Hi, I was wondering out of the 4 radios, which one is the best for signal? The latest one sucks, I switched back to my Motorola Photon Q because the 4G was unreliable. I live on my phones internet (for now, I think we are capable of having Xfinity finally!) but the signal honestly sucks on this phone, I flashed back to the first one and the signal was better, but it still switched between 4G and 3G. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
Unfortunately you'll have to test them all out. There's really no "best" so to say. All depends on area, reception, geography, blah blah blah.
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flomexico said:
Unfortunately you'll have to test them all out. There's really no "best" so to say. All depends on area, reception, geography, blah blah blah.
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lol, thanks, I went back to the first one and I am using the original ViperROM.
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How can increase my signals. I'm using ICS
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Switch to Verizon. *cough*cough*
Make sure your PRL and radio are the latest versions. And if all else fails you could try Googling an Airave machine.
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Could try flashing another radio some people have better reception on older radios.
Just and fyi radios are not rom dependant just make sure its compatible with your phone model
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are we talking fm radio? sry for stupid question...
Not FM or AM radio - we are talking about the firmware that runs your phone's radio antennae which responsible for cellular reception
get rom manager and go to peter alphonso's thread. He's got all the radios in there....and no, this is not a radio, like an fm radio. this is the driver that provides the signal for your phone's reception...it's just called a radio. You may hear it referred to as a baseband occasionally, as well.
Some of the nexus 3g/4g users use something called Airave from sprint , it supposed to increase your signal strength pretty good. Hook it up in the home & you'll get some good signal. I don't have one atm. Some of the user called sprint saying their signal suck & so why pay for something you can't use, as in weak signal. So then the nexus user got theirs free. I'm not really sure if theres a charge to it or what, but I don't mind calling some time soon to get me one. Lol, my signal sucks as well & I'm on the latest radio, etc.
I think he is referring to this phone having a weak signal all around. I have the same issue. I had a Samsung Moment b4 the NS4G and when I sit in my living room, I used to get full 3g and full wifi with the Moment... but with the NS4G, I get almost half wifi and 3g goes from half to 3/4 on the signal meter. There are postings online reporting that Samsung used an under powered chipset for this phone, in order to get better battery life. I have an Airave from Sprint in my home, and it does work with the 3g signal... if I'm in the same room as the Airave, I have full 3g, but like I said b4, the signal gets real weak the further I get from it. (My wife's EVO 4G shows full wifi and 3g strength when placed next to my NS4G)
As far as I know, there is nothing we can do about the signal strength. I have tried several different roms, and many different kernels with this phone, not a single one touches the 3g or wifi signal issue.
i get great signal strenght, tmobile in nyc.
there are also some build.prop edits you can do too. anyways, heres the radio thread from the development section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
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Switch to Verizon. *cough*cough*
Make sure your PRL and radio are the latest versions. And if all else fails you could try Googling an Airave machine.
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Haha! Yes...switch to Verizon. Then you can not only get poor service and reception but you can get limited data! FTW!
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Haha! Yes...switch to Verizon. Then you can not only get poor service and reception but you can get limited data! FTW!
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OP isn't using sprint
HTC Vivid Antenna Help. I Get Bad Signal i get 3bars of LTE but it slow Data like 5MB DL I got better Signal & Speed using 4G non LTE I don't know how to explain this but I can get 5Bars or 4Bars of LTE almost everywhere in my area except where I live and a few more street's. Can I try something like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863590 ?
I really doubt it would do you much good and I dunno if there's even anything like it for the vivid. What kind of case are you using? What ROM/kernel setup are you using? Are your APN settings correct?
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I really doubt it would do you much good and I dunno if there's even anything like it for the vivid. What kind of case are you using? What ROM/kernel setup are you using? Are your APN settings correct?
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I'm Stock at the Moment & S-OFF, Using a Otterbox Defender but my Signal always been like this AT&T doesn't have a Answer Yes the APN is correct i'm getting 4G LTE but it slow
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I'm Stock at the Moment & S-OFF, Using a Otterbox Defender but my Signal always been like this AT&T doesn't have a Answer Yes the APN is correct i'm getting 4G LTE but it slow
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Maybe a bad sim go to an att store and get a new one set up may help ya.
My Warranty is past the 90days So I'm Screwed Any other ideas guys?
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My Warranty is past the 90days So I'm Screwed Any other ideas guys?
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SIM shouldn't be a problem to get switched out.
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SIM shouldn't be a problem to get switched out.
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I did that already tho
Should get a yr warranty , call att they will help ya get a replacement
Try switching back to normal 4G instead of LTE and see if that does anything for you. It's just APN settings, so you can set up both and switch between them for comparison.
Could it be your location?
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HTC Vivid Antenna Help. I Get Bad Signal i get 3bars of LTE but it slow Data like 5MB DL I got better Signal & Speed using 4G non LTE I don't know how to explain this but I can get 5Bars or 4Bars of LTE almost everywhere in my area except where I live and a few more street's. Can I try something like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863590 ?
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If you are getting 4-5 bars "almost everywhere in my area except where I live," then it might be logical to assume that you are in a "dead zone." Radio signals go in a straight line. I live in a hilly area. When I drop into a valley driving home, I lose my call signal. It returns as soon as I get to the top of the hill. Similarly, I get a very poor signal at my work location (1st floor interior office), but I can step outside (100 feet away) and get a good signal. You simply are not going to get full strength signals in every single location.
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If you are getting 4-5 bars "almost everywhere in my area except where I live," then it might be logical to assume that you are in a "dead zone." Radio signals go in a straight line. I live in a hilly area. When I drop into a valley driving home, I lose my call signal. It returns as soon as I get to the top of the hill. Similarly, I get a very poor signal at my work location (1st floor interior office), but I can step outside (100 feet away) and get a good signal. You simply are not going to get full strength signals in every single location.
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exactly a dead zone I live on a Dead end Street anyway LOL but thanks anyway for the help people i was hoping there was a way like the guy did it to his phone but whatever it all good
I've got a galaxy note 2. There are times I love the size and there are times I hate the size. Enter the HTC one. I had the evo lte before this. I've been considering the HTC one for months now and I found someone willing to sell it for $300. Is it still worth it? Are the lte issues like the evo lte? That's really my main concern.
I'm fairly confident that I can sell the note and break even with the one.
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I've got a galaxy note 2. There are times I love the size and there are times. I hate the size. Enter the HTC one. I had the evo lte before this. I've been considering the HTC one for months now and I found someone willing to sell it for $300. Is it still worth it? Are the lte issues like the evo lte? That's really my main concern.
I'm fairly confident that I can sell the note and break even with the one.
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3G to 4G hand off is just as bad as the ELTE, I usually have to toggle airplane mode to transition to LTE if I know its in the area. Reception is decent but not exceptional. I love the phone, but I'm not gonna lie about it.
Of course, for every one person who has problems there will be four people telling you how crazy I am and that they've never had these problems, but your results may vary.
Thanks for the response. I don't understand why the reception would be bad. The one doesn't seem to have any lte issues for any other carriers.
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Either LTE is terrible everywhere I go (not official yet) or this phone hooks terrible LTE.
I've had no issues going from 3g to 4g back to 3g. The most recent firmware update even are this better.
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We have great LTE coverage in Atlanta, I get lte in all the same places I did with my S3.
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Can anyone in Los Angeles chime in? The note picks up LTE in areas where the old evo LTE never did.
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Can anyone in Los Angeles chime in? The note picks up LTE in areas where the old evo LTE never did.
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I cant speak specifically for LA but I live in Santa Clarita and they have been rolling out LTE like crazy here so i am sure LA is in the same boat. Hopefully someone can answer that better for you, but I answered just in case.
Wish I still had my Note 2 to just be 100% honest with you.. Simply because of data and reception. But I'll hang in there until the note 3..It'll do for now.
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Can anyone in Los Angeles chime in? The note picks up LTE in areas where the old evo LTE never did.
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I live in Huntington Beach now and I get 4g LTE and I go to LA maybe every two weeks and I get LTE there. I work in Newport beach/Santa Ana area and I get constant LTE. From 3g to LTE it's smooth. No reception issues at all. Even for 3g it's decent and usable. I also got the note 2. Let me tell you it's a different experience. :thumbup: Ya I miss the huge screen and multi Window/ tablet mode roms. But the audio and visual color and outside visibility of the screen makes you regret nothing. Oh and the camera is amazing. I have no regrets of owning this phone. Or my note 2. I've switched back to the note 2 last week and I found myself missing the loud audio and outside visibility of this screen. Sorry for the long post... Ahah I'm in no way an HTC employee either. My first HTC phone so it's a new experience :thumbup:
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Please use this thread to discus both upgrading and/or other devices in this thread, be respectful always. Thanks
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Please use this thread to discus both upgrading and/or other devices in this thread, be respectful always. Thanks
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But we already have an off topic thread >_>
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319960&highlight=off+topic :good:
Coming from this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446195
Just stopped in to sprint store and they said the had no clue what this was and nothing like that would be coming to sprint.sprint always seems to be the last to know anything..plus the last to get anything new in....
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In case you didn't know, Sprint store employees are NOT allowed to tell customers about upcoming events or promotions.
Trust me, they do know about such things.
I know this because a sprint store employee told me that they do know about upcoming promotional events.
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Coming from this thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446195
In case you didn't know, Sprint store employees are NOT allowed to tell customers about upcoming events or promotions.
Trust me, they do know about such things.
I know this because a sprint store employee told me that they do know about upcoming promotional events.
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Especially since most times they have to be trained on certain devices and promotions..
Nexus 5 will be sprint compatible.... we will find out in a few weeks!
sure is im getting my nexus 5 in 2-3 day!!! its on its way to my now!! ill miss my s4 but hello nexus 5!! soooo much more development.. perfect phone for me seeing im a crack flasher.. there will be so many rims and kernels... heaven!!!
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sure is im getting my nexus 5 in 2-3 day!!! its on its way to my now!! ill miss my s4 but hello nexus 5!! soooo much more development.. perfect phone for me seeing im a crack flasher.. there will be so many rims and kernels... heaven!!!
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I'm not gonna ruin the Nexus 5, by putting it on Sprints network. Hello T-Mobile!
I work at Sprint and I play with all the new devices when they launch. First impression of the Nexus was it felt cheap. And the fact that it's made by LG this time just backs up the why the quality somewhat trash. The obnoxious circle phone speaker in the front was hideous. I thought it was a front facing speaker like HTC's One but it was an in call speaker. It looked like a knock off of all the phones that are out.
I did enjoy playing with the camera. A lot of new stuff that I want sure how to use yet but first impression was that the camera would be 1 of the key selling points for the phone. I had mixed feelings about the gigantic app icons but like I said it was my first impression so they could grow on me.
The feel of the phone in terms of performance wasn't bad. My GS4 is smoother with scrolling but I am stock rooted with stock kernel and debloated so Im pretty sure once this phone is too then it will be smooth as well. I did like how apps would open very quickly. Not much faster than my GS4 but was noticeable.
Honestly the phones performance isn't something to debate about because it is very resposnsive. And the Google Now feature is dope as well, but the feel and look of the phone just felt cheap like it was made from recycled parts or something. Just my 2 cents. The phone is a decent LG quality phone. If you like LG then go for it.
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I'm not gonna ruin the Nexus 5, by putting it on Sprints network. Hello T-Mobile!
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TMobile doesn't have real LTE....
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TMobile doesn't have real LTE....
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Neither does Sprint. How is something "real" if it doesn't tangibly exist in any measurable form in most places.
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Neither does Sprint. How is something "real" if it doesn't tangibly exist in any measurable form in most places.
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TMobile has 3G HSPA + which isn't actually any form of 4G but they advertise it as that. Your LTE capable phone isn't even on a real 4G or 4G LTE network.
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TMobile has 3G HSPA + which isn't actually any form of 4G but they advertise it as that. Your LTE capable phone isn't even on a real 4G or 4G LTE network.
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So I had been toying with the idea of going from S4 -> N5, and went to the sprint store to play with N5. It does feel snappy. Just like when I install a fresh new rom on S4. Though Google Now fc on me on the N5.
Next I loaded up the same web page on both devices and noted that the page pan was not that significantly different.
Not convinced quite yet, but I may change my mind later. Still waiting for the ipad air to arrive which would keep me entertained for a while.
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Neither does Sprint. How is something "real" if it doesn't tangibly exist in any measurable form in most places.
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Because it is still being launched?
I feel like a lot of Sprint people expect Sprint to have LTE up in their back yard instantly. People always compare their LTE to Sprint. Verizon had a two year start on LTE deployment than Sprint since they chose to go with Wimax.
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TMobile doesn't have real LTE....
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T-Mobile absolutely has LTE. And theirs is at least 20 times faster than Sprint's LTE here. I'm on Sprint LTE at home, and I just got 124 kbps down and 300 up. That's actually pretty good for their LTE! And it's been launched here for a few months. I guess that's what you get when you launch LTE handsets before you even have an LTE network to use them on anywhere in the nation. Once it's turned on, there are thousands of handsets sucking down the bandwidth as soon as it's turned on. Would probably help if they weren't running each tower off of one single Comcast cable modem...
Obviously that last part isn't true. but they shouldn't be selling or having LTE service here, if 124 kbps is there idea of LTE.
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T-Mobile absolutely has LTE. And theirs is at least 20 times faster than Sprint's LTE here. I'm on Sprint LTE at home, and I just got 124 kbps down and 300 up. That's actually pretty good for their LTE! And it's been launched here for a few months. I guess that's what you get when you launch LTE handsets before you even have an LTE network to use them on anywhere in the nation. Once it's turned on, there are thousands of handsets sucking down the bandwidth as soon as it's turned on. Would probably help if they weren't running each tower off of one single Comcast cable modem...
Obviously that last part isn't true. but they shouldn't be selling or having LTE service here, if 124 kbps is there idea of LTE.
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Just an issue with that area. I consistently get 500kbps at my work, come home and get over 30mbps. The network is building, give it time.
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T-Mobile absolutely has LTE. And theirs is at least 20 times faster than Sprint's LTE here. I'm on Sprint LTE at home, and I just got 124 kbps down and 300 up. That's actually pretty good for their LTE! And it's been launched here for a few months. I guess that's what you get when you launch LTE handsets before you even have an LTE network to use them on anywhere in the nation. Once it's turned on, there are thousands of handsets sucking down the bandwidth as soon as it's turned on. Would probably help if they weren't running each tower off of one single Comcast cable modem...
Obviously that last part isn't true. but they shouldn't be selling or having LTE service here, if 124 kbps is there idea of LTE.
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Than LTE hasn't been officially riled out yet in your area.it well get better. I typically get between 15-30mbs down and 10-15mbs up on Sprint LTE and my area is only 75 percent rolled out. When I first started getting LTE in my area I would only get 1-2mbs down. Hang in there and it will get better. Also, all carriers sell their LTE phones before the network is built out.
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*Useless Complaint to Follow*
Why, oh WHY did Kies pull the mja update! *Sniff* My one play day a week I get and it's not there..
/complaint - Off to dev section I go..
problem solved !!
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As sprint rolls out their spark networks, tri-band LTE, I see the only supported devices are Galaxy S4 and HTC One Max right now but Sprint has said that "updates" to some devices could allow tri-band LTE on some phones. I'm assuming that the phone needs a tri-band antenna in order for this to work. Does anyone know if the HTC One has a tri-band antenna?
No the one doesn't have the hardware.
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I would have to assume no... Believe that it only has the 1900 and 800 MHz radios. The 2500 MHz was originally used in WiMax. The problem you really run into is depending on 2500 MHz band because the wave length is so long that it really is horrible for penetration of building walls. That is why WiMax wasn't so great, and it really only worked on the streets unless you were by a window.
And the HTC One wasn't on the Spark phone list either...
It won't work. But its a good thing triband phones will have issues connecting to existing LTE towers and won't be updated till early 2014. Also by the time sprint spark actually matters you will have an update to a better phone like the HTC two
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It won't work. But its a good thing triband phones will have issues connecting to existing LTE towers and won't be updated till early 2014. Also by the time sprint spark actually matters you will have an update to a better phone like the HTC two
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False. My Nexus 5 is Spark-compatible and it picks up LTE much better than my HTC One ever did... That's actually the main reason I decided to stick with the Nexus. It just flat out gets better reception than my One everywhere.
But yeah, Spark is barely even available yet and by the time there is actually significant coverage, the 'M8' will be out anyway... Now if HTC decides to fix their damn signal problems by then, I may actually decide to get one.
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The problem you really run into is depending on 2500 MHz band because the wave length is so long short that it really is horrible for penetration of building walls.
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Fixed
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As far as I'm concerned, "Sprint Spark" is just marketing jargon for something I'm actually interested in, 850 MHz Band 26 LTE coverage. Sure, band 41 deployments will be great for speed near a window, but I'm much more interested in steady, uniquitous coverage of speeds greater than 6Mbps.
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Fixed
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lol thanks! i saw that and thought.. hmmmmm... thats buggin me but i would never want to call someone out on a forum.. lol
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lol thanks! i saw that and thought.. hmmmmm... thats buggin me but i would never want to call someone out on a forum.. lol
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I'm sure that it was an honest mistake; I'm not here to call people out for the hell of it. I think we're all here to learn and communicate what we know to others, and the latter involves ensuring accurate information is being provided by others. I expect to be corrected when I'm wrong, I just ask that it be done respectfully.
He/she was certainly on the right track, I was just concerned about someone keeping it in mind and becoming confused when they see something on another site about how 800 MHz has better propagation because of its longer wavelength.
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False. My Nexus 5 is Spark-compatible and it picks up LTE much better than my HTC One ever did... That's actually the main reason I decided to stick with the Nexus. It just flat out gets better reception than my One everywhere.
But yeah, Spark is barely even available yet and by the time there is actually significant coverage, the 'M8' will be out anyway... Now if HTC decides to fix their damn signal problems by then, I may actually decide to get one.
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My 2nd (month old) ONE does well when SPRINT's LTE signal is decent.... maybe upgraded service, HTC correcting MF flaws that plagued early phones, maybe both idk... But my 1st ONE on release date sucked picking Sprint LTE.
Hopefully, Sprint will have broadly updated service so Spark will be available in more cities around the time of M8 release. :banghead: Regardless I'm getting it bc of international LTE bands and possibilities. I give kudos to HTC for building a phone that still relevant with all that's come out new and so Sprint for exploring innovative Signal/Tower changes to improve the connection experience.
just can't keep from flashbacks of the WIMAX debacle!
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