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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanstorm:
Thanks for the help

Will my phone automatically prompt for the OTA update after I flash 1.57 and where is best place to download 1.57 sbf gitibrew? Also I'm on AT&T not sure if that matters with the SBF or not.

Thanks again
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaelanT:
Yup, Gitbrew is the place to get it.

4.1.57 is for AT&T.

After you flash and set up your Motoblur account again, go to Settings > About phone > System updates

You will then get the prompt to download 4.1.83, then install it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KAwAtA:
I've searched for people with a similar situation as mine. Unlike everyone elses... My GPS Locks on but when I'm in the car driving.. it doesn't work like it used to. The GPS is really weak and the arrow in google maps doesn't follow along anymore. Worked fine Since Froyo but I haven't tried going back to that yet. I think I will to see if there's a diff later, don't wanna wipe the phone right now ugh. Weird thing is GPS locks on fine with 3G and even more accurate with WiFi. Just doesn't seem to work well on the road just wondering if anyone has a solution.. Thanks
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
The arrow on the map does not represent a GPS lock or its status.

Get GPS status from the market. That will give you detailed info about your GPS. Once all the fields on the bottom of that app are filled in you have a GPS lock. Until then you don't.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KAwAtA:
Yep I don't think I said that the arrow is a gps lock. it definitely does lock on.. just doesn't move as my car moves but if I'm at home on 3g it locks on but about 2500m accuracy after about 30 seconds it locks on the correct location. My current solution now is to turn on gps status and then run Google maps. It'd be nice if I didn't have to rely on that. Thanks though
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
What I am saying is that you don't have a a GPS lock which is why it doesn't move. We are saying the same thing I think just misunderstanding.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KAwAtA:
i just find it weird that if i stand in 1 spot the gps will lock on really accurate but when i'm driving it doesnt move with me. That's what I didn't understand .. how was it not locked on when it shows on the map the right spot but doens't when im moving sry.

I have to turn on GPS status and switch back and forth with google maps to have an accurate location which is a pain in the butt and really slow. Never had this issue until I started with gingerbread
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
The "accurate" one in the beginning is most likely just the regular network location. For example when. I am home with with data signal and wifi the loocation is accurate to about 50 meters. This sounds like the case for you as well.

Still you should not have to load up GPS status to get a lock.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
I am out in a parking lot and accurate to 30meters with GPS off.

But on regular maps it looks Like a GPS lock.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pi-rho:
GPS Status will surely fix you up
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093232

Do it !! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

i just did ... took a few minutes but i got a manual reset on my upgrade ...

im eligible for a FULL upgrade now !.... never thought it would work.

it went straight to a rep and the guy was awesome
[Epic 4G General] Shoulon:
I bet some manager up there is like WTF is with all these manual upgrade request!?!?!

But it doesnt really matter. They MAKE more money since everyone will be buying a new phone via this upgrade.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Surprised no1 cares about this...

was soo easy to get im still in shock i keep logging into sprint just to look at it ...

and i noticed he didn't only do it for my line but he did it for my mom's line also.
[Epic 4G General] deano0714:
How long have you/your mom been with sprint... my moms been on there for like 11 years and I've been on maybe for like 5
[Epic 4G General] heathmcabee:
Were you already past your 12 months on your contract?
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
No good for me :(
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
Not only did I do this months ago, I made a thread about it, and got a bunch of "cool story bro" replies.
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
guy said my last upgrade was less than 12 months ago, so no go - oh well
[Epic 4G General] professoroak:
Hopefully i'll try this for the WiThin ;)
[Epic 4G General] budney:
Yep, that is what they told me. I wanted to get three lines on my account upgrades bumped up, but they said no. Luck for me I mentioned I'm on my third Epic and they were nice enough to then bump up the upgrade on my line. :)
[Epic 4G General] bigray327:
Maybe because this is a forum about the Epic.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
So ... It's a FREE upgrade ....

_____________________________

My parents have been with sprint for 1 year and 6 months.

i bought the Epic in September so i didn't reach close to my 12 months time yet...

i wonder why you guys aren't getting through :confused:
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
My family has only been with Sprint for 7 months but my dad hates his blackberry and wants a high end android phone. What do I need to say to get them to bump him up?

Also, once you do this, do you have to get an evo 3d or could I order him a nexus s \ epic \ evo shift on amazon?
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
I Don't see why not especially if you guys are Premier gold and in good standing..

i think if he tells them he want's to preorder the Evo 3d they'll end up giving it to him.

because they know they'll make back the money, but that's what i told them and they didn't make me pre order it right away and im still debating whether i will in the first place.
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
We aren't gold premier. We have 5 lines on the 1500 everything data plan so we will be silver ($129.99 base price + 3 additional lines x $20 + 3 x $10 premium data). Is it still possible? Are you gold?
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Yes... i don't know why the guy did it to be honest...

but look at all the people it's worked for ..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093232

so it wouldn't hurt to call them and ask ......

figured it would help some of you guys out also.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14640667&postcount=311

See.... it even worked for Whosdaman .....
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
I'm on the phone with the guy. He said he will see what he can do. I'm on hold right now.... hope this works.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Lol...yeah but we really should not abuse this privilege. I didn't think it would work, but please don't keep calling them constantly or they might change their number
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
The guy i spoke to was cool. he said he was leaving in 30 minutes but would be back there at 9:00 in the morning so if you guys aren't getting through try calling when he's there ..
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Yeah, I was told the policy changed. I had to get rid of my 3G USB internet POS to make room on my 3rd line. It cancels at midnight of the 16th...perfect timing for a new toy...maybe
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
First call: straight up got told the offer ended in Aug and that there was absolutely no way I'd get my upgrade date changed at all.

Second call: got told by moving my rate plan up to the 900min base (single line been on the 450min) for three months they would grant me gold status and reset my upgrade. They even included this month as one of the months for me so I get full upgrade at the end of Nov, no later than Dec 1st, and my birthday happens to be Nov 28th. So thank you miss sprint rep who was nice enough to do the extra leg work to find out I actually "did" have an option and gave me a pretty nice bday present!

:-)
[Epic 4G General] Ecliptical:
How much was the plan difference? Not sure if it would be worth it since I don't even come close to the 450 let alone 900 :eek:
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
I'm paying a $20 difference for like two or three months
[Epic 4G General] Ecliptical:
2 or 3 months? Then you'll switch back to 450 minutes?
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
I only get 75 dollars off full price

Should I try again to reset my upgrade
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Worth a shot dude ... just gotta find the right rep ...
[Epic 4G General] MikeyLee:
This is not true. I think it all depends on who you get. I had my upgrade date moved up a full month back when the Moment first came out.
[Epic 4G General] rgallius:
Samething-

Told the buy up program is gone. Used to be 2 year contract price +75$. They refuse to move up my upgrade, because all that stuff is gone.

Only thing they offer me is 75 off full price, and to buy back my phone for 85 if I want. No thanks Sprint. Also they hung up on me and were rude when I explained that I was told to just wait till September when I called previously. If I had forced the issue earlier I might have gotten the buy up program at least. Now it's all gone.

All the reasons why I picked Sprint a year ago are evaporating, and their service went from awesome to terrible around these parts.

So, I'm going to move to Verizon when the new Nexus comes. I just need to figure out how to argue breach of contract regarding the administration fee hike so I can get out of the ETF.

Anyone have any experience doing that successfully?
[Epic 4G General] lazydazed:
I had my wife call and ***** about our recently crappy signal the premier thing and possibly getting our upgrades reset... so they sent us an airvana for free o_O... and we wonder why they lose money year after year, we are willing to buy 2 new phones! But noooooo they think its better that we spend NO money... whatever
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
Update. The deal they made me with upgrading my rate plan and receiving full upgrade end of Nov, which they sent me an email confirmation of, they are now telling me they are not going to honor, even though I have it in writing. See you in court assholes :-)
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Not anymore. Even tried executive offices. They took the ability away from everyone a couple of weeks ago.
[Epic 4G General] JohnCorleone:
Unfortunately they dont do it. I should have tried a while ago
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Sucks Sprint don't care about keeping their customers happy anymore. They are just trying to save themselves from going under. They don't realize great customer service was why we stayed. Now there is no reason to be loyal to them.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
Isn't that the whole goal of being in business?
[Epic 4G General] daddymikey1975:
they still have true unlimited.. seems like the only thing they have on their side for now... if they ever go to tiered, I'll switch providers to one with better speed/coverage.

just sayin'
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Yes it is, but without customers due to bad customer service you can't stay in business either.
[Epic 4G General] pjy9394:
Yeah.. I called them today to get my eligibility reset for $75, but the guy told me that that program is no longer available. Haha.... there goes my epic touch 4g.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
yea hope that doesn't happen my bad dude... when i got through i wanted to post here thinking alot more people would be able to benefit from it ... was just trying to spread the love
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
Omfg, it worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
I got my epic in december. Do u think it will work for me.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
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[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
No no, don't get me wrong. I understand. I just don't want it to be abused then they don't do it every again.

However, since we are talking about upgrades...anyone want to buy from me? I could really use the commission ;)

ANd I only have two rules:

1. I have to activate the phone

2. And you have to keep it active on the line used for upgrading for 24 hours. Then I'll be more then happy to change it to whatever line you want.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Not sure bro .. but like i said it's worth a try look at post above you :)
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
They can only do it if you already have your one year eligibility. They can reset it so the 1 year is is really the $150.
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
I also got my epic in december. I just told the guy the truth.

My dad got a blackberry in December. I told the rep my dad hates his blackberry and wants an evo and that I was told to call this number to help him to get upgrade eligible for an evo 3d.

After 5 minutes of being on hold, my dad now has an upgrade!!!!!!!!! :eek:
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
But did ur dad get his phone in december as well.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Yea bro i still say give them a try and tell them you want to preorder the evo 3d... that seems to be working when people sat that
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
Yes sir!

10char
[Epic 4G General] v1monkie:
Wowowow! This worked like a charm for me too! I got my epic back in Sept 2010 so im not even pass the 1 year mark. The rep spoke to her manager and came back and said "we are going to reset your status to a full upgrade". All

I told them was that I'm looking to get the Evo 3d or the Within. No lies :)
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
You can't be lying with a post count of 4 over 6 months LOL

glad it worked for you too !
[Epic 4G General] v1monkie:
Hahaha, long time reader :). Thanks for your help!
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
So u just called and said u where thinking about it and did the offer it to u
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Im guessing don't be afraid to ask ... look at this guy.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14642973&postcount=319
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
Crazy.
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
You should probaly say, "I have an epic but I'm tired of it and want an evo 3d. I know I have only had my account for 7 months but I really want an evo 3d. I was told if I call this number someone might be able to help."

I'm staying with my epic though. I really like it. My dad legitimately hates his blackberry.
[Epic 4G General] deano0714:
Well I hope they would let me... we've been with sprint 10+ years and have never missed a payment ;)
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Then that's pretty much a yes.

:p
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
But I want the within lol. Will it work for that.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Lol just tell them the Evo... its not like they force you to preorder it on the phone.

when they manually reset it that upgrade never expires so you'll have it when the within comes out to use it ... my advice to people is do it fast because like Whosdaman said....they might see people abusing it and stop.
[Epic 4G General] insanity213:
Maybe I'm just a cynic at heart, or maybe its all the drinking I've done today - but wtf does this have to do with the Epic? Seems like this should be in the Evo 3d section or something....
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
Ok cool man ill try it out thanks.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
I put it here for people who wouldn't have been eligible for an upgrade to get the Within when it is released ... and hell it works !

we all deserve a break sometimes...

anything free is good (except for herpies) so i don't understand why you wouldn't want this here.
[Epic 4G General] insanity213:
Free is good sometimes... My Samsung Moment was basically free, but I'd rather put my **** in a blender on puree than use that PoS again...

Don't get me wrong, sharing secrets on how to work the system is great and appreciated. Must have been the alcohol talking, cuz half way thru this thread I was like "I'm in the Epic forum right? ...and this does what for my Epic?"
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
It helps you get rid of it when the Within comes out :p
[Epic 4G General] insanity213:
But it took 6 months to finally get the Epic working right on ec05 - I'm not starting that whole process again!
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Well then don't post in this thread.... LOL this was intended for people who would like to be able to upgrade to a better phone without getting robbed.
[Epic 4G General] motog35:
Didn't work for me :(

Just called, asked for an eligibility upgrade because I wasn't happy with the EPIC, and was shot down due to not being past my first year.

Asked to speak with a Manager for a manual override, and she said she was the manager and there was nothing she could I do. I respectfully said OK and got off the phone.

I could hear her typing notes, does this mean the call was logged?
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Cool story bro.

Lol jk dude but i heard they're doing this until end of June so that's just crazy !

going to tell my brother about this tomorrow !
[Epic 4G General] insanity213:
How is abiding by a contract you signed and paying retail price for a piece of hardware getting robbed? Seems like if anything, the people taking advantage of this offer are doing the robbing, not the other way around. In most other countries I've had wireless dealings with, there were no contracts whatsoever - you paid full freight no matter what so I'm quite happy when I do get some kind of discount.

I'm so sorry to have upset your thread, I'll go start another new thread in this section that has nothing to do with the Epic - seems to be the trend in the general section lately anyway.
[Epic 4G General] Brimah:
Are there any restrictions? Anything to say? Worried of calling and screwing it up :3
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Not sure right now it seems like a 50/50 toss up dude
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
But how are we robbing them ?

simply calling and asking if they can reset our upgrade....

you aren't messing up my thread all my threads sucks anyways

I was just wondering why you feel that way

I mean it's a good thing going on here and im just trying to inform people who might not know about it.
[Epic 4G General] superradrudeboy:
Just called and said "I heard i could possibly be eligible for an early upgrade if i pre-order the 3d" He said, "well we don't even know when it's gonna be released, do you know when it's gonna be out?" and i was like "No, but i heard rumors next month possibly" and he said, yeah well it looks like you upgraded your phone in september to an epic, so no, you don't qualify.

and that was that. He said there was nothing he could do about it.

I asked him about my wifes pre which was bought on 1/09/10. And he said no. There was only a few people who were eligible for upgrade and it was just a matter of clicking a button for those people, unfortunately i don't qualify.
[Epic 4G General] Shoulon:
Call again. your chances of getting the same rep are like 1/50. so u can try a few times =)
[Epic 4G General] Censura_Umbra:
Actually, (since I work for Sprint) it is the policy that if you were supposed to have an upgrade at this time, but lost it because they started the gold/silver tiers. They will push your upgrade once. That is just to make up for the not being grandfathered in. So go nuts, you can just call regular customer service. They don't care, as long as you call when your regular upgrade was supposed to be.
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
Whosdaman, would it be possible to get it early from you? ;) p.s. Im referring to the Within, not 3d.
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
When I called back on april 3rd and got this done, they made me eligible right then eve though I was only 8 months in to the new conttafct. They said it may take "24 to 48 hrs" like they always do, but when I checked online 2 minutes later I had a little gren dot over my phone number on sprint.com that saidi was eligble for upgrade as of blah blah blah.

My 1 year wasn't even until august 31 (epic launch date)
[Epic 4G General] tizocalamilla:
the within? what is that i havent herd of it yet...who makes it?
[Epic 4G General] Esteway.619:
That will be the galaxy s2 for samsung
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
I got the same deal I called before getting my nexus I reached my one year mark just days before the silver status changed and my upgrade was taken away. I told the rep it was a shame I just paid full price for the Epic and in a 3 day window there was no phone that i could consider an upgrade from it. The rep changed my status in the computers that day and a few months later on nexus release day I had no hassle at the store getting the 199 upgrade price
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
.... I never dropped to silver or every had an upgrade so i don't know why he gave it to me... i did kinda talk nicely to him i believe i said "thank you so much sir"and "no problem sir take your time" ... atleast 20 times during the 5 min. i talked to him...
[Epic 4G General] notsosmrtgeek:
After he pushed the upgrade did you say 1st. :) lmao
[Epic 4G General] notsosmrtgeek:
Does anyoneremember the upgrade text number I wana say its 1331 but I don't remember
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
http://androidforums.com/sprint/312620-upgrade-text.html

1311
[Epic 4G General] notsosmrtgeek:
Thanks.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
This is pretty amazing. I want to see verizon or att do this lol
[Epic 4G General] Shoulon:
Ur gunna have to expain how u get these pics so quick and easy.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Lol I wonder the same thing anytime anyone post a funny picture
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
I put a saying in on google then get images...

also there are alot of sites that have them

2000 Views in one day !

Hopefully its getting around and more people will benefit from it.
[Epic 4G General] Shoulon:
So today i did this again for all of my other lines and the girl (rep) was great. She re-did all the other line's AND not only did she manually override the upgrade. She also got me hooked up with an airave free of charge =D
[Epic 4G General] budney:
Nice!

I'm still waiting for my upgrade to show up on my account. Hope I don't have to call back on Tuesday. :(
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
I sent the rep I talked to an email saying I forgot one thing that if I could get an airrave for free since I have bad coverage at my house. I'm still waiting on a reply.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Okay this time I called in as a Sprint Representative and not as a customer. I ask them when exactly can a customer have a reset done on their eligibility. The account manager said they have to be partially eligible, meaning the one year.

I asked him how have some customer been able to have their eligibility reset even though they were not partially eligible at all. He said it is not possible. He has no idea how and if they could do that. The only way he said that had a possibility of being accomplished would be by upper level management, but he wasn't even sure if they could do that.

Anyways, back to the point we went on to discuss the resets. They are permanent. Once they are done they are set in stone. There is no such thing as revert customers back to their old status. I asked him if there is a certain date that there reset are ending, he said absolutely not. He said once I'm partially eligible in August that I could call back in and they would reset it for me.

So let me summarize this for everyone:

1. Resets are permanent

2. Must be partially eligible

3. This is not ending anytime soon

4. Don't abuse it, they can read the notes.

I know some people said they have been able to have their line reset even though they weren't partially eligible. Well more power to ya. I guess it doesn't hurt to try, but if you are turned down don't fret I was too. I have to wait just like everyone else.

I'm still getting the EVO 3D anyways ;)
[Epic 4G General] Magic Oreo:
i might do this, still don't know what i want, evo3d vs WiThin? :X
[Epic 4G General] lynyrd65:
OT question for you, I have called sprint before to tell them the 3g speeds in my area are slow (50-200kbps) and they tell me that they put a mark on the area as an area under review. Does this actually do anything and is calling them and marking my area more often going to increase my chances that they do anything?