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Hey,
Its been a while since the HTC WiMAx has been announced and still there has been nothing on the phone here. So far I've been able to find many useful mods in this site and learnt a lot. Extended my interest in my current device by a lot too. But in the end, in canada, no matter how interesting I'm able to mod my device, it cannot beat the mashed pricing on data options.
Therefore, my greatest hope is in the HTC WiMAX. As I recall, the WiMAx network is alike to US's sprint (usb, or wireless modems) and Canada's rogers/bell (unplugged modems). Therefore, just wondering is it possible to unlock the HTC MAX to use these networks and knock off heavy pricing.
Please advice, may have asked a dump question, but coundnt find anything when i was searching around.
It IS available. It's called HTC MAX 4g. You can google it. But it's available only for Russia. A have already got one . Sorry)
Unless your country/city has WIMAX implemented this device will really work, if not (Like my country) there is no point to buy a WIMAX device, in that case HD will be better option. (Even without 3G)
"s I recall, the WiMAx network is alike to US's sprint (usb, or wireless modems) and Canada's rogers/bell (unplugged modems). "
don't know those 2 services myself but as far as i know wimax is not being used in usa at all
and everywhere else those usb modems are just umts / 3g usb modems as in 3g phones without a mic or headset
use one myself from the company 3
which also would mean that you can use a normal 3g phone as modem if you wish to get around those "heavy pricing."
yes, like i said, Wimax which is nearly the same (wouldnt say for sure unless i'm an expert) as the wireless modems we got here. which is the main reason why i'm posting here to find out more about it if anyone knows details about it.
moreover, yes, also means i can get a normal normal 3g modem to get around pricing, 3g itself is too expensive vs unplugged modems (which uses wimax). Well, i gues that only applies to canada.
I've read up somewhere that sprint has their wimax service.
overall canadian pricing sucks when it comes to handheld data. example; $80 for 8 gb. $10 per gb but that itself doesnt not include tethering. which doesnt makes sense but on the other hand, unplugged modems service is only going for $40 for 10gb. i don't really need that much data, but the price difference is just... after seeing these kinda pricing, you should know what i mean.
I'm a Cellular South user who's reallllly lusting after the Epic 4G -- sadly it looks like it's going to be the only Galaxy S slider released. Once the phone is released and rooted, would it be possible for the phone to work on non-Sprint carriers? I've currently got a HTC Hero, and I know for the longest time our ROMs were based off of the Sprint RUU.
Just curious if this is plausible, very likely, or not a chance in hell.
Thanks,
DrHogie
Sure it will be possible just like the Hero was. 4G won't be possible, but the phone will be able to at least make calls until you figure out any of the other stuff needed for data and market.
How compatible do you think this phone would be with MetroPCS? Also, I heard that LTE could be added with a firmware update on this phone, or at least phones like it. Is that true? If so, do you think it might work on other future 4G networks, like that of Verizon or Metro? Sorry for all the potentially silly questions, I've never shopped for a CDMA phone before.
LTE uses a SIM card I believe so without the hardware built into the pone, you couldn't use it on that kind of network.
I read a blog with an interview of a Sprint higher up saying that they could potentially change the technology of 4g quickly and cheaply in places that currently have 4g. However, I don't know if that means another set of GSM 3G vs CDMA 3G like we have now. Maybe it would be a CDMA LTE that doesn't use a SIM?
Hopefully they just leave well enough alone. I know the technology will be different at Verizon (LTE) and T-MO(HSPA+), but differences usually foster growth for the best to keep up. I guess that would also eliminate a roaming data possiblity.
Who knows...lots of questions.
LTE isn't CDMZA based, it is its own beast.
This is where I read about the SIM card http://gizmodo.com/5590530/leaked-documents-and-lte-sim-show-verizon-4g-launch-is-imminent
Wikipedia is more info if you search LTE about the technology.
Welp, looks like it's going that way...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/15/sprint-evaluating-switch-to-lte-over-the-next-four-to-six-months/
...thing is, there hasn't been any new WiMAX phone announced this year, so either they're relying on riding that EVO and Epic wave to get new WiMAX customers, or maybe they do have something up their sleeve.
In any event, I don't see that many new customers signing up for Wimax, so to LTE Sprint will go. Now what do we do with our Evo at that point?
Other than the shifts but if they give me a choice to choose a new phone I'm in
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It's like sprint is playing the "you can't get mad at me, i'm not touching you" while holding hand in front of face game with all these changes that piss everybody off without letting them go etf-free
Oh, they would have to provide us with a LTE phone if they do switch. At least offer us a pretty hefty discount. Otherwise, I see a huge class-action lawsuit headed over their way. I'd love for this switch to happen. WiMax is just not cutting it.
From the user comments of the linked article:
They're still going to roll out WiMax and then just add LTE functionality later on. Again, It's just a baseband card swap and a software upgrade. The phones would probably use a dual-mode WiMax/LTE chip (like the one introduced last year by Beceem). Sprint did a pretty good job of future-proofing their network and WiMax was a better/cheaper choice for "4G"... Verizon was having some major 3G/4G handoff issues in mid-December and there's still no word of that being resolved. That's a major issue for Big Red and could slow or kill LTE adoption (imagine having to either wait about 2 minutes or even having to reboot your phone whenever you go from 4G back to 3G). I'm not even getting into AT&T and Verizon's LTE spectrum limitations.
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From the user comments of the linked article: They're still going to roll out WiMax and then just add LTE functionality later on. Again, It's just a baseband card swap and a software upgrade. The phones would probably use a dual-mode WiMax/LTE chip (like the one introduced last year by Beceem). Sprint did a pretty good job of future-proofing their network and WiMax was a better/cheaper choice for "4G"... Verizon was having some major 3G/4G handoff issues in mid-December and there's still no word of that being resolved. That's a major issue for Big Red and could slow or kill LTE adoption (imagine having to either wait about 2 minutes or even having to reboot your phone whenever you go from 4G back to 3G). I'm not even getting into AT&T and Verizon's LTE spectrum limitations.
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But they would eventually have to actually flip the switch to LTE.. would they not have to pick one or the other?
As long as I got a huge discount on an LTE phone, I'd be okay with this. I like WiMAX, but for the dev community, LTE is going to be way better.
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Oh, they would have to provide us with a LTE phone if they do switch. At least offer us a pretty hefty discount. Otherwise, I see a huge class-action lawsuit headed over their way. I'd love for this switch to happen. WiMax is just not cutting it.
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They're facing this scenario now, if they turn off the iDen network to use LTE. Some speculate that Sprint will lose a lot of money on this, but all they have to do is sell the spectrum that wimax is on now. T-Mobile would buy it...
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As long as I got a huge discount on an LTE phone, I'd be okay with this. I like WiMAX, but for the dev community, LTE is going to be way better.
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I'm also curious about the stuff I've been reading recently regarding how tightly controlled LTE access can be by carrier. Presumably the same restrictions would apply when tethering?
they will have pry my evo from my cold dead hands....
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But they would eventually have to actually flip the switch to LTE.. would they not have to pick one or the other?
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Not really cause Wimaxx is just another channel or frequency. I mean they still have 2G/3G and now 4G, LTE will just be another channel that they will be able to accomidate
I say the only reason why the would make that switch is to keep up or ahead with the other carriers, t-mobile, att, Verizon so why not make the switch everyone gsm and running on sim chips mmm nice different phones on different networks sounds fun
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I'm also curious about the stuff I've been reading recently regarding how tightly controlled LTE access can be by carrier. Presumably the same restrictions would apply when tethering?
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This is what scares me. I know LTE is faster than wimax. (Job I work at sells both Wimax capable cards and LTE broadband cards now and I have installed both on computers, and speedtest wise, LTE was pulling 15 down and 1.5 up. Wimax in our area usually does 5-7 down, and 1 up.
But I don't want Sprint to be able to decide that what I do with the data access I am provided isn't what they think I should. The fact they can block sites, charge rates for sites, and so forth is very bothersome. It is the same crap certain ISP carries are looking to do.
It is this reason (among data caps) that I decided not to wait for the LTE thunderstorm phone(or w/e its called, im kinda tired ) and go with verizon over sprint.
I just with their Wimax was better in the Cincinnati, OH area than it currently is. Map shows I should have 4G outside everywhere but my backyard. And I barely get it in my front lawn where I should have a perfect signal.
Does anyone have a link to the story of how carriers can control access to the web using LTE. I read it but don't remember where. This is very disturbing that the carriers will have this much power over our web viewing habits
Don't worry fellow evonauts, they (probably) won't block your fetish adult entertainment.
But seriously, better speeds would be awesome, better coverage would be great but the capability to throttle or block what i want to do with my "unlimited" connection is unacceptable.
Here's some things to remember before anyone gets up in arms over this:
1. Between the Sprint, Clear, Comcast, and Time Warner brands there are millions of users on the Clearwire WiMax network, many of whom are in contracts based on WiMax devices or services. They're not going to just flip a switch in a few months and suddenly none of us have 4G anymore. I would not expect to see much further WiMax development beyond what's known about at the time of any LTE announcement, but by the time the WiMax network goes dead anyone posting here will have moved on to a newer phone.
2. There's no reason at all that this would need to be done as an on/off type switch. They install the hardware bits needed for LTE, then switch channels of their available spectrum over as dictated by utilization. AT&T's migration from TDMA to GSM after the Cingular buyout took years to complete.
3. The Evo Shift just came out and the Blackberry Playbook with WiMax has been announced and given a rough street date. Like most of us existing users, these users will likely for the most part be in contracts, meaning if Sprint does anything that significantly impacts the usability of those devices (such as terminating WiMax service) they'll need to either give us cheap/free upgrades to LTE phones or let us out of contract ETF-free.
tl;dr version: LTE is probably coming, since Sprint's rapidly becoming the odd man out in the 4G cell world, but there's no reason for current WiMax users to panic.
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I'm also curious about the stuff I've been reading recently regarding how tightly controlled LTE access can be by carrier. Presumably the same restrictions would apply when tethering?
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ghodzilla5150 said:
Does anyone have a link to the story of how carriers can control access to the web using LTE. I read it but don't remember where. This is very disturbing that the carriers will have this much power over our web viewing habits
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Any ISP has about the same power. It has nothing to do with the last mile medium and LTE will change nothing about this.
Regarding tethering, there is no way to tell for certain by looking at the data transmitted whether a user is tethering or not when a modern smartphone is involved, since they're capable of doing anything a full PC could do with that data connection. Certain types of data may be suspicious and more likely to have come from a PC, but nothing could be proven to any reasonable standard as long as they have not loaded a "tattler" program in to the OEM ROM to explicitly identify tethering. Assuming a rooted phone, this could be removed and of course would not even be in AOSP-based ROMs.
Good rational post. Thanks.
wolrah said:
Here's some things to remember before anyone gets up in arms over this:
1. Between the Sprint, Clear, Comcast, and Time Warner brands there are millions of users on the Clearwire WiMax network, many of whom are in contracts based on WiMax devices or services. They're not going to just flip a switch in a few months and suddenly none of us have 4G anymore. I would not expect to see much further WiMax development beyond what's known about at the time of any LTE announcement, but by the time the WiMax network goes dead anyone posting here will have moved on to a newer phone.
2. There's no reason at all that this would need to be done as an on/off type switch. They install the hardware bits needed for LTE, then switch channels of their available spectrum over as dictated by utilization. AT&T's migration from TDMA to GSM after the Cingular buyout took years to complete.
3. The Evo Shift just came out and the Blackberry Playbook with WiMax has been announced and given a rough street date. Like most of us existing users, these users will likely for the most part be in contracts, meaning if Sprint does anything that significantly impacts the usability of those devices (such as terminating WiMax service) they'll need to either give us cheap/free upgrades to LTE phones or let us out of contract ETF-free.
tl;dr version: LTE is probably coming, since Sprint's rapidly becoming the odd man out in the 4G cell world, but there's no reason for current WiMax users to panic.
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Any ISP has about the same power. It has nothing to do with the last mile medium and LTE will change nothing about this.
Regarding tethering, there is no way to tell for certain by looking at the data transmitted whether a user is tethering or not when a modern smartphone is involved, since they're capable of doing anything a full PC could do with that data connection. Certain types of data may be suspicious and more likely to have come from a PC, but nothing could be proven to any reasonable standard as long as they have not loaded a "tattler" program in to the OEM ROM to explicitly identify tethering. Assuming a rooted phone, this could be removed and of course would not even be in AOSP-based ROMs.
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Maybe I'm just misunderstanding something but I'm taking this switch from WiMAX to LTE as Sprint just has to change the cards on their ends and send us current WiMAX users a software update and we can use LTE.
rkjg24 said:
Maybe I'm just misunderstanding something but I'm taking this switch from WiMAX to LTE as Sprint just has to change the cards on their ends and send us current WiMAX users a software update and we can use LTE.
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Half right. The Wimax chip in the Evo is straight Wimax...no LTE capability.
Since the wiMax is actually from Clear as far as i know, Sprints choice shouldnt really matter in the long run. WiMax wont disappear so your "old" phone should work, and Sprint actually having its own 4G network means more than likely better battery life and better connection/coverage
I have a Verizon Galaxy Note 3 with the latest update in Hardware from Verizon couple months ago they rolled out lte-advanced not to be confused with AWS 3G or 4G LTE I have seen on the internet on a few websites that it will be supported but I'm not 100% sure
my question is will my Verizon Galaxy Note 3 support / work with the new lte-advanced network ?
My second question is if I can do what I'm trying to do how do I go about making it work ?
Just recently I spoke with Verizon Customer Service about possibly changing my grandfathered unlimited plan. I was told because my wife and I are heavy data users, we would be better off staying with the old unlimited plan because after 22gb of data use on each phone, it would most likely be throttled back to 3g speeds. I was told however that Verizon is testing 5g speeds in a limited amount of markets and plan on rolling it out to more areas by the end of this year. The 22gb throttling would then be from 5g to 4g which would be much better than being throttled from 4g to 3 g. I was told that once this happens, it may make some sense to ditch the old unlimited data plan. Another thing I was told was that only the newer phones such as the Galaxy S8 would be able to take advantage of the 5g technology.
I am assuming this is what you are talking about. So no, our Note 3's will probably be incompatible with the faster data speeds unless there is a way to update the hardware. Nothing specific was said about which other newer phones would be able to take advantage of the newer technology.
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Just recently I spoke with Verizon Customer Service about possibly changing my grandfathered unlimited plan. I was told because my wife and I are heavy data users, we would be better off staying with the old unlimited plan because after 22gb of data use on each phone, it would most likely be throttled back to 3g speeds. I was told however that Verizon is testing 5g speeds in a limited amount of markets and plan on rolling it out to more areas by the end of this year. The 22gb throttling would then be from 5g to 4g which would be much better than being throttled from 4g to 3 g. I was told that once this happens, it may make some sense to ditch the old unlimited data plan. Another thing I was told was that only the newer phones such as the Galaxy S8 would be able to take advantage of the 5g technology.
I am assuming this is what you are talking about. So no, our Note 3's will probably be incompatible with the faster data speeds unless there is a way to update the hardware. Nothing specific was said about which other newer phones would be able to take advantage of the newer technology.
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You only get throttled to 3G during times of high congestion on the tower you are 'hooked' to. Old unlimited plan users in the top 5% get throttled the same. Since most who held onto their old unlimited data plan were heavy data users, I suspect most of us were in the top 5% anyway.
I switched from the old unlimited to the new unlimited, now can use my phone in Canada for phone, data and text... And saved $10/month over my prior bill.
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I believe the throttling on the old unlimited plan comes after 100gb of data is consumed on a phone during the billing cycle. We have both been under that and havent even come close. But we still both use at least double of the new data plan 22gb throttle threshhold. The Canada and Mexico capabilities on new plan are also a non issue because neither of us travel there. I have the unfortunate situation of living in a large metro area with lots of customers. It was explained by the customer service rep that because of this, congestion was all but guaranteed so I could pretty much expect to be throttled. Because of this, I can't take a gamble on whether or not it would happen. 3g would be very frustrating to deal with. For me though, I will have to admit it wouldn't be much of a problem as I am home most of the time and can utilize the home wifi. My wife though is out of our home quite often and is not able to utilize a reliable wifi network with any real regularity. So for us, the old unlimited is the best choice for now. Once the 5g is rolled out and we would only be throttled back to 4g, I will consider switching as 4g would still be only a slight annoyance.
I can only tell you what Verizon told me and what my initial contract told me when I signed up for unlimited data back in 2008 (I believe) and there was no set point (like 100GB) that kicked off throttling, it was ".. the top 5% data users..." will be throttled.
However, for me, the most data I ever used in a single month was about 20GB. So when this new unlimited plan came out, for ME, it was a no brainer...cost less and added Canada, where my son lives.
Obviously, your mileage varies and for you..the old unlimited sounds better.
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Sorry Come on you guys lets get back to the topic my questions. I dont want the thread talking about other than my questions all this info you guys are talking about I know already so please get back to the topic !!!
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Sorry Come on you guys lets get back to the topic my questions. I dont want the thread talking about other than my questions all this info you guys are talking about I know already so please get back to the topic !!!
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Ok, back on topic... The answer is NO. In Feb of 2014, Qualcomm and Samsung demonstrated the first demo of lte-advanced using a *modified* Note 3.
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/relea...first-smartphone-demo-lte-advanced-category-6
The way I read it, a different modem chip was required.
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What does "with the latest update in Hardware" mean?
I looked in /efs - based on my own handset I'm thinking you can estimate the time factory testing was performed with the timestamp on
/efs/FactoryApp/test_nv or
/efs/FactoryApp/baro_delta
(Mine is November 2013)
I vaguely remember seeing a "Hardware Version" descriptor in Settings->About device somewhere (a long time ago), but it's not in my current ROM.
bftb0 said:
What does "with the latest update in Hardware" mean?
I looked in /efs - based on my own handset I'm thinking you can estimate the time factory testing was performed with the timestamp on
/efs/FactoryApp/test_nv or
/efs/FactoryApp/baro_delta
(Mine is November 2013)
I vaguely remember seeing a "Hardware Version" descriptor in Settings->About device somewhere (a long time ago), but it's not in my current ROM.
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Hardware version is N900V.07
There has been no hardware update for the N900V.
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Get back on topic
my update # 2 LTE Advance
donc113 said:
Ok, back on topic... The answer is NO. In Feb of 2014, Qualcomm and Samsung demonstrated the first demo of lte-advanced using a *modified* Note 3.
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/relea...first-smartphone-demo-lte-advanced-category-6
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The way I read it, a different modem chip was required.
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are sure? have you looked a the bands for lte advance and the bands the vzw note 3 from my noticing i just want to use to whats availble
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3_id7984
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless
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https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/O8Y5v/samsung-sm-n900v-galaxy-note-3-lte
bands 2 , 5 should work in my opinion i just think we need to enable the bands or root or different rom to make it work
correct me if im wrong check these web sites
if i am wrong on this information i am sorry for the trouble i have a caused and thanks for helping me understand oh anfd sorry for the por spelling and all
teckynerd6249 said:
are sure? have you looked a the bands for lte advance and the bands the vzw note 3 from my noticing i just want to use to whats availble
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3_id7984
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Wireless
and
https://www.frequencycheck.com/models/O8Y5v/samsung-sm-n900v-galaxy-note-3-lte
bands 2 , 5 should work in my opinion i just think we need to enable the bands or root or different rom to make it work
correct me if im wrong check these web sites
if i am wrong on this information i am sorry for the trouble i have a caused and thanks for helping me understand oh anfd sorry for the por spelling and all
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If you read the article I pointed you to, you would have read that the Note 3 under test had *both* hardware and software modifications done to it. In particular, it required a new moden chip.
Lte-advanced is not dependent on the band but rather the bandwidth used. Again, read the article and the links in the article that describe the method used.
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If you read the article I pointed you to, you would have read that the Note 3 under test had *both* hardware and software modifications done to it. In particular, it required a new moden chip.
Lte-advanced is not dependent on the band but rather the bandwidth used. Again, read the article and the links in the article that describe the method used.
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Bummer I was hoping it would work but looks like it wont ...... By the way were did you find the test information from I been looking on the net and can find anything worth looking at. Good thing you found that
Here's an article showing which phones are capable... And the Note 3 is not listed.
https://betanews.com/2016/08/29/verizon-lte-advanced/
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Anyone else on Sprint with the S10?
Note 8, and S8+ works fine. My S10+ is getting 1x and when I'm on the road, it would come in and out all day long. Without WiFi the phone is almost useless.
dannieboiz said:
Anyone else on Sprint with the S10?
Note 8, and S8+ works fine. My S10+ is getting 1x and when I'm on the road, it would come in and out all day long. Without WiFi the phone is almost useless.
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i have the exect same issue with s10e..i thought it was only s10e because its a cheaper model..what do we do..plus also my wifi is pritty bad..only on this device
My wifi works fine but I have very limited if any data signal and I can hardly send or receive text messages....
No one has a fix?
I called the sprint store and the guy said lots of these new S10 series phones have connectivity issues.
He said their tech has a fix for it but it may not be effective. He said Samsung needs to release an update to fix it.
I've got the S10+
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Switch to verizon, att, or cricket. Sprint is bottom of barrel of carriers sadly. I learned that the hard way back when carriers has 2 year contracts.
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johnwayne27 said:
Switch to verizon, att, or cricket. Sprint is bottom of barrel of carriers sadly. I learned that the hard way back when carriers has 2 year contracts.
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I used to believe in this statement.. But when I walk around with a phone from Verizon (business), Srint (Personal) and AT&T hotspot service, I realized this is very not true.
There are locations where each carrier is stronger than others. At one of my job site, Verizon and AT&T fail to connect at all constant roaming and drop calls while Sprint skips along like no body cares.
Point, additionally, as each carrier acquire and deploy new bands, they need to be built out so the newer devices that support the bands can utlize it relieving the crowded older bands.
HOWEVER, this stupid phone, with SignalCheck Pro installed, I can see the bands I'm on but the signal stregnth is horrible, like at the moment, i'm connected to band 41 but LTE is at -117dBm, that's almost like not having signal at all. Likewise when I'm connected to band 25 and 26.
I tried disabling all those bands and force it onto the lower frequency with hardly any success.
dannieboiz said:
I used to believe in this statement.. But when I walk around with a phone from Verizon (business), Srint (Personal) and AT&T hotspot service, I realized this is very not true.
There are locations where each carrier is stronger than others. At one of my job site, Verizon and AT&T fail to connect at all constant roaming and drop calls while Sprint skips along like no body cares.
Point, additionally, as each carrier acquire and deploy new bands, they need to be built out so the newer devices that support the bands can utlize it relieving the crowded older bands.
HOWEVER, this stupid phone, with SignalCheck Pro installed, I can see the bands I'm on but the signal stregnth is horrible, like at the moment, i'm connected to band 41 but LTE is at -117dBm, that's almost like not having signal at all. Likewise when I'm connected to band 25 and 26.
I tried disabling all those bands and force it onto the lower frequency with hardly any success.
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Can you disable or remove that signal check program? Not all sognal check programs are legit.
What country are you in?
That may be part of the problem.
I agree, carriers do have their own pros and cons.
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johnwayne27 said:
Switch to verizon, att, or cricket. Sprint is bottom of barrel of carriers sadly. I learned that the hard way back when carriers has 2 year contracts.
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Can you disable or remove that signal check program? Not all sognal check programs are legit.
What country are you in?
That may be part of the problem.
I agree, carriers do have their own pros and cons.
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I'm in the US
and yes the program can be uninstalled, but it was only installed because I need to troubleshoot this issue, so it's not the program that's causing the problem. It's just telling me what band I'm on and the signal.
dannieboiz said:
Anyone else on Sprint with the S10?
Note 8, and S8+ works fine. My S10+ is getting 1x and when I'm on the road, it would come in and out all day long. Without WiFi the phone is almost useless.
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It's not just you. There are multiple threads on Sprint's forums with users complaining. My phone constantly roams, the WiFi calling keeps timing out on location and though it says LTE most of the time data doesn't work. Lucky for me I keep a spare phone so I'll be switching back to my iPhone X until they resolve this but there's been no official word on any of this getting resolved so I'm not expecting a solution any time soon. I'm wondering if it was the update I installed that caused this because it seemed like day 1 the phone was ok. Maybe a solution is to use Odin and flash back to the original stock.
winb83 said:
It's not just you. There are multiple threads on Sprint's forums with users complaining. My phone constantly roams, the WiFi calling keeps timing out on location and though it says LTE most of the time data doesn't work. Lucky for me I keep a spare phone so I'll be switching back to my iPhone X until they resolve this but there's been no official word on any of this getting resolved so I'm not expecting a solution any time soon. I'm wondering if it was the update I installed that caused this because it seemed like day 1 the phone was ok. Maybe a solution is to use Odin and flash back to the original stock.
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They had me reset network settings which I did and it didn't help. They're sending me a replacement phone... Once I get it I'll prevent the Samsung update and see if that helps. Idk I really wanted to like this phone.
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Sadly this is a known issue:
https://community.sprint.com/t5/Samsung/Galaxy-s10-plus-wont-stay-connected-to-LTE/td-p/1035678
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/b1hxkp/galaxy_s10_data_failure/
Strange I get signal better than I did on my note 9
Do you guys have a Sprint phone or the unlocked version from factory? I have the factory unlocked version, could it be it? The sprint guy @ the store said they sold a few s10's and no one has come back *****ing yet
dannieboiz said:
Do you guys have a Sprint phone or the unlocked version from factory? I have the factory unlocked version, could it be it? The sprint guy @ the store said they sold a few s10's and no one has come back *****ing yet
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I have the sprint version purchased from S
Spent an hour with samsung to no resolution. Took my verizon sim and dropped it on the S10 and the phone was getting good signal and speed then dropped for a couple minutes then back to good speeds. But as it's doing this, the phone started to get very warm. Sprint tech support doesn't know crap, just make me repeat their written process multiple times and the guys at the sprint stores are just salesman.
Since the verizon seems shows intermitten connections as well, i'm going to see if samsung can send me a replacement.