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WebFire

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Feb 17, 2014 8:14 AM
My Verizon 4G from my house is typically in the 20s for download, which beats the crap out of any home service I get. The problem is, we use way too much data to even attempt 4G for the house. So I suffer with my DSL which struggles to get 1Mb down. But, I know I can hotspot my phone (provided by work) if I really need it to download something or log into work.
Feb 17, 2014 8:14am
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LJ

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Feb 17, 2014 8:43 AM
I have a grandfathered fully unlimited high speed plan through t mobile. Its awesome. I use about 16 gb per month.
Feb 17, 2014 8:43am
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JD413

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Feb 17, 2014 10:04 AM
^ That's a lot of porn.
Feb 17, 2014 10:04am
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Gblock

Feb 18, 2014 7:51 AM
i just recently got the 5s on sprint after having a HTC...let me tell you..i went from 4 g to NO G ....i live in dublin, but basically i get no service anywhere in columbus.
Feb 18, 2014 7:51am
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imex99

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Feb 18, 2014 7:57 AM
Gblock;1581872 wrote:i just recently got the 5s on sprint after having a HTC...let me tell you..i went from 4 g to NO G ....i live in dublin, but basically i get no service anywhere in columbus.
Yes, Dublin area is bad right now with the transition.... Email sprint [email protected]

If someone follows up, kill them with kindness and explain your issues. They will tell you about the network vision transition and hand off issues from legacy towers. Request a monthly discount until the towers are completed. I got a free upgrade and $35 off my monthly bill until July. If you don't want to email, call
(757) 223-3981.
Feb 18, 2014 7:57am
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Gblock

Feb 18, 2014 8:11 AM
hey thanks!
Feb 18, 2014 8:11am
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 18, 2014 9:55 AM
imex99;1581874 wrote:Yes, Dublin area is bad right now with the transition.... Email sprint [email protected]

If someone follows up, kill them with kindness and explain your issues. They will tell you about the network vision transition and hand off issues from legacy towers. Request a monthly discount until the towers are completed. I got a free upgrade and $35 off my monthly bill until July. If you don't want to email, call
(757) 223-3981.
Or you could switch to virtually ANYONE else and have none of those issues.
Feb 18, 2014 9:55am
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gport_tennis

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Feb 18, 2014 12:02 PM
Is AIO the new revel wireless?
Feb 18, 2014 12:02pm
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Feb 18, 2014 12:05 PM
gport_tennis;1581981 wrote:Is AIO the new revel wireless?
What do you mean by this?
Feb 18, 2014 12:05pm
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Gblock

Feb 18, 2014 12:20 PM
i stay with sprint because not only does it start out cheaper, i get an additional 15% discount from my work
Feb 18, 2014 12:20pm
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 18, 2014 1:06 PM
gport_tennis;1581981 wrote:Is AIO the new revel wireless?
Aio is just another pre-paid carrier. It's owned entirely by AT&T
Feb 18, 2014 1:06pm
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 18, 2014 1:07 PM
Gblock;1581990 wrote:i stay with sprint because not only does it start out cheaper, i get an additional 15% discount from my work
So you're paying less for service that apparently doesn't work?

Well, at least it's cheap. I guess.
Feb 18, 2014 1:07pm
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Gblock

Feb 18, 2014 1:11 PM
dlazz;1582005 wrote:So you're paying less for service that apparently doesn't work?

Well, at least it's cheap. I guess.
well up until 3 weeks ago when i got iphone it was fine
Feb 18, 2014 1:11pm
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 18, 2014 1:17 PM
Gblock;1582008 wrote:well up until 3 weeks ago when i got iphone it was fine
Serves you right for getting an iPhone
Feb 18, 2014 1:17pm
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Gblock

Feb 18, 2014 1:25 PM
dlazz;1582012 wrote:Serves you right for getting an iPhone

yea kinda kicking myself a little at this point. i was really conflicted because i was so turned off by the size of the s4 didnt want to feel like i was carrying a laptop...other smaller droid phones didnt really rate that well and i had never tried iphone before..
Feb 18, 2014 1:25pm
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 18, 2014 2:36 PM
Gblock;1582014 wrote:yea kinda kicking myself a little at this point. i was really conflicted because i was so turned off by the size of the s4 didnt want to feel like i was carrying a laptop...other smaller droid phones didnt really rate that well and i had never tried iphone before..
S5 is coming out soon, but it won't be any smaller.

I think the 4.5-5 inch screens are big enough. The iPhone screen just seems awkwardly tall
Feb 18, 2014 2:36pm
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Ytowngirlinfla

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Feb 18, 2014 3:51 PM
Gblock;1582014 wrote:yea kinda kicking myself a little at this point. i was really conflicted because i was so turned off by the size of the s4 didnt want to feel like i was carrying a laptop...other smaller droid phones didnt really rate that well and i had never tried iphone before..
I upgraded to the Nexus 5. Nice light phone.
Feb 18, 2014 3:51pm