Dial *18 when your signal is bad. - Page 4

kkryter · #31 (**permalink**) 08-20-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by rooster94

I highly doubt you were magically connected to Verizon. Sounds kinda like you are using a custom PRL, it has that sort of effect.

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Actually no, no custom PRL here. I did mess around with a few of those a while back but without as much success as I had hoped for and was a little worried about running afoul of 'the man' so I switched back to stock Sprint PRL. I'm on the Sprint 60669 ATM but I just read a thread a minute ago about a new one being out and will upgrade to it shortly I suppose.

beauty1085 · #32 (**permalink**) 08-20-2010, 11:08 AM

This did not work to good for me in my home which is where I get bad service. So I called sprint and they are sending me an airave free

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oski · #33 (**permalink**) 08-20-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by beauty1085

This did not work to good for me in my home which is where I get bad service. So I called sprint and they are sending me an airave free

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for real what did you say....i have been trying to get one of them for the longest...free of course.....

cluenino · #34 (**permalink**) 08-20-2010, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by oski

for real what did you say....i have been trying to get one of them for the longest...free of course.....

Talk to a tech person and tell him that your signal no longer works in your house. He will try to update the prl and stuff. Tell him that didnt work and that you heard about a home "signal booster". Basically just play dumb. Then he will tell you of all the benefits that a Airave will do, lastly he will tell you about the price. I didnt pay for mine or the monthly service. I'm not going to pay Sprint extra just to get a good signal.

beauty1085 · #35 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by oski

for real what did you say....i have been trying to get one of them for the longest...free of course.....

Read attached .pdf and it tells you what to do and who to call. I actually called them and since i signed a new contract on the first they basically told me to close the account. So I called back and and went through the prompts to cancel my account and told the lady which was nice what the other gentlemen said and that I was closing my account. She then said she would send it out. It is the new one by Airvana which allows 3g data access so I am happy.
Great day.

marctronixx · #36 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 08:29 AM

the image in the pdf is still of the original airave unit that only supports voice calls not data.

can you post a photo of your unit that does support voice and data? i have the original airave unit and of course would like to get the one that supports data also...

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Originally Posted by beauty1085

It is the new one by Airvana which allows 3g data access so I am happy.
Great day.

beauty1085 · #37 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by marctronixx

the image in the pdf is still of the original airave unit that only supports voice calls not data.

can you post a photo of your unit that does support voice and data? i have the original airave unit and of course would like to get the one that supports data also...

Well the one I am being sent does have data it is called Airave Access point and it is by airvana the pdf just tells you how to go about it that was someones story just call and follow the script

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**GoodThings2Life** · #38 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by twilk

This thread needs to be closed lol you people can not possible belive this works. Search for *18 and you will get the answers you where looking for. This is an old feature that is no longer working. Oh and those of you getting more bars, your phone polles for new towars all the time so if you just happen to face the right way you might get a stronger signal. No signal is really constand heck if my phone is facing the tv while laying in bed i get 1-2 bars or -81, -91 signal strength. If i Pull the phone to my ear and now its facing a wall I get -91, -102 signal strengh. Fools gold is just that.

By the way if you go through your owners manual it will let you know where the antenna is and you can do the math on how to hold it to get better signal or whatever. Or maybe just where a tin foil hat with a microphone plugged into the phone and splice into the hat.

Actually on a more serious not I heard you can put this antenna strength increasing sticker on your phone by the battery. There all over ebay there on like $2.99...

Oh god someone stop the stupidity!

Thank you so much for posting something sensible on this thread, because everything else here is completely absurd.

marctronixx · #39 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 06:27 PM

thank you.

if you are still reading this thread,

do you have the first model airave that only did 1X? if so, what did you have to say or do in order to guarantee they would send the airvana model out with no cost to you?

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Originally Posted by beauty1085

Well the one I am being sent does have data it is called Airave Access point and it is by airvana the pdf just tells you how to go about it that was someones story just call and follow the script

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beauty1085 · #40 (**permalink**) 08-21-2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by marctronixx

thank you.

if you are still reading this thread,

do you have the first model airave that only did 1X? if so, what did you have to say or do in order to guarantee they would send the airvana model out with no cost to you?

This is my first time requesting one so this its what I got from the jump. I have read in other forums about what they did to get the updated ones. I will pm you the link.

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