Hello Everyone, I am currently with Tmobile and I have my G2 rooted and I love it. I use the portable hotspot feature quite a bit at work so I'm signed up for tmobiles "unlimited" internet on my phone. However Once I hit 5gb bandwidth for the month I received a text message saying that I had hit the 5gb cap for the month and for the duration of the pay period I would still have internet since I'm signed up for "unlimited" but I would have a reduced speed... Let me tell you right now its very reduced. So my first question is, do you guys have this problem? and my second question is, which service providers don't have this lame cap? My friend is on Sprint currently and he's used 12GB bandwidth so far this month and can still use his 4G speed which would be nice. So I may go with Sprint however I'd like to keep my options open so do you guys know if Verizon or At&T have the cap as well? Also what kind of phones would you guys suggest with the two? Preferably I'd like to fix the problem with Tmobile however I don't see that happening because when I went in the store they said I was already at the most internet /month.
Currently the only 2 providers that dont have a cap AFAIK are sprint and verizon. ATT used to have one, but was taken away back when the first ipad came out and now they only offer 2gb and charge you 10 dollars a gig over that. Sprint phones arent all that great right now ,probably the best phone on sprint right now IMO, would be the epic 4g. Verizons best phone is the thunderbolt, which ironically isnt for sale yet, but it will this month. they also have the iphone and some other android phones (fairly outdated at this point)
You got to remember that verizon is more expensive than t-mobile. Sprint is fairly expensive too and their 4g phones require an extra 10 dollar fee for bs reasons. If you want the unlimited data youre going to have to pony up the cash.
If i was you i would wait for the dual core phones to come to those carries, the droid bionic for verizon and who knows what for sprint.
Ps. I heard that verizon is throttling the top 5% of its users. I read it in engadget but alas, i dont have that carrier/problem so i havent looked into it.
Hope i helped a little
Edit: forgot to mention that if you want 4g you have to make sure that you are in an area that has the 4g specific for that carrier. Your friend has 4g on sprint so that means youre at least in a wimax (sprint 4g) area.
Verizon has a different 4g (LTE) that might not be in your area at this point in time.
Also sprint has 3 4g phones, t mobile has 3 and verizon has only 1 and it isnt even out yet.
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Nice break down.
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personally with the price per month my wife and i are paying for tmobile i would never leave.
best way to do it is to have 5 member family plan... cheapest way at least.
A T-Mobile tech support rep told me that he was told in a recent meeting that they were going back to the 10 gig cap. He said a date wasn't mentioned...who knows if this is true or not, I'm just sharing what I was told.
That was amazingly helpful and I have a lot to consider now. I do have it pretty nice with Tmobile right now because we have a 5 family member plan and if there is a prospect of 10gig coming out then I will probably wait it out. And if the new phones come out and I still want to change then I will. Thank you so much for your help!
There is a way to defeat the throttle. I've never hit the cap myself so haven't tried it. Five year old data plan with 10gb? Limit. But for root users it involved removing 3 files from the radio? Try searching the dev threads. I do remember that T-mo was the only carrier that this would work with. The throttle takes place on your device.
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There is a way to defeat the throttle. I've never hit the cap myself so haven't tried it. Five year old data plan with 10gb? Limit. But for root users it involved removing 3 files from the radio? Try searching the dev threads. I do remember that T-mo was the only carrier that this would work with. The throttle takes place on your device.
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I was under the impression that method no longer worked. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
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I was under the impression that method no longer worked. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
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Nope, my bad. I'm wrong on this one. Good luck!
Well Tmo finally saw what we were doing in data throttling and it did work realllly well..but all good things come to an end.
I have however managed to "defeat" throttling by....staying under the 5GB. Through wifi surfing. I have wifi at home and at work and those are the two places you find me . Simple.
But its a DAMN SHAME because I never rode wifi before because HDSPA is faster than wifi. Takes me twice as long to download a CM nightie on wifi.
Tmo has got to smarten up. Still they're still my favorite compared to the others.
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But its a DAMN SHAME because I never rode wifi before because HDSPA is faster than wifi. Takes me twice as long to download a CM nightie on wifi.
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Your broadband connection being shared via wifi must really be slow for HSDPA to be faster. What is it, DSL?
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I agree,your broadband connection via wifi must really suck. I get an average of 13gb down & just under 3 gb up. Some day's I'll get a little over 15gb down. You should probably get a new router.
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My cousin's boyfriend just bought 2 verizon stores and he is telling me that Sprint caps ur data limit to 5 GB a month, then limits ur download/upload after that limit (to like 2G speeds). Can anyone confirm this?
I know T-Mobile does, but never heard of Sprint, ATT, or Verizon doing it.
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My cousin's boyfriend just bought 2 verizon stores and he is telling me that Sprint caps ur data limit to 5 GB a month, then limits ur download/upload after that limit (to like 2G speeds). Can anyone confirm this?
I know T-Mobile does, but never heard of Sprint, ATT, or Verizon doing it.
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I know people that have gone over 5 GB a month on 3G and Sprint did nothing of the sort.
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My cousin's boyfriend just bought 2 verizon stores and he is telling me that Sprint caps ur data limit to 5 GB a month, then limits ur download/upload after that limit (to like 2G speeds). Can anyone confirm this?
I know T-Mobile does, but never heard of Sprint, ATT, or Verizon doing it.
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No, they do not.
Sprint only caps data to 5GB for the laptop computer modem cards. There is no cap policy for phone data.
However, if you're using super-huge amounts of data, like 20-50gb, some people have gotten letters asking them to lower that or they'll get relieved of their contract/service. I've used 10gb in a month before with no reprecussions (on SERO). It's considered "adversely affecting the network" (outlined in the contract -- every carrier has this clause).
they do not cap phone data.
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However, if you're using super-huge amounts of data, like 20-50gb, some people have gotten letters asking them to lower that or they'll get relieved of their contract/service. I've used 10gb in a month before. It's considered "adversely affecting the network" (outlined in the contract -- every carrier has this clause).
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When unlimited is really not. Hey, if nothing else, it's how to get out of a contract...
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When unlimited is really not. Hey, if nothing else, it's how to get out of a contract...
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They were just rumors back from the SERO threads.
I think the people in question were more in the 50-100GB range.
Over the last 18 months, I have consistently used 10Gb-15Gb a month and haven't had any speed issues with 4G where I work or 3G where I live. Haven't gotten any letters, either. Back when I had one of their 3G data cards, when it came time to re-up my contract, they took the 'unlimited' off their data card plan and put a 5Gb cap. Didn't effect the phone plans at all, though.
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My cousin's boyfriend just bought 2 verizon stores and he is telling me that Sprint caps ur data limit to 5 GB a month, then limits ur download/upload after that limit (to like 2G speeds). Can anyone confirm this?
I know T-Mobile does, but never heard of Sprint, ATT, or Verizon doing it.
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I hate the fact that store managers etc. Will lie or assume stupid **** like this without even doing one once of research.
He or she will give this info to someone who will trust their title as "yeah they know what they are talking about" and spread that bs around.
I would constantly have to correct people when I worked at sprint. Most thought I was the asshole until I showed them proof.
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I hate the fact that store managers etc. Will lie or assume stupid **** like this without even doing one once of research.
He or she will give this info to someone who will trust their title as "yeah they know what they are talking about" and spread that bs around.
I would constantly have to correct people when I worked at sprint. Most thought I was the asshole until I showed them proof.
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Lmao!!!! I would love to have you as a sprint rep
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Over the last 18 months, I have consistently used 10Gb-15Gb a month and haven't had any speed issues with 4G where I work or 3G where I live. Haven't gotten any letters, either. Back when I had one of their 3G data cards, when it came time to re-up my contract, they took the 'unlimited' off their data card plan and put a 5Gb cap. Didn't effect the phone plans at all, though.
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Sprint originally marketed the mobile broadband units as unlimited. I bought one in 2007. At some point they decided 5gb would be the limit. I refused to re-up just so that I could keep the unlimited terms. When I bought my Epic in October I knew I wouldn't need it anymore and told Sprint I was killing it off.
The rep even recognized that I was still on true unlimited and asked me if I was sure I wanted to drop it. i told him I would just use the phone for access. So of course he tried to sell me the hotspot app. Thanks, but no thanks.
There has been a bit of press on this topic because analysts are expecting all carriers to follow att's move in this area. My take: ATT means Absolutely Terrible Throughput.
You heard it here first on xda.
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I believe this is true as well, I have heard about this as well we will soon all have a data cap as well as be paying more on a monthly service charge with all U.S. providers, and theres nothing we can really do. It's just how the cookie crumbles I guess.
I go over 5gb of data on a regular basis...
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Governor Killer?
The new ViperRom has a "Governor Killer" built-in. Apparently Sprint throttles the data speed based on demand. I noticed a huge difference in 3G download speed with the Governor Killer active.
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1732&sid=e733dc9116b44cbd8eaa770dbba60479
looks interesting, hope it's legit.
What about for simple mobile?
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With all the new kernels and rom developments lately, my Vibrant is running better than ever before. If this gets confirmed, that's icing on the cake. I could easily stick with this phone for a while.
Just went on the t-mobile website and changed my plan from "T-Mobile Android Unlimited Web" to Unlimited 4G Web. It says it will take up to 24 hours to change, so I will report maybe tomorrow on if I get increased speeds or not.
Hmm, interesting. My wife got a G2 and we switched our plan to an unlimited one an now I have 4g enabled on my plan (says 4g web) but I never really bothered checking speeds. But it might explain why I've been able to stream at 128kbs on tune in radio. I'll need to investigate this more.
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Just went on the t-mobile website and changed my plan from "T-Mobile Android Unlimited Web" to Unlimited 4G Web. It says it will take up to 24 hours to change, so I will report maybe tomorrow on if I get increased speeds or not.
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If you buy any 3G or HSPA+ non-Blackberry smartphone they will put you on the 4G plan. The Android plan is being phased out for a more "general" data plan, and them calling it a 4G Web Plan has no impact on your download or upload speeds. It's practically the same thing.
Went through this with them on the phone when I got my HD7 because I noticed the "Android Unlimited Web" on my Vibrant's SIM (I put hte Unlimited Data in the HD7 and a 200MB plan SIM in the Vibrant). They said it was no difference, but to change it anyways since they're phasing those plans out.
This allows them to have only two types of data plans, like other carriers: Blackberry Plans and a General Data Plan. Before they had Blackberry Plans, Andorid Plans, and a General 3G data plan.
Since most if not all newer smartphones (except mid-range/low-end smartphones and features phones) will be HSPA+ (they call it 4G), they just call it a "4G Web" plan.
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Correct, I'll verify this.
4G web plans do NOT affect download speeds in the slightest, anything someone may think they noticed simply is experiencing a placebo effect.
Older grandfathered plans simply differentiated devices, now the '4G' moniker is used for all plans on any smartphone - be it Windows Mobile, Android, or Blackberry. Blackberry plans are the exception however, as they don't work correctly with other devices as they route through the BIS server. Case in point, theres even a '4G Blackberry web' plan, but no current Blackberry is remotely near 4G, they cap at 3.6 Mbps.
The only things that will affect download speed are the actual terminal you are using and the backhaul of the towers in your present location.
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Thanks for the clarification. I knew this was not what it was being perceived as.
The idea that tmobile has to "enable 4g" from their customer service department seemed fairly ludicrous to me (I almost broke out the "Double facepalm" pic). Especially since my Vibrant connects to HSDPA the majority of the time which I'm fairly certain, since it's backward compatible, is actually the HSDPA+ (tmobile's "4G") network it was connecting to. I never enabled any 4G data plan. Or 3.5G for that matter.
This is also probably an attempt to get people to give up the Twenty to twenty-five dollar android data plans they've been holding onto since the G1 days.
yea, I just changed services to the new "naming scheme". It does nothing.
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yea, I just changed services to the new "naming scheme". It does nothing.
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Man, I really wanted to believe this would work. Anyone else try it out? I tried to see what mine would do, but when I looked at the services, it added 10 bucks to my overall plan, so I didn't go through with it. I'd love to see some other reviews about this.
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Man, I really wanted to believe this would work. Anyone else try it out? I tried to see what mine would do, but when I looked at the services, it added 10 bucks to my overall plan, so I didn't go through with it. I'd love to see some other reviews about this.
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Yea, I'm on flex pay and signed up with T-mobile when I got my Vibrant, so for me the price was the same.
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"4G used in connection with the Galaxy S™ 4G product name refers to the fact that the Galaxy S™ 4G is designed with HSPA+ technology."
Quote from T Mobile Web Site .
Go figure it out...
This is stupid
Guys, our Vibrants are not 4G devices and wont connect faster than 7Mbs. The plan is called a 4G plan but that doesn't mean that our hardware is capable of those speeds. Don't you think someone would have posted screen shots by now if they were hitting 4G speeds? C'mon you guys should know better than that.
anyone else notice the guy who supposedly worked in corporate in the tw thread is on flex pay....
now...im not at all sure how this works, and i might get flamed for this, but might as well ask.
So since the GS4G is the same as our phones, couldn't people just swap in the 4G radio in the the Vibrant? Much like the FFC mod?
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now...im not at all sure how this works, and i might get flamed for this, but might as well ask.
So since the GS4G is the same as our phones, couldn't people just swap in the 4G radio in the the Vibrant? Much like the FFC mod?
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do you like to solder? It'd be a much more involved upgrade.
I just tried it guys so i will give you the outcome tomorrow
This one time, I went to that place and I saw a leprechaun and he was like bro here's a bazillion dollars. But then I lost my camera and someone stole my money.
Sounds stupid right? Don't go upgrading your grandfathered data plans because this 4G data plan only costs more and wont speed up your phone.
Paging Dr B said:
This one time, I went to that place and I saw a leprechaun and he was like bro here's a bazillion dollars. But then I lost my camera and someone stole my money.
Sounds stupid right? Don't go upgrading your grandfathered data plans because this 4G data plan only costs more and wont speed up your phone.
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O M G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been trying to figure this out for YEARS! Was he like the mean guy from the movies or the guy from the cereal box? I HAVE TO KNOW!!!
My dad just kicked my at&t dell streaks azz in the dirt here in Atlanta with his new Thunderbolt! I mean he had download and upload speeds higher than home internet. Got me kind of pissed so I was wondering if I should switch?
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Depends can you still get unlimited with att. If not then you should switch to Verizon cause at the moment its unlimited at 30 bucks.
Yes I have an Unlimited grandfathered plan with AT&T. I also have heard that AT&T network is going to be the best in the long run.
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Yes I have an Unlimited grandfathered plan with AT&T. I also have heard that AT&T network is going to be the best in the long run.
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"Best" is very subjective. A lot depends on where you live, work, and spend most of your time and who has better coverage in those areas. For me, the customer service is just as important and on that side, VZW gets the nod above AT&T any day from me.
Verizions LTE is really good supposedly, I only have an Inc2 so I sadly won't know the actual specs
If (as it seems) you live in a Verizon 4G area, I'd say another factor to look at is when at&t plans to put 4G where you are. If it's going to be a year or more, you could switch to verizon for a while, then switch back to at&t later if you think their network is faster/better for you. Maybe you'll find you like Verizon better in the mean time, maybe not.
Extremely great points ... I think I am going to chill atm but I hope AT&T gets LTE soon ... Even if they do get it soon Ill have to upgrade my phone and Im not really interested in doing that atm.
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I'm in the same boat as you. It's absolutely driving me up the wall. I could care less about voice. I use a ton, A TON, of data. I don't have a home computer and, obviously, home Internet connection. My mobile is IT. The chance to put on a pair of big boy pants, right now, and play with unlimited LTE on a Charge is incredibly tempting.
The problems I see, if I leave the unlimited data on AT&T? I'll never go back since they have the ridiculous data caps. And when the T-Mobile merger happens, and yes, it will, there is simply too much money at stake for it to fail. No more unlimited data for T-Mobile. At that point I've effectively ruled out GSM. No more phone hopping and swapping unless Verizon enables LTE SIM swapping.
Who the heck knows when the AT&T LTE network is going to launch? They have problems running a 3G network. But say it's this fall? The merger will go through, T-Mobile will be eaten, and almost instantly AT&T will have as super big boy LTE network? At that point I'll be, pardon the phrase, sh___ing my pants since I didn't wait.
I'll concede I have have a couple hypotheticals in here but I'm open to any advice from my fellow members. Thoughts? Advice? Spare Change?
There is a link on xda somewhere that had att's migration to lte for the end of this year. only had about a half dozen listed, and I think three were in texas. Even when it does gets turned on, there's nothing to say they want cap transmission speeds like they do now. If you don't have the Iphone, your not on their preferred list. I agree that you could probably switch and come back when they upgrade, but there goes an umlimited plan you will not get back. If you are on the unlimited plan, they may still throttle after you pass the 2 gig mark. They are so greedy, it will stink for the consumer if the get t-mobile.
at&t LTE will be a looooong time coming, last i heard they are expecting it in 2013.
if you can wait that long....nevermind...move to VzW
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at&t LTE will be a looooong time coming, last i heard they are expecting it in 2013.
if you can wait that long....nevermind...move to VzW
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Any hard links to that date? I go back an forth by the day. Part of me wants to grab a Charge and play. Part of me screams to stop and wait.
Wait for AT&T...
Had a SERO plan for 6 years and on my bills and account page it always said unlimited roaming data.
My phone lost the ability to call out earlier today. Called sprint and they at first had no record of my phone number. Turns out they canceled my account for excessive data roaming- average amount used is 1gb per month
Didnt matter that I paid my bill on time and referred countless people to them for the last 6 years, they just shut it off with no warning and it screwed me over since I used the phone for work too.
After more than 3 hours on the phone and countless escalations, they agreed to temporarily reinstate my phone for a couple days to give me a chance to let people know what happened but said the accounts still being canceled after that time.
Sprint said that once I port my number to a new carrier my Epic will be able to be used by someone else with Sprint. Im going to switch to the Tmobile $30 plan
http://instoresnow.walmart.com/tmobile.aspx?povid=cat542371-env203289-module445857-lLink1
The best phone theyre selling is the $200 Exhibit 2 but Im not crazy about it, and its a lot of money out of pocket for me
Ive seen people on craigslist saying they will trade for a Sprint phone and have some nice Tmobile phones.
Is there an easy way to do the trade, port my number and set up service with the $30 tmobile plan easily? I have no idea where to start or what to do.
Any help on this is GREATLY appreciated
Why not let them cancel the account and flash your epic to boost mobile which is essentially a cheaper sprint??
Seems easier since you get to keep your epic, don't have to port your number, and don't have to use tmobiles sucky network. Only problem I see is having to learn how to do everything... and make everything work properly ie. Mms, data, etc.
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Why not let them cancel the account and flash your epic to boost mobile which is essentially a cheaper sprint??
Seems easier since you get to keep your epic, don't have to port your number, and don't have to use tmobiles sucky network. Only problem I see is having to learn how to do everything... and make everything work properly ie. Mms, data, etc.
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I love my Epic I was going to keep it for a while longer after my contract was up but cant do that anymore. I checked the boost mobile plans looks like its about $55 a month? Not sure what kind of data is included with that?
I was paying $50 flat per month on my sero plan for unlimited everything and 500 anytime minutes
Dunno.. but you know tmo isn't truly 30$... I'm sure they are additional charges... can't trust anyone but sprint... afaik... but you might wanna look into boost mobile..
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I love my Epic I was going to keep it for a while longer after my contract was up but cant do that anymore. I checked the boost mobile plans looks like its about $55 a month? Not sure what kind of data is included with that?
I was paying $50 flat per month on my sero plan for unlimited everything and 500 anytime minutes
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Unless it's changed recently, Boost is $50/mo to start (your Epic laughably won't work on the $55/mo Android plan since it's not one of the "approved" phones for use on Boost) and drops by $5 every 6 "on time" payments you make to a minimum of $35/mo.
It's unlimited everything (talk, data and text), but there is ZERO roaming (voice or data) which may be an issue for you.
To use your Epic on Boost you would need to pick up a cheap Boost phone (Incognito is generally recommended) and "re-use" it's MEID in the Epic so Boost thinks you are using an "allowed" phone.
Usually sprint comes and tests signal in your area and offers you an airrave (isn't that a requirement?). I would ask to speak to somebody higher up and complain...
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They are obviously trying to get rid of their SERO subscribers any way they can, go with what marcusant said and demand an airrave
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I still cant believe they canceled my account over 1gb of roaming data per month. The least they could have done is called me to warn me but no, they cancel it with no warning and everyones trying to call me and cant get through.
They did offer an airrave in the past to me, but it wont do any good since Im at work while roaming and am unable to plug it in to their network. The area I work in has full signal strength on the coverage map too, but I get zero coverage in the building. Roaming however gets a full signal there.
Ironic part, is that I initially had a Transform and they let me upgrade to the Epic with me paying more out of pocket since the Transform wouldnt get any signal at work, and they told me I could roam at work if I bought the Epic for more money.
They canceled my contract after selling me a more expensive phone for doing what they told me it would do...
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I still cant believe they canceled my account over 1gb of roaming data per month. The least they could have done is called me to warn me but no, they cancel it with no warning and everyones trying to call me and cant get through.
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To be honest, 1 GB of roaming data is excessive and I'm not sure why you need a warning to know that. Do you need a warning that coffee will be hot?
Also, Sprint is restricted to 1x while roaming on Verizon, so I'm not sure how you managed to rack up 1 GB of data transfer on 1x. (If you are using 11115, that's abuse of your service agreement. 111xx is not meant for consumers, so even though many people load it, they are hopefully intelligent enough to exercise some judgement while roaming.)
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I would ***** up a storm if they shut me off without warning me first. Seems like ****ty business practice to terminate a paying customer without giving any notice.
They should OFFER you an airrave instead of having to whine until you get one, so that you continue to pay for their service. Sprint customer service has always pissed me off, both with their arrogance and disregard for customer satisfaction.
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Dude, 1gb a month is decent data usage roaming or not. I used 2gb this last month because my home internet was out so I used a lot of tethering but usually hardly ever break 1gb and I'm on my phone obsessively. If they offered you an airwave but your roaming at work, and are able to pull 1gb a month "at" work, maybe you should put the phone away and concentrate on your job. Idk, but they are well within their rights. It's in the contract you signed.
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If on their coverage map it says you have service at work and yet you roam, i'd call and ***** till they get someone to come and test the signal at your work and home.
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I get 3g roaming with no prl hack, I think sprint allows ppl with 3 lines or more do that, also I roam like 500mb a month.
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If you are pushing more towards prepaid, I would take a look at this post. Has some pretty interesting information that you may find useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21604722
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If you are pushing more towards prepaid, I would take a look at this post. Has some pretty interesting information that you may find useful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21604722
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thanks for this link.. i've been debating for a long time if i couldn't get away with something like that. only issue i see is the ETF from sprint, and finding a decent GSM device with a keyboard! No more of this $90 a month crap especially with no more real premier gold benefits!
verizon hands down.
My service is really bad. Internet is so bad that I hardly use it. It can take me 20 minutes to get to something on Web pages. Tests with Verizon friends load CNN.com page in 4 to 10 seconds. Takes me about 30 seconds to 2 minutes! What good is unlimited data?
tsp
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My service is really bad. Internet is so bad that I hardly use it. It can take me 20 minutes to get to something on Web pages. Tests with Verizon friends load CNN.com page in 4 to 10 seconds. Takes me about 30 seconds to 2 minutes! What good is unlimited data?
tsp
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Wow, you necroed this for that? Obviously all carriers can't have great coverage everywhere. Sprint is spending billions to strengthen their 3G network and bringmon LTE. They are behind in that race. Where I am Sprint 3G is 10 times faster than what AT&T calls 4G. So it is all relative. It is easy to check coverage maps now before deciding on a carrier in your area.
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Wow, you necroed this for that? Obviously all carriers can't have great coverage everywhere. Sprint is spending billions to strengthen their 3G network and bringmon LTE. They are behind in that race. Where I am Sprint 3G is 10 times faster than what AT&T calls 4G. So it is all relative. It is easy to check coverage maps now before deciding on a carrier in your area.
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there not accurate i have lived in two areas since 2011 and let me just say they said the 4g is the best and all around me its very good and where i live at my house it says in house 4g signal strength meaning the best 4g. and i cant connect to it all on my phone yet my CLEAR modem can.
even though on one of my routes everyday says there is 4g throughout it never stays on itll disconnect and drop to 3g.
So I find out today that I haven't really been using "america's fastest 4g network". Apparently my old Basic Android data plan or whatever it's called, doesn't give me full 4g speed. I've only been getting HALF of what I could be getting. This wouldn't bother me so much if I wasn't paying $30 bucks a month for this when the 2gb unlimited plan (I know, sounds funny, huh? 2gb UNLIMITED) is only $20. Even when I purchased my GS3, no one told me, "Hey, you know, you're not getting the full advantage of the speeds your phone is capable of." I guess they'd rather I spend the extra $10 a month and use less bandwidth at the same time. Why not, huh?
So my question is two-fold. First, is it possible those of you who claim to get sloooow dl's ALSO are on this old data plan and THAT's why it's so slow for them? And second, why didn't anyone tell me the whole time I had to deal with these schmucks for the last two weeks, that I needed a different data plan to achieve the full potential of the phone? Why don't they advise people with this older data plan that the speeds are not the same as the newer plans? They definitely never advertised the new plans as being faster than the older one's so how the hell was I ever supposed to know?
Have you ran a speed test? If not get the app from the play store and then go into the T-Mobile store and ask them what is up.
tony yayo said:
So I find out today that I haven't really been using "america's fastest 4g network". Apparently my old Basic Android data plan or whatever it's called, doesn't give me full 4g speed. I've only been getting HALF of what I could be getting. This wouldn't bother me so much if I wasn't paying $30 bucks a month for this when the 2gb unlimited plan (I know, sounds funny, huh? 2gb UNLIMITED) is only $20. Even when I purchased my GS3, no one told me, "Hey, you know, you're not getting the full advantage of the speeds your phone is capable of." I guess they'd rather I spend the extra $10 a month and use less bandwidth at the same time. Why not, huh?
So my question is two-fold. First, is it possible those of you who claim to get sloooow dl's ALSO are on this old data plan and THAT's why it's so slow for them? And second, why didn't anyone tell me the whole time I had to deal with these schmucks for the last two weeks, that I needed a different data plan to achieve the full potential of the phone? Why don't they advise people with this older data plan that the speeds are not the same as the newer plans? They definitely never advertised the new plans as being faster than the older one's so how the hell was I ever supposed to know?
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Speeds are fine over here
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cincygeek said:
Have you ran a speed test? If not get the app from the play store and then go into the T-Mobile store and ask them what is up.
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Of course I did, how else do you think I know? I've already asked and been told that my plan doesn't support the speeds. I was getting the exact same speeds in multiple places, as I did with my Sensation so I know this is true. I did change my plan, but apparently, it won't take effect until my next billing cycle, which seems stupid to me but whatever. I just don't understand why they've never tried to push a better, possibly more expensive, data plan?
Snook321 said:
Speeds are fine over here
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What data plan do you have?
I'm using T-Mo's old Android data plan and i'm getting Faux G speeds of 7-13Mbs. You don't need to upgrade your plan to get faster speeds. I do believe they have to provision the device for use of their 42Mb service but that should have been done when they activated your new sim card. Do you know which plan you had before?
tony yayo said:
So I find out today that I haven't really been using "america's fastest 4g network". Apparently my old Basic Android data plan or whatever it's called, doesn't give me full 4g speed. I've only been getting HALF of what I could be getting. This wouldn't bother me so much if I wasn't paying $30 bucks a month for this when the 2gb unlimited plan (I know, sounds funny, huh? 2gb UNLIMITED) is only $20. Even when I purchased my GS3, no one told me, "Hey, you know, you're not getting the full advantage of the speeds your phone is capable of." I guess they'd rather I spend the extra $10 a month and use less bandwidth at the same time. Why not, huh?
So my question is two-fold. First, is it possible those of you who claim to get sloooow dl's ALSO are on this old data plan and THAT's why it's so slow for them? And second, why didn't anyone tell me the whole time I had to deal with these schmucks for the last two weeks, that I needed a different data plan to achieve the full potential of the phone? Why don't they advise people with this older data plan that the speeds are not the same as the newer plans? They definitely never advertised the new plans as being faster than the older one's so how the hell was I ever supposed to know?
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T-Mobile's enhanced backhaul 3G service isn't that much faster in real use than normal 3G. Important to realize Tmobile doesn't have a 4G network, just an enhanced 3G one.
I have a Dell Streak 7 (cell now turned off) that barely outpaced their normal 3G.
Are you in a 4g area? Home isn't for me but work is... big difference between the 2
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tony yayo said:
What data plan do you have?
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Preferred Android Plan... they changed it from my old G1 plan. Grandfathered
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Depending on where you live (how far away from the nearest tower) your reception is going to be impacted differently than others. I myself live in Arlington Heights which is about 25-30 minute outside of Chicago.
Here's what I get on T-Mobile with my GS3. Speeds for me are perfect. Remember T-Mobile doesn't have true LTE 4G. They use HSPA+ which is like 3.5G.
A few people in chicago area in this thread posted their speed test and seem to have decent results..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734739&highlight=your+carrier+speed+test
Speeds are fine in central texas
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1SiK1500 said:
A few people in chicago area in this thread posted their speed test and seem to have decent results..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1734739&highlight=your+carrier+speed+test
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I'm in Arlington Heights as well. I don't get more than 10Mbps. Hmm..
And I had the old grandfathered data plan also.
Still being told I need the newer plan for faster speeds. Got my grandfathered plan reinstated for now until I figure out the deal. Just in case.
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Still being told I need the newer plan for faster speeds. Got my grandfathered plan reinstated for now until I figure out the deal. Just in case.
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Weird.. I have Classic Unlimited Talk/Text for $59 and then 2GB of data for $20.
Have you tried the network boost apps from market? I tried this one and it has increased my 4G speeds at home which was poor before.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
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LuRock said:
Have you tried the network boost apps from market? I tried this one and it has increased my 4G speeds at home which was poor before.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freshnetwork
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I've been curious on apps like that. Is it just a placebo app or does it actually work? Is there any scientific proof to back this app up?
Chicago281 said:
Weird.. I have Classic Unlimited Talk/Text for $59 and then 2GB of data for $20.
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Yeah, you have the plan they say I need. That or the 5gb plan, but I have the old $30 data plan that i guess has the 5gb threshold. One of the mods in the TMO forum told me my plan is fine. So why you are getting double the speeds I'm getting, in the same exact town? So I ended up calling tech support and she tried to do something but I swear whatever she did, my speeds are actually a tad slower now.
So i guess its just a bad signal at home. I live by Johnnies Beef and get terrible speeds. Went to Olive Garden by Woodfield mall last night and was pullin in over 20mbps. Crazy how a couple miles makes such a huge difference.
Hold on. When you upgraded your phone, did they require you to upgrade your plan also? I hardly use over 2gb a month and I'd like to keep it that way, not some gimmick 5gb for $30
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