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Arysyn

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  1. In my opinion, I don't think it is. Some people who consider 5gb to be a high data use, might consider 15-20 gb abusive, though the way I look at it, is normal internet use being half a gb to a gb for up to three hours online, with anything from multimedia webpages to viewing videos on youtube and listening to hifi streaming music. Doing this once every day, will lead to a 15gb to 30gb per month usage, which seems normal to me. Then again, my days aren't that busy, which if people take into account the limited time a person might have to be on their device when they aren't working, 5gb per month seems the average to high usage. It just really depends on the viewpoint. I'd personally hope that no one considers anything under 30gb per month as abusive though. I'd even suggest a ceiling of 60gb, maybe 90gb per month as time goes on where 4k video streaming becomes the norm, but beyond that, then it does start looking like home internet replacement usage, which many people seem to consider abusive.
  2. I think the cost per gb ought to go down as more data is used, such as bulk pricing often is elsewhere. Along with this, a base price given could be cheaper for those using less, and more expensive for those using more, with the gb price being the opposite, cheaper gb price for those using more gb already paying a higher base price on service, this being done to offset costs from higher data usage onto the base price. I really like unlimited plans and don't want to see them go away, though I believe they will and possibly soon, if all the talk about T-Mobile throttling users is true. Once T-Mobile stops it, Sprint will need to decide whether its worth it to offer a standout service plan, or fold with the rest to avoid being overridden by huge data users. Although I really don't want to be the one to judge which kind of usage is acceptable and which is too much, as networks will show that through how well they perform with that usage, therefore showing that toll on its own. However, if I were to give numbers of usage amounts I think are fine and those that are much, anything up to 60gb per month, spread out throughout though (certainly not huge gb usage at once), seems reasonable to me. Over 60gb per month is where perhaps companies could consider heavy usage, and over 90gb is where things really start to look like home internet replacement usage. I will never say though that such and such usage is bad though, and if/when certain usage should be limited/cutoff, especially when a certain level of service has been promised/guaranteed. Though I'll agree that ultimately network abuse will show itself and be the one to judge usage when heavy usage impacts other users trying to be on the network, which clearly is a problem. Then of course the claim of network quality vs service promises often gets mentioned when the debate over usage amounts occurs. The price of a gb then comes into question of whether or not the value of it increases during heavier use, and will companies begin to charge higher data usage fees when network congestion occurs. I'm curious if one day companies will develop software which shows customers on their devices, the current state of their network capacity locally and offers a various pricing based on when those customers connect to the network for data usage. Sort of like on the spot network analysis tracking giving customers information on the current state of network busyness, and then offering customers the option of choosing whether or not to connect, based on various gb rates offered at that moment, along with nearby towers that vary on level of usage and price to connect to those networks. Of course such ideas make the whole concept of seamless connecting seem rather complicated, if it had to be done each and every time a customer connects. However, this software could have settings to where a customer pre selects a price point range acceptable to them for connecting and directs the software to automatically connect according to the customers preferences, and to disconnect when costs/speeds become unwanted based on those settings.
  3. I currently still have MetroPCS, though I signed up for Sprint earlier today and am waiting for the device/service to arrive here (Nexus 6). I signed up for MetroPCS a few months ago during their Unlimited $50 promotion, had an excellent customer service experience with the nice lady at the local store who has been there when my mother goes to pay the bill. She's been very helpful to us ever since, and I sort of feel sad that we won't be keeping the service, but then again I need workable coverage locally. I suffer from a severe neuropathic illness/disability, where I have trouble maintaining balance while walking, have very poor mobility overall, and have horrible pain when not actively on pain medication. I'm also alone quite often, which isn't good, though I enjoy spending time online researching and learning about technical stuff, particularly wireless, though my time mobile, such as walking to and from places alone, is a major risk to my health, requiring me to have a workable wireless signal on my phone device, so I can contact my mother for help, if needed in a non-emergency, though still very crucial urgency. MetroPCS has fast speeds here in the Chicago Market while outside traveling around the area and such, but inside the home here in this suburb, a house that is wooden and slightly stucco, often loses a signal, even though I'm usually right near a window. I think that is really bad, especially when T-Mobile's newer coverage map shows users around here reporting an excellent signal. I'm not even talking about a drop in data speeds, but a total signal loss on a new ZTE ZMAX device that gets good to great signal most places outside. T-Mobile isn't actively recognizing their network/spectrum issues in the Chicago Market, which really upsets me, while they promote their supposed "great" service, along with their new 700 mhz, that isn't even in Chicago, let alone they may never get to the 600 mhz here they really need, while their overcrowded network here in Chicago just gets worse with their steep advertising. A sure sign of incompetence or ignorance, perhaps both by them, in regards to being honest about their business among their attempts in persuading people they are "Data Strong". The posts here recommending methods which Sprint can use to advertise/identify their company, are very good. I've been thinking about that too, even ways which Marcelo can use publicity to identify himself as the "professional CEO".. I'm already impressed by all the various bits about Sprint that have led me to signing up for them that I think would be good for Sprint to use publicly in promoting their company really well. Building a Sprint fan base implemented in Sprint strategy, would be a positive step, I think. Sprint could even search out people on S4GRU and other fan sites to help out, possibly. Anything to combat T-Mobile's lies at this point, I'm thinking. I've had enough bad experiences with them between this latest MetroPCS network issue, among others in the past with their pre-paid services, along with failed attempts at post-paid with them, all which among their faulty advertisements, makes me really against them. However, looking at it more neutrally, it just seems fair that some company would try reversing this trend for the benefit of the industry from becoming too false with their claims, whether it be about the network, or even the limits to what Unlimited Data really means to the companies providing it.
  4. Thanks for the welcome replies. I'm very glad to be a member here now! The fair and flexible plan, is that the plan Sprint use to advertise a lot with the assistant district attorney/detective-looking guy who went around talking with random people about it? I remember how Sprint use to have so many of those commercials, and I definitely can see how bringing something like that back would be great, especially matching along with those kind of plans for data. Perhaps, and this would really shake things up in the industry, I think, a $15 per 3gb/5gb allotment, possibly based on a level of base monthly charge, something where a higher base charge could get people a lower per gb rate. I liked the concept of the Framily plan too, even though I would have tweaked the implementation a bit. I've also noted some ideas about having a system where adding lines includes a certain number of gbs with the line, rather than adding lines to a plan with set number of gbs, as a way of encouraging/adding value to multiple line accounts. I find it really intriguing to do, and thinking of how it might be done in the future, along with all of the important technical stuff too.
  5. I'm new here as a member, though I've been reading posts/threads here for several months, having spent plenty of hours learning from people who take the time to thoughtfully contribute to this site, many of whom have unknowingly given me so much knowledge that has helped me learn how not only to make a wise decision regarding wireless choices, but also helped to expand my ability to really think things through on all things I might want to buy, in being more patient when it comes to purchasing decisions and weigh all the pros and cons much better than before, among other really helpful ideas and of course, education about the wireless industry and wireless tech. S4GRU has done a wonderful job of that, and has done so not only about Sprint, despite this being a Sprint-based site. In fact, I find S4GrU less bias towards anything than those sites marketed on being unbiased. Nevertheless, those sites do provide a wealth of information too, among fan-based websites, such as TmoNews, though as someone who as come to loathing T-Mobile, as I have, I try to avoid too much bias where I can. The other thing about this, is, all of these wireless sites have some form of liability and the need to protect themselves from the bad aspects of it. Fan sites and backroom information sites, such as S4GRU have very good systems in place to make sure of their overall online wellness from such instances where people could claim such things of insider deals and possibly secret investments/ownerships. Surely any site that has privileged information of such, is something people are going to question as a possible tool of any particular company it supports, content-wise, but that also can be a clear sign of just the opposite. If S4GRU, for instance, really was funded/secretly supported by Sprint, wouldn't Sprint find a unique way to integrate this site into their business somehow, rather than just have it be a specialist sort of site, as it is now? I can imagine Sprint marketing this site as such and doing very well at it. Oh, and for those who might respond to that by saying crap like "Sprint can't do anything unique, blah blah", which while I'd disagree with that, then take TmoNews for example. I doubt many people could say that site wouldn't better be served as part of T-mobile's "Uncrappier 10 or 11" (Sorry, my bias against T-Mobile shining through). Though to be fair to T-Mobile, TmoNews would do wonders as part of it, and I even think they'd have some great ideas for it being part of their plans. Anyways, this is to go along with AJ's point about the ridiculousness of such conspiracies, as they just don't make sense with how things are in reality to what we can clearly see of such sites online.
  6. Hi S4GRU readers and members! My name is Kurt. I have a terminal neuropathy which keeps me from being able to work, particularly in the wireless industry, though it hasn't impacted my interests in it, along with my dedication to learning and researching everything wireless tech and services. I've been a reader here for many months, and have spent several hours searching for information here and on other wireless related websites, though it also has been as a resource for my own needs as well. I've just joined both here and Sprint service this morning, signing up for the Employee Referral Unlimited My Way plan on the former Sprint Sero plan website. I've been nervous about the future state of unlimited data and decided to get it while I still can, on something that offers a lifetime guarantee for it. I use between 15gb to 30gb per month, and can't afford to pay huge wireless bills, as I'm on Social Security disability and have several medications for my illness to pay for often. However, cost was not my primary reason for choosing Sprint, nor was getting unlimited data, though it was a very important plus. I looked into getting Verizon's 15gb promotion, while also checking with AT&T, along with stops at T-Mobile and MetroPCS, which the latter is where I've ported to Sprint from, as MetroPCS was a temporary plan to have, until making a decision on something more suitable for me. As someone who typically has spent over 10 hours every week reading about wireless tech, I wanted to ensure I was going to have the best overall service and plan for my needs, which I've decided Sprint definitely has, and plenty of network assurance in the future, especially here in Chicago, considering the mass amounts of spectrum and future planning Sprint has here in this area. I believe unlimited is going to really help Sprint in regaining customers and overall growth also, once word gets around that Sprint no longer is the last place carrier anymore, anywhere, and that all the ridicule it has been received in the past, is not only no longer valid, but would make anyone even attempting it, to appear downright silly and/or stupid. Sprint having first place wins all over, along with unlimited, definitely will help grow the subscriber numbers, which then Sprint can slowly phase those customers into acceptable, sustainable gb plans, rather than unlimited, doing so with the fact that these new and future unlimited plans aren't guaranteed. Although, the new plans will be very competitive and definitely fitting with the state of the industry at the time when Sprint is causing Verizon and AT&T to act as though they actually care about their customer's needs for financial fairness in their wireless budgets. I have some ideas about how these rate plans might be, and I wondered how others might envision them too. While I don't think they will similar to Google's plans, I think people might see them as such, at least in being revolutionary, as I've found Sprint to have a great advantage in their strategies what they are doing, which opens up the possibility of the same with their rate plans. I'm thinking it could be something of a sliding access scale rate plan, taking into account both the device and customer loyalty into the exact pricing details of these plans, such as a base rate starting at $35 to $55, with 5gb to 15gb, extra gbs being much cheaper than current overage rates, but being flexible on usage habits, loyalty, etc., being the force of these plans, rather than just a set amount, or a rate meant to directly compete with another carrier. I could expand on some of my ideas, though I'd like to hear what others think of them, along with their own ideas for rate plans, business strategies, etc. Anyways, I'm glad to finally be an official member here on S4GRU after all this time just being a reader. I'm hoping to very soon become a Premier Sponsor, as well!
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