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Neither Nexus devices or Moto X pure are taking advantage of this for some reason.... Only devices sold through sprint directly have it enabled.

 

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My nexus 6p DEFINITELY has CA enabled out of the box.

 

The M7 doesn't have carrier aggregation though.

 

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Yeah, you sell your current phone and the difference between it and the 5x is only $300

Hah, looks like I will have to wait for phone prices to drop.

 

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Well, an HTC One M7 on Sprint looks like it is going for ~$80 on Swappa and a nexus 5x 16 GB is $379 so $300 out of pocket (unless you are on a subsidized phone plan in which case go nuts).

Well, my sister and brother in law are going T-mobile -> Sprint.

 

So they are on the $100 for 2x 6GB lines and will be going to $50 at Sprint and also probably getting new phones at Sprint for less than their current PLAN total let alone what they pay at Tmobile for Plan + phones.

 

Crazy deal. 

I should get a return period on it so I may just try it and if it doesn't happen to support at least B25/26, I'm sure I can send it back.

 

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I am sure it will support B25/B26. The question is if it supports B41, really.

The phone reps at Sprint couldn't tell me which bands it supports (big surprise)

Sprint will be giving away the Alcatel One Touch Pixi 7 for free to existing customers along with one year free service (1GB/month) starting tomorrow, 11/20/15. Does anyone know for sure if this is a tri-band device? I don't see that info in the specs. I would assume it is, I just want to confirm that before I decide to order it. Mostly free sounds pretty cool for a travel tablet. Just have to pay $10 or $15 per month in the second year depending on which plan you want. 

 

By the way, Sprint's version has better specs than the wifi version so don't base your opinion off of the wifi only model. I noticed the Sprint version has a quad-core processor (vs dual core) and a bigger battery. 

http://eguides.sprint.com/support/eguides/alcatelonetouchpixi7/index.html#alcatel_onetouch_pixi_7_ug/enhanced_4g_lte.html#_Toc306453180

 

Sounds like it has B41 support? Not sure though..

What did Magic Mike delete? 

Marcelo tweeted a picture of himself with smiling sprint coworkers and the assbag tweeted 'did you tell them about their severance package?' or something similar. Really a shitty comment overall

I know it doesn't include Tmo unlimited plans.  Sprint would be crazy to offer Unlimited plans for $45.  But I think it includes Family Plans.  Sprint would be missing out on the biggest part if they didn't.  Not many individual account lines out there for the taking.

Well, Framily unlimited (on a 7 user Framily) was $45 so never say never 

Let us be clear:

T-Mobile offers it's existing subscribers the same plans as the ones it newly promotes and that is a fantastic way to prevent churn and hold on to subscribers but it definitely cuts down on potential earnings/ARPU. Sprint, like AT&T and Verizon, has decided that they would rather keep existing customers at higher ARPU on their current plans rather than do this.

 

Both of these have merit and neither one is wrong or incorrect. The truth of it is that loyalty to a certain carrier, much like loyalty to an employer, often doesn't pay. I've always been on Sprint even when I transferred to Ting after getting frustrated with my speeds vs my bill. However, I swapped my numbers to TMobile to get my current no line fees credit and I am not above moving carriers again. Judging by their current plan offerings Sprint must be fine with this potential for me to churn and so I don't take it personally one way or the other. 

 

I will, however, disagree with Robert and a few others here. This event was definitely overhyped. When you bill something as "the greatest deal in wireless" and "the other carriers won't like this!" and "we spent long nights on this plan!" and then fail to accurately explain the promotion you have the current situation. While this is a good deal for some people the confusion between the previously quite well advertised CYBIH makes this a misunderstood plan/promotion. Many people were hoping for more substantial changes and creativity from Sprint and thus are quite let down. 

 

The reality is that by offering these types of plans means they are a follower in the market and thus will continue to drive their own ARPU down as other carriers adjust their plans. Rather than providing some innovative option for customers like, I don't know, the already mentioned waived line fees for tablets, Phone insurance for half the price or free through their leasing vehicles they are setting up, legacy customers getting waived line fees for moving from ED1500 to Family Share,etc. 

 

My criticism is not with the promotion itself but the lack of market leadership and creativity to stand out. The lack of articulation bothers me the most. I shouldn't have to read fine print or Rocket87's posts to understand the meaning of a plan. 

 

Anyways, it was a long post but I am stuck on a conference call that so far has required me to introduce myself and then listen for 20 minutes.

No matter the WiFi signal, the devices I have owned have always eaten through battery quicker on LTE than on WiFi. I don't have a 6P, but I would imagine it would be similar.

The most notable device I have seen with this phenomenon is the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. My coworker regularly gets better battery on his AT&T S6 when wifi is off at the office as he is toward the loading dock where the wifi signal is low.

 

This seems to make sense going by the test results here http://www.anandtech.com/show/9146/the-samsung-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge-review/3

Many people still would show up with Wi-Fi only or non compatible tablets.  That disappointment, though not Sprint's fault, still would color those persons' perceptions of Sprint.

 

As for the "buy" option, many people would waltz in to get an iPad, then get sticker shock from the "cellular tax."  Since most people have Wi-Fi only tablets, they do not know how much the cellular or LTE option adds to tablet prices.

 

AJ

See that is why waiving line fees for a year makes even more sense. The cellular vs wifi difference on iPads is $130 so it is a perfect deal for people considering wifi vs cellular.

I think that a "bring your own tablet" promotion would be too confusing to the general populace on a grand marketing scale like this.  Remember that most tablets sold are Wi-Fi only, non cellular.  Or they do not support any/all Sprint LTE bands.  Many less tech savvy, average users would show up with non compatible tablets.  It would be a customer service and tech support headache.

 

AJ

 

Agree about potential for confusion. I would happily consider an LTE iPad on Sprint for my wife if there were waived activation and line fees. Otherwise I will stick to only considering a wifi tablet and running it off my phone hotspot when we are on vacation.

I have 6 lines that are either going to get a major restructuring price wise from Sprint, or I will find another carrier. I dont know what carrier it will be, but if I cant get comparable rate plans for 50% less than I pay today, its over.

Is that 6 lines on ED1500? So, $260/mo if I do the math right by simply adding 19.99 to 5 lines here. If you have subsidized iphone pricing on all 6 lines you should be paying ~$321/mo (if the $199 is averaged across 24 months for each phone).

 

Versus Family Share with the CHEAPEST iphone option (leasing) you are STILL better off than any Family Share plan 10GB or larger ($310 @ 10 GB but $11/mo isnt worth losing unlimited). On top of that you own your phone after 24 months.

 

Not calling you out but if you are comparing promo rates with no phone cost vs your current rates with subsidy then of course it will seem like you are getting ripped off.

 

 

 

 

http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/6402-sprint-plan-comparison-spreadsheet/

My last thought about this for today probably:

 

A more enticing promotion for current Sprint customers would be to waive activation and line fees for 1 year or 2 years on tablets for any existing customers. Sprint gets new tablet activations to show investors, current customers get a $120 or $240 (@10/mo on family share) promotional value while staying on the current plans and it might even incite non family share users to consider family share. 

 

"CURRENT CUSTOMERS: ACTIVATION AND LINE FEES WAIVED FOR A YEAR (or 2) WHEN YOU BRING ANY TABLET TO SPRINT"

 

wow people rejoice. I know this seems simplistic and is an outside looking in view on it but this isn't that hard especially when for many people that is like only 1 month of service. 

 

As a side note: I'm not sure why people are complaining as anyone who is truly a multiyear Sprint customer should go view the pricing spreadsheet and realize that SERO, ED1500, Framily, etc are ALL CHEAPER than family share in almost every circumstance! You're already getting a good promo deal every month!

Are you suggesting that being connected to distant LTE tower for data takes up less battery than a Wi-Fi spot a few feet away?  I don't buy it.  Sending any kind of signal over greater distance will require more power.  I'm siding with Google here.

A weak wifi signal will also cause battery drain much like a weak LTE signal. It also depends on the WiFi speed. Basically, LTE MIGHT use less battery because it downloaded the same data faster and then went to idle if the WiFi is slower and is fully on longer. Where I work we call it the 'race-to-idle'.  A decent B41 signal vs a slow WiFi connection I could believe it actually.

 

Some examples

GalaxyS5 LTE-A: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8314/galaxy-s5-ltea-battery-life-performance this shows almost no difference between the two but notes this is possibly due to a more efficient wifi chip inside.

The LG G4 also shows almost no difference http://www.anandtech.com/show/9379/the-lg-g4-review/8

Iphones do show a big difference though http://www.anandtech.com/show/9686/the-apple-iphone-6s-and-iphone-6s-plus-review/8

Im not going to read through all the pages but i wanted to set the record straight. This isnt like old cut in half. Now if you switch from tmobile you can pick any of their current plans and we will cut it in half. It doesnt matter what you currently are on.

 

Same goes for att/verizon. Pick any of their plans and we give 50% off.

 

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Well geez that makes a difference actually. I think my sister is on a 6GB plan at T-Mobile so if she chooses the 10GB plan to match her usage that is a decent deal really. That 7 year old sucks at explaining it fully. 

 

 

It should have been a simple video that goes:

 

"AT&T,TMOBILE,VERIZON CUSTOMERS: STARTING NOVEMBER 20TH PICK ANY PLAN AT YOUR CURRENT CARRIER EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ON THAT PLAN AND WE WILL TAKE 50% OFF YOUR BILL."

 

ANY PLAN.

50% OFF.

 

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?"

 

etc

How I imagine the long meetings went:

Yawn...Pass.

Welp, so much for that. This is more of a ploy to get more tablet activations than a current customer promo. As echoed by others in this thread, Sprint should try to figure out a way to get people off Framily and onto Family Share.

counter counter point, T mobile offers binge on and music freedom so you could cut your plan on t mobile in half and stream all day long, plus data stash, sprint does not match any of that.   Not that im a t mobile fan, im just saying the fine print on this deal is huge.... and if people switch and think they are getting an exact match at half the price they will be mad when they discover video and music count now, but on t mobile it did not.  That is something most consumers will not understand... or look into.

Absolutely true. 

"While supplies last."

 

So, a free tablet when you sign up for a tablet line and then you don't pay a line fee for a year? eh. 

Can you post the contents? Twitter blocked at work...lol

 

 

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Also rewarding existing customers for their loyalty. A free tablet and 1 year of free service! While supplies last. http://bit.ly/1HX9W6D 

 

It is indeed a good deal. But it is not, however, big news. Consumers still believe they are sacrificing quite a bit by moving to Sprint from another Big 4 carrier. Sprint must address this perception. Secondly, Sprint has made a big deal of protecting (nay, growing) margins....and yet they come out with something like this?

 

A wiser strategy would have been to bundle things that have merely an incremental effect on the bottom line (more hot-spot data, a beefier global roaming deal that is automatically bundled with each plan) rather than something so costly. Marketing emphasis could have also been placed on the $25.00 difference in price that already exists between T-Mobile's unlimited plan and Sprint's. SMH

 

I love Sprint. I love what they're doing with their network. I just think they underestimate consumers.

 

A quick counterpoint: Depending on the plans the new customers come from this will probably still be a benefit to margin/ARPU especially seeing how popular phone leasing is with new customers. If you are talking about margins etc then truthfully it is the legacy SERO/Framily plans that drive that down. I agree that it could have been a bigger deal but, still, half off even T-Mobile plans is actually a really huge savings for many people and the sad truth is that these types of moves are what Sprint has to do to gain goodwill back from people. They've had a terrible network for too long to simply issue press releases saying "The network is great now, really!" and they have to rely on the value proposition until they are considered a real option to people.

 

T-Mobile has made that transition and Sprint can as well.

Half off t-mobile is actually pretty damned good. Sprint knows many of the value seekers are on T-Mobile and so this may be a really good way to bring people back to Sprint. I'll be talking to my sister (who uses T-mobile) about this for sure. I am sure there will be a followup for current customers but this is still not a disappointment to me.

 

Half off anyone's plans is still a fantastic deal.

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