1) a microsd slot, because what happens if your phone craps? BOOM everything lost right there. Its happened to my sisters iphone. "Blahblahblah just back it up everyday blablahblah" be realistic bro. BUT!!!! The fact that its otg capable is a good thing because that means we can use usb sticks right? Idk, I'm coming from the samsung epic 4g
2) A CHIN!! I can't be the only one who thinks this phone should've been the return of the chin? It looks so sexy, like an upgraded hero, a chin would've made it even sexier imo!
What do y'all think about the chin?
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If you're rooted you can send your backups to pc
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You can setup your phone to backup automatically to the cloud using Dropbox
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1.) Yeah... We get it... 2.) No.
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Move on with your life and move into the damn cloud people.
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Move on with your life and move into the damn cloud people.
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Only rain clouds here in Florida on Sprint... Patiently waiting for sprint to fix it so I can use the cloud properly.
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My one backs up to the cloud every day when I plug it in just fine.
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I think the HTC backup program is beautiful. I've used it between ROMs with no problem at all. Pretty much negates my need for an SD card.
II will say they need more accessories though. Am I the only one who uses desktop docks anymore?
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Only rain clouds here in Florida on Sprint... Patiently waiting for sprint to fix it so I can use the cloud properly.
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Hey Brian, just as an FYI, I called Sprint yesterday to complain about the lack of anything in Central Florida, and two things came up. First, I received a $15.00 credit, and second, they're saying that (this is obvious) they're working on LTE in the area. Taken with a grain of salt, they said they're anticipating a release this summer for LTE in our area. Fingers crossed.
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Hey Brian, just as an FYI, I called Sprint yesterday to complain about the lack of anything in Central Florida, and two things came up. First, I received a $15.00 credit, and second, they're saying that (this is obvious) they're working on LTE in the area. Taken with a grain of salt, they said they're anticipating a release this summer for LTE in our area. Fingers crossed.
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I'm just taking it in stride man..Im up and down about it and get close to leaving now and again but thinking about what the network is going to become keeps me from doing anything stupid...I don't even really care about LTE anymore,I just need a decent connection with decent speeds consistently(1.5-2.0Mb/sec)..Sad that in order to keep this HTC One from freaking out with all the driving I do I had to leave it set on CDMA Only so it doesn't try to connect to to weak 4G Signal areas(switching from 3G to 4G and back to 3G is so slow on this phone)
I had a chat with Sprint a few days/maybe a week ago..And they said the issues i'm having are because of the tower being worked on 4th street behind AOK Tires..Well that's BS because I drive by that tower every day heading out to the office and it has NOT been touched.Old legacy cabinets still in place/no workers/no panels and s4Gru also shows no work being done on any towers currently in Apopka.
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Yup... I have had to restore my one multiple times... Even restores the way your desktop was laid out.
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Only rain clouds here in Florida on Sprint... Patiently waiting for sprint to fix it so I can use the cloud properly.
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In Florida on Sprint... what is the problem?
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In Florida on Sprint... what is the problem?
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What isn't the problem? I drive 28 miles each way to and from work a day and consistently get .3 to .5mbps speeds.
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I'm just taking it in stride man..Im up and down about it and get close to leaving now and again but thinking about what the network is going to become keeps me from doing anything stupid...I don't even really care about LTE anymore,I just need a decent connection with decent speeds consistently(1.5-2.0Mb/sec)..Sad that in order to keep this HTC One from freaking out with all the driving I do I had to leave it set on CDMA Only so it doesn't try to connect to to weak 4G Signal areas(switching from 3G to 4G and back to 3G is so slow on this phone)
I had a chat with Sprint a few days/maybe a week ago..And they said the issues i'm having are because of the tower being worked on 4th street behind AOK Tires..Well that's BS because I drive by that tower every day heading out to the office and it has NOT been touched.Old legacy cabinets still in place/no workers/no panels and s4Gru also shows no work being done on any towers currently in Apopka.
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I hear what you're saying. They told me there is work being done on the towers out off Sandpiper and that could be reason I'm having problems, but I'm all the way over by Home Depot and Lowe's. I can sit in my house on Lake Anne and get an LTE signal, but it bounces in and out. So, pointless pretty much. They had no response for when I'm at my office in South Orlando.
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What isn't the problem? I drive 28 miles each way to and from work a day and consistently get .3 to .5mbps speeds.
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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Lawmakers-Pass-Texting-While-Driving-Ban-205859031.html You wont have to worry about your wireless speeds on the road anymore.
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I hear what you're saying. They told me there is work being done on the towers out off Sandpiper and that could be reason I'm having problems, but I'm all the way over by Home Depot and Lowe's. I can sit in my house on Lake Anne and get an LTE signal, but it bounces in and out. So, pointless pretty much. They had no response for when I'm at my office in South Orlando.
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There is no offical LTE in Orlando and that they are doing full network upgrades... This requires them to screw with the towers for some time.
As for the comment about "I don't see any tower work"... Most of the tower work is done at the base. The only tower upgrade is when they install Network Vision (replace the copper up to the cell with fiber and replace the base modules). So even when they are doing a network vision, the only "visible" upgrade is when they are replacing the copper. http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
Just be happy you can get LTE anywhere in an unofficial market... I am in Tallahassee and we still barely have 3g eventho we are on the LTE rollout list.
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http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Florida-Lawmakers-Pass-Texting-While-Driving-Ban-205859031.html You wont have to worry about your wireless speeds on the road anymore.
There is no offical LTE in Orlando and that they are doing full network upgrades... This requires them to screw with the towers for some time.
As for the comment about "I don't see any tower work"... Most of the tower work is done at the base. The only tower upgrade is when they install Network Vision (replace the copper up to the cell with fiber and replace the base modules). So even when they are doing a network vision, the only "visible" upgrade is when they are replacing the copper. http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
Just be happy you can get LTE anywhere in an unofficial market... I am in Tallahassee and we still barely have 3g eventho we are on the LTE rollout list.
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That's all fine and dandy that they're working on the upgrades now and that's why the speeds are slow. But for as long as I can remember, I've never had a good speed with Sprint. I'd hit a spot once in a while that would put me close or over 1mbps, but every other time, it's literally below .5mbps. It's ridiculous.
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That's all fine and dandy that they're working on the upgrades now and that's why the speeds are slow. But for as long as I can remember, I've never had a good speed with Sprint. I'd hit a spot once in a while that would put me close or over 1mbps, but every other time, it's literally below .5mbps. It's ridiculous.
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That is about standard for half max distance from the tower... The theoretical Rev. A high is based upon a high SNR (that was never really achievable at distance with copper).
really? before they started working on lte I always got fantastic speeds. When I got my OG Evo I pulled 2-3 mbps on 3g, and 5-20 on wimax. I really only get pissed when they are working on towers in my area, then my connection drops to .2-.5mbps, but I stay because after its done Im back to the good old 3g speeds, and 10-30 mbps on LTE. I love sprint, and most of all I love my unlimited data. I know youve heard it 1000 times, but hold on, its getting a lot better.
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really? before they started working on lte I always got fantastic speeds. When I got my OG Evo I pulled 2-3 mbps on 3g, and 5-20 on wimax. I really only get pissed when they are working on towers in my area, then my connection drops to .2-.5mbps, but I stay because after its done Im back to the good old 3g speeds, and 10-30 mbps on LTE. I love sprint, and most of all I love my unlimited data. I know youve heard it 1000 times, but hold on, its getting a lot better.
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That is max burst (not sustainable). There is a lot to it, but one of the main things is degredation of the SNR (which is why they switched from copper to fiber). Also channel interference. Most users will experience between 500 - 1000 kbit sustained speeds. You are also limited by the reverse link when submitted requests.
All I got to say is if the reason my speeds are so bad is because they are working on towers in my area. Then it's been one hell of a process upgrading 1 single tower for over 3 years.
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I have been wanting a nexus one really bad and the only thing holding me back is the 3g/edge switching problem I have heard some much about. Is this really that big of a problem? Should I wait for the HTC Desire?
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I have been wanting a nexus one really bad and the only thing holding me back is the 3g/edge switching problem I have heard some much about. Is this really that big of a problem? Should I wait for the HTC Desire?
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How is the signal strength where you live? I have had my Nexus since the day it launched, and dont experience any of those issues. But then again....I have great 3G/HSPA connectivity here in Denver.
I live near Detroit MI and the 3g is ok. I do get edge 40% of the time when I am in my house but wifi fixes that.
I have had mine 48 hours. It has worked properly about 2 hours. The rest has been filled with lost data connections, signal going from 4 bars to zero bars, and back to 4 bars within seconds, and many many missed calls/messages/aborted calls. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. I thought this was going to be an upgrade from my G1- the speed is great but it is totally unusable as an actual phone. BTW, 3g in my area is excellent (on the G1).
I'm in Tulsa, OK and have yet to see EDGE on my 3G ATT Nexus. I've had it all day and been all over town and now home and I've got 3G all day and 4 bars 3G at home in the house.
I had my Nexus since the day it was launched, and dont have any 3G issues. I have great 3G/HSPA connectivity here in Las Vegas.
I had my N1 about couple months and so far it seems that it's the only choice!, didn't get any major problems, amazing speed I always get daily updates!
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I'm in Tulsa, OK and have yet to see EDGE on my 3G ATT Nexus. I've had it all day and been all over town and now home and I've got 3G all day and 4 bars 3G at home in the house.
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Wow on Tmobile I only get edge, and I'm in Oklahoma City,OK. Doesnt make any sense.
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I have had mine 48 hours. It has worked properly about 2 hours. The rest has been filled with lost data connections, signal going from 4 bars to zero bars, and back to 4 bars within seconds, and many many missed calls/messages/aborted calls. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. I thought this was going to be an upgrade from my G1- the speed is great but it is totally unusable as an actual phone. BTW, 3g in my area is excellent (on the G1).
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same here basically. I'm 1 mile from an HSDPA enabled tower and can't get anything faster than EDGE on a consistent basis. Dropped and garbled calls galore.
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I have had mine 48 hours. It has worked properly about 2 hours. The rest has been filled with lost data connections, signal going from 4 bars to zero bars, and back to 4 bars within seconds, and many many missed calls/messages/aborted calls. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. I thought this was going to be an upgrade from my G1- the speed is great but it is totally unusable as an actual phone. BTW, 3g in my area is excellent (on the G1).
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I had my Nexus since the day it was launched, and dont have any 3G issues. I have great 3G/HSPA connectivity here in Las Vegas.
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same here basically. I'm 1 mile from an HSDPA enabled tower and can't get anything faster than EDGE on a consistent basis. Dropped and garbled calls galore.
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Las Vegas is one of T-mobile's best connected cities... so no surprise there. But even in Toledo, OH, I get 3G outdoors without issue and switch between 3G and Edge only indoors, where I have wifi anyway.
Maybe you guys that are having problems might call HTC for swaps.
All of this worries me. I don't want to shell out $530 for a phone that could have issues with keeping a 3G connection. Even on cyanogens wiki he sates "Is the 3G issue fixed? No. While Google did issue an Over-The-Air update On 2010-Feb-02, it doesn't fully fix the switch from 3G to EDGE, which might be a mix of a hardware problem and a software one." I am hoping the desire comes out soon to see if that has the same problems. It is almost the same hardware so I would think it would be the same but we will see.
If anything it's the baseband programming from Qualcomm... I'm NOT seeing as bad as an issue as before. I do on occasion see it go to EDGE; I've just not got in the habit of leaving my phone on 3G only now.
no trouble in austin tx 3g and H all the time
Called HTC and they had no other solution but for me to loose $45 (because it was etched) plus shipping to get me another phone that would likely do the same thing. So, I rooted and crossed my fingers that having a choice in radios would help. Nope. Oh well, it looks cool. I use it to show off, and make calls with my G1
It's always good to try another SIM card(S) from a different carrier before coming to conclusions.
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It's always good to try another SIM card(S) from a different carrier before coming to conclusions.
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That's really not possible in the US. We have 2 GSM provides and both use different frequencies. You're definitely not going to get 3G with the other provider's SIM.
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Las Vegas is one of T-mobile's best connected cities... so no surprise there.
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Its true I get good 3g when I go to vegas, but the weird thing is,i get absolutely zero gps functionality there. Any app that requires gps like sherpa or maps is useless. Go figure.
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Its true I get good 3g when I go to vegas, but the weird thing is,i get absolutely zero gps functionality there. Any app that requires gps like sherpa or maps is useless. Go figure.
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that's simple. They don't want you to leave!
Ughhh, I'm line of sight to a tower and get -70 to -75dBm all the time but I swear I jump for joy if I manage to get 600kps on this N1.
I went to the outdoor mall in my neighborhood that has the T-Mobile antenna there. I was getting about -75dbm and when I covered the back of the phone with my palm as demonstrated in the videos showcasing the 3g problem my reception would drop to about -105dbm... is it me or is that excessive considering how close I was?
I've noticed DRAMATIC worsened signal and slower data speeds since HSPA+ got turned on. The whole reason I switched to T-mobile has turned against me, I now experience the connectivity issues from holding the phone that were previously non existent to me and I'm almost always on EDGE. If it does connect to HSPA its unusably slow whereas it used to be close to 2mb speeds prior to their "upgrade" anyone else experiencing this?
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Yes I was near Beverly hills today off the 10 and I particularly had zero 3g, lost service completely, then it stayed on edge. This area never did this before. I bet they are doing network maintenance or something. Which area are you having problems?
Hopefully that's what the issue is, maintenance. I'm in downtown-hollywood most of the time and have always had great service, until the pay few days, always dropping calls, slow data, etc...
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Hopefully that's what the issue is, maintenance. I'm in downtown-hollywood most of the time and have always had great service, until the pay few days, always dropping calls, slow data, etc...
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YES same exact thing with my buddy's t-mo N1 when we were downtown.
Compared each others device (got an att vers.) he didnt even have access to maps. But he's been crying about it for a while now, even in Santa Monica he would have some reception trouble and connecting to EDGE.
Last time he told me he found a work-around and got a widget turning the thing on and off to reset but I honestly don't believe that's a workaround..
maintenance, yeah better chance. found an article stating t-mo working on 4G, hopefully itll make you feel better. Try and keep your phone nice and clean b/c hopefully the N1 is rockin by then.
t-mo to 4g maintenance.
Other cities have reported similar issues while upgrading to hspa + so I'm confident it'll get better, i mean before this is was fantastic for meso I don't really see how it would get worse
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I recently (last week) got the HTC One coming from the HTC LTE and notice that it seems like every few minutes I lose network connectivity. More specifically when listening to streaming music. Even if the phone is stationary and doesn't matter what part of town (Kansas City), that I have where the music stops and buffers. Also had dropped a call on a road that I never had issues with phone calls before.
The phone was rooted, and took it to the Sprint store and they told me that the towers in town were all flaky (bad thing to say about their network), and that they didn't have a method of testing the radio. That night that I took it to the Sprint store, the girlfriend tried to call me and didn't receive the call and she sent me 3 texts that actually showed up while the CSR was holding the phone, showing that it was delayed by 2 hours. They did a profile update (think honestly they just wanted me out the door).
So I used the RUU to flash back to 100% stock once I got home to ensure it wasn't something that I did rooting the phone. Having done that, over the last few days still having the network buffering issues (didn't have that with my old phone), and haven't had any delayed texts (that I know of).
Question is do you believe them at the store that it is a wide are Sprint tower issue, or that it could be my phone? Don't want to wait too long, and end up with a refurbished one either (someone else's problem phone). Is anyone else having the same type of issues that might be able to be fixed with a software flash????
Thanks in advance!
I know lately I've been having dropped calls a lot. Two tonight actually with decent signal. Idk if it's my replacement phone or a rom I flashed.
Sort of tough to figure out which it could be.
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Tried my girlfriends phone using Tune-In listening to the same channel and her phone does the same thing. She also have the HTC One. Just wonder if power management is just too tight and not enough processor to keep the stream going. Full bars in a 4G area and still buffers. Even when sitting still in my house!
Just very frustrating!
Mine was doing it too. Dial ##72786# and reset network settings. The phone will reboot and go through the hands free activation... After that I have not had any issues... FYI, I'm actually a tech at a corporate sprint store, and I'm surprised by how many reps don't know that ##code. The network being flaky is a real thing because of network vision upgrades taking large sections of our footprint offline for upgrades, although I can understand that it hardly instills confidence in our customers... However it is not a catch all for what could be a hardware issue.
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Thanks jrgalioto. Will let you know what happens...
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Mine was doing it too. Dial ##72786# and reset network settings. The phone will reboot and go through the hands free activation... After that I have not had any issues... FYI, I'm actually a tech at a corporate sprint store, and I'm surprised by how many reps don't know that ##code. The network being flaky is a real thing because of network vision upgrades taking large sections of our footprint offline for upgrades, although I can understand that it hardly instills confidence in our customers... However it is not a catch all for what could be a hardware issue.
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Will the hand free activation reset the phone, will I lose any of my data, should I do a Nan backup become doing it
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No you won't lose any data but a nandroid never hurts
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Will the hand free activation reset the phone, will I lose any of my data, should I do a Nan backup become doing it
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I recently (last week) got the HTC One coming from the HTC LTE and notice that it seems like every few minutes I lose network connectivity. More specifically when listening to streaming music. Even if the phone is stationary and doesn't matter what part of town (Kansas City), that I have where the music stops and buffers. Also had dropped a call on a road that I never had issues with phone calls before.
The phone was rooted, and took it to the Sprint store and they told me that the towers in town were all flaky (bad thing to say about their network), and that they didn't have a method of testing the radio. That night that I took it to the Sprint store, the girlfriend tried to call me and didn't receive the call and she sent me 3 texts that actually showed up while the CSR was holding the phone, showing that it was delayed by 2 hours. They did a profile update (think honestly they just wanted me out the door).
So I used the RUU to flash back to 100% stock once I got home to ensure it wasn't something that I did rooting the phone. Having done that, over the last few days still having the network buffering issues (didn't have that with my old phone), and haven't had any delayed texts (that I know of).
Question is do you believe them at the store that it is a wide are Sprint tower issue, or that it could be my phone? Don't want to wait too long, and end up with a refurbished one either (someone else's problem phone). Is anyone else having the same type of issues that might be able to be fixed with a software flash????
Thanks in advance!
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I've had similar issues in Overland Park and Lenexa lately. I did the reset mentioned above and it helped somewhat. About the same time my wife began having issues with her iPhone 5 so I think there is a network component as well.
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Well, still having the issue after driving to Wisconsin. Dropped streaming music, and while using GPS app, get lost and now in coverage area messages. Made the trip many times before and honestly NEVER have had an area where I lost service.
Decided to not take no for an answer and took my phone to the local corporate Sprint store and the lady said well, nothing we can do about it. I said nothing? She said that they don't have LTE here and now way of truly testing the phone. I asked there was no other test that they could run?
She responded that they could run some really basic tests but it probably wouldn't show up (i.e. she wanted me to go away and not waste their time testing the phone). But stuck to my guns and left it with them for an hour.
When I returned, she made sure that she was the one that there to tell me the results, which according to her that the phone "once" failed a particular test, kind of hinting that it passed it other times.
She said that the phone should be in today, coming via UPS. I told her that that if it wasn't in today that I wouldn't' be in the area due to leaving for another part of the state then heading back to the KC area (this was last Monday) and they didn't have the HTC One in stock which she said no, they didn't carry it.
Then as I was leaving she asked if I was get a survey call, if I would rate my visit with them as a 4...
Going to throw a fit if they give me a refurbished phone since I have had the phone less than a month and had problems from day one.
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I experience the same thing in the Minneapolis St. Paul area. I drive a lot for work and as I'm driving and the phone switches between towers I loose data connectivity completely for 30-40-60 seconds, sometimes more. I can sit there and watch the 3G/4G indicator go from lit up to dark during the switchover. It's really frustrating if you're using a data app like music streaming. I initially thought it was only happening when switching between 3G and 4G towers, but lately I've noticed it also happens between 3G towers, although 3G/4G is definitely worse.
I hope this is not a phone issue and is only a temporary tower upgrade issue.
Do you have EVDO enabled?
*#*#4636*# I think. Then change the data preferences.
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I experience the same thing in the Minneapolis St. Paul area. I drive a lot for work and as I'm driving and the phone switches between towers I loose data connectivity completely for 30-40-60 seconds, sometimes more. I can sit there and watch the 3G/4G indicator go from lit up to dark during the switchover. It's really frustrating if you're using a data app like music streaming. I initially thought it was only happening when switching between 3G and 4G towers, but lately I've noticed it also happens between 3G towers, although 3G/4G is definitely worse.
I hope this is not a phone issue and is only a temporary tower upgrade issue.
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I work in Minnetonka and experience the same issues while stationary! I'll be sitting and poof signal lost, haven't moved an inch.
Unfortunately I've only picked up 4G while driving, but I will try repeating your results on my next drive to work.
In general it seems like this phone doesn't receive the best signal.
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I work in Minnetonka and experience the same issues while stationary! I'll be sitting and poof signal lost, haven't moved an inch.
Unfortunately I've only picked up 4G while driving, but I will try repeating your results on my next drive to work.
In general it seems like this phone doesn't receive the best signal.
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Interesting. We have a 4G tower near us in Shorewood. I think the tower is around Hwy 5 and Powers Blvd in Chanhassen. Once I lock into the 4G tower I'm fine - it doesn't drop data, but it always drops it when switching between 3G and 4G. Last night I was driving to Jordan for a meeting and watched it all the way down. Not bad switching from 3G to 3G towers, but as soon as I hit the 4G tower signal in Jordan I lost signal. After watching it closer I noticed that the data indicator sometimes goes away completely on the phone, and when that happens it's like a minute or two before it restarts.
I'm going to put in a request for technical assistance from Sprint and see what they have to say about it. Maybe this is just the way the system and phone works since 3G and 4G are so different, but I sure hope not. It's annoying.
I think I know why but looking for a second opinion:
I go to a lake out of town and in the middle of nowhere most weekends in the summer and for the past few years I've been going, I can count on no service. Hadn't been there since September, then late April I went out there for the first time. At the time, I had my Evo 3D and just ordered my One. I was hoping to receive my One just before heading to the lake so I contacted Sprint to see how well it should work in this area. I was promised great service, to which I questioned based on past experience and the current coverage map. Still promised great service and that the maps weren't updated yet.
Well, I didn't get the One before leaving as I hoped and still had me Evo 3D. When I got to the lake, I actually did have awesome service. I was completely in shock.
I hadn't been up there in a few weeks and upon returning, no with my One, I'm back to the crappy service I'm used to... I even tried contacting Sprint again asking about the situation and this time was told that I'm supposed to have crappy service there. They couldn't explain how I had great service at the time.
I was using a corporate sprint prl with my Evo 3D, thought that was it... So this past weekend I tried using the same prl and a few others, same poor service.
My next thought is that perhaps they were testing a tower on the 800 mhz spectrum and I was able to pick it up... But not sure if that's likely. Any thoughts?
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You wrote a wall of text to let us know you got lucky and got good service and then got crappy service .... How long have you been on sprint that it took you soo long to figure this out? They always do that ****......
Everywhere in the town I work at has 4g I get to our building I have 3g 1x
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I was trying to figure out if it's something I could have fixed, a fluke, or to expect a great experience again.
To clarify, normal experience is I have no service, have to roam. The 1 time I had a good experience, I had full service/bars and lightning fast data.
I was hoping for an explanation of what it could be, not a snobby comment that's completely useless.
No, I'm not surprised service sucks. I was surprised that it didn't that I time and want it back.
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Some further info would help to be honest: A town name or generalized area would be a good start. Also the terrain and foliage in the region (end of fall to beginning of spring tends to be best service time with the exception of ice/snow on antennas causing issues for the tower). Have you checked the sprint website to see if any towers in that region have been updated (usually they have +/- 6 months worth of info on their public site)?
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I was trying to figure out if it's something I could have fixed, a fluke, or to expect a great experience again.
To clarify, normal experience is I have no service, have to roam. The 1 time I had a good experience, I had full service/bars and lightning fast data.
I was hoping for an explanation of what it could be, not a snobby comment that's completely useless.
No, I'm not surprised service sucks. I was surprised that it didn't that I time and want it back.
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Some further info would help to be honest: A town name or generalized area would be a good start. Also the terrain and foliage in the region (end of fall to beginning of spring tends to be best service time with the exception of ice/snow on antennas causing issues for the tower). Have you checked the sprint website to see if any towers in that region have been updated (usually they have +/- 6 months worth of info on their public site)?
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Thanks. This is helpful and I appreciate it. It was just outside of paw paw, mi. Coverage maps show that I get no coverage unless I go a few blocks north east. When I had great service that 1 time, it was early April, nothing in bloom. Had full bard service, fast data. Went back couple times after, I get nothing unless I roam, which is normal. Even late last fall after the leaves fell.
There are some towers showing upgrades, but nothing really close to where I was. In town had some work I think but I'm too far out for that to matter.
Environment is shore of a small lake, farmland and trees everywhere. Like I said, I have grown to expect poor service. Just can't fathom a weekend of full service then go back to none as is usual.
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If I read this right, you got lightning fast data once.
ONCE.
jk. Maybe it was because Sprint was testing a new tower/LTE upgrade? That might mean you are getting LTE soon. This is a little too optimistic, but why not.
You every consider taking your EVO 3D and activate it (free online) and see if you get the great service? I came from the HTC LTE to HTC One and found that the HTC LTE seemed to have better reception (started a thread about buffering music).
Background:
I have a Tmobile Note 3 on AT&T and all the APN settings for LTE are set accordingly. I do get LTE (see the little symbol in the status bar) and speeds are okay for the most part... but...
Issue:
I am over my buddy's house, he has a ATT Note 2 on ATT. We are checking speeds with the Speedtest,net App from the Play Store. His phone gets incredible speeds, averaging about 50mbps. My TMON3 gets 30mbps average and we tested it multiple times. We are using the same server, so that's not the issue. And we are literally a foot away from each other in his house. Then I start to notice something weird. When I go to the change server screen in the Speedtest app, the same server in Plainfield, NJ shows on my phone is 71 miles away. On his phone it says 52 miles away. Again, we are literally sitting next to each other. Then I look at the server list and there are servers on his phone that don't appear on my phone.
Also, I noticed when he loads the app for the first time, it locates the closest server much a bit faster than my phone does.
What gives?
I don't have any problems (at least not that I know of) with the GPS. The maps and navigation work fine and are very accurate.
I could be wrong, but I am speculating it is a tower issue where my phone isn't hooking on to the closest tower, since the server location seems further away to the Speedtest App. That's my guess anyway. Anyone else have a similar issue?
Same here. I think it has something to do with the routing of the internet through the hub for your area though as to what servers it's thinks are closest. Either way I have signal problems at work while my buddy sitting next to me on his note 3 (also AT&T) does not. Checked the cid and they are different. I'm thinking this means we are connected to different towers possibly. This is driving me nuts...
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inmotion said:
Same here. I think it has something to do with the routing of the internet through the hub for your area though as to what servers it's thinks are closest. Either way I have signal problems at work while my buddy sitting next to me on his note 3 (also AT&T) does not. Checked the cid and they are different. I'm thinking this means we are connected to different towers possibly. This is driving me nuts...
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Wow, thanks for posting, I am glad I am not the only one.
Is your phone an AT&T Note 3 or Tmobile? The reason why I ask is I thought maybe this could be resolved with the build.prop mod posted by TEKHD.
indecentspeech said:
Wow, thanks for posting, I am glad I am not the only one.
Is your phone an AT&T Note 3 or Tmobile? The reason why I ask is I thought maybe this could be resolved with the build.prop mod posted by TEKHD.
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mine is AT&T also. I should have been more specific on that.neither signal ids very strong as we work in a cinder block building. walking outside his get 90ish dbm lte I get 105ish dbm lte...
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mine is AT&T also. I should have been more specific on that.neither signal ids very strong as we work in a cinder block building. walking outside his get 90ish dbm lte I get 105ish dbm lte...
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Right now I am getting -90 to -100dbm inside.
indecentspeech said:
Background:
I have a Tmobile Note 3 on AT&T and all the APN settings for LTE are set accordingly. I do get LTE (see the little symbol in the status bar) and speeds are okay for the most part... but...
Issue:
I am over my buddy's house, he has a ATT Note 2 on ATT. We are checking speeds with the Speedtest,net App from the Play Store. His phone gets incredible speeds, averaging about 50mbps. My TMON3 gets 30mbps average and we tested it multiple times. We are using the same server, so that's not the issue. And we are literally a foot away from each other in his house. Then I start to notice something weird. When I go to the change server screen in the Speedtest app, the same server in Plainfield, NJ shows on my phone is 71 miles away. On his phone it says 52 miles away. Again, we are literally sitting next to each other. Then I look at the server list and there are servers on his phone that don't appear on my phone.
Also, I noticed when he loads the app for the first time, it locates the closest server much a bit faster than my phone does.
What gives?
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I think know you 2 need to hug to get the exact result. 1 foot is too far away.
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wiser212 said:
I think know you 2 need to hug to get the exact result. 1 foot is too far away.
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We tried that too. We even tried wearing the same pair of pants. I put my leg in one pant leg and he put his in the other. Still had a difference in signal. I was thinking about even taking a bath together, but then I thought that probably alittle too much. Plus it's not like we can take baths together all the time.
Maybe you need to root him
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I'm almost willing to bet if you try it at different times, perhaps reboot your phones at the same time you will get similar or vise versa results.
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Same here. I think it has something to do with the routing of the internet through the hub for your area though as to what servers it's thinks are closest. Either way I have signal problems at work while my buddy sitting next to me on his note 3 (also AT&T) does not. Checked the cid and they are different. I'm thinking this means we are connected to different towers possibly. This is driving me nuts...
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Good point mentioned about Cell ID. I just checked my wifes, she has ATT Note 3 and I have T mobile they showed the same.
I hope you manage to get this issue resolved as it would drive me insane, since network signal is main priority here.
Limeybastard said:
Good point mentioned about Cell ID. I just checked my wifes, she has ATT Note 3 and I have T mobile they showed the same.
I hope you manage to get this issue resolved as it would drive me insane, since network signal is main priority here.
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I gave up out of frustration today. Went to AT&T for an exchange. First one they brought out was the same 10-15 dbm worse than the 2 display models connected on the same tower. I asked the sales guy to get another one and that I wouldn't accept that one for that very reason. Second one he brought out was much better. Display and my note 3 side by side were at 84dbm. My first one rarely got better than 100dbm. I walked out a happy customer the salesman was annoyed to say the least
indecentspeech said:
Background:
I have a Tmobile Note 3 on AT&T and all the APN settings for LTE are set accordingly. I do get LTE (see the little symbol in the status bar) and speeds are okay for the most part... but...
Issue:
I am over my buddy's house, he has a ATT Note 2 on ATT. We are checking speeds with the Speedtest,net App from the Play Store. His phone gets incredible speeds, averaging about 50mbps. My TMON3 gets 30mbps average and we tested it multiple times. We are using the same server, so that's not the issue. And we are literally a foot away from each other in his house. Then I start to notice something weird. When I go to the change server screen in the Speedtest app, the same server in Plainfield, NJ shows on my phone is 71 miles away. On his phone it says 52 miles away. Again, we are literally sitting next to each other. Then I look at the server list and there are servers on his phone that don't appear on my phone.
Also, I noticed when he loads the app for the first time, it locates the closest server much a bit faster than my phone does.
What gives?
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Remember that it doesn't have to do with proximity to a tower. Getting high LTE speeds involves being within a mesh of several towers to achieve high speeds. I bet if you run multiple tests, you'll get varying results.
schwiing said:
Remember that it doesn't have to do with proximity to a tower. Getting high LTE speeds involves being within a mesh of several towers to achieve high speeds. I bet if you run multiple tests, you'll get varying results.
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True dat. I always thought my slower than others lte speeds were because my signal was poor. Got close to the cell tower with full bars and speeds were the same.
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