Yup saw this last night if this is old news and wrong place sorry mods
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I don't think its old new, well atleast I didn't know about it. That's not weird, sprint is definitely up to no good.
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Maybe they decided to buy out the rest of.clear?
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I don't think this is necessarily a sign of bad things to come. It gives them the option to start limiting usage I'm sure, but doesn't mean they will. It probably is a useful tool for them to track trends and load on the network for future development and maybe decided to make it available to their users. Either way, we're most likely going to be grandfathered in to an unlimited plan if they do start capping their users.
That's because people tether off 4g. Since you can see it online now, it shows if your abusing it and you can also see it for yourself. They are up to something I agree. I know sprint says unlimited but please don't fall for that. They cancel people all the time for going over the invisible cap
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That's because people tether off 4g. Since you can see it online now, it shows if your abusing it and you can also see it for yourself. They are up to something I agree. I know sprint says unlimited but please don't fall for that. They cancel people all the time for going over the invisible cap
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+1, My point exactly.
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Yup so true but i pay for hotspot so im halfway good there
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That's because people tether off 4g. Since you can see it online now, it shows if your abusing it and you can also see it for yourself. They are up to something I agree. I know sprint says unlimited but please don't fall for that. They cancel people all the time for going over the invisible cap
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What is it?
Mine says I used none but I've used 1.2gb of 3g data hahahaha
Edit: that's is in one week
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Dan Hesse had come out and said that the 3g had the invisible cap but the 4g is truly unlimited
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Hmm...does not show on my account yet. But then again I am on SERO..sooo..not sure.
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Hmm...does not show on my account yet. But then again I am on SERO..sooo..not sure.
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I am too, and it shows up in mine. I'm guessing it's because your billing cycle hasn't completed. Mine just started a new one yesterday, and it's there when I checked today.
Weird, it is a shot in the dark, based on no facts....sprint will announce major plans for 4g next month...could they be laying the ground work for a expansion of 4g at a greater pace. I hope so...San Diego....really no 4g whatsoever...in fact I bet one of the sprint stores employees we will not get 4g by end of summer...me a diet pepsi, him a coke if I lost.
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i think we all saw this day coming!!! there is no cellular company out there that doesn't track their customer's data usage... those days are over... yeah sprint figured out ppl were hacking the wifi hotspot for free so now that they track it they can catch ppl abusing it. As soon as enough traffic hits verizon's lte, they will start tracking usage too if they already dont'.
Bound to happen, too many people stealing hotspot, too cheap to pay for it.
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i think we all saw this day coming!!! there is no cellular company out there that doesn't track their customer's data usage... those days are over... yeah sprint figured out ppl were hacking the wifi hotspot for free so now that they track it they can catch ppl abusing it. As soon as enough traffic hits verizon's lte, they will start tracking usage too if they already dont'.
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While I agree that none of these companies--even our under-dog Sprint--can be trusted farther than we can throw em, the fact that the amount of "tether abusers" are FAR out-numbered by people using the NASCAR app, youtube, facebook, tweetar, etc etc etc....I'm sure the bandwidth discrepancy, in aggregate, is also equally tilted towards the average joe users vs "tether abusers"....
Don't overestimate the size of our little niche community. We are but the smallest sliver of the user-base of the smallest (after the ATT/tmob merger) carrier of the market. There are more people who would be lost without the sprintTV app than there are Sprint smartphone sceners. Sure, we are a loud minority, as evidenced by our action at and reaction from HTC regarding loading the bootlockers (lolz)....but we are still very few in number.
I'm more inclined to agree with another prominent theory: That the Sprint iPhone release is being prepared for. Just look what Verizon did, they went tiered. I don't think Sprint will do that, yet...it's all they've got and they fncking know it...but I think all of the little changes (slight admin fee change, ETF increase, 4G monitoring, likely other things) are a sign of them preparing for an onslaught of network abuse.
Though I'd never buy an iPhone, when sprint gets it, the competition will be SICK to say the least. Especially if its the only 4G iPhone in the USA. Verizon and at&t customers will flood the gate coming to sprint, and as far as data usage, ha, it will jailbroken in no time!! If Sprint has data issues now, wait till iPhone users start hacking their phones.
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Bound to happen, too many people stealing hotspot, too cheap to pay for it.
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not sure if troll
I've also heard there was a 5gb cap on 3g were your then throttled. I cant speak for everyone, throttling 3g when their 3g speeds are already as slow as edge is just ridic.
I just got a called today from a rep telling me I'm using to much 4g, at first I.was wtf ok, but then I asked how much data I was using and yea its pretty Dam high (67 GB) I know rite I'm big on internet moslty datpiff downloads , they jusst told me to keep the downloads low. I guess I'm a loyal customer to them haha
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Welp, my lines (note, plural) will be terminated on the 10th. I called today to figure out why my phone line (other is an Overdrive) and they told me it's because I was "accessing torrent sites."
WTF?? Be warned, they are monitoring and recording your browsing history. You have no privacy on Sprints networks....
EDIT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18996717&postcount=77
Now they're charging me ETF and claiming my line was not going to be terminated.
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Welp, my lines (note, plural) will be terminated on the 10th. I called today to figure out why my phone line (other is an Overdrive) and they told me it's because I was "accessing torrent sites."
WTF?? Be warned, they are monitoring and recording your browsing history. You have no privacy on Sprints networks....
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You have no privacy on any ISP when it comes to torrenting. If you're pirating ****, any ISP will try to shut you down.
Wow.
BTW if you don't mind my asking, why not Torrent via the Overdrive? & Just do everything else via the EVO?
You've must have been really testing your bandwidth to have been terminated that way.
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You have no privacy on any ISP when it comes to torrenting. If you're pirating ****, any ISP will try to shut you down.
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Such bold assumptions there...torrenting does not mean pirating Not to mention, they said nothing about torrenting, just that I was "Visiting torrent sites, and that's not allowed in my contract."
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Wow.
BTW if you don't mind my asking, why not Torrent via the Overdrive? & Just do everything else via the EVO?
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That's the thing. I don't use my phone for that crap, just my overdrive. That's why when they sent the notice, I thought nothing of it. I actually continued to overuse the overdrive to get out of it without paying early termination...but to cancel my phone too, has me livid...
Whoa. This is pretty interesting. (This thread could get interesting also.)
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GOOD!!!!! One less bandwith hog on an already stressed network.
JUST KIDDING!!!!!!
I'm also getting fed up with Sprint's shady tactics lately. Its getting to a point where I'm actually considering jumping ship to the EVIL Big Red.
3g coverage in my area is horrendous. On top of that the 'premium data' fees on 3 lines.....(believe me there is nothing premium about my data coverage). Where is our promised 4g rollout?
Good; get a DSL line cheap-ass.
Looks like I'm about to delete kickasstorrents out of my bookmarks.
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why would you torrent on a 3g/4g network in the first place?
If that happends to me im just going to boost and go regular all networks are being stupid beacuase of apple they blow
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why would you torrent on a 3g/4g network in the first place?
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because he wants to spend 4 weeks downloading an 8gb file...
I call this post bull **** im a 3g 4g hogger and i have never gotten a letter like this but it might be diffrent becuase i am paying for hotspot unlimited still
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GOOD!!!!! One less bandwith hog on an already stressed network.
JUST KIDDING!!!!!!
I'm also getting fed up with Sprint's shady tactics lately. Its getting to a point where I'm actually considering jumping ship to the EVIL Big Red.
3g coverage in my area is horrendous. On top of that the 'premium data' fees on 3 lines.....(believe me there is nothing premium about my data coverage). Where is our promised 4g rollout?
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I did two months ago. Have never looked back. Real 4G, everywhere. No more high blood pressure searching for a decent speed.
I don't mean to be the noon here...but the hell u guys talking about?...LOL.....whata ya mean by toorrent sites?....
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basically the guy was abusing his services and got caught.. he's upset because sprint is kicking him out of our elite club altogether rather than giving him a slap on the wrist.
By torrenting means your roaming a lot..i used to work for sprint and according to policy the only two times when sprint is going to cancel your lines are either if you're domestic or international roaming or fraud issues....
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By torrenting means your roaming a lot..i used to work for sprint and according to policy the only two times when sprint is going to cancel your lines are either if you're domestic or international roaming or fraud issues....
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Sorry to be so blunt, but that's terribly incorrect. 'Torrenting,' is when you download using a peer-to-peer network. Typically this is for nefarious reasons like stealing software, music, and movies. People tend to download at maximum speed continously. I reckon you could pull in a TB in a month over 3G. 4G, all bets are off.
I think the OP is full of it - it's his second thread bashing Sprint with no proof whatsoever.
I think I'm gonna stick with Stewie on this one
Same here
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I have been getting unusable 3G speeds for the past month. I can't get past 100 kb/s, average around 50-60. Is there anything I can tell Sprint to try and resolve this, or somehow talk them into getting out of the contract without the etf. I have never had a problem with Sprint, but if I can't use anything other than WiFi I shouldn't have to pay for it. I know I am not the only that has these speeds and it should be brought to their attention.
You can just continue to take it. Sprint is giving a lot of us the shaft with poor 3g speeds.
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You can just continue to take it. Sprint is giving a lot of us the shaft with poor 3g speeds.
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I rather not. **** will definitely hit the fan when these millions of iPhone users can't even watch a youtube clip unless they are on WiFi.
Learn to deal with it or hit the Bricks man....Remember you don't have to deal with sprints crap..Just leave and go to another company.
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Learn to deal with it or hit the Bricks man....Remember you don't have to deal with sprints crap..Just leave and go to another company.
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Imagine if everyone had that kind of attitude.
I don't mind Sprint. The point is that when I opened my lines 3G speeds were usable, not out of nowhere they are not. I shouldn't have to pay to cancel a contract when they have completely prevented me from using 3G. I am not the only one. Why should we just bend over and take it? If it wasn't for the persistent efforts of dedicated individuals HTC would have never provided an unlock for boot loaders (as ****ty as their technique is).
I had the same problem and got a brand new phone due to bad motherboard its.worth checking out
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Imagine if everyone had that kind of attitude.
I don't mind Sprint. The point is that when I opened my lines 3G speeds were usable, not out of nowhere they are not. I shouldn't have to pay to cancel a contract when they have completely prevented me from using 3G. I am not the only one. Why should we just bend over and take it? If it wasn't for the persistent efforts of dedicated individuals HTC would have never provided an unlock for boot loaders (as ****ty as their technique is).
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If by attitude you mean thinking rationally and with a little common sense(not directing this towards you specifically).
Sprint is not going to come to your home and put a 3g tower in your back yard so the smartest thing to do is take your business else where..I agree you should not have to pay to get out of your contract but what choice do you have?Either turn forced roaming on and use verizon towers until Sprint cancels your service for you.Or continue to try and get them to waive the ETF
So to keep on topic here..What can you do about 3G speeds? Nothing much really,you either have a good 3G signal or you dont.(barring your phone isn't defective)
Sorry man and good luck.
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I rather not. **** will definitely hit the fan when these millions of iPhone users can't even watch a youtube clip unless they are on WiFi.
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As popular as the new iPhone will be. I have a feeling it won't be as popular on the Sprint network as it wasn't on Verizon's
With the speeds being so horrible, and all the problems we've been having with phones and cs, its only a matter of time till I leave sprint. My contract has no etf
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Ruki_Uki said:
With the speeds being so horrible, and all the problems we've been having with phones and cs, its only a matter of time till I leave sprint. My contract has no etf
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I'm on my way out also. I just ordered another phone with a competitor. I have had enough with sprint dropping the ball and making mistakes and making the customers pay for it. They can keep their $350.00 cancellation fee and all the other upcharges. If the new service works at my house and work, I am out. All these people that keep siding with sprint while being bent over really need to get a grip. I have been a customer for 7 years and to be treated this way is a joke. 3g speeds are nonexistent and anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves. I rather be throttled than not be able to use my phone as a data device.
I have no 4g and hardly one bar at my house. 3g will only work on the airave. Even after all this they will not let me out of my contract. Even the customer service rep sided with me this morning. Yeah...I know i'm complaining and why don't I just leave. Well paying to get out should not be something I have to do when they are not providing there side of the deal. I have a $100.00 cancel fee and at this point it seems worth it to just bow out. If my other service doesn't work then I will fight till the fee is waived and ride contract free.
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I'm on my way out also. I just ordered another phone with a competitor. I have had enough with sprint dropping the ball and making mistakes and making the customers pay for it. They can keep their $350.00 cancellation fee and all the other upcharges. If the new service works at my house and work, I am out. All these people that keep siding with sprint while being bent over really need to get a grip. I have been a customer for 7 years and to be treated this way is a joke. 3g speeds are nonexistent and anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves. I rather be throttled than not be able to use my phone as a data device.
I have no 4g and hardly one bar at my house. 3g will only work on the airave. Even after all this they will not let me out of my contract. Even the customer service rep sided with me this morning. Yeah...I know i'm complaining and why don't I just leave. Well paying to get out should not be something I have to do when they are not providing there side of the deal. I have a $100.00 cancel fee and at this point it seems worth it to just bow out. If my other service doesn't work then I will fight till the fee is waived and ride contract free.
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That's exactly what I have been trying to say.
I feel ya and that's your choice..I get 2MB/sec on 3G with Sprint. But if I had the speeds you are getting I wouldn't put up with it,I'd just leave because they can't do anything for you..I'm not lieing to myself and defending Sprint.I have great 3G with sprint so I'm a happy customer and I too know I'm not the only one.
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moosh3 said:
You can roam on verizon. Went from .1-4 to .9-1.5
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Until they figure out a way to break it at least...
Do what I did and flash the verizon prl, its been fn awesome. I only use it for phone service or checking news sites and what not so maybe they wont notice for awhile
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sprintuser1977 said:
Do what I did and flash the verizon prl, its been fn awesome. I only use it for phone service or checking news sites and what not so maybe they wont notice for awhile
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Just know, when they do finally notice your done for. Don't say no one warned you.
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Wow I guess I'm lucky I did the http proxy hack and ran 3gTurbocharger script and enabled EVRC-B before the speedtest app crashed I'd get anywhere from .8-1.3 dl and .2-.6 up. Maybe you guys should give that a try
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Wow I guess I'm lucky I did the http proxy hack and ran 3gTurbocharger script and enabled EVRC-B before the speedtest app crashed I'd get anywhere from .8-1.3 dl and .2-.6 up. Maybe you guys should give that a try
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EVRC-B enables better voice quality, no data advantages.
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Noiro said:
EVRC-B enables better voice quality, no data advantages.
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Yea I know I was just giving detail.
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Just know, when they do finally notice your done for. Don't say no one warned you.
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Is it really so bad to get kicked off a service that sucks so bad we have to resort to swapping PRL's back and forth to just get it to work though?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/21/sprint-to-nix-unlimited-from-mobile-broadband-and-hotspot-plan/
So, anyone know a good way to get out of a contract. Apparently you can't be grandfathered in and i want out.
I don't use tethering or Wimax so I'm good. Smartphone data is unlimited still.
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This is for people that pay for sprint hotspot only. Its still unlimitied phone usage and rooted tether.
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This is good about time they stopped the bandwidth hogs on hotspots slowing down my bandwidth on my phone
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As much as this doesn't affect most of us, all it's going to do is make people cancel their hotspot and gravitate towards the free tethering you can get when you root. But, in all reality, most people who pay for and use the hotspot rarely go over 5 gigs a month anyways.
yea, i guess I should not have added the hotspot, just used rooted wireless tethering. Guess sprint showed me not to try and do things there way.
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yea, i guess I should not have added the hotspot, just used rooted wireless tethering. Guess sprint showed me not to try and do things there way.
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What are you doing that would use over 5GB of data while tethering?
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What are you doing that would use over 5GB of data while tethering?
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That's a lot of porn, man.... Filthy, filthy porn....
You know this only puts them one step closer to making smartphone plans like this . Im well aware that they have said they will keep the unlimited data plan . But I have a feeling that will eventually fall under the "Terms and Conditions are subject to change" umbrella when it does happen LOL
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You know this only puts them one step closer to making smartphone plans like this . Im well aware that they have said they will keep the unlimited data plan . But I have a feeling that will eventually fall under the "Terms and Conditions are subject to change" umbrella when it does happen LOL
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LOL, I will happily pay the ETF as I jump off the Sprint bandwagon (if/when) that ever happens.
I think I enjoy Sprint's best 4G speeds in the nation but the day they loose unlimited on the phone, I'm off.
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LOL, I will happily pay the ETF as I jump off the Sprint bandwagon (if/when) that ever happens.
I think I enjoy Sprint's best 4G speeds in the nation but the day they loose unlimited on the phone, I'm off.
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LOL, its not like you can go anywhere else and get truly unlimited data. So oh well.
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LOL, its not like you can go anywhere else and get truly unlimited data. So oh well.
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But nobody else is trying to pull the rug out from under us like sprint. Everyone else is being upfront.
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But nobody else is trying to pull the rug out from under us like sprint. Everyone else is being upfront.
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Well if you are paying attention to things, like most people have it seems to be doing this....
1. Network adds Iphone
2. Cuts unlimited Data
3. Puts in more dirty policys
4. Watches people leave their contracts
Im guessing sprint is next to start with the madness. But realistically, all of them are doing it so there's no where else to go imo.
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Well if you are paying attention to things, like most people have it seems to be doing this....
1. Network adds Iphone
2. Cuts unlimited Data
3. Puts in more dirty policys
4. Watches people leave their contracts
Im guessing sprint is next to start with the madness. But realistically, all of them are doing it so there's no where else to go imo.
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The Mobile Hotspot/ Air Card limit was a bad move, I can understand the phone tethering limit to 5GB.
This move gives Verizon the all clear on flagging their Mobile Hotspots as the better & cheaper alternative, why by a limited 4G WiMax hotspot when you can buy a faster & $10 cheaper monthly ($50 for 5GB) LTE hotspot from Verizon?
It would be better if they grandfathered current users before the limit because now the ETF free door has been swung open, loosing more contract subscribers valued at an est. $1700 x number of mobile hotspot users, over a 2 year contract.
SMH
But no one thought to bring that possible backlash up at an investor meeting. Where I assume this deal went down.
unlimited data is next ..
Sprint no longer has the only best phones and their 4g sucks big time. If they drop unlimited on phones no one has a justifiable reason to stay with them.
Just in time to grab the nexus on VZW I guess. :-\
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Sprint no longer has the only best phones and their 4g sucks big time. If they drop unlimited on phones no one has a justifiable reason to stay with them.
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Except their extremely cheap prices...
Remember, that's the reason most people go with sprint. I would already be with Verizon if that wasn't the case.
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Sprint no longer has the only best phones and their 4g sucks big time. If they drop unlimited on phones no one has a justifiable reason to stay with them.
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except for the little fact that its cheaper for me and my wife than any other carrier around, and there are no signal issues where I live. Other than that, you're absolutely correct.
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Except their extremely cheap prices...
Remember, that's the reason most people go with sprint. I would already be with Verizon if that wasn't the case.
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I totally agree.
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on my two line acct...line 1 got terminated ...I called customer service on wifes phone. rep said it was due to excessive roaming data. they gave me the number for the "excessive roaming and data dept" they actually have that! . they were closed when I tried calling. best I can do is call in tomorrow and see if it is an error ...or this is how they are getting rid of us hogs!
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on my two line acct...line 1 got terminated ...I called customer service on wifes phone. rep said it was due to excessive roaming data. they gave me the number for the "excessive roaming and data dept" they actually have that! . they were closed when I tried calling. best I can do is call in tomorrow and see if it is an error ...or this is how they are getting rid of us hogs!
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I just got my letter a week ago for excessive roaming, the said they will terminate me if I don't resolve it. No more 00001.prl for me.
Eff Sprint and their pathetic 2.5g coverage...
What was your normal data usage?
Gee where have you been??? There is no unlimited data roaming. You need to read the fine print or even listen to the commercials they state it very clearly in the commercials that unlimited data on smart phones is on Sprint towers only. People have been getting their accounts terminated by Sprint for excessive data roaming for the last couple of years. Do a search of all forums and you will probably see a lot of threads. In fact if you want to get out of your contract that is one of the easiest ways. Install a Verizon PRL and go crazy on the data. Careful though, it also states in your contract that Sprint can bill you for the overage.
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Gee where have you been??? There is no unlimited data roaming. You need to read the fine print or even listen to the commercials they state it very clearly in the commercials that unlimited data on smart phones is on Sprint towers only. People have been getting their accounts terminated by Sprint for excessive data roaming for the last couple of years. Do a search of all forums and you will probably see a lot of threads. In fact if you want to get out of your contract that is one of the easiest ways. Install a Verizon PRL and go crazy on the data. Careful though, it also states in your contract that Sprint can bill you for the overage.
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They billed me 146 biggens in May when I joined for voice overages. Didn't realize it was only on the Sprint towers. Litterly I saw a month later them saying it on commericals.
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Wow. EXACTLY the same thing just happened to me today. Said it was for excessive data roaming which is bull**** because my sister had more roaming data and she still has service. My only guess is that it is a blanket excuse if you use a lot of regular data because they can't cancel you for that. Extremely bummed out and pissed about this right now.
EDIT: this last pay period was the only time I have roamed on data for this phone. They said they sent out 3 warning but we didn't receive any. Sorry if this sounds ranting or anything, I am just really frustrated with the whole situation.
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sorry to hear that but i am actually trying to get the boot on purpose. how much data did you have to use? I used 17 gigs roaming last billing cycle and im going to do as much as i can this cycle just need something to shoot for.
I wish 4G counted towards roaming :/ I need the boot from Sprint too lost my job a couple months back
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how much data did you have to use? I used 17 gigs roaming last billing cycle and im going to do as much as i can this cycle just need something to shoot for.
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You can't roam on 4g, what are you doing on 3g to get 17 gigs a month? Holy poop
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lil app called adownloader its a bittorrent client i run it all day
gohan5052 said:
lil app called adownloader its a bittorrent client i run it all day
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Pretty good way to get your accounts terminated. Sprint has zero tolerance for using their network for torrent downloads.... if they catch you, no warning. Just toast.
thatguy11285 said:
I wish 4G counted towards roaming :/ I need the boot from Sprint too lost my job a couple months back
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Just hope they boot you and thats it, you could get the boot and charged for how much data you've used on top of it.
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sorry to hear that but i am actually trying to get the boot on purpose. how much data did you have to use? I used 17 gigs roaming last billing cycle and im going to do as much as i can this cycle just need something to shoot for.
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just use bit torrent for a month, they'll get u
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when I really started pushing the lady she said it was because of the use of bit torrent and e donkey... they said I could come back in 6 to 9 months.
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ROFL at this thread.
It's just funny how there are people on both ends of the spectrum:
One side is using too much data, not reading the contract, and getting booted for it.
The other side is using too much data, has read the contract, and is trying to get booted for it.
Nobody is talking about the fact that both sides are hogging the network and slowing down data for everyone else out there (whether Verizon's or Sprint's network). But hey, at least your going away.
~Jasecloud4
jasecloud4 said:
ROFL at this thread.
It's just funny how there are people on both ends of the spectrum:
One side is using too much data, not reading the contract, and getting booted for it.
The other side is using too much data, has read the contract, and is trying to get booted for it.
Nobody is talking about the fact that both sides are hogging the network and slowing down data for everyone else out there (whether Verizon's or Sprint's network). But hey, at least your going away.
~Jasecloud4
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this is why sometimes i miss tmobile
and then i think about the 4 month straight throttle they threw on me
they couldnt even call of their beast when i was suppose to be unthrottled
and on that note i couldnt imagine paying outrages overages on data that verizon and ATT charge
thank god for the happy median :heart: sprint :heart:
This guy is running a torrent client on his phone 24/7. He deserves it.
exSD said:
This guy is running a torrent client on his phone 24/7. He deserves it.
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I kinda agree. I'm not a goodie goodie by any means but clogging things up by running a torrent all day deserves more than just a boot IMO
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Rippley05 said:
I kinda agree. I'm not a goodie goodie by any means but clogging things up by running a torrent all day deserves more than just a boot IMO
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He is violating 2 terms of conditions, not only one doing this. Chances are you were also warned before hand. If you weren't warned before hand then I believe the OP violating the ToS on two conditions is grounds enough.
I also don't understand why the OP put "usage on an unlimited plan" in the thread title. What does that have to do with his termination? Surely it is for empathy but I don't think he knew exactly he signed onto in regards to his excessive roaming use.
I think he was talking about me running the client
if it was an option i would gladly turn in my phone if they would let me out of my contract but its not. I have been lied to over and over about 4g coming to phoenix and i stuck with them because i knew it would get better. in the 18 months i have been with sprint not only have i been lied to about 4g coming but the 3g service has gotten to the point where its unusable. now sprint is changing over to lte that means my phone is pretty much useless its not a moral issue for me i refuse to pay for something im not getting.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/16/sprint-cancelling-early-upgrades/
(memo is in the link above)
Like dominoes, Sprint's consumer-friendly policies continue to fall one at a time. Citing "high costs," the Now Network will begin discontinuing its practice of allowing customers to upgrade their phone 10-14 days prior to the official date of eligibility. According to the memo leaked by TechnoBuffalo, the program will cease to exist as of June 1st. It sounds like this policy change is an unfortunate consequence of the company's large investments in iPhones and its still-dormant LTE network. It may not be enough to convince many Sprint customers to jump ship, but this isn't the first cost-cutting measure put forth by Dan Hesse's team -- and we have a hard time believing it will be the last. We've reached out to Sprint for official comment and will update you as soon as we have word.
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Next thing you know they will start limiting data...
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not sure why this is that big of a deal? is that really that much of an incentive?
unless your early eligibility window directly coincided with a major phone release (like the iphone5 which i hear has the same cloaking capability as Predator and is run by cold fusion with a display that beams directly to your brain) and you HAVE to be the first one to get it...then who cares if you have to wait until you are actually eligible for the upgrade to get it??
yousefak said:
Next thing you know they will start limiting data...
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Not happening
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You waited 20+ months, what is another 10-14 days?
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Not happening
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Yes it will definitely happen at some point. everywhere the iPhone goes eliminates the "unlimited Data Plan".
Verizon today also said that they're no longer allowing people to be grandfathered in. So no unlimited for anyone.
But i agree, this isn't that big of news too me but it is somewhat heartbreaking to see. First they destroyed the Premiere Members plan and now this.
yousefak said:
Next thing you know they will start limiting data...
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IMO that'd be their kiss of death. It's the ONLY advantage they have compared to ATT and VZ. With all the other niggling changes (the change in how discounts are applied, the change in how shared plans are accounted for, etc) they are barely ahead of VZ in price for me (4 4G phones - what where's 4g?? - and 1 basic phone, and i can get away with 4gb data most months no problem) and if the network doesn't get better, i'm gone, let alone how fast I'd bail if they limited their unlimited...
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Joey_UFC said:
Yes it will definitely happen at some point. everywhere the iPhone goes eliminates the "unlimited Data Plan".
Verizon today also said that they're no longer allowing people to be grandfathered in. So no unlimited for anyone.
But i agree, this isn't that big of news too me but it is somewhat heartbreaking to see. First they destroyed the Premiere Members plan and now this.
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here's an idea - TIER THE ISHEEP
leave us real smartphone users alone and limit/tier/throttle the iSheep users.
P_M_G said:
IMO that'd be their kiss of death. It's the ONLY advantage they have compared to ATT and VZ. With all the other niggling changes (the change in how discounts are applied, the change in how shared plans are accounted for, etc) they are barely ahead of VZ in price for me (4 4G phones - what where's 4g?? - and 1 basic phone, and i can get away with 4gb data most months no problem) and if the network doesn't get better, i'm gone, let alone how fast I'd bail if they limited their unlimited...
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here's an idea - TIER THE ISHEEP
leave us real smartphone users alone and limit/tier/throttle the iSheep users.
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I still do not believe that iPhone has made connection slow for others and Sprint has said (if their truth to it or not) that iPhone has not slowed down data speeds for us other phones.
iPhone is not the problem, it's people who are with VZW who obviously don't mind paying a premiere price for their phone bills. Sprint is playing catch up with these other companies and becoming more and more of a elite company. no more of this VZW>ATT>SPRINT crap. they will be the 3 headed monsters in due time
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You waited 20+ months, what is another 10-14 days?
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True but reverse the question, does it hurt Sprint to keep something that small of a perk?
It probably cost more money to update the staff & the system on the few minutes they took to address it.
XDA Since 2007...
Joey_UFC said:
Yes it will definitely happen at some point. everywhere the iPhone goes eliminates the "unlimited Data Plan".
Verizon today also said that they're no longer allowing people to be grandfathered in. So no unlimited for anyone.
But i agree, this isn't that big of news too me but it is somewhat heartbreaking to see. First they destroyed the Premiere Members plan and now this.
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With the burden that is iPhone I think sprint would dump the ifrown before the only ace sprint has
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yousefak said:
Next thing you know they will start limiting data...
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Very possible it will. I've read an article (PCWorld, I think it was) that explained it clearly. Each carrier purchases/rents a certain amount of data spectrum. Verizon and AT&T started throttling and limiting data because usage on their respective spectrums were getting close to the limit. NOW, taking that into consideration, Sprint very literally owns/rents half of the spectrum that Verizon and AT&T do. So, what does that tell you? Eventually, even though they are not ready to state it publicly, chances are Sprint will abandon unlimited data.
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Not happening
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See above.
tgruendler said:
You waited 20+ months, what is another 10-14 days?
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True story, sir.
The thing is that Sprint always releases their flagship HTC phone in about the middle of May. Many people's upgrade date is June 1st, so that 14 days allows people who want to upgrade have the ability too pre-order. Now I hope that Sprint and HTC work together and make their flagship phone released on June 1st.
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Honestly guys do you really think the Iphone is what pulls in the data? I'll give you an example. With my evo 3D, I pulled in over 9GB's last month on 3G and a little 4G(no torrenting) but both of my sisters own the iphone and they used 4 GB's together on our shared plan. One is somewhat tech-savvy but is on it constantly while the other uses it mainly for phone and pandora. Most iphone users don't know how to rape the unlimited data plans like I do. It's only going to be unlimited for so long so why not use it up. You want to complain you should complain to the average user on this site. We are the people using up the data not most of the iphone users.
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Honestly guys do you really think the Iphone is what pulls in the data? I'll give you an example. With my evo 3D, I pulled in over 9GB's last month on 3G and a little 4G(no torrenting) but both of my sisters own the iphone and they used 4 GB's together on our shared plan. One is somewhat tech-savvy but is on it constantly while the other uses it mainly for phone and pandora. Most iphone users don't know how to rape the unlimited data plans like I do. It's only going to be unlimited for so long so why not use it up. You want to complain you should complain to the average user on this site. We are the people using up the data not most of the iphone users.
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I'd rather not look at it as a "use as much as I can while it's still free" situation. If I need to download something significant, I'll use my home computer on broadband. I rarely download new ROMs directly with my phone. I'd rather not contribute to Sprint even having to consider throttling by only downloading what I need to with my phone so I can use more when I really have to.
conradcbrown said:
I'd rather not look at it as a "use as much as I can while it's still free" situation. If I need to download something significant, I'll use my home computer on broadband. I rarely download new ROMs directly with my phone. I'd rather not contribute to Sprint even having to consider throttling by only downloading what I need to with my phone so I can use more when I really have to.
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sprint shouldn't consider throttling because people are downloading things with their phone, thats the whole point of havnig an unlimited data plan, to not have to nit pick when and which files to download
it'd be different if i was downloading movies to my phone, to then transfer to my computer instead of just using my computers broadband, but why wouldn't a user with unlimited data download a file through the phone, when the file is for the phone?
lets all stop streaming music also, i mean we could download it with our computers, then transfer it to our phones, then make a playlist, that'd save sprint from having to throttle!
Joey_UFC said:
VZW>ATT>SPRINT crap. they will be the 3 headed monsters in due time
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How do you fit a gsm head on a cdma dragon body?
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