timtheenchantor
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BTW, this IS a material change to your contract if you're getting a discount. If you're looking to leave Sprint, this will let you out ETF free.
Thanks. Mine changed as well. My contract is up in August, but I think I just might switch now with this info.
Question though. I want to port my number. Would I just go to Verizon and have them port the number before talking with Sprint to cancel my contract?
slickdeals post said:Lets go down memory lane and do some quick math.
2 years ago a family of 4 with 4 HTC hero's and a 20% Corp discount would pay:
$130+20+20-20%(34)=$136+Taxes and fees
Since a month before the EVO was released Sprint has changed.
1) $10 for premium data on "Premium" phones.
2) No employee discounts for the additional lines (Plan is now $144).
3) Annual upgrades = gone.
4) $10 premium data on all 3G phones. (Plan is now $184, when you change phones)
5) Some maintenance Fees increased to $2.
6) Your base plan is now split from $130 to $110+$20.
Plan is now $188+taxes and fees
Just an update..
Yesterday, I spoke to Retentions. They gave me a choice, either upgrade early @ 45$ fee when I upgrade or release from contract. I said, okay 45$ isn't too bad. I went to the Sprint Store and they said, "There is an additional 36$ fee." So they wanted me to pay $45, $36, plus cost of phone.
No way. Called them back and had them credit me those costs (both 45 + 36) or I was moving on. So they did. Now I'll take advantage of the 50$ off from Best Buy (gift card towards phone purchase) and pick up the phone. I'll look into selling one of my EVOs and my girlfriend will do the same come June/July if she ends up not liking it. She has an EVO too, it just has some quirks.
i would love to switch to verizon but 89voice+30sms+60 data just doesnt fly with me.
my sprint bill went up then down 146 to 139 this month. Im still looking into whats different.
We moved to an area that isnt even on sprints coverage map and i have no bars in the house without the airvana. Ill just pay the 3 bucks more its going to be once the line switches and hope US Cell gets the nexus before june.
I was hesitant due to the cost of Verizon as well, but it's really not that bad. On Sprint I had 1500 minutes, unlimited texting and data. Two lines for this was $150. There was tax, but then a 15% discount for being military. The two evened out, my bill was $149 every month. On Verizon I went for a 700 minute, unlimited texting plan that was $100 a month, plus $30 per line for the 2GB data plan (which is doubled to 4GB in this months promotion), so $160 a month. Verizon has the same 15% discount, so that should again wash with the fees. $10 a month more isn't a significant amount.
I get less minutes, but I used 136 minutes on both lines last month, don't care. I lose my unlimited data, but I also used less than 1GB of data last month on both lines. I don't see myself surpassing 4GB of data, so I don't care that it's capped. Verizon has full 3G coverage where I am, and they are testing 4G here, which they say should go live by summer. Sprint doesn't even have full 3G coverage here. I spend more time roaming @ 1X data than I do on 3G. It's super lame.
i would love to switch to verizon but 89voice+30sms+60 data just doesnt fly with me.
my sprint bill went up then down 146 to 139 this month. Im still looking into whats different.
We moved to an area that isnt even on sprints coverage map and i have no bars in the house without the airvana. Ill just pay the 3 bucks more its going to be once the line switches and hope US Cell gets the nexus before june.
from my understanding, all activations are now charged and cant be waived.ProTip: Sprint won't charge you an activation fee if you buy a used phone. Dunno which handset you wanted, but many of the new-ish ones can be found on Craigslist.
I agree with pretty much everything you guys said. But I'll caution you that with Sprint you weren't paying for ANY minutes that called to ANY cell phone. Verizon doesn't do that, just with their own network. So expect your "billed" minute usage to go up. AT&T has it as an option at least with their family messaging add-on.
i pay $40 +10 for unlimited data for an evo 4g on sprint
haven't noticed any increase in my bill
It only applies to people with family plans who receive a discount. Discounts are now only applied to line 1 instead of all lines. For example, I get a 15% military discount. They used to calculate that 15% off of $150, my total bill. Now they are calculating 15% off of just Line 1, which is $110. It's only a few dollars, but that's irrelevant. They keep sneaking this shit in there to slowly raise rates. Sprint is a shitty network that people only like because it's the cheapest. If they are going to keep bumping their rates until they are in line with other carriers, then there is no reason to use them.
That's exactly what I told the girl in retentions too. I said I wasn't angry at Sprint, and was aware the dollar amount is very low, but I did not feel Sprint provided good enough service to warrant paying anything more on my bill. She understood and let me out of my contract, ETF fee, without so much as an argument.
yea true i was thinking of getting T-mobile because they have HSPA+ and its only $49 a month with 5gb of data