SMCinAZ
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join:2000-11-29
Glendale, AZ
clubs: | reply to DaSneaky1D
Re: [Sprint] Power vision streaming time limit?
Anyone?
Very irritating.
NEED A FIX! |
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SMCinAZ
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join:2000-11-29
Glendale, AZ
clubs: | reply to DaSneaky1D
Any updates here? Mine STILL times out after 5 minutes when being used with Orb, and it is bugging the hell out of me. |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI | reply to tc1uscg
I just listened to over 30 minutes of SIRIUS audio and it didn't once ask to continue. Think it should be fixed now. Thanks to Sprint for taking such fast action pushing this fix out so quickly. |
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DaSneaky1D
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The Lou
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UPDATE!!!
Well, it looks like the longer listening time is here! I've been listening for at least 30 minutes. When the time is up (and when the clamshell is closed) the alert light flashes and the phone starts to vibrate requesting you push a button if you want to continue listening.
Very, very well done Sprint.
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DaSneaky1D
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The Lou
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Well, I don't know what Sprint is calling themselves doing now, but the reduced the listening time to 3 minutes. I can't even listen to 1 song before it drops. No warning or anything.
This service is a complete waste.
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DaSneaky1D
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The Lou
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Wow! Simply amazing! Thanks so much for the information provided. I'll be looking (and listening) for the change. Quality wise, the service is great. That limitation, though, was just annoying enough to make it nearly unusable.
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
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There was reasons this was set to 15. IT's getting changed to 30 in the next week or so, then late sprint.. it will go away. Video? That's controlled by the content provider, not sprint. I watched 15 minutes of cartoons on one live stream today before having to press a key to continue. Another channel was 5 minutes. It's throttled by the provider to save battery. |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
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Look for a increase of from 15 to 30 minutes (audio) in the next week or two. Later in the spring, it will have no time outs market wide as Sprint doesn't like to deploy one market at a time like others. Video on the other hand, is limited by the content provider, not Sprint. I watched 15 minutes of cartoons before it required me to press a key. Other streaming was 5 mins that I watched. Thats not to say ALL providers limit the stream time. Didn't have time to view more providers. This IS FOR battery conservation. I took your issue to the Sprint EVDO group and they said they would make the audio limit change and implement it in the coming week(s). Hope this helps.  |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
1 edit | reply to DaSneaky1D
Well, without getting to tech here or blowing my cover  .. The issue with timeouts has to do with protocol between eqp. It's not a phone, battery issue. A fix is being worked on as Sprint is aware of the problem. Thats all I could find out. 
Add edit: Remember, it doesn't affect data. That's what EVDO was pushed out as (or as power vision), as did Verizon in the first days. But now V seems to be showing the streaming side of new service. Any Verizon types want to chime in to see if they have the same problem? Oh that's right. Verizon users wouldn't admit it if Verizon set their hair on fire. |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
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Using a Sanyo MM9000, listening to Sirus radio, 15 minutes and a M32 gen playback error occurs. Watching Sprint TV, Discovery channel or V40 hits, 5 minutes and the phone starts beeping to press any key to continue. Did 3 15 min tests and 4 5 minute tests with same results. If your having ANY kind of problems. You need to open a trouble ticket. Or better yet, run down a Sprint-Nextel guy (best if you get a legacy Sprint guy) and tell him/her of the problem your having. They are suppose to call it in. |
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DaSneaky1D
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The Lou
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Missed this post...
I haven't tethered by phone for mobile Inet, but the general service through the phone is really nice. Speed is much "snappier" than the regular Vision service. The browsing is what someone who is use to BB comes to expect. Near instant page loads. I'm using Mini Opera as well, and it is welcome change from the included browser.
In all, I like the service.
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AmeritecTech
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This is the program, I assume?
»ambassador.sprint.com/ |
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AmeritecTech
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Houston, TX
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I'll throw in my opinion, even though I sell these... Speeds for me have generally been between 400 and 700, sometimes testing at 200 and 1200. Latency is high, like most wireless, but browsing speed still seems quite good. Another benefit is that Sprint phones can run java midp applications programmed by anyone, which seems superior to the brew java that, for example, Verizon uses. One of my favorite applications is Opera Mini, which works great on my phone. A version customized for Sprint can be downloaded by pointing the phone browser at mini.opera.com/sprint. Another crucial application is google local, at google.com/glm. It functions just like Google Maps, but on a phone screen (satellite view and all). This post was typed on my Samsung 940. |
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justin
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Brooklyn, NY | reply to DaSneaky1D
off topic, but, how is it? mainly, how is browsing and the data speed? they just gave me a free phone and plan (unlimited) for six months, as some kind of program to encourage word of mouth online, presumably -- I'll get it in a couple of weeks. |
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AmeritecTech
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Houston, TX | reply to tc1uscg
It times out even when plugged in. Its annoying having to hit a button every few minutes while driving home and listening to podcasts. |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI | reply to DaSneaky1D
It's always assumed your not plugged in so 15min is it unless you press any key.. It's not like the phone is sending a signal to the PCS switch saying "hey, I'm plugged in"..  |
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DaSneaky1D
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The Lou
1 edit | reply to AmeritecTech
Ah, ok. I'm going to try keeping my phone plugged in to see if it makes a difference.
EDIT - Makes no difference, I still drop the stream.
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AmeritecTech
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No, it always will time out if you don't hit a key. It protects your battery status, no doubt, but it should be a toggleable option. I should be able to turn it off. Maybe when the next software updates come out.
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DaSneaky1D
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The Lou
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| I have Sprint's Power Vision service, which comes with several streaming sources for entertainment. I typically (try to) listen to Sirius Hits, but I noticed that after exactly 15 minutes, the stream drops and you have to reconnect to it.
Right before it drops, it promps you to "press any key" to stay connected. Obviously there is a built in timeout feature. So far, I've only done this while my phone was running on battery, not plugged in so I don't know if this prompt is only a power source related.
Does anyone know if there is a way to keep the music streaming without having to manually reconnect to it?
Samsung a920
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