Topic 'Re: Sprint' in forum '' - dslreports.com

Re: Sprint

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:57:24 EDT

anon posted : I Heard on the news thismorning, that the pple that are already in a contract with vzw wouldnt change for now.

Re: Sprint

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:01:20 EDT

vurnun2 posted : probably back to cable and other phone providers for the unlimited plans they would otherwise miss for data.. Though personally, I dont have cell phones and think that for data needs, they dont cut it. I use data on my computer, thus I never saw the need for data services on my cell - esp since they dont do a good cross-over to my PC, So even when I had a cell phone, I ususally did not bother with data services for them.

But then , thats me and others with computers tht re not integrated with the cell phone...

Re: Sprint

Tue, 24 May 2011 08:45:27 EDT

south1178 posted :

said by rlittlemuel :

when i got unlimited broadband card at time it was card, i was told i would always have unlimited and be on the newest, fastest system as long as i bought the equipment. now with 4 g i am told not the case. still will have unlimited but will always be on 3g and i was lied to. this has me so upset as i stuck around for this reason and again was lied to.

Lied to by who? VZW salesmen will tell you anything to make a sale. We know more about releases and updates before they do.
--
Buckeye Stangs - Ohio Mustang Club

Re: Sprint

Mon, 23 May 2011 22:35:20 EDT

anon posted : when i got unlimited broadband card at time it was card, i was told i would always have unlimited and be on the newest, fastest system as long as i bought the equipment. now with 4 g i am told not the case. still will have unlimited but will always be on 3g and i was lied to. this has me so upset as i stuck around for this reason and again was lied to.

Re: Sprint

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:53:20 EDT

Nightfall posted :

said by iLive4Fusion:

said by hottboiinnc:

if you pay promo pricing for that phone NO you will NOT get to keep your current contract. You will get a new plan that is offered. If you pay FULL price for the phone; you'll get to keep your plan.

This is what I have been saying.

As long as you keep your contract, they can't change it. Therefore, even if you switch phones, you aren't changing your current contract. You are just extending it. If they decide to change your data plan for you to this new one, then you have grounds to terminate without paying an ETF.

With Sprint thinking about following the lead of data caps too, I really don't see a reason to jump ship to another carrier. I use less than 2gb per month even with tethering. Tmobile is offering 5gb for the same price. If Verizon steps up to the plate and offers the same, I wouldn't break a sweat if I was signing up as a new customer. As it is now, I am grandfathered in, so I don't have to worry about these caps.
--
My domain - Nightfall.net

Re: Sprint

Mon, 23 May 2011 07:44:37 EDT

Somnambul33t posted :

said by mmay149q:

said by baineschile:

Here I come. The unlimited data with VZW was the only thing keeping me around. Its amazing how cellphone habits have changed. I have some family plan, 700 minutes. You know how many I used last month? 31.

Agree'd, if they force me out of my unlimited data on my new Thunderbolt I'll be gone from VZW and most likely going with Sprint, I think Sprint roams on VZW's network right?

Matt

they cant change your billing structure in the middle of a contract...

one of the biggest reasons for many people going with the TB despite it being the LTE guinea pig was to grandfather yourself into the current data plans. as this article stated, there've been rumors of caps/tiers/etc for a long time. Sprint charges more for 4G phones even if you 1- dont want 4G speeds and 2- dont have WiMax in your area. We didnt want anything to do with that for 1-2 years

Re: Sprint

Mon, 23 May 2011 03:06:59 EDT

iLive4Fusion posted :

said by hottboiinnc:

if you pay promo pricing for that phone NO you will NOT get to keep your current contract. You will get a new plan that is offered. If you pay FULL price for the phone; you'll get to keep your plan.

Typically they do grandfather old plan's. Sprint and Verizon have for me, and if you switch phone's you shouldn't lose your Unlimited 4G data on VZW to anyone who's worried. Once you have it they will likely follow in AT&T's footsteps and grandfather it in. It's not like older CDMA phones, to switch devices all you do is stick you SIM card into the new device.

Heck, I have put my Droid Charge SIM into my Pantech UML290 and had working 4G LTE data without any problems, though they will likely block that from working, but not device switching.
--
2010 Ford Fusion Sport

Re: Sprint

Sun, 22 May 2011 13:14:25 EDT

zoom314 posted :

said by hottboiinnc:

Not always true. If you take the promo price for the phone- you lose your current contract and MUST sign a new one that is offered. if you pay full price for that phone then YES your current plan will be there. you can NOT transfer your current plan to a new phone that you get under promo. ALL carriers do not allow that and actually say "NEW contracts ONLY".

Now I have Verizon service for My Phone, I recently had to replace said phone at My own cost, As It had no insurance, the old phone had gotten washed by accident as I was in a hurry cause of some reasons that were compelling Me to hurry, In any case I replaced the phone with one I bought off of ebay($11.13 I think & that includes shipping), which works just fine, Now I don't have a data or internet plan as I just use the Samsung sch-u540 as a phone as that's all I need, I have a PC for internet after all. The used sch-u540 was put on My contract as if It was the original, Which still partly works, It just can't detect the Verizon network and It eats the battery like crazy, Even when the cover is closed as the phone stays on... So now I have a spare battery and battery cover. Of course service where I live could be better, But then I live under a metal roof which probably doesn't help much.

Re: Sprint

Sat, 21 May 2011 17:18:55 EDT

anon posted : I work for care there is a 300mb whilre roaming cap we see not enforced unless you live in a roamimg area if your visiting or traveling they dont look at it we do same thing with voice roaming if you live in a roaming area. Thats always been there, but there is no caps or throttles and if you do go over the roaming data you get a text telling you to call sprint something is wrong. So we can fix the issue and no one is billed

Re: Sprint

Sat, 21 May 2011 08:07:12 EDT

anon posted : This assumes the availability of a no-data phone and an no-data plan. The last time I swapped phones on my ~$8/mo. 50 minute legacy employee plan, they informed me that I had just performed my last swap. You had better believe I take good care of that phone.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 21:55:00 EDT

iLive4Fusion posted :

said by mmay149q:

said by baineschile:

Agree'd, if they force me out of my unlimited data on my new Thunderbolt I'll be gone from VZW and most likely going with Sprint, I think Sprint roams on VZW's network right?

Matt

Yea, they roam every time you leave the interstate :)
--
2010 Ford Fusion Sport

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 21:21:43 EDT

hottboiinnc posted : if you upgrade your phone under the Promo price you get a NEW contract 99% of the time. You will NOT just extend your contract. Those prices are for NEW customers.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 21:18:55 EDT

hottboiinnc posted : if you pay promo pricing for that phone NO you will NOT get to keep your current contract. You will get a new plan that is offered. If you pay FULL price for the phone; you'll get to keep your plan.

Galaxy s2

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:30:25 EDT

buddahbless posted : Don't be in too much of a rush the Galaxy S II currently is a GSM only model phone and on evil ATT band none the less... ( dosen't mean they wont make a cdma version down the line).

Also im sure if Verizon wants to ( be dirty like ATT) they will change your TOS and wiggle in some BS if you upgrade, you can keep your unlimited talk and text, but you can NOT keep your unlimited DATA.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:25:40 EDT

hottboiinnc posted : Roaming Limits:

Off-network Roaming: The primary use of your Device must be for domestic purposes within the Sprint-owned network. Domestic means use in the 50 United States and U.S. Territories (except Guam). Sprint reserves the right, without notice, to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if off-network usage in a month exceeds: (1) voice: 800 min. or a majority of minutes; or (2) data: 300 megabytes or a majority of kilobytes. The display on your device may not always be on and will not indicate whether you will incur roaming charges. You can monitor usage online through My Account. Roaming is not available with single-band phones, or to customers who reside or whose primary use is outside an area covered by the Nationwide Sprint Network. Sprint may limit or terminate service if you move outside of the Sprint owned-network.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:25:28 EDT

hottboiinnc posted : Not always true. If you take the promo price for the phone- you lose your current contract and MUST sign a new one that is offered. if you pay full price for that phone then YES your current plan will be there. you can NOT transfer your current plan to a new phone that you get under promo. ALL carriers do not allow that and actually say "NEW contracts ONLY".

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 20:16:51 EDT

hottboiinnc posted : Again; not true. Just because you change your DATA it is NOT required for the phone and is an Add-on service to the phone. It states that. You can change your data plan at anytime without changing your contract. All carriers and customers know that. The only thing is once you change to unlimited you can never get it back if its not offered.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 19:55:48 EDT

dvd536 posted :

said by Woody79_00:

same here

if they force me off my Unlimited data, then i'll take my 150+ dollars a month elsewhere :)

Where exactly are you going when EVERYONES rape n' gouge?
--
The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 19:06:20 EDT

Nightfall posted :

said by tiffyj :

i just got a text saying i could upgrade early, im guessing that will be the catch... when you upgrade they will enforce the new rules to your newly extended contract....

Helps if you read the contract you signed. Phone upgrades extend your contract, not replace it. The only way data gets changed from unlimited to the new plan is if you change your data plan or eliminate it and then add it back later.
--
My domain - Nightfall.net

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:58:20 EDT

anon posted : i just got a text saying i could upgrade early, im guessing that will be the catch... when you upgrade they will enforce the new rules to your newly extended contract....

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 16:27:23 EDT

Nightfall posted :

said by Teddeli:

said by Nightfall:

said by ke4pym:

Agreed. Everyone that has unlimited now will be grandfathered. Though, at some point, they'll figure out a way to get you un-grandfathered.

Should that point come, I'll just get a plain ole no-data-at-all-phone.

It's like my 3G data card. Grandfathered in to the unlimited plan. They'll have to pry that account from my cold, dead hands. And if they do, I'll just turn it off.

To which case, if they ungrandfather you, you have a right to terminate your contract with no fee. I haven't seen a company do that yet. My sister has been on a grandfathered plan with Sprint for a long time now without them terminating that plan.

Don't think you"ll have the right to terminate since data is considered an add on and not part of your plan

AT&T users are currently grandfathered in if they have unlimited data. Any change to a contract in the past is always considered to be a breech and you can opt out at that time for no penalty. Read up on the contract you signed through Verizon. Any change to the data portion is a change to your contract. Which is why Verizon will grandfather users in. All new contracts signed will be hit with the new structure. This is fine because not many people will hang around on the same contract. Some people will jump providers or drop data use.
--
My domain - Nightfall.net

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:47:57 EDT

Teddeli posted :

said by Nightfall:

said by ke4pym:

Don't think you"ll have the right to terminate since data is considered an add on and not part of your plan

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:26:11 EDT

Nightfall posted :

said by ke4pym:

said by Razzy12345 :

I bet once you upgrade to a new phone, you won't get that grandfathered plan anymore.

I dunno. I would venture a guess that when my Thunderbolt craps out and I get, say, a Thunderbolt 2 that unlimited plan would transfer. Unless they do something like "get a hotspot, lose your unlimited plan" like AT&T does.

If I were to switch my 3G data card to a 4G card, then I get capped. The lady at the VZW store agreed with me that it'd be nuts to give up that plan I've got.

It will transfer because you are just changing phones. Once again, you are extending your existing contract. Now, if you change anything to do with your data plan, then that changes your contract.
--
My domain - Nightfall.net

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 15:12:59 EDT

anon posted : You'd probably get a refurb Thunderbolt. But what I am saying is, if you want to upgrade to a phone like uh Thunderbolt 2, it's likely you'd have to change to new data plan. If you keep your Thunderbolt for 5 years, you'll keep that unlimited plan.

That's how Sprint is doing with their $10 increase on data plan. My Samsung Moment is $30/mo until I upgrade to a new phone then I'll get $40/mo unlimited plan.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:30:26 EDT

Alpha Phoenix posted :

said by ke4pym:

I have unlimited data right now, but will that change if I have to extend my contract another 2 years if I want to get the Samsung Galaxy S II, or will they keep me grandfathered in? :(
--
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:21:15 EDT

ke4pym posted :

said by Razzy12345 :

I bet once you upgrade to a new phone, you won't get that grandfathered plan anymore.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:09 EDT

Nightfall posted :

said by ke4pym:

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:49:54 EDT

anon posted : I bet once you upgrade to a new phone, you won't get that grandfathered plan anymore.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:34:46 EDT

anon posted : I wouldn't be so sure about the grandfathering. I just received an email from verizon about my account that says that they made a mistake with the original contract and it appears that they are trying to change the contract terms mid-stream. It will be interesting to see where this shim sham ploy will go!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:47:42 EDT

woody7 posted : Should that point come, I'll just get a plain ole no-data-at-all-phone.

I refer to that as a dumb phone, wink wink, was thinking of doing that my self. When the $hit hits the fan with these unrealistic caps, maybe just maybe they will get the point. not holding breath :(
--
BlooMe

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 12:35:18 EDT

xenophon posted : Sprint will need to capitalize on this as it's really the only way they can differentiate from the big 2. Sprint simply must keep the unlimited data option to remain relevant.

Even so, for those who would be roaming full time with Sprint, you shouldn't use them as voice minutes do have roaming limits. I travel a great deal and roam on Sprint at times in small towns/rural areas but haven't even come close to the roaming (voice) limits. Even if they eventually have roaming data limits, is not an issue as long as you live/work in Sprint coverage.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:57:34 EDT

anon posted : Excuse me, I am wrong I think.

Sprint Smartphones should have unlimited data roaming - I checked my data usage on sprint.com and it says Unlimited on Data Roaming part.

So the tethering plans has the 300MB data roaming limitation.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:49:44 EDT

ke4pym posted : Agreed. Everyone that has unlimited now will be grandfathered. Though, at some point, they'll figure out a way to get you un-grandfathered.

Should that point come, I'll just get a plain ole no-data-at-all-phone.

It's like my 3G data card. Grandfathered in to the unlimited plan. They'll have to pry that account from my cold, dead hands. And if they do, I'll just turn it off.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:45:33 EDT

anon posted : Yes they can roam on Verizon network but it is limited to 300MB a month.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:36:07 EDT

Skipdawg posted : I left AT&T for their nonsense. If this is happening with VW then yes I'll go to Sprint too and if they do it I'll just go to a simple prepaid burn phone and say the heck with it all. I kept my land line for a reason. I saw them ALL getting stupid.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:31:22 EDT

south1178 posted : You're grandfathered in.

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:14:27 EDT

woody7 posted : I just got an Inspire phone through ATT, got the 2 gig data plan, which isn't much, but between the wifi, and pass through internet option ( kind of like tethering ) don't use much of the wireless other than calls. this country sucks when it comes to wireless.
--
BlooMe

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:05:42 EDT

Woody79_00 posted : same here

if they force me off my Unlimited data, then i'll take my 150+ dollars a month elsewhere :)

Re: Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:04:36 EDT

mmay149q posted :

said by baineschile:

Agree'd, if they force me out of my unlimited data on my new Thunderbolt I'll be gone from VZW and most likely going with Sprint, I think Sprint roams on VZW's network right?

Matt
--
I am no longer an AT&T Employee. Check out my kudos! »/profile/1626573
Have U-verse questions? Please email uversecare@att.com and they will assist you!! :D

Sprint

Fri, 20 May 2011 10:59:15 EDT

baineschile posted : Here I come. The unlimited data with VZW was the only thing keeping me around. Its amazing how cellphone habits have changed. I have some family plan, 700 minutes. You know how many I used last month? 31.