smalltimehack Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Customer owned equipment doesn't get charged act fees. You already own the phone. Any device that sprint owns that gets activated gets charged the fee. So yeah.... Can't really complain about the act fees either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipatella Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 edit: deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoWireless Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Just wanted to chime in on a few of these Sprint costs/fees issues, from my personal perspective: I think charging $10 as a convenience fee to get a SIM quicker is fine, in the context of the fact that other, free options exist. However, what I think is important is to be consistent within the same distribution channel. Meaning, if there is not supposed to be a charge at corporate stores then there shouldn't be any which do charge, or if authorized sellers can charge one then there should be a consistent amount charged in that channel. With respect to activation fees on newly purchased devices... I believe some of the other carriers do this too so in that context I think it's okay. I just wish the charge would be a lot more evident on the front end, not buried in the last page of an order. This would make it easier to compare these charges between the different carriers As for SERO... As long as Sprint itself is cool with it I don't see why anyone else should have a problem with it. Sprint is under no legal obligation to maintain these contracts under their current terms past their renewal dates. They could easily inform customers that upon the end of their contract different terms will apply. They kind of did that before when they went from original SERO to SERO-P and it's also somewhat like how Big Red just upped the price of old unlimited data plans by $20/month. However, Sprint is choosing not to do this and as long as they don't then I see no problems with folks continuing to use SERO. Edited October 11, 2015 by GoWireless 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Just wanted to chime in on a few of these Sprint costs/fees issues, from my personal perspective: I think charging $10 as a convenience fee to get a SIM quicker is fine, in the context of the fact that other, free options exist. However, what I think is important is to be consistent within the same distribution channel. Meaning, if there is not supposed to be a charge at corporate stores then there shouldn't be any which do charge, or if authorized sellers can charge one then there should be a consistent amount charged in that channel. With respect to activation fees on newly purchased devices... I believe some of the other carriers do this too so in that context I think it's okay. I just wish the charge would be a lot more evident on the front end, not buried in the last page of an order. This would make it easier to compare these charges between the different carriers As for SERO... As long as Sprint itself is cool with it I don't see why anyone else should have a problem with it. Sprint is under no legal obligation to maintain these contracts under their current terms past their renewal dates. They could easily inform customers that upon the end of their contract different terms will apply. They kind of did that before when they went from original SERO to SERO-P and it's also somewhat like how Big Red just upped the price of old unlimited data plans by $20/month. However, Sprint is choosing not to do this and as long as they don't then I see no problems with folks continuing to use SERO. I like this post. Pretty reasonable, even if I don't agree with every detail. Well said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 With my HTC One M8 taking a crap, I've ordered the Nexus 5X and waiting for it to arrive. Hopefully shipments start today. My order is set to pending, with Oct 28-30th delivery estimates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuber Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 And there are other ways to save with Sprint to afford the sims card. If you trying to save on money, then I sure one would be with a credit union. By being with a credit union, Sprint waives the activation fees and give you a 10% discount. With this discount, I'm sure it would pay for that SIMS card. Problems solved if one really is trying to save money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 My order has changed to processing and the charge is pending on my credit card again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 My order has changed to processing and the charge is pending on my credit card again. Ship date estimate? Just checked mine and it's still pending. What if they start shipping tomorrow?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Ship date estimate? Just checked mine and it's still pending. What if they start shipping tomorrow?! You're only a day away... AJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Ship date estimate? Just checked mine and it's still pending. What if they start shipping tomorrow?! It still says October 23 -27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 It still says October 23 -27 Looks like you're not the only one. EDIT: Wonder if I can get 1-night shipping without cancelling the order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimehack Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 It did say in the playbook to expect them as early as yesterday. Clearly that didn't happen but I imagine they'll be shipping shortly. I'm excited to see how this phone does. I've been itching to buy but can't without knowing real world usage and experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimS Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Looks like you're not the only one. EDIT: Wonder if I can get 1-night shipping without cancelling the order. I didn't choose 1 day shipping so it will be interesting to see where it is shipping from. Normally it doesn't pay for me to choose 1 day shipping. I think your best bet for changing an order would be to call them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 My Oct 28-30th order is now processing and I have a temp charge on my credit card. Soon™! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lilotimz Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Check your bank account temp authorizations. I noticed my credit line was down by $461 and checked temp authorization and there it was! Then i checked back and it was still pending and a few minutes later it was processing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Looks like you're not the only one. EDIT: Wonder if I can get 1-night shipping without cancelling the order. You can only change shipping by cancelling the order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspar347 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 My Oct 30-Nov 3 order is pending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Check your bank account temp authorizations. I noticed my credit line was down by $461 and checked temp authorization and there it was! Then i checked back and it was still pending and a few minutes later it was processing! AJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiWavelength Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Still processing. Processing, schmocessing. That Snapdragon 808 processor must be really slow after all. AJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z250kid Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 What size sim card I went to a corporate store they had no clue. Will the nexus 6 nano sim fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z250kid Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I checked tempary authorization there it was. Hopefully this week it'll ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilotimz Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 What size sim card I went to a corporate store they had no clue. Will the nexus 6 nano sim fit? Read the previous pages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascertion Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO8VXG8UZMJj_saL_3y2gmKFoTCnhz50RJ2P7_W1U97wymsMJhPBhfFYyKZBo3Gag/photo/AF1QipOwME3epzSksiGyJh7sdqhyIDC89orr46fmumHH?key=SlJwbGdVT1Z5TTBHbHUzVVhvT3VyOGhYakt4bkNn The Notification LED looks pretty nice! Coming from an HTC One M8, the LED actually is visible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irev210 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Mine shipped Looks like we'll see a ton go out today. Very unusual for Google to get a preorder right, this is promising. Good for them. Almost as smooth as Apple. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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