big to fail of the banks. That's what we have here with these two companies. Now that they're swallowing up their smaller rival im amazed at the fact that few people are speaking out on this. Were the ones that lose out because of lack of investments. These companies will try to take advantage of their copper networks before they put any significant investments into fiber optics which is already at least a decade old. That's why google is buying up fiber optics lines, most of the fiber optics network is underused in the US. Googles setting up their own internet service which will outcompete these old farts. What we need is more companies like apple and google which try to give consumers choice as opposed to having gloiath corporations like att and verizon which try to bloat our phones with crap and charge extra for tethering because theyre both internet providers and cellphone companies. God forbid you use your smartphone as an actual smartphone...that costs extra.
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very well stated. Att landlines and dsl are so out of date, they'll swallow tmo like they did cingular and prob sell it. Or get the gov to bail them out when they fail.

http://www.google.com/tisp/
it's pretty sweet because they are allowing people to try it out for free (BETA). if i wasn't locked into a contract with charter i would test it out.

xriderx66 said:
Don't you mean we will phuck them?
Or are we ******* now?
p.s. everyone on this thread likes to suck big hairy ****
Including me.
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we will phuck them with our roms,modems, how-tos and odins to JFD

mr smap beeve said:
http://www.google.com/tisp/
it's pretty sweet because they are allowing people to try it out for free (BETA). if i wasn't locked into a contract with charter i would test it out.
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lol is this even real?

Sprint Data

Dear Sprint,
F**K YOU and your still ****ty data service. With an Airaid 2 feet from me I still cant send a text! Sprint is a f**king joke! Now you may close this thread if you like.

MikeyLee said:
Dear Sprint,
F**K YOU and your still ****ty data service. With an Airaid 2 feet from me I still cant send a text! Sprint is a f**king joke! Now you may close this thread if you like.
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What the fruck is an Airaid?
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He has personal issues
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MikeyLee said:
Dear Sprint,
F**K YOU and your still ****ty data service. With an Airaid 2 feet from me I still cant send a text! Sprint is a f**king joke! Now you may close this thread if you like.
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Hi Mikeylee I feel your pain bro. I thought the airrave would be a good solution. Sometimes though I could be the messanging app's fault. Sometimes the app would mess up and I would have to clear the data in the messaging app or worst case reflash the rom again. Before my phone can send text messages again. I believe the APN get messed up sometimes.

Is your roaming set to Sprint Only when you're connected to the AirRave? I made that mistake before....
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MikeyLee said:
Dear Sprint,
F**K YOU and your still ****ty data service.
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yea what he said

Gust30 said:
Is your roaming set to Sprint Only when you're connected to the AirRave? I made that mistake before....
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What happens when you do that?

Gust30 said:
Is your roaming set to Sprint Only when you're connected to the AirRave? I made that mistake before....
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Mine's almost always set to Sprint only while using the Airrave. What difference does that make?

Texting has nothing to do with data service, unless you're sending an mms...

you should use google voice instead that is what i use since txting sux with the original app. before that my gf stayed pissed thinking i was ignoring her lol i had to send snapshots of my txt log to calm her haha

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you should use google voice instead that is what i use since txting sux with the original app. before that my gf stayed pissed thinking i was ignoring her lol i had to send snapshots of my txt log to calm her haha
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You my firend need to put ur women in line lol.
But that's not the point WE ARE PAYING SPRINT! And for what? Crap data & **** sms ?
Sent from the Drivers Seat of my Suby txting and Driving doing 100MPH+ in a school zone! Ha.

Some people need to calm down. If you are having texting problems, do a profile update. Try a different messaging app. If that fails, wipe and go back to stock. No reason to get yourself in a tizzy.
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Texting has nothing to do with data service, unless you're sending an mms...
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Exactly. And as I understand it, the AirRave only compensates for data, not the voice signal, which is what basic texts use to transmit.
You could have your phone glued direcly to the AirRave, which could be connected directly to a T3 trunk line, but if you have no Sprint coverage, you still won't be able to make a phone call or send a basic text. (YouTube streaming would be pretty amazing, though...)
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I think the latest Airave does both.

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I think the latest Airave does both.
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I could be wrong, then - haven't had to look it up because I've been lucky enough not to need one... it's somewhat of a bull**** deal, pay Sprint extra (even if it's next to nothing, one cent is too much) to use your own (paid) internet connection through [insert ISP name here, will NOT be Sprint] to compensate for Sprint's lack of service...
Sprint: "We're sorry for letting you down... but if you pay us a nominal fee, we'll be nice enough to allow some other company to make up for it (You'll have to pay said company full price, of course)"
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I think the latest Airave does both.
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Yes the first Airave that I bet most of you have, only does Voice and Sms. The newer one does 3g data as well.
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ac16313 said:
Yes the first Airave that I bet most of you have, only does Voice and Sms. The newer one does 3g data as well.
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Yep the old reliable samsung airave only does 1x. But it works great for text and voice. I have wifi for data anyways at home.

ac16313 said:
Yes the first Airave that I bet most of you have, only does Voice and Sms. The newer one does 3g data as well.
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I originally wanted Sprint to replace my OG Airave with the new one (Airvana), but then though WTH for? My wifi >>> Sprint 3G speed

styles420 said:
I could be wrong, then - haven't had to look it up because I've been lucky enough not to need one... it's somewhat of a bull**** deal, pay Sprint extra (even if it's next to nothing, one cent is too much) to use your own (paid) internet connection through [insert ISP name here, will NOT be Sprint] to compensate for Sprint's lack of service...
Sprint: "We're sorry for letting you down... but if you pay us a nominal fee, we'll be nice enough to allow some other company to make up for it (You'll have to pay said company full price, of course)"
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Lean on them enough and they'll provide both the device and service for free.
But yeah using your ISP lets them off the hook completely.

digiblur said:
Yep the old reliable samsung airave only does 1x. But it works great for text and voice. I have wifi for data anyways at home.
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When I had an airrave my only complaint is if you came into the house while on a call th airrave interferred with the signal and made the phone call all choppy and I would have to hang up and call back. Other than that it worked like it was suppose to.
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