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When my phone boots up last couple times I get a baloon message that says "mobile data limit has been exceeded"
What is causing this and what does it mean. I can still use the 3g
sand1303 said:
When my phone boots up last couple times I get a baloon message that says "mobile data limit has been exceeded"
What is causing this and what does it mean. I can still use the 3g
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I HEARD from a Sprint rep that there's a hidden 5gb data cap on our accounts. And if you go over that, you run the risk of having your account terminated by sprint.
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Maybe sprint does it, but I find it rather hard to believe they would send you any kind of alert other then a text message that you are over data.
Do you have any apps that may be monitoring your data? I know when I was on an iphone I had an app that would warn me if I went over 1gig so I didn't go over my 2gig cap.
Ogrillion
What carrier are you with? Sprint doesn't have any cap on their data as long as you don't excessively roam
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ogrillion said:
Maybe sprint does it, but I find it rather hard to believe they would send you any kind of alert other then a text message that you are over data.
Do you have any apps that may be monitoring your data? I know when I was on an iphone I had an app that would warn me if I went over 1gig so I didn't go over my 2gig cap.
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Well I've never heard of them sending a text message. I've heard of them calling a guy here at xda and just straight out telling him that he went over his data limit, and that they were terminating his contract.
As for an app that monitors your data, I'm not sure, they know how much data your using without having to use an app to moniter it. Whenever I'm home, I always use my WiFi to do all my downloading, cuz I don't wanna run into something like that.
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There's no real cap on data. When I had my Optimus S I tethered everything to it because we didn't have internet st home at the time. I went well over 5 gigs for several months and never was told anything by Sprint. I would just ignore the message.
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There is NO cap on normal data. Tell that to the people that use 50+ GB a month. There IS a cap on data roaming. They will terminate you for that.
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xHausx said:
What carrier are you with? Sprint doesn't have any cap on their data as long as you don't excessively roam
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That's not what the rep told me xhausx. She said that there used to be a data cap of 5gb, but she wasn't sure if it was still in affect.
But since I got you, explain how they terminated a dude's contract here at xda for using too much data? Now I'm not sure of how much roaming he was doing, but they called him and terminated his contract. The rep didn't mention anything about roaming, but it very well could be true. It's obvious that some reps don't know what their talking about, LOL.
As for your question, I'm with Sprint
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That's not what the rep told me xhausx. She said that there used to be a data cap of 5gb, but she wasn't sure if it was still in affect.
But since I got you, explain how they terminated a dude's contract here at xda for using too much data? Now I'm not sure of how much roaming he was doing, but they called him and terminated his contract. The rep didn't mention anything about roaming, but it very well could be true. It's obvious that some reps don't know what their talking about, LOL.
As for your question, I'm with Sprint
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It's true Sprint used to have that limit. It is no longer in affect though. Otherwise spirit wouldn't be advertising "unlimited ". The limit on data roaming is 300 MB a month. Easy to go over.
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sniperkill said:
That's not what the rep told me xhausx. She said that there used to be a data cap of 5gb, but she wasn't sure if it was still in affect.
But since I got you, explain how they terminated a dude's contract here at xda for using too much data? Now I'm not sure of how much roaming he was doing, but they called him and terminated his contract. The rep didn't mention anything about roaming, but it very well could be true. It's obvious that some reps don't know what their talking about, LOL.
As for your question, I'm with Sprint
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The only time I've heard of them terminating anyones contact it was because they where either using a verizon prl or seeding torrents from their phone, which is a breach of your contract. Although I'm pretty sure they do leave themselves a loophole saying they can terminate your contract anyone they want for no reason.
I'm guessing the OP is using a gsm evo since it's an actual pop up and not a call or letter.
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She said that there used to be a data cap of 5gb, but she wasn't sure if it was still in affect.
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I always thought that was for data cards, not phones... or at least that was the info I'd read
i go over 5gigs all the time i am already over that right now and i still have 20 days left on my billing cycle and i havent got a message or anything from sprint
I am on Sprint any mobile anytime family. I don't ever tether and stream radio couple of hours during the week. I tried to take a pic but by the time it took it the message was gone. It is a grey bubble message that comes on at bottom of screen first time I unlock.
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sniperkill said:
I HEARD from a Sprint rep that there's a hidden 5gb data cap on our accounts. And if you go over that, you run the risk of having your account terminated by sprint.
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seems like they wouldnt be able to do such a thing on an account that clearly in writing has "unlimited data" on it....
i KNOW that i use well over the 5gb mark every month downloading all kinds of ****. never heard of this, never even got so much as an email from them about it.
every single rom i have ever downloaded... and there has been a good 2 gb worth in just the past week, all over the 4g connection, has been a ridiculous heap of usage all at once, never had any issues.
as for the OP, i have no idea. you obviously have some kind of restriction on your account, otherwise i would have seen this a long time ago. it's probably just a reminder from them letting you know that you are over. i would call them and ask them about it
I have seen all manner of message on Sprint...I'd keep an eye out for malware. OP, how picky are you about apps you install? Do you review the app permissions before installation?
If you aren't a paranoid wackjob about this stuff--or even worse you are "all meh" about it--I would backup your texts and VERY FEW VERY IMPORTANT apps and factory reset.
Though it sounds like it might be a consumption monitor with a default threshold notification...
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I have seen all manner of message on Sprint...I'd keep an eye out for malware. OP, how picky are you about apps you install? Do you review the app permissions before installation?
If you aren't a paranoid wackjob about this stuff--or even worse you are "all meh" about it--I would backup your texts and VERY FEW VERY IMPORTANT apps and factory reset.
Though it sounds like it might be a consumption monitor with a default threshold notification...
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like i said. call sprint.
I have been downloading well over 5 gigs a month well over a year..not once did they call or message me. But my roaming has always been 0 megabytes. I had a peak of 15 gigs a few months ago but average about 9 gigs a months. A lot of steaming and music. As far as a cap..not there for regular data on our phones now. However I am getting suspicious of the new items that are to be announced next month regarding 4g. Possibly, 3G will be capped and only 4g might be unlimited. Who knows.
sand1303 said:
I am on Sprint any mobile anytime family. I don't ever tether and stream radio couple of hours during the week. I tried to take a pic but by the time it took it the message was gone. It is a grey bubble message that comes on at bottom of screen first time I unlock.
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I know the message you're talking about, I remember it was because of a ROM I flashed and the dev said to just ignore it.
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lol i used 67 gigs in one month on 4g lol but they (sprint reps) called me out on it and told me to lower my downloads lol they didnt do anything to me because I'm a loyal customer. talk about data caps rite lol
i used 12 gb last month and didnt have any problems. that was all on 3g
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Well sprint canceled my account for roaming using to much data. I don't know why? I have heard of people getting canceled because of using verizon prl but I have never I have been using 12117. They will not turn it back on I have tried everything so I have to have my mom add me a phone this sucks. So watch out.
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Isn't that a corporate prl? A prl you shouldn't be on? Sorry you abused it and got caught.
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msimindlessmsi2 said:
Isn't that a corporate prl? A prl you shouldn't be on? Sorry you abused it and got caught.
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That is what I'm telling people I thought it was ok to use that one. I really had no idea I thought as long as it was not the Verizon one u were ok.
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Did you force roam or roam alot? Show us your data usage for last month. I've been on corporate prl's since the evo 4g and I'm good still. I rarely roam though and I'm on wifi when I'm at home.
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You've got to keep track of your roaming regardless. I've gotten pretty high up on roaming some months just from using a normal PRL. The corporate PRLs, more so. I'm sorry to hear that you had that happen to you though.
Did your mother be like I told you so you little turd head? Lol
They did the Same to me but i also used 5gb of roaming. Now i am trying to sell my EVO3d and shift. I switched to att and love my Samsung note and i get 5 gb per line not to bad i just have to slow down a little.
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isn't getting cancel a good thing?
I got a formal letter from Sprint a few months back stating that if my data roaming continued they'd cancel my account.
I was using the 11115 PRL + the Force Roam option I added in Warm TwoPointThree. About 2gb of data roaming a month. (98% of my data was roaming)
I have since stopped force roaming..
data roaming......that is something that seems the trend here.
i assume they ALWAYS warn before canceling right?
fr0st420 said:
Did you force roam or roam alot? Show us your data usage for last month. I've been on corporate prl's since the evo 4g and I'm good still. I rarely roam though and I'm on wifi when I'm at home.
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I never seen my phone go to roam. I used 11115 on my EVO 4G also. I don't know how much I was using I will try and find out. It kinda worked out my bill was like 150 amonth and now its only 60 to add 2 phones to my moms. And they wiped out my bill but still a pain in the ass.
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Doesn't Sprint charge you an arm and a leg for Roaming? How can you guys roam so much?
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Doesn't Sprint charge you an arm and a leg for Roaming? How can you guys roam so much?
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No, they don't charge for roaming. Unless you are international roaming, then that is different.
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Doesn't Sprint charge you an arm and a leg for Roaming? How can you guys roam so much?
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They will charge you for voice roaming. I had that happen to me.
I dont know if I exactly get the reason to use those other PRL?
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They will charge you for voice roaming. I had that happen to me.
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I've never been charged for Voice Roaming within the USA.
Sprint is great if you don't abuse it
Whoa, this whole time I thought they did charge you. I stayed in a cabin in North Carolina once where I had no signal and I disabled my roaming in fear I would get a heavy bill when I got back. Thank you for the heads up.
If you get a voice roam charge call and they will wipe it no questions asked. They blabbed something about its an issue with their billing. Yep sure...
What is the difference between a normal and a corporate prl?
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wilderckw said:
Well sprint canceled my account for roaming using to much data. I don't know why? I have heard of people getting canceled because of using verizon prl but I have never I have been using 12117. They will not turn it back on I have tried everything so I have to have my mom add me a phone this sucks. So watch out.
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How much did you use?
I received this text from AT&T today(see below)... Was wondering if they really do and how much they will throttle me.
The text
" ATT Free Msg: Your data usage on your 4G LTE smartphone is near 5GB this month. Exceeding 5GB during this or future billing cycles will result in reduced data speeds, though you'll still be able to email & surf the web. Wi-Fi helps you avoid reduced speeds. Visit www.att.com/datainfo or call 866-344-7584 for more info."
Thanks!
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Someone else posted that they were throttled to .6 mbps after hitting 5gb.
Were u on a grandfathered unlimited plan & switched to an unlimited lte plan?
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Someone else posted that they were throttled to .6 mbps after hitting 5gb.
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.6 Mbps from what?
Because I get on average ~20-35 Mbps I might die if I got .6...
RMXO said:
Were u on a grandfathered unlimited plan & switched to an unlimited lte plan?
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Yeah I was grandfathered unlimited plan and switched over.
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Yeah I was grandfathered unlimited plan and switched over.
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Shucks that sucks. Guess, I need to set my bandwitdh notification down from 9GB to 4GB.
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Shucks that sucks. Guess, I need to set my bandwitdh notification down from 9GB to 4GB.
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Hahaha I guess I should set mine to 4.99 just so I don't reach the cap.
Or would only 4gb be safer ?
Also what app do you use to track it anyway?
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Hahaha I guess I should set mine to 4.99 just so I don't reach the cap.
Or would only 4gb be safer ?
Also what app do you use to track it anyway?
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I'm using onavo personally. What about everyone else?
Unlimited grandfathered in plans get throttled at 5GB for 4G LTE data plans and I believe 2 or 3 GB for 3G & HSPA+ data plan.
If you have ICS, go to system settings then click data usage. You can set a data limit also. Its built in so you wont need to download an app.
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.6 Mbps from what?
Because I get on average ~20-35 Mbps I might die if I got .6...
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From whatever the theoretical max bandwidth available for their area. Once they hit 5GB of usage, their speed was capped at .6 Mbps.
This was only one data point though, so as always, YMMV.
I hit ten plus gigs a month. They throttle at five but it's very easy to get un throttled. Just look into the ImEi trick . Basically call and update your imei with a 4g phone. Then call back with lte note and update. You are un throttled. Don't let them limit your data Usage.
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I hit ten plus gigs a month. They throttle at five but it's very easy to get un throttled. Just look into the ImEi trick . Basically call and update your imei with a 4g phone. Then call back with lte note and update. You are un throttled. Don't let them limit your data Usage.
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I did a search but can't find it, do you happen to have a link?
Does this really work though?
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jluu1286 said:
I did a search but can't find it, do you happen to have a link?
Does this really work though?
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This is from the infuse forum. More people should know about this. It is really simple. Lol people have pm me since I have always mentioned this on throttling threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22532530
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Anyone know an alternative to this IMEI trick because I no longer have access to my old infuse so I don't really have the ability to "update" my IMEI.
Thankfully my billing cycle just restarted today, I was at 4.8GB so I was nearing their 5gb mark.
I did some more research on this matter and found these three potential fixes, has anyone confirmed that it works on the Gnote?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406864
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342111
and
http://www.traemcneely.com/2011/12/...rottle-4g-data-anti-throttling-trick-for-att/
In almost no time my EVO 3D hit the default limit warning lol! I don't remember setting the monitor up, I didn't
know ICS had this feature.
This is mostly over my 4G.
I'd never make it on another carrier.
XDA Since 2007...
Woah! I only get 1gb a month on my o2 UK contract! Is your data unlimited??
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Yeah, Sprint is unlimited. Thankfully.
XDA Since 2007...
Love sprint most of the time
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I miss my Unlimited sprint... cricket sucks lol. Yeah ICS has a built in data monitor. and you can change the limits by sliding them up or down, since stock limit seems a little low.
I only have 1gb with o2 Germany but it's fairly fast. I average about 3mbps down and 1.5mbps up with full signal
But once I reach 1gb then it slows down to gprs speed (barf)
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how the hell did you manage to get 1GB over the internet app...
i mean downloads are in a seperate app so...
I did watch a lot of streamed content here and there, didn't realized how much. It might be counting downloads.
XDA Since 2007...
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how the hell did you manage to get 1GB over the internet app...
i mean downloads are in a seperate app so...
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Downloads count towards internet in the usage.
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Noiro said:
I did watch a lot of streamed content here and there, didn't realized how much. It might be counting downloads.
XDA Since 2007...
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What are you streaming? ;-)
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Noiro said:
In almost no time my EVO 3D hit the default limit warning lol! I don't remember setting the monitor up, I didn't
know ICS had this feature.
This is mostly over my 4G.
I'd never make it on another carrier.
XDA Since 2007...
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I just got the same message on mine today. I changed the message to 8 gigs instead of 2. Let's see how long it takes me to reach THAT plateau!
i'm confused, mine shows 0.00MB for the last month and I know that's wrong since I use the internet all the time during lunch (non-wifi). Not that it matters on Sprint, but I'm trying to gauge usage if Sprint's NV rollout doesn't improve my service so I won't get screwed if I move to VZ.
gonna see if it's a known bug on MeanICS.
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i'm confused, mine shows 0.00MB for the last month and I know that's wrong since I use the internet all the time during lunch (non-wifi). Not that it matters on Sprint, but I'm trying to gauge usage if Sprint's NV rollout doesn't improve my service so I won't get screwed if I move to VZ.
gonna see if it's a known bug on MeanICS.
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If you average more than 2GB on the go, you're screwed. $30 = 2GB, $50 for 5GB. (VZW)
$30 for 2GB is a joke IMHO. For limited data, $30 for 4-5GB sounds reasonable.
I laughed at AT&T when they told a guy he could use his WiFi when he was near his 2GB limit. He told them "That's great & all but are you going to be paying my home internet bill when I go over, what's the point?"
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What are you streaming? ;-)
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LOL, what don't I stream?
Music
Some 20 minute shows
Youtube vids that don't open the app ( I gotta fix this)
I was downloading a few ICS ROMs & a Kernel
Hahaha I usually average 6 gb data per month. Screw limits!
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Ok I can't be actually using this much already. No way... How do people make it on limited data?
XDA Since 2007...
I thought only 4g was unlimited.
3g was capped at 5gb, then throttled when I worked at corporate 6 months ago.
Google + pertinent info = results
scariola said:
I thought only 4g was unlimited.
3g was capped at 5gb, then throttled when I worked at corporate 6 months ago.
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With the $10 PD fee, it's all unlimited. Most of what I racked up there was over 4G.
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$20 for 6 GB on Roger's (Canada)
Between wifi at home and at work, I rarely even scratch the surface!
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I've used CDMA Workshop to update my PRL using all the different PRLs posted on this site, from 00001 - 56xxx. I seemed to get the best results with 11119 last billing cycle. I roamed over 31GB but no letter from Sprint. So I was going to continue to take advantage of the speeds until they warn me.
However, when I tried yesterday, I get very slow speeds with all the PRLs and my Sprint data usage page always shows Sprint 3g & Sprint 4g numbers increasing, but not Sprint 3g roaming usage. What's weird is the phone NEVER connects to LTE service so how is my 4g usage amount increasing? I know some of the PRLs listed would not show the roaming indicator although I was indeed roaming. But the Sprint usage page only shows Sprint usage increasing.
Anyways, when I flash 11119 or any other PRL from the XDA site, do I also need to set the Roam Only option in Settings -> Mobile Data -> Roaming (MeanBean ROM & I'm not opposed to switching ROMs if that's the issue)? My current Sprint PRL via Update PRL is 24012. Should I just keep the Sprint PRL and set the Roam Only option for Mobile Data? I tried it briefly and it switches my connection to 1x. Will 1x still count as 3G roaming? It's slow as heck so I can't imagine 1x data usage pushing my usage numbers up very high.
Only my 2nd post so forgive me if I posted in the wrong area, asked stupid questions, etc. Blast me and I'll get it all right the next time ... I promise!!
Need to flash an alternate prl and go to roam only mode. Orelse you'll still be on sprint towers.
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Need to flash an alternate prl and go to roam only mode. Orelse you'll still be on sprint towers.
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This has worked beautifully!! Over 100GB so far and the 3g speed is bearable. Still no letters from Sprint so maybe my account gets a pass.
Thanks for the reply!
listsubscriber said:
This has worked beautifully!! Over 100GB so far and the 3g speed is bearable. Still no letters from Sprint so maybe my account gets a pass.
Thanks for the reply!
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How about you just pay the ETF and go to a carrier that better suits your needs?
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How about you just pay the ETF and go to a carrier that better suits your needs?
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Mayb cause sprint is cheaper? Cept tmo i suppose
Technically Sprint CAN charge .25$ per megabyte over 300mb usage of off-network roaming, by the way That would be quite the bill you'd have there. Sprint is tricky and unpredictable in most cases. I'd be careful. Just my .25$. Lol.
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Technically Sprint CAN charge .25$ per megabyte over 300mb usage of off-network roaming, by the way That would be quite the bill you'd have there. Sprint is tricky and unpredictable in most cases. I'd be careful. Just my .25$. Lol.
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I wish they would do this to these people racking up huge roaming bills. They are just ruining the roaming for others.
signal can't be that bad if your hitting 100gb.. it take me 3+ months to hit that with the signal I get.
ekz13 said:
signal can't be that bad if your hitting 100gb.. it take me 3+ months to hit that with the signal I get.
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He's using Verizon signal (3g), sometimes I get up to 1.5 with their signal too
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Be careful bro! Just figured you're bill of roaming. It totals to $25,600!!!
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bennyboy78 said:
Be careful bro! Just figured you're bill of roaming. It totals to $25,600!!!
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Exactly. It's a risky business. Cheaper to ETF and switch carriers for sure.
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carrilloevo said:
He's using Verizon signal (3g), sometimes I get up to 1.5 with their signal too
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oh I understand that but 1.5gb isn't that much in the grand scheme, I would think most people here can hit that with or without a vzn prl, but its a far cry from 100gb
bennyboy78 said:
Be careful bro! Just figured you're bill of roaming. It totals to $25,600!!!
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There may be a provision that Sprint *can* charge you extra for roaming, but I've never heard of it actually happening to anyone in practice. It seems to be standard procedure that they just drop you after a certain amount of time of excessive roaming, and they give you advance notice that you're being dropped. I've actually seen a copy of the letter they send. In my personal experience, I've never been charged extra for roaming despite routinely going over their 300mb cap.
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