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[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Okay, just just get something out of the way here: Only try to get one of these if your service is really bad at house/office.

1: Make sure you actually have dropped calls. Ours were over 5% which is considered really bad, I guess.

2: Call tech support, wait to get connected, then act dumb an say that you've already been through the tech support stuff and you've been talking to a person in retentions for the past half-hour. They'll say well how'd you get to me? Just say that the guy in retentions said that he was putting you on hold to check into getting you a free airave; you've already been through troubleshooting with him.

3: The person in tech support will transfer you back to somebody in retentions and bring them up to where you're at.

4: Tell the person in retentions should go ahead and start the order and then you're set.

5: Is optional. You can have your call drop them, then they'll call you back and you can make a joke about how crappy the service is. (Actually happened to me)

I took the long way through this today, but started in retentions, got tranfs to tech support after checking the drop call rate and doing some basic troubleshooting, then told the guy in TS that I'd been through it all the last last guy in Relations was checking into a free airave for me, but somehow got transfered to him, ect.

I also started out by telling the first guy in retentions that I'd taken 2 phones to the corp store, they had done some PR update (act stupid about it) and now those two phones always have some ^ above the bars at the office, but the service works great and the data speeds can actually load a website in under 3 minuets. ;) The data service at our office has been 0.02 kbps for over a month now, which is why I did the PRL hack in the first place on the two office phones 2 weeks back. :D

Anyhow, it's on it's way and didn't take that long.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
They do check your area and if they feel you are in a good signal area they will not give it to you for free. I only say this because when I called he told me as long as my area qualifies for free airave service he will be able to do it if not I have the option to purchase one. Luckily after he checked the computer he said "great news u qualify". so this will not work for everyone, and it does connect to gps and reports where the device is connected. So good luck, im sure sprint gonna get stormed with calls and eventually they will catch on.
[EVO 4G General] ryohei47:
i just hate talking to sprint reps, you think sprint chat will work?
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Don't think so cuz you gotta talk to the retentions department...i hate talking to them too cuz of those damn scripts they follow, it's like talking to human robots!

Also should mention don't get caught in a lie about talking to them cuz they do have a record of when you call and what department you talked to. So I'm sure if they know you lied they probably will give you a hard time and might make a note on your account that you lied and who knows they might be reluctant to go out of their way for you in the future, I know I wouldnt want to help a liar. So what if you have to be on the phone with them for awhile your getting something for free if your lucky so not really a reason to *****....
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
The guys I got didn't talk like robots for once, and they were probably from America. I was surprised. They also seemed quite personable.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Yea you can get lucky once in a while...i had a girl from canada one time and we must of had 30 minute conversation after she was done with my issue. It was like we were friends just talking about anything! Was hoping she was local to me I was gonna ask her if she wanted to meet for lunch or something....i kinda wondered since she had my info if she looked up my facebook to see who she was talking to....
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Haha, That would be funny. Ask a CSR out on a date, then get married down the road. That would be better than a myspace marriage. ;)
[EVO 4G General] wizard1322:
Got one quickly

In our condo, my girlfriend's BB Curve and my Evo averaged 1 bar. While online checking our account, I decided to just email sprint and ask for an airave. Went to "contact us", left a messege and the next day we got a call from customer service, 10 minutes latter we were approved, two days latter got it in the mail, hooked it up last night, and now we are at five bars each. I am not saying it will be that easy for everyone, but for once in my life it was!:D
[EVO 4G General] jahnile:
Very interesting, was thinking of trying this but figure I got no use for the Airave for now...
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
I get average -104 to -118 dbs which I heard -120 is no service. This is at my house. I get data roaming message and dropped calls. Went into Sprint and said I couldn't get one for free or heard of giving them out for free. Sucks I don't have internet to use it even if I did call and got one. Do you have to pay the 4 bucks a month for it or is that waived. Waived or not id use it.. just no internet.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Didn't even bring prices to me, so I'm guessing all free.
[EVO 4G General] pirish1:
If you got it from retentions it is free and the monthly fee is waived. When you go to your account and it lists your devices, it should say retentions next to the Airave.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
So if a person were to have terrible 3G speeds they still wouldn't help? My reception is weird, no dropped calls or anything but my reception can shoot up from two bars to four, or six. But my 3G is ALWAYS bad in the town I'm in. Any ideas?
[EVO 4G General] pirish1:
Just tell them your reception is bad too.
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
Yeah they don't help you at the store. They just told me they will try to update my phone for tower pulling. Said I already updated the radio to the latest and did the prl update. He said oh well I can't help you then. Wish I had the internet her is call about how bad my reception is and dropped calls. What irritated me the most is txt not going through. Is txt sent by the data service? If I turned data off will I send and receive sms still?

The guy told me it might be the material my house was built with causing the bad signal. If I go out the best reception I get is -100
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
How do you see the db of your reception? Sorry for the noob questions.
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
##debug# in phone dialer. If you have cm6 you can go through cryon settings and do it. Just type that in the dialer and wait. Click the first one.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
That was the bigger problem at our office, the 3g speeds have been 0.02 kbps fire two months, but I *****ed the drop call problem instead. Im sure you can get one.
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
I'm sure I cam get one but won't be able to use. Don't have the internet. :(
[EVO 4G General] Dukester619:
Thanks Hrshycro!!!

Worked to a tee. Called Tech got transferred and in less then 5 minutes the girl in retention was putting in my order! She did put me on hold for a couple of minutes to confirm my eligibility. It's on the way for free with no monthly charge.

Awesome tip, thanks again!
[EVO 4G General] hons9424:
I called Sprint today to activate my EPIC and after completed the process, the rep asked how was the signal in my area. I asked her back "what do you think??" then she she just sent me direct to order a AirVE FOR FREE because when we were talking we keep saying "Hello....Hello!!!" And I should have my Airave by next Wed!!!!
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
I found that it was best to just be direct with them. I just emailed them with how displeased I was with my service, they sent me some generic reply, and I demanded an Airave in the next one. They then told me to go pick one up at my nearest Sprint store and the fee and cost would be refunded to my bill.
[EVO 4G General] Systemfraud:
Is there anyway they can tell if you're not being honest about your reception? I always get nervous with these types of things, but I really would like an airave. My speeds are disgusting and my reception is very spotty. I don't have the slightest idea how to start off my conversation with tech support to get to retentions.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
No way they can know. My apartment is smack-dab in the middle of downtown Atlanta, and I don't have coverage in it.

Oh, and just flat-out ask for retentions.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Got it today. Set it up and it's running great. Full 3G speeds, finally! 1 down and .6 up. ;)
[EVO 4G General] eeeeeeeeek:
I met my wife on Myspace, However I can't say that I'm not regretting it a lil bit.
[EVO 4G General] stevako:
Got mine today after being on they phone with the retention department and receiving a call from a engineering dept follow up call. Can't wait too see the difference. All monthly fees waived as well.

Sent from Evo
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Lol some of you guys crack me up.... Airave is free for all non-asl customer, all asl customer can not get a free airave (well, they can but they must pay the $99.99 and the agent will then credit the $99.99 to the account) however your monthly $4.99 charge will not be waived.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
There is actually a way we know ;)
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
MY monthly $5 charge is waived.
[EVO 4G General] cdudeman:
When i got mine I just called in and told them I was going to cancel because I get crappy service in my home. A few minutes later they were making the order for my free airave plus free service. Threatening to cancel always seems to work for me. :D
[EVO 4G General] djfasil:
Called today complaining about getting bad service where I should have perfect reception according to their map. They are sending me a free Airave and waiving the monthly fee. Also they took $20 bucks off my next bill for the inconvenience...
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
BTW these are the reasons discounts get taken away and prices go up because nobody wants to pay for anything so the company must do something to make money somehow
[EVO 4G General] djfasil:
Bad signal/service is the reason discounts get taken away?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Half of these forums have admitted to not getting bad service... but not paying for a service, yes. The airave cost sprint money, and so does the network to keep it working, the systems, the agents, etc. when customers don't pay that is a loss. Sprint has made all airaves free now (except for asl customers) exactly at the same time all additional discounts for lines 3+ were removed, coincidence huh? The airave is $4.99 a month and most people have lost $2+ a month on discounts, so I think it was a good move by Sprint, especially for accounts losing $6+ in discounts
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
They are not all free. Go to sprint and ask for one. Its a 100 down and still 4 a month. I'm always between -104 to -120 which lastnight I hit -122. I had better service with us cellular in my house 2-3 bars than no bars with sprint.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
They're all free for non-asl customers, guaranteed, im a supervisor for the retention dept. They were $99 and $4.99 a month, now only asl customers pay that.
[EVO 4G General] djfasil:
Can you get me another one for the office?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Just call in and ask for one if you have more than one line you can get more than one airave
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
I mean at the sprint store. If so I would be able to go in and get one free. What is non-asl customers?
[EVO 4G General] Renegadez:
Yes what is an ASl Customer VS NON ASL?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Account spending limit and they're free over the phone

Sent from my Evo beeesshh
[EVO 4G General] Renegadez:
OK i got one on the way with will really help here in the house as I have kinda crappy service as I live out side the city limits but one of the requirements is you must be within 15 miles of a sprint or @least thats what she said and the 4.99 fee is waived for the first 2yrs also the 99.00 fee for the airrave is waived. Thanks
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
That's what it's for

Sent from my Evo beeesshh
[EVO 4G General] ezkialrage:
I am really glad you guys have brought this to my attention. My service in my house is atrocious at best, and i cant make get a call in the bathroom at all...

I called sprint asked for retentions and told them of my plight, the lady was more than happy to send out an airave for me. she did note, if you plan on moving on from sprint, canceling your service, you will have to send the airave back since this is an effort to keep you with their service.

this is great for me. rooting the phone fixed my general issues, 3500 battery will fix my battery issues when i get that next week, and this airave will fix my reception issues at home.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
That's a lot of trouble for a phone

Sent from my Evo beeesshh
[EVO 4G General] dablya:
Thanks

Just wanted to thank you all. Got mine today and I have FULL SERVICE :) I've never had full service before. It was a pain to get the GPS to connect... Had to find a place where my phone picked up a signal and place the extended antenna there and took a while for the mobile light to stop flashing. But, now I HAVE SERVICE AT HOME :).
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Mine at the office is downstairs, in a corner and it found the gps without the antenna before it found the internet. Haha.

Just remember, the better voice codec doesn't work with the airave.
[EVO 4G General] marctronixx:
what do you mean "better voice codec"..

do you mean the evrc -b adjustment? if so, i enabled that weeks ago using the old airave and it worked fine. now with the airvana i am still getting great results with that adjustment enabled.
[EVO 4G General] accelerus:
still would like to know what an ASL vs non-aSL customer is?

I'm new to sprint -- had them for about 4 months now, ditched AT&T. Just on the standard EVO plan with a bill of like 73 dollars a month.

My signal at home is "barely satisfactory". Does this Airave only work on 3G or does it help pull in 4G signal as well? I'm literally about 1 mile away from where 4G kicks in at a local sprint store.
[EVO 4G General] marctronixx:
the latest version .. airvana... supports 3G and voice. it is VoIP ready so if/when sprint releases their VoIP service, then airvana users will be ready.

Account Spending Limit is what ASL means (you thought Age Sex location by chance? ;)) just means some folks are on a limit or "watched" list due to some shakey credit info, etc.

all you have to do is to contact retentions and let them know your situation. the call is free. let us know what they say...
[EVO 4G General] accelerus:
oh cool -- i should be able to get one then. I remember when I signed up the lady checked my credit and was like "oh you are approved for 5 lines, and also to have my first born baby" (joke on the last part)

I need to read more on this Airave product -- I'm assuming it's just some sort of signal booster? The problem is - my internet connection is spotty, DSL by AT&T that's quite unreliable. (packed apt complex full of TONS of networks doesnt help)
[EVO 4G General] marctronixx:
you need a good data connection for sure. if you are able to get one for free it wont cost you anything at home to test it. if it does not work for your setup, then you can stop using it.

but yes its a femtocell which is a mini cell antenna. your neighbor can use it .. its that strong! :)
[EVO 4G General] teamgreen02:
I just got off the phone with Sprint and have a free Airave coming. $100 charge and monthly service fee waved. I legitimately need it as I only have service standing on the 2nd or 3rd floor by the Windows. Right now I'm in the 1st floor with 1 bar of roaming. Looking forward to full bars in my entire house!
[EVO 4G General] brenddie:
Can some of the members that have gotten the monthly fee waived post some reference numbers or something I can use?

I have major issues with signal in my region and have many support calls logged on sprints system. I called asking about the airave and it was offered for "free" but they wouldn't waive the monthly fee under no conditions. Told them I think that if the problem is in sprint's network its not fair to bill the customer for the fix.

Can they give some customers a better deal (no monthly fee) and deny it to other customers?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
If you are an asl customer there is absolutely no way to wiave that fee.
[EVO 4G General] brenddie:
Mine is a regular account. No spending limit or payment issues. My credit is above average and I have never been denied any offers for bad credit
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Call in and ask to have it removed then
[EVO 4G General] brenddie:
called sprint and asked and my account has no restrictions. Everything is in good standing but for some reason they wont give me the same deal as other customers
[EVO 4G General] Malefickus:
Actually Sprint has halted all sales and orders of any Airave devices until 2011 as of a couple of days ago. I just went into work today and saw the notification.

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
Good thing I got in on mine last week... Although to those wondering, this isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

I've got two issues;

1) Setup; According to Sprint Airave tech support, if the actual unit is not within "2-3 ft" of a window then you must use the GPS puck provided at all times - I understand it may function without it properly, however the GPS puck sends e911 (lat/long) info for emergency calls. This is especially useful if your phone cannot obtain a exact GPS signal in home. For those concerned with GPS you'll need to run a long ugly wire to a window seal from where ever your airave unit is at.

2) Penetration (get your mind out of the gutter); I live in a newly built (2007) 3000 sq ft, in a suburb area of SoCal. I have no immediate obstructions and prior to receiving my airave unit I was able to obtain 1-3 bars (depending on where I was at in the house) with constant fluctuation and dropped calls. After installation, I'm able to obtain 4-5 bars on my evo with decent 3G speeds however I needed to be within a few feet of the unit or else my signal would drop to 2-3 bars. Although I have not experienced any dropped calls, my GFs EVO is dropping calls at a 2-1 rate after installation - still trying to figure out why?

One nice thing about the airave unit, according to technical documents the footprint on connections is very minimal - I believe it requires a little less than 100 Kb/s for voice calls with 3 simultaneous connections. [BRAG]I guess it doesn't matter though if you live in FiOS service area where you have a 35/35 connection :) ! [/BRAG]
[EVO 4G General] Malefickus:
Do you have the samsung airave or the one by airvana that does 3g? I've got the airvana one and it gets better range than the samsung one does as well as support more simultaneous connections.

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G General] teamgreen02:
I just got mine today. It is being sent out UPS on Monday. I already have the Airave listed on my Sprint account with a MAC address and phone number.
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
I received the new Airvana
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Incorrect.
[EVO 4G General] Malefickus:
Tell me how this is incorrect? There is a notification from September 10th that all sales of the Airave is to be halted until 2011 and not to offer it as a solution. I tend to believe my notices that come directly from Sprint. Those that have already been ordered I believe are still being processed but I know we aren't supposed to offer them anymore

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G General] signals:
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I just called Sprint today and was able to get an Airave. (Or at least they said they would send one. I obviously haven't received it yet.)

When I called and asked, I got bounced around to quite a few departments and eventually got to the Airave tech support people. The guy I talked to told me I had the wrong department, but it didn't matter because they won't be selling any more until 2011. I could only get one if they thought they were in danger of losing me as a customer.

So, I told him I was considering paying the ETF and moving to Verizon because I could get a good signal from them. He told me that he would have to talk to another department and put me on hold. While I was on hold my phone dropped the call (yes, I really do need an Airave where I live) so I called back, told the person who answered that I was on hold waiting for retentions and my call was dropped. They put me right through to retentions who were more than helpful getting me the Airave, no questions asked.

So, it would appear that you can't BUY an Airave again until 2011, but retentions can still give them away.

Interestingly, while I was on the phone with retentions, I got a voice mail from someone else I had spoken to when I first called. They said that their maps show my house in a spotty coverage zone and that if I want to port my number to another carrier, they'll waive the ETF. I doubt I'll take them up on it since the Airave is coming, but it's still more than I expected. I have to say, I've been impressed with Sprint's customer support since I switched back to them in July. I'd been on AT&T for 2 years prior, but was a Sprint customer before that and I seem to recall 2 hour hold times to get an unhelpful CSR. Now I get a person almost immediately, and they have been able to help me every time. WTG Sprint!
[EVO 4G General] dragoniusFUZE:
Anyone looking for solutions on their service in their homes, this is to confirm that as of today: 7/15/11 I'm doing a little dance in my chair for my free airave.

My service has been really bad considering I'm in a basement and my calls keep getting dropped.

Called customer service, and chose the option that my phone is not receiving or making calls. Spoke to the rep and told him that I have no problems with the service at my job, school or within my area, but in my house where I use my phone 95% of the time, I'm experiencing dropped calls and I'm afraid to "get comfortable" on my phone and put it on my shoulder because it drops the calls.

The Airave service is free, the device is free, and the only thing you have to do is if you ever decide to leave Sprint, is send back the Airave. That's all :)
[EVO 4G General] tilleroo:
Question

This still happening?
[EVO 4G General] ninoriff:
Worked for me, I just called retentions directly! And told them I spoke with Tech.. call lasted 3:12... Got a free airwave with barely any questions ... Awesome .. Thanks OP!
[EVO 4G General] pwnst*r:
Yep, my Airave works GREAT. So well in fact, I don't bother turning on Wifi in the house any longer on my phones.