Jump to content

Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

joshuam

By joshuam
in General Topics

 Share

Recommended Posts

Paynefanbro Member Level: LTE Advanced

Paynefanbro

Posted
Posted

I wonder why there isn't an LG G Forever program along with this. Could this mean the LG G5 may not be available on Sprint, like how the V10 wasn't?

 

By the way, I may be switching to the G5 for the B&O HiFi device. I'm a huge fan of B&O, use to spend alot of time talking with employees of the company and know alot of great things about them, very good people there.

 

Anyways, I'm surprised that this turned into a Galaxy Forever deal, rather than an Android Forever deal, as I thought it was suppose to be.

Sprint already confirmed they'll be carrying the G5.

 

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 28.2k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • RedSpark

    2032

  • Arysyn

    1124

  • nexgencpu

    1019

  • WiWavelength

    938

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

S4GRU
S4GRU

I have to tell you all I am near tears right now.  I am so stoked that Marcelo listened to us, directly.  I am sure he listened to all the feedback he heard.  But I believe S4GRU was influential in th

S4GRU
S4GRU

I'm still shocked and amazed how successful S4GRU has been in staying online, remaining relevant and keeping quality members and staff all with member donations from a relatively small pool. When we

JeremiahMcCurry
JeremiahMcCurry

Maybe he's outside of the city limits. He'll tweet as soon as he's back in town with a data connection.

Posted Images

utiz4321 Member Level: 4G WiMax

utiz4321

Posted
Posted

I wonder why there isn't an LG G Forever program along with this. Could this mean the LG G5 may not be available on Sprint, like how the V10 wasn't?

 

By the way, I may be switching to the G5 for the B&O HiFi device. I'm a huge fan of B&O, use to spend alot of time talking with employees of the company and know alot of great things about them, very good people there.

 

Anyways, I'm surprised that this turned into a Galaxy Forever deal, rather than an Android Forever deal, as I thought it was suppose to be.

I think the answer is resale value.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  • Like 5
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Arysyn Member Level: 4G LTE

Arysyn

Posted
Posted

Sprint already confirmed they'll be carrying the G5.

 

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

 

Ah, I hadn't seen it reported online in my searches, though thank you for the information.

 

I think the answer is resale value.

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

Might be. I've heard LG's devices in the past did poorly with that, but considering the pretty significant upgrade to the G5, at least imo, there would be some trial of this, at least. Perhaps there will be some information posted about this reasoning later by Sprint/LG, or somewhere in wireless news.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Rawvega Member Level: 4G LTE

Rawvega

Posted
Posted

I wonder why there isn't an LG G Forever program along with this. Could this mean the LG G5 may not be available on Sprint, like how the V10 wasn't?

 

https://www.sprint.com/landings/lg-g5/index.html

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/statement-on-sprint-offering-lg-g5.htm

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Arysyn Member Level: 4G LTE

Arysyn

Posted
Posted

 

Unfortunately, nothing there about a leasing arrangement, or similar deal. I'm glad Sprint is offering it though, especially considering the disappointment many had with the V10 not being carried. .

 

Now only for LG to reveal pricing information. I haven't checked on it for a few hours, though I'll look now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Johnner1999 Member Level: 4G WiMax

Johnner1999

Posted
Posted

I wonder why there isn't an LG G Forever program along with this. Could this mean the LG G5 may not be available on Sprint, like how the V10 wasn't?

 

By the way, I may be switching to the G5 for the B&O HiFi device. I'm a huge fan of B&O, use to spend alot of time talking with employees of the company and know alot of great things about them, very good people there.

 

Anyways, I'm surprised that this turned into a Galaxy Forever deal, rather than an Android Forever deal, as I thought it was suppose to be.

 

How could they logistically do an Android Forever program. I mean there are at least 3-4 flagship devices every 12 months (and I'm being conservative there). No?

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Arysyn Member Level: 4G LTE

Arysyn

Posted
Posted

How could they logistically do an Android Forever program. I mean there are at least 3-4 flagship devices every 12 months (and I'm being conservative there). No?

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

I agree that such would be difficult to implement, though that is what I've been hearing for a long time, that it would be Android Forever, not Galaxy Forever. Yet, this is definitely an easier plan to manage, I'd agree.

 

If there were to be one I think might work, is to have different classes of Android smartphone, where a person could only trade in an Android smartphone within its class, rather than by brand. Such as high-end, mid-range, and budget. Although, there could be provisions to allow a person to get a cheaper device or a more expensive one, depending on how it is setup.

 

Overall though, I still prefer the same approach I've mentioned here many times in the past, which hasn't changed and likely will never change. That is to have a simple one-year lease on all devices priced at $5 per $100 of device cost. A $700 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 32gb therefore would be $35 monthly for 12 months ($420 for one year). If at the end of the term the customer wishes to keep the device, they'd have to agree for a one-year extension costing the same rate, which would cover the full cost of the device, plus a little extra profit for the company they'd otherwise make in a resale of the device. Or, the customer could trade in the device for a new device at the same $5 per $100 of device cost of the new device they'd get.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
richy Member Level: 3G EVDO

richy

Posted
Posted

I agree that such would be difficult to implement, though that is what I've been hearing for a long time, that it would be Android Forever, not Galaxy Forever. Yet, this is definitely an easier plan to manage, I'd agree.

 

If there were to be one I think might work, is to have different classes of Android smartphone, where a person could only trade in an Android smartphone within its class, rather than by brand. Such as high-end, mid-range, and budget. Although, there could be provisions to allow a person to get a cheaper device or a more expensive one, depending on how it is setup.

 

Overall though, I still prefer the same approach I've mentioned here many times in the past, which hasn't changed and likely will never change. That is to have a simple one-year lease on all devices priced at $5 per $100 of device cost. A $700 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 32gb therefore would be $35 monthly for 12 months ($420 for one year). If at the end of the term the customer wishes to keep the device, they'd have to agree for a one-year extension costing the same rate, which would cover the full cost of the device, plus a little extra profit for the company they'd otherwise make in a resale of the device. Or, the customer could trade in the device for a new device at the same $5 per $100 of device cost of the new device they'd get.

Why would you pay extra profit? The normal resale price includes a chunk of profit for celco. The BOM for a cell phone is usually around 30-35% of the msrp. Add on all the junk like r&d, manufacturing (labour and profit), marketing, transport, and taxes etc sprint et al make around 10% on post paid handsets sold at msrp.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Arysyn Member Level: 4G LTE

Arysyn

Posted
Posted

Why would you pay extra profit? The normal resale price includes a chunk of profit for celco. The BOM for a cell phone is usually around 30-35% of the msrp. Add on all the junk like r&d, manufacturing (labour and profit), marketing, transport, and taxes etc sprint et al make around 10% on post paid handsets sold at msrp.

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-price-and-availability-details-t-mobile-and-sprint-announced-513315?page=1

 

I checked that link for some prices the various carriers are selling the Samsung Galaxy S7 for, which according to the site, the device retails for $779.99.  In my example, a one-year lease with trade-in is $420, with a one-year extension if the customer decides to keep the device, rather than trading it in, being another $420 for that additional year of $35 monthly payments, which brings it to a total cost of $840. So, based on the retail price of $779.99, that is around a $60 difference the company can keep.

 

I based this idea on the company being able to lease a device giving the customer a good option for a yearly trade-in, which then the company could resell the device after the year lease has ended. While I'm not exact on the issues of depreciation, etc. involving resale, I imagine there is some sort of additional money made by the company in doing so, rather than taking a loss on the transaction. What exactly that money is I'm sure varies. However, my example is designed to be more straightforward than current leasing structures, using a rounding system. Although not perfect, I still believe it is a good system, and I give credit to Sprint for having what I believe to be the best currently offered.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RedSpark Member Level: LTE Advanced

RedSpark

Posted
Posted

Saw this deal was announced:

 

Activate a New Sprint Account and Earn up to 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles

 

Existing Sprint customers can earn up to 5,000 AAdvantage® miles a year simply by registering their AAdvantage number at sprint.com/AAdvantage.

 

Warning:

 

Note: This offer is not combinable with the Sprint Discount Program. Existing customers who enroll in this program will not be eligible for an SDP discount and any current discount will no longer apply.

 

Perhaps this makes sense for some? Thoughts on the math? I noticed Miles are earned per account, not per subscriber. Oh well.

.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
sbolen Member Level: 4G WiMax

sbolen

Posted
Posted
 

 

Saw this deal was announced:

 

Activate a New Sprint Account and Earn up to 25,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles

 

Existing Sprint customers can earn up to 5,000 AAdvantage® miles a year simply by registering their AAdvantage number at sprint.com/AAdvantage.

 

Warning:

 

 

Perhaps this makes sense for some? Thoughts on the math? I noticed Miles are earned per account, not per subscriber. Oh well.

.

 

I was hyped up on this offer before seeing that I would be trading my Discount for 5,000 miles. AA Miles are currently valued at $0.017 per mile. That means trading your discount for $85.

 

Not sure that's worth it, at least in my case.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
JimBob Member Level: eHRPD

JimBob

Posted
Posted

 

 

 

 

I was hyped up on this offer before seeing that I would be trading my Discount for 5,000 miles. AA Miles are currently valued at $0.017 per mile. That means trading your discount for $85.

 

Not sure that's worth it, at least in my case.

 

Wait a second...

 

I currently receive an Employee Discount Sprint -20% on my bill every month.  Does that mean registering for this AA program would eliminate that?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RedSpark Member Level: LTE Advanced

RedSpark

Posted
Posted

Wait a second...

 

I currently receive an Employee Discount Sprint -20% on my bill every month.  Does that mean registering for this AA program would eliminate that?

It seems so...

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
xjr2amt Member Level: iDEN *chirp*

xjr2amt

Posted
Posted

Crap. How do I cancel my registration for this AAdvantage offer? Sprint chat could not help me, even though I provided them my confirmation number.

Resubmit your discount on sprint.com/verify

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Calvin200 Member Level: 3G EVDO

Calvin200

Posted
Posted

If you stay on the program for a month or two you can get some of those miles and you can switch back to your regular discount.   My discount is only around $3 a month so it really doesn't make that much of a difference.  The only other thing I am considering is that I can probably able to fly cheaper on some other airline anyway.    

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Arysyn Member Level: 4G LTE

Arysyn

Posted
Posted

I like how T-mobile fanboys talk smack on Sprint's 2.5Ghz spectrum. Johh going as far as saying it can't penetrate a paper bag

 

yet when T-mobile tests 5G with 28Ghz they get huge applause.

 

Even though I've become sort of a T-Mobile supporter, I am a major supporter of Sprint's band 41 spectrum, and I hope the best for Sprint in its growth using the spectrum. I had Sprint a few times last year, and I found band 41 to be excellent, which was even before 2x ca was implemented.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JosefTor Member Level: eHRPD

JosefTor

Posted
Posted

12/13 Ghz perhaps much higher with a 200 MHz Carrier is so far the plan. 5G wont be commercially available until probably 2020

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Even though 2020 is so far in the future, I hope sprint deploys equipment today with 5g in mind (example: deploy microwave that can't support the speeds of 5g) or just stops this small cell deployment and focus on a rapid 5g deployment in the future. I'd hate to see a large capital spend now (when the heck are we starting again?) and then sprint takes their time to 5g and blames WiMax as the reason.
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Johnner1999 Member Level: 4G WiMax

Johnner1999

Posted
Posted

I like how T-mobile fanboys talk smack on Sprint's 2.5Ghz spectrum. Johh going as far as saying it can't penetrate a paper bag

 

yet when T-mobile tests 5G with 28Ghz they get huge applause.

 

except that TMO will be bidding on 600MHz ...   And why test with your "best" spectrum....  

 

and as a customer it is nice to hear that 'your' carrier is planning and thinking ahead.   So far ATT, VZW, and TMO have announced 5g tests soon.  Has Sprint?  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
markjcc Member Level: eHRPD

markjcc

Posted
Posted

except that TMO will be bidding on 600MHz ... And why test with your "best" spectrum....

 

and as a customer it is nice to hear that 'your' carrier is planning and thinking ahead. So far ATT, VZW, and TMO have announced 5g tests soon. Has Sprint?

Cell density over low band.

Sprint also has a plethora of 2.5Ghz holdings in which they can swap with other carriers for low band/mid band

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
travismheim Member Level: 4G WiMax

travismheim

Posted
Posted

except that TMO will be bidding on 600MHz ... And why test with your "best" spectrum....

 

and as a customer it is nice to hear that 'your' carrier is planning and thinking ahead. So far ATT, VZW, and TMO have announced 5g tests soon. Has Sprint?

Until there is some form of standardization starting to happen, testing their own flavors of "5G" is pointless.

 

I should also add Sprint demonstrated more than 2.5Gbps two years ago. http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/sprints-26-gbps-demo-shows-it-time-walk-walk/2014-02-06

 

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • large.unreadcontent.png.6ef00db54e758d06

  • gallery_1_23_9202.png

  • Posts

    • dkyeager
      Official Tmobile-Sprint merger discussion thread

      By dkyeager · Posted

      I think the push for them is adding US Mobile as a MVNO with a priority data plan.  Ultimately, making people more aware of priority would allow them (and other carriers) to differentiate themselves from MVNOs like Consumer Cellular that advertise the same coverage. n77 has dramatically reduced the need for priority service at Verizon where the mere functioning of your phone was in jeopardy a couple of years ago if you had a low priority plan like Red Pocket. Only have heard of problems with T-Mobile in parts of Los Angeles. AT&T fell in between. All had issues at large concerts and festivals, or sporting events if your carrier has no on-site rights. Edit: Dishes native 5g network has different issues: not enough sites, limited bandwidth. Higher priority would help a few. Truth is they can push phones to AT&T or T-Mobile.
    • Yuhfhrh
      Official Tmobile-Sprint merger discussion thread

      By Yuhfhrh · Posted

      Tracfone AT&T sims went from QCI 8 to 9 as well a couple years ago. I'm pretty neutral towards AT&T's turbo feature here, the only bad taste left was for those who had unadvertised QCI 7 a couple months ago moved down to 8. In my eyes it would have been a lot better for AT&T to include turbo in those Premium/Elite plans for free to keep them at QCI 7, while also introducing this turbo add on option for any other plans or devices. As it stands now only a handful of plans can add it, and only if you're using a device on a random list of devices AT&T considers to be 5G smartphones.
    • dkyeager
      Official Tmobile-Sprint merger discussion thread

      By dkyeager · Posted

      My Red Pocket AT&T GSMA account was dropped to QCI 9 about a year ago.  Most recently 8 for the last few years prior.  Voice remains at 5.
    • RedSpark
      Official Tmobile-Sprint merger discussion thread

      By RedSpark · Posted

      https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/att-announces-7-monthly-add-on-fee-for-turbo-5g-speeds/ Hopefully we don't ever see T-Mobile do something like this. Based on how I was treated with my Credit Limit, it's definitely not the same company it was before the merger, and it's entirely possible they'd try it.
    • PythonFanPA
      Keep a Word, Drop a Word #7

      By PythonFanPA · Posted

      Jelly Beans  

  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...