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I received my invite on the 26th but will not be activating it. While I don't care for the Nexus 6, that isn't why I won't be using it. I can put up with a huge phone, but I can not put up with losing Google Voice. I hope Google is able to integrate the services at some point.

We all know Verizon and AT&T are the most expensive providers, so it doesn't seem unreasonable Sprint and T-Mobile might charge around $5 per gb to start as a replacement for unlimited. If these carriers were to do speed cap pricing, which I'm not saying they will, only giving a scenario here, my idea presented in the last post is a possible concept.

 

Sprint already charges $5 per GB at their $100 20GB family share pack level and the price continues to drop down to $3.75 per GB at their $225 60GB plan. What I would like to see is lower pricing on the lower data packs, it does not make sense for light users to pay far more ($20 per GB at the lowest end) than heavy users. I would also like to see the line access fee's simplified, say $15 for phone at any data pack size and $10 for any data device (tablets, mobile broadband, wearable's, IoT etc). If Sprint removed overage fee's similar to T-Mobile with throttled speeds after a data use threshold I can see a lot more willing to switch to metered plans. How many users stay on an unlimited plan or keep their kids on unlimited lines to just prevent bill shock? I like the peace of mind knowing I will pay the same amount every month.

Also, some Sprint-related news regarding a "patent troll", which has sued Sprint and other carriers. I'm not understanding exactly how this works.

 

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/06/patent-troll-wins-30m-verdict-against-sprint-has-more-trials-on-the-way/

I still have a hard time understanding how patents can be issued for such vague ideas.

It might seem that way, but just like texts, and voice minutes, eventually it will have to be unlimited.

No. Maybe in some other form with a high speed bucket and throttled speeds afterwards, but unlimited as it is now will not stay. It is not sustainable with the growth in data consumption. T-Mobile already caved and added a 21GB soft cap to their unlimited plan.

 

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If Sprint did eliminate Unlimited Data, what's the chances of the iPhone For Life plan for $50 being grandfathered?

 

 

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Existing customer plans would probably stay intact, kind of like what Verizon and at&t did.

 

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Tidal has some much music on it, I couldn't possibly download everything there. The point of Tidal is mainly there to stream music from a catalog of music while a person is searching through it to discover music to listen to at that moment. T-Mobile essentially encourages this use by offering Tidal as part of its Music Freedom program.

 

Verizon doesn't offer this feature. So, for music I know I'm likely to listen to, I'll download on WiFi before going out in the car which doesn't have WiFi. However, this doesn't mean that there won't be music I'll browse through while in the car and decide to listen to right there and then, which the only option at that moment will either be not listen to, or stream. Since that isn't an issue with T-Mobile, I don't do that, as there isn't a need to, because again, T-Mobile doesn't count it as data on their Music Freedom program.

Do what everyone else does and set up a play list.

 

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It isn't necessarily because I have unlimited data. The reason is T-Mobile doesn't count it as data at all, due to music freedom.

 

I'm not going any further than that about it, as I'm not a data hog, and when T-Mobile says music streaming is free, than its free. If you have an issue with it, write to Jon Legere and see if he'll respond. He seems busy right now griping about the FCC and finding ways to rip off Sprint's ideas, such as T-Mobile's very odd new "leasing" program hidden as "Jump On Demand".

Just because you have unlimited data does not mean you should use as much as possible. Besides there are other benefits to caching music for offline use. Battery life is a big one, besides having it available when there is no mobile data connection or it is unreliable. I routinely cache music in Spotify yet still have an unlimited plan. Why stream when there is a better option available?

 

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I haven't seen any phone connect to a signal that weak, but I'm not surprised you can't use it.

 

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If anything, make All You Can Eat an Uncarrier move.

 

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Looking back at when I had Sprint the last time, when the majority of that time my phone was stuck on PCS most of the "working" time, it was less than 2mbps, often less than 1mbps, which is not enough to properly stream music or low quality video, etc while out for a few hours at a time, not at home where all I used it for was web browsing, that is, when I could even get a signal.

What exactly are you trying to stream? I watch video on YouTube over evdo just fine with 1-2mbps. Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Netflix etc all work fine with 2mbps.

 

 

 

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That was simply mesmerizing! The only inkling of Sprint in that being the yellow-colored lightning bolts at around 0:21-0:25.

 

Anyways, considering Sprint has the most spectrum, curious that T-Mobile didn't find somewhere to give a more noticeable reference to Sprint, seeing as Sprint has been a supporter of more spectrum set aside for smaller carriers.

 

Of course though, this is representative of how Jon Legere sees himself. Instead of making comic cartoons like this though, he ought to be focusing on preparing for a merger with a company that has spectrum. Sadly, Dish looks like it is that company.

Sprint only has 14mhz of low band spectrum, which is what the video is about.

 

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It's an entirely unreasonable vestige of wireless past. Accessories can't be walked back into best buy, walmart or target 11 months later and replaced "cause I bought it here!" Accessories are usually overpriced at the carrier anyway, which is perhaps why folks have felt entitled to the crazy return policy

 

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Best Buy will send an item purchased there out under manufacturer warranty, even if you don't have their geek squad service plan. It usually takes a few weeks, their existing supply chain shuttles to and from the DDC/DC and service center are utilized.

 

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I think that's going to happen. Just don't know when. Thought it would have happened by now.

 

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Isn't it included in the $5 Japan add on?

 

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(disclaimer, this is not a thread to argue about the merits of unlimited vs shared/tiered data, it's simply to explore the potential future where unlimited is no longer available and why you would or would not stay with sprint)

 

So I ask all of those who are so anti-unlimited, why haven't you already left for those awesome tiered plans you keep raving on about ?

 

And I ask myself, what is the point of staying with sprint without unlimited?

 

I've been a sprint fan since the original EVO 4g, but If it ever comes where I am forced to switch to a tiered data plan, why would I continue to choose sprint instead of ATT/VZW ?

 

Assuming TMO also was out of the unlimited business, I wouldn't choose TMO over sprint, while they may be fast in some places, they still lack coverage.

 

But ATT/VZW both have better coverage in more places than sprint (but not necessarily always better speed or reliability), so unless sprint was significantly cheaper with their tiered rates, why would I pay the same or even slightly less, for less coverage (and/or speed/reliability)?

 

What exactly would keep me or you with sprint, with only tiered data plans?

Higher data buckets for the same relative cost.

 

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AJ, you seem quite bent on this subject, as you also voiced your opinion when Indianapolis had their AWS LTE expanded. What's the problem with it? Who is this going to affect? Believe me, the guy or girl using the 5-year-old gas station Android that was $39 brand new probably isn't a very data-centric user. They'll wake up, notice they're on "E," call T-Mobile to (hopefully) have explained to them what happened, and be offered a market-specific upgrade option for their inconvenience. Whether or not you know everything or nothing about wireless, you need to always understand that technology evolves. Look at Sprint: people still run band 25 only devices and complain. What about when CLWR gets shutdown, and grandma's WiMAX dongle doesn't work anymore. What about the USCC subs in the Midwest that got swallowed up by Sprint, and we're forced to find someone else, or sign with Sprint. CDMA Cricket? MetroPCS? The list goes on, and on.

 

 

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While I don't disagree with you, comparing it to the wimax shutdown is not a good example. There has been over a years notice, just as there was for the iden shutdown. I wonder what T-Mobile is doing for any subscribers that complain.

 

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Excellent!!!

 

Thank you, it works! Sprint has been very good about the Net Neutrality issue, so I'm not surprised they did this, though it is to be commended of them for following through with this and quickly so, rather than unlike some of the ridiculous behavior of AT&T and Verizon about these Net Neutrality policies.

Considering Sprint was the only T1 carrier that came out and backed net neutrality from the start I'm not surprised they changed the policy even though it probably would have been fine. It was interesting that they had never actually throttled anyone though.

 

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I'm going to see if I can view the article after resetting the IP address on this device, as the site isn't allowing me to view it. WSJ subscription notice again.

 

Anyways, I forget if this has been posted here yet or not, my pain medication is very strong tonight, it seems, causing my mind to be a bit confused. Plus, with all these merger and acquisition speculation, I'm beginning to forget which of the carrier combination is currently being discussed, especially odd as I'm pretty much the main person bringing this issue up here. ????

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2015/06/16/is-a-comcast-sprint-deal-next/

 

Anyways, hopefully for the sake of Sprint and Sprint's customers this doesn't happen. I don't want this to happen to Sprint just as much as I don't want it to happen to T-Mobile.

Just copy the link into Google search and click the first search result. I don't know why but that works for all those paywall WSJ articles.

 

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I really didn't understand why so many AT&T users clung to their unlimited (5GB) data plans. My friend finally switched to the mobile share plan and has more than double usable mobile data available on the newer family share plan for the same price he was paying for his two lines. They should have changed the name of the plan years ago when they added the throttling for data over the cap.

I don't think you understand what I'm saying. Customer additions are worth spending profits on, customer retention over tethering isn't. People aren't going to leave Sprint because they don't get a tethering allotment. People WILL join Sprint if the price is right.

 

Legere is double dipping into profits by throwing promotions at people to get them to switch, then throwing MORE profits at them to stay. Meanwhile, Claure only gets them to switch, then keeps them here with a 'soft contract' like a lease or payments. Legere's retention policy has basically been 'throw more money at them', while Claure's has been 'lets keep long term profitability in mind for when we want to stop the promotions'.

I can't see them dipping into profits by adding a little more data to their existing data tethering pool. Most people probably won't use it, just as they won't use international data roaming. Its a nice perk to have, and adds to perceived value which can do a lot to keep subscribers. Sprint is the only one that doesn't offer included tethering on their main single line plan, it would be nice if they added it similar to their fusion business plans.

 

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Offering tethering is not an industry trend, it's a desperate move by John 'The Candy Man' Legere. Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, they are all businesses. They don't make money by not charging people. Fair tethering prices, sure, but free tethering is forgoing profits they would otherwise earn on something that isn't typically a deal breaker for customers. It would be throwing money away. I hope Sprint doesn't offer free tethering, B25 and B26 are already insanely congested, and profits are good.

 

Legere gives and gives and what happens when you feed the animals? They keep coming back begging for more. Claure is a brilliant CEO, he wouldn't be foolish enough to give Sprint profits away to win some ego-stroking contest Legere is having with himself.

Tethering is already included in the standard Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint family share plans which is what a lot of the subscriber base is on or switching to. I don't know about you, but if everyone in the industry is doing something I would call that a trend. There is nothing wrong with T-Mobile, or Sprint for that matter if they include a tethering allotment for their single line users.

 

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The only thing that might lure me away from my Nexus 5 would be a huge battery. That has been my only disappointment with the phone, but Android M is a lot better on battery so far than Lollipop so I may be holding onto my Nexus 5 for another cycle. Every phone I have bought has been to upgrade RF features, I'm hoping the 2015 Nexus 5 doesn't disappoint in that department.

I was having issues with battery life on my G4 but they were caused by apps that I had installed. I installed Greenify and the battery drain problem went away. The cool thing about the LG operating system is Greenify doesn't require root because LG gives the option to add Greenify as a system service.

 

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Greenify has worked without root for as long as I can remember, it just lacks some features if you don't have root access or use xposed framework.

 

 

In practical application, that question has zero pertinence.

 

SMR 800 MHz (Part 90) is limited to 100 W. Cellular 850 MHz (Part 22) is limited to 7 W. PCS 1900 MHz (Part 24) is limited to 2 W. AWS-1 1700+2100 MHz (Part 27) is limited to 1 W.

 

No matter. Mobile output is measured in milliwatts, not watts. No modern device really pushes the envelope or gains an advantage based on those regulations.

 

AJ

Not that it has any real meaning, but why is SMR allowed so much more output power?

 

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I hope you are right.

 

I would have mentioned this earlier, but the post I made then was long enough. I don't understand why none of these online analysts haven't mentioned about Verizon's long standing relationship with Comcast. If Comcast were to partner/merge with a wireless company, Verizon would be a very good choice. I'm wondering if that may be why Verizon wants to sell FiOS, to pave the way for a deal with Comcast to some extent. Besides, Verizon having the best coverage matches up well with Comcast being the largest cable provider. Both have plenty to offer one another, and could offer an unlimited Comcast streaming offer that would be a big deal for them. I can't imagine it being very successful with Verizon's high data rates though.

They sold off their wireline assets to help pay for aws3 and to focus on their east coast FiOS network. Look at what their bid was in the auction and how much they sold off in wireline assets. I'll give you a hint, they are the same.

 

Why do you have such a hard on for Comcast merging with a wireless carrier? Verizon isn't ever going to offer anything remotely related to unlimited video streaming over their wireless network. AT&T is purchasing DirecTV because they are a competitor to their own TV service.

 

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Back haul doesn't seem to be upgraded in the Syracuse area, or connections are being artificially limited to about 50mbps. Network performance is still quite good though, it's consistently faster than Verizon and AT&T wherever b41 is available and more importantly relieving a lot of congestion on b25. I think the lack of b41 coverage downtown is what is preventing Syracuse from being an official Spark market. I wonder if it's site issues, or part of the change in network deployment a while back.