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you might as well just dismiss t-mobil if you're including "cabin" in one of the places you need a quality signal, t-mobile is pretty shit outside of larger cities...
Also, not sure how it is in the rest of the u.s. but at least here in northeast ohio, the providers actually all have really accurate coverage maps. for where they have 4g service versus 2/3 or no service at all (amish country southwest of cleveland)
LachiusTZ
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Got a few questions, have the HTC One M8 on Sprint.
I cant send photos etc to ATT users, is there a reason for this beyond "get a messaging app"?
Thinking about getting a 128gig Micro SD card, so I can whore my phone for torrents since it gets better speed than my actual internet. Read somewhere that some of the formats for Micro SD cards wont let you have files larger than 2gigs? Yay / nay / advice?
Also, how do I download IPtorrents on this damn phone? Lol
I cant send photos etc to ATT users, is there a reason for this beyond "get a messaging app"?
Thinking about getting a 128gig Micro SD card, so I can whore my phone for torrents since it gets better speed than my actual internet. Read somewhere that some of the formats for Micro SD cards wont let you have files larger than 2gigs? Yay / nay / advice?
Also, how do I download IPtorrents on this damn phone? Lol
Vaclav
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On sending photos, our Sprint M8s (non Harmon model) send photos fine to Verizon, Sprint, and TMo users. Not aware of anyone that we've sent photos to with AT&T though.
Seems like they'd be fine too though. I'd tend to think it's a user issue on either end.
Seems like they'd be fine too though. I'd tend to think it's a user issue on either end.
Louis
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Had my LG G2 with ATT do this for the past month. I'd basically try to send a picture in a text and it would never work. Told me to check my apn settings, but they were always right. Tried Textra, chomp, and stock but nothing worked. Downloaded the new kitkat this morning and sure enough I was able to finally send pictures.
Joeboo
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My Verizon LG G2 developed a dead region on the touchscreen last week, and the knock-on feature no longer works unless I do two very slow, very deliberate taps outside of the dead zone. The dead zone is a horizontal stripe across the top of the screen, right where the "install" button is when you are in the google play store. I have been meaning to take it in for a replacement, and then tonight, my wife's G2 developed the exact same problem. Same dead zone in the exact same location.
Now I am wondering if I should request a different phone when I go into the Verizon store, because having two phones fail about 6.5 months in the exact same way makes me think there is a serious hardware flaw. Sure enough, after googling it, I see a ton of people posting about this exact problem. My concern is that I'm going to get a warranty replacement (probably a refurb unit), and if it fails in the exact same way in 6 months, I'll be outside my warranty and I'll either be paying a $100 (150?) deductible for a new phone or stuck with a dead region for the next year. Anyone gone through something similar? The timing of this issue was eerie, since both of our phones failed within a week of each other in the exact same way. I'd hate to end up with the same issue if my replacement is from the same stock of bad phones.
Now I am wondering if I should request a different phone when I go into the Verizon store, because having two phones fail about 6.5 months in the exact same way makes me think there is a serious hardware flaw. Sure enough, after googling it, I see a ton of people posting about this exact problem. My concern is that I'm going to get a warranty replacement (probably a refurb unit), and if it fails in the exact same way in 6 months, I'll be outside my warranty and I'll either be paying a $100 (150?) deductible for a new phone or stuck with a dead region for the next year. Anyone gone through something similar? The timing of this issue was eerie, since both of our phones failed within a week of each other in the exact same way. I'd hate to end up with the same issue if my replacement is from the same stock of bad phones.
Vaclav
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Seems every phone has an oddity to it these days - M8 is an amazing phone that I'm crazy about, but the antennae issue on Sprint models seems to be reasonably common for example.
I'd stick with the phone that you find most enjoyable for yourself rather than worrying too much about the odd failures. There's plenty of other good phones if that's really a big hangup for you though - but IMO you'll just be trading to a new set of issues.
I'd stick with the phone that you find most enjoyable for yourself rather than worrying too much about the odd failures. There's plenty of other good phones if that's really a big hangup for you though - but IMO you'll just be trading to a new set of issues.
Joeboo
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Everyone should be dropping prices on that phone pretty soon, but yes, hell of a deal. Also, good luck buying one from Microcenter.
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Palum
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The problem is it's almost impossible to get any real comparison other than service in the field. Even comparing phones by db gain means nothing unless you're on the same service provider and same phone manufacturer. I've had phones with similarly 'acceptable' signal strength and one had a shitty call, the other didn't. I'm not sure if that was voice compression difference between phones/companies? Not really sure.
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It's still better than using bars. Yes, you're correct that certain decibels on different networks will mean different things.
BrutulTM
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Does anyone know if you can actually do this? Every time I have tried to exchange a phone I have gotten the impression that you have to get the exact same phone you are trading in.
Vaclav
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Outside of the 14/30 day return policy not heard of my providers (AT&T and Sprint) being willing to.
Inque
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Generally, if a guest comes into my store w/ an issue that is clearly a hardware flaw such as yours, yes we can put in a request for a completely different device. I've done it a couple times, it's rare, but if the situation justifies it, we can occasionally ask for a different phone.
Vaclav
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I.e. Getting a regional manager or whatever to approve an exception to the rule?
He was asking policy, everyone occasionally breaks policies for CS but it's important to distinguish which it is,because a management approved breach of policy would likely get refused by some stores, while others approve it. A YMMV case.
He was asking policy, everyone occasionally breaks policies for CS but it's important to distinguish which it is,because a management approved breach of policy would likely get refused by some stores, while others approve it. A YMMV case.