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[EVO 4G General] clamknuckle:
Ok guys, relax. It's one of two things if you are getting slow 3g speeds.

First, Sprint is actually growing again. In some areas it's growing so much that the existing network is at capacity. It's being addressed.

Or, it's a bug with some phones on 3.70 or 3.70 based ROMs. It's being addressed in the next update (not sure if it's going to be gingerbread or not)
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Not disagreeing at all with your points, but the max capacity is what the op is saying he's/she's afraid of. I've seen extremely slow coverage expansion of 4g in KC, while other carries have been going hard at it. It's doubtful they are expanding 3g much anymore since 4g is the "new baby." I like Sprint don't get me wrong, but if the op is more concerned with coverage, and the fact that we face $10 a month for 4g coverage, he may very well be better off with another carrier.
[EVO 4G General] xviiivx:
You all act like Sprint could revamp their entire network overnight if they wanted. I know for fact they are working on it, and I see signs of improvement all the time. I can get 2Mb downloads now on 3g in several locations in my city where 2-3 months ago I was lucky to get 200k. Maybe they could make people happier faster in the short term by taking shortcuts, but it looks like they're doing it right. So have patience or gtfo.

http://newsroom.sprint.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=19
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Well if it's ok in your city then that should be ok for everyone worldwide then. Try growing up before posting please.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
lol there unlimited, but we can and have canceled customers for using more then 5 gb a month without a tethering plan unlimited?
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Supposedly Sprint also has a "cap." Never seen it myself, but that "rumor" has gone around a bit.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
I feel the exact same way. My 3g is terrible, I get anywhere from 200-700 MAX DOWN and about 400 UP. No 4g at all. :/
[EVO 4G General] xviiivx:
Try growing up?? WTF??? Did you not click on the link to see that I was trying to provide some hope for people that are not in a good data area?

I did not even say it was ok in my city... I said there are signs of improvement and there are places that are great. I was just trying to help people out who think the network sux everywhere and Sprint is not doing anything about it anywhere... because that is wrong. They are working on it diligently.

Perhaps my "have patience or gtfo" comment was a little rude, but that sums up the situation here. The network sux. It's getting better. If you can't wait for the improvements, complaining on xda is not going to do anything for you.
[EVO 4G General] skillzo1:
Ive been having this issue since nov....how much longer am i suppose to pay for and accept the crappy service? I cant bear another 6 months of this...saying it may be fixed is not acceptable for this long. I live 5 min from manhatten ny...coverage shouldnt be an issue here.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
I'm also worried about this, but I guess we'll see...I'd be happy if they just fixed one - either I get good 4G or I get good 3G, but right now, both suck ass here!

However, I figure since we somehow have 3 $150 discount line upgrades (system error), might as well use them!
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Your missing the point of the op. He wanted opinions. I'm also pretty sure he knew posting on XDA was not going to solve the problem. Which is why it was never brought up. But somehow you saw that. And your right, "gtfo" is not an appropriate response. The entire Evo forum has turned into this garbage in the last week or so. Why do people have to turn into complete jerks when they get a keyboard in front of them?
[EVO 4G General] I Am Marino:
Remember, you're talking about Manhattan, there's hundreds of thousands of cell phone and other various signals everywhere, that makes network hell sometimes.
[EVO 4G General] xviiivx:
I'm not saying anyone should have to accept and pay for crappy service, but Sprint cannot magically fix all of their issues nationwide overnight. If it's been an ongoing problem, I would call Sprint and explain the issue and if necessary threaten to leave for another carrier. If they can't help, leave Sprint for another carrier.

It's not that I'm here trying to defend Sprint... honestly, I'm just sitting here at work trying to kill a few minutes. And now it's time to go home, so mission accomplished.

Seriously, I wish you all the best of luck with the crappy data speeds. I wish I could say with certainty that it'll be all good very soon, but I can't. Perhaps some of the Sprint employees that can be found on the forums can be of more assistance.
[EVO 4G General] SilverStone641:
Because there is total anonymity behind the keyboard. Nobody has to answer for their comments, nobody can come after them. They're completely "protected".

Back on topic. Telling people to "have patience or GTFO" is absolutely the most asinine thing I've heard in this thread. Just because the good folks here(like myself) are consistently making comments about poor speeds or comparing our service to that of the other carriers doesn't necessarily mean we're impatient. We want our voices heard and are wondering whats up. Things were all very civil until you showed up with your rude comments and alleged "factual" knowledge.

All i can say as far as quality goes, is I have used the 4G radio on my EVO one time successfully. since then i have never gotten a connection to the towers. I want to know why. i paid for a 4G phone, i'd like 4G service. Especially since Dallas, TX was one of the first deployment sites.
[EVO 4G General] 2k4mach:
for me, im giving sprint until the evo3d comes out to show me that there committed to fixing these network issues. if not then come june when my contract is up ill likely move to another carrier.
[EVO 4G General] dmora01:
I have full bars in Tampa Florida but the 3G speed is getting slow and slow and 4G is very spotty, some times I don't see the difference between metropcs and sprint, so from now on until 4G has better coverage or I see the 3G speed back what use to be I don't pay for another phone. I used to have a lot better speed with my diamond.
[EVO 4G General] skillzo1:
Agree...i good 3g speed is acceptable for me. I dont need 4g when a have a good 3g speed...but 4g is awesome, just to damb spotty. Make 1 of them work to its full potential or the other everywhere.

Sorry wasnt tryin to stir **** up...just really confused on wich way to go on this one.

Understandable ( sometimes not 6+ months.....but never had these kinda issues wit verizon.

Not even emplying overnight...but ive been more then fair...and every day forward feels like a month..so even another real month is too long.

Exactly...4g way to spotty..in for 2 blocks out for 3.

Im in talks with them now about ending my contract without an etf...this is why i posted this...do i say ill stay and hope they fix this issue and if so by when...y should i pay all this money for a service i can only use aometimes. And if i give them that time i forfeit getting out without an etf.
[EVO 4G General] aweskelo:
waiting till EVO3D - if speed still sucks, I'm bailing - price is no longer worth it at these speeds. It's one thing to have a ballin phone, but its WORTHLESS when you can't use it for anything.

I have 1x at 30kbps for 20% of the day, 3G at 250-600kbps for 75% of my day, and extremely light green, temperamental, and spotty at best 4G at 800-1Mbps less than 5% of the day. VERY frustrating.

I'd rather pay 25% more and get some sick LTE than crappy 1x, slow 3G or barely acceptable spotty 4G. I know when I run 1x cuz of CM7, btw.
[EVO 4G General] AyyRayy:
Sprint is going to turn it up lets be rational people. Increase in plans. 10$ fee coming to all android powered phones. Upgrades lost April 1st. Were trying to buy t mobile from Telekom headquarters. they are pushing for full control of clearwire and with all this money coming in and now a company backed by a powerful line of the best android phones on the market, you best believe with a 'true' unlimited plans that sprint has huge tower upgrades and coverage expansion in the near future. I wouldn't be worried, and besides everyone will be mad jealous of this scorpion chip set overclocked well over 2ghz. Lol at Motorola failtrix with its encrypted bootloader and data cap. :p

Powered by Steve Jobs' Tears and Jealousy
[EVO 4G General] skillzo1:
Then they ahould tell us these things...we are left in the dark with only hopes and assumptions.
[EVO 4G General] bender1077:
Live in Chi-Town - Couldn't be less worried about 3g or even wimax vs LTE. In home I get around (sometimes a little over) 2mbps down over 3g, and between 6-9mbps down on 4g.

4geez is way more sensitive to where I am sitting in the house!

By the chair next to a patio door - around 9 down

Move 10 feet away to the couch - 5-6 down

Weirdziez
[EVO 4G General] Beejis:
You do realize those 3g speeds are average 3g speeds for ALL networks right?

Pocket posted...
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Even tmo? I thought their "4g" was simply a faster 3g?
[EVO 4G General] dmora01:
I used to get 800 kb to 1 mb average all day with my hero, now 300 kb to 600 kb when I have full bars in the EVO, and I have to pay more for the service!!! no way.

Sprint is worry just to get new costumers and charge more for the service than update their network, since I have service with sprint (9 years) I have the same service with the same dead areas, I saw a big change with the mogul and the REV A, but now looks like I went back to REV O. I don't believe Sprint any more but is ship so.......
[EVO 4G General] Scnd2no1:
I live in Dallas as well and I stay connected. Maybe you need to check your keys. I get 4G from Dallas to Frisco with no issues.....

Sent the best way possible....
[EVO 4G General] androidrookie84:
The only thing i hate about my sprint coverage is building penetration,at my job I can't get any bars and I always end up roaming with 1X speeds,it kills me!
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Try working in a train yard. All that metal, might as well have dial up lol.
[EVO 4G General] dmora01:
= CDMA and few towers!!!
[EVO 4G General] shanghei:
When will sprint plans go up and by how much? I was thinking about switching to sprint from att because their plans are very nice compared to what I pay now.
[EVO 4G General] jlechner:
Well if I would take anything out of Dan Hesse recent chat about data plans, I'd say they won't go up. You'll prob still pay the "4g" $10 monthly, plus whatever your plan is. Just my guess.
[EVO 4G General] Beejis:
Of course not their version of "4g". That's just their 3g on steroids.

Pocket posted...
[EVO 4G General] freeza:
Umm, this phone, along with Sprint's 3G coverage, will be fantastic.

It's just going through some hiccups right now. I wouldn't count them out.
[EVO 4G General] kratos313:
Has anyone heard sprint plans on updating new towers for wimax. I live in detroit and we still don't have 4g service!

sent from a EVOlved device modded by the Borg.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
How does a town full of drunks have anything to do with data coverage???

kidding
[EVO 4G General] FoxRacR17:
Or how about being an xray tech in a hospital? Lead walls suck!
[EVO 4G General] Halabeaster54:
i have sprint right now and hating it. Knock on tmobile all you want theyre 4g speeds are second to verizons and they have 4g everywhere i go. I might be waiting for the HTC Pyramid and hopping back on tmobile. Their service is going to be 2x what it is now in a year because of at&t buying them. I want wimax to work and its killing me that it doesn't. I feel that sprint is abandoning their wimax and switching to lte so we're screwed.
[EVO 4G General] jdelforge5684:
I've been debating switching myself. I live in Fairfield, which is apparently a Sprint black hole. I can drive 20 mins toward Sac or 20 mins toward San Fran and my coverage is awesome, at home it blows the big one. On the up side, I've got a deployment coming up, so I have time to make my final decision. Question: I know using the VZW PRL for an extended period of time will cause sprint to drop you. Since it's their call when that happens, they don't charge the ETF do they?
[EVO 4G General] heathmcabee:
Correct, they will drop you from their network. Might as well do it, since you are going on deployment for our country! If thats what you want of course, not sure how long you are going to be deployed
[EVO 4G General] crabjoe:
Sprint's coverage is driving me nuts too!!

While everyone on Sprint is left guessing and waiting, Verizon is actively increasing their 4G LTE coverage. I just got an email from them saying they will have 145 cities covered by then end of the year and by sometime in 2013, their LTE service will have the same coverage area as their current 3G coverage (Which is already the largest 3G coverage of any US carrier).

Take a look: http://network4g.verizonwireless.com/#/coverage/?email=Responsys&CMP=EMC-A-S-C-4G-COVER

If anyone stays on Sprint, how long they to wait for Sprint to get their data network up to par?

BTW, it looks like Sprint's Project Leapfrog is code for Verizon just leaped us!
[EVO 4G General] darkkterror:
I also do not know what I want to do now. I switched from AT&T to Sprint back in September. I absolutely love my EVO, it's one of the best phones I've ever had. The problem is that, at least in my area, Sprint is pretty crap compared to AT&T.

I work in a Radio Shack that had a Sprint WiMAX repeater installed in the back room. Even with that repeater my 4G signal is still spotty. I generally get 1 bar of signal and the 4G drops rather frequently. Even when I can get on the 4G the speeds are barely faster than what I got with AT&T's 3G network.

Since I use my phone primarily for data (very little voice or text usage) data speeds are very important to me. The problem is that AT&T, right now, doesn't really have any phones that I want. The Inspire doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade to me and the Atrix...well, I've had my EVO running a custom rom/kernel nearly from day one so the whole bootloader issue with Motorola doesn't sit well with me.

The EVO 3D looks awesome from a hardware-perspective. This leaves me in a situation where Sprint has the phones that I want but AT&T has the network. I really can't decide what I want to do. I might just have to wait for AT&T to get some new phones out.
[EVO 4G General] crabjoe:
Not sure if you can answer this, but would you happen to know what determines if a Shack gets a WiMax repeater or not?
[EVO 4G General] Rakeesh_j:
Ah perhaps you haven't heard of the well established theorem:
[EVO 4G General] churro7:
In california att and verizon offer better coverage

Im in central cali and there are times i wished i had as many bars aremy peeps with att or verizon even tmoble.

Sent from Snarf with an Epic
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nideleporte:
Hi,

I've spent hours searching for a way to mount both my external sd card and the internal sd as one sdcard/ directory.

My aim is to be able to install more apps & more data, as the data often installs only in the internal sd space.

I think i've looked thoroughly throughout the forum but didn't find an answer.

I'm currently running a rooted stock rom and wonder if upgrading to a EXT4 ROM or other mean could solve this.

Does anyone know if it is possible and if so, how ?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikroft:
16gb of apps to sd isn't enough? You must be installing a buttload of programs. From what I know you'll never be able to merge the external and internal into 1 unless there's some android RAID utility which there isn't.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexTheStampede:
There would be the way of aufs. It worked on the Acer Aspire One, if anybody managed to port it to Android it would be cool.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nideleporte:
Yes, I was thinking of aufs too.

There is also a possibility in Linux : Erase the file system of both the sd card and mount them as a VLM volume set.

But in this case, the removable SD becomes unremovable...

Thanks for the answers.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theWilly:
A couple of days ago my wireless connection quit working at home. The wireless network icon turned white all the time, and never switched to green. I hard wire the modem/router (ATT Uversre 2Wire 3800HGV-B) into a 5 port switch and plug my computer, network storage drive, and media streaming box into the switch. I've had all of this set up for a few months in it's current configuration and there was never an issue before. This just seemingly happened out of the blue...funny how computers do that sometimes, right? I have an HTC Aria, I was running CM7 RC1 when the problem happened, I just updated to RC2 hoping maybe it would change and it didn't.

After reading posts and checking settings here's what I've found:

My wireless router is set to act as the DHCP server. I set all of the IP addresses manually. I've had it set this way for some time, haven't made any changes recently. The attached network storage (D-Link DNS 323 also has DHCP server capability, but that is disabled)

I found that while my phone was set in the router's setting to connect to 192.168.1.67 for whatever reason it was connecting to 192.168.0.200 (which is out of range, my DHCP is set to address to 192.168.1.64 - 192.168.1.253)

Any idea what would cause this?

I have a temporary fix right now, I've set the phone for static IP and entered all the values. It now connects to my home network on the correct IP and appears to work. This will be a hassle though because there will likely be conflicts when I try to connect to public wifi or at my office. I could just go in and set it back to automatic IP when I leave home....but that is a hassle, and obviously, something isn't working quite right.

Anybody have a clue what would be making this happen?

thanks!
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zervic:
I don't understand when you say your router is your DHCP server but you set all the addresses manually...I can understand setting your network storage and media streaming to static IP's but you may want to reconsider for everything else, if your router allows for that to happen.

Have you tried rebooting your router and switch? May be worth doing that. I would not recommend a RESET because you'll have to reconfigure everything and I know how much of a hassle that is.

So, when you say you set the phone for static IP, do you mean through the phone gui or through the router?
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheFurnace:
Another thing to check is the number of available IP addresses. You could be out. I doubt this is the case in a home network, but never hurts to check.

"Do you mind if I turn up the AC?"
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corber22:
I have somewhat of a similar situation... I just installed CM7 RC2 and I can connect to my home's wifi and browse the internet etc... but some apps like Facebook won't update. With Facebook, I can retrieve messages sent to me but the news feed never updates and I can't view profiles. And for some reason everything works when I use my university's wifi...
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cHarley04:
Have you checked (turned on) your Background Data and Auto-sync?

Menu > Settings > Accounts & Sync ......
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corber22:
Yeah, it's on. Still doesn't work. One other thing I noticed is that even though I'm with At&t the Amazon App Store works when I'm using my university's WiFi but no where else...
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cHarley04:
Go here and download the latest Nightly cm_liberty_full-30.zip

WiFi performance has been dramatically improved since RC2, and if nothing else, it's a better place to continue trouble shooting from.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corber22:
Didn't help :( I don't get what's happening. I can use the browser fine but certain applications always time out and won't update.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bojackson63044:
I have the same problem. I've found the following apps to not work correctly when I connect my Sprint HTC Evo 4G (CM 7.0.3.1) to my home wireless network (Apple Airport Extreme Base Station):

Facebook (news feed won't update)

Amazon MP3 (Only the cloud player doesn't work)

Netflix (won't let me log in)

Speedtest (downloads fine but shows 0.00Mbps for uploads)

Again, all features works great on 3G or on the wifi at work (a university network running WPA2 Enterprise with LEAP authentication), which leads me to suspect there's something wrong with my home wifi setup. I have updated the Airport Extreme to the latest firmware and reset it several times yet the problem persists. Any ideas?
[EVO 4G General] skillzo1:
I love how the iphone 4 looks in terms of its display. It's just so clear and catchy to the eye. Wondering how the evo 3d will stack up against it.
[EVO 4G General] jkinnison90:
Hopefully it'll be good. I do agree, the iPhone 4 display is quite nice.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
As much crap as Steve jobs talked about 4" screens I think he feel dumb now saying "people don't want Hummer sized phones". In America bigger is better so I guess that's why iPhone 5 is coming with a 4" screen LOL. IPhone 4 had HD retina displays so imagine a 4" version ohhh my.
[EVO 4G General] blakeboys:
and dont forget...3D :-)
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
So I know screen rez, size, and pixels is almost a science...one which I don't really care to figure out, but is the EVO 3D's display going to be "retina" quality?
[EVO 4G General] gmap516:
Quick response: It won't be as sharp

I posted a summary of the EVO3D here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1004091 which has a section that explains the difference between the two displays.

Please feel free to ask questions and amend my posts as necessary :)
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
I don't think so bud, as far as I know retina has 326 ppi which is better than samoled screens. Qhd I believe is not as good as retina but is right behind. Correct me if I'm wrong. I found this for you though.

http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/274897-samoled-vs-slcd-vs-qhd-vs-retina-display.html
[EVO 4G General] Rippley05:
Yea, I highly doubt it will look as nice as the iphone. The picture on that thing is unreal.. the phone is just tiny tho.

Dirk, how do you know the iphone5 will have a 4" screen? Is there info out on it already somewhere?
[EVO 4G General] gmap516:
Retina and qHD are mostly marketing-ploy terms.

The display hardware themselves are actually relatively the same, but it's the resolution they display at which Retina and qHD refer to. qHD is "Quarter HD" which means a quarter of HD resolution which is something like 1900x...something around 1400?

Retina, in short, just means the resolution as well. But I think it's a certain PPI factored in as well.

Oh wait, I found all of that on the same thread you posted. DERPPPP

Sorry, just click the link in Dirk's post.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
It(retina) definitely means something; iPhone 4's screen looks better than anything out there. Retina HD has the resolution of 480x320(iPhone 4 screen size). Obviously the evos resolution is greater than that so it wont look as good but I hear retina can only do 480x320 atm. Kinda seems like the greater the screen size is you have to sacrifice ppi/resolution. Its all still HD but not high Res like the iphone. I don't remember the exact specs but maybe someone who knows more about the displays can chime in for a sec :-)
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
I found one last vid boys that shows us the diff in the best 4 screen types out there. Cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-zJ-MPR0o&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
i honestly dislike the evo3d design. despite it being high end ill go with the nexus.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
I have to agree 100% man. It looks very cheap plus I don't like the curves. I prefer the square look better on original evo. Maybe nexus for me also :-/
[EVO 4G General] Rippley05:
I'm no so sure it has more curves really. I think it is just taller and slimmer, creating a more rectangle look as opposed to curves IMO.

The Nexus S does look much more sleek tho..
[EVO 4G General] LoveisPeace2012:
What will be the ppi on the Evo 3d? I know iphone 4 is 326 right