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Service since merge.....

Fuzzy13

Fuzzy13

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Could be coincidence or could be because of the merge but my service has completely fell off. To the point this is the first time i feel compelled to complain about it. Doesn't really matter cause I'm leaving the first of November but it makes me wonder.

For example, 4g won't turn on at all for long periods. I mean no data at all for hours within the day. And here recently I've had nothing but 1x where as i would hardly ever have 1x. This has been going on and getting worse for about 2 weeks roughly. Some days are ok but still not normal. Data speeds are still the same, 1.3 at my work and 3.0 at my house.

Granted this is metro. And people criticized me for leaving. Pfffft. Once again lte don't mean ish to me if it's slow and inconsistent. Luckily my "garbage" hspa t mobile blows metro out of the water or i might be in trouble. I would say i get what i pay for with metro but I've now realized i can get more for what i pay for elsewhere. Ooh well.



Anyway, not sure if anyone else is having issues or have noticed anything out of the ordinary. But South of Atlanta is acting sketchy and has been for a while.
 
i live in the cobb(web) just west of atlanta....nothing strange here. i get 1x when i venture deep into paulding co.
 
No disrespect meant Fuzzy but have you actually USED a TM schmatt phone at your house?

I live about 3 miles from an ATnSleeze store and less than 2 miles from their call center. There was a time while the coverage map And ATnS techies said I was dead in the middle of prime coverage I was not able to keep a call connected.

There are times coverage maps don't mirror real life.

(I have a Metro store now less than 1 mile from me. I'll definitely check out real usage from that store before I hand over any money to Metro.)

Bruce in Ocala, FL
 
Hey fuzzy is just metro being mad at you cause you leaving lol jk might just be testing going on I been ok here in Florida I believe this merger was in the works things will get better once it goes through I just hate to have hspa only phone atm I want lte cause lte promotes better signal experience for me inside buildings
 
Fuzzy13 said:
Could be coincidence or could be because of the merge but my service has completely fell off. To the point this is the first time i feel compelled to complain about it. Doesn't really matter cause I'm leaving the first of November but it makes me wonder.

For example, 4g won't turn on at all for long periods. I mean no data at all for hours within the day. And here recently I've had nothing but 1x where as i would hardly ever have 1x. This has been going on and getting worse for about 2 weeks roughly. Some days are ok but still not normal. Data speeds are still the same, 1.3 at my work and 3.0 at my house.

Granted this is metro. And people criticized me for leaving. Pfffft. Once again lte don't mean ish to me if it's slow and inconsistent. Luckily my "garbage" hspa t mobile blows metro out of the water or i might be in trouble. I would say i get what i pay for with metro but I've now realized i can get more for what i pay for elsewhere. Ooh well.



Anyway, not sure if anyone else is having issues or have noticed anything out of the ordinary. But South of Atlanta is acting sketchy and has been for a while.
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do as you wish it is your device / choice, the merge is still under construction if you could say, nothing is perfect and they were on different waves so getting everything fixed and all nice and shiny may take a little while.
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
No disrespect meant Fuzzy but have you actually USED a TM schmatt phone at your house?

I live about 3 miles from an ATnSleeze store and less than 2 miles from their call center. There was a time while the coverage map And ATnS techies said I was dead in the middle of prime coverage I was not able to keep a call connected.

There are times coverage maps don't mirror real life.

(I have a Metro store now less than 1 mile from me. I'll definitely check out real usage from that store before I hand over any money to Metro.)

Bruce in Ocala, FL
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Yes sir. I'm not one to spout Google information. I try to relay actual info. Well actual info for me cause everyone has different results. but honestly house speeds don't matter cause i get 20mbps with my wifi from Comcast :D but it does serve add a basis for the area around my house.

But speeds isn't the concern, even though i ranted about it :D. Hell the 3mbps i get at the house is double due to the expansion with the past few months. I was at 1.3 lol. So garbage speeds with metro isn't anything new so i can't complain about it. But honestly i regret not moving elsewhere earlier. I had been pricing plans for the past 4 to 5 months but wasn't real serious. The s3 got me motivated and that's when i asked myself why do i have to wait on metro? Granted i would have paid a lot more for the gnex if i moved earlier but whatever, is what it is.

I just wanted to see if service is acting up elsewhere. Hell, i haven't had 4g all day. Reboots have proven fruitless so I'm convinced it's on metros side. But it is what it is, I'm not mad although i am a little concerned. Might part ways with metro sooner than expected. We shall see.
 
mike28 said:
Hey fuzzy is just metro being mad at you cause you leaving lol jk might just be testing going on I been ok here in Florida I believe this merger was in the works things will get better once it goes through I just hate to have hspa only phone atm I want lte cause lte promotes better signal experience for me inside buildings
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Haha. They are throttling me like take that sucker. That's what you get for wanting to leave. Lol.

All seriousness though, if i could pick I'd choose hspa. Why? Cause the battery that's saved vs the speed is almost not even comparable. I always heard hspa battery was amazing compared to 4g but i never paid any attention because i didn't have an actual basis i could make for myself. 7mbps hspa and saving ridiculous battery is what i will take everyday over lte. Lte is great due to the speeds it can reach but it comes with a very steep price and that price is battery life. Something I've never seen first hand until recently. But, that's my opinion. Everyone uses their phone for different reasons and everyone has different needs. Even though i have chargers set up at work, home and car saving battery is nice :D

And re charge is insane too but that could just be the phones. Esteem takes forever to charge and the gnex takes no time at all. Even the galaxy indulge i had on metro charged quick so must be that the esteem sucks at charging fast and sucking the battery dry quick. Lol
 
I know it's probably a coincidence but I'm also seeing the 3G logo more often on my Esteem in areas where I usually would only have 4G. Also my download speed has dropped to 1mb or lower on recent speed tests.



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Fuzzy13 said:
Esteem takes forever to charge and the gnex takes no time at all. Even the galaxy indulge i had on metro charged quick so must be that the esteem sucks at charging fast and sucking the battery dry quick. Lol
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Phones do not have limiters nor do they effect charging. It can't possibly take longer to charge AND drain quicker. Sounds like you are leaving high-drain applications running while charging or your battery is on it's way out..

The esteem has a 1500MaH battery and the GNexus has an 1850MaH. Both come with standard 5.1V/.7A chargers. If you are looking to reduce your charging time I recommend finding a charger with a 1.0A output.

Edit: From a power user such as yourself I would expect a bit less "derp" conclusions. Have you dicounted your kernel, rom, background activities? Generally your responses are helpful and moderately well thought-out. Lately it seems like you just hopped on a bandwagon and let it all ride on black. Rooting against red doesn't change your odds :)
 
I actually just did another test just now and my download was 4102kbps. That's more like it. There must be something going on that would explain these sporadic results
 
MetroPOS said:
I actually just did another test just now and my download was 4102kbps. That's more like it. There must be something going on that would explain these sporadic results
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MetroPCS is doing a LOT of tower work in an effort to get VoLTE going by their self-imposed deadline. This was made even more important with the potential mergers.

I lost 4g for an entire day two days ago. When it came back online I had full bars of 4g, even where I would lose the signal before. I could have whined and moaned but the end result was worth the minimal loss of convenience.
 
rantyr said:
Phones do not have limiters nor do they effect charging. It can't possibly take longer to charge AND drain quicker. Sounds like you are leaving high-drain applications running while charging or your battery is on it's way out..

The esteem has a 1500MaH battery and the GNexus has an 1850MaH. Both come with standard 5.1V/.7A chargers. If you are looking to reduce your charging time I recommend finding a charger with a 1.0A output.

Edit: From a power user such as yourself I would expect a bit less "derp" conclusions. Have you dicounted your kernel, rom, background activities? Generally your responses are helpful and moderately well thought-out. Lately it seems like you just hopped on a bandwagon and let it all ride on black. Rooting against red doesn't change your odds :)
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Actually it was a well known and talked about topic that the esteem takes forever to charge. I saw it first hand when i moved from my first 4g phone, the indulge to the esteem. I noticed it immediately as the charge time was way longer. This is stock so all that app and error garbage is irrelevant. As to the cause i really don't care. Once again, something I've known about and don't complain about because it's not an issue for me. It was something that i mentioned. The only reason i mentioned it is because upon charging the gnex last night, it took under an hour where as anyone with an esteem knows it's takes much much longer to charge from near dead. Once again this is all pointless as i have no concerns with any of this so i really don't want to waste energy on discussing it.

The main point is service and it's suddenly went downhill. I'm sure it's nothing, I'm not hating, i just wanted to see if it was elsewhere. Dude i work with has the connect and it's the same story with him, 1x all day when 1x comes up rarely. He just came in so i just found this out.


As for bandwagon, I'm not sure i understand what you mean. I do have a new phone so i do have to switch focus, kinda can't help that. If you're talking about service wise, metro vs tmob then that's because all I've known since smart phones came into the picture is/was metro. I generally don't like to compare things unless i have first hand knowledge and after finally waking up and deciding to move on, I've realized networks have grown substantially in my area and it's time to change.

I am one to be behind on technology i do admit that. I'm a grown man with a job and life responsibilities and one too many hobbies lol so phones haven't been at the top off my list until my recent learnings of development from which development has now become another hobby. So if jumping on a bandwagon is in part to my willingness to put life priorities first then I'm guilty. Can't help that. Haha

I haven't suddenly bad mouthed metro or any of the devices I've used in part to my upcoming departure. This would also come with "jumping on a bandwagon". I wouldn't have been with metro for so long if i didn't like it. Upon seeing what other networks have in my area has caused my outlook to change. I want more and financially i have the funds for a newer phone. You'd think people would be happy that more options have become available for the person. But it seems like everyone gets defensive if you don't agree or want something different. I don't know most these people so i really don't care but it's kinda like pulling the 5th grader card "what i have is better no matter what you have". Lol This is why i stay on the esteem side. I took interest in s3 threads which is why i came over at all. I've been extremely fortunate to have the people and development I've had since February on the esteem side. Something i will be a part of no matter how many phones i have. I'd like to think the work I've done there has helped shape that forum in giving people something to play with. Above all else I've made several friends that i can call and bullshit with about phones or advice. People that could care less if i have metro, tmob, Verizon or nothing at all. People that I've gotten advice from in regards to phone and tmob service which in part has weighed heavily on my decisions.

Things change, companies change, devices change, coverage changes, service changes from which all ultimately leads to people changing. So if that constitutes jumping on a bandwagon, then i guess the wagon is pretty full. ;)


Damn Swype gets annoying.
 
I decided to do a random speed test after reading this. 4.45 mbps down, 3.55 up.

Still good for me. The only time I ever see Ev or 1x icons on my phone here in So Cal is in Naples (next to Long Beach) or in my friend's apartment in LB, which has atrocious reception even with Verizon.
 
Everything is all good at my current location as I have full bars with a 4G signal.

If my MetroPCS service acts up I have a AT&T line as a back up which Im thinking about upgrading that to a GS3, Galaxy Note 2 or maybe even a new Nexus device. LTE FTW :D
 
Nothing to do with Merger-just a guess that they are doing system checks and upgrdades.

South Florida seems excellent .......
 
my speeds have been cut in half. from 6 down and 4 up to 3 down and 2 up.

oh well, it'll come back.
 
The merger isn't even a for sure thing yet. Metro's board still needs to vote. So the merger has nothing to do with this.

As someone else said its probably Metro doing testing/upgrades to get the network ready for VoLTE in all markets.
 
confed said:
considering this "merge" hasnt even been approved yet, i am going to lean towards coincidence.
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If I was trying to find a reasoning for it then "coincidence" would obviously be a logical observation considering the timing. I was using the merge as merely a basis for a timeline. The REAL point was to see if it was localized or spread out.
 
Today is the 2nd full day of no 4G what so ever. Metro is no help. Reset PRL several times.

Guess ill take this as a sign and begin my departure a little earlier thane expected.
 
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