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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Thanks for the suggestions, and the offer to help out if need be. Much appreciated ;)

I already ported over, and haven't looked back except to post a little :)

My final bill came, and is due in some weeks.

I of course will protest it.

The ETF comes out to over 415 for those who didn't know.

Bunch of Thieving Rats Sprint is.

I don't like using the word 'Rats' in the descriptive,, as it demeans Rats, and I have much respect for them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tuscani1821:
My speeds are fine

Sent from my Genesis that does what Nintendon't
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 30Glock:
Sprint knows i have no data, also they are aware that I drop almost all my calls, still they told me the only way out is the 350 ETF. I told them no problem I will roam the sh*t out of this phone, they replied no problem roaming is included in my plan...I currently have about 30 gigs of roaming and 600 of voice.. I'm currently waiting for what I refer to as the golden ticket, a letter from sprint telling me they are terminating my service due to roaming. So in essence there is a way out w/o paying the ETF..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Hmmm......

I never thought of that, even though it appears obvious.

I might have saved myself 2 Months of Aggravation, and Many Hours of Wasted time trying to resolve an

Unresolveable Issue. And I could have Avoided ALL the BS Slung at me from sprint non customer service, and the morons in account services.

Let me know how long it takes you to get your Golden Ticket ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
Haha, I'm not encouraging this, but you would have also had good service while you waited for the termination.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Live & Learn.

Lol!

Hey, you on Verizon now, or still with Sprint?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
Sprint. They're relatively good in my area. Jacksonville market is about to light up soon with LTE (saw some nearby towers getting worked on.) So I hope things only get better! I'm not looking forward to the downtime on the tower work near my house, though. :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
There down here in Tampa working to. My coverage is very good. I'm very lucky I get 1.3-2 Mbps down and 500-1 up pin 80-200. And this is all day. wasn't always like this but it just keeps getting better and better.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Overstew:
Awesome man. I'll let you know if my speeds increase, but overall, the places I go already have great speeds.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Klutch84:
I can't take speeds like this anymore. Is there a way I can force my phone to roam? I'm not trying to get out of contract, I just want better service than this mess.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Klutch84:
Well I meant speeds like this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
This is the poor excuse for 3G data that I get:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
Man that's the fastest 3g in the market what are you conplaing about lol. Sorry its like this for you hope it gets better this has got to be the worst I've seen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
You could flash a Verizon-Only PRL like 00001 or 00002 or even 01337. But I wouldn't use too much data unless you plan on Sprint booting you off. Also - You can talk to Sprint about getting an Airave at your house, which will boost your signal in your area.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
The airave would not solve my problem. I am fine at home because I use my Wi-Fi. The problem is as soon as I pull out of the drive and drive anywhere around town the phone data is useless. This is the extreme (in the local area where I live) but it is not much better on the commute to/from work. I was not this bad a couple of years ago. The only saving grace when I was on the evo 4g was I could occasionally get 4g wimax. Now I am just waiting for lte.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] worldwidepmp:
Yesterday for the first time ever(evar!) I streamed the NFL RedZone on 3g without a single hiccup for almost 5 hrs. I'm in DC and speeds vary by which section of the city I'm in at any given time, but I was pleasantly surprised. Sprint confuses me sometimes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bonebeatz1234:
well idk about everyone else i was very pissed that i could get lte everywhere accept at my house. Then just now lte popped up on my phone ,yes now i have coverage everywhere in rockford illinois about damn time sprint .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ydoucare:
Very pissed that Sprint is actively deploying LTE in your neighborhood? I really don't understand the mentality.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] reLLLL:
I also live in south Jersey, 10 or so minutes from Philly. With my evo4G I had wimax anywhere along the Rt30 corridor, and fine 3G everywhere else.

I upgraded to the S3 and while I no longer have 4G the 3G coverage has been fine. I don't know what everyone's problem with sprint is exactly. The speeds are not the best, but I've personally never had any actual coverage issues.

I was with ATT for 6 years, with a plethora of dumbphones and I couldn't hold a conversation with another cell phone for more than 5 minutes without getting dropped calls.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nerys71:
wimax does NOT work along the rt30 corridor (my work is right on 30 in egg harbor city NO 4g) Rt 30 goes all the way to atlantic city.

I can get 4g down to I295 and a bit further dies pretty quick after that.

ALTHOUGH I have not checked in a few months. I will check wednesday and see where it dies.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Les_Vegas:
im in fresno california and sorints 3g here is borderline criminal! I use wifi at home so home is not the problem its away from home, when im at family or friends houses my bars are super low, I cant enjoy this great phone like I want to im thinking about getting a extended battery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nick_bergmann:
Grrrr! Sprint!

My patience is wearing thin with Sprint. I desperately want an LTE connection so I can stream video.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dalmus:
Oddly, I can stream Netflix just fine, but YouTube is buffer hell. I think it may be the YouTube app, because Netflix uses WAY more bandwidth.

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Are you sure you're on 3G, and not on 1x?

Even on custom ROMs, I'm noticing lately that my icon stays 3G regardless of the actual connection (as reported by Netmonitor). These same ROMs switched the icons accurately up until about two weeks ago... I wonder if it has something to do with the new-ish 1x advance network?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
I think something's wrong with the YouTube at 2 because everytime I try to watch with WiFi connected it buffers all the hell ,but Netflix streams perfect on wifi or 3g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Update:

I received multiple calls and emails from Sprint's

Executive & Regulatory Services, in response to my complaints filed with the FCC & BBB.

Sprint realized that both complaints were related to the same issues, and had one representative handle both.

After multiple correspondences, my ETF was waived.

Sprint was very professional handling the issues, and obviously I'm satisfied with the resolution. A much different attitude taken by this department as compared to other sprint reps contacted prior in cs and account services.

I've read a couple of posts regarding not to waste your time complaining to the BBB, FCC etc., becuase sprint doesn't take those complaints seriously, But obviously I took that recommendation with a grain of salt, as there appears those who say this either don't know, or have other agendas.

I've read over the years that Sprint does take those filed complaints seriously, even if they don't take the issue seriously prior to filing complaints.

To those that are having service issues, and are getting very fed up, speak to Sprint first, and if you are not staisfied with the resolution to your issues, if any, file complaints wiith the approriate jurisdictions such as the FCC, FTC, BBB, etc.

It helps of course if you have doumented phone calls regarding the issues.

It is obvious that it is Sprint's goal to disuade customers that want to leave from leaving, and it works most of the time, regarding delaing tactics, not waiving the ETF, etc., But persistence does make a difference, and as I said, if persistence via the regular Sprint channels is fruitless, pursue the other avenues which are open to you.

Good luck to those who cannot tolerate the sprint service issues they are currently having, and are looking to change carriers, and also to those who are weathering the sprint storm aka 'The Network Vision Services build out.'
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nerys71:
well part of the difference is youtube is "FIXED" bitrate per file per quality setting while netflix is fully dynamic. ie netflix will try and compress the stream more and more until it can "fit" within your bandwidth limitations.

anyone know how to STOP youtube from 100% of the time defaulting to HD on my phone? its very annoying I have to WAIT till it starts and then touch the screen and turn off HD. every single stinking time.

yes I told it not to use HQ but that only affects HQ for SD video's (360/480 likely) it has zero effect on HD.

as for being sick of sprints service. sure I am annoyed by the lackluster degradation in service these last 2 years but I put up with it because the alternative is "no service" I "refuse" to pay the higher price that other companies charge. even if I could afford them (and I can not) I would not.

I had this whole conversation with sprint a couple years ago when they decided to charge $5 for anyone not on "auto pay" (which I refuse to do because that is how you get OVERDRAFT fee's and they refuse to allow AUTOPAY with a credit card number (which does not have overdraft fee's))

I told them flat out I would cancel over this. I do not tolerate "because we can" fee's

she said where would you go? (this was before boost had shrinkage) I said I would go no where. She said exactly you can't get service at this price from anyone else.

I said no. you miss understood what I said. I would go NO WHERE as in I would cancel your service and simply have NO SERVICE.

silence on the other end....

I said let me make this clear to you. cellular service is a luxury for me. I have it because I ENJOY IT. its fun I get to play with gadgets like these phones. it gives me pleasure. I don't NEED IT and it won't have a dramatic effect on my quality of life to dump it right here right now.

I said this is not $5 to me this is $600 to me $1200 to me. she said its $5 a month. I said NO. how long have I been a customer? 15 years.

now what is 5 x 12 x 15 ? that is $900 and if I stay for another 15 years that is another $900. for what? "because you can"

I said if the fee was $1 I would cancel over that too. strictly on principle its a "because you can" fee and that is not acceptable to me under any conditions in this universe.

I don't NEED you I can spend my $1500 a year (3 accounts) elsewhere. I don't NEED cell service I WANT IT. I don't want it with an extra $5 because we can fee.

she was STUNNED by this. stunned to silence. I guess she thinks people "NEED" this service for some strange reason.

they got rid of the fee.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dinkis:
Sprint has been pretty good to me. Just can't wait for some Lte love over in the Ventura CA area
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nerys71:
your fortunate. I used to NEVER have a single issue with sprint. in my first 14 years not one dropped call that I can recall. no data problems no service problems.

these last 2 years the service has degraded immensely. the data network is nearly unusable in most locations around me (under 50kb/s most times 50k if I am lucky)

latency is high call audio quality is down tremendously to the point where we are often asking for a repeat of was said. signal quality is degrading etc.. etc..

I deal with it because of how little I pay in the hope that it will improve and in the end it does remain usable for most things.

when near home (outside philly) I use a freedompop for my "basic" network activity because its far far more reliable and faster than the phones data connection at times when I am not near wifi.

massive number of calls end up in voicemail never ringing the phone at all.

I guess its geographical but in the SE PA and SJ area its horrible lately.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kawaski47:
I was tired of no service so I forced roam on 56006 prl and it's gravy now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BrianTDI:
I have been with Sprint for over 10 years now. Have a 23% corp discount too, stil not worth it. 3G service is completely unacceptable now. Can barely stream radio when needed. Things really went to **** when they got the iPhone. Finally roamed myself out of the ETF. Going to sell the GS3, port number to Google Voice and get a unlocked Nexus 4 and try out prepaid Tmobile and Straight Talk.

Anyone want a mint condition white GS3 with a 16GB class 10 card? :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EndlessDissent:
Yeah, there was a commit a couple weeks ago from a Samsung employee that did that, but it was reverted in CM10 a couple days ago, so CM10 now shows 1x/3G correctly.

So, yeah, nothing to do with 1x Advanced; Just a lazy Samsung employee trying to shortcut the system.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] yodaddyleo:
how much would you want for it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
How you do that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] budde2:
I tell you what my service has been crazy bad these past two days
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
ill just put it this way id rather have unlimited data than limited data and being capped. ive seen people come to me to turn on my wifi hotspot cause they were capped and they didnt want to get charged extra.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
How about unlimited data at 56k speeds? :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nerys71:
even 56k speed is better than capped at 1gb on verizon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Real talk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] potna:
Nope I love my dial up speeds while having full strength 3g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nerys71:
well 56k is about 4-5 kbps. so only your 6 and 8kbps connections are close to that. your 10kbps is twice 56k speeds

not saying this is a good thing by ANY stretch. I used to get 500k consistantly and was very happy with that.

lately it really does suck. but at $35 a month I will "deal" with it to keep unlimited.

don't matter how fast verizon is (and its not very fast when I roam on verizon I get 50kbps !!) 1gb is simply not enough.

85-90% of my traffic is over wifi by volume but that 10-15% still amounts to 4-5 gigs a month sometimes much more.

don't matter how fast the network is if I can't afford the conncetion
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
You are mixed up....

A "56k dialup modem" runs at a 56kbps rate. The "b" means bits. This would also be expressed as 5.6kBps (for Bytes). So his 10kbps is less than 20% of a "56k" speed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Yikes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EndlessDissent:
Technically, 56Kbps == 7 KBps. 8 bits in a byte, 56/8 = 7.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Your signal indicator reflects your 1x radio strength, not 3g.

You're most likely connected to 1x with these tests, thus results in the speeds. Sprint has made Samsung override the 1x icon with 3G to make it appear that you're always connected to 3G. Many custom Roms revert this.

Also, I agree, those speeds suck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
this seems like a good place to ask this...anyone know why verizon(im on sprint) would be asking me for a CC number or ask me to make a collect call while im roaming(from my house) and im suppose to hare "free roaming"????????????????? and get this...its been happening since the storm(im in MD)..why am i not roaming like i usually do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Ascertion:
Dial the area code when you call people. Works for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] eleciv:
I thought my service was bad until I read through a few pages. LTE is just starting to pop up here and its not what I was expecting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fauxx:
sprint

I agree I can hardly make phone calls and have no data here in California.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Make the move, and leave for another carrier.

I did a month ago today, and have zero regrets ;)

What a relief it is to finally be able to complete a call without issues. Just like Sprint 'Used' to be.

Whether it's the Network Vision build out, the Millions of additional iphone customers, or whatever, sprint has not been as reliable as they used to be when it comes to Voice services, which can be dangerous under the right circumstances.

Data services is another story with Sprint.

Even when Network Vision services gets off the ground, whenever that may be, I envision multiple data issues and bugs for the masses, in addition to the Unlimited Data for $10 going the way of the Dodo Bird, may it Rest in Peace.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] iforgot618:
Only getting a max of 3-4mbps with 4g. This sucks. I was getting up to 10mbps with wimax :-\ come on Sprint.

Sent from my Galaxy S III baby!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] killa57:
These are my speeds on 3g when I'm in the city ill turn on lte to check the speeds but I remember. In San Antonio. TX I got about 24mbps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nerys71:
I thought speed test listed in bytes not bits. ??

so 10 kB/s is way faster than 56k modem speeds (which are 40-5kB yes in THEORY its 8kB but you will never REALIZE that speed with overhead typicaly "good day" 56k is 5+ kB

if your getting 6 - 8 - 10 kbit/s that is not even a connection for all practical purposes.

My speed test software measures in bytes. I am getting 42.9 D 61.8 U

pretty cruddy but usable.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] m20120:
There is an option in Speed Test to display as: kbps (kilo bits), Mbps (Mega bits), and kB/s (kilo Bytes). The example above was in kbps.

And the reason that I was dividing by 10 (instead of 8) when going from kbps to kBytes/s is that on a normal modem (or serial port) your byte is composed of 8 data bits + 1 Start bit + 1 Stop bit. Therefore 1 Byte is 10 bits. This may or may not be try anymore (with digital modems) but it was the case in the old analog days.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nomad64:
Generally, speeds and bandwidth are measured in bits while storage is measured in bytes.

As far as speeds on Sprint go...mine have generally been pretty good. I can almost always get 10Mbps up/down while on 4G LTE regardless of which tower (provided I have a good signal). Some towers I have even gotten 25Mbps down! For a cell phone, we really don't need more than 2Mbps of bandwidth unless you are tethering (using phone as modem). It is really nice to get massive bandwidth...but we don't need it in day-to-day use. Then again, 3G is generally slow because of latency between your phone and the tower, not because the tower/network is over loaded.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
i always do(we've had to dial area codes around here for the last 15 yrs)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rflieger:
In fairness to Sprint, they do have a map on the website that shows coverage and expected signal strength and type (3G or 4G), and they do offer a free device (Airave) to boost 3G in your home. The LTE in San Antonio is good, and improving steadily. So don't complain if you don't have LTE in an area that Sprint disclosed will not have it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
MY FRIEND...you don't know the half...some of us were all but "guaranteed" Wimax 4g almost 2 years ago...so there is a lot more to this than just some ridiculous "speculation at best" map on sprints website...and if you think we should take that map as iron clad proof..i'll show you the old map that virtually guaranteed me wimax 4g way back when...i don't want to see anymore maps..i want to see the "premium data" i've been paying for...for the last 2 damn years...is that to much to ask?..i mean ..i'm not asking for some hand out..i'm asking for what I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR!!!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Our 10 dollars saved them from going belly up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] meccadon123:
then they should have told me thats what the fee was for and given me a choice of whether to save them from going belly up or not. They shouldn't tell me its for "premium data" and then give me s&*t data...gas stations can't even put regular gas in the premium pump and call it premium..so why should they be allowed to supply dial up speed data and call it "premium"? and now i have verizon asking me for a CC# when i roam...ROAMING IS PART OF MY PLAN...WTH IS GOING ON?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Biker1:
Sadly, but expectedly, that's what happens when you have an industry that's virtually a Monopoly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] DarkManX4lf:
I had the roaming credit card problem after hurricane sandy but now I can make calls while roaming.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Amen
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] potna:
You are saying 56 dollars is worth 4-5 dollars.

56k is short for 56kbps. Wich is the theoretical max for a modem.

I think you are confusing bits and Bytes with dial up ....I think

Small b = bits

Big B= byteS.

But what ever.

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Did you make up the part aboot the connection between my cell and the tower is what I have dial data speeds?

Have full bars and I'm lucky to get the Damon speed test to even get through the ping before it times out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mystery_tx_man:
you have good 3g speeds for this area. My 3g speeds are usually under 1 Mbps.I live out in the sticks, so my 3g really sucks, but hey it is unlimited sucking!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] crazeebiker:
living in rurall west virginia and still have great 3g service
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Venomad:
I don't have any conplaints really. I work in Brooklyn and the service there is great. I live on Long Island the service is good but the net isn't as fast.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LexLuger82:
Ha
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] david black:
I was fed up for a little while. The screenshots below explain why I'm not :p

Sent from my EvoLTE so please pardon any typos
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] derf8966:
Ehh I learned to deal with it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dalmus:
The number of bars has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of your data connection. It is a indicator off VOICE reception, only.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] david black:
That's only true, AFAIK, on Sense ROMs. AOSP ROMs base signal bars off of the data strength.

Sent from my EvoLTE so please pardon any typos
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Wrong, all roms use bars as signal strentgh for voice, data is measured by dbm in the about phone area, or added to stat bar on aosp/custom builds that include the mod. :thumbup:

Sent from my hand to your eyes!

We are legion, for we are many!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] david black:
Mine must include the mods because I get full bars nearly everywhere on a Sense ROM and get half bars on CMX/Deck's CMX.

Sent from my EvoLTE so please pardon any typos
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Aosp based roms show actual signal strength in the bars for voice, stockbased/mfg UI roms lie about the total bars to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside about your service. If you check the signal in the about phone/status option in settings you will find -XXX dBm(xxx being a numeric value) -85 is perfect signal -120 is nearly no signal, this is the actual strength of the signal between the tower and your phone, voice and data are both represented by that value while bars only indicate voice strength. If you compared the dBm to the bars if you have full bars it should show -85 to -89 dBm anything higher should show less bars, but the bars lie. :thumbup: the mod I'm talking about is the option to show dBm instead of bars in the status bar like cm has.

Sent from my hand to your eyes!

We are legion, for we are many!