How to get Airave2 now with 3g - Page 8

**gullzway** · #71 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by iceturkee

okay, the guy in retention didn't know what i was talking about. but he did research and called me back to tell me the airavana is on its way. i have an airave and an evo. and i have 4g at my house. daytona is live, as of sept 1!!

Why would you need or even want to use an Airave if you get good 3G AND 4G signal at your house?

Especially if your getting rid of your home Internet Service???

iceturkee · #72 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 02:19 PM

i get intermittent 3g, had 4g for a nano of a second.

last year, i had sprint mobile broadband and the signal was so bad, sprint let me cancel the contract without penalty.

as much as i want to dump my isp, i may still need it for the airvana. my airave is connected to my home network. without it, even with my evo, i'm lucky to get 2 bars of signal.

iceturkee · #73 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 03:49 PM

question for those of you who have received airvanas? do u also have evos? because now retention and airave tech support is telling me i don't need the airvana.

i want to clarify your current internet and cell phone issues.

**gullzway** · #74 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 04:11 PM

Just got mine hooked up and working. I now Have Full signal EVDO in and around my house!

Where as before I had 1x/Roaming in the house, and intermittent EVDO/1x outside the house.

I don't see how you can tell whether you're using the Airave,other than the better signal. There is no beep when making a call as I read there was with the Original Airave.

I don't have an EVO, but does it matter what phone you have? The Airave just acts as a mini cell tower using your Home Broadband connection. This is independant of the type of phone your using.

Unless they were telling you the EVO has a Super Radio in it that should get great service where you live, therefore you didn't need an Airave?

iceturkee · #75 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by gullzway

Just got mine hooked up and working. I now Have Full signal EVDO in and around my house!

Where as before I had 1x/Roaming in the house, and intermittent EVDO/1x outside the house.

I don't see how you can tell whether you're using the Airave,other than the better signal. There is no beep when making a call as I read there was with the Original Airave.

I don't have an EVO, but does it matter what phone you have? The Airave just acts as a mini cell tower using your Home Broadband connection. This is independant of the type of phone your using.

Unless they were telling you the EVO has a Super Radio in it that should get great service where you live, therefore you didn't need an Airave?

the airave tech support guy said the new unit would only benefit you if you didn't have a cell phone with wifi capability. i told him what i had read on this website and disagreed.

its a long story. i was promsed one this morning. i call this afternoon to see if there is a tracking number yet. the csr i got told me i would have to pay one hundred dollars for the unit. not what i was told this morning i responded. so she transferred me to tech support and i went round and round with this guy.

so he called a retention supervisor who told him i was getting a free unit and the order was being processed.

hence, why i asked the above question.

**gullzway** · #76 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by iceturkee

the airave tech support guy said the new unit would only benefit you if you didn't have a cell phone with wifi capability. i told him what i had read on this website and disagreed.

its a long story. i was promsed one this morning. i call this afternoon to see if there is a tracking number yet. the csr i got told me i would have to pay one hundred dollars for the unit. not what i was told this morning i responded. so she transferred me to tech support and i went round and round with this guy.

so he called a retention supervisor who told him i was getting a free unit and the order was being processed.

hence, why i asked the above question.

Sounds like he just didn't want to give you one. Should have told him " I didn't know you could make calls using wifi!"

The Airave also boosts your 1x signal used for making phone calls. I have no problems now. Before I couldn't even call *2 for customer service because it said I was roaming on U.S. Cellular.

This new unit has Sprint VOIP capability. I guess you can plug an external phone into it to make calls? Still researching this and haven't found much. I'm guessing it's an extra service you have to pay for. Anyone Familiar with this??

marctronixx · #77 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 05:37 PM

the new airvana does make the two tone "beep"sound when you make a call. it did on the original airave and it does on the airvana.

having wifi will not work if you want to use sprint TV or sprint nfl (whatever its called).

those reps are probably getting bombarded with calls and their managers are telling them to be more firm and strict with whom they issue these out to...

**OR78** · #78 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 05:37 PM

Just an FYI and to answer the previous poster. When you get the "retentions" Airave, all you will get is better signal strength in your home. All other functions of the Airave (VOIP, answering maching, call forwarding etc) are disabled. They mearly are trying to improve your call quality so that you will stay with them. I got mine for free and all other functions are not working even if I plug a phone into the Airave. I do get full signal in my home now so this is what I was trying to accomplish so it does what it needs to for me.

Edit : Also, when you do call, request the you be transfered to the retentions department because if they do not offer a solution to your signal that you will cancel your service. Worked for me.

iceturkee · #79 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gullzway

Sounds like he just didn't want to give you one. Should have told him " I didn't know you could make calls using wifi!"

The Airave also boosts your 1x signal used for making phone calls. I have no problems now. Before I couldn't even call *2 for customer service because it said I was roaming on U.S. Cellular.

This new unit has Sprint VOIP capability. I guess you can plug an external phone into it to make calls? Still researching this and haven't found much. I'm guessing it's an extra service you have to pay for. Anyone Familiar with this??

i think i red that sprint voip is forthcoming.

let me ask this.........the aivana should provide a more stable 3g signal in my home beside improve the strength of my phone calls? my current airave does a fantastic job of improving my voice signal.

**aman1127** · #80 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iceturkee

i think i red that sprint voip is forthcoming.

let me ask this.........the aivana should provide a more stable 3g signal in my home beside improve the strength of my phone calls? my current airave does a fantastic job of improving my voice signal.

This does voice and now 3g!

Sent from my fast as hell phone that you can only wish you had