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Metro PCS Zmax Pro Software Update Z981v1.0.0B12?

I tested video call. The only one that is bad is the video quality of the person I am calling. Predictive text in messenger I think is gone in everyone. I actually like that they have the audio recorder. I prefer that than typing. Using allo for now though.

I also noticed on APN setting. There is a tmus option but you can't tick it, WTF. Obviously coz it's for tmobile but why put it there, LOL.

Have yet to try the screen flicker. I am gonna try that VR game that keep lagging on me though. That flickers too so if it fix that game's lag and flicker, then wow, I will be amazed.

Now just waiting for android N update.
 
horsecharles said:
Zero disconnects - not worried anymore... although tradeoff has been high ping + lower top speeds.
I think that one disconnect reported was just unrelated / coincidental.
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Yeah I'm definitely happy with this phone now. Almost 24 hours and I've had solid, super fast LTE with no breaks. I think our Internet performance is varied because you're on MetroPCS. But I'm glad we got the fix we were waiting for :)

I did notice that my phone uses a bit more battery than before the update. Oh well. If reduced battery life is the only sacrifice, that's just fine with me.
 
Spec2nirvash said:
Yeah I'm definitely happy with this phone now. Almost 24 hours and I've had solid, super fast LTE with no breaks. I think our Internet performance is varied because you're on MetroPCS. But I'm glad we got the fix we were waiting for :)

I did notice that my phone uses a bit more battery than before the update. Oh well. If reduced battery life is the only sacrifice, that's just fine with me.
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Yes, a bit more Battery AND slower charging.
 
asianrocker said:
I also noticed on APN setting. There is a tmus option but you can't tick it, WTF. Obviously coz it's for tmobile but why put it there, LOL.
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Can you open it up to see what the APN type is? If it's the same as on mine, that's the APN for MMS messages.

I actually think T-Mobile's default APNs might be a little messed up. Right now my MetroPCS ZMP is unlocked and using my t-mobile SIM. I've had the same T-Mobile plan and number for years, and across all the different phones I've issued, I've always had problems sending and receiving photos via texts. Just now I made a new APN that includes the APN types from the fast.t-mobile.com *and* tmus APNs, and using that, for the first time ever I have no problems sending and receiving photos through texts.
 
asianrocker said:
I tested video call. The only one that is bad is the video quality of the person I am calling. Predictive text in messenger I think is gone in everyone. I actually like that they have the audio recorder. I prefer that than typing. Using allo for now though.

I also noticed on APN setting. There is a tmus option but you can't tick it, WTF. Obviously coz it's for tmobile but why put it there, LOL.

Have yet to try the screen flicker. I am gonna try that VR game that keep lagging on me though. That flickers too so if it fix that game's lag and flicker, then wow, I will be amazed.

Now just waiting for android N update.
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5318008 said:
Can you open it up to see what the APN type is? If it's the same as on mine, that's the APN for MMS messages.

I actually think T-Mobile's default APNs might be a little messed up. Right now my MetroPCS ZMP is unlocked and using my t-mobile SIM. I've had the same T-Mobile plan and number for years, and across all the different phones I've issued, I've always had problems sending and receiving photos via texts. Just now I made a new APN that includes the APN types from the fast.t-mobile.com *and* tmus APNs, and using that, for the first time ever I have no problems sending and receiving photos through texts.
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Yes, that tmus has been there, among others, from day 1.
And also yes, only contains Tmo mms.
 
My Phone app force closes immediately, but I think a Hangouts install caused this?
During its Dialer install I selected ask every time instead of making it default.
I successfully replaced with Truephone(highly recommend-the only thing I lost was Vibrate When Call Answered - which requires root) , after trying Ready Phone, which also FC's upon starting.
Yeah, I tried everything obvious n esoteric...
 
asianrocker said:
The tmus only showed up on my APN after the update though.



Yap APN type is MMS, that's it.
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That is So strange...

On an unrelated note - Metro... just had first disconnect since the software update.
This by itself is almost inconsequential, except that it was a hard disconnect only resolved with a reboot...for the first time ever.
 
5318008 said:
They wouldn't have pulled the update, would they?
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Maybe they did coz some people that had no problems on their phone now have the problems that most people are biatching about - screen flickers. Which is odd coz the update did fix my screen flickers as far as I know.

Scott Seaman said:
I checked my metro zmax pro for system updates. Says I am up to date on the 08 version. What gives lol
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That's just weird. But you did not even got a message that you have an update though? All those weeks?!! The only reason I know is coz I got a notify message on my phone. That actually shocked me coz we have been waiting for it for so long.

Also I kinda think my thanksgiving twitter rant help us get it soon. Like I feel like 4 days later, we got the update.

So now I am kinda planning on twitter ranting on Christmas day for Android N update. Maybe 4 days later I will have my long awaited nougat on my phone. :D
 
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