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Anyway, apparently Marcelo is at the center of a big MLS (Major League Soccer) press scandal this week? Nothing to do with Sprint, but interesting to see his name brought up.

 

Sprint definitely doesn't need any negative press about their CEO, even if it's not about Sprint. Marcelo has been very quiet on Twitter lately...I'm curious to see where Sprint will be at the end of this quarter. I know they are working as fast as they can, but they need to do it even faster. I still have 3G along I-95 through central Maryland. I won't consider Sprint done until I have LTE on all of the most heavily traveled interstate on the east coast.

BWI in Maryland is a black hole. Last time I was there I was rocking Extended 1x. It used to be marked "Spark Turbo". Lol. As soon as you leave the airport, you can pull 40Mbps down...makes no sense.

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprints-st-louis-network-jointly-awarded-1-ranking-for-reliability-call-and-text-performance.htm?previousArticle=0&nextArticle=11796&gotoArt=%2Fnews-releases%2Fsprints-st-louis-network-jointly-awarded-1-ranking-for-reliability-call-and-text-performance.htm

 

Yup... I like this

 

NYC is still a trouble spot though. http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/new-york-city-and-tri-state-area/2015/1H

 

I thought the data speeds would have been better for NYC, I know they are moving as fast as they can...but it's not enough yet.

Anyone else watching Tmobiles event? 

 

Can't get it to load at work. Anything interesting? Just some new business plans as predicted?

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/sprint-will-reimburse-all-your-costs-to-switch-join-sprints-56-million-customers-today.htm?view_id=10127

 

Sprint will now cover ALL costs when switching from another provider.

 

The big deal here is that it's paid within 15 days! That is super impressive. Usually it's the "within 2-3 billing cycles" or whatever. 15 days is really awesome.

I tweeted Marcelo yesterday about wifi calling on iphone...canned sprintcare reply said early 2015.

 

https://twitter.com/joshmsr/status/575023408846667776

I was hoping Sprint would get wifi calling with 8.2 ????

I was able to return a phone on easy pay after day 14 back in September. Took some work, but the Twitter folks got me in touch with someone that could help.

Tweet @sprintcare, @marceloclaure, and @marcicarris and ask them.

My response to Legere ????

Sprint called out for "America's newest network" claim in ads...

 

http://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/national-advertising-division-asks-sprint-drop-ad-claims/297417/

We should rename this thread to "Conspiracy discussion" ????

In the spirit of total disclosure...I am usually a hardcore republican????

 

BUT...I am a big supporter of the new net neutrality rules for the moat part.

No. Not even my wife and kids. I know it's kind of funny to conjecture something like that among a tight knit group like S4GRU. But it would be a crime for someone to create news to try to increase their personal stock value. I just want to be clear, all joking aside, that I do not own Sprint stock, not even in a creative way. And I stay out of the conversations in our threads regarding stocks as much as possible because I never want to be linked to manipulation of any kind.

Sorry...I did not mean to imply any wrongdoing. I applaud your efforts to be open and honest. Agree on all points!

 

In other news....I wish I owned Sprint stock!

Funny.  

 

But to keep SEC investigators off my back, I have NEVER owned Sprint stock.  Not once.

 

But your wife and kids do? :-P

Sprint has 2 lines for 100 with either 8gb or unlimited.

To an average consumer that is just stupid. No value in one option, almost makes no sense to even list it. To a low data usage consumer, Verizon certainly is a better value because they have better coverage/faster speeds.

 

Edit: I'm not trying to troll or say VZW is wicked awesome...just pointing out perception. Sprint needs to live up to its value proposition.

I think it will be harder and harder to find lower options, because at a certain point you're pretty much in prepaid water. Prices are already lowered significantly, so it will be interesting to see what Marcelo and team come up with.

 

I agree to a certain extent. But...the value in Sprint is diminished when Verizon has two lines for $100 with 6GB of data. Sprint's $10 cheaper, and double the data. If you already aren't using 6GB, Verizon is pretty compelling for their coverage.

A new single line customer would do $50 for unlimited everything on iPhone, or $60 for unlimited everything on any other device.

 

A new family plan with 2-3 lines would do just fine on the $90 plan.

 

A new (or existing customer) that doesn't use much data wouldn't do well on the $90 plan. Paying for something they won't use. That was my point. No good options for low data usage customers.

 

 

No, it's $90 for new customers with up to 10 lines. The line fee is waved through March of next year.

 

Obliviously with two lines unlimited is a better deal, but you start getting into the 5+ line territory and the 12GB deal is better.

 

The 12GB is only a better deal if you need/want that much data. I'm just saying Sprint needs an option for customers that don't use much data. Framily works well for me, so I'll just stick with it for as long as I can. My wife is a stay-at-home mom, so she's on wifi most of the time, uses less than 500MB on average. I have an hour commute to work, and use 10-20GB of data a month. She is on the 1GB line, I have unlimited.

How is $90 a month for up to 10 lines overpriced?

 

Well it's $240 for 10 lines. But for the data portion...if someone doesn't use much data, there is no point in paying for that much data. Verizon is $100 for two lines and 6GB. Obviously, Verizon is awful if you use any more data than that. But Sprint doesn't have any decent lower tier plans yet. Marcelo even tweeted about it not that long ago, that they were looking at new lower tier plans.

 

What if someone only needs one or two lines? As a new customer, $90 for 12GB of data, or $100 for two lines of unlimited. Seems kind of silly.

If I switch from ED Family 1500 to the new Family Share 32GB, will Sprint waive the $15/month for my 6 devices currently shared if I add a tablet or mobile broadband device?

Complain on Twitter, they will waive them.

BWI Airport still marked as Spark. Couple weeks ago outside, I was rocking Extended 1X....lol

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/TMobile-Sprint-Not-Adhering-To-New-Unlocking-Guidelines-132680

 

Sprint/Tmobile not adhering to new unlocking guidelines...

 

Edit: I just looked at Sprint's unlocking page, it appears they now have military personnel policy included (and that it was just added today).

It does matter for resale. If a device being financed is removed from your account then the remaining payments are supposed to come due immediately.

 

This is VERY important. Just go to Gazelle and see how much a Sprint iPhone6 is worth vs. a Verizon iPhone6.

They over carry over data for ATT CYBIH customers

 

Oh ok. That makes sense I guess. I don't really care about data carryover, I just saw that and was wondering which plans have that.

 

Sprint really needs to modify their lower tier Family Share pack pricing. If you don't need 12GB or more of data, it's overpriced.

Wait? Sprint has Carry Over Data now?

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/featured-articles/sprints-plans-promos-and-offers-prove-compelling-to-customers-hard-to-match-for-rivals.htm

 

Did I miss something?