Johnner1999 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Paying off the ETF is going to be huge when the balloon payments come due on all of these T-Mobile promo deals. When the bills jump and and the data allotment shrinks, you'll see people flee.But tmo, doesn't have contracts. Only equipment fees which appears to be a loop hole in the Telcos favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnner1999 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 It might just be my imagination, but I'd swear that Lurie looks like a younger version of Randall without the glasses. Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk Maybe Randal Doesn't die, He Just respawns. lol. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsilver Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 But tmo, doesn't have contracts. Only equipment fees which appears to be a loop hole in the Telcos favor. I don't think that's true. Sprint appears to cover either (or both), whichever apply. See https://promo.sprint.com/Registration/ETFBuyoutLanding It reads "upload your bill showing your phone number and any early termination fee or installment bill balance, for each new-line activation to claim up to $350 Visa Prepaid Card." Presumably, that fixes the T-Mobile situation (or AT&T / Verizon folks on Next / Edge device plans) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnner1999 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonKnightDX Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 The $15 vs $40 per line is something I've seen other people reporting that Sprint is doing. It is a nice savings for people moving a bunch of lines like you did. Have you tried out the hotspot at all?I have tried the Hotspot earlier this morning and it worked great. I had no issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonKnightDX Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I know the information is buried somewhere in preceding posts, but when does the sign-up/conversion period end? And, if you have phones/hotspots on 2-year contracts, the total charge per phone is only $15/$20 under a converted plan, as long as you add a line & device on easy pay, regardless of where you are on the 2-year contracts? If true, I would save almost $100/month even after adding the new line. It just sounds too good.Its a pretty good deal. The 3 lines that are on 2 yr agreements do have the hotspot added. Below is one of the lines that are on a 2yr agreement for an iphone 5c. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I have tried the Hotspot earlier this morning and it worked great. I had no issues. notice if you just turn it on (without connecting anything to it), it uses data Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 notice if you just turn it on (without connecting anything to it), it uses data How? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 seems to want to authenticate the account when it turns on, which uses about 10-15mb then it works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpenceSouth Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 seems to want to authenticate the account when it turns on, which uses about 10-15mb then it works fineThat's a lot of data just to authenticate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 seems to want to authenticate the account when it turns on, which uses about 10-15mb then it works fine Really? The AT&T hotspot on the LG G2 pings an AT&T address for the string "yes" and it works from there. Weird that Sprint would use that much to authenticate the data. Maybe it's a one time only thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8nuguy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Really? The AT&T hotspot on the LG G2 pings an AT&T address for the string "yes" and it works from there. Weird that Sprint would use that much to authenticate the data. Maybe it's a one time only thing? havent checked since, but that first time it used 10-15mb. Probably is an only one time thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamisonshaw125 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/ Quite a few releases today. Interesting to note they've been released 15 minutes apart. Almost like they're trying to take over the home page of google for anyone that types sprint or anything related to wireless. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 havent checked since, but that first time it used 10-15mb. Probably is an only one time thing I think this is the case. My father in law's Verizon hotspot used a similar amount of data when it first started up but after that it was good to go. No idea why these hotspots use that much at setup though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/ Quite a few releases today. Interesting to note they've been released 15 minutes apart. Almost like they're trying to take over the home page of google for anyone that types sprint or anything related to wireless. Glad to see Sprint win #1 in Indianapolis. I am moving there this October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrph Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/ Quite a few releases today. Interesting to note they've been released 15 minutes apart. Almost like they're trying to take over the home page of google for anyone that types sprint or anything related to wireless. Such good news for Sprint! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbolen Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Glad to see Sprint win #1 in Indianapolis. I am moving there this October. I visited some friends in Indy a few weeks ago and had an awesome Sprint experience. It worked the way you'd expect, and made me jealous of the current status of my market (getting there, but not quite as reliable as Indy). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanA Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 They're just making press reports about the RootMetrics report..... Plus they didn't win anything in data performance which arguably matters more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBigRed79 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Good to see Sprint do some bragging. Need to shed that loser mentality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljayyy91 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 They're just making press reports about the RootMetrics report..... Plus they didn't win anything in data performance which arguably matters more Aren't some of the reports data reliability? Which is better then speed anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 They're just making press reports about the RootMetrics report... Come on. The other operators put out similar press releases when they win or tie for certain market titles. But lowly Sprint is supposed to keep quiet? AJ 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twospirits Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Do my eyes deceive me or did Sascha Segan write a Sprint article without bashing the company into the ground? Exclusive, Sprint's Head of Product on learning from Japan. TS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshieZ Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I was killing some time searching through articles and came upon this gem.... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sprint-network-jointly-awarded-1-ranking-in-call-and-text-performance-in-new-hampshire-2014-08-27 This is proof that the new Sprint IS here, and it's here NOW. While New Hampshire is probably not the biggest market compared to others, its still a great step in the right direction... oh, and another way to stop the Sprint bashers in their tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedub Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think this is the case. My father in law's Verizon hotspot used a similar amount of data when it first started up but after that it was good to go. No idea why these hotspots use that much at setup though. The livepro hotspot is an android device, so it was probably doing some updates along with authentication (ie play store/services). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Do my eyes deceive me or did Sascha Segan write a Sprint article without bashing the company into the ground? Exclusive, Sprint's Head of Product on learning from Japan. TS Tidbit about the Canadian carriers using the 2600 spectrum.. They're using Band 7 FDD-LTE in 20 mhz FDD-LTE carriers on 2500-2570/ 2620-2690 (paired spectrum) which has the theoretical max speed of ~150/30(?) mbps. Sprints is Band 41 TDD-LTE in 20 mhz TDD-LTE carriers with a 6:3 downlink to uplink ratio resulting in theoretical speeds of ~101/14.7 mbps. A single 20 mhz carrier that is provisioned correctly with the max available bandwith (unlike clear sites) will average more towards 50-60 and top out at ~80-90s. Clear sites will average more towards 20-30s with peaks up to 50-60s most of the time with some being way lower with old wimax era backhaul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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