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If people are getting the Droid Charge as a replacement phone and it's 4g, how's that affecting your data plan if your grandfathered into unlimited data?
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
If people are getting the Droid Charge as a replacement phone and it's 4g, how's that affecting your data plan if your grandfathered into unlimited data?
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you getting unlimited 4G is the change lol
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So then I'll continue to pay the $29.99 data price?
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
So then I'll continue to pay the $29.99 data price?
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you got it... as long as you don't downgrade to a dumb phone or change your plan you'll keep unlimited regardless of whether its a 3G or 4G phone, future phone changes (Galaxy S2 or Bionic for example) will also keep unlimited
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Does it restart your time for your upgrade discount? Right now I an eligible in May of 2012 for the discount, if I swap for a Charge will it restart the clock?
When they offer you the replacement ask them about it and let us know what they say.
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Does it restart your time for your upgrade discount? Right now I an eligible in May of 2012 for the discount, if I swap for a Charge will it restart the clock?
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no it didn't reset my upgrade time (which isn't till next year for me anyway) but you may want to ask if you call
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I just got my letter today, finally, saying that I am using too much roaming data over the past 6 months and they will be monitoring me. Sprint service absolutely sucks in my area and unless I am on verizon I get crap or no 3g. I don't really feel like waiting till oct 7th to see if maybe (big maybe) my service gets any better.
I pay an extra 10 bucks a month for "premium data" so I should be able to use it!!
I have been waiting to get out of my contract with no ETF for a few months now so I am just curious about how long before they cancel me and will I be able to port my number to verizon once I do get cancelled?
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U wont get verizon 3g with roaming either
And you will probably be blacklisted with the carriers i think
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Well, I roam on verizon with a modified prl and get full 3g off their towers constantly, anywhere I go. No one else has any input on this?
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How much data on average are you using per month via roaming, just out of curiosity?
That only works if you roam a isht ton in areas that are known sprint dead zones. Anywhere else and they'll know somethings up
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***** to them that you "WOULDT HAVE TO ROAM IF YOU HAD SERVICE. Don't penalize me for paying you for no service. It should DEFINITELY be the other way around, sir or madam."
See how they like them apples LOL
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PythonFanTN said:
How much data on average are you using per month via roaming, just out of curiosity?
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I use over 5gb a month I would say
japin said:
I use over 5gb a month I would say
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Doesn't really matter anyways. Verizon has tiered the data plans. No unlimited on Verizon anyhow.
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Spoke to sprint today
I spoke to Sprint today on this issue and since they do not offer quality service in my area and I am forced to roam in order to obtain good service (as i put it) they are waiving the ETF and I am able to move out of Sprint. I am not happy about this decision though. I love sprint where I have lived before in Florida and other places in Pennsylvania but here it is terrible. I will miss my epic and this community but I am doing what has to be done.
Have fun paying triple on verizon
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Id leave too, check out T-Mobile they offer better 4g speeds as well as quality phone. The mytouch slide series is pretty nice if you want a keyboard. They also offer alot of their phones free online.
Do your research.
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i'm about to jump ship too... i'm realizing how much better other carriers service is in areas i'm struggling in. i'll go pay a premium for better service if i have to.
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Have fun paying triple on verizon
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My bill. Is like 99 a month on sprint anyway, verizon will be about the same if I stop the downloading directly to my phone, and since I will have miui on my facinate I won't care about roms anyway. And my bill will be the same or less even
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Don't get me wrong, sprints unlimited data is awesome, but when I have to struggle loading simple 4 minute videos online, I get annoyed. Even with full bars the service is garbage. Sprint obviously doesn't "owe" me anything, but some tower upgrades would sure benefit their business.
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Sprints philosophy goes like this, "Use your wifi for faster speeds and don't expect **** from our network" They call themselves the now network, but its more like the now or later network.
How much money are they yanking a year? Atleast 1500 out of my pocket alone every year. Greedy Aholes.
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Are you on 3G or 4G?
You can see their 3G plans in your are here: https://network.sprint.com/
I feel your pain... Im ready pissed that i pay an extra $30 a month for 4g which we dont have here. And 3g speed are like .7 dl and .5 up..im in heaven when ever i can get conneted to wifi..lol .. Im through with sprint if they dont hurry up with lte in VA..
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txtmikhail said:
I feel your pain... Im ready pissed that i pay an extra $30 a month for 4g which we dont have here. And 3g speed are like .7 dl and .5 up..im in heaven when ever i can get conneted to wifi..lol .. Im through with sprint if they dont hurry up with lte in VA..
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10$/mo is NOT for 4g. I don't know why people still say this.
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txtmikhail said:
I feel your pain... Im ready pissed that i pay an extra $30 a month for 4g which we dont have here. And 3g speed are like .7 dl and .5 up..im in heaven when ever i can get conneted to wifi..lol .. Im through with sprint if they dont hurry up with lte in VA..
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I agree I'm in Northern Va and it's annoying how in areas like chantilly I almost get 2Mbps but asst home I range from .5 to 1Mbps. I just want a stay 1Mbps wherever I go nothing more and nothing less and I'll be satisfied! Thank God I'm in the DMV area because LTE will definitely come here. And yesterday by Potomac Mills it was so bad that my texts weren't going out! It said they didn't go through but people would receive them late! And it said my signal was -65 dBm!
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txtmikhail said:
I feel your pain... Im ready pissed that i pay an extra $30 a month for 4g which we dont have here. And 3g speed are like .7 dl and .5 up..im in heaven when ever i can get conneted to wifi..lol .. Im through with sprint if they dont hurry up with lte in VA..
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Richmond, VA has 4G.
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The $10 is for "premium data". When I tried to discuss the reason for it with a rep around the time I got my phone she said it was 'because of the amount of data I would be expected to use.' That I was paying for the 'Ease and likelyhood of uploading photos and videos through the phone network.' And 'because of the availability of 4G speeds in select areas.'
Every phone I've ever had has been a smart phone.
I use no more data on average with my Epic than I did with my last two Windows Mobile phones before it. So, I am paying more to do things I (more or less) could already do.
At home I have an AIRAVE. Though I live ~1mile from the nearest tower I typically have no signal or drop calls like crazy without it. I also use WIFI for my internet when at home. Outside of my neighborhood I have no complaints though.
4G is not available within 3hours drive of me. I have used it for a total of 10min since I got my epic at launch. That was at an airport while on a layover.
I cant complain much about my speed... my girlfriend is stuck at 1x because 3G flat out isnt available to her anywhere in my city. But I do pay $30/month more.
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Don't get me wrong, sprints unlimited data is awesome, but when I have to struggle loading simple 4 minute videos online, I get annoyed. Even with full bars the service is garbage. Sprint obviously doesn't "owe" me anything, but some tower upgrades would sure benefit their business.
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Your 3g must suck cause I can watch 6 minutes videos as if I were on wifi on two bars in my house that just so happens to be in the hill country of texas
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I pul at minimum 1mb of speed at my lowest bars..... 3mb if I'm full bars ill have to show that and this is coming from a server miles away from me.
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Biggoron said:
Your 3g must suck cause I can watch 6 minutes videos as if I were on wifi on two bars in my house that just so happens to be in the hill country of texas
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I suppose it does suck cause I started this topic complaining about it. Haha. Maybe its all the trees surrounding me in MN to blame.
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It shows no bars but had one during it. Upload blows but who cares it should.
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I get between 900kbps and 2mbps nearly all day in my apartment with one signal bar. The tower is six miles away. I live in bfe iowa. And the geography isnt as flat as youd think.
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algorhythm said:
10$/mo is NOT for 4g. I don't know why people still say this.
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it is for 4g. because the evo 4g was the first phone to have the $10 data fee. they change it to a premium data fee when people in non 4g areas started complaining about the fee.
pjames said:
it is for 4g. because the evo 4g was the first phone to have the $10 data fee. they change it to a premium data fee when people in non 4g areas started complaining about the fee.
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Was. Get it right, it is not a 4g fee.
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pjames said:
it is for 4g. because the evo 4g was the first phone to have the $10 data fee. they change it to a premium data fee when people in non 4g areas started complaining about the fee.
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Premium Data (required for this device) - $10.00
We require this add-on for phones made to deliver a superior wireless experience including Web, email, video and social networking.
Additional details:
The Premium Data add-on charge is required for smartphones.
Sprint smartphones currently are: Android, BlackBerry, Palm, Instinct and Windows Mobile phones.
On average, smartphone users use 10 times more data than customers with basic or feature phones. With this charge, Smartphone customers will continue to receive unlimited data and experience Sprint’s simplified services and rates, being able to take advantage of a rich data experience while on the Sprint network.
If you would like an unlimited data plan, for a lower rate, and avoid this charge, you may want to check out some of our feature phones which do not require the $10 Premium Data add-on charge.
Yeah, funny my Palm Pre didn't require that fee and they didn't start the fee until 4G phones came and then only applied to 4G phones until the complaints of no 4G came in...I'm just sayin'.....lol.
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surge89 said:
I agree I'm in Northern Va and it's annoying how in areas like chantilly I almost get 2Mbps but asst home I range from .5 to 1Mbps. I just want a stay 1Mbps wherever I go nothing more and nothing less and I'll be satisfied! Thank God I'm in the DMV area because LTE will definitely come here. And yesterday by Potomac Mills it was so bad that my texts weren't going out! It said they didn't go through but people would receive them late! And it said my signal was -65 dBm!
I've never had an issue by the mall but near Quantico it goes out a little but that's the FBI. So close to 4G but so far away....
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Yeah, funny my Palm Pre didn't require that fee and they didn't start the fee until 4G phones came and then only applied to 4G phones until the complaints of no 4G came in...I'm just sayin'.....lol.
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We all know it WAS a 4G fee, but it is not one any longer.
I know...just adding how Ludicrous Sprint was with their back-peddling. Was commenting on the wording of the contract not you specifically.
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I get unlimited mind/texts and 10 Gb of web a month for $130.00.Is that good or bad?
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If forget to add does anyone know of any other service providers where I could get a better deal?
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There are some good prepaid deals. Do you even use that much data? The nice part about T-Mobile is they just knock you to edge.
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Yeah! I use 5 plus gbs a month.are there any others carriers that I could use my sensation on.
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Not really without paying a lot. Cricket would be the only one but that is CDMA.
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well if u dont use many mins. like me. the 30 buck a month t-mobile plan would work.. 100 mins. unlimited text and 5 gigs of 4g data a month.. <---- works for me. i dont call anyone anymore. only text. cept my mother who refuses to text lmao
or straight talk.. 45 bucks a month for unlimited min/text plus unlimited data lol that some say is capped etc.. 2 gigs a month etc..
There are some good prepaid deals. Do you even use that much data? The nice part about T-Mobile is they just knock you to edge.
Yes I have went over my 5 Gigs of data the last 3 months.and let me tell you edge is so,so slow...
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You could switch to pre-paid tmobile... for $70 a month you will get Unlimited mins/text/data (5gb at 4g speeds)
That's a great price.I'm moving in 3 months and then I'm getting WiFi but thank you for that information.
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Hello-
I am trying to figure out what is the cheapest GSM prepaid plan in the United States. So far, the cheapest I have found is either AT&T's $25 unlimited talk and text plus $5 for 50 MB data or T-mobile's $30 Monthly4g unimited talk text, adn 5gb data. What plan are you guys using to get the most amount of data for the least amount of money? I don't mind going with an MVNO because they have pretty good coverage in my area. (Albuquerque, NM)
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wws12
Anyone?
Theoretically speaking, if your main concern is data then you should probably choose an unlimited data plan to get the most out of your money. (Assuming you use that much data).
I can give some good suggestions if you could tell me your average calling, texting, and data usage. Also if you must have GSM, most prepaid just happen to be CDMA *shrugs*
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Theoretically speaking, if your main concern is data then you should probably choose an unlimited data plan to get the most out of your money. (Assuming you use that much data).
I can give some good suggestions if you could tell me your average calling, texting, and data usage. Also if you must have GSM, most prepaid just happen to be CDMA *shrugs*
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It doesn't have to be GSM, but in my investigations those plans were the cheapest. I mainly want to use it for VoIP with GrooveIP for calls and GVoice for texting. Thnaks for your help!
Let's see... Virgin Mobile has unlimited data and texting, 100 minutes calling for $35 a month. The T mobile plan you found is cheaper but 5GB of data. This depends on if you are going to use more than 5GB or not...
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I want to use a phone such as the Motorola Defy as prepaid. I was going to get the Droid X but found that it couldn't be flashed to other carriers than Verizon.
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Are you sure you want the Motorola Defy... ? Republic Wireless has the Defy XT as their only available phone, but they have a different business model.
$20 a month unlimited everything, but depends on WiFi. However nothing is stopping you from sticking to their 3G (Sprint) full time. Big problem is that they are in beta and if you sign up now it could be months until you get the phone. (I'm sure once you are up and running it rocks, but the limited phone choice and waiting time is way too long).
Do you want a rugged phone or a Motorola phone or what? Why do you choose the Defy?
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I chose the Defy because it had a stable ICS ROM and for the fact that it was GSM which I had thought was the best deal at the time. Thanks for the information about Republic Wireless
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So you have decided to go with Republic?
I was mainly wondering about why you wanted the Defy because it has pretty old hardware. If you still want to consider Virgin and want ICS they have the HTC EVO V, HTC One V, and soon to be released Samsung Galaxy Reverb.
(That t mobile plan you found is actually very good, 5GB is plenty of data. Virgin just has a better plan if you use more than that, which is quite rare in fact)
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I want GSM because that will allow me to easily switch carriers at a later date if I need to. Are there any better phones than the Defy that are $150 or less on Amazon? Thanks for all your help, BTW!
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No problem glad to help
I understand that, in that case that t mobile prepaid plan definitely seems to be a good deal.
As for a phone, I don't go on Amazon since prices are usually higher, but I do know on eBay you can get a galaxy s (for 4g you need the Samsung galaxy s 4g but it has less dev support than the Samsung vibrant which only has 3g) for $150 or less. Any galaxy s variant blows the defy out of the water for sure
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I usually don't shop eBay because of the possibility of scammers. I'll look at the galaxy s variants though. Which would you say has the best dev support? I need at least a stable ICS, if not JB. Thanks!
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All galaxy s were very popular and all have great dev support. Since you were looking at the defy I'm going to assume 4g isn't big on your requirements list and in that case the Samsung vibrant is the phone for you!
Most popular galaxy s from my general knowledge is the cappy aka Samsung Captivate. Unfortunately since it is at&t 3g it will only work on t-mobile 2g (ugh!)
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How much is the Vibrant online?
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On amazon it appears to be $200+
On eBay they go as low as $120 and the Captivate gets even cheaper like $110.
What I like to think of eBay is the whole virus thing on Android. More scams/viruses happen on ebay/Android, but that is because there are more sellers/is more open. You just have to be smart and look at feedback/permissions. Does that seller/app have low feedback score/want to manage your sms and calls? Then don't trust him,her/it
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OK thanks. Quick question that maybe you can answer. On at&t, their prepaid go phone plans include a 100 minute/unlimited text plan for $25/mo. For smartphones you need a data plan which they have in various denominations, but the one I'm interested in is the $5 for 50MB one. If I don't renew the $25 plan, will I lose the data also? Or will it still continue? Thanks!
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They require you to be using the $25 or $50 plan in addition to data every month.
They actually used to have a rule of having $25 in your account every 90 days with whatever data plan you feel like tacking on, but since April 2012 they require to have a monthly text / call plan.
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Moved to Networking section.
Tmobiles $30 plan.
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http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/Samsung-Exhibit-4G-Prepaid