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Sprint data tiers

Anyone seen this yet or can any one comment on it?
I knew it was going to happen but I'm not happy about it.
http://briefmobile.com/sprint-launching-tiered-embedded-device-data-plans
Ps didn't see it posted anywhere so I thought I would share.
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spdwiz18 said:
Anyone seen this yet or can any one comment on it?
I knew it was going to happen but I'm not happy about it.
http://briefmobile.com/sprint-launching-tiered-embedded-device-data-plans
Ps didn't see it posted anywhere so I thought I would share.
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There is another thread. This seems to involve data-only services, not phones.

boomerbubba said:
There is another thread. This seems to involve data-only services, not phones.
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Its only for tablets, air cards, netbooks and laptops. And its actually discounted aimed at customers with a phone and one of those products.

Sorry. I missed it.
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spdwiz18 said:
Sorry. I missed it.
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It was like the first line of the article.

Dude!!! I said sorry. What more do people want? To be honest that's all you r going to get reardless. There's no need to rub it in.
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Look I work for sprint the article was not true. The new plans are special pricing options for aircards and the galaxy tab when someone is on a everything data plan or higher. The data caps are nothing new for sprints 3g network which the cap I believe is 3gb for 3G. 4g data on any device is still unlimited the caps are only for 3g data because a lot of people were going over the 3gb and getting mad. 4g is staying unlimited but it will give customers more 3g choices and better prices if you use your device in a big 4g area.
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abrcrmdl23 said:
Look I work for sprint the article was not true. The new plans are special pricing options for aircards and the galaxy tab when someone is on a everything data plan or higher. The data caps are nothing new for sprints 3g network which the cap I believe is 3gb for 3G. 4g data on any device is still unlimited the caps are only for 3g data because a lot of people were going over the 3gb and getting mad. 4g is staying unlimited but it will give customers more 3g choices and better prices if you use your device in a big 4g area.
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I wrote the article, you know that? And I work for Sprint, did you know that? The data plans will go into effect for embedded devices. Which is exactly what I wrote. Please read throughly. Jesus...

So long as it's not affecting me and tethering with my phone

Another thread that needs to be locked and/or deleted. This are of XDA is for the Epic not data cards and tablets.
Do you BONSAI?

Hmm I may get a MiFi now. I didn't want to pay $60-70 for 5gb but I'll pay $35 for 3gb.

dchawk81 said:
Hmm I may get a MiFi now. I didn't want to pay $60-70 for 5gb but I'll pay $35 for 3gb.
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Exactly, I'm thinking about getting the next major 3G tablet from Sprint. Most likely the 8.9" or 10.1" Galaxy Tab

thedarkness81 said:
Its only for tablets, air cards, netbooks and laptops. And its actually discounted aimed at customers with a phone and one of those products.
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It starts with them then moves to phones... the cats out of the bag
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southparkeric said:
It starts with them then moves to phones... the cats out of the bag
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Maybe, maybe not.
Aircards & such have been capped for as long as I remember. This news is that there are lower cost options.

How long befcore I get cancelled

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.

gtuansdiamm said:
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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Bye I love you guyz

I got teh bootz from sprint due to high data usage. I'll still be around.
SG2 on Tmobile is hot.
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Care to share how much?

Yea, how much is "high"? Sprint is generally very lenient with data usage.

And how did you acrue it? Was it roaming? Tethering?
More details are absolutely needed.

Needed
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Lol seriously? With the way iPhone users are Sprints going to have to boot alot of people
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k0nane said:
And how did you acrue it? Was it roaming? Tethering?
More details are absolutely needed.
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Also, was there any ETF/or fines/fees associated with teh bootz?
Heh...maybe I'll use the crap out of my data to get out of my contract

bump. would love to know more info also. I use a lot of data.

lys3rgic said:
bump. would love to know more info also. I use a lot of data.
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Same here.

Me too
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Bet it was roaming data usage.

I work in security. Basically I babysit empty buildings so I tether on my laptop every night. Playing SC2 and WoW etc. I don't know how much I was pulling but it probably was around 10 gigs a month on average. I think the fact that I've been consistently high for the last 6 months did it in conjunction
with the 4S being released. My roommate on his evo got the boot too.
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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Xhyperion said:
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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Swappa.com.

I wish I could use that much, even when tethering the most I used is 2gb in a month, the sprint service in the RGV is terrible.

Xhyperion said:
I work in security. Basically I babysit empty buildings so I tether on my laptop every night. Playing SC2 and WoW etc. I don't know how much I was pulling but it probably was around 10 gigs a month on average. I think the fact that I've been consistently high for the last 6 months did it in conjunction
with the 4S being released. My roommate on his evo got the boot too.
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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I sent you a PM.

Also I'd like to add that the stratosphere (since I was on Verizon for a week trying it out) is a good phone but f verizons data caps. I'm not paying $10 a GB. I don't care who you are money doesn't grow on trees like the way Verizon sees it. I live in Miami so network coverage is iffy on all carriers. Verizon was the worst for me, getting complete data black out zones in great areas. Sprint had the best coverage for me 3G wise but was pretty slow. I'd never get 4G at work. Now on tmo I'm getting 1.5 mb/sec to 1.8 mb/sec over 4G at work. So that's a huge performance gain for me and I haven't even rooted my SG2 yet. Tmo doesn't charge for tethering. Unlimited everything. So yeah I'm pretty happy as long as I don't get teh boot from tmo.
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Xhyperion said:
I work in security. Basically I babysit empty buildings so I tether on my laptop every night. Playing SC2 and WoW etc. I don't know how much I was pulling but it probably was around 10 gigs a month on average. I think the fact that I've been consistently high for the last 6 months did it in conjunction
with the 4S being released. My roommate on his evo got the boot too.
I'm not paying an ETF but if anyone is interested I have a rooted Epic 4G for sale XD
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I wonder if the tethering did anything.
SC and WoW use different ports, so I'm sure some easy packet sniffing paints some major red flags. 10 gigs shouldn't trigger any red flags.....
A lot of carriers cracking down.

Tomcat5 said:
I sent you a PM.
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I replied
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How much for the phone?
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Glad you will still be around X. Sorry you go the boot from the Evil conglommerate Sprint!

Some good news!!!!!!

http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...ile-merger-plans/&category=classic&postPage=1
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With all the publicity and that slip by the lawyer, definitely seen this coming. But with the roaming agreement it is doubtful that Sprint can take a shot at merging with T-Mobile.

I knew it would fail. It might have been nice tho, if tmobile would get more coverage. I've been eyeing up tmobile for the cheap 4g. And since I'm on a wifi network all the time data isn't so much of an issue but atleast 30-40 dollars in savings a month is. Any thoughts?
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bryanfritz1 said:
I knew it would fail. It might have been nice tho, if tmobile would get more coverage. I've been eyeing up tmobile for the cheap 4g. And since I'm on a wifi network all the time data isn't so much of an issue but atleast 30-40 dollars in savings a month is. Any thoughts?
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It wouldn't have been cheap 4g cuz att then woulda had the biggest market share and could almost set their own prices.I have att dsl the fastest I can get is 6mb down 768kb up fn terrible for $45 a mth same thing if not worse woulda happened in the cell market.
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jbadboy2007 said:
It wouldn't have been cheap 4g cuz att then woulda had the biggest market share and could almost set their own prices.I have att dsl the fastest I can get is 6mb down 768kb up fn terrible for $45 a mth same thing if not worse woulda happened in the cell market.
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Not that's its an excuse but sprint dsl did the same thing to me in florida in 05-06 I was paying 60 a month for 3.5mb and it was my only choice. But I see your point. I wish sprint offered a lower minute family data plan. No way do we ever get near 1400 mins.
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bryanfritz1 said:
Not that's its an excuse but sprint dsl did the same thing to me in florida in 05-06 I was paying 60 a month for 3.5mb and it was my only choice. But I see your point. I wish sprint offered a lower minute family data plan. No way do we ever get near 1400 mins.
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I was talking about home internet dsl from att. Sprint does not offer any home based services that are labeled dsl as far as I'm aware. If you are really nice to a rep they will give you 1400 min on a single line for under $100 a mth.
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That was a long waste of a process. Verizon and AT&T control 75% of the market. Sprint and T-Mobile USA are too small to survive on their own. They cannot keep pace with the capital investments of the much larger Verizon and AT&T. Sprint is struggling to build a 4G LTE network, and T-Mobile does not even have any immediate plans for one. I am hoping that some big outside investors (Dish Network, Google, etc.) come in and buy out the small carriers and make the necessary cash infusions. As a consumer, I want affordable, nation-wide mobile broadband with high (or unlimited) data caps.

Extremely tired of slow data

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.

b16flybye said:
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.

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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.
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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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kennyglass123 said:
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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