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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
i left T-Mobile for Sprint last month ,i will say Sprint have a better variety of phones than T-Mobile but there 3g is like being throttled at T-Mobile actually it's worser. I regret my decision . If lte don't come next month like these people told me which made me switch I'll take my money to Verizon and atleast be able you use data. Even tho you get throttled it would be just like having Sprint 3g so you can't lose accept paying the cancellation fee. Alot of people that been with Sprint for awhile are use to the slow speeds smdh but if you had another carrier you would think this is unacceptable. I can't load three minute YouTube videos . Takes a entire day too down load 500mb i could download that in 20 minutes with T-Mobile probably quicker. I just hope they get it right soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
may I ask why you left T-Mobile? I'm considering switching to them, in part cuz of Sprint's slow data speeds, and T-Mo also has unlimited. I have the Sprint Galaxy S3 and the minute I walk into a building, peace out signal, hello 2 bars of roaming!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I can't speak for him but T-Mobile has really ****ty coverage.

But it really does save money. The prepaid T-Mobile plans (which have more data than normal plans) are only like $35/mo from straight talk. You do have to pay full price for your phones, but one payment of $600 is better than $1200 over 2 years for a subsidized phone. Plus, you can use any international phones so you can be using a Galaxy S4 months before it's available to US carriers.

Why is it $1200 for non-prepaid T-mo? You're paying $50 extra per month compared to prepaid. Most upgrades become eligible after 20 months, so if you pay $50 over 20 months, it comes out to $1000. You also payed $200 for the subsidized price so in the end it's $1200.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
How is their coverage ****ty? I could use specifics before I make a big and expensive decision. Also, do u get free roaming on T-Mobile like u do on Sprint (of course if u don't get booted)?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
I'm not really sure with roaming and all, but I tried using it for a few months. Half the time if I'm on a road/highway there's no coverage and the only place you should expect to have coverage is if you're near houses.

You should note that this was a few years ago so they may have changed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ggoldfingerd:
Sprint is definitely getting better in Milwaukee and on the WI/IL boarder. It used to be terrible with 50 kbps down and up on my ET4G.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aznmode:
Atleast you get to roam. Tmo has limited free roaming (I think like 100mb). I switched to Tmo after having a Sprint s3 for a week. Sprint 3g in my area used to be above 1mbps about a year ago. I've been using wimax a lot and hadnt noticed how much 3g has changed for the worse. I was averaging about 400kbps and worse case was getting about 200kbps. The good thing about sprint is their latency. Its about 60ms but tmo could go as high as 1100ms. So initial loading of web pages is faster on Sprint but eventually Tmo catches up and completes the pages much sooner due to having faster dl speed. What I do like about Tmo is I get 4g mostly everywhere I go specially when outdoor. The bad part is when at home or work inside buildings where I'm barely getting 4g signal, then Edge (2g) kicks in much sooner and were talking about max of 80kbps. Luckily at home and work I have wifi. Which also allows me to use wifi calling (theres a free unlimited calling that you add at no cost which doesnt deduct from your allotted minutes). So essentially its unlimited calls but wifi calling isnt the best as you will get some breaks in audio and sometimes dropped calls and you cant stray too far from your wifi coverage as it doesnt do wifi to carrier hand off. If it werent for 3g going below 1mbps I wouldve stayed with sprint and just waited till I got 4g in my area.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dave607:
My speeds are ok.

Still waiting for LTE in NYC though...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mikalhernandez:
Those are the speeds I used to get at home. I kid you not, my 3G speed at home is 2 kbps! I wish I had a screen shot. I'll try to post one tonight of full signal bars producing a 2 kbps download speed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
Damn 2kbps is hard to beat. I get around 10kbps at home. I have full wimax signal but crap 3g and voice....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
Not enough options for high end phones and i thought they were average with internet speeds I'm wrong Sprint makes T-Mobile look lighting fast . You don't know what you have till it's gone. Also they didn't have lte yet and waiting another year no thanks. I figured at@t or Verizon but i got tricked my sells rep saying Sprint with lte next month can't beat it junk.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flonker:
Miltown is supposedly getting hooked up with LTE soon too. Hopefully they keep those upgrades coming up I-43.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
what about call quality and signal? That still does matter lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joeyhdownsouth:
I've been with Sprint since 400 minutes cost 50 bucks(no data) when they first came about. I'm a so called Premium Account Holder now, but the reality is they need to speed up their network upgrades. For instance, in my so called "best voice and 3g coverage area", no service at all. Airvana used to work great, now it seems like random disconnects or dropping to 1x or even no data at times is related to throttling. I don't believe I'll ever leave Sprint because of prices, but they need to get it together.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smccall:
3g hack

I'm getting 1.56mps/0.86 but I use the 3g hack which is simple you can do it on stock or rooted. I can post a how to if enough people want it. I went from 0.56/ 0.68 to the above speeds. This is not my hack can't remember who the originator was its been so long but I know it works for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] edufur:
1.9 Mbit is nothing to complain about. I would LOVE to get that kind of speed. I am averaging around 300bps down and 875kbps up. It is almost as if they have reversed the pipes on the towers. I don't care about upstream bandwidth, however, I am getting more up than down.

300kbps is a joke the second you try streaming anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] disturbd1:
I'm in the Portland, OR area (Beaverton, to be exact), and I get anything from 65kbps-300kbps down on average. Time of day matters not, location matters not. Pathetic. And not because I'm a spoiled suburbanite, who thinks he deserves better...but because of the simple fact that they have not kept up with technology at all. Their efforts to improve 3G and add LTE have been ONLY in a select few markets. I realize their Network Vision statement clearly outlines what and when will be improved upon next, but for those of us who can't even get 500kbps on 3G, it's simply not usable for much of anything. Facebook takes literally a few minutes to sync whenever I open it, and the longer the radio has to stay active to pull data, the worse our battery life suffers for it as well.

The other day, I was in critical need of GPS "right now", and the GPS itself got a signal almost immediately, but Maps wouldn't show a thing because my abysmal 3G coverage (I was on the I-5 corridor, btw) couldn't generate the data needed to visibly see my location. This went on for literally 20+ minutes before it finally showed something, and I could find my way with it.

Bottom line: I don't care what speeds I get, as long as they are sufficient for the use of the phone. The fact that, as smartphone users, we have to pay extra for said data (even if it is unlimited), and it can't do the simplest of tasks without a large amount of waiting is...less than desirable. IMO, they should offer either service discounts for those not getting the network upgrades in the immediate future, or some other form of compensation that says "Hey, we haven't forgotten about you. Thanks for giving us the same amount of your hard-earned money, regardless of how well we hold up our end of the contract."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LakersEB:
Detroit airport...boy am I glad I don't live here...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stinger4321:
Here is my site in upstate NY with cm10
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
this is why I'm grateful I'm switching to t-mobile. What good is the fact that Sprint doesn't "throttle data" when the data I get on 3G is probably slower than T-Mobile's EDGE? And they tried to charge me 39 dollars to buy a Galaxy S3 OUTRIGHT. see ya, Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tech7:
Before u do the switch do this if ur rooted use a root uninstaller app and take smart device manager then speeds test again and see if it goes up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
I'm not rooted. But I will be once I get the GS3 on T-Mobile, maybe even the unlocked intl version
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
those things were never a issue but T-Mobile has less 3g towers in Illinois than Sprint. I tend to roam more on the highway with T-Mobile. I keep a good 3g signal with Sprint always going from Rockford to chicago daily. It's just the small populated areas where T-Mobile has no coverage and Sprint does.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] piercenkc:
i hit 129ms ping / 558 kbps dl / 132 kbps ul.

and i live in the kansas city area.

i feel like my photon i just traded in had better 3g speeds than this...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] soufdallas:
I wouldnt say shabby seein as i couldnt get wimax here in zip code 76002
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SensationalAdrian:
I live in Cincinnati and seen my highest speed of about 1meg down. The upload test always struggles bcuz its so horribly slow. Lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jamcar:
Mine are great
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
Root it, sell it on ebay, use part of the money towards ETF, and go with T-Mobile. HSPA+ is pretty good, great battery life (better than Sprint cuz of GSM) and when T-Mobile comes out with lte they'll prob send an ota for lte as AT&T did when HSPA+ became available. Even then, as only VS has widespread LTE, HSPA+ has good battery life, better than Sprint 3g also cuz the screen is on shorter cuz it loads faster lol:D

Sent from my MB855
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] daniel4653:
Great speeds that match Verizon (gf has it ) she gets 1mbps up and download
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] erndixon:
I'm in Lexington, KY. I get mad at Sprint about once a week or so for their horrible data. There's no reason I should have to think "might as well wait until I get home" to download apps or whatever. However, I can stream from Audiogalaxy my entire 30 minute commute to work and back with few problems, so I guess it's not TOO bad.

If I didn't have a SERO plan, I would have left sometime in the last couple of years.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LordLugard:
I think it varies.

In my case, my speeds are "pathetic" in Queens but excellent in chi-chi Manhattan. Basically I live in Queens but work in Manhattan, and data speeds are literally night and day apart.

Right now, I'm at work and 3g is banging just fine (1st screenshot). Once I'm back in my 'nabe it goes down significantly and sometimes unusable.

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] lviv73:
Here in Buffalo too,while little Rochester has Wimax.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Gargon87:
I satisfied. And more towers will be going up around here too. I live in coral springs, Florida.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flonker:
Taken at nearly one in the morning.

1kbps.

Been horrible for over a year. Talked to Sprint, they completely blew me off. Said they don't "guarantee data speeds." lol. Might be time to contact the BBB.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] TrollMctrollington:
http://i.imgur.com/kuHov.png

I have no complaints. I switched to Sprint when I got my SGSIII. I had a Fascinate on Verizon. Service is cheaper and comparable.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MadFlava:
I get worse speeds than that and am in the same situation. My wife has been with Sprint 10 years and just wont leave. I almost had her convinced when TMobile was doing free phones back a few months ago but we went to the TMobile store and it was just absolutely slammed and my wife doesnt have patience to deal with that stuff so we ended up leaving.

The thing is, she CONSTANTLY *****es about my cell service. She has a Sprint phone but never uses it. Her employer provides her with a phone through Verizon so I really dont think she has any idea how bad Sprint is around here. Every time Im on the phone with her, I either drop the call or she sits there and goes "I cant hear you" over and over.

Ive contacted Sprint, had them open trouble tickets and gotten nowhere. Ive emailed dan@sprint.com and gotten nowhere with them. They tell me my dropped call ratio is under 2% and thats totally acceptable. I personally think they are full of sh*t because there's no way my dropped calls are that few and far between. I also have a issue with my phone never ringing when people call me. The girl from the CEOs office has called me twice. Neither time my phone rang, I just got a voicemail notification.

I posted my speeds somewhere else but they were considerably worse than the OP's speeds.

And the sad thing is, once LTE gets built out, Id be willing to bet my first born that unlimited data goes away. Sprint is building out their LTE network off of our backs and once its done, theyre going to screw us.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
You missing calls could be because until this year, Sprint didn't believe in SVDO. And if you're really missing work calls, just root, unlock, sell on Ebay, ETF it, and go to T-Mobile or ATT (I'm a GSM guy). T-Mobile's service owns Sprint, as does obviously VZ and ATT. But T-Mobile's got unlimited, and while yea they throttle, even T-Mobile 2G is better than CDMA 3G. Plus, as they throttle, they're not likely to do away with unlimited anytime soon, plus they need customers and T-Mobile will likely honor grandfather unlimited if they do eliminate it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] MadFlava:
Do they throttle back to 2G or 3G? Thats what concerns me. I dont use a lot of data because Sprint is so crappy, its just an exercise in futility. I was concerned about how far back they do throttle you but I guess in this case, something is better than nothing.

The problem with selling it is that Im still going to be hit for that $350 ETF and I figure the best Ill do with this phone is $400.00 so then I have to cough up another $250 for another phone unless I go the Nexus route and that phone is coming up on a year old. I hate to buy something that old and have to use it for the next 2 years.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
They throttle to 2G but it still beats Sprint's 3G. Also, Target and Best Buy give u much better pricing for T-Mobile phones than a T-Mobile corp store. Its def worth it to terminate if u can get 400 for your phone on ebay. Plus u cpuld charge the shipping max n get more. Also if u need a bidder to help u up the price hit me up :) you could also see if a T-Mobile store could give u a break for ETFing Sprint.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whatsitsnamenow:
T-mobile edge speed for me is slower than Sprints 3g. The most I can get on edge speed is 70 kbps or dial up speeds (brings back memories).

I'm still on Sprint but testing out t-mobile at the moment. I'm bringing 2 phones (each carriers respective Sgs3) wherever I go for the past 2 weeks.

Needless to say when in hspa area t-mobile blows away Sprints 3g speeds.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
Here's my Sprint 3G:

Only time I can get Sprint 3G to beat 1Mbps is after 1am.

Decimals are only acceptable on 2G.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whatsitsnamenow:
Here are some speed test. First pic is Sprint follow by t-mobile.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
but the fact that T-Mobile's EDGE speed is close to the Sprint 3G, also looking at some of the other Sprint results, thats bad. Plus, T-Mobile's HSPA+ is more available than Sprint 4G (either WiMax or LTE) or GOOD Sprint 3G.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] whatsitsnamenow:
Yes I agree that Sprint 3g speed is "almost" as bad as t-mobile edge speed.

I'm just saying that I have been hearing a lot of claim (in android central forum especially) that t-mobile's edge speed is better than sprint 3g makes it sound like edge speed is good enough for usually web surfing or music streaming. It is not (at least in my case).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aznmode:
Regardless where I am T-Mobile edge 2g is roughly 80kbps. I don't think edge can go higher than 100kbps. And although maybe faster than some sprint 3g but depending on your area sprint can go up to 2000kbps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
Only times I ever get close to 2Mbps on Sprint 3G is at 2-6 am (ie when no one else is online)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aznmode:
:cowboy:

At least you can reach that. T-Mobile 2g is a permanent Max speed no matter where and no matter What time. See below.

https://t-mobile.jive-mobile.com/#jive-discussion?content=/api/core/v1/discussions/20274

Click on the link "data speed reduction" in the reply. You will see this

" T-Mobile uses data speed reduction to allow you to avoid overage charges and have continued Web, email, and picture messaging access at lower speeds. Data speed reduction occurs when Web usage exceeds the Data Speed Reduction Threshold, which varies depending on your plan or feature.

If your Web usage exceeds the Data Speed Reduction Threshold, your data speed is reduced to up to 50 kbps (comparable to dial-up). You will receive a free text message once you exceed the Data Speed Reduction Threshold, and your data speed will then be reduced. Your data speed will be restored at the beginning of your next billing cycle. Mobile Broadband customers who reach this threshold have their speed reduced to 100 kbps.

How to avoid data speed reduction Data speed reduction allows you to stay within the costs of your current plan; however, you can your plan to better suit your needs and avoid data speed reduction. You can change your rate plan or features on My T-Mobile. You can also contact Customer Care."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cyanogendroid:
Solution: go to Tmo. I get 26mbps down on average here in Atl
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] IncrediblyCheap:
Could try a new radio, can help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DiamondJay20:
rather that than big overages, plus even for me, a power user, I don't often go over 3 Gigs a month anyway, the highest I went with ATT was 6.5 while I had an Android with them. However, do you know if happening to be on 2G if the area is only covered by 2G counts against their Data limit, or only on 3/4G?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedin07si:
Not bad 3G for me.

Ours livable. Plus I use Wi-Fi mostly.

Sent from Pluto.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SensationalAdrian:
This is how horrible mine is..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] steven7590:
Sprint is awesome when you live in a place that actually has good speeds. Brookings, SD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] netkgb:
Agreed. I've also noticed that 3G service around rush hour in urban areas (e.g. DC metro area) is very unreliable. Miss being able to switch over to wimax on the Evo 4G.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MFister:
I tried swapping out the USB cable that came with my nexus 7 with a longer usb cable (still using the same charger though edit: by that, i mean the ASUS charger that came with the N7). It doesn't seem to be charging though, even though it says 'charging' on the screen. When i was using the nexus 7 while plugged in, i actually lost 1% charge after using it for like 30 or so minutes.

I think i grabbed this cable off Ebay. It had no trouble charging my phone. Are there different grades of USB cables or something?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Summerfly:
By same charger do you mean the one it came with? The 2 amps charger. Sorry I had to clear that bit up. I think longer cables creates more resistence but I'm not sure if the cable length is significant enough stop charging. I have no idea about grades of USB cables though maybe someone can elaborate on that.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MFister:
Yes, the ASUS charger it came with, i plugged in the 6 foot microusb cable i bought off ebay into it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Summerfly:
Okay, 6 foot cable doesn't sound excessively long. I have to ask what were you doing on it while charging and what brightness setting was the screen at. Maybe you were draining more power than the charger can provide?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burpootus:
This is pretty common. The stock cable has larger conductors, as I assume other 2 amp chargers come with, and standard cables are sensed somehow and charging current is limited. Try finding a 22awg cable, I think it will work.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dellenrules:
I use a USB extender since I don't have any outlets near my bed. I use a cable rated for USB 2.0 and haven't had any problems. I have had problems with cables that aren't. The Motorola USB cables are rated for 2.0 and they all work fine for me with no problems.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MFister:
Thanks, i assume this cable that's 28/24 awg would work?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=8643&seq=1&format=2
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeromepearce:
I use a cable extender, but I insert the original stock cable into the tablet (not the charger). It appears to recognise that and charge at the correct rate.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Summerfly:
I've tried using a usb extender to charge with the asus charger and the Asus USB cable and checking with battery graph it charges much slower compared to using just the Asus cable.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterk-1:
People with eyesight better than mine will see that the micro USB socket has 5 pins and the Nexus looks at the 5th pin to decide what is connected and what the connected device is allowed to do. The pin can be grounded, not connected (floating) or can be connected to ground via I think 3 fixed resistances. Google for USB on the go. I think that is the standard adopted by Asus and the cable doesn't comply.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Banumu:
I'm using a nook 1/2 cable I got with a car charger for the nooktablet

It works and is longer then the stock cable it came with.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Se7enLC:
EE here. I just ran into this issue recently, so I'll share what I learned. Grab a multimeter and measure the resistance of the cable. Check all 4 pins just in case one of them is worse than another.

In my case, I had a really horrible USB extension cable. It measured about 4 Ohms. 4 Ohms is low enough for a multimeter to pass a continuity test, but do out the math:

V = I * R

V = 2A * 8 Ohms (4 Ohms on VCC, 4 Ohms back on GND)

V = 16V.

16 volts?? Where does 16V come from? Short answer: It doesn't. If 2A were actually flowing, the USB cable would have a 16V drop across it. It doesn't though, which tells us that 2A is not flowing. 1A is also not flowing, since that would still be 8V.

0.5 Ohms is a good estimate for a MAXIMUM resistance for a USB charging cable. That's a 1V drop at 2A, meaning the phone is only getting ~4V. That explains why the USB cable that comes with the Nexus 7 is so darn short - it comes in at around 0.1 Ohms (or perhaps less, that's about the limit of what I can accurately measure)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newcdn:
Wanted to get a longer USB cable that will work the Asus adapter, any links?

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcogtt:
came across this thread while investigating a strange thing in charging my 4400mah extended battery of my s3.

I have a 5v 1A stock samsung charger with an extension cable i was always using to charge my old phones with a less capacity battery (mugen 3200mah)

This night i spent i wasnt ble to get a full charge from 5% to 100% in 8 hours and this sounds more than strange, but yet understandable.

i will try timings with the stock cable without extension and i'll come back...