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Virgin Mobile via Sprint: Get error messages frequently telling me I'm offline - no connection. Forget uploading videos to Facebook, even pictures are a challenge for VM. Of course, battery life sucks - I have multiple charging sources and use them throughout the day. Ugh! Hoping competition gets better - looking for something that actually works affordably.
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Very poor service. Voice service barely hangs on, and 3G data service is mostly non-existent. When data is working it is slow. 4G does not work at all, and 4G was the reason for using a Smartphone. Reception is also poor along the Red Hill area where I frequently drop calls. Makapuu into Waimalo is poor. Along the Windward side of the island up through the North Shore is also poor. West and Central Oahu coverage is OK though it is poor at the edges of communities. 4G drops frequently during the hours of 8:00 AM through about 9:30 PM at night, perhaps because of high usage periods. I have been a customer of Sprint now since 1999, primarily because they were the first all-digital cellular network carrier. Sprint service on the U.S. mainland is really great, especially the data networks. Here on Oahu it is rendered unusable at times. I am planning to migrate over to a GSM carrier such as AT&T or T-Mobile. That way international travel is made easier being on compatible networks.
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The reception in Kuliouou is amazing now that AT&T improved their coverage. We would check our friends and family phones to compare the coverage in our home but, Tmobile, Verizon and Sprint's signal was also 1-2 bars so we didn't switch because our home was the only place we had issues with coverage. But, not any more... ... We use our phones all over the island, AT&T have the best reception and fastest data speeds. Thank you AT&T!
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AT&T been with them for over 6 years, reception has gotten worse and worse throughout. In the beginning they were perfect no drop calls, no missed calls and I could hear the person I was talking to as well as them hear me. Now, not so, however I do not use an Iphone or Blackberry and I pay $100 a month. No internet don't need it use my IPAD for that. The phone I have is 4 months old and it is a replacement for another phone that had the same problems. What's up with that? Are Iphones the only way to get a decent cell phone or what?
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I haven't been getting more then.40 mbps internet speed, always buffering (4 hrs to watch 2 hr movie). SPRINT SUCKS!
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AMR. Drops calls, txt messages not on time, bad reception.
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Horrible, weak, disgusting, a rip off. Everywhere on oahu Sprint has 3g, even T-Mobile is passing sprint. If by the time my contract is up and there isnt at least 4g, I'm off Sprint forever
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Neither great nor horrible reception. Coverage on the mainland is much better and Sprint doesn't have 4G here. Still, I only drop out in more remote locations like Makapuu. Otherwise, city coverage is adequate.
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I have been a LONG time Sprint client and have had very, very few issues until about 2 weeks ago. I can text, email, and call without issues most of the time. BUT... I can only recieve a fraction of the normal phone calls. Callers will either go directly to VM, go to a generic VM that I have no idea where it goes, ring once or twice in the caller's ear (not my phone though!) and then get a fast busy, or they get a "message 2, system 2171". I have called Sprint daily for over a week and a half to get this resolved... with no results. I asked to be let out of the contract and was told that since I use a lot of min. per month (5K-7K), that they will not waive the termination fee. They can't seem to fix the issue, want to issue a $50 credit, and can't say when or if this will be resolved. They say that since I recieve SOME calls, that there is just a minor issue. Really?? If you're considering Sprint, I'd also consider just yelling down the street as it may be just as effective. Will I re-up with Sprint again (after 15 years)... absolutely NOT.
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I've tried other cell companies, but when I switched to AT&T, I never looked back, reception is fantastic, also it's been awhile since I visited but the only reception to be had at Volcanoes National Park, AT&T! Mahalo
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