mist668 join:2011-02-15 Middleburg, PA
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Thats coolLeft them due to price and the lte was slowing down big time. 17870 zip
I'd rather have all around slower internet that I can afford (Cricket) then a potential of faster and higher price. | |
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Re: Thats coolsaid by mist668:Left them due to price and the lte was slowing down big time. 17870 zip
I'd rather have all around slower internet that I can afford (Cricket) then a potential of faster and higher price. I agree, I waited for years for Verizon to fix it's network and even thought they were throttling me. (Can't say at the start in 2011 they weren't. It was most likely a hardware issue on my phone but they refused to replace it calling it "fine".) Moved to cricket and saved so much even as a unlimited data customer at Verizon. I was getting sick of the sub 1mbs spots with data that didn't work like sprint. AT&T built there network much better for solid speeds. Sure on one tower in the right place at the right time I could pull 60/20 on Verizon but that was not the rule but the extreme outcast compared to what I normally saw around my home market. Verizon likely only wins speed test because of all the 10x10 towers out in the sticks it has, take those away and it becomes quickly clear they just don't care with no micro cells and far spacing of there towers that have LTE. | |
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karpodiemHail to The Victors Premium Member join:2008-05-20 Troy, MI
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where is wifi calling?In Fall 2014, they said it would be available in Mid-2015. Where is it? This is a feature that people are really starting to look at (with T-Mobile and Sprint offering it, because their networks need it) that Verizon is lacking. | |
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| aaronwt Premium Member join:2004-11-07 Woodbridge, VA Asus RT-AX89
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aaronwt
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2015-Aug-5 3:12 pm
Re: where is wifi calling?said by karpodiem:In Fall 2014, they said it would be available in Mid-2015. Where is it? This is a feature that people are really starting to look at (with T-Mobile and Sprint offering it, because their networks need it) that Verizon is lacking. Since Verizon typically has better coverage for calling it isn't needed as much as with a carrier like Sprint or T-Mobile that has much less coverage. | |
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| | IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman join:2000-09-20 Washington, DC |
Re: where is wifi calling?If its coverage is so great that it doesn't need Wi-Fi Calling then why does it offer a Network Extender? (CDMA/3G) » www.verizonwireless.com/ ··· cs-2u01/ | |
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| | | | IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman join:2000-09-20 Washington, DC |
Re: where is wifi calling?Exactly. And AT&T makes the same excuse: our network is so good you don't need it..... | |
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Re: where is wifi calling?It is truly dependent on where you live and use your phone. I am currently trying Cricket Wireless and I have to say it has one of the worst services where we are. I can only verily use it at home. I'm lucky if I get 3G speeds at all. Most speed test fail. Yes, Verizon is more expensive but it always works where we live and work. But I'm sure they are the worst in other areas. I was really hoping that Cricket was better so I could save money, but that is not going to happen. T-mobile has terrible coverage and so does Sprint. Obviously AT&T is not even and option since Cricket uses there towers. | |
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| | | | | | batterupI Can Not Tell A Lie. Premium Member join:2003-02-06 Netcong, NJ |
batterup
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2015-Aug-5 10:59 pm
Re: where is wifi calling?said by nobleracer:. Obviously AT&T is not even and option since Cricket uses there towers. Cricket is just a reseller, they have nothing to do with the network. | |
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Re: where is wifi calling?Yeah, I know. For me it just shows that AT&Ts network for where I work and live is just not as robust as Verizons. But that would not necessarily be true everywhere. | |
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Chance
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2015-Aug-21 11:37 pm
Re: where is wifi calling?Even att has wifi calling on iOS 9 up and running... I love Verizon but with my house being in an area where I can't make or receive calls a 250 or even 99.00 device isn't really an option I don't think I should pay to be able to use the service I pay for at home.. Verizon has great customer service and great service most places but what if I get shot? Or my home broken into? I have wifi..wifi calling isn't exactly rocket science... If fucking sprint can do it Verizon sure as fuck can.. This makes me and many other customers in this area feel way under valued | |
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| | | aaronwt Premium Member join:2004-11-07 Woodbridge, VA Asus RT-AX89
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to IPPlanMan
I use a Verizon Extender at home because no one has good coverage at my location with the higher frequencies. I can get 700Mhz LTE data but not much of a signal for the CDMA voice. Since those signals are blocked. Hopefully once they implement VOLTE I won't need the extender any more. | |
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| | | | amarryatVerizon FiOS join:2005-05-02 Marshfield, MA |
Re: where is wifi calling?said by aaronwt:Hopefully once they implement VOLTE I won't need the extender any more. Haven't they already implemented it nationwide? You just need a phone that can do it. Such as the iPhone 6. There may be others, but I think the iPhone was the first to support it. And it doesn't just work - you have to turn it on because the default is off. | |
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You would have VoLTE, if you had a VoLTE device
Time to upgrade, looking for (Advanced Calling 1.0) devices | |
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| | DaveDudeNo Fear join:1999-09-01 New Jersey
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to aaronwt
said by aaronwt:said by karpodiem:In Fall 2014, they said it would be available in Mid-2015. Where is it? This is a feature that people are really starting to look at (with T-Mobile and Sprint offering it, because their networks need it) that Verizon is lacking. Since Verizon typically has better coverage for calling it isn't needed as much as with a carrier like Sprint or T-Mobile that has much less coverage. Well when Verizon or ATT pays to put towers in basements of buildings so i have converage, then i will accept that excuse. More reason to leave ATT / Verizon | |
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tkdslr join:2004-04-24 Pompano Beach, FL |
tkdslr
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2015-Aug-6 4:37 pm
Incorrect definition of MIMOMIMO is all about the number antennas... 4x4 would be (4) base station antennas, and (4) antennas in cell phone, each antenna is of which is paired with a xmit and receiver. Very few high end cell phones have 4 antennas for each major frequency. (Galaxy S5 LTE-A version, that I know of). » en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIMOAt best they can talk about deploying 4x2 MIMO.. like T-mobile uses, except Verizon is WAYYY behind. And Vz is stuck with a large subscriber based of older smart phones, which don't support more than 2x2 MIMO. Until their customers stop using those older LTE phones, Vz won't get any benefit from a newer 4x2 infrastructure, and even rarer 4x4. | |
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Re: Incorrect definition of MIMO4x2 or 4x4 MIMO still benefits phones that don't support it | |
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Re: Incorrect definition of MIMOHow do they benefit? | |
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Re: Incorrect definition of MIMOMainly diversity signal improvements There's evidence to support 4x2 MIMO towers improve speeds, fringe coverage, and battery life even on phones that don't necessarily have more then 2 antennas, or CA. » www.fiercewireless.com/t ··· 14-07-16 | |
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