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Sprint Launches Less Expensive Unlimited Plans with Lifetime Service Guarantee

I am missing something, even at the most expensive, T-Mobile is $180 for four lines....which means that, assuming that the $200 for 4 lines is correct on Sprint, T-Mobile is still $20 cheaper per month than Sprint and that is giving you unlimited 4G on all 4 lines on T-Mobile!
 
Right now, I am paying $197.00 (with taxes and junk fees) for 3 smartphone lines. If I signed up with the new plan, it would cost more. What incentive is that?

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And the price of the unlimited plan for life is subject to change. So, one could conceivably be charged a heck of a lot more than one is paying now with this new plan 6 months from now. If we could lock in a price, that would be something to look into.
 
unlimited is good only if it actually works, I'm on Sprint and have been on Sprint for last 7 years, time to say Sprint goodbye for T-Mobile.
 
Hmm, I'm not thinking of switching from ATT, but as others have said, competition is good, maybe the other providers will lower their prices.
 
monkor said:
I love competition.

'Murica (and anywhere else that loves competition)
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Last time I checked we in "Murica" pay more for wireless with slower speeds than any civilized nation on Earth! That is because we essentially have a government sanctioned duopoly. If you think we have good competition in this industry here you are crazy!
 
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War chest from Softbank and more spectrum coming from clear wire...its a matter of time they're equal to Verizon's coverage and speed.
 
Parasprite said:
Wrong, four phones would cost $260, or $65 each.



Something else to note: Sprint's "for as low as $50" in the original article is carefully worded to be misleading, as it doesn't use the average price of all ten lines combined, and instead uses only lines 4-10. Mathematically it is be impossible to get $50/phone out of this unless you intend to be misleading.



Here's the real math:



So the best price for smartphones with unlimited data is going to be $56/phone (or $560/month).
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Moderator Note:
The editor fixed the original article. Thank you for letting us know.
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
It's good to see competition between carriers. Maybe some day there will be a carrier that doesn't screw the customer over.
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All this "competition" is just mere window dressing. At the end of the day, despite all this convoluted plans (Jump), they are all still in collusion to rape their customers' wallets. They are like siblings in a family; they may bicker and compete, but they are still playing for the same team.

I live in Maryland, but it seems European carriers actually exist to provide great service for their customers. No matter the carrier, the same cannot be said for the carriers here.

I do like how the other carriers are attempting to show up AT&T though. AT&T makes an announcement for an announcement. Shortly thereafter, we hear major announcements from TMobile and Sprint. Wonder what Verizon has cooking? Probably whatever AT&T ends up announcing.
 
btrav13 said:
Depends on where in OK. I'm the District Manager for Sprint Corporate Retail in OK, and I moved here from KY and the service is INCREDIBLY better on our network. I live in Edmond, but travel all over the state (minus anything west of OKC) and I don't have any issues. I even download apps on the go over the network. And now that we're getting LTE towers all over the place, the 3G service has gotten better, while people with LTE phones are getting 20mbps download. Not sure where in OK you are, but all the metro areas are amazing.

LTE (once done at all carriers) will put most carriers on par with each other, meaning that you'll have a choice between capped data at ATT and VZN or unlimited with Sprint and Tmo.
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Service in flat areas is better and build out is easier. News at 11:00.

I suppose I should be happy that Sprint has 3G that works acceptably in at least some areas of Reno, Sparks and Carson City because I haven't seen these areas pop up in any Sprint LTE build out plans, or heard or read any rumors at all for that matter. I can see a mere 300K metropolitan population on the Eastern Sierra isn't the first choice for new build outs, but I'm left wondering if its the last choice.

"The food is terrible, but it's all you can eat" pretty much describes my Sprint experience.
 
Unlimited data on a phone is pretty useless. Offer me unlimited data on my iPad where it could actually be useful.

Oh, yeah, and give me a network that actually let's me use my data plan.
 
Why is tethering an add on? In Canada, all the major carriers allow tethering with any data plan. I guess it just helps people burn through their limited amounts of data here.
 
I think it's smart to catch this deal now while it exists. Soft banks purchase of sprint and sprints purchase of clearwire sounds like the future may be promising.

Of course you'll have to wait to reap the benefits of course.
 
How much would this be for 5 lines? (No Hotspot, i assume I could just add it for $10 a line). Curious as my current Sprint bill is around $260. And there is no difference from the older plans? Just cheaper I suppose? I didn't find this to be very clear

EDIT: http://r.phonedog.com/shared/images/2013/7/178311-sprintnewplansleakfull.jpg

That made it clearer. I would now pay $310 a month. More than what I pay now. Ridiculous. Will be looking to other carriers when my contract is out in a year or so.
 
unplugme71 said:
Isn't sprint being bought out? So this new deal will be vapor soon anyway.
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Yes, and the new plans won't be vapor because they are a direct result of the buyout. The plans go into effect July 12, 2013.

Little end timeline:

June 25, Sprint shareholders agree to Softbank buyout.
July 7, FCC clears merger between Softbank/Sprint, Sprint/Clearwire
July 8, Clearwire shareholders agree to Sprint buyout.
July 9, Sprint/Clearwire merger complete
July 10, Softbank/Sprint merger complete
July 12, Sprint new plans.

So, from the eight to the tenth Softbank ends up owning Sprint and Clearwire and they introduce new plans to reflect this on the 12th.

Nope, these plans are courtesy of Son and thus, not going anywhere.. Softbank apparently offers a dizzying array of plans in Japan. That's one of the things being brought over here.

All of this said, I'm not going on these plans. I have an Everything Data family plan with 3 lines and a $20 2GB hotspot, one line which was a freebie given to me by Sprint (Airave) at no monthly charge). If I move to these new plans, my bill goes up. No thanks, I'l stick with my ED plan.
 
This just means that in the not-too-distant future, those who haven't locked into this lifer plan will no longer see a staying unlimited option with Sprint. Much like AT&T's handling of their unlimited option. Those who are in will be in, but no newcomers will be welcome at a coming point.
 
Zeke D said:
Chalk up an Arizona Sprint customer plagued with slow speeds (is 'the server has reset the connection' count as a speed?) poor service, dropped calls, undelivered texts, lying sprint reps and general f*ckery.
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I liked the fact that they thought Lake Havasu was the place to start rolling out LTE when they first started here. But I guess it doesn't really count because technically that's part of the Vegas market!

I hear you, I've got crap speeds too and it doesn't help that Alcatel-Lucent (the vendor Sprint uses) likes to do all the 3G first and then come around for the LTE.

Curious that AT&T seems to be the slowest provider of backhaul fiber. :rolleyes:
 
btrav13 said:
Everyone said "they'll stop unlimited when they get the iPhone". Didn't happen. Everyone said "they'll stop unlimited when they start turning on LTE". Didn't happen. So suddenly you're right now? I say "while it lasts" has been YEARS now, while you're statement only took me a few seconds to read and laugh at. :)
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Except Sprint has only had the iPhone since September when iPhone 5 was released.
 
eyoungren said:
Softbank apparently offers a dizzying array of plans in Japan. That's one of the things being brought over here.
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A dizzying array indeed. It's all designed to confuse the customer and make as much money with as little value-added service as possible. The iPhone experience on $oftbank is mostly lackluster and often miserable.

Hopefully, Tim Cook will finally be able to strike a deal with NTT DoCoMo so they iPhone can finally live up to its potential here in Japan.
 
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