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[based mod]

Thread's been slow lately.

Gonna be so until the Note 8 drops. When Apple drops the iPhone 8 Galaxy edition we all gonna be here salty as hell throwing shade like we do every year

Like clockwork.

It's basically 3 times a year the thread gets popping. Galaxy S/LG G/HTC M/U release around Mar or Apr, Note/iPhone release Sep, Nexus/Pixel release late Oct

 

[antidope]

I have an issue. I have now moved to the side of the building at my job where I have zero bars of data coverage. Even the texts are spotty I didn't get one for over two hours and I had my GroupMe settings set to text mode. Went to the side of the building and got 200+ texts.

I started Googling stuff and came across this.

https://www.t-mobile.com/optional-services/coverage-phones-700.html

My phone (ZTE Axon 7) is not on the list. I'm wondering if anyone has has any experience with this and if switching phones would make a difference. I know t mobile is running a sale on the S8 at present so now would be a good time. I spend the vast majority of my day at work not having service for that much time just isn't practical. It's like I'm paying for nothing.

 

[AZwildcats]

People who T-Mobile have awful signal in my building as well, idk how much switching phones will help you here

You have a co-worker who has an unlocked phone? Could try popping your sim in there and seeing if the signal is better

 

[antidope]

People who T-Mobile have awful signal in my building as well, idk how much switching phones will help you here

You have a co-worker who has an unlocked phone? Could try popping your sim in there and seeing if the signal is better

I'm not well versed in mobile signal technology but Tmobile apparently has band 12 which is "4 times better at building penetration" and only a few phones have it.

 

[Mark Antony]

I have tmobile and it sucks in my building as well, but def saw an improvement when switching from the 6p to the Le Pro 3 which has more bands.

 

[datznasty]

People who T-Mobile have awful signal in my building as well, idk how much switching phones will help you here

You have a co-worker who has an unlocked phone? Could try popping your sim in there and seeing if the signal is better

I'm not well versed in mobile signal technology but Tmobile apparently has band 12 which is "4 times better at building penetration" and only a few phones have it.

T Mobile is terrible in Army buildings down here. Literally won't even get texts or voicemails until I walk outside. Glad I switched to Verizon, just have this LeMax Pro 3 128gb to sell

My phone (ZTE Axon 7) is not on the list. I'm wondering if anyone has has any experience with this and if switching phones would make a difference. I know t mobile is running a sale on the S8 at present so now would be a good time. I spend the vast majority of my day at work not having service for that much time just isn't practical. It's like I'm paying for nothing.

Exactly.

 

[osek206]

T Mobile is terrible in Army buildings down here. Literally won't even get texts or voicemails until I walk outside. Glad I switched to Verizon, just have this LeMax Pro 3 128gb to sell
Exactly.

Never got voicemail/texts in various building even my house over the years. T-mobile has the worst signals in the game. I can't believe
I've had them 8 years. Dropped them recently for Verizon and get internet on campus everywhere no problem. If they didn't have cheap
plans and service that company would never exist.

 

[antidope]

I have six lines though. I wouldn't cancel the plan. Right now I'm trying to get my hands on a different phone to see if it will make a difference, if not I will be considering just getting a solo plan for me while keeping t mobile going.

 

[antidope]

Bump because I am distraught

 

[pmpdaddyrobford]

Bump because I am distraught

a deadspot? With Tmobile? The hell?

 

[SneakerProSr.]

I have six lines though. I wouldn't cancel the plan. Right now I'm trying to get my hands on a different phone to see if it will make a difference, if not I will be considering just getting a solo plan for me while keeping t mobile going.

Do other carriers work in the building?

 

[antidope]

I have six lines though. I wouldn't cancel the plan. Right now I'm trying to get my hands on a different phone to see if it will make a difference, if not I will be considering just getting a solo plan for me while keeping t mobile going.

Do other carriers work in the building?

Not Sprint but AT&T and Verizon do

 

[SneakerProSr.]

I have six lines though. I wouldn't cancel the plan. Right now I'm trying to get my hands on a different phone to see if it will make a difference, if not I will be considering just getting a solo plan for me while keeping t mobile going.

Do other carriers work in the building?

Not Sprint but AT&T and Verizon do

They may have repeaters in the building if it's Large enough. A repeater is a mini cell tower that companies install if enough people complain and it makes financial sense. If that's the case a new phone isn't going to help you. You need T-Mobile to install a repeater and knowing T-Mobile you'll have a new job by the time that happens if at all.

 

[MVP]

$4 Planet of the Apes tickets T-Mobile Tuesday

 

[antidope]

I have six lines though. I wouldn't cancel the plan. Right now I'm trying to get my hands on a different phone to see if it will make a difference, if not I will be considering just getting a solo plan for me while keeping t mobile going.

Do other carriers work in the building?

Not Sprint but AT&T and Verizon do

They may have repeaters in the building if it's Large enough. A repeater is a mini cell tower that companies install if enough people complain and it makes financial sense. If that's the case a new phone isn't going to help you. You need T-Mobile to install a repeater and knowing T-Mobile you'll have a new job by the time that happens if at all.

That's disappointing

 

[vtotheinay]

I'm probably late, but LG is the manufacturer of the pixel 2 :x

 

[SneakerProSr.]

I'm probably late, but LG is the manufacturer of the pixel 2 :x

Now that is disappointing

 

[droseph]

 

[droseph]

Android Police says LG is gonna make it but it also supposedly has squeezable sides, so maybe HTC has a hand in this.

 

[iamdef]

HTC is making the smaller one and LG the larger iirc

 

[based mod]

Guess I'll be getting the smaller one.

Actually...I'm not sure I want to jump ship from Sammy cause Samsung Pay is the ****.

 

[Nawzlew]

oh ****

 

[NCtwin]

This is the full article about the Pixel from Android Police:

The image you see above is what we believe to be an accurate representation of Google's 2017 flagship smartphone, the 2nd-generation Pixel "XL." This image is based on information from sources we deem extremely reliable. For those of you keeping track, this is the codename "taimen" device.


Confidence rating

We rate this rumor a 8 out of 10 on our confidence scale. The reason we are subtracting two points is due to the fact that we are not confident our source material reflects a fully finalized design. As such, there is a possibility that small changes may still occur before the phone makes it into production, as we don't expect Google to announce this device before October. Still, we are exceptionally confident that this image represents the overall look and feel of Google's new smartphone, even if some small elements may not end up being representative of the final product.

Note that this is the larger Pixel device. We do not have any information about the smaller phone for 2017.

The evidence

You're staring at it. This new design, while evoking the theme of the first-generation Pixel XL in some very clear respects, is also a very substantial departure from that phone, as well. Our sources indicate LG is the manufacturer, as has been previously rumored. If you're curious about specifications, I would say XDA's leak a couple of weeks back sounds pretty plausible.

The rear of the new XL is curved like last year's phone, though perhaps with sharper corners this time around. The fingerprint scanner now sits below the glass "window" at the top of the phone, as opposed to inside it, likely because the window itself seems substantially smaller than the one on the 2016 XL.

It's unclear based on our imagery if the new XL's camera is perfectly flush with the glass window as on last year's phone, but the silvered ring around the lens cover suggests to me that it may stick out ever-so-slightly, which isn't the best, but far from a deal breaker visually. Gone is the lower body antenna band (perhaps blended to match the body color?), and the phone doesn't appear to have any noticeable antenna bands anywhere that I can see. It's possible they're just cleverly hidden - I wouldn't hold my breath on a completely "bandless" phone.


Moving to the front, we see the star of the show: an LG-made AMOLED display 6" across at a 2:1 aspect ratio with minimal bezel and rounded corners. It gives the next-generation XL a much more modern look, putting it firmly alongside phones like the LG G6 and Galaxy S8 that have sought to increase display size without sacrificing on ergonomics, by lengthening the panel and dramatically reducing the amount of bezel on the front of the device. Google doesn't quite take it to the full-on Samsung level here, but I still think this is going to ensure the new XL doesn't look behind the curve on smartphone design in 2017. The "3D" glass effect is also much more pronounced on this phone, though don't go confusing that for a curved display - the screen itself is flat.

We can see a very wide speaker grille at the top, as well as the front-facing camera. It's unclear to me if this speaker will be used in tandem with a bottom-firing driver, HTC-style, to create a "stereo" effect, but it wouldn't surprise me. As to the headphone jack, we're not really sure what the status of that is, unfortunately.

In regard to the smaller Pixel, I tend to think it'll be largely unchanged versus the current Pixel, with the new "XL" representing the cutting edge of Google's engineering and design efforts, while the smaller device will act as a sort of entry-level option.

We have no information on pricing or an exact release date at this time. In fact, we don't even know if this phone will be called the "Pixel XL." It could be the Pixel 2 XL or some sort of variation on that, or just be the Pixel - these things usually to get finalized pretty late, and given the lack of any physical Pixel branding on the phone, Google can afford to take its time deciding on a product naming strategy. We're calling it the "XL" for the sake of ease of understanding here, not because we specifically have information suggesting Google is retaining that naming convention.

Finally, we believe that the new Pixel XL will have a "squeezable" frame a la the HTC U11. The same technology utilized in that phone will allow Pixel owners to squeeze their handset to interact with the Google Assistant in various ways (primarily). Hopefully Google's take on this is a little better to use in practice than HTC's - I can't say I was a fan of Edge Sense.

Final thoughts

No doubt, this year's Pixel launch will catapult Google into the age of modern smartphone design. Many, myself included, lamented the fact that the 2016 Pixels aged pretty quickly from a visual perspective, and the large bezels and slightly chunky design made them look a little less than ultra-premium.

I don't think Google will have that problem so much this time around.

 

[antidope]

So I called Tmobile tech support and they basically told me that I should try a Tmobile branded phone and see if I makes a difference.
I'm debating it but paying a $50 restocking fee for no reason is crazy.

I Also saw this.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/06/26/t-mobiles-lte-u-network-rolling-select-cities/

I'm aware that this is all crap and they're grasping at straws but so am I pretty much.

 

[Mark Antony]

You can also get a signal booster for your home for free. Don't know if they do that anymore.