  CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | Competitive would have been..... Not following the heels of others and staying with unlimited. It's what set Sprint apart. | |
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join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY
kudos:1 | Re: Competitive would have been..... Sprint never was unlimited for tablets and laptops, just for phones. | |
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | Re: Competitive would have been..... said by xirian:Sprint never was unlimited for tablets and laptops, just for phones.
Really? Looks like it to me.
Fresh on the heels of eliminating unlimited data options for devices other than smartphones, a Sprint press release notes that customers can now pay $50 for 6 gigabytes of data a month (previously $60 for 5GB) or $80 for 12 gigabytes of data a month (previously $90 for 10 GB). | |
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join:2003-01-26
Beacon, NY
kudos:1 | Re: Competitive would have been..... said by Cheese:said by xirian:Sprint never was unlimited for tablets and laptops, just for phones.
Really? Looks like it to me. Fresh on the heels of eliminating unlimited data options for devices other than smartphones, a Sprint press release notes that customers can now pay $50 for 6 gigabytes of data a month (previously $60 for 5GB) or $80 for 12 gigabytes of data a month (previously $90 for 10 GB). Only 4g (clearwire) was unlimited, there was still a cap on the 3g. | |
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join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3
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| Re: Competitive would have been..... Unlimited Sprint 4G is a lot more usable bandwidth than capped AT&T and Verizon 4G. Now, whether Sprint serviced the areas you need the card to work in is a different matter entirely. This was just the last hold-out of Sprint exclusives that are yet to get the axe. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Because Karl never makes mistakes :/
It's been awhile since Sprint had unlimited 3G for mobile broadband cards. At least from them directly.
Honestly though, just get a Millenicom aircard... | |
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join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
kudos:2
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| Re: Competitive would have been..... said by iansltx:Honestly though, just get a Millenicom aircard... Not always the perfect solution -- just look at the fuss that was caused when Verizon started imposing caps for both their retail and wholesale connections.
Unfortunately the reseller often has little control over what policies their upstream vendors decide to implement and enforce. | |
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| | | |  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by iansltx:Because Karl never makes mistakes :/ Sure he does 
he spells "schools" scools on the evening links
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| | | Re: If it's not unlimited, it's not appealing. said by jjeffeory:There are just too many separate expenses for all of these devices.
I was just thinking the same thing.
For God's sake: Just sell me a freakin' phone with built-in hot spot capability, allow me to buy X amount of data/month, come up with some surcharge schedule with which we can both live for if and when I go over, and let's be done with it.
How to make something way, way harder than it it has to be.
Furrfu!
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| |  Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
join:2002-03-03
USA
kudos:4 | Re: If it's not unlimited, it's not appealing. said by jseymour:said by jjeffeory:There are just too many separate expenses for all of these devices.
I was just thinking the same thing. For God's sake: Just sell me a freakin' phone with built-in hot spot capability, allow me to buy X amount of data/month, come up with some surcharge schedule with which we can both live for if and when I go over, and let's be done with it. How to make something way, way harder than it it has to be. Furrfu! Jim I wish the carriers would listen to your plan.
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join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | I thought carriers already had this? In fact, that's what I think I have from AT&T. I pay $45/month for the iPhone tethering plan which allows me to consume up to 4GB/month -- from the phone or the connected device. It's one pool of data for both. If I go over that amount within the month, I think it's $10/extra GB.
The tethering plan includes making the iPhone a WiFi hotspot. I've had two laptops and three iPods connected to it at the same time without issue.
Perhaps the price and overage fees aren't what we can live with but from the simplicity concept, AT&T offers it. | |
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join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | Re: If it's not unlimited, it's not appealing. Not quite. What's being discussed is the "family data plan" similar to "family voice plan". It's coming, but it's becoming a more cumbersome landscape while we wait. | |
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join:2004-11-17
Franklin, TN
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| How long until Unlimited data for Smartphones gets the axe? I'm guessing by June of next year. They have to recover all of that money they spent on the iPhone from somewhere, and they already cut out all customer perks from Premier and cancelled annual upgrades, moving them back to 22 months for all. They also raised the ETF to 350 bucks and reduced the trial time from 30 days to 14 days.
6 months, just watch. 6 months and we'll all be waving bye bye to unlimited data for our smartphones and then Sprint will have NOTHING that differentiates it from VZW and at&t. Nothing. Price alone isn't enough to compete these days.
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join:2002-03-19
Utica, MI | Re: How long until Unlimited data for Smartphones gets the axe? I agree. They can't recoup the iPhone agreement costs without increasing post paid subscribers. How do they intend to do that without lower prices and more value to entice Verizon and AT&T customers? Dropping "unlimited" data, and I use the quotes on purpose since there seems to be more and more caveats, would be a disaster. | |
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join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 | Re: How long until Unlimited data for Smartphones gets the axe? They'd also have a *lot* of people axing their current 2-year contracts to bail to other providers, ETF-free. Not sure if Sprint wants a mass exodus from a majority market of their own customers. | |
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join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| I'd be fine with a change from unlimited to limited data. It just means our whole family plan gets to terminate out of their 2-year contracts (change in material terms) and go to either Verizon (better coverage) or Sprint prepaid companies (cheaper). No way in hell would I hang around for just-like-AT&T-and-Verizon Sprint for miniscule savings and/or package differences. | |
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join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
1 edit | They are already "trying" to do just that. When EVDO phones came out, you could "tether" them as a PAM device after the service went live nationwide, a few weeks later, you couldn't. Then when the "droids" came out, that data "pipe" found them (sprint) with their pants down, again. Thank god for open source and rooting  . I think if republicwireless does well, the likes of Sprints ability to sell phones (but not backbone (both wireless and wireline) are once again, going to take a big hit. So they better get their plans in order and price them well as people are getting sick and tired of being jerked around or the upteen kinds of plans. I was lucky and was able to signup for cell service from Republicwireless. I hope it works well as it's the kind of service that will send shockwaves to Verizon and AT&T. Sprint sells them backbone so they are getting something out of it, even if it causes churn. | |
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join:2002-03-19
Utica, MI | Re: How long until Unlimited data for Smartphones gets the axe? Do you like the LG phone they give you? How is the VoIP voice quality, especially since it's over wifi? | |
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| | | | | Re: How long until Unlimited data for Smartphones gets the axe? Don't have it yet. Was told 30-60 days but I was like 4200 on the order line  . I'll report back when I've used it but I have a pretty decent router and my magic jack works like a champ on any of my other wireless phones all over the house. TMobile has been using this kind of set up but haven't asked anyone using it if it works ok or not. The LG is just a cheaper version of my samsung transform so it's ok but not top notch. Guess the Galaxy S II is gonna come out next | |
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join:2002-03-03
USA
kudos:4 |  This is good news; isn't it?
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join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 Reviews:
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| Re: This is good news; isn't it? The price dropped from a plan without compare (unlimited 4G) to a slightly cheaper, yet vastly less usable capped plan. Getting a pittance of extra cap data vs. a carrier with greater coverage...personally, I'd go for more coverage. A whopping extra 1 GB of data per month more is crap. | |
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|  BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by Romney2012:By the reaction of many of the posters here, Sprint dropping their prices to be lower than AT&T & Verizon, you would think Sprint had shot their dogs. A price drop is good news, not bad news.
$51.20 per GB overagew vs $10 per GB overage is NOT good. And since I'm sure they round out the nearest GB even going the slightest bit over the cap makes Sprint's pricing MUCH more expensive. | |
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kudos:4 | Re: This is good news; isn't it? said by BF69:said by Romney2012:By the reaction of many of the posters here, Sprint dropping their prices to be lower than AT&T & Verizon, you would think Sprint had shot their dogs. A price drop is good news, not bad news.
$51.20 per GB overagew vs $10 per GB overage is NOT good. And since I'm sure they round out the nearest GB even going the slightest bit over the cap makes Sprint's pricing MUCH more expensive. Simple solution - don't go over the cap. Almost no one does.
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Camden, TN | Re: This is good news; isn't it? said by Romney2012:said by BF69:said by Romney2012:By the reaction of many of the posters here, Sprint dropping their prices to be lower than AT&T & Verizon, you would think Sprint had shot their dogs. A price drop is good news, not bad news.
$51.20 per GB overagew vs $10 per GB overage is NOT good. And since I'm sure they round out the nearest GB even going the slightest bit over the cap makes Sprint's pricing MUCH more expensive. Simple solution - don't go over the cap. Almost no one does. Whatever dude. Considering is is meant for people who can get real internet it sucks. If you READ this isn't for samrtphones. Good luck using only 12 GB a month. I do that in a DAY sometimes. Just keep shilling for Sprint. | |
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | said by BF69:$51.20 per GB overagew vs $10 per GB overage is NOT good. And since I'm sure they round out the nearest GB even going the slightest bit over the cap makes Sprint's pricing MUCH more expensive.
I agree... charging a nickle per meg over is outrageous. | |
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| |  SeleniaI love DebianPremium
join:2006-09-22
Lanesboro, MA
kudos:2
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| AT&T used to be $.05/MB(or $51.20/GB) for overages and they rounded to the nearest MB because the charge was by the MB. Then Karl made a stink when they lowered the caps and price plans, but also lowered overages to $10/GB. Now they do round to the nearest GB because they charge now by the GB. It is actually a better plan, as I tried to show Karl. Former was $59.99/5GB while new is $25/2GB or $45/4GB with tethering or for hotspots. Now with 5GB use, it'd be 3 over at $30+$25=$55 vs $59.99. With 10GB, the old would be $59.99+(5*$51.20)=$315.99. With the new, it'd be $24.99+(8*$10)=104.99. Need I calculate even higher usage? Granted, the $15/200MB plan is a sham with $15/200MB overages if you can't stay under it. On my smartphone, I can, so I cheap out there. Always got my VZ mifi if I someday get stuck in the sticks without wifi. So far, I haven't needed it and my current VZ plan for my mifi plus my smartphone data plan comes to less than the tethering plan for 2 devices, instead of 1.
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | Re: This is good news; isn't it? said by Selenia:AT&T used to be $.05/MB(or $51.20/GB) for overages and they rounded to the nearest MB because the charge was by the MB.
ATT still charges $.05/MB on 'some' devices that they call 3G... which is weird since their 4G is really 3G.
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join:2006-09-22
Lanesboro, MA
kudos:2 | Re: This is good news; isn't it? According to the ITU, every current provider is 3G. 4G wasn't supposed to be until LTE Advanced. | |
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| price collusion while the WIRED telecom industry got put on a short leash, the wireless industry is quickly trying to commoditize the DATA/AIRTIME utilized by smart phones and forcing prices ever higher charging more money for less data everywhere they can..
now it is up to you the consumer to sit on your wallet and not buy it or be foolish and pay ANY PRICE for less and less value. this is primarily why unlimited plans have largely died out for post paid accounts and are endangered in prepaid accounts.
be smart and not buy, vs be the wireless industry's fool/cash cow/subscriber fodder to jack up the stock price..
I'm talking about the industry as a whole, not just Sprint. (the four main corrupt companies are in no special order: at&t, verizon, sprint, tmobile). | |
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Of course, they might grandfather people in to a contract. If that's the case, I've had them 13 years, I'll stay. If not, I'll mass exodus like the rest of the consumers. | |
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1 edit | Off-Topic, but regarding the iPhone... ever since the iPhone was released for Verizon (and I'm sure other carriers are suffering, too) my speeds have plummeted. Guess their networks couldn't take it after all.. i guess planning for an influx of mass data usage isn't in Verizon's IT forecast.
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join:2009-07-08
New Orleans, LA | Oh, I am sure Sprint will be CRIPPLED! Per Verizon & AT&T people who say that anyone using data above the caps is "crippling the network" and "slowing it down for everyone else"
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | Re: Oh, I am sure Sprint will be CRIPPLED! said by Van:Per Verizon & AT&T people who say that anyone using data above the caps is "crippling the network" and "slowing it down for everyone else"
Please
Their old rip-offs are starting to die They can no longer overcharge us for minutes, or sms... time to make the data the cash cow.
I still wish google would buy them and turn them into the 'technology carrier', instead of another contract slinger like they are these days. | |
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| | How do I get out of this contract? I get 0 - 1 bar 3G only, on my Sierra 3g/4g hotspot at home, my friends Verizon connects here at 4G.
I tried to return it, before this news, and they said no way, because I had used it on vacation, in a 4G area. I've had it about 2-3 months, and they charge me for 0 usage one month.
1: does usage allowance roll over?
2: If not , has anyone actually got a return based on this breach of contract?
3:What should I say to get out of this?
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join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | Re: How do I get out of this contract? Say that you signed up for unlimited 4G and now that they are limiting it (per »support.sprint.com/support/artic···cechange ) that that is a significant change in terms of service and you wish to either cancel with no ETF, or have your contract marked "Fulfilled" and continue month to month. | |
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join:2003-09-22
San Jose, CA
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| unlimited plans aren't drawing new customers The average sprint smartphone user uses 300MB a month (per a post here on DSLR). So, yeah, expect them to drop the plan that costs them money and offers them no competitive advantage. Even Sprint is able to do that math.
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| | SPRINT and DAN - impress us all... If Sprint wants to impress me and my own- Get the NEW GALAXY NOTE and get an UNLIMITED DATA PLAN. I'd be willing to wager a BIG MAC MEAL HA, can't do money $ its taxable. All things aside- unless these companies know what the Iphone 5 will be- they should start looking into getting the Samsung Galaxy Note in to the US market ASAP- this phone/mini tablet is going to be the way things are and will be going, and the 1st Major Player to get an exclusive deal will have both the ANdroid market AND THE aPPLE MARKET. The Major Players need to start relying on common sense and get rid of these departments that have led them down the road to failure... Get with it or Get out of it ! the cell industry that is... | |
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