So there's been a rumor going around that is with unlimited data will be pushed into the share all crap April 2013
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canthus90 said:
So there's been a rumor going around that is with unlimited data will be pushed into the share all crap April 2013
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probably not true, but i'll jump ship to sprint if that happens
I have nobody to share my data with lol
I'm still on contract till 11/13 . But yeah I can totally see myself sharing data with myself. Sounds legit!:good:
If that does happen, they have to let us out with no ETF. More likely, they'll just stop letting people keep it when their contract expires or when they renew, even if they pay full retail for a phone. They stand to lose an awful lot of customers if they were to just yank it from everybody that still has it, not to mention the internet and media backlash. Then again, it's just that: a rumor.
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Then again, it's just that: a rumor.
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Its not a rumor... its very true and going into effect very soon...
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Its not a rumor... its very true and going into effect very soon...
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Even if it is true, April, 2013 isn't all that soon. But the Verizon CFO hasn't blabbed about it so it can't be true.
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Its not a rumor... its very true and going into effect very soon...
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If they just change your data plan during your contract.. Hello cancellation w/ no ETF!
I'll tell you someone's who getting out of his contract for free if that happens.
Me.
I'm supposed to have unlimited until January of 2014.
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If they just change your data plan during your contract.. Hello cancellation w/ no ETF!
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That's exactly what I said. And not only that line but every line on your account can cancel if they force them into a shared plan since it affects every line. But I seriously doubt they will just yank them. They have millions of customers with grandfathered plans and millions of those customers will just pack up their phones and leave if that happens. Overnight they could shrink to the number 2 service provider. I'm not saying they'll let us keep our data plans forever, but they're not going to yank everybody at once either because it doesn't make a bit of business sense. It makes a ton more business sense to just let contracts run out and in less than 2 years they won't have any grandfathered subscribers. They may not be making as much money off of people with unlimited data plans but I'm sure that the vast majority of them are still profitable customers and therefore it's better to hang on to them.
To the people that say it's going to happen soon, proof or GTFO.
To reiterate what others have said. I don't think they can just do that, without the contract becoming null and void, if that is the case, then its a breech of contact on their part. They would have to let us out of the contract withput paying ETFs.
My contract is up Nov 2013 and I was told as long as I don't upgrade then I will.be fine.
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So were you guys gonna go? Sprint? Good luck with that you forget how fast Verizon's network is and what 3G is like.. Remember you get what you pay for. Just saying...
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So were you guys gonna go? Sprint? Good luck with that you forget how fast Verizon's network is and what 3G is like.. Remember you get what you pay for. Just saying...
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But April 13 is a long way off. The networks or even companies can shift. Remember there for like 2 years every phone company either sold or bought each other out? In the next year I see companies merging to combat Verizon and not to mention Google's allegedly planned network.
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So were you guys gonna go? Sprint? Good luck with that you forget how fast Verizon's network is and what 3G is like.. Remember you get what you pay for. Just saying...
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Not that I'm leaving but sprint has lte where I live and so does at&t. If Verizon forces me off unlimited, then I would have to weigh my options.
Doubt we would hear anything about that until closer to next summer.
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I am starting to think about Tmo $30 monthly plan. Only 100 minutes, but who cares with groove ip and Google voice. Unlimited data, 4G speed for first 5 gigs. Order a sim for $1 and flash a gsm rom and I am half the price I am paying now.
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damn, if verizons 3g network is as slow and ****ty as it is where i am, i can only imagine how bad sprint etc are...then again, verizons is pretty awful, and i get like full service with under 1mbps download lol
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Its not a rumor... its very true and going into effect very soon...
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So, ICS for the Rezound was a rumor? Because that hasn't happened?
Oh Wait, though, you might be right. Anything to boost profits will happen, so let's see... ICS OTA for the Rezound makes no money for Verizon (Except back when we were promised it and people bought the phones based on that promise. Shared data plan makes astronomical profits for Verizon, so, likely to happen.
UGH. When will the day everyone would be willing to band together and call Verizon and say "Cancel my contract for your lack of commitment and services and promises for updates." The only action that would ever change Verizon's mind on doing what they do. It all comes back to the idea that Verizon has no incentive to give back what they've took and to make ridiculous plans. People continue to buy, buy, buy their phones and sign contracts.
In the end, it's not Verizon's fault. It's the fault of American Greed. no one does anything about it, so companies, like Verizon, continue to play the game and profit off the lack of revolt for practices.
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disclaimer: this was not any sort of personal attack of any comments quoted, or by any persons making such comments. It was a perfect statement to make my point. My opinions are those of my own and may not reflect those of others.
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damn, if verizons 3g network is as slow and ****ty as it is where i am, i can only imagine how bad sprint etc are...then again, verizons is pretty awful, and i get like full service with under 1mbps download lol
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Sprints 3G was around 56k or less. My old dial up modem would have kicked its ass.
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Bstrong9211 said:
But April 13 is a long way off. The networks or even companies can shift. Remember there for like 2 years every phone company either sold or bought each other out? In the next year I see companies merging to combat Verizon and not to mention Google's allegedly planned network.
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Its tough out there I joked that my cell bill is like a car payment. Really you could, you could lease a car for what cell phones cost.
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UGH. When will the day everyone would be willing to band together and call Verizon and say "Cancel my contract for your lack of commitment and services and promises for updates." The only action that would ever change Verizon's mind on doing what they do. It all comes back to the idea that Verizon has no incentive to give back what they've took and to make ridiculous plans. People continue to buy, buy, buy their phones and sign contracts.
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When more carriers become available more widespread in areas . The only reliable coverage I get in South Dakota where I live and travel to visit back home, is Verizon. Sprint / AT&T are spotty. T-Mobile doesn't exist.
When T-Mobile or Sprint finishes rolling out their LTE networks, will the Rezound be capable of running on either of them?
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Well, this just sucks!
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=8746
Figures.
Won't affect me though because I don't plan on leaving Sprint. I just wish their data speeds would get better. But the alternative to that is Verizon which is like 1/3 more in price and capped data. What good is having 4328907540913409843 mbps download speeds if you can only use 2 gigs of it per month?
Next 2G data....
Can they bump the ETF Fees anytime they want ? even tho I signed for a 2yr contract with a 200$ ETF ?
cds36 said:
Can they bump the ETF Fees anytime they want ? even tho I signed for a 2yr contract with a 200$ ETF ?
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Since you already have a contract the ETF will remain the same. Unless you renew your contract. But I think that you have until a certain date in September to renew or change your contract without any ETF changes after that is $350.
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cds36 said:
Can they bump the ETF Fees anytime they want ? even tho I signed for a 2yr contract with a 200$ ETF ?
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It is only for a new contracts, old contracts stay the same.
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The irony here is, doesn't this material change to a core term of the original contract allow existing customers OUT of said contracts binding terms without having to pay any ETF?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/...ee-to-350-wants-to-play-with-t/#disqus_thread
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It is only for a new contracts, old contracts stay the same.
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If that's accurate, than there is no alteration to existing contracts and you cant use it to get out. Although, who would want to leave Sprint now anyway? Especially us SERO folks.
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The irony here is, doesn't this material change to a core term of the original contract allow existing customers OUT of said contracts binding terms without having to pay any ETF?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/...ee-to-350-wants-to-play-with-t/#disqus_thread
If that's accurate, than there is no alteration to existing contracts and you cant use it to get out. Although, who would want to leave Sprint now anyway? Especially us SERO folks.
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Agreed, I'm SERO. Got 2 lines, and can add more if I want.
Well they have to start somewhere specially iPhone is going to sprint. I'm pretty sure sprint has been keep in eye on Verizon when they received the iPhone and what are the downfalls. It's all about data speed here if iPhone has 4G capabilities.
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I just wish their data speeds would get better. But the alternative to that is Verizon which is like 1/3 more in price and capped data. What good is having 4328907540913409843 mbps download speeds if you can only use 2 gigs of it per month?
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Take heart! Sprint has a large strategy meeting October 7th that's supposed to reveal significant 4G plans.
Hopefully it's: "You know those multi-cast towers we've been developing? Yeah, every tower that you could get 3G on before now has 4G enabled.... NOW!"
Like this morning, I tested our 4G in our area and this what I got. Download 9.87 mbps and upload 3.65 mbps. That's faster than my home internet
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had sprint since 2001, onlly gonna effect you if you plan on back out of your contract early, i see no need to, i extend my contract all the time because they keep giving me bonuses to do so
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Take heart! Sprint has a large strategy meeting October 7th that's supposed to reveal significant 4G plans.
Hopefully it's: "You know those multi-cast towers we've been developing? Yeah, every tower that you could get 3G on before now has 4G enabled.... NOW!"
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I heard that, I hope it's big news that actually affects my service in my area. I would love to have 4G. I've only connected to 4G like 4 times since I first got my OG EVO back in may of 2010. Closest places that have 4G are Charlotte and Atlanta.
Anyone notice all the companies double the ETF right before releasing the iphone?
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Anyone notice all the companies double the ETF right before releasing the iphone?
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I wouldn't be surprised if Apple was the only reason for ETF's going up on the carriers that have the iPhone.
I dunno what happened but this prl is back up and running great. Thought I would let the people who use this know. Mods please move if in wrong place and I apologize if you guys already knew this.
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Isn't this the PRL that causes you to use Verizon's towers, making people with high bandwidth usage get terminated from Sprint, and also helping the people who want to avoid an ETF get out of their contract without paying, hurting the rest of us?
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Isn't this the PRL that causes you to use Verizon's towers, making people with high bandwidth usage get terminated from Sprint, and also helping the people who want to avoid an ETF get out of their contract without paying, hurting the rest of us?
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That's the one! Lol
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Isn't this the PRL that causes you to use Verizon's towers, making people with high bandwidth usage get terminated from Sprint, and also helping the people who want to avoid an ETF get out of their contract without paying, hurting the rest of us?
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Yessir that is the one and that's exactly why I'm using it.
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Yessir that is the one and that's exactly why I'm using it.
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Just making sure that was the one I was thinking of. Thanks for being part of the problem!
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Just making sure that was the one I was thinking of. Thanks for being part of the problem!
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He is part of the solution as far as I am concerned. The ETF fees are filled with greed and are only a tool to hold people hostage. If there are ways to use their contracts against them, I am all for it. What he is doing is NOT illegal. I would argue that the steady stream of contract changes that we get sucked into by default are deceptive and low on the part of sprint.
PLUS... if he gets out, that is one less customer we have to worry about on our data stream... (assuming he would have been using it if there wasn't this other out option).
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He is part of the solution as far as I am concerned. The ETF fees are filled with greed and are only a tool to hold people hostage. If there are ways to use their contracts against them, I am all for it. What he is doing is NOT illegal. I would argue that the steady stream of contract changes that we get sucked into by default are deceptive and low on the part of sprint.
PLUS... if he gets out, that is one less customer we have to worry about on our data stream... (assuming he would have been using it if there wasn't this other out option).
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Let's take this one at a time:
1) ETF's are not a way for companies to use contracts against the customer. You sign a contract because you don't want to pay $600 for a new phone. You're more than welcome to buy the phone at full price and only use month to month if you want, thereby negating the need for any contract to get involved. Don't feel like paying full price for the phone, either? Well, then you're **** out of luck.
2)No, he is not part of the solution. By him skirting his ETF, he basically paid $200 for a phone, and then is getting out of his contract ETF-free, basically making Sprint lose money on their sale of that device.
3) While it does mean one less person on the data stream, freeing up precious bandwidth for the rest of us, it is also one less customer for Sprint. One less paying customer mind you. If too many people do this, Sprint is going to have to make changes to make money, and you know what will be the next thing to go? Say goodbye to your unlimited data.
So, it's one of two ways. Either buy your phones at full price without contract, or pony up the ETF if you want to leave. Don't **** it up for the rest of us, asshole.
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Let's take this one at a time:
1) ETF's are not a way for companies to use contracts against the customer. You sign a contract because you don't want to pay $600 for a new phone. You're more than welcome to buy the phone at full price and only use month to month if you want, thereby negating the need for any contract to get involved. Don't feel like paying full price for the phone, either? Well, then you're **** out of luck.
2)No, he is not part of the solution. By him skirting his ETF, he basically paid $200 for a phone, and then is getting out of his contract ETF-free, basically making Sprint lose money on their sale of that device.
3) While it does mean one less person on the data stream, freeing up precious bandwidth for the rest of us, it is also one less customer for Sprint. One less paying customer mind you. If too many people do this, Sprint is going to have to make changes to make money, and you know what will be the next thing to go? Say goodbye to your unlimited data.
So, it's one of two ways. Either buy your phones at full price without contract, or pony up the ETF if you want to leave. Don't **** it up for the rest of us, asshole.
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Just flashed 000001 prl thank you for the motivation I have 5 days to get out my contract wish me luck!
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Just flashed 000001 prl thank you for the motivation I have 5 days to get out my contract wish me luck!
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they won't boot you right away. It usually takes a few Billing cycles. I can see sprint eventually just charging the balls out of people you use that prl somehow.
I tried that prl a couple months ago when I needed to stream some video one evening. I must not have hit "commit changes" when changing back to 21081, and I stayed on it for over a month, using 6ish gigs of data. I have not yet heard anything from them about it luckily.
anyone have the link for download
Thanks for the tip op. I'll be switching back to it now
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anyone have the link for download
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http://team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php?41-Collection-of-PRL-s
All directions are there too
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I used the 00001 prl this past week . I was in SC where apparently sprint decided "Eh we dont need any towers out here let Verizon cover it" I got tired of the phone constantly struggling for signal I just downloaded the PRL and flashed it on the phone to stabalize it some what .I mean hell the phone was going to be roaming anyways might as well give it the tower listings to get the best out of the signal I had access to . In my eyes thats Sprints issue not mine . They said they had the coverage well apparently they dont so they can chow down on the roaming charges . Maybe if they pay enough roaming charges they might get a bright idea to put a tower up in the area I was in .
Thanks for the heads up, just flashed mine and works great
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I think its truely funny , I just tried the verizon prl at my home and compared it to the Sprint PRL (21081)
Verizon DL 2.01 UPL 0.75
Sprint DL 0.50 UPL 0.25
Tell me there isnt something wrong with this picture . As much as I hate to say it , all the more reason for my future transition back to Verizon . Yeah they cost alittle more but you get faster access and better coverage .
Flash 00001. Sync dropbox files back and forth from phone to DB then delete all of dropbox then do it again.. you should get your account suspended within about 5 gigs. Go sync the entire repo for ICS and then delete it and do it again. Maybe get a torrent or 9 while its going. WiFi tether everywhere for everyone. Open network with androidAP changed to maybe free internet for all. All on roaming. Sprint will drop u like a tweaker drops his rocks at the smell of bacon.
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It actually broke my text messaging
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tried and not working here in Oahu
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Let's take this one at a time:
1) ETF's are not a way for companies to use contracts against the customer. You sign a contract because you don't want to pay $600 for a new phone. You're more than welcome to buy the phone at full price and only use month to month if you want, thereby negating the need for any contract to get involved. Don't feel like paying full price for the phone, either? Well, then you're **** out of luck.
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To be fair, not true. YOU can as a current Sprint customer, but if I were to have say, my wife decide to switch from Verizon to Sprint tomorrow, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY for her to join Sprint as a new customer without a 2 year contract, whether she pays $999999999999 up front for her equipment or not.
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3) While it does mean one less person on the data stream, freeing up precious bandwidth for the rest of us, it is also one less customer for Sprint. One less paying customer mind you. If too many people do this, Sprint is going to have to make changes to make money, and you know what will be the next thing to go? Say goodbye to your unlimited data.
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Maybe they could you know, fix their ****ing network and people wouldn't leave?
Never mind that unlimited data is going away eventually, no matter what. But hey, have fun with your crusade against the inconsequential amount of people using 00001
I have been with sprint since 1999.
I am finally fed up with abysmally slow data speeds. .010 up and down. On my 3rd 4g phone and still no 4g, even paying the extra $10 a month for "premium" data. I think the $10 is just to make the little icon turn on on the phone, and thats it.
I was looking at verizon. Does anyone recommend any phones or plans?
I hear great things, except for the data cap.
But I am willing to suffer the data cap. Even though I have an unlimited data plan now, I still would be nice to have DATA.
Sprint needs to update their network from smoke signals to dial up speed. I hear thunderbolt is the phone to get? Is it rootable? Can you tether on verizon?
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I hear thunderbolt is the phone to get?
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yeah, like last year.
IF you're going to switch, get the Galaxy Nexus. otherwise.. you can wait for sprint's nexus.
I am thinking of doing the exact same thing. Only problem I have is I am still in contract until the end of this year. I have a co-worker who owns the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus and it is VERY nice. I have also heard good things about the Moto Razr. Verizon is currently offering their doubling their caps on data. I think the 2gb is now 4gb until Jan. 15th but double check.
It is difficult to switch to Verizon because it costs around $40 more per month but I feel like I am paying $100 too much per month with Sprint. The data speeds are horrific. I get no more than 300kbps down and my co-worker gets 1.5meg on Verizon 3g and at LEAST 8megs on Verizon LTE. It is embarrassing and extremely annoying how slow my data is.
Anyway...good luck to you on your switch. I will make the switch at the end of this year.
Switch if you need to switch, but before try asking some knowledgeable sprint employees about any planned network improvements in your area, because if you leave and then the forever promised upgrades start really happening you might be regretting your decision
But then again if you got the cake go head and switch
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How do you find someone knowledgeable at Sprint? I cannot find anyone dialing the customer service number and tech numbers that can give any definitive info on tower upgrades.
Trying not to be sarcastic.
I switched one month ago to Verizon after being with Sprint for 9 years. Even though I have a data cap and my bill is about 30 bucks higher. I am so glad I did. I didn't realize how bad sprints data service was until switching. Sure the price is a bit higher, but I am ok with it since I actually have 4g.
I did go with the Thunderbolt even though in cell phone age it is old. The reason, because it is rootable. I had a hard time not going with the Rezound because it was pretty slick, but it's only temproot capable. If you couldn't tell, I prefer HTC...
Anyways, Verizon has a deal online you can get double the data for the same price. So I have 22 gigs of data to use. I live in the country and have no other source of highspeed internet than my phone. While using tethering, using my xbox360, youtube, and netflix I have only hit 12 gigs so far... Of course 8 gigs of that was in one weeks time.
If you don't want to sign up online. Go to a retail store and show them that you can get double data by buying online and they should be able to hook you up with the same deal. That is what I did without any problems. They even matched the price of the Thunderbolt to what it was going for online with contract.
Hurry up and switch if you are... Verizon has 4gb of data for the same price until the 15th... just a suggestion.
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I switched to Verizon after having sprint for over 4 years. I got the galaxy nexus. There's a loophole to get unlimited data,but that might be closed. There's a thread in the rezound forums about it. I had originally got the 10 gig plan but got unlimited data using the loophole. With my discounts its actually cheaper than what I was paying on sprint and I actually have awesome data speeds on top of 4g.
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I made the switch been happy ever since lol I still have one sprint line
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I switched to Verizon after having sprint for over 4 years. I got the galaxy nexus. There's a loophole to get unlimited data,but that might be closed. There's a thread in the rezound forums about it. I had originally got the 10 gig plan but got unlimited data using the loophole. With my discounts its actually cheaper than what I was paying on sprint and I actually have awesome data speeds on top of 4g.
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Can you post a link?
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I was thinking about switching to Verizon but I don't know yet, I'm still on the fence. I kind of want to wait and see how Sprint's LTE do first.
i am currently on two lines one with sprint and the other with verizon.
i took over another person's old unlimited plan so there's no way verizon will drop my plan. I am not too sure how verizon will react to all the people using the loophole.
450mins unlim data iphone 4 32gb right now and they upgraded the line early for free! i have a 4s getting ready to be sold online. i havent really been able to use data much. but verizon is definitely alot faster thats for sure.
i also have sero premium. using the evo 3d. is it true i can use the marqueee and not pay the additional 10 bucks a month?
No advice here but let us know how it is over there
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I switched to Verizon after having sprint for over 4 years. I got the galaxy nexus. There's a loophole to get unlimited data,but that might be closed. There's a thread in the rezound forums about it. I had originally got the 10 gig plan but got unlimited data using the loophole. With my discounts its actually cheaper than what I was paying on sprint and I actually have awesome data speeds on top of 4g.
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I read somewhere they had a "Team" that was auditing accounts and shutting this down. Like actually removing it from accounts that found the loophole.
<Edit> Heres a link: http://consumerist.com/2012/01/veri...ophole-returns-account-to-tiered-pricing.html
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I read somewhere they had a "Team" that was auditing accounts and shutting this down. Like actually removing it from accounts that found the loophole.
<Edit> Heres a link: http://consumerist.com/2012/01/veri...ophole-returns-account-to-tiered-pricing.html
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Its closed and my unlimited data didn't get removed
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sad thing is, alot of people seem to be on the same line of thought, used to be that you could justify the crappy signal cause you were paying 50-75 less than any other carrier. Now they just keep closing that price gap making it harder to stay with it. Myself, I'm about ready to take my 4 lines to att or vzn. if I lower my minutes (which I never use) I can actually get it cheaper.
sad, paid for 4g never saw it..for either montgomery, ny, and now I'm near DC.. now lte pipedreams...
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Can you post a link?
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Wouldn't hurt to try it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370720
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KB112 said:
I read somewhere they had a "Team" that was auditing accounts and shutting this down. Like actually removing it from accounts that found the loophole.
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I doubt they are auditing 100 million accounts.
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Its closed and my unlimited data didn't get removed
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Mine isn't removed as well. I've had it almost a month.
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ekz13 said:
sad thing is, alot of people seem to be on the same line of thought, used to be that you could justify the crappy signal cause you were paying 50-75 less than any other carrier. Now they just keep closing that price gap making it harder to stay with it. Myself, I'm about ready to take my 4 lines to att or vzn. if I lower my minutes (which I never use) I can actually get it cheaper.
sad, paid for 4g never saw it..for either montgomery, ny, and now I'm near DC.. now lte pipedreams...
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Dude. Make the switch. I always thought I couldn't justify paying more for less perks than I had with Sprint. The coverage and data speeds are worth every penny. To my surprise I actually pay less with my employer discounts. I had every intention to go into Verizon paying more though.
The difference is night and day.
My 4g on the galaxy nexus is 15down minimum unlimited $30
Dude. Make the switch. I always thought I couldn't justify paying more for less perks than I had with Sprint. The coverage and data speeds are worth every penny. To my surprise I actually pay less with my employer discounts. I had every intention to go into Verizon paying more though.
The difference is night and day.
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I hear ya.. I probably should. I'm just afraid of a whole new set of issues when switching. I've read a good share of their horror stories too, I may try a single line and carry that around and see how it does.
I've been with Sprint for >10 years now, mainly because it was the best overall deal around. However, lately they have been getting rid of the perks that made them a better choice for me over Verizon or AT&T. I have been toying with the idea of moving my 3 lines over to Verizon, actually visited a Verizon store over the xmas break. Now I hear that Sprint is cancelling their employee discount on all lines except the primary line and that has done if for me. Feb 1 I am going to fight to get out of my contract based on the "adverse material change to my contract" and switch to Verizon. If Sprint is going to charge me as much as Verizon and AT&T then they need to provide the same level of service as the others. My 150kbs speeds are a joke, especially when I'm paying (and have been for going on 2 years now) a $10 surcharge for "premium data".
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:
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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I am a retail lead for Sprint, but I have been one of you for years! Ask any sprint service questions here with the confidence that 1 - I know what I'm talking about more than the idiot at your local authorized retailer, and 2 - that I was a member of XDA years before I ever worked for sprint, so I have your interests in mind.
I will not tell you how to scam Sprint or get out of your contract fraudulently. I will explain plan options, advise you on what are actually good deals vs what the rep is making sound like a good deal.. Ask away!
@austontatious, if you'd like I can help out in here too. I'm a sales rep as well!
Any rumors for when 5.0 is coming to the G3 from Sprint?
...maybe this has been covered somewhere else; if so, my bad :/
Negative. As always you will probably see devs here do it before the official rollout.
my internet connection and signal really sucks at home is there anything to help besides complaining everyday,cant switch need that unlimited data and are they throttling
I'm most wondering are they throttling unlimited data.
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I'm most wondering are they throttling unlimited data.
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Texas501 said:
Don't throttle me bro!
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I hit 100gb a month and still get 4096kbps or higher with wifi tether
No there is absolutely no throttling anywhere on the network. You can try ##72786# and see if that helps. Otherwise if you have WiFi you can call *2 (customer care) and ask for an air rave.
Naw, they don't throttle, it's just that new spark crap sucks in a lot of areas.
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Hear anything about the rumored ZV5 update?
So do you guys still sign people up for the framily plan or no?
Rally187 said:
So do you guys still sign people up for the framily plan or no?
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No new framily groups can be created, but you can still technically join am existing group if you're eligible to.
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Hear anything about the rumored ZV5 update?
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Nothing yet.
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No new framily groups can be created, but you can still technically join am existing group if you're eligible to.
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So they only offer 2 year contracts again? I ask because we got grandfathered into the 69 unlimited everything plan but they talked my father who the account is under to switch to the framily plan. We have 10 people right now and with unlimited data plus insurance with a new g3 im paying like 80 a month which is ok i guess... idk i feel like we got screwed in the deal...
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So they only offer 2 year contracts again? I ask because we got grandfathered into the 69 unlimited everything plan but they talked my father who the account is under to switch to the framily plan. We have 10 people right now and with unlimited data plus insurance with a new g3 im paying like 80 a month which is ok i guess... idk i feel like we got screwed in the deal...
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No, we have several other plans on offer, including the Family Share Pack and Simply Unlimited Everything. 2 year agreements are still available, however.
Just look at apples to apples. $80 a month got n limited everything and a g3 with no real upfront cost is a pretty good deal. Better than anyone else is offering, in fact.
I know you can get discount's based on where you're employed, if you're a student, maybe other some other factors. Ive always wondered if im eligible for any discounts. Is there a list of available discounts anywhere that you know of?
Walmart here. Good discounts. Lol
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I read somewhere that newer Sprint phones could not access the internet while in a call, something about just one radio, I'm still on Evo jewel and never noticed this. Is this true for the G3?
The spark phones only have one radio. It sucks. I lose data everytime I get a call.