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i have unlimited minute plan allready do they charge you more just to use the device or do you just buy the device and if youre voice plan was unlimited before you bought the microcell there is no extra charge?
You pay for it, that's it. They have a plan you can pay monthly for, but it isn't needed.
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You pay for it, that's it. They have a plan you can pay monthly for, but it isn't needed.
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so the scenario is now, i have unlimited talk&text&2gig of web which i barely touch i download everything off my home wifi, so my bill wont go up 1 cent except for the cost of the device?? i mean i still have unlimited talk and text even if it goes through the device?? i know about the data but i avoid that by useing my wifi... they still charging 150 for it???
the answer is yes. Your choice: unlimited everything and weak signal or unlimited everything with micro cell using your broadband service. Just to get strong cell signal.
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If you don't have unlimited minutes, it's $20 per month to allow unlimited microcell usage.
Make sure you get a good GPS lock on the microcell, otherwise your phone will flip out. I had to exchange my first unit. Once I put the second unit on a UPS I've not had any problems.
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at&t has been giving out microcells recently - mostly to iphone owners to keep them from going to Verizon. I would make a run at getting a free one. Just tell them the iphone on Verizon is looking really good
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at&t has been giving out microcells recently - mostly to iphone owners to keep them from going to Verizon. I would make a run at getting a free one. Just tell them the iphone on Verizon is looking really good
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Wish I'd known that. Had to buy one after being an att customer for 6 years and my house didn't get their signal, although they stated it did. Oh well, now I get full bars so it's all good I guess...but at $150...ouch!
The $20 per month is not required but if you add it it helps you get a rebate for the micro cell...so add it, cubit the rebate and then remove it once you've paid it for the first month...that'd my advice.
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Just a word of warning on the MicroCell. I had one for a while (I'm selling it now on eBay). A couple of times a month our cell phones would all stop working at the house. I would have to go to the web site to un-register and re-register the MicroCell to get things working again. There was no way to tell that anything was wrong (you still had 5 bars) you just couldn't place or receive calls.
How to get a free microcell and additional $ from att
It is a pain, but it worked for me.
I contacted att on/about 5 -6 times, spoke to various tech support people. Proved to att that I get very poor reception (no 3g), live beyond 5 miles from a tower, etc.
Took a little bit of time, but found the right person who would deal. They gave me $200+ due to poor reception from when I purchased my captivate (3 months)(of course, I've had poor reception for years)
Purchased the microcell for $150, participated in their $100 rebate plan. I had to pay for the $20 service until the rebate came through...=$40 cost.
Instead of paying for the microcell, I netted $110.
I find that att always deals...just need to find the right contact at the company.
does the rom or modem have any bearing on the microcell working? in other words i have paragon 5.1 on my cell and modem i9000bvjjpd does that matter or will it work anyways and if modem is a issue which should i go back to?
i got the microcell running, works good pretty good clarity, manager at store asked me if i wanted a job, she said she had never seen someone belittle the at&t reps into giveing a full cost credit i had to pay 220 but i had a 220 credit on my account before i left the store, something about thee microcell did NOT like the modem i was useing sucker went into reboot loop finaly loaded another modem and ran clock work recovery and flashed new modem and problem vanished
Do any of you know, if you have a microcell in your house can a family member with a non-data, voice only phone, like a go-phone say, receive and make phone calls over the microcell?
As far as I know, if they are an AT&T customer, they can use it, as long as you give them access
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As far as I know, if they are an AT&T customer, they can use it, as long as you give them access
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Their phone also has to be 3G. You may laugh, but my mom's phone is an old Nokia that isn't 3G, so her phone won't see my Microcell.
When I first got my Microcell I had problems about once a week - that was with a Linksys router. My Linksys started giving me a lot of problems, so I replaced it with a NetGear. I haven't had any problems with the Microcell since. It was expensive because I couldn't talk anyone into cutting me a break (and I called several times), but it is SO worth it to have full bars at my house.
I got a Microcell for free - I've been an AT&T customer since before Cingular - I think I started with them in 1986. The local corporate store owner lives right nearby, he has a Microcell because the reception here is so bad. I called AT&T and politely but firmly insisted they give me one - and after a day's review, they called me and told me to go to that store and pick one up. They had discussed it with the manager and he confirmed how bad our reception is. It works well
Has anyone else with a Microcell noticed that the battery drains very quickly? I've had mine for a couple of months now, and the battery in my Captivate drains at the rate of about 5-8% in an hour. That's with little to no activity.
Shouldn't it be the opposite? Full signal, less battery drain? I've seen the opposite before I got the Microcell.
Interesting you should say that, I've been wondering the same thing (battery drain since the Microcell installation). Maybe it isn't SpeedMod 13c after all.
Yep. I was using SpeedMod 13a when I was running Cog 3.04. It was great paired with the modem I had (jk4 if I remember correctly). It was sipping very little power, until I got home to the Microcell and then it dropped like a rock like I mentioned before. It's happening for me again with Cog 4, so I think it might be something with the MicroCell. No way to really troubleshoot it either, since AT&T have locked these things down pretty tight (no UI, etc.).
I'd be curious to see how many of us are having this same issue or if anyone is having the opposite (no battery drain).
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Interesting you should say that, I've been wondering the same thing (battery drain since the Microcell installation). Maybe it isn't SpeedMod 13c after all.
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I'm calling ATT tomorrow. Years I've been putting up with crap signal at my house...I'm gonna use the Iphone to Verizon routine
So, I have been at the hospital all week long and my data is creeping near the old 3g 5GB unlimited limited data packaging price and I am wondering if I still need to be concerned about that old limit or can I rest at ease and know that they aren't enforcing the 5GB limit on 4g LTE
You talking about data cap?
If you have unlimited you should be ok.
Ive seen people hit way more than that and i think verizon only throttles the top 5% on heavy used cell towers or what not.
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VZW is only throttling top 5% of 3g data users.
Source: http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/17/verizon.quietly.turns.on.promised.throttling/
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From what I have read on this forum and other places; Verizon doesn't actually have the ability to throttle 4g users yet?
It is truly amazing though, never in my 7 years with unlimited have I come even close. The first full month with my Bionic 4GB in less than a week
Amen...I never hit 2GB and am already over that in 2 weeks and I feel like I am usually on WiFi. I don't know what I will do if they ever take away my unlimited. I can't afford tiered lol
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The hospitals' wifi creeps at 13kbps. No way I will use that! too spoiled now. FiOS at home and 4g on cell
I routinely go over 5GB/mo and never noticed any negative consequences. Thankfully, I was grandfathered in, or I would have had to go to Sprint.
Swyped from my Droid Bionic, unless I was in landscape, in which case I Swiftkeyed the hell out of it.
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I routinely go over 5GB/mo and never noticed any negative consequences. Thankfully, I was grandfathered in, or I would have had to go to Sprint.
Swyped from my Droid Bionic, unless I was in landscape, in which case I Swiftkeyed the hell out of it.
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I went from unlimited on AT&T to 4GB on VZW, and it's killing me to have to think twice before I click a link or download a file. On the plus side, at least I can get a signal now...
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I went from unlimited on AT&T to 4GB on VZW, and it's killing me to have to think twice before I click a link or download a file. On the plus side, at least I can get a signal now...
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Amen rather get a good signal than have unlimited crap data like t-mobile and Att
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They say is the top 5% and thats bull**** cause if you over 2gb automatically you are in top 5% user
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I easily use 10GB a month on my data. I have unlimited, thank God they grandfathered in people. If you have unlimited you are all set.
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I easily use 10GB a month on my data. I have unlimited, thank God they grandfathered in people. If you have unlimited you are all set.
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Do you ever feel they throttle you at a certain point? If yes, at what point? 5gb? 4gb? Etc...
Just curious.
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i just got my bionic and have had it for about week now and i have hit 2gb already, i dont even need my wifi, 4g is just that good.
i will let you know when i hit 10gb which will be before the end of the mouth for sure. if i get slower speeds.
but i am at 2.5gb on 4g and have kept the same d/l and u/l speeds and no slow downs
Damn still waiting 4g in my area
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Do you ever feel they throttle you at a certain point? If yes, at what point? 5gb? 4gb? Etc...
Just curious.
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Sometimes, yes. It's obvious. But only on 3G. I've never seen a slow down on 4G. That only happens near the end of the month though, and then at the start of the next the throttle is off and it's back to full (well, for 3G) speed. I live on the outskirts of 4G so I have it when I'm away from home but then only 3G at home.
2GB tiered here,
Makes me sad. I'm at school all day tho, and its 3G at like 15kbps there.... so I use the 750kbps wifi there.... but at the downtown campus I live at, I am lured by the 25mbps 4G..... damn 2gb tier
I went well over 20GB (from root, not paid, tethering) on my Thunderbolt on 4G and I still hit way over 35Mbps regularly (in Los Angeles). So I'm pretty sure from experience that they don't throttle LTE.
I have been a VZW customer for over 5 years, never gone over on data. I am not too worried about it after this post. Since I was in a predicament (hospital) I expect they would understand, if they thought about limiting me.
That's the most data I have ever used, and for it to be in a matter of 1 week is even more of a "wow" factor. I understand they look at trends as well. Hopefully my trend hasn't increased in the other 3 weeks with LTE
I'm gonna have to say that the throttleing does kick in and only on 3g, which makes it even better when I'm in a 4g area, cause the difference is even bigger than normal
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Do you ever feel they throttle you at a certain point? If yes, at what point? 5gb? 4gb? Etc...
Just curious.
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I don't feel throttled at all.
I've been having so many issues w/ data and signal, im just wondering if I put enough pressure is there any way I could get Verizon to give me a different phone?
My phone is close to unusable how often I don't have signal and im just really tired of it..
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Well the update from Moto is suppose to fix this issues, so Verizon may make you wait til you receive the update before looking into swapping a phone for you.
The Restart Connections app from the market doesn't work for you? It works for me about 90% of the time when I lose my signal. Rarely I will have to reboot to get signal back.
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Well the update from Moto is suppose to fix this issues, so Verizon may make you wait til you receive the update before looking into swapping a phone for you.
The Restart Connections app from the market doesn't work for you? It works for me about 90% of the time when I lose my signal. Rarely I will have to reboot to get signal back.
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I haven't tried that, ill try it but they promised me an update by early nov, and they've given me already 2 months of free service. I dont care about getting free service id rather pay instead of the hassle... I was just thinking they might since there highest level of support saying it was a known issue they were responsible for and had moto working on an update. Sucks I paid full retail on launch day and have only had problems..
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I take it you can only complain to Verizon if you bought the device from them.
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Yea Verizon definitely knows of the problems. Its common. Verizon will eventually offer you a new phone but it may not be something you want. If the problem isn't fixed after the update and they persist they will probably offer some better replacements.
I don't really have a big problem with connection but it is there. Some days it doesn't happen at all. Someone on another forum said they received an update from Moto already, so hopefully they start rolling out soon.
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I take it you can only complain to Verizon if you bought the device from them.
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I bought mine from best buy lol..
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Verizon told me they started rolling the update dec 1st in batches..
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I actually have a new one arriving today. My data loss is horrible. It will show full bars (3g and 4g) but the second I go to do something the data will drop. Extremely frustrating and annoying. I'm pretty sure I'm getting a refurb but if it holds data better I'm ok.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that is the FIRST time I've ever done a warranty replacement in 6 years with Verizon. Wasn't terribly difficult...
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I actually have a new one arriving today. My data loss is horrible. It will show full bars (3g and 4g) but the second I go to do something the data will drop. Extremely frustrating and annoying. I'm pretty sure I'm getting a refurb but if it holds data better I'm ok.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that is the FIRST time I've ever done a warranty replacement in 6 years with Verizon. Wasn't terribly difficult...
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If you just got another Bionic, your problems aren't going to go away. I got my warranty replacement last week; same issues.
They did offer me a new phone; anything but the Razr. Considering I not only bought the phone at launch, but bought a couple hundred dollars in accessories...I want the phone to work as advertised; not a new phone.
Well the week before Thanksgiving I was actually sucessful of having the store giving me an actual off the floor replacement. Up until that time I have taken my phone into 4 different corporate stores in and around Cincinnati and each time The associate looked at the phone and just ordered their "certified like new" replacement shipped to my home. Now I want you all to know these "certified" units were nothing more than returns to VZW from others that are experiencing the same thing. I went out of my way to take the phone into the closest store when I experienced either the loss of data or the BSOD situation.
This time I tried something different which got me a brand new phone..not sure what pushed them over the edge though....On the 23rd of November I got the dead BSOD and immediately took the phone back to the origional store which I purchased it on the 12th of September and cornered my origional salesperson explaining that I have had four replacements...I sternly request for him to correct this problem WITHOUT pulling the battery....The store was moderately heavy with customers who had a ear tuned to my complaint. He was insistant that he had to pull the battery after plugging in a charger...I loudly told him to stop and demanded for customer service to be put on the line because I insisted pulling the battery was going to do nothing more than set me up with a return trip. He told me that all customer service was going to do is issue out another "certified" unit...Loudly I protested that this has to come to an end because all of the screen protectors he had sold me during the origional purchase are now gone and the battery life is degrading fast due to the constantly seeking for data problem. Everybody knows VZW does not ship a new battery or battery door with these "certified" units ( of course). As I would not budge on the "certified" route because my battery and battery door was showing signs of premature wear...the manager stepped in and allowed me to turn in my unit for another right out of the box...printed out a receipt for the return full price and then gave me a new receipt with the same price but with the november date. He told the associate to mark the unit defective screen out of box. Now he didnt allow me to have the new battery or door BUT I got a new unit which I am happy to report has not had a hiccup since...knock on wood. BUT BE FOR WARNED...if you are sucessful at getting a off the floor exchange...check your account because the billing dept of VZW thinks this is a upgrade and will sneak a updated contract date in on your account....It took two calls into customer service to explain to them this was not an upgrade and after they tell you that it has been noted....TAKE THE TIME to check online your contract date is put back to the origional date.
After a little bit of work I am a happy Bionic VZW customer
Have you guys tried the SIM pull trick? My Bionic has not had a data problem since. I did this over a month ago.
1) turn off Bionic and pull SIM
2) power on the bionic and open phone. It will state the SIM is missing.
3)turn off the Bionic and insert SIM
You will need a pair of fine tweezers for this.
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This won't help if you need the 4G throughput (for hotspot, etc), but my data connection is rock solid on the go if i choose CDMA Only mode under Mobile Networks.
I've taken to changing to LTE Only mode in the field testing interface (##PROGRAM) when I need to use LTE throughput for hotspot, and that, too, is rock solid. The problem seems to occur for me only when it's switching between CDMA and LTE.
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Have you guys tried the SIM pull trick? My Bionic has not had a data problem since. I did this over a month ago.
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Pulling the SIM did nothing for me, unfortunately. I'd demand a new (and different) phone, but I spent about $150 on accessories and don't want to unload those for pennies on FleaBay.
Its all 4g phones. If u want reliable service. Switch back to a 3g only device. After 3 Droid charges, Verizon sent me this bionic. .. still having issues. Just gotta get use to it
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Its all 4g phones. If u want reliable service. Switch back to a 3g only device. After 3 Droid charges, Verizon sent me this bionic. .. still having issues. Just gotta get use to it
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False....tbolt for me has never data dropped since being on actual gingerbread radios. Bionic? Even running the leak data dropped like none other.
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Pulling Sim worked at first but its gotten so bad it doesn't work as well anymore. I tried to get vzw to give me a diff phone but they wouldn't budge only offer me a refurb which I don't want after paying 700 full retail plus 150 in accessories.
And no not all 4g, my thunderbolt never gave me connectivity issues..
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I've had them all minus the revolution, my wife has my old tbolt now, granted her data drops are extremely Rare.....when they do happen, it takes a while to switch the radio back on
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Verizon told me they started rolling the update dec 1st in batches..
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Can any confirm this? Anyone get it?
Turning off lte helped me. I have too reboot maybe every third day or so now to get back dropped data.every it was 4 or so times a day
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I've taken to changing to LTE Only mode in the field testing interface (##PROGRAM) when I need to use LTE throughput for hotspot, and that, too, is rock solid. The problem seems to occur for me only when it's switching between CDMA and LTE.
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what's the "SPC password"?
thanks
Just curious if anyone has tried to trade in this phone at Verizon under their trade in program. Is it worth anything?
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Nope... my dad got a replacement though... they made that really easy.
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Just curious if anyone has tried to trade in this phone at Verizon under their trade in program. Is it worth anything?
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It's worth $66. That's a little depressing lol.
https://www.trade-in.vzw.com/Acceptance_Page.aspx
Oh well, guess I'll have to wait until September and use my wife's upgrade to get a Droid Maxx
How about this?
I have had a few calls to service, the issue is that the 4Ghotspot won't download data to my PC(s) even though I can obtain data using the phone's browser or on tether. If I wait long enough the data will work (something like 10-15 minutes). This does not happen every time but often. If they delete my account and add it again everything work great, but in a few hours it may be messed up again.
The support person offered to send me a Razr, I told him to make it a Maxx, but he was stuck on the idea that he only had a Razr. So one is coming tomorrow to see if this solve the problem.
I will be amazed if this fixes the problem, but I figure it is nice to see them offer a different phone to help with the issue.
Their Network team is working on the issue too. I think an overhead application on their end is where the problem is, I have used a local application that tests the path from my PC to any Internet IP address, it show each IP address, the hop time, and data lost rate in both directions. The my PC, phone and the network hardware is working just fine.
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Just curious if anyone has tried to trade in this phone at Verizon under their trade in program. Is it worth anything?
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Why would I do something crazy like that? I know I haven't. I still love the phone, and my wife will concur that I only like technology for 3 months before I feel the urge to upgrade. I am getting itchy just thinking about my tv, **** now my laptop. The government is giving me a couple bucks. Hmmmm.
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Please hold for a Verizon Wireless sales representative to assist you with your order. Thank you for your patience.
You are now chatting with 'Latonya'
You: Does Verizon have a trade in program?
Latonya: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
Latonya: I will be more than happy to assist you with our trade in program.
Latonya: Of course, we do have a trade in program.
You: k
You: can you give me a rough est. on what my phone would be worth if I traded it in?
Latonya: I can send you a link to checking to see how much your phone is worth.
You: okay
Latonya: One moment please.
You: And if I trade in, do I have to sign a new contract? Or would I have to pay full price for a new device?
You: And as a Verizon employee what phone do you have?
Latonya: click here please
https://www.trade-in.vzw.com/Acceptance_Page.aspx
To clarify what you are asking, are you Verizon employee?
You: I am asking you, what phone you use
You: sorry
Latonya: That's ok.
Latonya: Right now I have the Blackberry tour but i'm about to upgrade to the Razr 32GB.
You: very cool
You: thank you very much for your help.
You: If I trade in my phone and I get another, then what?
Latonya: How did it work for you?
You: I have a LG Revo, and I love it, it's only valued at 66 for a trade in.
You: So I may keep it.
You: And just wait for my contract to term
Latonya: That is correct.
Latonya: Are you eligible for an upgrade?
You: I am holding my breath to see what Google does with it's purchase of Motorola.
You: Probably not
You: I think I have been a customer for 7 months
You: certainly not 2 years yet
Latonya: I can check for you if you like.
You: plus I have the unlimited data, so I wouldn't want to give that up
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How about this?
I have had a few calls to service, the issue is that the 4Ghotspot won't download data to my PC(s) even though I can obtain data using the phone's browser or on tether. If I wait long enough the data will work (something like 10-15 minutes). This does not happen every time but often. If they delete my account and add it again everything work great, but in a few hours it may be messed up again.
The support person offered to send me a Razr, I told him to make it a Maxx, but he was stuck on the idea that he only had a Razr. So one is coming tomorrow to see if this solve the problem.
I will be amazed if this fixes the problem, but I figure it is nice to see them offer a different phone to help with the issue.
Their Network team is working on the issue too. I think an overhead application on their end is where the problem is, I have used a local application that tests the path from my PC to any Internet IP address, it show each IP address, the hop time, and data lost rate in both directions. The my PC, phone and the network hardware is working just fine.
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Jeez, see if they will throw in a kitchen sink too. LOL. They have the MAXX. I don't like Verizon sales. You need to do research, or they will stick you with crap. Heard them telling a customer, that no companies do unlimited data. And he was trying to push the Ipad on the guy.
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Jeez, see if they will throw in a kitchen sink too. LOL. They have the MAXX. I don't like Verizon sales. You need to do research, or they will stick you with crap. Heard them telling a customer, that no companies do unlimited data. And he was trying to push the Ipad on the guy.
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There aren't any companies that offer truly unlimited data. Even Sprint recently announced that they throttle peoples data.
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There aren't any companies that offer truly unlimited data. Even Sprint recently announced that they throttle peoples data.
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I'm so happy that I have my unlimited data. 4g speeds and sometimes around 74GB for the month (I pay for the HotSpot) and never a drop in speed. People may complain about Verizon, but I challenge anyone to give me a truly better service than Verizon can. (The only thing that would cause me to leave Verizon at this point is taking away my grandfathered unlimited data plan)
Verizon customer service has gone down a bit, but still surpasses any others I've ever dealt with. Even when they had 3 outages (4g) in December, I made a friendly call and explained I was not happy with the fact my 4g HotSpot was proving useless for the month and a time I really needed it (out of town for Holidays). They gave me a $30 credit without skipping a beat.
T-Mobile has Unlimited 4g Service, which includes Tethering, for $30/month on a prepaid plan. That's the BEST plan/price for max data. But, the 4g speeds are only for the first 5gb, after that, it goes to 2g, which is basically Dial-Up speed. In other words, some major throttling going on there.
Oh, and to add something to go with the OP... eBay or Craigslist your phone(s). Never trade in. You will never get what the phone is worth on the trade in. My Droid 2 Global was worth $56 trade-in. I got $220 on eBay...
-Cybie
Cybies right. I've sold old ass phones on ebay. Sold the old first gen razor for 25$ and got 40$ for an old cingular sliding keyboard.
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There aren't any companies that offer truly unlimited data. Even Sprint recently announced that they throttle peoples data.
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I've been on Verizon unlimited for years and I've had 4g for about 7 months. I never thought I was affected by throttling even though I knew they did it until recently this month. I have 3 days left in my cycle, I'm at about 11GB and sometimes webpages take for ever to load and even time out on me.
If i download a file, the speed seems the same, for example I downlaod a 100mb podcast each day and that takes about the same time as normal.
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I've been on Verizon unlimited for years and I've had 4g for about 7 months. I never thought I was affected by throttling even though I knew they did it until recently this month. I have 3 days left in my cycle, I'm at about 11GB and sometimes webpages take for ever to load and even time out on me.
If i download a file, the speed seems the same, for example I downlaod a 100mb podcast each day and that takes about the same time as normal.
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They only throttle the top 5% I believe so you should be good.
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They only throttle the top 5% I believe so you should be good.
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The top 5%? of users or data?
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The top 5%? of users or data?
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Top 5% of users based on data transfer usage. So all these people tethering for like 100gb a month, they'll get throttled.
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spc_hicks09 said:
Top 5% of users based on data transfer usage. So all these people tethering for like 100gb a month, they'll get throttled.
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Excellent information to have. Thanks!!
ufkal said:
Excellent information to have. Thanks!!
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Not a problem!
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Those with this "awesome" phone known as the LG Revolution. How much longer do you have until your upgrade? Will you be staying on board with LG or go over to a different company? If so, what phone currently has your attention?
My upgrade is on 1/28/13 and seriously can't wait for it. As my first Android phone, this Revolution really did leave a bad impression. I doubt I'll stick with LG once I'm eligible for an upgrade. The GS3 has caught my eye. I'm lucky enough to be able to mess with it from time to time at my job. It's going to be a bit weird since all the years I have been on Verizon, all my phones were LG.
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I am up in February. This is/was not my first android phone but my overall experience with Android has not been the most ideal. I use my phone for 3 basic things, Phone calls, Texting, and Email. Android fails for me at 2 of these. Random black screen of death and a constant error message when it checks my email.
I'm bailing on Android and going to give WP8 a shot.
Well hopefully that works out for you. I'm fine with Android really. It does want I want it to. It's just I don't have the proper device lol. I might have suffered more if I didn't have Broken Out 2.0.1 on this phone. LG's UI is simply horrendous.
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I warrantied out of my Revo about 6 months ago into a Bionic. Have yet to have an issue with it. I'll never go LG again ... even If the rumors are true about them making a Nexus device.
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My first phone was an HTC Eris and it was a great little phone. The stock android sucked, the ROMS were great, email worked but other issues existed, LG phone, while my hardware is generally stable, Android will randomly go into a black screen of death usually during a phone call making so I have to pull the battery to end the call. My phone is rooted stock, running an alternative home. I tried BO, it and my phone did not agree, it was always unstable for me, happens no biggie. I am older now and much less patient then I was a few years ago. I expect it to work, the error message when checking my corporate email annoys me. It has almost no documentation on the web for the error and no one has found a fix, Invalid userID or PWD but then if you hit refresh it successfully checks and downloads the email. I think WP8 will suit me fine, if I don't like it, I will change back... nothing ventured nothing gained.
Yeah I hate that random black screen I get sometimes during a call (I thought that was only me lol). Not sure how I would feel going to Motorola though to be honest, but it's most likely better than what LG has been doing. Well WP8 certainly is something different, I've seen less than a handful of people use Windows Phone.
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I have another full year on this thing. =/ I'm looking at selling the phone online and getting a different one, though. It's soured me on LG products, generally. Using LG's support network was horrible, and the phone itself is just too quirky.
well, I'm here for the long haul. Just upgraded in Dec, so i got a while. Hopefully PG can fix the pink screen issue in cm9. iirc, other than that its good to go. Can't wait.
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I warrantied out of my Revo about 6 months ago into a Bionic. Have yet to have an issue with it. I'll never go LG again ... even If the rumors are true about them making a Nexus device.
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How do you warranty out of this piece of garbage? I've had mine since December and have already had to have it replaced twice for the same issue...and it's starting with the same symptoms again. (It'll start slowing down and acting goofy, not receiving texts, then it'll stop booting)
If I can't get out of it, I'm stuck with it until August before VZW will let me upgrade on contract although I'm eyeballing Craigslist for anything that's better...
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How do you warranty out of this piece of garbage? I've had mine since December and have already had to have it replaced twice for the same issue...and it's starting with the same symptoms again. (It'll start slowing down and acting goofy, not receiving texts, then it'll stop booting)
If I can't get out of it, I'm stuck with it until August before VZW will let me upgrade on contract although I'm eyeballing Craigslist for anything that's better...
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Just tell them it does it in safe mode and you want to try something else. As long as the phone is still under warranty, all you have to pay for is a new battery and battery door. Some have been able to push the issue and get into a galaxy nexus or RAZR. Usually they offer a tbolt, charge, or bionic.
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Just tell them it does it in safe mode and you want to try something else. As long as the phone is still under warranty, all you have to pay for is a new battery and battery door. Some have been able to push the issue and get into a galaxy nexus or RAZR. Usually they offer a tbolt, charge, or bionic.
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That someone was me... I warranty swapped out to a Galaxy Nexus and it cost 53 bucks for the extended battery and door. So psyched!
Good enough for now
I have two of them and they work fine for me. I'm holding off to see what new models are coming (Galaxy S4 etc), and I am going to have to buy my new phones un-subsidized because I don't intend to lose my unlimited data. I use tablets for the fun stuff and the Revolution for calls. The Revolution phones my wife and I have are working fine and rooted. The only problems I have had is that both of our batteries failed at the same time (bad batch I think). I jut bought cheap OEMs off of eBay and moved on.
I escaped from the nightmare this past week.
After three replacements, I was able to get a RAZR.
My trick was that I called up and told them I wouldn't accept another Revolution.
I insisted that I wanted to lateral into something else, or I would demand that my early termination fees be waived.
The gentleman asked what I wanted, and I said a RAZR if it's possible.
"Not a problem!"
and the rest went from there.
2/13/13 for me. Not too long, really. My main concern is keeping my unlimited data whole keeping the other two on the family plan happy. Not sure if that's going to be possible . . . Thinking about Samsung. Nexus is compelling.
Anyone here likely to spring for the upcoming LG Nexus device rumored. I'm betting not!
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I'm done with LG. Unless they release a phone with an unlocked bootloader and stock Android. Which is impossible. Samsung seems to be the company to go with atm.
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Kenpachi 91 said:
I'm done with LG. Unless they release a phone with an unlocked bootloader and stock Android. Which is impossible. Samsung seems to be the company to go with atm.
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They are doing the next nexus, so that should have an unlocked bootloader and stock Android... Unless I misunderstand what all that means.
And it won't matter who makes it. People will develop for a Nexus. It is supposed to be based on the Optimus G, which sounds like a winner, except possibly for battery life.
Be warned that when you upgrade, if you currently have unlimited data, you will lose it if you take the subsidized price with a new contract. If you pay full price and don't sign a new contract, you get to keep unlimited data. If you go that route, there's really no reason waiting on getting a new device because it will cost the same either way .
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I wish I was still under warranty. I have the insurance but don't want to pay for the replacement since my REVO went into the river for a few seconds. Works great still. Hate the fact that I bought many accessories for a phone I want to switch out now lol. Buying the Nexus for the wife. Will see if she wants to switch lol
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I'm well aware that I will lose my unlimited data. I like Android, it's just that this phone from LG has really been a subpar experience for me as my first smartphone. If I have to lose my unlimited data to have a good android device, so be it. Gotta love how Verizon thinks.
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