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Sprint Launches Less Expensive Unlimited Plans with Lifetime Service Guarantee

Whoever does Sprint's marketing should be let go:

Customers then choose their data for each line: $30/month for unlimited data on smartphones or $10/month for unlimited data on basic phones. Additional options include $20 for 1GB of data on smartphones or basic phone users can choose not to add data to their account.

Let's see $30 for unlimited data, or $20 for 1GB? Really sprint?

How about $30 for Unlimited $10 for 1GB and $20 for 2GB makes more sense, then again I was on Sprint for 1 year many moons ago, and will never go back.
 
locoboi187 said:
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.
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Why not just stay with your current plan?

And this looks like I'll be paying more if I switch plans. What annoys me is last night I was looking at plans on Sprint.com and noticed they changed their Everything Data plan, it went up $20 but I think they don't charge the $10 Premium Data on each line. Could've saved me $20/month. I'll call later today and ask about it. When I called last night the guy wasn't that familiar with the plans.
 
DarkLighter1985 said:
Except Sprint has only had the iPhone since September when iPhone 5 was released.
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No. Sprint got the iPhone in 2011 when the 4S was released. I know, because I was expecting the iPhone 5. I waited another year because of that to go back on contract.

Sprint also got the 4 when they got the 4S (2011).

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Wicked1 said:
Whoever does Sprint's marketing should be let go:

Customers then choose their data for each line: $30/month for unlimited data on smartphones or $10/month for unlimited data on basic phones. Additional options include $20 for 1GB of data on smartphones or basic phone users can choose not to add data to their account.

Let's see $30 for unlimited data, or $20 for 1GB? Really sprint?

How about $30 for Unlimited $10 for 1GB and $20 for 2GB makes more sense, then again I was on Sprint for 1 year many moons ago, and will never go back.
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This is why I am not switching plans.My base plan is Unlimted Data (1500 minutes) for $110. I have a second line so that's another $19.99. +$10 for data ($139), $8 for TEP (Total Equipment Protection) on my wife's phone which is a smartphone, but does not pay the $10 premium data fee. So, right there $147.

The Airave is free, so $0 monthly charge. $20 for 2GB hotspot makes it $167. Add in taxes and my bill is roughly around $180 a month.

From what I've seen, these plans will tack on another $30 or so, especially because I can't count on Sprint to keep my Airave free if I move over. That then, would be a third line and I'd pay for it.

I don't need unlimited minutes. 1500 is more than we need but Sprint killed the ED family plans with less minutes years ago. Any way, I look at it these new plans are DOA for me.

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davidg4781 said:
W…they changed their Everything Data plan, it went up $20 but I think they don't charge the $10 Premium Data on each line.
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If that's true then it means that they FINALLY got it through their thick heads to make the fee part of the cost of the plan.

People have been ALL OVER SPRINT for this stupid data fee since 2010. Three years later and it's still being argued over and rage generated because of it. Especially when Sprint keeps pushing it's lies about how it started and when people get charged for it but can't use data.

Had they just put the fee in the cost of the plan back in 2010 you would have had a bunch of angry people who jumped ship the first few months, but that would have been the end of it. But no, stupid Sprint had to keep it as a fee and I'm typing this message about it now because they did that.

About damn time they rolled the fee into the cost of the plan. We can argue about fees, but the cost of the plan is the cost of the plan. Pay it and get service or don't and go elsewhere (this last comment is not directed at you davidg4781).
 
eyoungren said:
About damn time they rolled the fee into the cost of the plan. We can argue about fees, but the cost of the plan is the cost of the plan. Pay it and get service or don't and go elsewhere (this last comment is not directed at you davidg4781).
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I think I remember them doing that a while back when they upgraded to their Vision plans or whatever it was called from 1x to Ev-Do. They added $5 to everyone that had an Ev-Do phone and after a year or so when they changed their plans the fee was added into the plan. I guess I can kind of see why they would do that but it's still annoying to see that.
 
davidg4781 said:
I think I remember them doing that a while back when they upgraded to their Vision plans or whatever it was called from 1x to Ev-Do. They added $5 to everyone that had an Ev-Do phone and after a year or so when they changed their plans the fee was added into the plan. I guess I can kind of see why they would do that but it's still annoying to see that.
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Yeah, I agree. It was annoying to me when switched the ED plans a while back too. It used to be $129 for two lines with Unlimited Data. Add a line and it's another $20. But they switched it to be one line for $110 and each additional line for $20. It breaks down the same, but it now means that I'm being charged for the second line when I was not before.

They did that because of discounts. You get less of a discount from $110 base price than $129 base price. Now, I don't have discounts, I never have. But if I did, I would have been pissed because Sprint essentially reduced my discount.
 
davidg4781 said:
Why not just stay with your current plan?

And this looks like I'll be paying more if I switch plans. What annoys me is last night I was looking at plans on Sprint.com and noticed they changed their Everything Data plan, it went up $20 but I think they don't charge the $10 Premium Data on each line. Could've saved me $20/month. I'll call later today and ask about it. When I called last night the guy wasn't that familiar with the plans.
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Because when I renew my contract in 2 years I'm just assuming the old plans will go away and these new plans will be the only plans to choose from.
 
johncrab said:
I was a Sprint victi...customer through the Nextel merger and I can say without fear of contradiction that what they mean by "lifetime" is until the next corporate structure change at which time Sprint LLC, PLC, LTD, IUD will invalidate all of this. Enjoy while it lasts.
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What is there to enjoy, a unlimited data plan that is not usable due to how slow the data network is? Sprint 3G harkens back to those days of modem download speeds. Thanks, but no thanks.
 
I've been with Sprint for 10 years (regular cell phone) with only 1 incident. They've been great.

However...

I can't see how these plans are in any way better than T-Mobile. For example:

Sprint Unlimited My Way (family, 2 lines, + hotspot)
first line: $40 + $30 data
second line: $40 + $30 data
hotspot: $10
TOTAL: $150 + taxes, fees, etc.

T-mobile (family, 2 lines, unlimited talk/data, 500 mb hotspot)
TOTAL: $120 + taxes, fees, etc.

- So you only get 500 mb on your T-mobile hotspot. (I honestly don't use anywhere near the full 1 gb I buy from Verizon every month).

- T-mobile's Wi-fi calling feature seems practical

- According to a T-mobile rep, T-mobile unlocks your iPhone after you've paid for it.

It seems to me that for 2 lines T-mobile is cheaper, with more features. What am I missing? Is their network good?
 
osofast240sx said:
T-Mobile offers the same plan for $70 vs Sprints $110.

Is sprint guaranteeing high speed data?
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"According to Sprint, its customers save $240 per year over Verizon customers, and $120 per year over AT&T and T-Mobile customers. Sprint's new plans will be available beginning on July 12, and its new guarantee will go into effect on the same day."

T-Mobile Family Plan: 4 Phones w/unlimited, talk, text and data is $180.00 per month before taxes and fees. Sprints new plan 4 phones @ $260 per month before taxes and fees. Is this the New Math that is being taught in school or just Sprint Math?
 
Aljamaki said:
"According to Sprint, its customers save $240 per year over Verizon customers, and $120 per year over AT&T and T-Mobile customers. Sprint's new plans will be available beginning on July 12, and its new guarantee will go into effect on the same day."

T-Mobile Family Plan: 4 Phones w/unlimited, talk, text and data is $180.00 per month before taxes and fees. Sprints new plan 4 phones @ $260 per month before taxes and fees. Is this the New Math that is being taught in school or just Sprint Math?
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T-Mobile Family Plan: 4 Phones w/unlimited, talk, text and data is $100 per month before taxes and fees.
T-Mobile Family Plan: 4 Phones w/unlimited, talk, text and high speed data is $180.00 per month before taxes and fees
 
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