Okay, my dads friend just got off the phone with att and they said that 5g will be out in may and they will be servicing all of uor eddge towers into 4 and 5g. i will believe it when I see my connection speeds but really lie to every freakin customer. I take it 5g is LTE then? Makes me wonder if they actually werent lieing..oh wait we dont even have 4g yet..duhh
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LTE is 4G, son.
There is no "5G" as of now. I think whoever you guys spoke to was beyond dumb.
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There is no "5G" as of now. I think whoever you guys spoke to was beyond dumb.
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This thread reminds me of Ozzy Osbourne saying "What's a Bieber?" lmao!
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lmao, brilliant!!!!
What remains to be seen is if at&t will give early upgrades for those of us on their current "4G" phones in favor of a LTE phone.
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What remains to be seen is if at&t will give early upgrades for those of us on their current "4G" phones in favor of a LTE phone.
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I doubt it and if they do it'll probably be a farce of a discount.
Another customer disserviced based on the poor knowledge base of a care agent.
Exception over the rule hopefully
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i dont understand why any human in existence takes one word a customer rep says as remotely correct. i dont even call att to ask them a single thing, and i never believe a word a rep says because they are usually just a high school kid making 6 bucks an hour.
why would anyone be surprised that wrong info was given? its like being shocked that water is wet.
Ha ha!! If worked for AT&T, I would be saying the same thing, just for kicks. Lol.
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i dont understand why any human in existence takes one word a customer rep says as remotely correct. i dont even call att to ask them a single thing, and i never believe a word a rep says because they are usually just a high school kid making 6 bucks an hour.
why would anyone be surprised that wrong info was given? its like being shocked that water is wet.
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I know several people who are sales reps at ATT making 60k+ a year. Nice try though.
It sounds to me that the friend lied.
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I know several people who are sales reps at ATT making 60k+ a year. Nice try though.
It sounds to me that the friend lied.
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Yep I work for at&t as a sales rep in a very slow store and make an average of $23/hour.
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Yep I work for at&t as a sales rep in a very slow store and make an average of $23/hour.
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Dontcha feel like feces followin folks around like a lost dog while trying to convince them they need X against their will? I walk out on sales folk for that.
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I was told by the rep when I got my Inspre that it will run LTE speeds when it is turned on. I dont know all the inner workings of the network or phone, so I could have been lied to.
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I was told by the rep when I got my Inspre that it will run LTE speeds when it is turned on. I dont know all the inner workings of the network or phone, so I could have been lied to.
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Thats pretty much wrong.
However as HSPA+ does get rolled out in your area you will see dramatic increases in speeds. Currently i get about 3.8m/1.3m which isnt bad by any means, however with full rollout you should speeds around 12m/5m. Not LTE but alot faster current "3G"
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Thats pretty much wrong.
However as HSPA+ does get rolled out in your area you will see dramatic increases in speeds. Currently i get about 3.8m/1.3m which isnt bad by any means, however with full rollout you should speeds around 12m/5m. Not LTE but alot faster current "3G"
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full roullout? haha
that' another ATT BS lies! if they can rename their 3G networks as 4G, why cant they call LTE as 5G?
on att map, it shows i have 4G coverage in bayarea CA, but speedtests never go over 4mb! speedtest on inspire is the same as any 3G phones!
someone please complain to FCC about att 4G BS!
Im not arguing the semantics of 4G, im simply stating that with the proper Back haul and HSPA+ upgrades, people will experience faster then current 3G data speeds.
Yes the whole 3g 4g definitions are confusing and this is a direct fault of the telecoms
Drew
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I know several people who are sales reps at ATT making 60k+ a year. Nice try though.
It sounds to me that the friend lied.
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I mod the att forum at hofo. One time an att Rep said they roam on Verizon towers. Just saying, most reps don't know all that much.
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I was at the mall earlier with my buddy and he wanted to go to the T-Mobile store and ask a few questions.... I ended up talking to the store owner about random Android/Cell phone bs.
He pulled out a Nexus S (Unrooted/No ROM) and was explaining how T-Mobile 3G was so amazing. So he showed me his SpeedTest app results and they were around 1.44 down and he had one test that hit 2.15 I think.
So I downloaded the Speedtest app on my AT&T Samsung Captivate (Rooted/Serendipity 2.0) and tested. I got 2.23 and my upload annihilated his (don't remember number but it was high.)
He was speechless. Lol!
Yeah.....as long as you live in one of the locations deemed worthy of 3g by at&t. Sadly their promise of 3g here by the end of the year was yet another empty one.
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Yeah.....as long as you live in one of the locations deemed worthy of 3g by at&t. Sadly their promise of 3g here by the end of the year was yet another empty one.
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At least you get EDGE... live in a suburb and get no signal unless I walk outside...
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I also destryoed a few peoples download speeds around here.
Most I got was a 4.4mbps and 2up
my best ever was 5.1 down but i didn't have a screen capture program installed at the time, so you know... pics or it didn't happen
anyhoo, here's the best on my current setup
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At least you get EDGE... live in a suburb and get no signal unless I walk outside...
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You try hitting them up for a microcell? I have heard if some getting them to give them one due to poor service.
I'm actually sick of people complaining about att speeds since everyone is talking about 4G this 4G that. I know topic says 3G but still lol...
ATT gets 4.2-5Mbps down in my area and 1.7Mbps up. No other carrier I've seen here has been close sprint vzw etc get 100KBps... tops no higher.
Look at sprint's 4G its as fast as ATT's 3G. Vzw laptops only atm. TMo who has even heard of them in my area... they r big in Texas I know but nation wide??? I give props to tmo for using gsm like att so I know their speeds got to be up to par but I look at coverage maps and say really??
But anyway that's just my 2cents I pay for 10Mbps cable and my phone beats my computers speed tests... its sad that att wireless speeds are faster then our cable provider in my area...
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I'm actually sick of people complaining about att speeds since everyone is talking about 4G this 4G that. I know topic says 3G but still lol...
ATT gets 4.2-5Mbps down in my area and 1.7Mbps up. No other carrier I've seen here has been close sprint vzw etc get 100KBps... tops no higher.
Look at sprint's 4G its as fast as ATT's 3G. Vzw laptops only atm. TMo who has even heard of them in my area... they r big in Texas I know but nation wide??? I give props to tmo for using gsm like att so I know their speeds got to be up to par but I look at coverage maps and say really??
But anyway that's just my 2cents I pay for 10Mbps cable and my phone beats my computers speed tests... its sad that att wireless speeds are faster then our cable provider in my area...
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Yea its funny like the evo 4g 4mbs to 6mbs typicly and max 10mbs.....when i ran perception v4 i was gettin 5Mbs to 7mbs everytime in topeka ks where i live....i work for sprint call center...and laugh when they call in and are like omfg my phones so fassst.....hahah
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Yea its funny like the evo 4g 4mbs to 6mbs typicly and max 10mbs.....when i ran perception v4 i was gettin 5Mbs to 7mbs everytime in topeka ks where i live....i work for sprint call center...and laugh when they call in and are like omfg my phones so fassst.....hahah
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I have a sprint tab and att phone I'm going to return my tab because I only use it when tether to my att phone for internet... my friend was getting kicks with his evo going what's this 4G what's that mean... even though 4G is not in this area I go loadup speedtest.net and let it speak for itsself.. lol oh well maybe by end of this year everyone will have decent speeds
Oh yeah I work for att call center and when ppl go Verizon is getting the iPhone. Since I can't say the iPhone is crap I go well if you want to surf the internet 4-5x slower then everyone else go for it. Lol its funny crap
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my best ever was 5.1 down but i didn't have a screen capture program installed at the time, so you know... pics or it didn't happen
anyhoo, here's the best on my current setup
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what app do u use for screen capture?
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what app do u use for screen capture?
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Look for shootme in the market. It's free and pretty good. Think it requires root. Yeah around my parts, AT&T 3g reigns king in speed. In fact, the only people who don't have 3g are the tmob customers...which is funny because the tmobile employees all around here wear "america's largest 4g" shirts. HA!
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Look for shootme in the market. It's free and pretty good. Think it requires root. Yeah around my parts, AT&T 3g reigns king in speed. In fact, the only people who don't have 3g are the tmob customers...which is funny because the tmobile employees all around here wear "america's largest 4g" shirts. HA!
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What a fail! LOL
1.4 - 2.8 is my norm for AT&T in NJ, that wouldn't impress me at all either
Well my speeds are not as fast as Sublimaze's but here is mine: This is with Perception 10.1
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In Saint Louis area, 3G indicated on phone, I' getting 1100K to 2300 K and 300-500K. On ATT. No whete near numbers you are reporting
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Well my speeds are not as fast as Sublimaze's but here is mine: This is with Perception 10.1
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Nice!!! Must be happy, haha
Is there a specific AT&T group where I can request a femtocell? I tried at the local store and with the marketing dept, and they both said no. I have 6 AT&T phones -- 4 on a family plan and 2 more on corporate contracts. There is no signal at my house -- in a low area with only 1 tower in town. I can get 3G if I drive about 1.5 miles, but cannot keep a call connected at home. Seems like I would be a perfect customer for a femtocell, but I must not be talking to the right people. Without a signal solution, I am definitely going to try another carrier.
If u bought an Inspire,u need to sign his petition. Forget what all these AT&T apologizers/employees/stockholders/morons say. What AT&T is doing WRONG. How anyone with a whit of common sense could look at ATTs adverts about 4G and upgrades to the system like the completion of "backhaul" & other nonsence,and not see the false advertising,is an ignorant loser. I know I'm furious over ATT crippling the DesireHD,now that its finally on ATT!
Like I said,all u Inspire owners need to go sign.
NOBODY wants to hear from ANY of u ATT sympathizers. U probably have iphones w/pink Otterboxes!
That is messed up how at&t mutilates their phones. However, I find it ironic all the fuss about at&t's "fake 4g" when the other carriers made the same claims and labelled their stuff 3g when at&t was the one that actually had the closest thing. The tables are turned now is all. I would however sign a petition about mutilation of their phone's in general, not that it would matter. Switching carriers and stating that reason would come closer to getting their attention.
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I find it ironic all the fuss about at&t's "fake 4g" when the other carriers made the same claims
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are you talking about Tmobile? Atleast on tmobile, when they say 4G, you do get 4G speed! on att map, it shows i have 4G coverage in Bayarea CA, but my inspire 4G speedtest is the SAME as any other 3G phones!
and to those that said i getting 4.5MB or higher on htc inspire! but it' so funny no-one able to prove it with youtube! haha
i hope someone complain to FCC about this ATT 4G BS!!
Way to take a post out of context. Read the whole post. You cut that quote off right before it showed I was clearly comparing 3g between carriers. If you're that unhappy, switch. All 4 of the main carriers finally all have decent android phones.
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it is 4g, its just a certain type of 4g.
read this.
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Way to take a post out of context. Read the whole post. You cut that quote off right before it showed I was clearly comparing 3g between carriers. If you're that unhappy, switch. All 4 of the main carriers finally all have decent android phones.
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comparing 3G between carriers??
are we ALL talking about 3G here?
i thought the OP is talking about ATT 4G BS!
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If u bought an Inspire,u need to sign his petition. Forget what all these AT&T apologizers/employees/stockholders/morons say. What AT&T is doing WRONG. How anyone with a whit of common sense could look at ATTs adverts about 4G and upgrades to the system like the completion of "backhaul" & other nonsence,and not see the false advertising,is an ignorant loser. I know I'm furious over ATT crippling the DesireHD,now that its finally on ATT!
Like I said,all u Inspire owners need to go sign.
NOBODY wants to hear from ANY of u ATT sympathizers. U probably have iphones w/pink Otterboxes!
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Why not just ask "please sign this petition?"
Instead you lace your post with insults.
People aren't going to sign the petition just to be sure YOU don't think they're an ignorant loser or an ATT sympathizer.
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are you talking about Tmobile? Atleast on tmobile, when they say 4G, you do get 4G speed! on att map, it shows i have 4G coverage in Bayarea CA, but my inspire 4G speedtest is the SAME as any other 3G phones!
and to those that said i getting 4.5MB or higher on htc inspire! but it' so funny no-one able to prove it with youtube! haha
i hope someone complain to FCC about this ATT 4G BS!!
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so screen shots aren't good enough to prove it? gotta have video too??
and really, there isn't any were yet that i've heard of confirmed "4G" actually working.
And just what do you expect this petition to do? Will AT&T all the sudden move up their 4g roll out? lol
Or do you want them to put out an apology add? lol
Or do you think you've been had by purchasing the phone? You have 30 days to return it.
Meh... AT&T has certainly taken liberties with their 4G advertising (as have others), but anyone who does any research knows this. As for the handicapping of speed, they are within their rights. It's all in the contract. Personally, I have been pretty happy with the speed. If you're not, there are other companies that will happily take your money.
Im not worried about it. I knew. Buying the phone that i wasn getting 4G anytime soon. Especially living where i do.
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so screen shots aren't good enough to prove it? gotta have video too??
and really, there isn't any were yet that i've heard of confirmed "4G" actually working.
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This guys lying! It's probably a Thunderbolt on LTE!
Cmon guys,I hope you've been to Groubal.
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This guys lying! It's probably a Thunderbolt on LTE!
Cmon guys,I hope you've been to Groubal.
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really? you're calling me a lier???? RIIIIIGGGGHHHHHTTT
edit: and if you're talking about my sig, its a cable line, AND this is also my first droid phone ever, and if u notice my sig, i came form the iphone world (so ATT, no LTE), and my iphone gets the same speeds as inspire.
Inspire users... Unite!!! At&t is Hitler!!
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Here is the link: http://www.groubal.com/att-misleading-their-customers-and-capping-upload-speeds/
I agree with the OP said, we all know that their "4G" isnt delpoyed but why asell phones with the 4G sign on them. That isnt the main issue here, the big issue is the fact that if you don't have an iPhone, your chances are that AT&T crippled your upload speeds. This petition is getting a lot of attention (Just google it),
There's a thread on the ATT site that was started a long time ago. "Why is AT&T capping uploads on all non-iphones?" I didn't pay it no mind. Until I bought an Inspire! This is corporate favoritism in the worst way. This is WRONG. It may not be worth squat. But we should ALL sign it. Now.
I have been getting some extreme speeds on and off. Any where from 3 to 20 mbs.
Here are some extreme speed shots.
Note - I do not achieve these speeds consistently at all.
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I have been getting some extreme speeds on and off. Any where from 3 to 20 mbs.
Here are some extreme speed shots.
Note - I do not achieve these speeds consistently at all.
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Holy mac... !! So I guess Seattle has HSPA+!
Sorry bout that epicKA8....
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really? you're calling me a lier???? RIIIIIGGGGHHHHHTTT
edit: and if you're talking about my sig, its a cable line, AND this is also my first droid phone ever, and if u notice my sig, i came form the iphone world (so ATT, no LTE), and my iphone gets the same speeds as inspire.
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I thought u were implying those were your Inspires speeds. Nevermind.
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I have been getting some extreme speeds on and off. Any where from 3 to 20 mbs.
Here are some extreme speed shots.
Note - I do not achieve these speeds consistently at all.
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Holy jesus!
Are you rooted or good ol stock?
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A thunderbolt doesn't belong on such a crappy network lol.
My friends EVO on Cricket running Jiminy Rom sucks balls
Why buy a 4G phone to backtrack to a 3G network?
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Why buy a 4G phone to backtrack to a 3G network?
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And only have 1x on top of that
Why waste your time? You could be doing something productive like curing cancer instead? Cricket of all carriers!
LMFAO guy guys guys i got ppl that want the phone flashed so i found a solution ppl want nicer phones on cricket im workin on 3g solution but for now we have 1x so please i dont have VZW money so i have cricket and cricket right now is doin it big
Yeah I used to have cricket too.....then I got a job.....what a waste of a good phone.....smh
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I think its kinda cool....its a good thing for the people that don't have money
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If you're on cricket cause you can't afford Verizon maybe you should just get a flip phone.... Save the food stamps for food, not thunderbolts....
In all honesty though, I don't even know what cricket is. Lol.
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I'll stick to vzw, but good job none the less.
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Here is a description in a nutshell: bit.ly/3QllHi
It's a way for anybody with bad credit to get a phone. A lot of my employees have it because they can't afford a security deposit with Verizon or any other large carrier.
Do they ride the bus? Do they call *every* Android device the "Google Phone" or "Droid"? Are they familiar with government assistance? Well sir you have yourself a Cricket customer.
Flashing a Thunderbolt over to Cricket is like parking your Maserati at a swap meet. What a waste.
That's like putting unleaded fuel in a Dodge Viper. She it looks at fancy but its gonna run like crap. Flash a US Cell phone or something. Not a 4G device! Waste!
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LMFAO guy guys guys i got ppl that want the phone flashed so i found a solution ppl want nicer phones on cricket im workin on 3g solution but for now we have 1x so please i dont have VZW money so i have cricket and cricket right now is doin it big
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I appreciate doing this just to do them, and this is cool and all, but if you don't have "Verizon money" then honestly you don't have thunderbolt money either.
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Well all u haters love this if im not mistaken can you talk and surf the web at the same time i dont think so i have flashed this fone to cricket as of this morning with 3g and the ability to use DATA while in an active CDMA fone call
I don't understand the outrage here, but everyone is entitled to their opinion, I suppose. I, for one, think it's a nice development for the select few who may want it--or even if only to say it has been accomplished. Good work, dexter.
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Well all u haters love this if im not mistaken can you talk and surf the web at the same time i dont think so i have flashed this fone to cricket as of this morning with 3g and the ability to use DATA while in an active CDMA fone call
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Ummm... Yes... We can talk and use data on LTE.
Edit: and its spelled phone. Not fone.
But hey, cool that it can be flashed over onto cricket.
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Ummm... Yes... We can talk and use data on LTE.
Edit: and its spelled phone. Not fone.
But hey, cool that it can be flashed over onto cricket.
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im sry i type short hand if u can read fone then dont try to lol
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im sry i type short hand if u can read fone then dont try to lol
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Seriously if someone buys a Bolt retail without contract you're paying north of $600 on retail outlets like Amazon. So you get a Bolt from VZW for $150 (maybe even $99 when they run sales) plus you pay for a month of service + data and cancel ($175) and you're still around $400. That's a lot of wasted money to get a Bolt that's not going to be using LTE. This kind of kills the affordability of Cricket.
Have you seen Cricket's data coverage map? I think I can step in and out of it no matter where I am. One step to the left...coverage. One step to the right...no data.
Android plan on cricket is $55/mo too so you're not saving a ton of money per month for Crapit I mean Cricket.
Alright I'm off my Cricket soapbox but seriously nice work getting it working on their network.
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Seriously if someone buys a Bolt retail without contract you're paying north of $600 on retail outlets like Amazon. So you get a Bolt from VZW for $150 (maybe even $99 when they run sales) plus you pay for a month of service + data and cancel ($175) and you're still around $400. That's a lot of wasted money to get a Bolt that's not going to be using LTE. This kind of kills the affordability of Cricket.
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VZW Cancellation fees are $350 for a phone, plus $150 for the phone, another $100 for a month of service. Making the total price 600+. Either way he was paying 600+.
But if you can pay $600+ for a phone, but can't afford a monthly plan from verizon, you are doing something wrong.
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im sry i type short hand if u can read fone then dont try to lol
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Typing in short hand is akin to only speaking monosyllabic words... People can understand you without issue, you just look like an idiot more often than not. Especially doing so while making an untrue claim.
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just saw it on droid life...
so who all are jumping the boat??
YYEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!! FINALL.. oh wait, Im not on Verizon..
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I'll be happy to help those folks push off the docks when they're all aboard...
If someone gave me the speed, reliability and quality/coverage for voice VZW did...I'd think about jumping.
Around here...it doesn't exist.
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I'll be happy to help those folks push off the docks when they're all aboard...
If someone gave me the speed, reliability and quality/coverage for voice VZW did...I'd think about jumping.
Around here...it doesn't exist.
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hahaha.. I hear ya!.. and I have no plans of leaving VZW.. but I'll see if I can arm-twist VZW in giving a free phone for my wife
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hahaha.. I hear ya!.. and I have no plans of leaving VZW.. but I'll see if I can arm-twist VZW in giving a free phone for my wife
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Ya, I hear you on this one. I was with T-Mobile for about 14 years. Got the G1 when it came out, upgraded inbetween and finally ended up with a G2 (I do miss physical keyboards).
Anyways, pretty sad that I had a 4G (term used lightly) and not only couldn't get 4G where I lived, but didn't even have 3G either and was stuck on edge.
So I switched to VZW and I get 3G everywhere (don't have 4G yet where I live).
So finally, I go on a cross country trip from Kansas City to So California (have done this before for vacation). Lo and behold...I was quite impressed with the coverage I had all throughout the trip. 3G virtually everywhere (even in the mountains) and the 4G (Denver, Vegas and Cali) was absolutely wonderful. With T-mobile, most of my trip would have been no data or edge(1x) at best.
The saddest thing is that my 3g speed on VZW is faster than my 4G speed was on T-Mobile.
So like you sad, I would not give up the great coverage to save a few bucks.
This really is quite nice.
Verizon has given me the shaft here and there when it comes to troubleshooting issues I have with service and such, but they have been pretty reliable otherwise.
I kind of think this shows they have faith in their service, at least enough to give people the option of leaving at will.
I have had Verizon for a few months. It's been a good experience so far. Signal is good. Prices are a little higher..... But you get what you pay for.
Was on att for 10 years.
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To all those who wish to up and jump ship I say, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. No carrier will make everyone happy, if VZW is not for you, who are we to tell you to stay? Hopefully your next carrier will treat you better. In then end, they all want nothing other than your $$. For me, VZW has provided consistently better service than AT&T.
Here is the link from Droid Life: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/2...th-no-termination-fee-now-may-be-your-chance/
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hahaha.. I hear ya!.. and I have no plans of leaving VZW.. but I'll see if I can arm-twist VZW in giving a free phone for my wife
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Thank you sir for the inspiration. I will be joining your free phone crusade on the first
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l7777 said:
To all those who wish to up and jump ship I say, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. No carrier will make everyone happy, if VZW is not for you, who are we to tell you to stay? Hopefully your next carrier will treat you better. In then end, they all want nothing other than your $$. For me, VZW has provided consistently better service than AT&T.
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My thoughts exactly. I just came from AT&T and had a "4G" phone and was LUCKY when I'd get 3G. What a POS company they are and what POS service they have around the country. I've been on VzW for about a month and I've never had less than 3 bars of 3G yet! Plus their LTE is freakin retarded fast. I can deal with their customer support because typically I don't need them for anything.
If you want to go peace out thanks for the extra bandwidth!
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My thoughts exactly. I just came from AT&T and had a "4G" phone and was LUCKY when I'd get 3G. What a POS company they are and what POS service they have around the country. I've been on VzW for about a month and I've never had less than 3 bars of 3G yet! Plus their LTE is freakin retarded fast. I can deal with their customer support because typically I don't need them for anything.
If you want to go peace out thanks for the extra bandwidth!
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What he said ^^^^
Mustang and I came over around the same time. I actually paid a cancellation fee with AT&T I was so fed up. Happy I made the switch. My Inspire 4G was more like 2.1G.
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Well I am not on Verizon, I have been on Sprint since '97. Thinking of switching cause the service is getting crappy as hell. Data is constantly going in and out. And for the plan I have with 5 phones Verizon isn't that much more. I keep reading about how satisfied folks are with their data coverage.
"Hell I don't know anymore"
selders59 said:
Well I am not on Verizon, I have been on Sprint since '97. Thinking of switching cause the service is getting crappy as hell. Data is constantly going in and out. And for the plan I have with 5 phones Verizon isn't that much more. I keep reading about how satisfied folks are with their data coverage.
"Hell I don't know anymore"
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My advice is to come on over before tiered data kicks in. Sprint was actually my second choice, happy with vzw though.
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selders59 said:
Well I am not on Verizon, I have been on Sprint since '97. Thinking of switching cause the service is getting crappy as hell. Data is constantly going in and out. And for the plan I have with 5 phones Verizon isn't that much more. I keep reading about how satisfied folks are with their data coverage.
"Hell I don't know anymore"
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It's time to jump if you want a chance at keeping unlimited data. Unfortunately only the tech savvy can see that 2GB is not enough going into the future of cloud based services just as 150MB was not enough when data services were just starting to be offered. That said, if you're a heavy data user, VZW seems to have the best network for you.
I have tried all but TMobil over the last 10+ years. Had verizon back in early 2000s . Changed to sprint because verizon service was terrible. Had sprint 2 yrs then ATT or cingular as it was then, 2 yrs then back to sprint. Dumped sprint 2 1/2 yrs ago because of very terrible service areas and customer service really bad. Went back to verizon ( swore i would never do ) and plan on staying quite a while longer. 2 yrs more for the T Bolt . Seems each of these companies over time become too big and gready for their own good . Then the consumer speaks and they loose money. Its a wild ride if we can hold on for it. True verizon is on its too big for its own good ride agian but untill service areas become really bad or prices are for the millionare only, I will stay put for next 2 yrs with my locked in $30.00 unlimited data plan and see what happens.
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lrs421 said:
My advice is to come on over before tiered data kicks in. Sprint was actually my second choice, happy with vzw though.
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Ya, I thought about going to Sprint as well, but I just didn't like the fact that they were going to charge me 10 dollars extra a month if I got a 4G phone, even if there was no 4G coverage where I lived.
I'm not sure why anyone would leave Verizon. Coming from Sprint, it's heaven over here.
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Well I am not on Verizon, I have been on Sprint since '97. Thinking of switching cause the service is getting crappy as hell. Data is constantly going in and out. And for the plan I have with 5 phones Verizon isn't that much more. I keep reading about how satisfied folks are with their data coverage.
"Hell I don't know anymore"
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I say you swicth before unlimited is gone trust me it isgonna be more. But 4g is worth it and it dowsnt waste your battery like wimax does for real look at the scrennshots
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That's 3g not bad considerng the area didn't haveas good signal
4g without even. Trying at home I get up to 20mbps which is great and even morein some areas and doesn't kill the battery like wimax on my og evo
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What he said ^^^^
Mustang and I came over around the same time. I actually paid a cancellation fee with AT&T I was so fed up. Happy I made the switch. My Inspire 4G was more like 2.1G.
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I was planning on sticking with god awful AT&T but then got the chance to switch to VzW and save money each month so I jumped on that! I too had to pay to get out but ported my numbers and now I actually get signal and I'm not embarassed to say I have a 4G device lol.
P.S. - I'm not knocking the Inspire as I LOVED the actual phone (minus the idiotic camera design).
With AT&T announcing they are stating to turn on their LTE network on the 18th this month http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/15/atandt-to-officially-deploy-its-lte-network-september-18th/, will our Infuses benefit from the higher speed?
I've read through a couple other threads on the topic, but didn't see any definitive Yes or No's. Mainly just comments on battery life issues that LTE might cause.
So, is there any new info? Are our Infuses real 4G phones or just the same 3.5G/HSPA+ as the other 'mis-labeled' 4G phones from AT&T?
I'm not holding my breath. my "4G" state doesn't include my HOUSE oddly enough. The coverage map is bull**** at it's finest.
We don't have an LTE chip. We wont benefit from LTE.
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We don't have an LTE chip. We wont benefit from LTE.
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LOL...This question is popping up all over and it just cracks me up...
There are not even any LTE phones on the market for ATT...
The article does confuse me though...they already have LTE active in a few cities, and it has been a city by city rollout....so are they going to turn on the remaining cities on the list on the 18th?
*Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Antonio..which were already scheduled...
They literally have two hotspot devices that will take advantage of this... that is all that I am aware of.
They advertise the Atrix as having LTE on their website...but does it?
I do think we will see 3 or 4 LTE devices by the end of October though.
The Infuse only has HSPA+. AT&T's website says LTE for the Jetstream and their modems and such.
There's no reason they wouldn't shout it loud and proud if it did. It doesn't have LTE.
Atrix and Inspire = category 7 device with only 16QAM = 14.4mbps capable.
Infuse = category 10 device with support for 64QAM = 21mbps.
The network has to have 64QAM turned on to achieve HSPA+ speeds over 14.4mbps.
AT&T's network doesn't have it on for some idiotic reason. It's sadly 16QAM only which downgrades peak rates on Infuse from 21mbps to 14.4mbps.
Here are some videos to prove 16QAM limit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73zZtMF95SU
And to prove 14.4mbps cap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYkeSJH5uSM
AT&T doesn't have LTE phones. Only one tablet, one air card, and one WiFi hotspot.
Those LTEless having basterds!
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As I can tell, no. This is because the hardware just can not support it. Unless If they release a special version of the phone with LTE, then it will not happen (probably).
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As I can tell, no. This is because the hardware just can not support it. Unless If they release a special version of the phone with LTE, then it will not happen (probably).
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You can not just get on the LTE network if your phone doesn't have proper radio, not 700Mhz capable, etc. It's not like an old school AM radio so you can miraculously "tune in" to AT&T's LTE lol...
There is the overly expensive apple-like-priced HTC JetStream which is LTE but it is a tablet.
No. Just no. Everything about this thread. The answer is NO and its just NO in general. NO!!
I wonder what phones they will release for the 4G LTE network. There exists NONE currently and their leaked road-map does not show any. You would think something would come out along with the network this weekend.
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No. Just no. Everything about this thread. The answer is NO and its just NO in general. NO!!
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YES!
and as regards to the phones, Nexus Prime?? lol
Ok I get it now. Thanks for all the replies to clarify this for me.
If anything, the HTC holiday is going to be a lte phone, the Atrix refresh might be....
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If anything, the HTC holiday is going to be a lte phone, the Atrix refresh might be....
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Exactly. Those and the Samsung Celox (which is in a testers hands now BTW)
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You can not just get on the LTE network if your phone doesn't have proper radio, not 700Mhz capable, etc. It's not like an old school AM radio so you can miraculously "tune in" to AT&T's LTE lol...
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LOL. ****ing love that image.
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For those people who would like a layman's discussion on what AT&T is supposed to be doing with LTE and will it work on your cell phone, there's a helpful article over on CNET which explains it. I'll post the link here:
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20107452-85/at-ts-lte-boot-up-what-it-means-to-you-q-a/
Hope this adds some clarity for those who aren't familiar with cellular technology.
I think I might cut the grass today.
Oh and the answer still is no.