especially Sprint charges extra $10 for smartphones DATA plan which is crap... their 4G LTE coverage fairly new.. (maybe 5-7 US CITIES) THIS SUMMER!!!!! ... SPRINT sucks
especially Sprint charges extra $10 for smartphones DATA plan which is crap... their 4G LTE coverage fairly new.. (maybe 5-7 US CITIES) THIS SUMMER!!!!! ... SPRINT sucks
And even with that $10 added (Which gives you UNLIMITED data) Sprint STILL $10 cheaper than a comparable AT&T plan. #EPICFAIL
especially Sprint charges extra $10 for smartphones DATA plan which is crap... their 4G LTE coverage fairly new.. (maybe 5-7 US CITIES) THIS SUMMER!!!!! ... SPRINT sucks
I'd pay $50 more a month for real unlimited data. Alas I need a GSM phone.
LTE is a GSM technology, so what if the fallback is CDMA? Verizon (and possibly Sprint) LTE Phones work exactly like GSM devices, pull the SIM out = No service. And best part of all, put in a GSM SIM into an unlocked LTE device, and it works on HSPA+ just fine.
Nope. Pull SIM out = no LTE. Still full CDMA service.
I used a MiFi Verizon unit. My boss took out a SIM for some unknown reason, and it was connecting only to 3G. When I took SIM from him and installed it in MiFi, it connected to LTE.
A MiFi and a phone are two different devices. I also find it weird that you somehow did get it to work, as I know for a fact, Verizon relies on the C-SIM application on the card. There no more ESN number on LTE devices. They don't even ask for it when activating an LTE device, only the IMEI and ICCID off the card.
Also are you sure it was actually "CONNECTED" to Verizon's network, or it just found some signal? Were you able to browse web pages?
Because when I had my Verizon Jetpack LTE device, I took the SIM card out to test it as well, all I got was SIM card error, and I couldn't do anything, even on Ev-DO- Even though the device showed a signal on CDMA. VZW couldn't authenticate me as a paying customer, as no card was inserted.
Yes, I was actually online with that MiFi. I found it weird that it connects only via 3G while my office has great LTE signal. Only then my boss said that he took out a SIM card, thinking he got some free MicroSD with the unit.
That is really weird, are you sure it was the SIM card? I know that VZW authenticates with the C-SIM, there isn't really a way around it. Unless you found some Verizon glitch and really did get "Free 3G"
I just want all Sprint users who are screwed living in a city with no LTE... to switch.. this way Sprint will try harder to roll out LTE.. I mean their HTC EVO 4G LTE yet you are using 3G speeds.. it's like buying a Ferrari with KIA engine built in.