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

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    Does this mean the $15 per line access fee is no longer a "promotion" that will end? Is it permanently $100 or 120 a month?

     

    Edit: Up to 4 lines for $100/month with 10 GB offer, $120/month with 40 GB. Both offers include $15 access charges per line/per month waived for life as long as you're enrolled in the plan.

     

    So looks like it is permanent! Pretty good deal...matches T-Mobile's new family plan offer.

    Would be it be safe to assume that tethering is also included, meaning tethering will take off of the shared data?

     

    If so this would be great for the 40 GB option.

    T-Mobile LTE & Network Discussion V2

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I hate to say it but, this is does sound like a good deal given this QA:

     

    "Are all 10GBs eligible for Smartphone Mobile Hotspot (tethering)?

    Yes, all 10GB are eligible for tethering. Customers can choose to use their phone with Smartphone Mobile hotspot (tethering) with all 10GB of high-speed data, or use part for tethering and part on their phone."

     

    A person with 3 lines could buy a cheap Android phone with Hotspot capabilities and use it primarily as a hotspot with 10-20 GB of data to use each month while spending at most $160 on service for 20 GB per line.

     

    But again its only a good deal with a fully owned device(s).  Otherwise your "free" line would cost you $20+ a month.

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

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    Posted · Edited by AppleFanBoy

    My opinion FWIW, and I’m not advocating using your phone to continuously steaming video on an unlimited data plan, but Sprint needs drop this 600 kpbs streaming restriction quick and in a hurry.  And here’s why.

     

    I use my wife as an example of a real world Sprint user.  She is tech savvy but not a techie.  She knows how to use technology and just wants it to work.  What she looks for in technology is price, what you get, and whether it works. 

    The price is great on this plan.  What you get is the thought of unlimited.  But if she tries to stream a Youtube video or play a cartoon for the kids at 600 kbps and its grainy, choppy, or having to continuously buffer, then she would be so p*ssed off.  I can hear the questions now:

     

    Why are we paying for this unlimited data if we can’t use it?

     

    Where did all this money go Sprint paid for all these network improvements if you can’t stream a video?

     

    The typical Sprint customer is not a member of this site.  The typical Sprint customer doesn’t know/care about network congestion or data abuse.  The typical Sprint customer will not understand why they have unlimited data, showing LTE as a connection, and can’t stream video.  They will soon no longer be Sprint customers.

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    Temporary Tower at GMO Site

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    Not only did Sprint put the tower back together but it looks like they moved the RRUs to the top with the antenna and have removed the ground mounted ones. I think 3g has been reenabled because I'm getting great service but my LTE signal hasn't changed yet so they are probably still working on that.

     

     

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

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    Posted

    Sprint dropped that recently when they committed to net neutrality. They also emphasized that they never prioritized based on plan. I'm fairly certain that streaming video isn't throttled either because I can stream 1080p YouTube just fine.

    Apparently they de-committed on the new unlimited family plan. They are limiting that to 600 kbps for streaming video: http://www.s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/7066-Unlimited-family-plan/page__view__findpost__p__427167

     

     

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    Unlimited family plan

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I just saw this on the linked page:

     

    "To improve data experience for the majority of users, throughput may be limited, varied or reduced on the network. Streaming video speeds will be limited to 600Kbps at all times, which may impact quality."

     

    No full HD Netfix for you!

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    What would you do if Sprint eliminated "unlimited" data? Poll thread.

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    Posted

    I don't think the bandwidth of 15Mbps is a problem. I thought the whole problem was people using a lot of data. Heck, I would be happy with a reliable constant 2-3 Mbps since you can do really anything with that. Video and audio streaming works fine. I think in the end, capacity is the biggest hurdle for any of this to be reliable. Here in a 5x5 network, 37.5Mbps is the max right now we can get out of a tower. If 38 people are on it at the same time, we are now down to < 1Mbps per person. So, because of that, there is no way that anyone can say they will guarantee any sort of speed since the speed is dependent on how many people are using the same tower at the same time.

     

    Also, I don't think using a ton of data is the problem or abusive because what happens if you are using that on a cross country road trip? You aren't abusing any 1 tower for that long at all. I think the an abuser is someone who is using 1 tower and trying to stream constantly because it is causing that 1 tower to not function as well.

    I watched a video a while back that discussed how the nature of TCP/IP allows for unlimited number of connections and unlimited data transfer but as more connections are made means slower speeds for each connection. The way it was described that you decrease the slow down by limiting the max bandwidth of each connection instead of allowing each connection the full speed of the network.

     

     

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    What would you do if Sprint eliminated "unlimited" data? Poll thread.

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    Posted

    Would I be barking up the wrong tree by suggesting using the ISP approach and limiting speed but keeping unlimited data or high soft caps. Something like 15 mbps max speed and limit of 50 GBs usage with either decreased speeds or pay extra for buckets beyond the 50 GBs. Would something like this make much of difference on congestion? My belief is that if you can't do what you want to do on a cell phone with a bandwidth of 15 mbps then you might just be an abuser.

     

     

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

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    Posted

    I have no idea. I would guess it's now in the single digits. Since you lost subsidized upgrades to keep unlimited data, most gave up their unlimited plans to get a new device. Most of the people I know who kept them are upper middle class folks who can easily afford cash price for new devices but who use A LOT of data.

     

    So in some ways, the remaining unlimited customers are the Bourgeoisie of wireless. Probably quite a few FCC bureaucrats personally affected. Maybe even why they decided to take action, as they personally are being affected. This is really not a fight for the every day Joe Blow consumer if you think about it.

     

    People like Fox News TV Personalities:

     

     

    I know of several people who still get subsidized upgrades with AT&T and get to keep their unlimited data. I don't know how they do it other than threatening to leave at the store.

     

     

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

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    Posted

    Ookla is not the "gold standard." A lot of Ookla speed tests tend to fall far outside the median at opposite ends of the spectrum. As Ookla is a user initiated app, think about what prompts users to run speed tests. Showing off amazing speeds for e-penis erection. Confirming agonizingly slow speeds and venting frustration. The large middle part of the bell curve gets neglected. When in the middle, users do not care so much to run speed tests -- because their data just works.

     

    AJ

    Ookla is also dependent on the server it picks. Unless you set your own default.

     

     

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

    in General Topics

    Posted

    Not for me... I cut the cord last year and now stream all my content so I can blow through several hundred gigs without a problem.. I hope Comcash doesn't enforce a cap here in ABQ... That would drive me to switch carriers.

    Same here. I got rid of TV and stream most shows. I've used as high as 290gb before but i think I'll probably blow the cap this month.

     

     

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

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    Posted

    I think only in certain "test" markets. When I login, it says my 250gb cap has been suspended, and it's been like that for a few years I think.

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone 6+

    Not anymore at least in my market. I have a soft cap with Comcast at 300 GB a month with 3 months of allowed overage followed by $10 per 50 gb bucket.

     

     

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    CCA/RRPP live date?

    in Network, Network Vision/LTE Deployment

    Posted

    One RRPP carrier store manager told me he expects LTE in next 2 months.

    Which carrier's store was that?

     

    Also, and I apologize if this has been asked before, but in order for a phone to roam LTE will it be as simple as a PRL update or carrier update or both? I'm sure it will be phone specific.

     

     

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