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  1. redhatter

    Thread Is there an S8 active form? having problems that are unique vs my S8 plus

    So had and S8+ for months and switch to S8 active....seeing a few unique issues on the active vs S8 S8+ So on the S8 active the wireless charging can be very temperamental due to the case design The bumpers on the S8 active tended keep it from sitting on the charger stand properly and it just...
  2. redhatter

    Post help stuck sim tray! on my Tmo S8+

    My replacement phone was sent to my local tmo store . So when i went in to T-Mobile the tech trying again to open sim tray on my old phone and was able to get open So we cancel the warranty exchange and did a jump to s8 active
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    Thread help stuck sim tray! on my Tmo S8+

    Hello all hoping someone might be able to give me some hints or help So I was at Tmo thinking about going to an S8 active from my S8 plus... I'm going to be doing a lot of international traveling this year I want the extra battery life and durability When I was in the store i notice my SIM...
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    Post Best price for Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible normal $ 89.99

    wow ...i thought i got as low as you could go I got both yesterday...Was a little worried because they showed a white charger on box.. but it was black...Very nice build quality ... Sent from my SM-G955U using XDA Labs
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    Post How do you request a feature from Samsung?

    I wish the always on display would rotate to landscape mode It just Natural to put the phone on the wireless charger by the bedside in the landscape position as your clock but it doesn't the display rotate...it a small but stupid thing... Its specially annoying because they pitch the...
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    Post Best price for Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible normal $ 89.99

    The second one I got for $51 each.. that with the new usb c fast Charger Sent from my SM-G955U using XDA Labs
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    Thread minor problem usb C port has sharp edges

    run in to minor problem when I hold my phone to surf I use my little finger under the bottom edge to support it.. the usb c port rested right on the side of my little finger and the port edges are sharp and cutting my finger.... samsung needs to bevel / round the port edge think is an...
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    Post Best price for Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible normal $ 89.99

    https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Wireless-Charging-Enabled-Devices/dp/B01IRSWBIU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1493589988&sr=8-7&keywords=samsung+qi+charger ========================================= Thats not the same one im talking about ..this is the one I got...
  9. redhatter

    Thread Auto brightness settings

    So i would like to use screen Auto brightness but it sets the screen too dark or some times keeps hunting for a level ... Any place to adjust the sensitivity of the auto brightness itself? Right now i just turn the auto brightness off and set the screen brightness level manually
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    Thread Best price for Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible normal $ 89.99

    Looking to get the new top of the line Samsung Fast Charge Wireless Charging Convertible for your S8 plus that normaly list at $ 89.99 plus tax? I found Jet.com had discount to $60.14 with free shipping .. Plus an extra discount for buying two or more.. And then on top a 15% discount...
  11. redhatter

    Post FYI the US S8+ and S8 Active does have a working FM tuner

    the fm radio is built in to the chip... so snapdragon vs exynos Sent from my SM-G955U using XDA Labs
  12. redhatter

    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    so tmo told me the Las Vegas network upgrade would be done today...this it still the speeds im seeing Im paying for this crap...about had it with tmo Sent from my SM-G955U using XDA Labs
  13. redhatter

    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    tmoble is still telling me Tower upgrades
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    Post FYI the US S8+ and S8 Active does have a working FM tuner

    I didn't send it anywhere... works just out of the box It's listed on the website as being supported ...just download the app ..plug in the headset for an antenna ...it works http://nextradioapp.com/supported-devices/
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    Thread FYI the US S8+ and S8 Active does have a working FM tuner

    just put next radio app on my US TMo S8+ and works great with the included headphones as Antenna I saw Samsung has a fm radio icon i love to use FYI I just jumped to Tmo S8 active.. and fm radio also works on the active
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    Post battery life

    dam i unpluged from charger at 7 am and at 4pm (9 hours) im at 70%
  17. redhatter

    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    what im geting...and thats pinging the tmo server...thank tmo
  18. redhatter

    Post the Icon for the alarm clock keeps time!

    That explains why hadn't seen before just upgraded from a Note 4 The Clock and Calendar icons being like that is just a really nice touch
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    Thread the Icon for the alarm clock keeps time!

    Maybe this has been an android thing or a while but i had not see it before and very cool... So i put the icon for the alarm clock on my desktop ...the Icon itself is a stylized analog clock face I just noticed that the two hands on the clock icon actually move and keep the correct time !
  20. redhatter

    Post S8+ AMOLED Display Quality (Red Tint Issue) - worse as previous Samsung devices

    ======= im not tying to be a jerk but just curious what happens when you cycle the --blue light filter-- button in the pull down menu with the wifi, Airplane mode ect. reason i ask my displays is perfect but with the blue light filter on which is to reduce eyestrain ..then the display is very...
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    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    Dam this is just sad.. still 20, 30k down in Las Vegas on tmoble with my s8+ Per tmoble my device show up as a "grey market" (i bought it from Tmoble) and g2 speeds.. Tmoble it telling me it a network issue. There doing upgrades for next 6 month..you got to be kidding! So fyi to anyone coming...
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    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    Ive roll back to.my note 4 and now on it ..it is now the same 20,30k down speed crap!!! ...ive drove in a radius of at least 20 miles from No Las Vegas to the strip by T-Mobile Arena. And tested...its the same slow speed.. I'm not just using a speed tester I'm trying to download apps and...
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    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    Ok this is real crap.. so i had them roll me back to my old note 4... now the note 4 is running at the same 20, 30 k down!!!! This is using my old sim So its network or my account... So anyone in las vegas. What your speed on Tmoble?
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    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    No.. I'm on Wi-Fi mode most all times.. it's very rare I get over 2 gig in a month
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    Post what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    Can people tell me thier General location? Trying to figure out if this is a Tmoble Las Vegas network problem or specific to my phone TMOBLE Is just blowing smoke up my butt now...im getting 20, 30k download It's unusable
  26. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Did you get the phone ..of so what speed are you seeing in the TMOBLE network. Minds terrible and T mobile trying to tell me there's no problem.
  27. redhatter

    Post OMG Thats some fast internet

    Ok TMOBLE this is B.S.! I'm in Las Vegas and getting speed at as low as 20 , 30 k down.. that k ..NOT meg And TMOBLE is telling me there no problem Best I've seen in burst of 7 meg The has been going on since I got the phone
  28. redhatter

    Thread what speed are you seeing on Tmo network..issues?

    Ok so got the S8+ yesterday and one issue that crops up is my speed on tmo network It's terrible. Far slower than my old phone. I was getting yesterday about a hundred k down. Working with techsupport found if I turned LTE off I was getting better speeds This morning some was some what better...
  29. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Ok got my phone ..its It's all set up but I see a problem I tried testing network speed and not only am I not getting the new faster speed it's actually way slower getting less than twenty thirty kilobits down...Uplink is really fast
  30. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Cool!...myups tell me it's on the truck here in Las Vegas at 715 am for delivery today before noon
  31. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Ok mine is transit. Says delivery at noon on the 19th
  32. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Well I just got an email from T-Mobile saying my cards been charged and process now
  33. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Damm myups has mine as still wanting for pickup
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    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Well Tmo just sent me a text as order shipped and its also now says shipped online and the T-Mobile site.... but myups still has it ready for pickup at T-Mobile
  35. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Cool mine is now listed in myups ready for pickup
  36. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Just got a text..be ready for charge shipping the 19th That after cancelling the black phone and changing to a silver on april 3
  37. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    I will one up you I did a jump from a Note 4 to and S7..didnt care for the S7 and returned it keeping my Note4... and while tmo got the S7 back and credited my account as it returned...the Jump! system never did.. it had my Jump! flagged as suspended pending the return of my Note 4...so I count...
  38. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    The rate stays the same. As for what is required when I called in they said they would need my tax ein for the business ..but also I would have to do the change in a store But when I went to a T Mo store all thay asked for was my business name.. no tax ein needed Took me all of 15 min
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    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    That Dex offer is one reason i changed to a business line.. and what i was told is i can get both the VR headset and the dex. Also on that 256sd I had ordered a note 7 but never got it because of the recall but because i had that order in I got the 256sd from samsung ---------- Post added at...
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    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    I thought about the Orchid Grey but I don't want to cancel and reorder a second time Besides I'm on T-Mobile Jump and I'm going to go to a note 8 if and when it comes out so if I don't like silver I'll change at that time
  41. redhatter

    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    Trust me during the summer there's no place cool in your car or anyplace else the sunlight hits Ive live in Phoenix to you'd be amazed how, hot burn to the touching everything inside of your car can get or anything else that's outside sitting by a pool I just know from past experiences with...
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    Post T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8-S8+ Pre-Order-Waiting-Shipping Room

    So I ordered an S8+ in black as I always get black. But Ive move to Las Vegas a while back and know how hot it gets out here and with my phone sitting in the car I didn't want it to be a giant black heat sink for the Sun So I cancelled and reordered in silver. Figure every little bit helps to...
  43. redhatter

    Post Rooted SM-N910T - What works and what doesn't work with rooted N4 with LOLLIPOP,...!

    Yep.. knox has been a livesaver for me.. it a must have to the point I would not go to a phone that did have it or similar Sent from my SM-N900T using XDA Free mobile app ---------- Post added at 08:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:39 PM ---------- You will be able to have you email...
  44. redhatter

    Post TMo recent announcement, "Personal Cellspot"

    If your daisy chaining off an existing home router.... You shouldn't need to disable dhcp on the tmo route inless you have a ip conflict with the upstream route. .. The upstream routes lan will be connected to the tmo wan.. the upstream router dhcp will give the tmo wan port its ip for that...
  45. redhatter

    Post TMo recent announcement, "Personal Cellspot"

    Do you have smart network switching on?.. i would think if there any hope of a clean handoff beween wifi and lte that is going to need to be on or something like it.. there a lot going on when your traffic has to reroute between the two paths.. lte vs wifi.. this is not like switching between...