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Sprint Premier Upgrade: Eligible customers with service on the same device for more than 12 consecutive months may be eligible for $150 instant savings with a renewed 2-year agreement. Valid only on the eligible Primary line with a 3 month consecutive average of $69.99 on a single line or $99.99 on a shared line. The upgrade fee is waived after a service credit that applies to the bill within 2 to 3 bill cycles of the upgrade.
I think I'll do the upgrade in early June since I qualify for the extra $150 discount. But I'll skip the extra $10 for Wimax since Wimax doesn't extend to my area yet. I can always add that on later if Wimax shows up in my area.
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kudos:4 | Re: And it is cheaper still for Sprint customers over 1 yr said by kapil:As a premier customer myself, I'd like to believe that...but I think the previous poster is right...the final price is $299 minus the $100 rebate = $199. The $150 discount is already figured into that price. If that is accurate, the price plus the extra mandatory $10/mo makes this harder to justify unless 4G comes to my area 1st.
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Chicago, IL | Re: And it is cheaper still for Sprint customers over 1 yr I agree. See my post below. The $10 add-on is a stupid, ill conceived move....It's hard to believe it came from the same group that's been doing a lot of things right at Sprint for the last couple of years.
Also, it's not clear if the $10 add-on will be charged in markets that don't yet have 4G....or maybe you can buy the Evo, just not get the 4G add-on. We'll see.
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kudos:4 | Re: And it is cheaper still for Sprint customers over 1 yr said by kapil:I agree. See my post below. The $10 add-on is a stupid, ill conceived move....It's hard to believe it came from the same group that's been doing a lot of things right at Sprint for the last couple of years.
Also, it's not clear if the $10 add-on will be charged in markets that don't yet have 4G....or maybe you can buy the Evo, just not get the 4G add-on. We'll see. I'll have to make some calls to Sprint on that extra $10 if you don't live in a 4G area yet. Otherwise I may as well check out some 3G only EVO like HTC phones that won't cost an extra $10/mo.
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| | | | | | | | said by kapil:I agree. See my post below. The $10 add-on is a stupid, ill conceived move....It's hard to believe it came from the same group that's been doing a lot of things right at Sprint for the last couple of years. Also, it's not clear if the $10 add-on will be charged in markets that don't yet have 4G....or maybe you can buy the Evo, just not get the 4G add-on. We'll see. From everything I've seen, the $10 is required whether or not you have 4G coverage in your area. They justify it by giving you unlimited (no caps) 3G data as well.
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Jacksonville, FL | Sprint tells me that the 4G service charge is not available in non-served markets. That is why it was broken out as a separate charge.
But is also why Clear/Sprint made their recent announcement to increase the 4G service areas available at the same time the EVO is released.
Service charging for the hotspot feature is lame IMHO.
If they have a "Everything" plan, then truly make it everything, including 4G. | |
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: And it is cheaper still for Sprint customers over 1 yr said by ricep5:Service charging for the hotspot feature is lame IMHO. Won't matter, most any rooted Android phone can enable this at no extra charge.
But it is less than a MiFi/Overdrive service. Those who live in a single household can essential turn off cable/dsl service. | |
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Jacksonville, FL | Re: And it is cheaper still for Sprint customers over 1 yr Certainly doable (shut off home DSL for tethering) however, my experience with Clearwire showed terrible latency during the 4PM-10PM timeslot due to oversubscription. So if one is to depend on the WiMax routing feature after business hours, you are setting yourself up for some disappointment.
However, as a data service while conducting a phone call opens some possibilities during business hours. With the HDMI output on the EVO, I could technically join a webcast/conference call and watch on a external screen, no laptop required.
Personally, the "proof of concept" would be to take an EVO on a road trip and see how well it can handle hotspot duty across a mix of 4G/3G cells in a van. To me that would be an advance in service. | |
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And if that sounds too stupid to be made up, here's Sprint saying it:
»jbtaylor.posterous.com/more-deta···nth-prem
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kudos:2 | Re: And it is cheaper still for Sprint customers over 1 yr So it is unlimited like AT&T and VZW? | |
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| | | Let me add that this is still a great deal for this phone. It is the best spec'd phone on the market and even with the $10 premium data upcharge (mandatory), the cost of ownership is less than the iPhone or the Droid. | |
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That price is just a bit high seeing as you will be taking away the family internet connection every time you leave the house so the sales tactic of telling potential customers that the "hotspot" option is actually a better deal than it really is doesn't hold water in reality. As for the 4G premium surcharge, it just doesn't feel right to charge for it. They didn't do that for 3G when it was new so why start now setting precedent for all future network upgrades? | |
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Once most markets (and most new phones) were 3G, they converted to a single "Data" option. | |
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3 edits | I just don't get it... ...why bother spreading this 4G bullcrap when the backlash is inevitable: someone buys it then quickly realizes there's no fuckin' 4G around him nor will be anytime soon and even when it arrives it won't be anywhere near to existing 3.5G speeds like TMO's...
...EVDO is outdated and slow. Plastering a nearly nonexistent service's "4G" signal over it won't help and 4G is not a reality anytime soon especially not en masse, let alone its lackluster speed (essentially 4G is less than 3.5G HSPA+).
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1 edit | Re: Wow 4G Speed's :) said by HonestEnd:It's totally obvious that you love AT&T. We get it. We understand it. Now can you please stop posting the same speed test on every article that "doesn't" have to do with AT&T. Your post is really irrelevant to the topic at hand. It is most certainly NOT IRRELEVANT, stop acting like 4G isn't flawed already at the beginning.
AT&T might be an utter PoS sdervice and company but it's far from alone being faster than this pathetic speed: my TMO in NYC shows 10Mb and highers speeds.
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| | | | | Re: Wow 4G Speed's :) THey had over 60 devices connecting at once to one site. It's really not about 4G vs 3.5G, it's about how much backhaul is supplied and how many users are sharing.
No need to diss 4G, it's just the nature of the current implementation, which is about the same as 3.5G. So be it.
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Brooklyn, NY | Re: Wow 4G Speed's :) said by xenophon:No need to diss 4G, it's just the nature of the current implementation, which is about the same as 3.5G. So be it. Which is clearly NOT the case hence my comments. | |
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| Re: Wow 4G Speed's :) said by xenophon:said by kamm:said by xenophon:No need to diss 4G, it's just the nature of the current implementation, which is about the same as 3.5G. So be it. Which is clearly NOT the case hence my comments. Are you sharing connection with 60 users? Probably not. Clear's WiMAX is showing up to 12Mbps on speedtests. Most WiMAX devices are capable of 25Mbps but if next to tower and if the backhaul is there. 3.5G and current WiMAX are about the same, just let it go. Actually I am in a very populated area and not only am I sharing the tower with other data user's, but also 3G voice users.
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3 edits | said by xenophon:said by kamm:said by xenophon:No need to diss 4G, it's just the nature of the current implementation, which is about the same as 3.5G. So be it. Which is clearly NOT the case hence my comments. Are you sharing connection with 60 users? Probably not. Dude... WTF are you talking about? You don't think there are 60 TMO data users in DOwntown Manhattan, Wall St - Holland Tunnel vincinity? 
You clearly lost the thread there, I think...
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CLEARly it IS NOT, according to this test.
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Most WiMAX devices are capable of 25Mbps but if next to tower and if the backhaul is there.
Right and HSPA+ are theoretically capable to 28Mb downlink (w/ MIMO) anyway, 21Mb w/ 64QAM etc etc...
...your point is? THat WiMAX needs nearby towers to match HSPA+ or what?
10+ megabit on my phone is just fine for me for the next few years but it seems so far TMO's HSPA+ the only guy in town to provide it.
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They are clearly NOT, current WiMAX is a complete MESS and years away from real deployment, just let it go.
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Guess ill have to make due with my "slow" AT&T 3G speed's.
In addition to your slow AT&T 3G speeds. You'll also have to suffer through the network with the most dropped calls and pay to use a network where the user-base are least satisfied with the service.
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»AT&T's Speed's are improving
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Chicago, IL | "Drop"? Ugh. I hate how we've collectively become teeny-bopper groupies for electronics. "Drop"? Like HTC is a hot boy band and Evo is their newest album? This makes me sad.
Also, not crazy about their strategy here...the $10 data add-on is a stupid move.
Sprint has nothing to gain here by charging the $10.
- 4G markets are limited...this will just make that fact more obvious.
- Aside from a handful of tech junkies, most of us don't use our mobile phone's data enough to justify the cost on top of the regular data plan. I mean, if you can stream, say, pandora, just fine on 3G...do you care that you can also do it on 4G....and would you pay extra for it?
- Other carriers who will arrive later to the 4G party will build their next gen networks to replace their 3G networks...and most likely won't charge a premium for it since it will be tougher to make the case that the new network is a "premium" experience...it will just be the standard....just like EVDO vs 1XRTT or GPRS vs EDGE. This makes Sprint the outcast...charging a premium price for a standard product.
- It goes against their brand strategy - offer a simple pricing scheme that is all-inclusive. So, what, my "everything" plan no longer includes everything? What sort of a mixed message is that?
- The WiMax network is the one clear differentiator Sprint has in its arsenal....and it won't last long as other carriers build their 4G networks. So, instead of "giving away" the 4G experience for the same price as their old data plans, they are giving up the once chance they have to poach customers away from the VZ and T.
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| | | | Re: "Drop"? Ugh. said by wispalord:How can you build and improve the WiMax network if you dont charge for the access to it, how much you think sprint makes per suscriber. A lot. US monthly prices are the highest in the developed world, next to Australia and Canada. | |
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The Asian/European version of T-Mobile's HD2 has a nice wi-fi router app written by HTC on it that usage is not charged extra for. Turns out that app is nowhere to be found on the US version of that phone. Disgusting. | |
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| | | Re: Here we go again with upcharges and extra fees.... said by podstolom:A $10/mo "mandatory" premium service fee? The US wireless tethering $30/mo upcharge routine again for wi-fi sharing? Lord almighty, when does the "free market" price gouging ever stop in this country? I'm getting totally sick of it. If a feature, app or function is available on a stinkin phone it should be enabled as part of the standard monthly tarriff. The Asian/European version of T-Mobile's HD2 has a nice wi-fi router app written by HTC on it that usage is not charged extra for. Turns out that app is nowhere to be found on the US version of that phone. Disgusting. There are wi-fi router apps available, they're just not bundled on the phone.
For WM phones:
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So, all in all, you can remedy the problem in about 5 minutes. I've been running wifi router on my touch pro and ppc6700 ever since I got them, and it has worked very well. I'm glad to see that carriers are offering this "brand new service!" option finally, even if it costs money for people not savvy enough to find the free solution on their own (not talking about you, podstolom, just the general public) | |
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said by talz13:said by podstolom:A $10/mo "mandatory" premium service fee? The US wireless tethering $30/mo upcharge routine again for wi-fi sharing? Lord almighty, when does the "free market" price gouging ever stop in this country? I'm getting totally sick of it. If a feature, app or function is available on a stinkin phone it should be enabled as part of the standard monthly tarriff. The Asian/European version of T-Mobile's HD2 has a nice wi-fi router app written by HTC on it that usage is not charged extra for. Turns out that app is nowhere to be found on the US version of that phone. Disgusting. There are wi-fi router apps available, they're just not bundled on the phone. For WM phones: » wmpoweruser.com/?p=5889For Android phones: » code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/So, all in all, you can remedy the problem in about 5 minutes. I've been running wifi router on my touch pro and ppc6700 ever since I got them, and it has worked very well. I'm glad to see that carriers are offering this "brand new service!" option finally, even if it costs money for people not savvy enough to find the free solution on their own (not talking about you, podstolom, just the general public)
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"Mail in Rebate: Requires purchase by 6/5/10 and activation by 6/19/10."
So let me get this straight, you have only 2 days to try and purchase an EVO to get the rebate?
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Onion, NJ | Re: I'm surprised no one noticed... said by mjordan:I'm surprised no one noticed this little line in their small legal text: "Mail in Rebate: Requires purchase by 6/5/10 and activation by 6/19/10." So let me get this straight, you have only 2 days to try and purchase an EVO to get the rebate? They better have plenty of them in my store, or someone will have to get hurt. Not if you buy one today.
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Onion, NJ | Re: I'm surprised no one noticed... said by AVD:said by mjordan:I'm surprised no one noticed this little line in their small legal text: "Mail in Rebate: Requires purchase by 6/5/10 and activation by 6/19/10." So let me get this straight, you have only 2 days to try and purchase an EVO to get the rebate? They better have plenty of them in my store, or someone will have to get hurt. No you have 30 days from purchase to return it. Can't try the phone unless its activated can you?
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What I'm talking about is the "Requires purchase by 6/5/10", but the phone will not be out untill 6/4/10.
So where can I buy one now?
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Ok, I see now, I'd have to go to a store (Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc) and pre-order it. Not available for pre-order online. | |
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South Bend, IN | okay all I need to know is can I get this phone with an everything family plan? i am switching my whole family to sprint as long as I can still get this phone but everything is blocked at my work and I have no patience to wait till I get home.
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| | Bah Humbug US mobile rates are already significantly higher than the rest of the developed world. Upgrades should be a part of the cost of doing business. Charging people for upgraded service defeats the purpose of "competition", and ultimately demonstrates our wireless market is far from being competitive.
People keep saying Verizon and AT&T's plans are more expensive if you factor in texting, but with Google Voice and a data plan a texting plan is irrelevant.
Sprint's Dan Hesse also made public promises earlier that 4G access would be free, but it seems Sprint couldn't hold its greed in check. The amount of money they'll make off of new 4G customers is negligible, but the number of future customers and mindshare they'll lose because of it is immeasurable. | |
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Brooklyn, NY | Re: Bah Humbug said by sonicmerlin:US mobile rates are already significantly higher than the rest of the developed world. Upgrades should be a part of the cost of doing business. Charging people for upgraded service defeats the purpose of "competition", and ultimately demonstrates our wireless market is far from being competitive. People keep saying Verizon and AT&T's plans are more expensive if you factor in texting, but with Google Voice and a data plan a texting plan is irrelevant. Sprint's Dan Hesse also made public promises earlier that 4G access would be free, but it seems Sprint couldn't hold its greed in check. The amount of money they'll make off of new 4G customers is negligible, but the number of future customers and mindshare they'll lose because of it is immeasurable. WELL SAID.
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4G Data? Sweet! Though, another $10 just for the pleasure? Unless that $10 covers everybody in my "Everything Data" plan, forget it.
Hotspot functionaltiy? Awesome! I was really getting envious of Verizon customers able to use their Palm Pre Plus to hotspot their devices for free. But at $30 a month, screw that. We're already under contract for a mobile data services plan. I might look at it again when we can cancel our mobile broadband contract obligation (which is up in about a year and a half). Again though, unless the $30 enables everyone in my plan access to this feature, it's not worth the money.
I guess I'm a bit peeved at Sprint's re-labeling of plans under the "Everything Data" plan...and then forgetting about the "everything" part. | |
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| | Are you all stupid, or cheap ass's There is always a price to adopt new tech, ALWAYS!, att charges extra for iphone and verizion there smart phones, this is a Data plus add on for 4g and 3g to route priority access to the network to the evo, so there is not bottlenecks like on the iPhone network, traffic on the devices are priority over standard palm pre 3g speeds, most phones never utilize the full capacity of the 3g so there was never a need, but they know the EVO WILL, if they did not do this and everyone got on it the network would suff, this is intentional to weed out the people who would do more harm on the network.. the basics fact are simple if you dont like the $10 charge dont buy it and stick with the 3G device. I dont agree with adding it to every line, i think it should be $10 per account, but hey bussiness is bussiness and dolor and cents is always the final word. The Palm Pre came out on 6-6-09 and look where palm is and how bad that came out to be sprint lost alot of money and there not planing on doing it again. | |
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gballMaster YodaPremium
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South Bend, IN | Well I already pre ordered the phone so its pretty much a done deal for me. While I am not happy about the extra $10 it is still going to be cheaper than my at&t plan.
Does anyone else find it interesting that Sprint's EVERYTHING plan really doesn't include EVERYTHING now?
Kinda like the whole UNLIMITED internet. I love how companies can lie in advertisements. | |
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| oh well Bummer. I guess I won't be getting one. I don't want to pay $10 extra per month for a 4G service I'll never see in my area. I live in the sticks, and if 4G is here in the next 5 years I'll be shocked. I don't need any more cap room because I don't come close to 5 gigs a month. What a dumb move. Once VZW and AT&T get their LTE running, it will eat Wimax for lunch. Wimax will die out fast enough. Too high of latency and not fast compared to LTE.
I guess Sprint figures they can gouge the early adopters for a few million bucks, and a couple years from now just set their rates a little higher. We have the highest wireless rates in the developed world because people keep paying it and there is little competition, and probably a lot of collusion between carriers. If people refused to get this phone because of the fee, it would die a slow death like the Nexus is doing. But people have wood for this phone and specs, so might as well milk it I guess. | |
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 kg4icg
join:2003-11-16
Herndon, VA | Purchase and Rebate Just a little note. If you buy the phone from Best Buy, the rebate is applied at time of purchase anyway so no rebate to worry about sending in.
And do you really need to tether an iPad to your Evo when the Evo does so much more than the ipad, and your friends will just have to use there own data connections too. | |
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