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Sprint Responds to AT&T's Promotion With Its Own Double Data Deal
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See, I never understood how AT&T could advertise themselves as the "fastest LTE network" when I always beat anyone with AT&T (or TMo or Sprint for that matter) wherever I am.
With XLTE, I've gotten up to ~95mbps down (~75mbps consistent), there's no beating that.
With XLTE, I've gotten up to ~95mbps down (~75mbps consistent), there's no beating that.
I pay $33/month for 2.5GB (Through Jan 1 2016 then it reverts down to 1GB) of high speed data and unlimited throttled after, unlimited voice, and text. It's through Harbor Mobile and they resell T-Mobile's service so the free streaming music, unlimited international data and text are also included.
Best switch I ever made. Sure I have to pay for the phone full price (Harbor doesn't allow you to finance the phone like T-Mobile) - but it's a nice trade off for an amazing price.
IDk costs but I would assume someone that owns 4 or more smartphones like a family, just pay $120 and the phone charges, it will prob eb cheaper than paying unlimited for all of them separate.
I have Sprint, though am currently abroad so plan is suspended at the moment. In my primary area , Southern Orange County California, cell reception is great but unfortunately don't have LTE there, and their 3G speeds are pretty damn slow. But at home, Los Angeles, I continue to have great cell reception pretty much anywhere, and have LTE. They may not be fastest, but certainly great to have. I have unlimited everything except voice minutes, which i use maybe about 30% of them at any given month. Their costumer service has also been pretty good, whenever i've had any data issues or voice issues, i was able to get them resolved quick and easy. And when i suspended my plan for my time abroad.
All this does is tell me that these data limits are completely arbitrary.
Sure they are. The companies can make more money with tiered plans.
I terminated with Sprint in July (still have an ipad with them though; never even use the data) for the reason you stated. I could be in my house, WITH their service AMPLIFIER in a room down the hall, and I'd still miss calls. Ridiculous. Service was garbage for me. They give you TONS of data but it proved worthless IME.
I bought a iPad Data Plan in Canada and pay $25/month
So, I got a iPad Data plan for my iPhone and only pay maximum $10 if I only use 150MB and $25 for 3GB and $35 for 6GB.
I don't have a talk or text plan, as everything I use is IP based. I also don't have those stupid 911 fees either.
So, I got a iPad Data plan for my iPhone and only pay maximum $10 if I only use 150MB and $25 for 3GB and $35 for 6GB.
I don't have a talk or text plan, as everything I use is IP based. I also don't have those stupid 911 fees either.
Yeah, I pay $30.00 ($5.00 monthly discount included for online payments) from Virgin Mobile. But, the Sprint network isn't the greatest. If I could find a T-Mobile version and pay $30.00/mo I'd be in heaven. I get 2.5GB at LTE speeds then they go down to 3G,but it's unlimited. I get 300 talk minutes I think, but never go over that.
Your turn again AT&T!
This is stupid though. Let's get rid of unlimited. But now lets offer 100's of GB's of data for the same price as your 10GB plan.
Next AT&T will offer 250GB, and sprint will offer 1TB, then 1PB.. before you know it we are back at 'unlimited' again
This is stupid though. Let's get rid of unlimited. But now lets offer 100's of GB's of data for the same price as your 10GB plan.
Next AT&T will offer 250GB, and sprint will offer 1TB, then 1PB.. before you know it we are back at 'unlimited' again
Those are great speeds...but in reality anything over 10Mbps on a mobile device will be excellent. Sprints 2.5Ghz network is great, and they have a significant amount of spectrum to keep bumping the speeds up through carrier aggregation. Some areas Verizon LTE is barely 1Mbps...just like Sprint and others. I always tell people get what works best for them. They all have their pros and cons. For me, in my area...Sprint is excellent. Verizon is excellent in Maryland as well...they just cost more.
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Tmo has (maybe "had" I don't keep up with it) a Pay as you go 100 min talk 5gb Data unlimited text for $30 a month. Which also means no tax charge on top of it.
Are you in Maryland getting those speeds on Sprint? I only get 25 down max in Baltimore
I'm assuming that's Sprint Spark? See, to be fair, Sprint needs three bands working together to get those speeds (Verizon XLTE is just band 4). I can't imagine battery life is great, either. It's kind of a "hack" more than a legitimate network in my opinion.
WiMax probably seemed like a good idea at the time, too...
But they bribe the hell out of you to use their network, so I'm sure a lot of people are loving it! After all, 75 down is 75 down, more or less.
I get 70Mbps speeds around Towson area...don't go to Baltimore often, but Spark in Baltimore is on old CLEAR equipment, it'll get better when they swap out for the 8T8R antennas.
And battery life is not an issue with multiple bands. All carriers operate more than one band for at least voice and data. Verizon will need a third band in the future to help with capacity issues, unless they keep everyone on very low tier plans forever. Sprint has at least 60Mhz of 2.5Ghz spectrum nationwide, and 120Mhz in all the big markets. Verizon for example, has 20Mhz in their 700Mhz and AWS spectrum. Verizon is currently using two bands for their LTE deployment already. Sprints 800Mhz SMR and 1900Mhz spectrum are both only 5x5 deployment (in some markets it's more), so they have lower speeds. Hopefully Sprint can speed up their 2.5Ghz deployment now that backhaul is no longer a major issue.
Wimax was a failed investment for sure, but before Dan Hesse was CEO Sprint bought up all that 2.5Ghz spectrum that the FCC mandated they actually have to use at least some of it by a certain date, which was before LTE was a standard. So they really had no choice at the time. Dan Hesse did what he had to do, unfortunately. In the end, it was a smart move buying the 2.5Ghz spectrum, even if it was poorly planned at first.
And battery life is not an issue with multiple bands. All carriers operate more than one band for at least voice and data. Verizon will need a third band in the future to help with capacity issues, unless they keep everyone on very low tier plans forever. Sprint has at least 60Mhz of 2.5Ghz spectrum nationwide, and 120Mhz in all the big markets. Verizon for example, has 20Mhz in their 700Mhz and AWS spectrum. Verizon is currently using two bands for their LTE deployment already. Sprints 800Mhz SMR and 1900Mhz spectrum are both only 5x5 deployment (in some markets it's more), so they have lower speeds. Hopefully Sprint can speed up their 2.5Ghz deployment now that backhaul is no longer a major issue.
Wimax was a failed investment for sure, but before Dan Hesse was CEO Sprint bought up all that 2.5Ghz spectrum that the FCC mandated they actually have to use at least some of it by a certain date, which was before LTE was a standard. So they really had no choice at the time. Dan Hesse did what he had to do, unfortunately. In the end, it was a smart move buying the 2.5Ghz spectrum, even if it was poorly planned at first.
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Thanks for that!!! I will look into that. Trying to find "deals" on these carrier sites is very hard.