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People can be added at anytime to your framily but it has to be within the first 14 days of them joining sprint.

 

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Ahhhhh. So theoretically, if somebody is off contract they can cancel their line then rejoin Sprint and be eligible to join a framily plan?

Is there a 14 day window to a folks to your plan or can you add them at anytime?

Nothing in the linked article discussing how many US jobs (and careers) will be blown to bits.

Lenovo has maintained and in some cases expanded its US employment. Hopefully this will be the same situation.

If I want a smartphone, I will demand simonious voice and data

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/simony

The buying or selling of ecclesiastical pardons, offices, or emoluments.

So you want a corrupt smartphone that takes payoffs? That may not be a bad idea 

I wish Dc could be launched so I could open a ticket for the stupid site serving my house. It's the only one in this area I can find with the eCSFB issue but they won't let me open a ticket until the market is launched. Anyway it's nice to hear some good news from Sprint

DC is great around the Mall. Had LTE virtually the entire time is was in that area last year.

Thing is Sprint has had the slowest roll out! No matter why or how much better it will be. It's the slowest - customers, analysts or the press don't care why.

 

In all honesty Sprint needs TMO And TMO needs sprint. Why? Because SoftBank wants it that way.

 

 

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Normally I would agree that perception trumps reality. In this case the perception is factual wrong and short sighted. Frankly, it is disappointing that the "tech journalist" have gotten this wrong.

For those of us who weren't willing or able to watch the constant clapping, what was the mention about?

It was related to increasing access to affordable broadband.

This is not a political post. Did anyone notice how Sprint and Verizon both got a nice mention in the State of the Union last night?

I wonder if they will let you expand your framily if you are a polygamist 

I want to make sure I have this right.

If I use my upgrade and then switch to a framily plan then I have to pay an extra $15 a month.

I upgraded a phone last april and added a new line last month. Would either of these lines be subjected to the $15 fee? 

I can forgo my upgrade and goto easy pay.

If a wanted to add an existing sprint account to my framily can we still do a transfer of liability?

Look at it this way.  If you are sitting on an unused upgrade, you are still paying subsidy every month and getting nothing for it.  How is that worse than paying the $15 per month fee or financing your handset?

 

AJ

Because I end up paying more. But now that it is becoming apparent that the status quo wont stay that way for to much longer I need to figure out what is going to be the best situation. I also shudder to think about financing for three phones at one time. I think I may just end up buying my phones out right. Especially as "cheap" as the N5 is.

And I think i remember reading that those who wanted to switch over from a 2 yr contract with device subsidy would have to pay $15 per month until their contract would have ended if they switch to Framily. This only further backs your point.

So in other words, use your upgrade and have to pay $15 a month or finance your phone and pay it down each month? Bummer.

As I have stated previously, you may initially think that you are "losing" your upgrade at the end of your contract.  But that is not accurate.  A subsidized upgrade is not earned from the past -- it is paid down over time in the future.  So, any subsidized upgrade strikes the beginning of a new contract.  But Sprint is doing away with contracts, hence doing away with subsidies.

 

AJ

That is true. However, it still creates a use it or lose it situation. Those of us with upgrades are faced with the decision to either use our upgrade in short order or opt for the easy pay route which increases the amount of money we pay on a month to month basis or you can just stay with your old phone.

Yes, those plans include subsidies.  According to insider reports, all plans with subsidies are being discontinued.

 

AJ

I am ok with going to the non subsidy model. What I don't like is losing my upgrade at the end of my contract or being forced to use it in short order.

Right.  The elimination of subsidies included in monthly plan costs is a better deal for those who upgrade only every 3-4 years or those -- like Robert and myself -- who upgrade at least once a year.  For those who upgrade every two years on the dot, it may be a wash or even a worse bargain.  Regardless, the new system provides greater flexibility and money saving opportunities.

 

AJ

This is going to end up costing me way more than it is now. I may have to forgo the M8 and go with the Nexus 5 since I presently have an upgrade available.

Ironically, I am at an AT&T WCDMA site in Sturgis, South Dakota right now pulling 100kbps. You'll have to pardon me if I don't fullheartedly agree with your line of thinking.

 

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Which is why folk should preface their statements with a qualifier like in my experience or where I live/work.

H-U-R-R-Y- U-P!

I saw their comments but I thought Clear was building the LTE sites under contract for Sprint not to be used for the Clear brand service.

Clear is a wholly own subsidiary of Sprint/Softbank. Long story short Clear is Sprint.

I'm on a old family with 3 lines so if I switch to the framily I'm looking at 45 per line? Plus addition data allowances.

 

Also I have a work discount so how is that being included. It's currently 20%.

 

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You are probably already paying about $55 a month per line before taxes with unlimited data (assuming 1500 everything data).

Is gsm the world standard or is there cdma in wide use as well?

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CDMA2000_networks

i'm no fanboy.  If i was wrong then i'm wrong..but i'm not a fanboy of any technology.  I made a guess and it seems i'm off-base..sorry..  Right now i wouldn't buy tmob because they have zero coverage in my area.  I can go with vz, sprint, or att..

I apologize for making an assumption. Its just that the true GSM fanboys always use the line about GSM being the world standard.

Sadly, I think those numbers are way off.  It wouldn't surprise me if they lose 2-3x those numbers.  Now I'm debating rather to sell my shares and buy them back at a lower price.  

That may not be a bad idea. We always knew that there would be several periods where the stock may stall and devalue. We may be coming up on one.

FYI

http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/mobile-devices/android/nov-2013/

Tmob is GSM.  The worldwisde standard is GSM.  It would not surprise me if the Tmob purchase is to get Softbank a GSM foothold in the US then he can merge Sprint and his other holding's into a truly worldwide network.  Sprint will go GSM instead of staying CDMA.  I think this might be a good idea.  That would leave VZ as the only CDMA carrier and would crater their revenues in terms of roaming.  Sprint is in a superior spectrum position in the US.  This could actually work out very well.

I could never understand the rational of the GSM fanboys. They seem to forget that CDMA is in use in multiple countries also. Either way the point is moot. The future standard is VOLTE. To spend billions just to acquire a technology that you are going to sunset in a few years does not make sense.

Either that or continue to bleed.

I know this is not a direct comparison, but it reminds me of Solavei. In order to maximize my savings, I have to sell the product to other people. This doesn't create brand loyalty - it creates a lot of average joe's talking up Sprint to their friends to save themselves $5 a month. Some of these folks may switch, but they may also wind up hating Sprint and leave. Now all Sprint has done is given itself one more person who thinks "Ugh, I had Sprint for three months and hated it".

 

If Sprint really wants to add subscribers, make your existing users so happy they encourage their friends to join Sprint because they love the product, not because it's the only way to save on our monthly bills.

 

I'm unhappy with my Sprint service at the moment because the LTE roll out in town has slowed to a crawl (or stopped), but overall I appreciate Sprint because it usually seems like they care about customer service, the product is generally good, and even though I've had some small bouts with customer service, they generally do the right thing...but moves like this just leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I think the concept is sound. However, one could make the argument that the execution is flawed. This is similar to Sprint TV ads. They seem to miss the mark because they don't understand their present or potential customers. Just my .02 cents.