Paul Stofer
EF2
FWIW, I just got off the phone with Sprint. They advised me that if you were under contract before this change goes into effect that you would be grandfathered in under your current unlimited plan...
Sprint to no longer offer unlimited data - NOW HAS A CAP of 5GB/month!
Jerry Prsha
EF4
I got the same answer from a Computer Consultant's list I belong to. As long as you join the program before July 1, you will have unlimited data. Past that point, you're given a limit.
I wonder what happens if you decide to change phones.. Can you renew the same contract or will you have to get knocked down the limited data plan?
J Kinkaid
You can change phones all you want but if you change your data plan you will lose it
David Schuttler
EF5
Unless it's in writing , I wouldn't trust anything being said.
Jason Foster
Eric Friedebach
EF2
I’ve had occasion to talk to several Sprint tech support people over the past week.
Business customers will be grandfathered in, however, two out of the three folks I spoke to said consumer accounts will not. In all instances I was put on hold for several minutes while they researched my query.
Business customers will be grandfathered in, however, two out of the three folks I spoke to said consumer accounts will not. In all instances I was put on hold for several minutes while they researched my query.
Scott Weberpal
EF5
The FINAL word from sprint is that ordinary customers (not business) will NOT be grandfathered in. You have 30 days to cancel your plan ETF free or you will be locked into the 5 GB cap. It's in the letter that sprints sends letting folks know of the change. Most sprint reps have no idea what is going on with the cap and you'll get a different answer with each rep. This is being discussed extensively on EVDOforums.com with folks much more knowledgeable about this than anyone on here.
Chris Wilburn
EF4
I wanted to bump this thread to get some more opinions on this. I am not concerned with the 5gb a month limit with Sprint, but I am VERY concerned about the 300mb roaming cap that Sprint has set. It seems to me that this will be an absolute killer for people who chase using Sprint. I really see no other option that to change to a different carrier which is very sad since Sprint worked awesome for me all year after switching over from AT&T. At first I was hoping we would be grandfathered in but that has since been confirmed that Sprint will not do this.
The business account will be grandfathered in and be unlimited, but this was only if you signed up with a business account by late July I believe. I didn't know about this change until later than 30 days so I will not be able to cancel without paying the early termination fee. Maybe I will just have to go over the cap at home so they will disconnect me
I am totally fine with the 5gb cap, but the 300mb roaming cap looks to be doom for chasers. I was just wanting to get other Sprint users opinions to see what they plan to do and what other options are available. The bad thing is that sooner or later all of the carriers will adopt the very low roaming caps and they will be no better off than Sprint.
http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/2343/64/
The business account will be grandfathered in and be unlimited, but this was only if you signed up with a business account by late July I believe. I didn't know about this change until later than 30 days so I will not be able to cancel without paying the early termination fee. Maybe I will just have to go over the cap at home so they will disconnect me
I am totally fine with the 5gb cap, but the 300mb roaming cap looks to be doom for chasers. I was just wanting to get other Sprint users opinions to see what they plan to do and what other options are available. The bad thing is that sooner or later all of the carriers will adopt the very low roaming caps and they will be no better off than Sprint. http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/2343/64/
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Tony Laubach
EF5
I've been a data card customer for quite some time, so I really don't know how the grandfathering deal will work for me as I've been a card holder for well over a year now. I have received no notice of any changes to my account per this writing, and as far as I see with my account, I am still unlimited.
Chris Wilburn
EF4
Tony,
Sprint sure is sneaky about it. I just checked my usage on Sprint.com and it says unlimited. However, I looked back on Sprint.com on previous bills and the bill that was due on June 10th said the following on page 2 of the bill. You might log on to your account and look at your past 3-4 statements and see if yours says the same on one of them. Again it is on page 2 of the bill on the left side.
After looking at past bills on Sprint.com I found out that this bill was the only one that mentioned these changes. You are supposed to have 60 days to cancel without paying the early term. fee but it is over 60 days now so I guess I am screwed. Not to mention we lost the very nice and convenient roaming agreement with Alltel once they were purchased by Verizon. Sprint appears to be going downhill very fast. Like I said before I am OK with the 5gb a month cap, but not the 300mb roaming cap as this is very troubling for storm chasers. You can also go to EVDOforums.com and they talk about it there as well.
Sprint sure is sneaky about it. I just checked my usage on Sprint.com and it says unlimited. However, I looked back on Sprint.com on previous bills and the bill that was due on June 10th said the following on page 2 of the bill. You might log on to your account and look at your past 3-4 statements and see if yours says the same on one of them. Again it is on page 2 of the bill on the left side.
Connection and Phone as Modem
Plans T&Cs Change
Effective in 30 days, Sprint reserves the right
to limit throughput speeds or amount of data
transferred and to deny, terminate, modify, or
suspend service if usage exceeds 5 GB/month
in total or 300 MB/month while roaming off
network. Check your rights under the T&CsPlans T&Cs Change
Effective in 30 days, Sprint reserves the right
to limit throughput speeds or amount of data
transferred and to deny, terminate, modify, or
suspend service if usage exceeds 5 GB/month
in total or 300 MB/month while roaming off
After looking at past bills on Sprint.com I found out that this bill was the only one that mentioned these changes. You are supposed to have 60 days to cancel without paying the early term. fee but it is over 60 days now so I guess I am screwed. Not to mention we lost the very nice and convenient roaming agreement with Alltel once they were purchased by Verizon. Sprint appears to be going downhill very fast. Like I said before I am OK with the 5gb a month cap, but not the 300mb roaming cap as this is very troubling for storm chasers. You can also go to EVDOforums.com and they talk about it there as well.
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Billy Griffin
I received a notice via email from Sprint that they are also cancelling their email service! Not that it's a big deal in comparison to this 5GB limit, but what on earth are they thinking? I have primary internet service through Cox and Comcast, but those email accounts do NOT alloy relaying, so in order to send in video clips, photos, etc.; I have to use the [email protected] email address account. Now that that's going away, guess I'll have to use some other webmail service like Hotmail, etc.
I've had Sprint service since 2000, and I've always felt they have been just a step ahead on their technology when it came to mobile data. But I may have to rethink things - especially on the roaming limit.
I've had Sprint service since 2000, and I've always felt they have been just a step ahead on their technology when it came to mobile data. But I may have to rethink things - especially on the roaming limit.
Philip Flory
EF2
Not cool.
I have had Sprint for the last couple years and have been fairly happy with the data and price. I relize the company is having financial issues but doing this stuff isn't the answer. Im not sure how much the 300mb roaming limit will affect me. It appears about 50/50 Sprint vs roaming on the coverage map of the areas I chase. I don't do streaming and really don't d/l a ton of data overall but the overage stuff concerns me. Are they going to put a roaming data indicator up on the Sprint site now too to track?
What else is out there? Alltel was nice but is VZ now. ATT I would want an IPhone and that doesn't allow tethering.
I really would like this non-cell mobile stuff to get moving... if this Autonet or whatever was going by next Spring I would bite.
I have had Sprint for the last couple years and have been fairly happy with the data and price. I relize the company is having financial issues but doing this stuff isn't the answer. Im not sure how much the 300mb roaming limit will affect me. It appears about 50/50 Sprint vs roaming on the coverage map of the areas I chase. I don't do streaming and really don't d/l a ton of data overall but the overage stuff concerns me. Are they going to put a roaming data indicator up on the Sprint site now too to track?
What else is out there? Alltel was nice but is VZ now. ATT I would want an IPhone and that doesn't allow tethering.
I really would like this non-cell mobile stuff to get moving... if this Autonet or whatever was going by next Spring I would bite.
