http://m.afterdawn.com/article.cfm/2012/04/04/sprint_confirms_4g_lte_will_be_unlimited
Woohoo
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I should hope so. They charge you $10 a month extra now for data.
I agree. We got boned hard with crappy WiMax. 3G has been awful lately. We need a break.
Jeff_in_LA said:
I agree. We got boned hard with crappy WiMax. 3G has been awful lately. We need a break.
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Same thing here in NJ.
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Same thing here in NJ.
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Ever since sprint got the iPhone, bandwidth has gone to crap. It's that simple. That's why they didn't get the iPad.. already strained 3g network.
"Why Sprint Got Shut Out of Apple’s iPad Party"
http://mashable.com/2012/03/08/why-no-sprint-ipad/
So lte phones will be out soon, but when will we have lte service?
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unlimited, on a limited network. Look how much 4g verizon,att has. I believe sprint has the smallest footprint when it comes to 4g. I know I'll probably never see it in West Virginia.
I use to have 5 lines with Sprint on their everything family plan. I've winded down to 2 and in May it'll be 0. Their data's slow, in DC. To load Google Maps to find a place near you took a couple of minutes. It was embarrassing.
Sprint - 2 Smartphone lines, $150 (unlimited data)
ATT - 2 smartphone lines, $150 (3gb data)
VZ - 2 smartphone lines, $150 (4gb data)
All our texts go via Google Voice for over a year now....
Honestly, when I hear unlimited, I'm really hearing "slow."
Why does everyone hate sprints data? Its always been AMAZING for me, 3G is always atleast 1mbps can sometimea get up around 1.8, I have 4g in my home town and ive gotten it in quite a few other states for example mississippi, missouri, etc.. I usually get around 8-10 mbps on 4g nd I knoe thats not up to speed with lte but thats more than ill ever need haha besides ive used their network to download over 15gbs of movies in the same week before and that really puts their unlimited plan to use!
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Most people get way less than that
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I made sure to point out that graduated it's in DC... The voice calls are always greater, but data.... that's another story.
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are they going to charge $10 "premium" data?
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are they going to charge $10 "premium" data?
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They already do, the 10$ premium data is for all smartphones with or without 4G capabilities... Here ya go...
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They already do, the 10$ premium data is for all smartphones with or without 4G capabilities... Here ya go...
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I know that they already do, when I signed up for them they told me that this fee was because of the 4G connectivity. So now I am wondering if this is going to be charged when you use an LTE phone?
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I know that they already do, when I signed up for them they told me that this fee was because of the 4G connectivity. So now I am wondering if this is going to be charged when you use an LTE phone?
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changed from a 4g fee to a smartphone fee ages ago...so if your LTE phone is a smartphone (always will be) $10 you pay yes?
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Well after reading this....http://phandroid.com/2011/07/19/dan-hesse-expect-big-announcements-from-sprint-about-4g-this-fall/
I'm pretty sure that the area that I am in will not be getting 4G service any time soon. TMobile is the only one who currently offers 4G in my area. That being said, since I will not be using the 4G service for a good while is there anyway that we can have the premium data charge removed from our bill? Or has anyone ever got it removed?
From what I remember we can't get it removed. What if you went on vacation and ended up in a 4G area. I'm sure you would use the 4G connectivity.
Its a "premium data plan" now, they stopped using the "4G access" because people were arguing the validity of it. All smart phones require the $10 add on. There's no way out of it.
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Its a "premium data plan" now, they stopped using the "4G access" because people were arguing the validity of it. All smart phone require the $10 add on. There's no way out of it.
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This.. their 4g has come to a dead halt. I dont even think they are expanding anymore
Yes that and they are not calling it a 4g fee just a generic smartphone data fee... So unfortunately if you want the phone you have to pay. Still cheaper than big red
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All smart phones on sprint are required to pay that 10 dallor fee now. So, no way out of it
not sure why you call it a evo or 4g tax, the premium data charge is for all smartphone devices 3g or 4g. if the $10 fee is to keep our data unlimited them im happy to pay it, and its still cheaper that vz or att. so im happy with that. so... no sprint wont take away the addon charge
I remember back when the Evo came out after I had got my Heroc that people called it the Evo tax. Ah well, I may go to DC or Raleigh and be able to use it. Just wanted to check. Thanks all....
And yeah, it is still cheper than VZW....
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not sure why you call it a evo or 4g tax, the premium data charge is for all smartphone devices 3g or 4g. if the $10 fee is to keep our data unlimited them im happy to pay it, and its still cheaper that vz or att. so im happy with that. so... no sprint wont take away the addon charge
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Last year it was a premium data fee only on 4G phones.
This.. their 4g has come to a dead halt. I dont even think they are expanding anymore
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Yeah, I think the LTE thing has a lot to do with that...though, I don't know what the hell they expect LTE to do when WiMax is a far superior protocol as far as I am concerned. I'm sure their engineers are well aware of Sprint/Clear's worst-in-show frequencies and power limits are to blame for the horrible spotty coverage even in "full 4G" areas. Is this super expensive switch to LTE (on crappy frequencies) nothing more than a super-expensive marketing maneuver? I mean, srsly...Similar or worse protocol on the same horrible frequencies aren't going to change anything, or even make it perform worse.
4G is still rolling out slowly, just got it in my town, sprint reps didn't know anything about it. Just tried it a few weeks ago and to my surprise 5Mbps down, and 1.7 up.
Try an app in the market called "sensorly" it will show where 4G is before sprint will acknowledge it. Be sure to follow the setup for sprint and then 4G maps.
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That or just look at Clearwire's website. I have 4G coverage where I live and in some spots here in OKC, but Sprint has said nothing about it.
The 10 dollar/month fee is to keep "true unlimited data" on any smartphone according to Sprint.. and with my usage this is still cheaper than using the "death star" or "vzw" but YMMV
Yeah, that fee is also applied to the blackberry phones.
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From what I remember we can't get it removed. What if you went on vacation and ended up in a 4G area. I'm sure you would use the 4G connectivity.
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probably not, i'd be vacationing.
besides, if i promised to disable my 4g i'd take that damn 10bucks off a month. They dont have 4g in this podunk town i live in for the next year.
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probably not, i'd be vacationing.
besides, if i promised to disable my 4g i'd take that damn 10bucks off a month. They dont have 4g in this podunk town i live in for the next year.
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and then you'll only have it outdoors...I'd add a 'lol' at the end, but, I ain't laughin'
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4G is still rolling out slowly, just got it in my town, sprint reps didn't know anything about it. Just tried it a few weeks ago and to my surprise 5Mbps down, and 1.7 up.
Try an app in the market called "sensorly" it will show where 4G is before sprint will acknowledge it. Be sure to follow the setup for sprint and then 4G maps.
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1.7 up? Liar! http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/06/13/sprint-ready-to-bump-4g-upload-speed-cap-will-raise-wi-max-to/
Seriously...I'm almost sickened by done of the posts here. Makes me wonder if Sprint seriously has the most simple customers.
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1.7 up? Liar! http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/06/13/sprint-ready-to-bump-4g-upload-speed-cap-will-raise-wi-max-to/
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Well then it sucks to be me, just got 1437 up, I must have broken phone. Sorry dude...
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It WAS an Evo tax. Here's proof from when I disputed it a while ago. I took these myself. I later realized that if I have to pay an extra $10 a month for my line to keep unlimited data, then so be it. I get close to 2GB. I never go over, but then again this is without Netflix/Pandora/etc, so in the future I might:
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1437 is believeable....but u said. 1.7 which is BS for sure!!!
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Also on a side note Merry christmas and happy holidays to all devs and people of xda!
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What is it usually?
Same happened to me yesterday... 1.6m got all excited thinking it improved.. until I got home... It usually ranges from 20-60k to 200k... If it good it can go to 300-400k
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For me the BEST during the day maybe 300 or 250 dl and about the same for upload. Makes me really sad the only limitation this phone really has is the network.
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For me the BEST during the day maybe 300 or 250 dl and about the same for upload. Makes me really sad the only limitation this phone really has is the network.
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No kidding, man. I can't say I have ever seen my phone above 400K on 3G before.... Kinda blows, really. Sprint is all concerned with taking away perks, the least they could do with that extra money is improve their terrible network. I remember in '09, sprint was way better than this.
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No kidding, man. I can't say I have ever seen my phone above 400K on 3G before.... Kinda blows, really. Sprint is all concerned with taking away perks, the least they could do with that extra money is improve their terrible network. I remember in '09, sprint was way better than this.
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Seriously...Can't even use the so called unlimited data when speeds are obnoxiously slow. It's like promising an all you can eat buffet but with minimal food. To give Sprint credit though, the 3G speeds in Philadelphia were awesome. I also got a taste of what WiMax had to offer and was impressed with 11mbps.
If they promised faster speeds with the condition of reducing unlimited to say 5GB a month, I'd be ecstatic. Anything to even match the speeds Verizon or any of the GSM carriers get.
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No kidding, man. I can't say I have ever seen my phone above 400K on 3G before.... Kinda blows, really. Sprint is all concerned with taking away perks, the least they could do with that extra money is improve their terrible network. I remember in '09, sprint was way better than this.
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Unfortunately, Sprint is over $5 billion in debt. The merger with Nextel and lack of iPhone were a disaster. A big outside investor like Dish Network, Google, etc. should buy out Sprint/Clearwire and build out their networks.
In india the max speed reached on my 3g was 5017kbps and generally i get around 3170kbps
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Unfortunately, Sprint is over $5 billion in debt. The merger with Nextel and lack of iPhone were a disaster. A big outside investor like Dish Network, Google, etc. should buy out Sprint/Clearwire and build out their networks.
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Maybe but something needs to happen fairly soon or I may just end up switching to big red even at their very high costs.
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im actually seeing my speeds consistently around 800-1400kbps DL for over a month now, I used to use verizon PRL's because i would never see much better than 600kbps, But now im on 21083 that came with my 3d... it seems like they really are doing something with 3G, at least around here..
i have a feeling its gonna get better . only way i leave sprint is if they dead unlimited data
Greetings from Denmark
Sorry to see such crappy speeds
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Same here....first time ever seeing speeds like this....
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And I used to look for wifi hot spots!
LTE(!)
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I would still recommend you look for WiFi hotspots to avoid overages for larger downloads.
The unlimited data plan helps there!
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The unlimited data plan helps there!
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When I activated mine, I was told I HAD to switch to a tiered plan - no choice. I asked to speak to a supervisor who also said it was MANDATORY. After the fact I found out that was not the case and lots of folks kept theirs - called back a couple days later and was told since I did it it cannot be undone, so now I'm on the 3Gig plan and feel kinda screwed!
I do wonder which uses more battery tho: wifi or lte...
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When I activated mine, I was told I HAD to switch to a tiered plan - no choice. I asked to speak to a supervisor who also said it was MANDATORY. After the fact I found out that was not the case and lots of folks kept theirs - called back a couple days later and was told since I did it it cannot be undone, so now I'm on the 3Gig plan and feel kinda screwed!
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Have you had the Note for less than 30 days? I was put on a 3GB plan as well without knowing. I called up customer service and told the lady I was told everything one would remain the same, but now I find out that they seitched me. She apologized and after a few minutes she added the unlimited back to my account and later offered me the Visual voice mail service. She said it was free for my phone. I'm back on unlimited without an issue
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Have you had the Note for less than 30 days? I was put on a 3GB plan as well without knowing. I called up customer service and told the lady I was told everything one would remain the same, but now I find out that they seitched me. She apologized and after a few minutes she added the unlimited back to my account and later offered me the Visual voice mail service. She said it was free for my phone. I'm back on unlimited without an issue
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+1. Try calling them up.
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When I activated mine, I was told I HAD to switch to a tiered plan - no choice. I asked to speak to a supervisor who also said it was MANDATORY. After the fact I found out that was not the case and lots of folks kept theirs - called back a couple days later and was told since I did it it cannot be undone, so now I'm on the 3Gig plan and feel kinda screwed!
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Its not mandatory call up 611 tell them your story and they'll switch you back.
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When I activated mine, I was told I HAD to switch to a tiered plan - no choice. I asked to speak to a supervisor who also said it was MANDATORY. After the fact I found out that was not the case and lots of folks kept theirs - called back a couple days later and was told since I did it it cannot be undone, so now I'm on the 3Gig plan and feel kinda screwed!
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Call back and escalate. It is not mandatory. That was a mistake and in that case you can get your unlimited data plan back.
Nice speeds! Here's my best so far.
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When I activated mine, I was told I HAD to switch to a tiered plan - no choice. I asked to speak to a supervisor who also said it was MANDATORY. After the fact I found out that was not the case and lots of folks kept theirs - called back a couple days later and was told since I did it it cannot be undone, so now I'm on the 3Gig plan and feel kinda screwed!
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Ouch I can relate and feel your pain.
So I went to Mexico last week to Cancun for vacations and wifi suck in my room I gave up and use over 100mb on international roaming (Facebook pull a lot data)
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That will come up to over 400$ plus in one month plus the current charges, anyways I called them today to see if they can add international charges, (I also said that I had ask for it before leaving to Mexico) and they actually help me with 325$ so I ma pay 75$ extra which ain't great but better then nothing, just want to give the heads up in case anyone else gets in this kind of trouble
Next time I'm just gonna take my unlocked iPhone and get a sim card for it over there, I wish the evo could be use with SIM tho
UPDATE
here is a pic they fixed 75$ definitely worth from what I used but ill be smart next time about it
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Yeah, always use local services. In't roaming on every carrier worldwide is nuts.
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This is standard with nearly all carriers. You should have checked the rates before you turned on mobile data. I'm glad they cut you some slack on the price, but to be honest this isn't "screwed up", you should have known better.
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This is standard with nearly all carriers. You should have checked the rates before you turned on mobile data. I'm glad they cut you some slack on the price, but to be honest this isn't "screwed up", you should have known better.
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+1
Consumer advocate Clark Howard always recommends getting a prepaid cell when heading out of the country, more specifically a GSM prepaid phone.
Truth I screwed up but I learn my lessons I just never had problems with WiFi in the past when I had travel
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Truth I screwed up but I learn my lessons I just never had problems with WiFi in the past when I had travel
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Don't feel bad I did this once in the navy lol was stupid expensive
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Using your phone on vacation? And FB? Not much of a vacation.
One of the best weeks of my life was a vacation to Mexico where I left my phone off in the suitcase for 5 days. No phone. No computer. Nothing. It was the best.
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Using your phone on vacation? And FB? Not much of a vacation.
One of the best weeks of my life was a vacation to Mexico where I left my phone off in the suitcase for 5 days. No phone. No computer. Nothing. It was the best.
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Well I didn't really use Facebook is just that it pulls a lot background data I log out half of the week after it already had pull 35mb, but other then that idk how I used that much
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Seems like a good time to not renew with big red
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There are alot of apps that block content, or just plain dont work on rooted devices. Really the only diff is vzw's tells you why and how to fix. It's funny listening to all the "leave vzw" remarks; awesome coverage, speed, and great CS, yeah who wants to keep all that. I've found that as long as i pay my bill ontime, i have had zero issues with them, including 3 phone replacements, two of which were returned modified, not even a whisper from them about it.
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There are alot of apps that block content, or just plain dont work on rooted devices. Really the only diff is vzw's tells you why and how to fix. It's funny listening to all the "leave vzw" remarks; awesome coverage, speed, and great CS, yeah who wants to keep all that. I've found that as long as i pay my bill ontime, i have had zero issues with them, including 3 phone replacements, two of which were returned modified, not even a whisper from them about it.
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lol yea, and you pay for all that hype too.
i get the same great coverage, some times better, on FI, and my bill is $50 less a month, including a new phone on payment plan.
im not denying vzw has good service or data, had them for a verrrry long time. just no point in throwing money away any more, when there not the only good game in town.
That may be true where you live, or cities, but vzw covers rural as good or better then others, and i dont begrudge the cost for coverage. Not sure how well if at all FI would work in seOK.
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wyrdtrtle said:
That may be true where you live, or cities, but vzw covers rural as good or better then others, and i dont begrudge the cost for coverage. Not sure how well if at all FI would work in seOK.
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i live about 30min outside of the city and it works fine, work in i a big city, where it works better than vzw. the building penetration isnt even comparable, its so much better.
there are maps that will show you coverage, and it would actually cost you less than $10 to try it with a device for a week to see how it works.
im not trying to convince you to switch, just throwing out some facts. i dont agree with the rationale of ill keep paying more because i dont want to see if there is anything as good for less.
...but its your money, and just my opinion.
But, my Verizon G3, vs985, is not Project Fi compatible, is it ? So I cannot switch to Fi, with my Verizon phone, which is the topical phone of this sub-board, right ?
I can, though, with my Nexus 6.
Just get it clear in your head that until Verizon starts thinking their draconian lock-down policies are actually hurting their bottom line, they will just keep tightening the screws on their customers.
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trent999 said:
But, my Verizon G3, vs985, is not Project Fi compatible, is it ? So I cannot switch to Fi, with my Verizon phone, which is the topical phone of this sub-board, right ?
I can, though, with my Nexus 6.
Just get it clear in your head that until Verizon starts thinking their draconian lock-down policies are actually hurting their bottom line, they will just keep tightening the screws on their customers.
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i save the equivalent of 3 new phones every 2 years since switching, so yea, its real inconvenient i cant use any of the vzw phones i have.
I saw that too with my G3. What I did was to install it on my Nexus 9 tablet and tether my phone to it. Its nice to kill time on the train ride home.
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