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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
1 of the points i made earlier...i was "misled" by a retentions rep about "4g being right around the corner" or "4g will be here by the end of the year"....its been 2 1/2 years since then and i've been paying for "premium data" on 4 lines and i get about 1.4mb Up and thats "peak"...i avg. less....the same way they BS'd about wimax speeds is what they are doing with LTE info...then they distract us by asking us to re-verify our discount eligibility...

very ethical sprint....its pathetic when the day comes that we have to feel "hustled" by our cellphone carrier!!!!!

then they want us to "shut up about it" or.."shut up and take it"..with statements like "you knew what you were signing" and "stop complaining" and "be informed"...well F*CK sprint and their "small print"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
not to mention horrible battery life
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] musclehead84:
Just switched to Verizon and am getting a consistent 30 mbps all around my area. I have wifi at home so capped data is ok for me. I can actually use my phone when I go out now. I'm loving Verizon and my gs3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
This makes me sad...for now...Until Sprint's LTE network lights up for me. :D

A few towers already getting attention here in Jax, FL.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tuscani1821:
Nothing wrong here.

Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
GRRRRRR......i'm gonna call retentions and give them a link to this thread and show them how bad they are treating me....haha...i gotta laugh to keep from cussing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Good luck

---------- Post added at 12:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:24 AM ----------

You left sprint yet ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rueben68:
I'm from San Antonio and I moved to Ohio where 3g sucks......damn my high paying job!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tuscani1821:
Money talks. I'd move if it paid more and I got bad cell reception lol.

Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] arozer:
Maybe now you can afford Verizon's higher bills. =P
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] livito:
Sprint is a freaking SCAM, I used to have T-Mobile (I live in Brooklyn, NY) and I switched to Sprint because of the "truly unlimited data", but guess what, I've never seen 4g in my device, the 3g speed is around 30kbps most of the times, and the reception is just not acceptable, I dont have reception in most buildings here in NY, even at home my reception is poor, I have signal in only a few spots of my apartment.

I cant wait to cancel this sh!tty contract, and get a company who really does what it offers, not this scam.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
yes and no i haven't...i figured I'd believe them 1 more time ...i had 6 lines ..i'm down to 4 now...if **** isn't acceptable come next contract renewal ..these last 4 will be canceled as well...(i don't care if they come out with a device that replaces my current phones/laptop/tablet and my tv's all in 1!!!!

I tried to get out of my contract entirely last month but they wouldn't budge on the fee's
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] musclehead84:
It's not that much more. My wife and I just left Sprint for Verizon and our bill is only ten bucks more a month. We have unlimited talk/text and shared 4gb of data. We have WiFi at home and work so data isn't that big of deal but it actually works now. Web pages will load and it is very fast. Like I said I'm getting consistent 30 mbps down and up to 46 at night. I love it

Sent from Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tuscani1821:
Need some cheese with that whine? But seriously don't complain just cancel, everyone has issues no matter who the carrier. Just pick one that serves you best and quit blaming the providers. Some consumers need to take responsibility and research.

Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
come on man...you come into an obvious "whine and complain" thread and comment about someone doing just that? These comments typically go 2 ways...either someone is whining and complaining about their carrier or someone is whining and complaining about people whining and complaining...as far as "don't blame the providers"...WTH?? Sprint runs game about services they are "soon to offer" obviously misleading people and getting them to sign a 2 yr contract...as far as "research"..its my cell provider..why should i even have to take a defensive approach and be "on guard" to make sure a big ass company like sprint isn't trying to run some damn 2 bit hustle on me?? All sprint has to do is stand behind the **** they say...is it that hard?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] livito:
I agree, all the blame is on me, I should had done a better research before signing with Sprint, but regardless of my stupidity I feel like I've been robbed, but anyway, Sprint wont see me again :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BigRitz:
................................ ah F it who gives a s*** what i think anyways??

This is the worst thread on XDA period.......complainers and debaters that have no say in anybody else life
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dtblair24:
Hopefully Sprint will get better soon. I am primarily in Atlanta. Sprint coverage there is decent plus we have 4G (though spotty). But when I travel I feel the pain. Right now I am in Orlando. Celebration area to be exact and the service is so god awful. If I lived here or relocated to an area with horrible coverage I would pony up the extra $ and switch asap.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rueben68:
said the complainer!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
JUst found out where are "premium data" fee's are going!!

"

By raising some new equity directly

, Sprint would be able to shore up its balance sheet and potentially fund other deals such as a buyout of Clearwire in which it already holds roughly 48 percent."

"Sprint, whose market capitalization was $15.12 billion at Wednesday's market close, is the third-largest U.S. carrier, with more than 56 million users at the end of June, even after losing customers for years.'

now how does a company keep its "market capitalization up DESPITE LOSING CUSTOMERS FOR YEARS"?????????????

I HAVE AN IDEA!! How about premium data fees...changing how the discounts are given out and getting rid of premiere customer benefits!!!

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/us-sprint-softbank-idUSBRE89A0I520121011
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tkoreaper:
I can't complain... I live in Texas outside of San Antonio. Last February, before any network vision upgrades I'm sure, I was getting great speeds where I live on 3G.

This was on my old Epic 4G. Now that I have the GS3 Things are a ton better and I even get LTE where I live now.. and I live almost 40 miles outside of San Antonio. The WiMax never even got close. So I guess you could say I'm very satisfied.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DBAtrainee:
Dummy

Another dummy here.. I can't not have unlimited data so unfortunately Sprint is my only option! I think I'm gonna try to get Sprint to credit me for not using "premium data". Worst case scenario they just continue to rob me as they have been. :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Oh ****!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iGoogleNexus:
Lol I'm glad I'm not in the sprint network and never considered it. Unless your on LTE then this whole unlimited data talk is nonsense... its "unlimited" because u can barely reach 2 or 3 gb a month lol

-Google

#Team MiNCO
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] verb408:
That's just bad that you have crap for data connection in your area. However, im glad i just signed up with sprint with their unlimited data plan. Ive been pulling these stats from inside my living room and its been consistent for a week now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] NYCHitman1:
Likewise, bro. I've been on Sprint for nearly 8 years now, and it has gotten progressively better since Hesse took over CEO. Speeds where I live and frequent are good enough for my needs. Can't wait for the NV roll out in NYC!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
Exact opposite here. Not really since Dan Hesse though. I live in S.I.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] PsycloneTW:
Cost and features are what keeps me around. What costs me $167/mo. for 3 lines unlimited everything on Sprint would cost me $185.87 on Verizon to share 6GB between 3 lines. No thanks.

I have faith in Sprint. I have WiMax in my area, and the LTE speeds that others are getting is enough to keep me waiting in the wings.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iGoogleNexus:
Like I said I don't have Sprint and never looked that way

Also my post says Unless your on LTE

I rather AT&T .... because let's say their is a 4G LTE Outage like Verizon... that means everyone is on 3G ...

AT&T... falls back on HSPA+ ...

-Google

#Team MiNCO
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrg02d:
Aside from DL or UL large files, what good is LTE over HSPA+?

I'm now getting at least 1mbps DL on sprint where I live and it is just as fast as my WIFI for everything else. I'd be thrilled with 3-5mbps and unlimited.

I'm not being a punk, I really would like to know what LTE will change beside DLing movies.

I agree that 3G needs to go, but why go to LTE instead of HSPA?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] verb408:
i thought HSPA+ was in the 3G family? not sure if i'm correct. I'm actually in and out of LTE, i only get LTE coverage when i'm at home not at school, or my local flying field. Either way i still enjoy Sprint service, my 3g pulls 2mbs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iGoogleNexus:
Your right about that but in most areas where HSPA+ is enabled I see download speeds from 5 -10 Mbps.... and with lte its just another level before 3g was just from 2mbps - like 3 or 4 ...

So yeah its basically 3g+

-Google

#Team MiNCO
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 00mred00:
My 10 yr old seems to have n o problems hitting 5gb +

I am not really the power user I was but had no issues hitting 10-30gb usage when I had lots of free time at me old job.

I haven't checked usage since coming back.

I was averaging about 15gb per month on my att line when I retired it due to the throttling at 5gb
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mikied12:
Net10 and straight talk are taking t mobile and att phones 3g data all unlimited talk text, data , $50 - net10 no. $45 straight talk amazon got net10 sim for a couple bucks, as oppose to $15 retail. Didn't find any straight talk sims discount. GSM unlocked phones too. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SubyStar:
Yeah I didn't realize MN didn't have LTE. Kind a disappointment buying this phone and then having to use 3g all the time....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aveda6:
It's interesting because I haven't been charged for the 4g premium yet. I had an HTC Evo3D and my son's phone is a 4g-capable motorola. I do like the unlimited data as I routinely hit 5+ gb's. I like not having to worry about how much data I'm using and my family has recently been using Pandora on a huge frequency which ramps up the usage.

Now that LTE is finally coming to my area we'll have to see what happens.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrg02d:
Huh? :cowboy:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jess813:
I'm about to sell my gs3 and leave Sprint for straight talk...Oh and the nexus 4.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mushmaster:
Yeah, you seem like you could be dumb.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
Do you have to be so rude?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hillty:
Yup! Still no LTE here in SC....smh..

Yup! Still no LTE here in SC....smh..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xblackvalorx:
Just a hint. Go into network settings and set it to CDMA only not CDMA/LTE. Bigggggg powahhhhh savings. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kujetic:
sprint is sooooo slow to put up LTE that is just smells of scam; hopefully there will be a nice class action lawsuit to get our $10/month back some how
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
I agree
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Jbluna:
Sprints awesome in my area, getting full blown 4g right now. Sure Verizon's probably faster, but they're just so intrusive to the user experience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IgottaT/A:
I would say we're a little bit of both.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hollacoast:
I'm in Atlanta, and my 4g LTE was terrible until I rooted my GS3 and put JellyBomb Domination on it. I sometimes see speeds over 5MB/s down. :good: I'm interested to see what it will be like traveling, though. May the wifi gods shine upon us all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
That should not make a diffrenc as the lte is on the prossor so it will save battery when on
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
I didn't know that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rueben68:
I'm so tired of these slow speeds I'm going to go back to my S2 just so I can get 4g speeds and run 15gigs of data and STICK IT TO SPRINT! I will post screen shots of my huge 4g data usage.:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Tyzing:
I'm with everyone else on speeds. Hit or miss...but come on. I just had to search through VZ plans for my in laws because they are locked in for another year. Their plans are a complete and utter rip off. $110/mo for 2 phones and only 1GB of data that's shared. That's not even remotely fair.

Sure if you want to leave Sprint for one of these other good deals going around I understand...maybe TMO or Metro or even Boost (still sprint though) but you cant say you're leaving Sprint for VZ because of good plans...I rather pay my $100 for 5 phones with Sprint and have lackluster 3G then the crazy prices VZ is asking for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MikeyLee:
You're an idiot. He has a valid point and I totally agree. Why should I (who was promised 4G service rollout in Phoenix 2 years ago) pay the same price for about 1/10th the service and speed that people with 4G and LTE get? Sprint is full of **** charging customers with no 4G the same rates and premium data charges.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Forboding Angel:
Yes, we are sheep :'(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
I total agree with you that is crazy its highway robbery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] r1tesh:
Sprint blows....I think everyone here can agree with me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Lmfao
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gatesmarch123:
Lovin' Epic 4g touch with all the 20MB/s wimax I can handle! No need for an upgrade.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Hell yea
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Funniest post ever
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Klutch84:
I just placed my online order for an S3 with T-Mobile. I'd stick with Sprint but the 3G data speeds are atrocious. Especially when there's no ETA of LTE in my city at all :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ccline84:
I've never had any problems with Sprint. I pay $0 for my bill, usually use WiFi at home and at work, so yeah... :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
LTE IS FAST AND I ALMOST LEFT SMDH.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
How do you pay nothing?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
He probably has his employer handling the bill.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Oh
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mysterfix:
I left Sprint for Verizon 2 months ago and I couldn't be happier with my service so far. I went from .2Mbs to 2.5Mbs with Verizon and my bill is half of what I paid with Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
How is your bill only half? Did you cancel three lines when you went to Verizon?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mysterfix:
No, I went to prepaid $50 a month unlimited everything. You can do it yourself if your ambitious or search ebay for remote services.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Well I have mad my mind up in am going to T-Mobile. Not that I am that unhappy with sprint the never network but I am sick of CDMA restrictions HSPA is the way to go unlocked no carrier ties
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Sweet
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rueben68:
I just spent 4 days in Chicago and was for the first time able to use my LTE and it was great to send emails with attachments without having to wait all day. I did noticed that the speeds were no different than when i was getting 4g on my S2. But i was happy none the less so HURRY UP SPRINT! give us what we are paying for.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
Damn that's slow for lte.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
You got Verizon?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
There having a lot of problems in Chicago with NV from what I hear. I'm from Chicago, but I'm in Florida ( Tampa ) and my mom is still there with Sprint and her phone has been going crazy she says
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rueben68:
I know it was the same in at least 3 sides of Chicago! I don't dare go to the South side..lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Chi-Raq
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fresh_TD:
+10....this dude its on the right track... You can pretty much buy any unlocked (GSM) phone and have straight talk as your provider.. $45/mo will get you unlimited everything..... This is exactly what I'm doing;););)

Sent from my GS3... RLTW!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hayzooos:
Do they limit or throttle speeds at any point? Do they have LTE? I'd be happy with something like that even if I could only get something like HSPA+ (42Mbps). Who is the parent provider, AT&T?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 00mred00:
They have been known to just cut people off. And throttle.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
well..so much for unlimited then!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Ha ha
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Sprint is known for throttling? Just jumped in and honestly to lazy and tried to read.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
the above posts are related to straight talk...not sprint

they are saying straight talk (even though it states unlmited) can cut you off or throttle

HOWEVER, sprint has never cut people off or throttled unless you have used too much roaming data
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rueben68:
No..straight talk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
Nope, I've got Sprint hoping that lte will be as fast as Verizon or at&t lte.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Thanks for the response got a little confused. I understand
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fresh_TD:
Yea for straight talk at&t is the parent provider...

Can you elaborate more on this.. Are you with straight Talk?

Sent from my GS3... RLTW!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
It's not even up yet
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dito33:
When they are up and running with full steam will no longer be unlimited. As the title says Sprint is smart and we are dumb.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
I bet they will always be unlimited.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
This is strictly wishful thinking.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
It's the only thing they have going for them
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dito33:
I bet they gonna be like everybody else with no unlimited but like $10 chipper.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sircody:
Sprint is Getting ready to have 8 Billion dollars spent on it's LTE newtwork, It would make no sense to change what has given a company something to

Boost Big about and esp when they will be in a better service/position above AT&T and Verizon and what lure would you have to take the other

Guy's customers away.Sprint is the Only TRUE Unlimited, not the unlimited Lie allowed by Law....LOL....

Hell T-Mobile Has advertised 4G forever and they don't have LTE nor WiMax....it's HSPA+ which if 4G was a real term, T-Mobile would/has been 3.5G...lol..

This Guy that;s buying %70 of Sprint is the @nd Richest in japan and owns the Largest Mobile there.

Can't see them taking a good thing like Sprint and making it a Easy choice to Use Sprint cause they are/will be the Fastest, True UNLimited and Sprint has always been ahead of the Game...first in Technology.

Plus Chrysler has a Contract with Sprint to Handle the Telematics connection with The Infotainment systems, Uconnect/Mygig in all Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat.

Good match, Chrysler is always ahead in Technology and are the First to do, make...First Automatic in a Auto etc...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sircody:
3G isn't how your calls come in....There is two seperate types/signals for Data and Voice....That signal bar doesn't give you signal of the 3G or 4G...that's the others
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
This
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bob_ross:
Class action lawsuit anyone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sircody:
I must have lost a page....lol...Sue who for what???? lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Sorry, but your agreement that YOU signed protects Sprint from class action lawsuits.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ricocollege:
And that agreement is meaningless in most states. Just scare tactics.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sc00basteve:
It will never be as fast as Big Red. for 2 reasons:

1. Backhaul

2. They bought and use a REALLY low frequency for their LTE: ~700Mhz. Once they allow calling over LTE no one will match their footprint mostly because Lower frequencies go through solid objects better.

AVG VZW LTE speedtests in NH have been DL:10-22Mbit & UL:9-12Mbit

(and we have REALLY BAD backhaul here. You can watch mobile speeds on sprint drop by almost 50% as soon as you connect to the first NH tower from Mass->NH)

I'm a little butt-hurt and jealous but I'll be sticking around. Unlimited is still unlimited.

Btw... to the OP: see Attatched screen cap

It was really easy. network.sprint.com

Since there are SOOOOOOOOOOO many people on Virgin Mobile and Boost, in my area, these "Upgrades" seem to have brought the network to normal operating capacity and speeds.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DAvid_B:
Sprint will have LTE on 800mhz when Iden is completely killed. No VZW advantage there in the future.

Sprint is going to have a very modular system, something nobody else will have. They will be first with any LTE+ upgrades after completion.

Sprint is putting LTE at every tower site. Verizion skips sites because of the 700mhz they are using. More towers = less gaps.

Once Sprint is done, they will be the superior network with a lower cost service.

Sorry.

Oh, and Sprint is completely upgrading backhaul everywhere.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Question is when is it nationwide instead of spottage wide?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] radji:
Sprint built a new tower and upgraded the backhaul near my home (less than a mile) and I still can't get a signal for the life of me. I want to upgrade but don't want to spend money when LTE is not coming to my area anytime soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
That ****ed up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
True and sprint has nearly half the customers, meaning less traffic on the network. However, while we do see Sprints future, it's hard to see what Verizon will do in the next year or two. Clear wire, sprints wimax provider is moving to lte advanced on a 20mhz block, meaning speeds will be up to 90mbps. Clear wire has more spectrum than any other provider.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] radji:
I can only pray that the Softbank deal goes thru quickly. That way Sprint has some financial backing to finish their 4G network unlike Clearwire who took all that investor money and has nothing to show for it yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dito33:
For right now we are stupid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] who-knows-ivix:
sadly have to agree
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eyecon82:
yep..i agree..we are dumb
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ret4425:
Look at these blazing speeds...this is all over Cali, from Sacto to LA.

Bloody awful...they need to wipe their backhaul...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sc00basteve:
Check this out:

- Restart the phone

- launch Speedtest.net (wait for data arrows to grey out cause background syncing)

- run test. (say "OMG, they can do that on 3G here)

- run test again. (begin to loose smile)

- change server. (doesn't help, begin to get sad)

- go back to faster test server. (game over, now sad)

It's just inconsistent. Check network.sprint.com for updates in your area.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sircody:
Per those results, your WiFi speed wasn't up there much either ...