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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Robbzilla:
I'm not sure about that phonearena writeup...

Both Phil Nickinson and Myriam Joire are head over heels for the One X. They claim that the screen is nicer (by a landslide), the camera blows the Nexus one away (Not much of a stretch, my Epic Touch camera blows the Nexus camera away), and that Sense is very light and very nice.

Of course, there's the battery... that's the only thing holding me back from a full on geekgasm at this point over the HTC.

I'm going to wait until I can look at both of them side by side and make my own decision.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jess813:
I think thats why I am going with th Evo
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] andresmalvarez:
Android Central recently had an article about the HTC One X's battery life. While I know there are differences between both the One X and the EVO LTE, I believe it would be a good reference point. Although the One X doesn't have the LTE support yet in the states, those screen shots of the battery lasting 17+hours with as much as 22% left to go, has to get you a little bit excited. Especially because the One X has a smaller battery compared to the EVO LTE. Granted, whenever the LTE network is up and running in your area with you running it on the phone, the life will obviously go down. But still, I'm pretty excited about the possibilities.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mexiking713:
Very good point. I loved the screen size on my evo 4g but the screen on the evo 3d was a downgrade ratio wise. The screen was sharper but I often made spelling errors because of the screen being more narrow. I'm hoping the bigger size makes up for that on the evo lte. I think it really comes down to what you like best. Stock ics and the latest os or sense and the great hardware. I go in to the evo lte knowing that I'm not going to get constant os updates but I'm OK with that because of the huge dev team behind the evo.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jess813:
I hope so too! The first Evo got HUGE dev support compared to the Evo 3D, but then again this Evo One should outsell the 3D, not sure if it will beat the Original Evo.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dw3bb10:
I HATE Sense. But, Id still get the 4G LTE due to its MUCH better hardware. It'll just suck waiting on AOSP to hit the EVO, but it'll be worth it 2 years down the line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stkiswr:
The battery life arguement is invalid. You own a nexus. The updates are invalid. Google clearly hasn't cared about it like they used to.

I the nexus good...yes. absolutely. It will always be a fantastic phone. But the Evo lte will also be a great phone. The battery life can't get /be worse than a nexus...and if it releases w 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 of can't be worse on updates. Cdma nexus has had...1? Not hating. Just pointing out pure facts. The nexus is a great pure aosp phone. But there are also other great phones to consider if you are being locked into contracts
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] euphoria:
Thats because it is... Galaxy Nexus performance leaves something to be desired coming from this beastly exynos powered phone. I do love a lot of the features the Nexus has to offer though...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ascertion:
Any cdma device is like that. Even the 3d has had only 1 or 2 updates.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rmikulus:
Hey all, I'm at work, its not very exciting. Having the worst day though... After celebrating taco tuesday with a good helping of margaritas, I drunkenly reflashed AOKP last night (following all the right procedures like a good boy should)... but I neglected to install gapps.

Without flashing to a stable GB CWM recovery, would flashing gapps cause any damage or set me at risk for brick? If so, I can wait until I get home... but like I said, my job isn't very exciting and I can't access my GOOGLE PLAY MUSIC. :(:(

UPDATE from below

Thanks, my biggest concern was if simply flashing gapps in ICS would be safe.

Because I didn't reset my data when I flashed, I still had gapps installed, but I couldn't set up my account. Ended up digging around in the gapps .zip and installed the following... not sure which did the trick, possibly multiple:

GoogleBackupTransport.apk

GoogleLoginService.apk

Then I went into the GOOGLE PLAY MARKET and was asked for acct info :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Either flash GB recovery and reflash Gapps, start from fresh or you can always adb over all the files necessary. The choice is yours but I definitely would not flash from ICS recovery at all...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ker0zene:
How about you use Mobile ODIN to flash the GB recovery?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rmikulus:
Thanks, my biggest concern was if simply flashing gapps in ICS would be safe.

Because I didn't reset my data when I flashed, I still had gapps installed, but I couldn't set up my account. Ended up digging around in the gapps .zip and installed the following... not sure which did the trick, possibly multiple:

GoogleBackupTransport.apk

GoogleLoginService.apk

Then I went into the GOOGLE PLAY MARKET and was asked for acct info :)

I'll update the OP
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rmikulus:
I have trust issues ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lacko123:
Hello

i have problem. i have droped x8 from about 1m and when i get it in my hand the screen was black.

Probably the screen is broken. But before i orded new i have open my x8 and see that screen is not broken or something like that.

there are no color just black. and sometimes when i press it harder i get vertical green line.

is this the screen or the hardware on my phone.

I have check the mbo but its seems fine...

so give me your opinion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VTJpkHBrJE

here you can see on 0:58 how the screen is broke in my case is not the same my is all black and when i turn on phone just litlebit light up and thats all.

in up left corner i have litlebit white and thets it

Sry on my bad english
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crypt0kiddie:
Does anyone know of any class action lawsuits over Sprints 3G service? I tried doing some searches but I haven't seen any yet.

I know there was one for the 4G premium data crap,

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/10/01/SprintCA.pdf

Anyway this 3G is ridiculous. I just got a replacement Epic Touch, I'm still getting between 7 and 30 kbps everywhere within a 50~60 mile range of my house and that is IF it works. I get a lot of no connection crap too.

I've been a Sprint customer for 10+ years, they just can't handle all these new smart devices and it's ridiculous that I should have to pay for this level of service and or pay for an ETF.

Thoughts? Input?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Due to Supreme Court decision and your contract, you are prevented from seeking class action status for this issue. IANAL but maybe if they are enterprising they could reframe as a false advertising issue and bypass the contract restriction on class actions. The thing is Sprint doesn't advertise an minimum speeds and specifically states in the contracts service level varies.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dchibro:
I feel bad for all of you with data speed issues. I just got 900kbps sitting here in a bathroom stall in the middle of my office building. I get 1,500kbps when sitting at my office desk next to the window. Hopefully Sprint's network upgrades happen quickly or their going to continue to lose customers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
not gonna happen
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Gordon Ramsay:
I wish there was, I'd join it!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ascertion:
The best thing you can do is call up A LOT in retentions and continue to complain about speeds. If you're in a poor service area, they will allow you to cancel ETF free.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bear gri11z:
I thought they had it on their website 300-1.5mbps?

I know there is a FCC requirement/spectrum that it has to be in, in order to call it 3g....

ill do some digging and see if I can find a few links.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
I get horrible speeds and connectivity at the house, only one tower close by. At work I get amazing speeds and connectivity. I can only assume there are more towers around the work place. But it is devastating to have weak speeds where you sleep. I've never had Wimax in my area, I have to drive twenty or so miles north to get Wimax.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jmejiaa:
What is the advertised speed?

I get about 150 consistently.. I know it's slow but is it slow enough to complain?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stkiswr:
I didn't mean to thank you post haha but, I was always told that if you want sprint to have great speeds, wait 2 years and it will be sooo fast. I watched wimax come out...only deploy in 5 cities and basically become a failure. Now I'm about to watch lte come out in 5 cities...in extremely similar deployment. Hopefully it won't be a bust but I have lost all faith in sprint. I left and went to Verizon. Call it what you will. They cover more. I pay barely more per month and have leaps and bounds better data and more coverage. Win win for me. I got tired of waiting for them, always promised things would get better when I never actually saw things get better. Verizon is steadily expanding their 4g and hopefully next week we will be getting it in Warner robins GA. They did testing recently and we got a glimpse of 4g here.

Wimax on the other hand has been I Warner robins for over 2 years...for barely a mile. I am in a test area...for 2 years. I was in a sprint store a month ago and actually heard sales people say that 4g wasn't anywhere in our area but when it gets here it will be amazing. I could get 8mbps on Wimax in my carport and if sprint doesn't even know where the hell they can get service in their own area how can I honestly pay for them.

The lack of support/knowledge made me gladly leave. I clearly just don't live in a big enough area for sprint to be worth a ****...but at least know I am fairly confident if I drive anywhere I am covered by a solid network. No more hair pulling
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mick3444:
On their website they say that you can EXPECT AVERAGE download speeds to be between 600-1400kbps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Wizard Knight:
there's no mention of minimum data speeds on the contract, so you have no legal basis for a lawsuit. I average around 100 kbps but consistently.

my co-worker has the sgs2 on att, he gets way faster speeds but it's all over the place and he has to deal with total loss of coverage at random intervals. I'm happy with the stability. I wish my data speeds were higher, but if I had to deal with it constantly dropping out, I'd probably break the phone in half, lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
If they don't make the advertised speeds then you are within your rights to get the ETF waived and move on.

IF you have signed another contract, knowing full well the speed issues, then you have no legal recourse.

The only "lawsuit" that could be filed is if Sprint is unwilling to refund you the ETF for your lines if they are truly guilty of not offering the services they promise.

But if you try, they will waive them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] master acehole:
Sprint avoids false advertising because they just say fast network never really say what speeds you should expect and suing over there 3g service is nearly impossible to do simply because you have the right to change carriers
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bear gri11z:
They told me I should get anywhere from 500kbps to 1.5mbps depending on the tower/traffic when I set up service...

Its been true to far.. (2miles out of my town and I roam tho lol)

http://transition.fcc.gov/3G/

Dunno how well anyone can interpret that but there are "guidelines" for 3g im assuming otherwise its 1x/2g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
Let me get this straight... you've been with Sprint for 10+ years. You renewed your contract at least 5 consecutive times; their slow dataspeeds have existed almost the entire time. Now the million-dollar question: WERE YOU IN A COMA EVERYTIME YOU RENEWED YOUR CONTRACT?? Seriously, how are you going to deliberately remain a customer with Sprint for more than an entire decade, yet have the audacity to complain about their network speeds then seek out and hope for a class-action lawsuit? Cry me a river. You renewed your contract at least 5 times, meaning you had at least 5 times to tell Sprint to screw themselves and move your ass to another carrier with better service.

You had a chance to get out, but no, you stayed. You intentionally KEPT yourself into the very situation you're complaining about. GTFO with that garbage.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
Whoa whoa whoa.

Up until about a year and a half ago, Sprint's speeds were very solid.

500 to 1.5mbps on 3G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
nope.jpg. definitely hasn't been only a year and a half.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
Has in my area.

Let's not make sweeping statements when there is such clear variation.

Hell, some areas never had a speed issue.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
If you look at your contract, they don't guarantee anything at all, not even service.

I doubt you will find an FCC requirement. 3g is a marketing term. It isn't a standard.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
No, but if the data is so slow you can't use it within reasonable expectations, then they are guilty of not providing a usable service and are in violation of their end of the contract.

Which is when they have to waive your ETF.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
two can play that game: some areas have had nothing but speed issues since the advent of smartphones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
And some people on Verizon don't even have 3g coverage...

The point is, there's extreme variation so its totally possible that the OP has only experienced the issue in the last year or so.

;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
They may let you out of your contract on their own, but "reasonable" is not defined in the contract, so IF they chose not to, it would end up being interpreted by a judge or mediator in small claims or mediation.

Sprint doesn't "have" to do anything, even if they are in the wrong. You have no power to do anything other than complain, go to small claims, or mediation. Sprint has the power to send you to collections.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
That's why I said that if they don't waive the ETF, that's the only time you really have any legal recourse. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
this is true. it's also totally possible that the OP is some kind of idiot that has experienced the issue the entire time.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daniel4653:
Are you sure you are on 1X and not 3G?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tailsthecat3:
3G white paper is up to 3.1Mbps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] IAmSixNine:
To answer his question "Is there something i can do?"

Yes - You can try a different modem.

I am on a Stock Rooted EL29 ROM/Kernel with FC15 Modem and its made a big difference in battery life and data speeds. Way better then Stock EL29 Modem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
I'm in a similar position as OP.

2-3 years ago with my LG Lotus tethering my laptop I could see 1-2mbps on a regular basis in my area and on the road around the country. There was variation, but, nothing that would stop 240p youtube from just loading right up and playing without buffer. Then I went through a series of androids that all did roughly the same--except for the data lockups on my Moment, but, I digress--and then I got my Evo4G on release day. You could just about feel the network getting slower every day since then...I figured by now it would have to be better.

Well, it's not...and now 2 places I rely on my phone for calls and email, work and home, have the worst service out of anywhere I go. I frequently get LOS at work and at home. It's legitimate loss of service/signal. No bugs here....no signal either. If I walk by a window or something I get my service back, no reboots no fancy kernels necessary. Otherwise I'm roaming constantly....and these are two locations that I previously have fantastic service.

Now, aside from nearly unusable data speeds that just get worse every day, I also can't expect to send or receive a text or even a phone call. I call, I chat...no towers are down, there must be something wrong with my phone...I bring it in and their repeater is giving me full bars and no problems...derp...I don't want to need an airrave at home and I simply cannot have one at work. Retentions just keeps sending me back to the store where my phone comes through with flying colors 'cuz they have a pico-cell or repeater or whatever in the back room.

I'm very frustrated. I've been a very happy Sprint customer since 1997 or thereabouts....and in the past 2 years that happiness has done nothing but erode. Now I'm a furious customer. I don't want to go to Verizon or ATT...especially with absurd data caps, but, capped data I get is certainly looking preferable to "unlimited" data I can't get.

I've tried kernels and modems and nothing helps. It either stays the same or gets worse.

*sigh*, what to do...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordLugard:
What are you smoking? I've been with Sprint almost 13 years and out of contract since 2002. I always buy phones off Craigslist or online and esn swap.

I have so much grandfathered stuff on my plan due to my years of loyalty that it pays to buy phone outright and resell when it's time to get a new one.

Example, Nexus S 4G I bought brand new for 170 when I got it. Current Epic Touch I got for 350 brand new...

Anyway, Sprint's 3G used to be great in my area until about a year ago and it's been going crapola ever since. Works great in Manhattan but once in my section of Queens, like the dark ages. Weird

..

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stkiswr:
Change carriers! What do you really get from being w them so long and dealing w BS? A medal? A plaque? Lol no better discount than if they do fix it and you do decide to come back. Why struggle. I work to hard to be dealing w phone related crap haha. Find out who is best in your area...suck up the difference and go out and get a phone. Sell your old stuff on eBay and recoupe a little money but really people...its a phone. If my insurance/cell phone carrier/car anything gave me so much grief I would sell that **** and never look back. Always something better...now go find it :beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tech7:
Man i use to get 1.5 to 2.5 now i only get under 200kb and my voice suck now too much static and they told me i have to wait 6 month to get it fix im like well sprint has to pay my bill for the next 6 month and they did half way thoe grr
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stay Frosty:
My last 10 speed tests:

0.04 Mbps

0.01 Mbps

0.33 Mbps

0.15 Mbps

0.41 Mbps

0.08 Mbps

0.05 Mbps

0.04 Mbps

0.42 Mbps

0.08 Mbps

This is on Long Island NY, one of the most densely populated areas in the world. You would expect flawless service considering the HUGE customer base here, but it's just the opposite. Completely unusable.

What I don't understand is how they can legally sell data plans here KNOWING that it's unusable. It's a crime.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cnstarz:
the fact that it's the most densely populated area in the world and there's a HUGE customer base would mean that the network is most likely to be the most congested area in sprint's network. you SHOULD expect hella slow speeds because look how many people are in that small area. if there were 100 people in your house using your single router for internet, would you expect the internet to be faster because you have the most densely populated house in the country? no, that's ridiculous and doesn't make any sense.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mship:
I don't know if I am crazy but I swear that I noticed speeds get worst right before the iphone launch when I was rocking the Evo.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
My 3g speeds are pretty bad most of the time and I don't get 4g in my area. However I have no issues with talk and text, at $25 a month can I really complain that much though?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
At that price I wouldn't complain...but I have no discounts or anything fancy. For roughly the same price I have friends that always get data at a reasonable (or light-speed on LTE) rate and that's to say nothing of the coverage issue (which I've never had a problem with since like '99 (stay near highways and you're golden, stray to far and who knows) with dual mode phones.

...but those friends also have to watch their usage...I'd be fine paying for overages, but, $10/gb just seems a bit unreasonable, especially given the low initial caps...

so conflicted.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] slick4mitch:
Move to Ohio or Nebraska, change carriers, so many options to stay out of Sprints way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] robcy:
Modems

I've noticed a considerable slow down since moving to FD05. What modem can I run on this version that would provide better speeds?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dberend:
I thought I read somewhere that 3G had to be atleast 200kbps.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ajaholic:
it was for me, up until oct (iphone launch) i was getting 400-600kps, then it went down to like 30kps. the sprint store guy told me it was because a lot of their infrastructure was damaged in the winter storms in the northeast that month and it should be fixed soon, however even now i barely get over 100kps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jfcooley:
I in no way support any lawsuit, but I am always amused at the differrence in doped between off hours and peak.

I will say the difference is big between pre and post iPhone. Just an observation.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zurginator:
I actually have to agree.... my 3G has dropped from ~200kb/s to ~20kb/s since the 4S launch....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
The network took a noticeable beating from the iPhone release, but, I think the Evo4G release made it much more noticeably slower. I swear from the day I got it you could just feel the network getting slower every day. In my Hero/Moment days the network was SO much faster than it is now....in my area anyway.

I don't want to leave Sprint. Aside from this (mostly) recent no-bandwidth issue I have been treated like gold at every step (lets forget the decade prior, lol). But my phone has become unusable without the 00001.PRL ....they don't seem to care. I haven't heard anything since my first warning letter. I would prefer to stay and maybe the bring their 3G network up to snuff....while everyone else is getting 4G....I'll take that for unlimited...but right now I'm more limited than I would ever be on Verizon or AT&T.....sigh....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stay Frosty:
AT&T and Verizon don't seem to have these problems... Sprint is just super outdated tech and the fact that they could charge for it in congested areas like this is ridiculous. When you buy a multimedia powerhouse of a smartphone (GSII) you expect to use it for just that. On demand audio and video streaming is expected, otherwise what's the point of buying it? To make phone calls? Come on now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ungovernable1977:
Id settle for just making calls and reliably send/receiving text at home without an airvana. I have wifi for everything else...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
outdated tech? I dont think that thats it.

at&t/VZ dont offer unlimited data, which means users have to monitor their usage. Thus less overall traffic versus unlimited data on Sprint. Im sick of the slow 3G speeds too, but lets call a spade a spade
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Actually the backhaul is quite dated and that is the source of most data issues.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deedscreen:
lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deedscreen:
Welcome to Sprint, the Not Now Network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Here's 3g at my house.

Now, to get out of ETF what's a good argument? When you call them they want you to go to a store and have the phone checked out:rolleyes: for "radio" issues, which we all know it's not the case. Also say they can send out a box to boost the signal (I drive down the road and signal is gone again). And of course there's no 4g for miles. I just want out, so I can give other carries a try for my area. Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
Send a text message to TRV Escalations

trvesc@sprint.com

Tell them a good contact number and time. Send them this screenshot you just posted here.

Go from there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Duce HD2:
Thanks man. :thumbup: