Quote :

"don't forget video chat now on most new phones... AT&T charges extra for that shit now since it hogs bandwidth according to them."

100% false. If you don't know what you're talking about, how about not spreading lies and misinformation, kthx.

8/28/2012 9:16:27 PM

Quote :

"AT&T will offer FaceTime over Cellular as an added benefit of our new Mobile Share data plans, which were created to meet customers’ growing data needs at a great value. With Mobile Share, the more data you use, the more you save. FaceTime will continue to be available over Wi-Fi for all our customers."

8/29/2012 5:16:55 AM

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"sprint only works in cities, pretty much everywhere else is roaming and a crap shoot. I'm not even that far from Raleigh and get 1-2 bars at my house."

[no]
Sprint voice roams on Verizon towers which gives you some of the best rural coverage available. Their data coverage can be lacking though.

Quote :

"^^ I do not see why everyone thinks they need unlimited data on their smart phone. As long as you are not doing stupid shit on it the usage should stay well under the plans that are available. "

With 2GB I'd have to monitor my data usage. But still, a 2GB Verizon plan will run ~$20 more per month than an unlimited data plan from Sprint. If my company were paying for it I'd rather be on Verizon for the added data coverage, but as long as I'm picking up the bill Sprint seems like the better choice.

[Edited on August 29, 2012 at 9:40 AM. Reason : s]

8/29/2012 9:36:44 AM

Their data coverage is lacking, even in Raleigh.

As far as voice goes, I went from Sprint to Verizon and noticed a big improvement in voice service (obviously not as much as data), so while they may occasionally roam on Verizon'e network, the voice network is still substandard imo.

8/29/2012 10:51:33 AM

Sprint does roam on VZW, but most of the PRLs will not switch over accordingly. If you force roam to VZW and pull 1.5-2mbit/sec in an area with even the most remote of dB for a sprint tower, you'll get stuck downloading at 60kbps.

8/29/2012 4:06:29 PM

^^^^You said AT&T was charging extra for video chat on "most new phones"

a) It's not most new phones, it's just the iPhone.
b) It's not all video chat programs, it's just FaceTime. You can still use 3rd party video chat programs over 3G, even on the iPhone
c) They are not charging extra for FaceTime. If you are on a FamilyShare plan, you can do FaceTime over 3G, if not, you can't. You saying they charge extra implies that you could add that as an option to your account, which you cannot do. All other phones, and all other video chat services are unaffected.

Like I said, there was absolutely nothing correct, or useful in the "information" you provided. So again I say, if you don't know what you're talking about, everyone would be better off if you said nothing.

8/29/2012 7:59:29 PM

first statement was separated from the second and left to be vague. I only said the first statement to preclude to the fact that video chat for phones is another new item that consumes bandwidth and yes. I did not say ALL phones would be charged. You are using logical fallacy to make your own conclusions from my two statements.

Thank you for playing and hope you stay very angry.

Quote :

"Sprint voice roams on Verizon towers which gives you some of the best rural coverage available."

That's still roaming...

[Edited on August 29, 2012 at 8:05 PM. Reason : ]

8/29/2012 8:04:39 PM

You can pretend you're not a dumbass all you want, but the only person you are fooling is yourself.

8/29/2012 8:06:30 PM

you have to be on a shared plan to use facetime over att's network, if you are not on a shared plan then you are shit out of luck... that's more money... am I wrong if you were not on a shared plan?

8/29/2012 8:10:48 PM

Quote :

"don't forget video chat now on most new phones... AT&T charges extra for that shit now since it hogs bandwidth according to them."

go ahead and tell me how anybody was supposed to know you were talking about the iPhone, FaceTime, or Shared data plans by this statement.

8/29/2012 8:16:47 PM

here we go, El Nachó once again bringing valuable posts to threads

8/29/2012 9:31:40 PM

Well lets see, I've added more correct information to this thread than you and JBaz combined. Pointing out misinformation IS adding value, and if you can't see that you're as dumb as he is.

Haters gonna apparently.

8/29/2012 9:34:07 PM

The lady from the regulatory response unit called me back and left a message at 4:29 saying to call her back by 4:30. When I called back her phone was straight to VM.

8/29/2012 10:52:55 PM

Quote :

"Sprint voice roams on Verizon towers which gives you some of the best rural coverage available. Their data coverage can be lacking though."

What Sprint does not tell you is that you have to be completely out of range to switch over, if there is even a sliver of home service the phone will keep trying to go back and your experience will be shit. (voice or data)

There used to be an option on the devices to force them in to roam but they have phased that out, so if you live or travel to a fringe area have fun doing anything besides texting.

8/29/2012 10:54:45 PM

Quote :

"go ahead and tell me how anybody was supposed to know you were talking about the iPhone, FaceTime, or Shared data plans by this statement."

It was left open ended on purpose since the whole iphone, facetime and shared data plan changes have been all over the news this past week.

Quote :

" Pointing out misinformation IS adding value"

What mis-information? more like you used logical fallacy when reading, but your not completely to blame since my sentence structure was poorly written to allow logical fallacy to be inferred. I was under the impression that people would have gotten the reference to facetime with my 2nd statement, but I never said ALL phones would be charged for voice chat features... you just put those words in my mouth.

You can continue to be angry and what not. Who cares. You still didn't answer my question about shared plans...

8/29/2012 11:10:42 PM

This JBaz guy sure posts a lot... I hope he catches AIDS and dies a painful death.

Don't take that to mean that I hope you get AIDS and die very painfully. I left my sentence open ended which might cause you to create a logical fallacy and think I want you to die. But clearly I wasn't talking about the same person in the second half of my sentence since it's open ended and all.

[Edited on August 29, 2012 at 11:51 PM. Reason : I can't believe it's midnight and I'm arguing with a dumbass that doesn't know the difference between you're & your. indeed]

8/29/2012 11:46:23 PM

Quote :

"if you live or travel to a fringe area have fun doing anything besides texting."

this is why i switched from sprint to verizon. driving around rural SC i would have NO signal but texts were coming through just fine.

even at Myrtle beach, all I could do was text. verizon is 1000x better. IMO it is worth $20 more per month for the increase in voice and data quality

8/30/2012 9:11:39 AM

I put my Wife on Sprint and listened to her bitch about it for 4 or 5 months and when VZW came out with the new plans I was like f*** this.

8/30/2012 11:00:15 AM

El Nachó, you still didn't answer my question.

9/1/2012 3:56:18 AM

And you still haven't contracted AIDS and died.

How about you go first?

[Edited on September 1, 2012 at 3:58 PM. Reason : Oh, and I have already answered it, by the way, but unsurprisingly you're too stupid to understand.]

9/1/2012 3:55:24 PM

For a new contract... you have to have a shared plan to be allowed to use facetime in att network...

9/2/2012 1:31:19 AM

Sprint took the $350 ETF off.

9/12/2012 11:55:27 AM

Say what you with about their current state of network, but they do have a pretty legit customer support team.

9/12/2012 12:31:58 PM

If my Sprint contract is completed in April 2013, is there a chance that they will let me upgrade early, like today? My phone has ll but crapped out on me. The screen is cracked really bad and the reception is so poor that I can even make a phone call.

9/12/2012 12:35:01 PM

^You may be able to upgrade early for a fee. Fee ranges from $50 - $125 based on how much contract you have left.

9/12/2012 8:37:06 PM

They would not let me upgrade early at the Sprint Store in Cary. Should I just go to another store. Does anyone here have a Sprint smartphone for sale?

9/13/2012 11:43:07 AM

I have a sealed/refurbished Photon 4g you can make an offer.

9/13/2012 3:41:58 PM

Hmm, I might upgrade early for the iphone 5.

9/13/2012 6:43:39 PM

^^ I got a Galaxy III on the way.

9/13/2012 9:46:02 PM

Sprint finally has some funny TV ads up.

9/13/2012 11:45:22 PM

The Galaxy is doing me right so far!

9/15/2012 9:09:31 PM

I don't know if it is because I activated a new phone or what, but the 3G speeds I am getting are really SHITTY like 10-40kb download speed. I open Google Play and it will take so long to load that it TIMES OUT. On my other phone, while the data rate was not as bad as this, it seems a lot better. Anyone else experiencing this problem?

9/16/2012 8:35:51 PM

It just took me 12 mins to download SpeedTest app (3.04MB), and have not been able to maintain contact with a server long enough YET to test my speeds; so far 8 attempts have been made.


Just got through:

Ping - 851ms
Download - 93kbps
Upload - 78kbps

I swear to god if they don't fix this shit within a month I will forfeit my contract and move to a new carrier.



[Edited on September 16, 2012 at 8:58 PM. Reason : /]

9/16/2012 8:56:15 PM

Start calling in to Tech Support/CS and bitching so you can document why you broke your contract.

9/16/2012 9:09:47 PM

That's a very good idea. I will have to tell them tomorrow, I am too busy being fucking mad right now

9/16/2012 9:12:47 PM

^^where do you live? I'm in Fuquay and got this just now:

9/17/2012 12:09:57 PM

I am in Raleigh, ZIP Code 27606.

And I tried it yesterday while in Cary, and still has shitty speeds.

[Edited on September 17, 2012 at 1:01 PM. Reason : /]

9/17/2012 12:57:42 PM

I get 5-10 mbps in 27606 on VZW

9/17/2012 5:46:05 PM

^I get ~ 5-10 on wimax in Apex as well...can't wait for LTE

9/17/2012 6:42:14 PM

My phone is not even compatible wqith WIMAX, wtf Sprint?!

9/17/2012 7:07:43 PM

Mine isn't either (evo lte), but I have a trifi hotspot that is 3g/wimax/lte

9/17/2012 8:19:25 PM

^how i get this hotspot

9/17/2012 10:35:47 PM

With a 2 year contract

http://goo.gl/whK72

9/17/2012 10:43:20 PM

Oh durr, I was thinking 3g/lte airrave for some reason.

9/17/2012 11:42:54 PM