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I am extremely excited for friday to come around so I can get the EVO, that being said I have been on here alot today, and have watched alot of youtube videos.
But all of the people on here complaining about the $10 extra charge being a "deal breaker for them" is hands down the most stupid thing I have ever heard.
People the $10 extra charge is for 4G/Unlimited 3G.
This phone is like the iPhone and allows you to use ALOT of data. I don't understand how people see a phone with a 4.3 inch screen, 1ghz processor, 4G, and a list of other features and will willingly pay $200 for it, but then $10 extra month is unquestionable.
Look at what you are getting from Sprint. Sprint is IMO the best company, their prices are dirt cheap, and they truly give you everything you want.
Look at the pricing for the EVO
EVO
$79.99 per month
You get
unlimited mobile to mobile
unlimited texting
unlimited data
free calls after 7 P.M.
free turn by turn navigation from sprint
450 minutes
For $79.99
Now
the iPhone on AT&T is still $10 more expensive every month, and now Verizon and AT&T are making people get a data plan on certain phones that are not considered "smart phones"
I have a problem with paying an extra $10 per month. I already pay them $160 per month (about) for my family "unlimited" plan. 4G isn't even in my state! I planned on buying the phone out of contract... they are not subsidizing my phone in any way.
You can say "well you should be thankful it's not xxxx amount because that's what yyyyyy carrier charges you". Yeah well I'm not with yyyyyy carrier I'm with Sprint. If Sprint is going to nickel and dime me up to yyyyy's price I'll just switch because it pisses me off (been with sprint about 9 years).
If I keep my Touch Pro 2 I don't have to pay this surcharge.... if I buy this new phone that they want people to buy it will cost me an extra $120 per year for the same service i'm already getting. Most I've burned through is about 10 GB's per month under my current "unlimited" plan and never been charged extra.
Make sense to you? Not to me.
$10 more for AT&T??
Way more...
- First off, the iPhone 3GS is $299 with 2 year contract (you CANNOT get upgrade pricing after 12 months like we do on Sprint.)
- Secondly, when comparing nearly identical offerings on Sprint vs AT&T, I just got $185/mo, NOT including taxes.
That's more than double. Just select iPhone and basically all the highest options (other than highest voice,) and that's what you already get on Sprint.
tadda said:
If Sprint is going to nickel and dime me up to yyyyy's price I'll just switch because it pisses me off (been with sprint about 9 years).
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buh-bye. Good luck paying $180 on any other carrier, for what we get for $80.
I did not say one word about either the Iphone or AT&T.
My point is this.... I can keep my current phone (hd 2 nice but I'm sick of winmo) and not pay the $10/month surcharge. So when I buy a new phone out of contract I am paying Sprint an extra 120/year FOR NOTHING. THEY ARE DOING NOTHING MORE FOR ME NEXT MONTH THEN THEY ARE DOING FOR ME TODAY YET I AM PAYING THEM MORE.
Don't get me wrong... phone is awesome and I want it, but this 10/month thing pisses me off. It's the principal of it not the amount.
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$10 more for AT&T??
Way more...
- First off, the iPhone 3GS is $299 with 2 year contract (you CANNOT get upgrade pricing after 12 months like we do on Sprint.)
- Secondly, when comparing nearly identical offerings on Sprint vs AT&T, I just got $185/mo, NOT including taxes.
That's more than double. Just select iPhone and basically all the highest options (other than highest voice,) and that's what you already get on Sprint.
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nah its not double more
you can't be biased when you compare is.
The 3GS 16gb model is $199, the Evo only comes with 8gb
450 minutes are $39.99
Unlimited texting is $20.00
Data is $30
that is a total of $90, what other charges were you adding on lol, I see your point tho sprint is cheaper
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I have a problem with paying an extra $10 per month. I already pay them $160 per month (about) for my family "unlimited" plan. 4G isn't even in my state! I planned on buying the phone out of contract... they are not subsidizing my phone in any way.
You can say "well you should be thankful it's not xxxx amount because that's what yyyyyy carrier charges you". Yeah well I'm not with yyyyyy carrier I'm with Sprint. If Sprint is going to nickel and dime me up to yyyyy's price I'll just switch because it pisses me off (been with sprint about 9 years).
If I keep my Touch Pro 2 I don't have to pay this surcharge.... if I buy this new phone that they want people to buy it will cost me an extra $120 per year for the same service i'm already getting. Most I've burned through is about 10 GB's per month under my current "unlimited" plan and never been charged extra.
Make sense to you? Not to me.
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Thats the problem right here...
And you and many others don't see it.
You are wrong!!
List me all of the features you have on your plan, (how many lines, what phones, and what plans you have)
And I guarentee it will be cheaper on Sprint. Than on AT&T and verizon or tmobile.
You will consider leaving sprint after 9 years and paying an ETF, but actually figuring out the costs and features you get on sprint v. the other carriers is unquestionable, correct?
Please list your features, untill you do that and show everyone how the other carriers are cheaper, you don't have a fair point.
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nah its not double more
you can't be biased when you compare is.
The 3GS 16gb model is $199, the Evo only comes with 8gb
450 minutes are $39.99
Unlimited texting is $20.00
Data is $30
that is a total of $90, what other charges were you adding on lol, I see your point tho sprint is cheaper
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The only way to compare is to have unlimited ANY MOBILE calling... AT&T doesn't have this option, so you'd have to put on unlimited calling.
You also need to add corporate messaging/etc, because Sprint has all that included. Yes, not everyone needs that, but for those who do, it adds up.
Also, you must add unlimited route navigation.
I think you get the idea. It's hard to do a pure apples-to-apples comparison, but even when you get close, it's drastically more expensive on AT&T.
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The only way to compare is to have unlimited ANY MOBILE calling... AT&T doesn't have this option, so you'd have to put on unlimited calling.
You also need to add corporate messaging/etc, because Sprint has all that included. Yes, not everyone needs that, but for those who do, it adds up.
Also, you must add unlimited route navigation.
I think you get the idea. It's hard to do a pure apples-to-apples comparison, but even when you get close, it's drastically more expensive on AT&T.
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Ya, i didn't put that in ur right tho about those other charges, good call
$10 a month. Putting that into perspective, that's one time out in a Thai restaurant. IMHO I can live without thai food for a day and just put those $10 toward Evo which I will use EVERY DAY of the month... can't complain here
Geez... again I don't think you see my point. Let me try to rephrase a little bit.
If this $10 surcharge was across every single data-plan regardless of phone I would not be complaining, I would take my lumps and deal with it.
This $10 is for owners of the HTC Evo 4g only. That is my problem.
Example:
So if you lived in my area where there's no 4g, and had an EVO 4g your bill would be $10 more than mine with a Touch Pro 2 even though we're both on the same Simply Everything Plan using the same EVDO/3g network. (pretend I only have one line)
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Geez... again I don't think you see my point. Let me try to rephrase a little bit.
If this $10 surcharge was across every single data-plan regardless of phone I would not be complaining, I would take my lumps and deal with it.
This $10 is for owners of the HTC Evo 4g only. That is my problem.
Example:
So if you lived in my area where there's no 4g, and had an EVO 4g your bill would be $10 more than mine with a Touch Pro 2 even though we're both on the same Simply Everything Plan using the same EVDO/3g network. (pretend I only have one line)
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Simple answer: Think of it as an "EVO 4G" fee.
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Simple answer: Think of it as an "EVO 4G" fee.
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I guess if that's the way you wanna see it that's the way you will see it. Unfortuantely I don't see it that way. Again... if it was across the board for everyone on the simply everything plan I wouldn't even be posting right now.
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I guess if that's the way you wanna see it that's the way you will see it. Unfortuantely I don't see it that way. Again... if it was across the board for everyone on the simply everything plan I wouldn't even be posting right now.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ATampT-caps-phone-data-usage-apf-499602515.html?x=0&.v=7
Again, not happy about the +$10, but it's hella better than that...
It all boils down to you're gonna pay for it because....you WILL pay for it. Sprint knows it's still a better deal. Is it fair? Maybe not -- but you're still buying the phone...
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I guess if that's the way you wanna see it that's the way you will see it. Unfortuantely I don't see it that way. Again... if it was across the board for everyone on the simply everything plan I wouldn't even be posting right now.
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You can choose to whine about it, but I doubt very much you will pass on the EVO 4G because of $10.
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I have a problem with paying an extra $10 per month. I already pay them $160 per month (about) for my family "unlimited" plan. 4G isn't even in my state! I planned on buying the phone out of contract... they are not subsidizing my phone in any way.
You can say "well you should be thankful it's not xxxx amount because that's what yyyyyy carrier charges you". Yeah well I'm not with yyyyyy carrier I'm with Sprint. If Sprint is going to nickel and dime me up to yyyyy's price I'll just switch because it pisses me off (been with sprint about 9 years).
If I keep my Touch Pro 2 I don't have to pay this surcharge.... if I buy this new phone that they want people to buy it will cost me an extra $120 per year for the same service i'm already getting. Most I've burned through is about 10 GB's per month under my current "unlimited" plan and never been charged extra.
Make sense to you? Not to me.
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Hey Tadda why don't you go to your facebook page and cry. Don't buy the F****N phone and stay the **LL off this board.
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the 10$ extra isnt for 4G..
Sprint looks at it like this, You just bought a bad ass phone, and your gonna wanna see what it can do. so your gonna start using WAY MORE DATA now.. 10$ for unlimited data.. or 30 from AT&T .. your choice..
And if you wanna see the price difference go to att.com and look at the prices. Stop arguing like a bunch of girls.
Are we still on this $10.00 a month?
Let's see AT&T so far has removed for new users the unlimited plan. Charges $15 for 200MB or $25 for 2GB. It's like they are pushing for people to find their local Starbucks to do their surfing.
$69.99 - Unlimited everything mobile to mobile + 450 mins anywhere. No roaming.
$10.00 for 4G phone which in return gives 5GB(cap) that has not been really enforced when you go over a few GB's or 4GB Unlimited. Can't have a WiMax Hotspot and CAP the speeds.
Free Telenav Sprint NAV turn by turn usually a $10.00 a month feature on AT&T.
So for $79.99 you get all of that and then some.
AT&T for the most part charges:
$69.99 unlimited talk
$20.00 unlimited text
$30.00 Unlimited capped data at 5GB not $25.00 for 2GB
$10.00 for TeleNav
So for $129.99 a month you get AT&T.
If you want to get apples to apples then we can go to the Simply Everything plan which is $99.99 and it gives you unlimited everything + $10.00 4G and you have $109.00 with Unlimited Calls to Mobile and Landlines.
With Verizon you have:
$69.99 unlimited talk
$20.00 unlimited text
$29.99 unlimited data - not to include enterprise data such as blackberry
$44.99 unlimited Enterprise Data
As you can see the Sprint has no caps on data like the other two. So how can one really complain about the pricing. It's a BIG difference and to have all these people and mags complain about $10.00 is a JOKE!
I hope to be happy with my Sprint Service. I don't like change often but I am willing to make the leap.
What your not considering is what if you DON'T NEED unlimited voice minutes? It's great that Sprint is cheaper when comparing unlimited plans, but I for one, only use 200-400 mins a month total between 2 lines. So a 550 family plan with AT&T is just fine, I don't need unlimited with Sprint or even the 1500 minutes there giving us with the Evo's. I would rather pay Sprint less, since I will be using less. But they force you into a Everything plan for smartphones.
All carriers have their ups and downs.
AT&T has the fastest 3g network, but poor coverage/prices
Verizon has the largest 3g network, but poor prices
Tmobile has...umm..good prices
Sprint has good network, good prices, poor phone choices.
With Sprints Evo tax, we save ~10.00 dollars a month switching from AT&T with our current 2 x 3gs's. That is not a lot of money to save, especially since AT&T's data speeds are about twice as fast as Sprints in this area. So the Evo tax is a big deal. We have a pre-order in, I am extremely excited, we will test them out, and if we both like them, we will switch. But if they disappoint like the Pre's did, then they go back and we will keep our iphones.
Now if Sprint didn't charge the Evo tax, we would save 30.00 a month. With that kind of savings, we could accept a few snags here and there and would for sure dump AT&T.
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the 10$ extra isnt for 4G..
Sprint looks at it like this, You just bought a bad ass phone, and your gonna wanna see what it can do. so your gonna start using WAY MORE DATA now.. 10$ for unlimited data.. or 30 from AT&T .. your choice..
And if you wanna see the price difference go to att.com and look at the prices. Stop arguing like a bunch of girls.
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I think that's Sprint's point too.... This phone WILL use more data
WTF is this all about ?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/18/sprint-increasing-new-3g-data-plan-contract-pricing-by-10-call/
The nation's third-largest carrier just announced that it's tacking on an extra monthly $10 "premium data" charge to its 3G Everything data plans.
Now only if my Evo could operate at 3g speeds that would be freaking awesome.
FYI: 70Kbps is not acceptable for 3g speeds, wtf.
Learn to read. It's only for new customers and new smartphone activations via upgrades. If you don't upgrade then you don't get the charge.
cosine83 said:
Learn to read. It's only for new customers and new smartphone activations via upgrades. If you don't upgrade then you don't get the charge.
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But won't I get whacked for this new $10 charge when I upgrade to the EVO 2 this June ? So will EVO 2 charge me $10 for 4G + 10$ for 3G too ?
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Learn to read. It's only for new customers and new smartphone activations via upgrades. If you don't upgrade then you don't get the charge.
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Still a slap in the face. That means when your contract is up and you buy that new phone, you are also paying 10$ more (can anyone confirm if this is added onto the 10$ we pay for 4g?).
I'm pretty sure if you have a 4G phone that comes with a $10 charge anyway, you'll just keep paying the same additional $10. I think this extra $10 is only for people on 3G phones. So basically, everyone's paying that additional $10 now.
The "4g" fee now applies to all smartphones, that's all.
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I'm pretty sure if you have a 4G phone that comes with a $10 charge anyway, you'll just keep paying the same additional $10. I think this extra $10 is only for people on 3G phones. So basically, everyone's paying that additional $10 now.
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it can't get much clearer then this people, so no if you have a 4g phone you won't be paying $20, you only be paying the $10 that we already are, this additional fee is just for regular 3g phones.
Yeah. The are starting to see $ signs and possibly getting greedy. I'm going to follow this thread so I can see the same people claim that it's all lies.
The funny thing is I was talking to a rep yesterday about the new upgrade policy and brought up the $10 premium data. I asked her how come an HTC Hero doesn't have the charge and it accesses the same internet and it considered close to the Evo aside from 4G. I even told her that I would expect Sprint to make that charge mandatory on all phones being that they are seeing they can get away with it with current Evo owners.
That's the price you pay for a smartphone nowadays.
Wouldn't a better marketing strategy be to just incrrease the cost of the Everyting data plan to $79.99 and $139.99? Even with the increase Sprint's plans are the best out there. Extra charges piss me off though.
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Wouldn't a better marketing strategy be to just incrrease the cost of the Everyting data plan to $79.99 and $139.99? Even with the increase Sprint's plans are the best out there. Extra charges piss me off though.
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that would make more since honestly, but then what about the 4g phones then, lol, since a single line for the evo is already 79.99, that would be like tacking on another $10 on that so they could say it's a whatever fee, then someone ends up paying 89.99, cause they didn't realize they are getting screwed more then normal, though i would hope and think sprint would say the evo would only be 79.99 as any other smartphone would be.
So I guess its clear now that the David Blaine thing on the 7th is for making more of your money disappear along with premium status.
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So I guess its clear now that the David Blaine thing on the 7th is for making more of your money disappear along with premium status.
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Same thing I was thinking.
Well all you "4g premium fee" complainers. Not so unfair you have to pay an extra 10 bucks anymore? LOL. Part of me is wondering if this is their way to make the 4g phone lineup more appealing..."you're gonna pay a premium anyways, why not have the ability to use 4g just in case we decide to roll it out in your city...as long as we don't go broke before then."
Welcome to the (give us money) NOW network!
my guess is that their announcement has to do with adding new cool phones that are 3G.
iphone could be a possibility, but maybe they'll say they allow any CDMA phone on their network.
illwafer said:
my guess is that their announcement has to do with adding new cool phones that are 3G.
iphone could be a possibility, but maybe they'll say they allow any CDMA phone on their network.
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http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...-unlocking-phones/&category=mobile&postPage=1
Sprint already had a lawsuit over this. You "should" be able to put iPhone from Verizon on sprint. Quoting a Rep.
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http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...-unlocking-phones/&category=mobile&postPage=1
Sprint already had a lawsuit over this. You "should" be able to put iPhone from Verizon on sprint. Quoting a Rep.
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Funny, when I was on the phone with a Sprint rep last month getting my unlocked EVO activated the lady said they can activate phone 'as long as its labeled with the Sprint logo'. I figured she was wrong or lying but I just wanted to get off the phone.
It's about to get worse. There are rumors that Sprint is going to drop the Premier Upgrade every 12 months program. That they will NOT give Sprint Premiere customers the rebates until their two year contract is up. IF this is the case I will be leaving Sprint as soon as they announce this. They just can't get out of their own way. One of the main reasons I stay with Sprint is because of their annual upgrades. It would not shock me to see Sprint file bankruptcy if they start to implement all these idiotic plans.
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=216413
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/58531?start=0&tstart=0&reqsorting=dec
The thing that sucks about this and might be the reason why they just didn't add $10 to plans is that corporate or work discounts do not apply to these fees and only towards the base plan. I was mad when they took the discounts off the $19.99 additional lines.
I won't leave Sprint over this because they are still cheaper, especially with our work discount but I guess I have no reason not to get my wife a 4G phone. I was hoping to save some money since we get 4G at work but not at home and she wouldn't use 4G anyway.
However, if this happens in addition to the Sprint Premier changes, I am going to get really mad for getting screwed in two places.
As long as my data is still unlimited i'll be happy. I don't come anywhere near 2gb or 5gb but if they start screwing around i'll say screw it and buy a damn contract free phone. I like my mobile internet but what they're all doing now is getting a little silly.
They have to raise prices as needed but they should've just upped the whole plan without a $10 tack on. The whole point of Sprint's pricing scheme is to keep it simple for people. That was one of the biggest reasons I came to sprint this year. That and the EVO of course
I am currently using an iPhone 3GS with T-Mobile using the $10 unlimited data plan... If I upgrade to the MT4G, will that plan still work on the MT4G?
I read I can just change the APN and viola it should work...
No it won't. You'll have to get on a andriod data plan or 4g plan.
$30 a mo.
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or, if you've been with t-mo for a while, call up retentions and see if you can't get the Preferred Android data plan - $20 a mo.
the plan should still work on the MT4G but i dont know if you will get 4g service or not
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or, if you've been with t-mo for a while, call up retentions and see if you can't get the Preferred Android data plan - $20 a mo.
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I have heard of this option, but I'd rather save the $120/year if I can.
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the plan should still work on the MT4G but i dont know if you will get 4g service or not
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Do you have experience with this? I can forgo 4G at the moment, I'm using EDGE speeds so 3G would be great!
I went from an WinMo phone to Android and had to switch to an Android plan because they cut me off of my old plan.
I think the trick to it is if you use a non T-Mo branded phone, you may not need to update your data plan. An Android phone from T-Mo will have it's IMEI number pop up on their network and they'll know that it's and Android phone and will make you switch to their Android plan.
I was only with T-Mo for 6 months before I changed phones and asked for the preferred data plan ($20).
If you UPGRADE you will have to pay the $30 unlimited data a month fee. That is the only way you can get the phone at a subsidized price. If you buy the phone off contract then the $10 data will work
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If you UPGRADE you will have to pay the $30 unlimited data a month fee. That is the only way you can get the phone at a subsidized price. If you buy the phone off contract then the $10 data will work
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This!
If you buy it elsewhere besides T-mobile, they cant force the upgrade on you. I mean they could since they can see what phone you have, but highly unlikely.
I would double check the price plans if I were you guys. I may be wrong but I went into a T-mobile Official store yesterday and will be getting a Mytouch4g later today, and they told me my total monthly price for everything including unlimited text talk web and 4g was going to be a flat 79.99 US a month. could be wrong but that's what they told me and what the brochure says about the plan
I had an iPhone 3g with t-mobile (only on edge) with the $19.99 data plan. I spoke with the "customer loyalty" dept. The assured me that if I upgraded to a mytouch 4g, they would substitute my $19.99 unlimited data plan with a $20.00 unlimited 4g plan. Sure enough, I am good to go. I was eligable for a full-upgrade, so they actually sold me the phone for $150 rather than $200 as well.
Can anyone advise on this? I just got my MT4G and the $10 plan with the changed APN to internet2.voicestream.com won't work.
Is there a fix or anything I can do?
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Can anyone advise on this? I just got my MT4G and the $10 plan with the changed APN to internet2.voicestream.com won't work.
Is there a fix or anything I can do?
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theres nothing you can really do about this. i was on the same thing with my iphone3GS. they will recognize the phone and it will auto direct you to the upgrade website.
Plus if you want the $100 rebate, you have to get the $30 data plan
If you go thru loyalty department you can get MANY deals. But T-Mobile can't force the upgrade if you buy the phone elsewhere. They will tell you that to have optimal usage and performance, the unlimited 4g plan is needed. And for the 79.99 deal, you can easily get that since the phones been out for a while and if you go through loyalty department. T-Mobile will do alot of deals to keep customers
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I've been a TMO customer for a few years now, and I can tell you that their customer service is second to none. If you ever want to change your plan or upgrade your hardware then call the customer service number and say "contract," that will get you to the customer loyalty rep. From there, you can be sure that you're going to get the best deal possible. My wife and I both upgraded our MT3Gs for MT4Gs eight months before we were supposed to be eligible for an upgrade, and they gave us the full discount...and it was during the buy one get one deal, so we got them both for $150 (or $75 each)! On top of that, they gave us an unlimited texting plan for both of us for $10/month... Since we still have or My Faves shared voice plan from years ago for $60/month, our total monthly bill for both phones is only $127 (with taxes and fees, including the preferred android unlimited data on both lines). Oh yeah, I should also mention that we didn't even have data on our MT3Gs; we had hit some hard times financially at one point, and they let us drop it without any charges or fees whatsoever. TMO has the best customer service I have ever dealt with, just let then know exactly what you want, and why you want it.
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I am on Sprint and even though I love my EVO (best phone I've ever had), I am contemplating into looking at what other carriers offer as far as PRICING and COVERAGE.
Who do you guys think offers the best bang for the buck for users such as us EVO type users? Now that Sprint is gonna impose that $10 per line fee to ALL smartphones, I would like to know if the playing field has sort of leveled out where Sprint might not be the most economical and with this being said, I might have better coverage and service with another carrier at almost the same price range.
Thanks for any guidance.
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HondaCop said:
I am on Sprint and even though I love my EVO (best phone I've ever had), I am contemplating into looking at what other carriers offer as far as PRICING and COVERAGE.
Who do you guys think offers the best bang for the buck for users such as us EVO type users? Now that Sprint is gonna impose that $10 per line fee to ALL smartphones, I would like to know if the playing field has sort of leveled out where Sprint might not be the most economical and with this being said, I might have better coverage and service with another carrier at almost the same price range.
Thanks for any guidance.
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.
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IMO,
almost isn't gonna cut it for me. I mean im not into all these specs like everyone else. I see too much similarity in all these phones and at the end of the day they all of the same functions so going to another carrier for a similar phone and paying more aint even an option for me. Plus these other carriers are starting to show their colors by the changes they are making which really will keep me from moving. Increasing fee's, taking away upgrades altogether, tiered plans, no thanks. Now I come accross an article about LTE today which explains how these companies have 100% control over your data, and control what you have access to on your own phone, will throttle your data, and will make you pay for things like youtube, and other media rich apps. Ummm no way in hell im paying higher plans, and paying to use youtube. NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
Basically it depends on where you live, what services you require, etc. I stayed with Sprint so long because it was cheap and just good enough. But I rarely ever keep a phone long... generally less than a year. For ME, coverage wise its pretty much Verizon > AT&T > Sprint > Tmobile. Data speed, Verizon > AT&T > Tmobile > Sprint. (This isnt counting wimax which doesnt work inside of my crib but oddly enough LTE & HSPA do). Price, Tmobile > Sprint > Verizon > AT&T. Best bang for MY buck... Verizon > Sprint > AT&T > Tmobile.
See I dont mind paying more for better things, never have. If I did i'd drive a Camry instead of a 760.
the only reason i went with sprint/evo is its monthly rate
can't beat $70+tax with everything unlimited (not a big caller...so 600 is like unlimited to me)
the similar plans from vzn or att would be close to $100 +tax
regarding coverage
sprint is definitely one of the worst
but i have decent reception around work/school/home area
so works for me
Honestly sprint is the cheapest and even cheaper if you have some type of discount. I have the sero premium plan which is $40 a month plus the $10 4g charge then $7 insurance which comes to $57 a month before taxes. My girl has the $69.99 plan with the $10 4g charge and insurance but also has a 25% discount and doesnt even work for the company that she gets the discount for. The evo is the best phone we ever had. I understand alot of people like to upgrade as soon as the best next thing comes out but not us. We have basically unlimited plans because who really has a land line any more.
Verizon's $59.99 has only 450 minutes with unlimited text. Plus the $30 for unlimited date that's $90. $40 more then what i'm paying for sprint and $25 more for my girl.
We're very content with our evo and service we have and most importantly the price of our service compared to other carriers and we have unlimited daae. When I was reading sprint's facebook wall last night I was saying to myself like wow I can't believe people really want to leave sprint over this. But then I said maybe they're not paying the same rate that I and my girl are paying. Why would we want to switch and pay more for less talk minutes and capped data?
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Honestly sprint is the cheapest and even cheaper if you have some type of discount. I have the sero premium plan which is $40 a month plus the $10 4g charge then $7 insurance which comes to $57 a month before taxes. My girl has the $69.99 plan with the $10 4g charge and insurance but also has a 25% discount and doesnt even work for the company that she gets the discount for. The evo is the best phone we ever had. I understand alot of people like to upgrade as soon as the best next thing comes out but not us. We have basically unlimited plans because who really has a land line any more.
Verizon's $59.99 has only 450 minutes with unlimited text. Plus the $30 for unlimited date that's $90. $40 more then what i'm paying for sprint and $25 more for my girl.
We're very content with our evo and service we have and most importantly the price of our service compared to other carriers and we have unlimited daae. When I was reading sprint's facebook wall last night I was saying to myself like wow I can't believe people really want to leave sprint over this. But then I said maybe they're not paying the same rate that I and my girl are paying. Why would we want to switch and pay more for less talk minutes and capped data?
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A lot of people dont realize that Sprints service isnt good everywhere. I didnt really realize it until I started traveling. I see this logic a lot though and if you think about it, it could apply to a lot of things. Why would I go buy a 760I when I can get this Camry? Why go buy a Sony tv when I can get this LG? Why go buy those Air Jordans when I can get those chuck taylors? Being cheaper isnt always better when it comes to what you're getting out of it. Im just saying though.
Are you willing to play the "google voice for texting" game? Do you need unlimited data? How many peak minutes do you need?
Coverage: Verizon > Sprint > Tmobile > AT&T
Data Speed: Verizon > Sprint > Tmobile > AT&T
Price: Sprint > Tmobile > AT&T > Verizon
Coverage: Verizon > Sprint > AT&T > Tmobile
Data Speed: AT&T > Verizon > Tmobile > Sprint
Price: Tmobile > Sprint > AT&T > Verizon
Who am I thinking of moving to? Verizon. While AT&T 3G is faster than Verizon's, it is just not as available/reliable as Verizon's. Sprint's 3G in my area (San Jose, CA) has gone from 1 - 1.5Mbps on Evo launch, to around 0.3 - 0.5Mbps now. Occasionally I find a spot I can get more than 1Mbps, but it is getting rarer and rarer. WiMax is great, but way too much power and not good enough at building penetration.
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A lot of people dont realize that Sprints service isnt good everywhere. I didnt really realize it until I started traveling. I see this logic a lot though and if you think about it, it could apply to a lot of things. Why would I go buy a 760I when I can get this Camry? Why go buy a Sony tv when I can get this LG? Why go buy those Air Jordans when I can get those chuck taylors? Being cheaper isnt always better when it comes to what you're getting out of it. Im just saying though.
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Actually alot of people do realize none of the carriers is good everywhere. So what aint good for you, is probably good for alot of other people so they wouldn't agree with what you are talking about.
From my experience your best bang for your buck might be still Sprint. I'm on T-Mobile right now and i've never had a problem since I had it or anything. They only have 2 phones i actually like (HD2 and the Nexus s). I'm going to be switching to sprint because i got a way better deal i'm getting a hook up from a friend $50/month for unlimited text,internet and 1500 minutes with an EVO. Thats with being in a family plan thats why its so cheap.
Plus I switched to T-Mobile from AT&T because it was too expensive having an iPhone and crappy signal in my area. I would be in my room in the basement and would always get 1 bar to no signal. and soon as I switched to T-Mobile using the same iPhone ive always had full bars on edge and 3G. But you can't beat the prices Sprint offers on plans though.
Oh yeah I didn't mention anything about Verizon haha I was looking at their plans and what not they are over priced. I did a random make a plan with an droid x even tho I don't like the phone with having 500 minutes unlimited internet and text it came out to close to $100 bucks a month thats too much its not worth it. Even though most my friends have verizon I can't do it. If i wanted a high cell phone bill I would have stayed with AT&T
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=173903
win.
I stumbled across this the other night. Looks like Verizon is testing sprint type pricing...
google this # 877.873.3278
Wait...I already pay an extra $10 for 'Premium Data' there is ANOTHER $10 monthly charge coming???? link?
dreamliner330 said:
Wait...I already pay an extra $10 for 'Premium Data' there is ANOTHER $10 monthly charge coming???? link?
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no lol. its just coming to all smartphone lines now.
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"Sprint's 3G in my area (San Jose, CA) has gone from 1 - 1.5Mbps on Evo launch, to around 0.3 - 0.5Mbps now. Occasionally I find a spot I can get more than 1Mbps, but it is getting rarer and rarer".
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I notice this exact same thing here in Houston, TX. What the hell is going on?! Sprint's 3G used to be great but ever since 4G started rolling out 3G has literally gone to $hit! One day 3G was working fine, then the next day it seemed like Sprint flipped a switch and no more 3G. I'm seriuosly considering going to another carrier who's 3G actually has normal data speeds where I live.
So basically I'm having to pay $20+tax extra per month (2 EVO's)... for 4G which I don't get, as well as 3G which doesn't work!!!! Go ahead and ask me if I'm a happy customer...
brook**** said:
I stumbled across this the other night. Looks like Verizon is testing sprint type pricing...
google this # 877.873.3278
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Holy S#$t if this is true im switching to verizon. The droid bionic looks really good and i'm sure there will be a bunch of htc phones just as good. If verizon rolls this out nationaly sprint is done for.
Also t-mobile plans are $10 more then sprint but there is no 4g or smartphone fee soo if u get more then one smartphone t-mobile is actually cheaper then sprint.
^The promo is expired. I was thinking of flipping to VZW and the iPhone...but its expired...and I need more minutes.
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^The promo is expired. I was thinking of flipping to VZW and the iPhone...but its expired...and I need more minutes.
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Good to know. I can feel like a getting a better deal Sprint plan now.
Sprint would have to impose a 50 dollar data fee to bring it to the same price range as the rest. Don't believe me? Check out the other plans out there. Most will be almost double what you pay for Sprint to get the same, if not less, features.
It kind of sucks that they make it so hard for us to upgrade our phones anywhere else but through sprint. Anyone have any luck upgrading your line ans getting a new phone anywhere else?..
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
I tried just about every store I could think of when I was upgrading to the epic with no luck. I was close when I got best buy to order one for me online. I got a tracking number and everything, but then somebody (sprint?) put a stop on the order and intercepted the delivery (seems like a lot of trouble just to stop me from buying a phone). I also tried radioshack, bestbuy store, walmart, and wirefly with no luck. I gave up and bought it in the sprint store.
You could always give it a try. Maybe you'll be that one to slip through the crack.
UPDATE: I've been doing some reading online, and some people have had luck ordering online as long as no plan changes are required. When I upgraded to the epic, they had to add the premium data which was a plan change.
Online where? Everywhere I try asks me to switch to the regular plan
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
Just go off the phone with letstalk. Basically they can't do anything with my plan. Basically sprint doesn't allow them to sell their phones at the discounted price unless the activate the phone one their most recent plans. Basically sprint is trying to phase out Sero.. that's BS..
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
Yup, Sero plans have to be upgraded through either the business accounts number or at a corporate Sprint store. That's actually an improvement over the way it used to be, when you could only handle SERO upgrades through the business accounts phone number.
If it's too much hassle you always have the option of converting to a standard account.
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Yup, Sero plans have to be upgraded through either the business accounts number or at a corporate Sprint store. That's actually an improvement over the way it used to be, when you could only handle SERO upgrades through the business accounts phone number.
If it's too much hassle you always have the option of converting to a standard account.
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Is this for the newer (past year) switch to paying $30 + $10 + $10... wondering if there is any diff between the new and old sero plans for upgrades.
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Yup, Sero plans have to be upgraded through either the business accounts number or at a corporate Sprint store. That's actually an improvement over the way it used to be, when you could only handle SERO upgrades through the business accounts phone number.
If it's too much hassle you always have the option of converting to a standard account.
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Its not a matter of being too much hassle its just the price of he phone is so much cheaper when not dealing with sprint .. I guess its a trade off for paying 700+ less per contract than the average sprint customer.
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
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Is this for the newer (past year) switch to paying $30 + $10 + $10... wondering if there is any diff between the new and old sero plans for upgrades.
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I don't think it matters.. sero is sero.. I think everyone in the epic forum who has sero is paying the 50 price
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
jok3sta said:
Its not a matter of being too much hassle its just the price of he phone is so much cheaper when not dealing with sprint .. I guess its a trade off for paying 700+ less per contract than the average sprint customer.
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
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Yup, those super cheap prices are because the seller is eating some of their commission to cut the price.
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I don't think it matters.. sero is sero.. I think everyone in the epic forum who has sero is paying the 50 price
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
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Yup again, you can't have an android phone on an old SERO account, (I tried), so we should all be on SERO premium $50.
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I don't think it matters.. sero is sero.. I think everyone in the epic forum who has sero is paying the 50 price
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
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I pay $45
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I pay $45
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I pay $30
As unfair as the limitations placed on SERO customers may seem, I don't think we have much grounds for complaint given the totality of the stuation. We also get full discounts on phones so we're not being worked over terribly, if at all.