centermedic

Two things that nobody has mentioned. The first is these new plans delete(or roll in) the premium data fee. So that major point of contention will not exist with these plans. The second is it possible that Sprint has decided that they are losing money on lines 3-5 of a family plan? While some will say  that is being short sighted as they may lose all five lines instead of the unprofitable ones(and I agree)I think it should still be considered. Remember, Sprint had no problem getting rid of its "problem customers".

This sort of thing was inevitable, but it would be a better situation for new customers if NV were finished first.

 

What really worries me is the video throttling. I sometimes watch a show on Netflix while sitting at the dog park. Sure, I could watch the dogs the whole time, but they lack imagination and things get pretty repetitive. Anyways, 1mbps isn't even at the recommended bandwidth for broadband from Netflix. 0.5mbps is the minimum, and 3mbps is required for DVD quality. I realize that I could use a VPN to get around this, but not everyone has access to one. Isn't 1mbps just a bit low for an arbitrary throttling speed for video?

 

Another question is will they throttle video when a phone is being used as a hotspot?

Would you really notice the difference at 1 mbps. I used to have a 700 kbps connection at home and I was able to stream Netflix with no problem. In fact before Netflix started limiting how many devices could stream at once, I used to stream three devices at a time on a 2mbps connection without an issue.

How is everyone getting all these discounts? If I were to say to Sprint,"I'll sign up if you give me a 20% discount", would they do it? Don't see why not if so many other people have discounts.

Some employers offer a sprint discount and so do credit unions. Thats all that I know but I'm sure there are more.

Just ran the numbers and for me its a wash. Without my discount I pay $149 for two lines. Under the new plan I would pay $150(50+40+30+30). Now, if I add on a third line I get screwed by $30. The old plan would be $180 and the new plan would be $210.

looks like they are going to make more money on this then the plans they have now.  It will definately get people from the other carriers that see the "options" and don't do the math. 

 

new plan-3 phones= $50+$40+$30=$120+(3x$30)=$210

 

old plan-3 phones= $110+(3x$10)+(2x$20)=$190

 

I'll stick with my plan plus discount.

The old plan depends on which old plan you are referencing additional lines go from 9.99 on the anytime minutes option all the way to 99.99 on the simply everything plan.

http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?tabId=pt_shared_tab&flow=AAL&planFamilyType=

The Sprint name has become mud to many average consumers. Either people don't know much about Sprint, faintly remembering the trench coat commercials, or they avoid Sprint because of all of the negatives they've heard or experienced in the past several years.

 

If the Sprint brand stays, there will NEED to be a massive marketing blitz to attempt to change that perception. The network needs to be DONE when this starts. The last thing you want is a major marketing blitz starting a months before NV is completed and those that come to try the new network end up happening to use the legacy equipment still just by chance.

I agree to a point. The marketing blitz should not be done with the idea of capturing customers that you have already lost. By that metric the blitz will fail. It should be done with the idea of capturing brand new customers. Most of the old customers are pissed and you could not drag them back to sprint with a team of horses.

nah... TW telecom wants centurylink for their transport.... then residential will get split up and sold off to who ever

And thats where it becomes complicated. Wireline is a dying business. How long would TW be saddled with the wireline business before somebody buys it up?

I personally think AT&T would be a great suitor, as Prism is the exact duplicate of U-Verse. I just do not think AT&T wants to invest anymore in copper. Seems to be leaning towards wireless and fiber to the rich homes

I dont know if the FCC would even ok that merger. Centurylink is significantly larger than Embarq was. 

I personally had a 24 hr centurylink (prism) outage over the weekend, it involved 5 physical techs... 12hrs from 8am to 8pm.   I got downgraded from VDSL2 to ADSL2+ bonded. Not a happy camper, but at least it's working now.

Augh. Centurylink seems to be trying harder. I know that they had issues with using cheap dslams and then overloading them. I think the techs were finally able to talk some sense into the suits. Last I looked Centurylinks financials were not great and they have been slow in rolling out Prism services because of a shortage of cash flow. If that continues they may be a prime acquisition target. I just don't know if there is a suitable buyer out there.

New to this forum. My Verizon contract runs out in a few weeks and am seriously considering switching to Sprint to get an HTC One.Is this phone worth switching? Sounds like yes but any input would be great.

The HTC oNe has gotten a lot of positive reviews. My wife has one and I am a bit jealous. Check out sensorly.com to see if Sprints coverage will work out for you.

Many sites in the area have already been physically upgraded. Just waiting on high speed backhaul to be installed, then they can fire them up. If you look at the Sponsor map you will see the sites already upgraded with new equipment. They are the red ones. When they turn yellow (or green), then LTE has been accepted as complete. Robert from Note 2 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Sounds like a Centurylink issue....again.

People are foolish. If you have already made a profit on your verizon stock, then selling them and reinvesting in Sprint may be a great way to go. I real investor invests with their head and not their heart.

you are good

Kewl. Thanks!

Is this the official Sprint Hotspot app or a 3rd party tethering app?

Official Sprint hotspot. 2 gb for $20

You would need to have tethering enabled on your plan or be using a custom ROM that has tethering hacked in to work for free.  Be advised that tethering without having it on your plan violates the T&Cs and is not a conversation allowed at S4GRU.

 

If you have the hotspot added to your plan, then you should have no issue.

Thats what I am trying to figure out. Is it part of the hotspot or not. Clearly if it is not then it is a TOS violation and thats what I am trying to figure out. I would much rather tether than use the hotspot if it is not a violation.

Wait, you can have tethering specifically enabled? I have never seen that.

I noticed that I can tether my evo with my Chromebook. Is this because I have the Hotspot enabled or was it overlooked by Sprint? I really wonder because I could never do it with my windows laptop. The only difference in the phone is Jelly bean vs ICS.

As Cartman would say, medium spicy!

 

AJ

RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH!

How about selling mugs, mouse pads etc,etc with the s4gru logo?

For all the naysayers. Just because we have been doing something in a particular way since the dawn of time does not mean its the right way to do things. I believe in being prepared. Case in point......http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/25/19128121-23-scouts-hospitalized-after-lightning-strike-in-belmont-new-hampshire?lite

The main camp for my council has two sprint towers within 1.5 miles and they are both LTE accepted.

Are they legacy sites.

So I was reading on how AT&T is copying verizon (as always) and moving to a 24 month device renewal.

 

The comments, as per usual are "i hate them and want to go to t-mobile but tmobile coverage sucks" and "tmobile is great in the city but terrible in the country"

 

As I have zero experience with tmobile, I cant say if this is true or not.

 

I know the reason sprint has good coverage is due to roaming agreements.

 

Is tmobile doing anything to expand into rural areas, via new towers or roaming agreements?

There is only one national roaming partner for T-Mobile and thats AT&T and they are not playing ball. Years ago T-Mo had a roaming agreement with Cingular IIRC. After the Cingular/AT&T merger those agreements were allowed to expire.

Lol Solar flares happen all the time.

http://www.weather.com/video/super-solar-flare-37498

Is there an echo in here?

Looks like we may comply with both distance requirements. Thank you Pedro. You gave me a good place to start!

Your situation doesn't fit the description on that form, in fact it says just close the window if you don't match the description which is kind of funny.

 

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Actually, everybody is assuming that the camp is in the boonies. I need to look it up but it may be within the parameters.

That's the form. https://www.sprintsitesusa.com/links/cellsite1.cfm

Excellent! Thank you.