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$10 Extra a month?

Hey there, I just wanted you option on something. This guy post this thread about how it is BS that Sprint charges an extra $10 a month for the phone, about how Sprint is charging for the phone and not the service.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=750280
Here is what I think about the $10 extra a month:
Sprint charges $10 a month for 4G.. And if you think about it you are not losing totality. You may not have 4G yet in you area, I know in Felton, Delaware where I live there is not yet 4G. But for every $10 we put in extra every month... It helps them put up more 4G towers. And the more towers the better coverage we will get. I may be wrong, but you need to think about it from more of the positive side. And besides, When you bought the phone you knew there was a $10 a month extra charge. But you still bought it. Anyways. I want to know what you guys think about all of this.

If Sprint takes my 10 bucks/month and builds more 4G coverage, then so be it. Let those who want the service help pay for that service. The extra 10 hurts, I know as a grad student but if that money improves my 4G service then I will be happy.

nukedukem said:
If Sprint takes my 10 bucks/month and builds more 4G coverage, then so be it. Let those who want the service help pay for that service. The extra 10 hurts, I know as a grad student but if that money improves my 4G service then I will be happy.
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Yeah, I just confirmed this with Sprint!

why didnt you just post this in that thread instead of creating a new one asking the same thing thats being discussed ... makes no sense

snapcallem said:
why didnt you just post this in that thread instead of creating a new one asking the same thing thats being discussed ... makes no sense
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Why don't you stop trolling?
Anyway I don't mind the $10/month because I paid way more with at&t. I actually never scanned for 4G and don't plan to but I believe NJ doesn't have it yet
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gqstatus0685 said:
Why don't you stop trolling?
Anyway I don't mind the $10/month because I paid way more with at&t. I actually never scanned for 4G and don't plan to but I believe NJ doesn't have it yet
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trolling? you dont agree its annoying having 8 different threads all asking the same thing ... and he linked the thread in his post

Sprint has said many times over that the $10 is NOT for 4G but rather a surcharge for using the phone itself - in other words: hardware.
Even though I do agree the logical reason is for 4G. I just wished Sprint would come out and say this.

mcbrided said:
Sprint has said many times over that the $10 is NOT for 4G but rather a surcharge for using the phone itself - in other words: hardware.
Even though I do agree the logical reason is for 4G. I just wished Sprint would come out and say this.
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The problem is they can't say it is for 4G since everybody will not be able to access it.
Hardware is the thing that everybody will use...this way you don't get people complaining about the 4G fee when they don't have 4G. (legally, you are not allowed to charge for a service that is unavailable to a customer.)
Just my .02. This topic never ends...

its a stupid charge no matter how you spin it and when you read this sprint webpage about the limits on 3G despite their plans saying "unlimited" you see why they charge an extra $10. It's not about how much the extra fee is, or being scrooge or any of that, its paying extra for something you should already have.
http://shop.sprint.com/en/stores/popups/4G_coverage_popup.shtml

snapcallem said:
trolling? you dont agree its annoying having 8 different threads all asking the same thing ... and he linked the thread in his post
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Yeah trolling well stop coming in those threads easy
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IceCreaMan said:
its a stupid charge no matter how you spin it and when you read this sprint webpage about the limits on 3G despite their plans saying "unlimited" you see why they charge an extra $10. It's not about how much the extra fee is, or being scrooge or any of that, its paying extra for something you should already have.
http://shop.sprint.com/en/stores/popups/4G_coverage_popup.shtml
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That's for the Aircards, Over Drive and MiFi, not for the phone data usage.
Now check your data usage history for the last 6 months and compare them with your current usage (since the evo) and you will provably notice that you are using more data than before, I went from using about 1Gb per month to over 4 Gb this past month. Not sure if this is what Sprint calls Evo features but if the $10 is due to the increase on network load and it is going to give me a better network I'll pay with no problem, not to mention that I am paying $80 less per month for 3 lines than what I was paying with At&t for two lines and getting more.

SAlpIche said:
That's for the Aircards, Over Drive and MiFi, not for the phone data usage.
Now check your data usage history for the last 6 months and compare them with your current usage (since the evo) and you will provably notice that you are using more data than before, I went from using about 1Gb per month to over 4 Gb this past month. Not sure if this is what Sprint calls Evo features but if the $10 is due to the increase on network load and it is going to give me a better network I'll pay with no problem, not to mention that I am paying $80 less per month for 3 lines than what I was paying with At&t for two lines and getting more.
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Thank you for clearing that up. When thread was started about a month ago, dealing with this $10 fee, I mentioned that broadband cards are limited to 5 GB. If you can catch 4G on a broadband card, then it is unlimited. Trust me, I hit the 5 GB cap using a 3G broadband card

SAlpIche said:
That's for the Aircards, Over Drive and MiFi, not for the phone data usage.
Now check your data usage history for the last 6 months and compare them with your current usage (since the evo) and you will provably notice that you are using more data than before, I went from using about 1Gb per month to over 4 Gb this past month. Not sure if this is what Sprint calls Evo features but if the $10 is due to the increase on network load and it is going to give me a better network I'll pay with no problem, not to mention that I am paying $80 less per month for 3 lines than what I was paying with At&t for two lines and getting more.
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i had at&t previous to the evo and my 4g coverage in atlanta is not all that good. For daily use, i only get great 4g coverage at the office but i don't need it there as we have dual DS3's pipes. Its still the same thing as the placebo effect, we assume they will add more 3g/4g towers because we pay an extra $10/m. i don't expect them to add more 4g towers in atlanta before adding even one 4g tower in Orlando, fl. I also need them to add more cell towers so i can have better coverage with just 3g cell service...

Unlimited roaming :D

I just checked Sprint and checked my roaming data 1.3 gigs, but then it wasn't in red, and it said 1.3gigs/Unlimited
Yay unlimited roaming

It's been like this forever.
Sprint Data Used
459,509KB/ Unlimited
Sprint Data Roaming Used
4,384,848KB/ Unlimited

Be careful 50% or more of your usage/time on roaming and they kick you off the network.
Sent from my Evo beeesshh

engagedtosmile said:
It's been like this forever.
Sprint Data Used
459,509KB/ Unlimited
Sprint Data Roaming Used
4,384,848KB/ Unlimited
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I checked it like a week ago, and it always said out of 0 but they never charged me.

DirtyShroomz said:
Be careful 50% or more of your usage/time on roaming and they kick you off the network.
Sent from my Evo beeesshh
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Proof? I have been over 50% since I got my Evo and they haven't said a word.
jigglywiggly said:
I checked it like a week ago, and it always said out of 0 but they never charged me.
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Yeah I see what you're saying now, but technically its always been unlimited. Now it just doesn't say "Additional Charges 0$" all the time in big scary red letters.

DirtyShroomz said:
Be careful 50% or more of your usage/time on roaming and they kick you off the network.
Sent from my Evo beeesshh
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I think for me it would be something like this
limit x-> 0+
1,300,000/x
The ratio that is, I don't use Sprint data.

engagedtosmile said:
Proof? I have been over 50% since I got my Evo and they haven't said a word.
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Yeah, check your terms and conditions. Every carrier has this.
Sent from my Evo beeesshh

Be aware that they won't charge you, but they do have the right to terminate your contract with an etf if your roaming data goes over 300MB/month. Whether or not they decide to crack down on you is up to them.

nukedukem said:
Be aware that they won't charge you, but they do have the right to terminate your contract with an etf if your roaming data goes over 300MB/month. Whether or not they decide to crack down on you is up to them.
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That is incorrect!
They have the right to terminate/regulate/throttle your contract/usage/data, but if they cancel you, there is no ETF. I have spoken at length with several Sprint reps about this, and it is fact.
I have been concerned that they would try to cancel my contract because I have the PRL hack and have been over 12gb of roaming data for several months in a row now, since way before the Evo came out. But, they keep telling me it's okay. They even give me free bonus minutes for my trouble every time I call. The secret is to call it in yourself, and act like a concerned customer that just wants to know what to do, but be persistent, they will be more than helpful if you take this approach.

JTNiggle said:
That is incorrect!
They have the right to terminate/regulate/throttle your contract/usage/data, but if they cancel you, there is no ETF. I have spoken at length with several Sprint reps about this, and it is fact.
I have been concerned that they would try to cancel my contract because I have the PRL hack and have been over 12gb of roaming data for several months in a row now, since way before the Evo came out. But, they keep telling me it's okay. They even give me free bonus minutes for my trouble every time I call. The secret is to call it in yourself, and act like a concerned customer that just wants to know what to do, but be persistent, they will be more than helpful if you take this approach.
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They will still cancel you regardless how "concerned" you are lol
Sent from my Evo beeesshh

DirtyShroomz said:
They will still cancel you regardless how "concerned" you are lol
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That's fine, I'll take my phones somewhere else.
Also, they will give you warning before they cancel you. Remember, they want you to keep sending them money, and you wont be doing that if they cancel you. They will send out a warning letter asking you to change your usage pattern. If you don't change in the next month, then ur gone without any further notice.

DirtyShroomz said:
They will still cancel you regardless how "concerned" you are lol
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You work for Sprint and have done nothing but give horrible advice about Sprints terms and conditions.
We get it - you work for Sprint. Now shut up please. You don't know half as much as you claim you do.
Sprint CAN cancel your contract for numerous things - including tethering without paying. I use ~ 20 gigs a month without paying for tethering. Never heard a complaint.

werxen said:
You work for Sprint and have done nothing but give horrible advice about Sprints terms and conditions.
We get it - you work for Sprint. Now shut up please. You don't know half as much as you claim you do.
Sprint CAN cancel your contract for numerous things - including tethering without paying. I use ~ 20 gigs a month without paying for tethering. Never heard a complaint.
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Damn I thought you left. Today is a bad day for this forum if you're back. Btw they won't cancel you for tethering free that's why you haven't heard anything lol but they will cap data because of morons like you
Nobody likes you here and I do thoroughly enjoy seeing you drop out of every thread when proven wrong.
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Here you go brother
Excessive Utilization of Network Resources: Wireless and Wireline networks have capacity limits and all customers can suffer from degraded or denied service when one or a small group of users consumes disproportionate amounts of network resources. Sprint Nextel, therefore, will monitor both overall network performance and individual resource consumption to determine if any user is consuming a disproportionate amount of available resources and creating the potential to disrupt or degrade the Sprint Nextel network or network usage by others. While the determination of what constitutes excessive use depends on the specific state of the network at any given time, excessive use is determined by resource consumption relative to that of a typical individual user of the Service and not by the use of any particular application.
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Go ahead and test your "unlimited" theory. This applies to roaming minutes as well.

JTNiggle said:
That's fine, I'll take my phones somewhere else.
Also, they will give you warning before they cancel you. Remember, they want you to keep sending them money, and you wont be doing that if they cancel you. They will send out a warning letter asking you to change your usage pattern. If you don't change in the next month, then ur gone without any further notice.
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I think we just stumbled across a fool proof way to get out of your contract without the etf. Just act like a data roaming fool for a few months to get them to take notice, then ignore the warning they send you and poof.....you're out of your contract the next month.

Crotchety said:
I think we just stumbled across a fool proof way to get out of your contract without the etf. Just act like a data roaming fool for a few months to get them to take notice, then ignore the warning they send you and poof.....you're out of your contract the next month.
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Problem with that is, it takes 3+ months for it to actually get to you. If you're lucky you will get it within the 3 months but most people get cancelled at month 6 - but it will definitely work if you do, do that.

DirtyShroomz said:
Problem with that is, it takes 3+ months for it to actually get to you. If you're lucky you will get it within the 3 months but most people get cancelled at month 6 - but it will definitely work if you do, do that.
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Well I guess that bright idea bit the dust with a quickness

Crotchety said:
I think we just stumbled across a fool proof way to get out of your contract without the etf. Just act like a data roaming fool for a few months to get them to take notice, then ignore the warning they send you and poof.....you're out of your contract the next month.
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Yeah, that's actually what I was trying to get out of talking to them. I finally got one the managers to confirm in writing that I would be able to opt out all 5 lines for free if they decided to cancel/suspend me. Just waiting for that letter but it never comes, been over 6 months of intentionally high data roaming. I run Pandora all day and stream netflix/hulu while tethered to 4g, and of coarse lots of mp3 downloads.

JTNiggle said:
Yeah, that's actually what I was trying to get out of talking to them. I finally got one the managers to confirm in writing that I would be able to opt out all 5 lines for free if they decided to cancel/suspend me. Just waiting for that letter but it never comes, been over 6 months of intentionally high data roaming. I run Pandora all day and stream netflix/hulu while tethered to 4g, and of coarse lots of mp3 downloads.
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Never seen anyone get cancelled because of high data usage... this is for roaming calling usage. Right now you're just messing up everyone else's usage and giving Sprint a reason to cap their data

DirtyShroomz said:
Never seen anyone get cancelled because of high data usage... this is for roaming calling usage. Right now you're just messing up everyone else's usage and giving Sprint a reason to cap their data
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Are you retarded?
This thread is about data roaming, if you can't follow along, stfu!
Also, can you read? I mentioned I was running a different PRL, all my data and voice is roaming!

Early Sprint termination?

From my knowledge, constant roaming can reault in Sprint terminating your contract. Is it possible to use roam control to get out of a contract? Lmao. I was just curious as this thought occured recently. I like sprint and wont do this!

perhaps. although you'll get at least one letter asking you to knock it off first

From what I hear, you not only get out of your contract, but you are awarded a nice 5 year ban as well.
Not willing to test that theory since I prefer sprint.

I roamed for 2 months straight while I was in upstate NY with my hero. They never said anything. The online statement had my data usage in red tho lol
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swanysto said:
From what I hear, you not only get out of your contract, but you are awarded a nice 5 year ban as well.
Not willing to test that theory since I prefer sprint.
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Really? Rofl. Has anyone done it and blogged about it?
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i dont know about the 5 year ban..but yes they kick you out if you use a looooot of roaming for 2-3 months
I remember seeing somewhere that if you use more than 50% of your data in roaming for 2 months they cancel your contract..no ETF
some get a letter, some dont.

Is this due to the fact that sprint doesnt charge for roaming? I am always being forced into roaming around my area and i live in a "huge" sprint area.
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Not sure, but you can easily leverage them into a free Airave CDMA hotspot. They overnighted me the hardware for free and it costs me no money per month. I have two Epics in the household and only had to speak to a couple of representatives to make it happen.
As a result my battery life at home is much better, and no more roaming.

zyklonbee said:
Not sure, but you can easily leverage them into a free Airave CDMA hotspot. They overnighted me the hardware for free and it costs me no money per month. I have two Epics in the household and only had to speak to a couple of representatives to make it happen.
As a result my battery life at home is much better, and no more roaming.
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They didn't come to your house and install it themselves?

Overstew said:
They didn't come to your house and install it themselves?
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By install, you mean plug in? lol
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I have received said letter recently because my sister in law is at college in a non-sprint area. That was about four months ago and they still haven't terminated her line. So I have no idea if they actually go through with it or not.

Use the Verizon PRL. Roam Control will give you slow, 1x data. If you use the Verizon PRL hack, you'll get full 3G, which means you'll use data a LOT faster. The ban makes sense, but if you're leaving Sprint, why does it matter?
Also, they might take your phone number, but I'm sure they give you a warning beforehand to find another carrier, so you might be able to port it over, or at least to Google Voice first.

Product F(RED) said:
Use the Verizon PRL. Roam Control will give you slow, 1x data. If you use the Verizon PRL hack, you'll get full 3G, which means you'll use data a LOT faster. The ban makes sense, but if you're leaving Sprint, why does it matter?
Also, they might take your phone number, but I'm sure they give you a warning beforehand to find another carrier, so you might be able to port it over, or at least to Google Voice first.
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Where can I get ahold of this hack?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073

Atlienzz said:
I have received said letter recently because my sister in law is at college in a non-sprint area. That was about four months ago and they still haven't terminated her line. So I have no idea if they actually go through with it or not.
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What did they say in the letter?

Atlienzz said:
I have received said letter recently because my sister in law is at college in a non-sprint area. That was about four months ago and they still haven't terminated her line. So I have no idea if they actually go through with it or not.
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pics or it didnt happen

My buddy came from the middle of Minnesota and moved to Wisconsin in some area with no coverage andwas always roaming. They called him telling him that he was usng to much roaming, so he let them cancel it and went with a different carrier. He was happy though because he could not stand the battery on the epic, which I have haha. O well hope this helps!
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BWFBezerk said:
What did they say in the letter?
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It said exactly what a poster earlier said. If you use more than 50% of your data while roaming they reserve the right to terminate service on that line free of any ETF's. My wife called and said she was in college and we were helping her out by paying for her phone. Maybe that worked, I have no idea. Maybe they'll cut off her service today...honestly I hope they just leave it alone.

So you can sign up for a new account, roam like nuts, have the account canceled and sell the phone to make profit.
I'm going to test this ' if you roam too much, you're canceled'.
I'm going to use roam control and only roam next service period.
Anybody know of an app I can download to keep a constant data transfer going to rack up some gigs?
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BWFBezerk said:
So you can sign up for a new account, roam like nuts, have the account canceled and sell the phone to make profit.
I'm going to test this ' if you roam too much, you're canceled'.
I'm going to use roam control and only roam next service period.
Anybody know of an app I can download to keep a constant data transfer going to rack up some gigs?
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If you can put up with 2g speeds....try downloading every rom in the dev section, or streaming full length movies.
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got "the call" today

...informing me my account was being cancelled for excessive roaming data usage. I knew it was being throttled and it's why I'm switching providers and already have a phone with a different provider. I wasn't abusing it, but when sprint changed the terms of their service agreement when I got my evo it put me in a bad spot because I work in the mountains of CO 2 days a week and have a lot of down time to watch videos. Previously, my grandfathered SERO plan had no restrictions on data usage. 10 years with Sprint and this is the call. Awesome.

Some will tell you this is a blessing.

jorpe said:
...informing me my account was being cancelled for excessive roaming data usage. I knew it was being throttled and it's why I'm switching providers and already have a phone with a different provider. I wasn't abusing it, but when sprint changed the terms of their service agreement when I got my evo it put me in a bad spot because I work in the mountains of CO 2 days a week and have a lot of down time to watch videos. Previously, my grandfathered SERO plan had no restrictions on data usage. 10 years with Sprint and this is the call. Awesome.
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See ya....

swaze said:
See ya....
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and I thought we were all just becoming BFF

Out of curiosity, were you using the verizon prl? Or a regular sprint one.

jorpe said:
...informing me my account was being cancelled for excessive roaming data usage. I knew it was being throttled and it's why I'm switching providers and already have a phone with a different provider. I wasn't abusing it, but when sprint changed the terms of their service agreement when I got my evo it put me in a bad spot because I work in the mountains of CO 2 days a week and have a lot of down time to watch videos. Previously, my grandfathered SERO plan had no restrictions on data usage. 10 years with Sprint and this is the call. Awesome.
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Huh?
You knew you were being throttled?
You're right, you are now because you're with another provider (and they all do except att that just doesn't have unlimited)
Sprint doesn't throttle phones.

I sort of want to be canceled because I want to switch to Verizon or AT&T.
I know how to do the Verizon prl. My question is, are they making you pay an ETF? And, if they cancel you, do the do anything with your ESN? Will I be able to sell my phone to cover the cost of a new phone on another provider?
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aimbdd said:
Out of curiosity, were you using the verizon prl? Or a regular sprint one.
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Just a regular sprint one, I think I was on the 190.001 or whatever the number was. If that's not the one you were talking about either way I didnt do any of the semi-shady flashing anything to Verizon.

josh995 said:
I sort of want to be canceled because I want to switch to Verizon or AT&T.
I know how to do the Verizon prl. My question is, are they making you pay an ETF? And, if they cancel you, do the do anything with your ESN? Will I be able to sell my phone to cover the cost of a new phone on another provider?
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Unfortunately they dont make you pay an etf although they should make you pay extra for every KB of abuse.
Hopefully they lock down your esn so it can never be used again.
You want out of contract? Be a man and pay the etf.
No one made you sign the contract but you.

mattykinsx said:
Huh?
You knew you were being throttled?
You're right, you are now because you're with another provider (and they all do except att that just doesn't have unlimited)
Sprint doesn't throttle phones.
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Maybe I wasn't being throttled. Up until 2 months ago when I was out of normal coverage I could still watch things on megavideo. Within the last 2 months all of the sudden I cant even get data coverage that is fast enough to sync my email without timing out. This area is covered with a Verizon 3G signal. This has happened with 2 different EVOs on stock ROMs and steel H rooted rom as well as myn's 2.2 RLS5 ROM

mattykinsx said:
Unfortunately they dont make you pay an etf although they should make you pay extra for every KB of abuse.
Hopefully they lock down your esn so it can never be used again.
You want out of contract? Be a man and pay the etf.
No one made you sign the contract but you.
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I know nobody made me sign the contract. I could pay the ETF. I just don't want to. That's the beauty of America. I don't have to do anything I don't want to, and there's a way around everything.
Thank you.
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mattykinsx said:
Unfortunately they dont make you pay an etf although they should make you pay extra for every KB of abuse.
Hopefully they lock down your esn so it can never be used again.
You want out of contract? Be a man and pay the etf.
No one made you sign the contract but you.
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I think this isn't even remotely directed at me (I see who you quoted) but on the chance that it is... I wasn't doing any of that and am not under contract with Sprint and haven't been since December. Before I got my EVO and had a winmo phone my grandfathered SERO plan had a $5 option for data roaming while off the sprint network as long as it didn't go above a certain percentage of your usage, which it shouldnt have ever anyways because unless I'm snowboarding or exploring CO I'm not off Sprint coverage more than 2x a week

josh995 said:
I know nobody made me sign the contract. I could pay the ETF. I just don't want to. That's the beauty of America. I don't have to do anything I don't want to, and there's a way around everything.
Thank you.
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And this is why America is going down the drain, people don't take responsibility for their actions, they screw everyone over to save themselves. What a sad country we live in.
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josh995 said:
I know nobody made me sign the contract. I could pay the ETF. I just don't want to. That's the beauty of America. I don't have to do anything I don't want to, and there's a way around everything.
Thank you.
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I'm going to bold what I'm about to say because you need to understand it.
This behavior right here, your behavior, is the PROBLEM.
It is EXACTLY WHY carriers get away with throttling and limiting and ****ing the customer.
It is EXACTLY WHY there is always a new law to bend people over even more.
You're not just ruining it for Sprint customers, you're ruining it for everyone in society and the day this is understood is the day we might actually be able to mature as a people.

Hey, I think you guys should lay off the guy. It wasn't his daily there was no Sprint coverage. And this is America, he has every right not having to pay an etf because Spring decides they've had enough. So bottom line, go troll somewhere else, this guy doesn't deserve it.
I feel bad for you man, hang in there!
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Make way for the "you should do what's right" police :rolls eyes:

chickut123 said:
Hey, I think you guys should lay off the guy. It wasn't his daily there was no Sprint coverage. And this is America, he has every right not having to pay an etf because Spring decides they've had enough. So bottom line, go troll somewhere else, this guy doesn't deserve it.
I feel bad for you man, hang in there!
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If Sprint stops providing coverage in your area then they have to waive your ETF and that is a separate issue.
However, if you sign up for Sprint and you use the coverage and then just decide you don't want it anymore and therefore are going to abuse your way out then you can honestly go jump off a bridge.
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Make way for the "you should do what's right" police :rolls eyes:
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Sorry, I forgot, it's "cool" to abuse situations in life whenever possible and to **** others over.
Our bad, bro.

He said he isn't using a verizon prl, it is obviously bad coverage. Not his fault.
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mattykinsx said:
Sorry, I forgot, it's "cool" to abuse situations in life whenever possible and to **** others over.
Our bad, bro.
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Now you're learning man good for you! Living is all about bending life over and taking what you want. In order for this to work you will have to break rules and abuse the system sometimes. Nice guys will always finish last Matty.....

That's exactly what I'm going to do.
I'm going to abuse Sprint's roaming policy to get out of my contract.
If you don't like it, you're the one who can jump off a bridge.
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Hotspot data limited

I see the news that Sprint is doing away with unlimited hotspot. I use the wifi tether app to provide a hotspot for my laptop in the field.
How can i see how much data I'm using while tethering?
I`m getting the itch more and more to go to Verizon. Sprint cell service is very spotty, there becoming more like the rest, and their 4G sucks and it will be another year and a half before we can see any change from them with LTE.
Would this change in the data be grounds for me to cancel due to change in the contract?

if you really wanna get out your contract without having to pay the etf go here> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073 from what i read if you use up enough data sprint will give you the boot.

How can i see how much data I'm using while tethering?
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If you are rooted and using wifi tether, this "shouldn't" affect that, as that app makes it seems like its the phone using the data. What sprint is after is the people using the Sprint Hotspot app.
Would this change in the data be grounds for me to cancel due to change in the contract?
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No, this does not change your contract. If you are already in contract, this doesn't affect you until you re-sign the contract.
if you really wanna get out your contract without having to pay the etf go here> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073 from what i read if you use up enough data sprint will give you the boot.
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No, do NOT do that. There are MANY LEGAL ways to get out of your contract. Screwing sprint over by making them pay verizon for your stupidity is not the way to do it.

No, do NOT do that. There are MANY LEGAL ways to get out of your contract. Screwing sprint over by making them pay verizon for your stupidity is not the way to do it.[/QUOTE]
You sound like a sprint employee. Sprint is a multi million dollar company they can afford it, also alot of us on sprint are getting screwed for having to pay for 4g when we can barely even get a 4g connection. Not to mention the crappy reception.

also alot of us on sprint are getting screwed for having to pay for 4g when we can barely even get a 4g connection.
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You aren't paying for 4g, you are paying for mobile internet.

http://m.infoworld.com/d/mobile-tec...tphones-176849?mm_ref=http://news.google.com/
Yeah, just saw this, was looking where to post it on xda. Apparently I've been beat to the whiskey sour
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You aren't paying for 4g, you are paying for mobile internet.
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Oh bull****. Sprint tacks on an extra 10 (I think it's 20 now $) to own a 4g phone. Despite the vast majority paying have no access to 4g. Your comment is purely ignorant. How do you not recall this argument from 18mo ago? Are you new?
I have 4g. But I know most don't. Stupid comment of the year award, over, done, awarded. You win.
Edit: and thanks agent Droid for giving me a place to post the link I had just copied to share
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While capping data use on its 3G network to 3GB, 5GB, or 10GB per month, Sprint has continued to offer unlimited 4G service. Now, the cap for each of these plans will cover the subscriber's combined monthly data use on both 3G and 4G. All data use above the cap will cost 5 cents per megabyte.
The monthly allowance for data use while roaming on non-Sprint networks will be 100MB for the 3GB plan and 300MB for the other two plans, with each megabyte over those caps charged at 25 cents.
For Mobile Hotspot plans on phones, data usage will be capped at 5GB per month of either 3G or combined 3G/4G service, depending on whether the phone can use 4G. Use above that cap will be charged at 5 cents per megabyte. Those plans will have a 300MB monthly cap for data roaming.
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Ha, **** that.

dzee206 said:
You sound like a sprint employee. Sprint is a multi million dollar company they can afford it, also alot of us on sprint are getting screwed for having to pay for 4g when we can barely even get a 4g connection. Not to mention the crappy reception.
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This is absurd.
People like you are what cause cut backs, increased rates and relinquishment of benefits.
You people sit here and try to justify all the bull**** you want, Sprint isn't doing this to be jerks.
They simply cannot afford it.
They want to continue to offer unlimited data on phones

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This is absurd.
People like you are what cause cut backs, increased rates and relinquishment of benefits.
You people sit here and try to justify all the bull**** you want, Sprint isn't doing this to be jerks.
They simply cannot afford it.
They want to continue to offer unlimited data on phones
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oh great another old butt hurt sprint fan boy! quit acting all high and mighty.
"so basicly this exploit is for those who get terrible reception, download speeds etc? also would it matter if your on a unlimitted data plan using this?"
"thanks for confirming that, i think ill just stay away from this for now or atleast till i wanna get out of my contract."
those are my exact words from this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073&page=214 . so next time you try and talk down on someone get your damn facts straight! all i was trying to do was help out a fellow xda member, so quit with all your bs. so marinate on that thought, on that note dont even bother replying back this all your getting out of me. im out, peace out sucka.

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oh great another old butt hurt sprint fan boy! quit acting all high and mighty.
"so basicly this exploit is for those who get terrible reception, download speeds etc? also would it matter if your on a unlimitted data plan using this?"
"thanks for confirming that, i think ill just stay away from this for now or atleast till i wanna get out of my contract."
those are my exact words from this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073&page=214 . so next time you try and talk down on someone get your damn facts straight! all i was trying to do was help out a fellow xda member, so quit with all your bs. so marinate on that thought, on that note dont even bother replying back this all your getting out of me. im out, peace out sucka.
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And?
I'm not going to search your previous posts.
All I know is you tried to peddle this bull**** idea that these companies are just swimming in cash.
Its so stupid.
People make comments like "these CEOs make millions a year, they can afford xy abuse/exploit"
Okay...and do you think that CEO is going to lose out on his pay because of that abuse?
NOPE.
Guess who does? The customer and low level employees.
Always always always.
Everything is interconnected.
For all the fools that force a carrier to give em a different model because their OEM phone can't be rooted after an update, or those that abuse prls, or those that demand credits because a device that is known to have an issue and you didn't return it within the 14 days, or people downloading 50GB of month in torrents on their wireless connection...the only one you're hurting is the customer. (Yourself)
Everyone wants to ***** and whine about loss of benefits, limiting of data, the loss of the ability to get a different model when its necessary for valid reasons ....WELL THEN STOP ABUSING the system.
Because abuse is truly what is causing a loss of those benefits.
You can "screw" whatever corporation you want...problem is...the CEOs, the board, the higher ups...they won't even notice the difference.
People gotta start focusing on the bigger picture.
This isn't about being on some "high horse" or being "self righteous" or whatever negative connotation that you can attach to it.
It's about the realization that everything is truly interconnected and that we customers are the ones screwing ourselves.

dzee206 said:
im out, peace out sucka.
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did you seriously just call him "sucka"??? how is 2nd grade nowadays?

Your comment is purely ignorant. How do you not recall this argument from 18mo ago? Are you new?
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Umm, do YOU remember the argument? It is WIDELY known the 10 dollar fee is for Premium Data, NOT just for 4g. EVERY smartphone has a 10 dollar fee now, not just 4g phones. So your argument that the 10 dollars is for 4g is stupid.

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did you seriously just call him "sucka"??? how is 2nd grade nowadays?
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obviously i did if you read my post. i said my part and so did mattykinsx, and from the look's of thing's were both just gonna leave it as is. i dont want this getting turned into a flame war and start getting infractions, but if you wanna keep dragging it along go ahead be my guest. im done here with this thread so say what you like doesn't matter to me.