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Sprint Confirms Plans to Offer Unlimited Data for iPhone

BC2009 said:
However, Sprint is lacking in both speed and coverage compared to their competitors (if you exclude WiMAX).
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This is not correct. AT&T always advertise to have the fastest 3G Network but field tests from PC Mag confirmed that when it boils down to it, all 3Gs are more or less the same speed, give or take a 100+ kbps

If I end up getting the 4s, it is for Sprint. Why would you want to tether on your 3G phone? Get a 4G MiFi! With the $10 off special (if you get Mifi + phone plan together), you end up paying only $35 for the Mifi, only $5 more than tethering on your phone, no data cap on 4G and 3GB 3G limit
 
johndoejohndoes said:
People say there are only 450 minutes...but UNLIMITED mobile to mobile...so I doubt most people talk aver 450 minutes to a landline.
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Wow, why don't they make this more obvious? I was just comparing the big three and this makes Sprint a much better deal!
 
Regardless of what this plan includes this is a HUGE plus for Sprint. I'm not in on the Kool-Aid, personally.
 
My Sprint bill

FYI: I am paying $217 for 5 Sprint lines:
two 4G phones (extra $10 each), one 3G phone and 2 dumb phones.
1500 shared min, unlimited SMS/data
I do have 27% corporate discount
 
You all do realize you'll barely get 1mbps on Sprint's network. I barely got 1mbps down sometimes on my airave. Yeah unlimited data is nice but what's the point when your speeds are very slow???? Since the Original Evo came out their network decreased drastically in speeds. Anyone who wants to bash me go right ahead. I had Sprint this summer before going back to T-Mobile. GSM technology is the way to go due to HSDPA/HSPA+.

Best of luck future Sprint iPhone users.
 
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MattMJB0188 said:
You all do realize you'll barely get 1mbps on Sprint's network. I barely got 1mbps down sometimes on my airave. Yeah unlimited data is nice but what's the point when your speeds are very slow???? Since the Original Evo came out their network decreased drastically in speeds. Anyone who wants to bash me go right ahead. I had Sprint this summer before going back to T-Mobile. GSM technology is the way to go due to HSDPA/HSPA+.

Best of luck future Sprint iPhone users.
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Depends on your area. Entirely too subjective to say that you'll barely get 1mbps on Sprint. Maybe in your area, but others will have different results (much like Sprint's 4G network).
 
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Tiger8 said:
BC2009 said:
However, Sprint is lacking in both speed and coverage compared to their competitors (if you exclude WiMAX).
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This is not correct. AT&T always advertise to have the fastest 3G Network but field tests from PC Mag confirmed that when it boils down to it, all 3Gs are more or less the same speed, give or take a 100+ kbps

If I end up getting the 4s, it is for Sprint. Why would you want to tether on your 3G phone? Get a 4G MiFi! With the $10 off special (if you get Mifi + phone plan together), you end up paying only $35 for the Mifi, only $5 more than tethering on your phone, no data cap on 4G and 3GB 3G limit
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So with that deal your plan would only be $5 more a month and you get a unlimited 4G mifi?? But when you don't access 4G (which is probably A LOT with Sprint$ does it kick down to 3G? And if so, will you then be capped because you're on 3G?
 
swester said:
Is there an up to date comparison chart for the three providers anywhere? That would be super-helpful, and I'm a bit surprised that neither of the three are making the details of their plans very clear on their respective websites.

Everyone knows that ATT blows, so obviously I won't be switching to them. But between Sprint and Verizon, it's a tough call. What exactly is the price difference for a basic iphone 4S family plan on each provider?
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Sprint's most basic family plan is $129 a month for 1500 minutes, unlimited data and texting. It's $19.99 to add each additional line (plus $10 per line per smart phone).

Verizon's is $69 for 700 minutes, $30 for unlimited texting, $30 a line for 2gb of data, and $9.99 to add a line.

Three lines on Sprint all smartphones is $179 a month.
Three lines on Verizon all smartphones is $170 a month, though you'll be sharing 700 minutes between the three lines. For $190 you'd be getting 1400 minutes.

Verizon is cheaper if you have lines that aren't going to use data, otherwise Sprint is a better deal.
 
pezasied182 said:
Sprint's most basic family plan is $129 a month for 1500 minutes, unlimited data and texting. It's $19.99 to add each additional line (plus $10 per line per smart phone).

Verizon's is $69 for 700 minutes, $30 for unlimited texting, $30 a line for 2gb of data, and $9.99 to add a line.

Three lines on Sprint all smartphones is $179 a month.
Three lines on Verizon all smartphones is $170 a month, though you'll be sharing 700 minutes between the three lines. For $190 you'd be getting 1400 minutes.

Verizon is cheaper if you have lines that aren't going to use data, otherwise Sprint is a better deal.
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Your minutes comparison with Sprint is missing one important advantage in Sprint's corner: Sprint doesn't charge you for mobile to mobile minutes regardless of carrier.
 
Any competition is great! Hopefully this will eventually force the other carriers to lower their prices.

Oh yeh.....I'm still pissed that there is no iPhone 5! 4S....What a joke!
 
So if I were to switch to a 4S with Sprint and I found that the data was slow or there was no coverage where I live, what would be my options?
 
PeterQVenkman said:
I noticed this line on the sprint plans page:

"Next, you'll pick a device for each plan before you can place your order. If you pick a smartphone, our $10 Premium Data add-on charge will apply."


http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/shop/plan/plan_wall.jsp?INTNAV=ATG:HE:Plans


So is it not really $70 a month, but $80? Or is it a one time "activation" charge?
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It's $80 a month. It used to be only 4g phones had the extra $10 premium charge, but then they switched it over to all smartphones.
 
baummer said:
Depends on your area. Entirely too subjective to say that you'll barely get 1mbps on Sprint. Maybe in your area, but others will have different results (much like Sprint's 4G network).
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Yes of course but theoretically speaking EVDO Rev A can support a maximum download of 3.2Mbps. That will never be achieved in real world usage, just like no one reaches 14.4Mbps on an HSPA+ phone. The theoretical limit is higher resulting in much higher real world speeds. Since EVDO is older technology most Sprint iPhone users won't see past 1.5Mbps.

I live in Northwest Indiana which is a Chicago suberb and all four of the big carriers have pretty excellent service here. Now when I had the EVO 3D I pulled 10Mpbs down on wimax and barely 1 down on their 3G. EVDO isn't gonna cut it in late 2011 early 2012.

I know coverage matters but as far as data goes AT&T is the carrier to choose since they use GSM.

If only Verizon and Sprint used GSM or if TMOBILE got the iPhone. Wishful thinking.
 
If Sprint was in my area I would jump to get unlimited. Pandora and other streaming services are almost unusable to me now with Verizon. :(
 
Cant believe how expensive mobile phone contracts are in the States.

I pay £10 a month for uncapped unlimited data, unlimited texts, unlimited free calls to mobiles on the same network and 250 mins of calls to everybody else.
This is on pay as you go (no contract)
 
JoshJosh117 said:
So if I were to switch to a 4S with Sprint and I found that the data was slow or there was no coverage where I live, what would be my options?
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This is what I found, keep in mind I have NO IDEA if they are still doing this

http://www.state.nj.us/csc/employees/programs/discount/pdf/Sprint Free Guarantee 7.10.pdf

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twittertinavane said:
If verizon had any mobile, on any (US) network i would jump to them in a heartbeat
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Yea Verizon is definitely the best service wise
 
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