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Hey guys.....ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roaming............does any other network support the evo? Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated? Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon? Maybe flash to cricket? What do u guys think???? This sucks btw....this is the only phone ive kept for more than a few months and still been happy with it.......and right before they release the Evo 3D and Nexus S 4G too........
jm5503 said:
Hey guys.....ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roaming............does any other network support the evo? Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated? Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon? Maybe flash to cricket? What do u guys think???? This sucks btw....this is the only phone ive kept for more than a few months and still been happy with it.......and right before they release the Evo 3D and Nexus S 4G too........
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Were you running the PRL hack to force roam on Verizon towers? I think I read a post from DirtyShroomz somewhere saying if this happens to you, you are pretty much scarred (for a lack of better terms).
I'm sure he'll chime in sooner than later.
Nope, nothing you can do to go back and no other network that can support the EVO outside of smaller CDMA carriers like Cricket and possibly Metro PCS. Sell it on eBay and find out who has better coverage in your area - Verizon or T-Mobile - and jump over to them. You could check out AT&T too but they're going to be noticeably more expensive from what I've seen.
ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roamin
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I hate to say it, but you were warned.
.does any other network support the evo?
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No.
Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated?
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Nope, you broke your contract, they will never let you be a customer again.
Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon?
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You could, if sprint didnt blacklist your esn. You would need to call them and ask if the esn is clear to sell.
Thx Guys...........
I guess its tmobile or verizon........
jm5503 said:
I guess its tmobile or verizon........
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Or get someone else to open an account or add a line to their existing account. Again, you'd have to make sure Sprint left your ESn open for activation. Otherwise, the phone will hold no value to you or any other Sprint user.
jm5503 said:
Hey guys.....ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roaming............does any other network support the evo? Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated? Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon? Maybe flash to cricket? What do u guys think???? This sucks btw....this is the only phone ive kept for more than a few months and still been happy with it.......and right before they release the Evo 3D and Nexus S 4G too........
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Use it on virgin mobile.
$25/mo gets you 300 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$40/mo gets you 1200 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$60/mo gets you unlimited mins & unlimited texts/data.
And you pay less than sprint! (3G only, though. But who uses the battery hog known as 4G anyway? FWIW, clear.com will sign up your wimax mac address for a monthly plan if you call and supply the necessary info if you are in a 4g area and desire it. )
ALSO: For excess data roaming, sprint does _NOT_ ban the phone.
That would be ludicrous. They ban the name and the ban is "good" for one year from the date they cancelled you.
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Use it on virgin mobile.
$25/mo gets you 300 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$40/mo gets you 1200 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$60/mo gets you unlimited mins & unlimited texts/data.
And you pay less than sprint! (3G only, though. But who uses the battery hog known as 4G anyway? FWIW, clear.com will sign up your wimax mac address for a monthly plan if you call and supply the necessary info if you are in a 4g area and desire it. )
ALSO: For excess data roaming, sprint does _NOT_ ban the phone.
That would be ludicrous. They ban the name and the ban is "good" for one year from the date they cancelled you.
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How would i go about doing this?????
You'll need a samsung intercept or lg optimus v to start.
Once you have one or the other shoot me a PM
so ill have to go out and buy one of the two???
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so ill have to go out and buy one of the two???
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So did you use the roaming hack, or did they just ban you because you live in a poor coverage area?
Both...........
Is your esn blacklisted?
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sitlet said:
I hate to say it, but you were warned.
You can wait 7 years then go back with Sprint!? Hope that helps...j/k
No.
Nope, you broke your contract, they will never let you be a customer again.
You could, if sprint didnt blacklist your esn. You would need to call them and ask if the esn is clear to sell.
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Sent by Josh_Evo!
That sucks...
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Both...........
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Yeah, that stinks, but you have to realize that Sprint LOSES money on subscribers that use that hack. It just makes sense for them to shut those subscribers down.
How much forced roaming will make them dump you? I occasionally use roam control when in a basement or something if I have no signal. If anything I'll make a short phone call, or a few texts.
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And you pay less than sprint! (3G only, though. But who uses the battery hog known as 4G anyway? FWIW, clear.com will sign up your wimax mac address for a monthly plan if you call and supply the necessary info if you are in a 4g area and desire it.
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You sure about that? I have two different friends that own Evo's and are flashed to Metro, and they can both connect and use Sprint's 4G network.
Rob the plumber said:
How much forced roaming will make them dump you? I occasionally use roam control when in a basement or something if I have no signal. If anything I'll make a short phone call, or a few texts.
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Its 300mb and you're gone :/
My phone bill is 700 dollars sprint say its cause i went over a 1'000 mins on home lines but i dnt call hone phones? So since my prl is on 00001?
So is my any mobile to mobile under Verizon mobile to mobile??
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Your hosed Homey. Unless you get a really nice rep on the line to give you a 1 time credit and show some love.
Roaming minutes count as part of your minutes, they are deducted from your plan. If you call someone when your phone is roaming (Which it is, running a VZW PRL) those minutes count against your plan total. So if you have a 450 minute plan and talked 1450 minutes, your 1000 minutes over.
You can also ask if they will let you buy some buckets of minutes, to buy the total down. You used to be able to buy an extra 100 minutes etc for a few dollars, like $5 or $10. If they allow that you might be able to eliminate or buy up the overage.
Lastly, see if they can bump you retroactively to the unlimited plan for that month and this coming month. Then just cancel/switch back to your current plan the next month. You're allowed to switch plans whenever you want and it doesn't affect your contract date.
Like I said, these are all other options to try if a rep isn;t hell of cool and hooks you up one way or another. lastly, stop using the PRL full time! lol I only use it for maybe an hour or two at work, just here and there. This is one of those reasons.
Sorry, with all due respect, you abused the system.
They shouldn't give you a credit for that.
LOL!! This is kinda funny.
I think what this guy is asking is not about how to get out of the bill but how he got this high.
For example Yes, I know roaming goes against your minutes. However if you call Mobile (Remember sprint has unlimited mobile to mobile plans) why was he charged overages if he never calls a land line (He says home phones so I am assuming he means land line).
If he is only calling mobile phones and roaming shouldn't he be safe under the unlimited mobile to mobile and maybe need to point out that the numbers were mobile phones or not.
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LOL!! This is kinda funny.
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I guess I can see where the claim to humor is coming from but the fact is, it's sad.
XDA is supposed to be a site to help people, not hurt them.
While XDA cannot be people's parents, this information on PRL hacking should not be allowed to be posted. [much like stolen apks cannot be]
This is stealing/abuse. There really is no other use for this.
Stealing is wrong. Whether its stealing from developer or carriers. (In this case Sprint/Verizon)
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I think what this guy is asking is not about how to get out of the bill but how he got this high.
For example Yes, I know roaming goes against your minutes. However if you call Mobile (Remember sprint has unlimited mobile to mobile plans) why was he charged overages if he never calls a land line (He says home phones so I am assuming he means land line).
If he is only calling mobile phones and roaming shouldn't he be safe under the unlimited mobile to mobile and maybe need to point out that the numbers were mobile phones or not.
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Mobile to any mobile only counts on Sprint's network. If you're roaming, it doesn't matter if you call a mobile phone or a land line, it goes against your anytime minutes. I think the same applies to nights/weekends - they're only free if you're using Sprint's network.
It makes sense, and roaming constantly on Verizon is generally a bad idea. For $700, you would've done just as well to pay the ETF & switch to Verizon. If your signal is so bad that you have to constantly roam on Verizon, you might want to just go to Verizon.
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Mobile to any mobile only counts on Sprint's network. If you're roaming, it doesn't matter if you call a mobile phone or a land line, it goes against your anytime minutes. I think the same applies to nights/weekends - they're only free if you're using Sprint's network.
It makes sense, and roaming constantly on Verizon is generally a bad idea. For $700, you would've done just as well to pay the ETF & switch to Verizon. If your signal is so bad that you have to constantly roam on Verizon, you might want to just go to Verizon.
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That I didn't know. I thought on roaming we weren't going against the minutes in all honesty. I have a 450 minute plan so I rarely call landlines much of my conversation is based on cell phones and the only roaming I usually get hit with is when I use the Mexico based towers while I am still inside the US. Normally when that happens I write down the day and time call sprint to let them know that I am using the Mexico towers again but need roaming when I travel outside of the City.
With me now knowing that I believe the OP is stuck here. I agree if hes on VZW that much it is time for a switch. Thanks for clearing that up.
As I said in my earlier post, roaming minutes count as regular plan minutes. Doesn't matter if it's a mobile number or not. Its in the T&C, which most of us don't really read.
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Well i know everybody said to be careful but i didnt actually think i was gonna get Terminated... i had the 00001 Verizon Prl and i used about 6gbs a month haha. They got me, but im jus gonna jump on my freinds plan I still <3 Sprint.
Well at least we know for sure that this is a way to get out of your Sprint contract and without an ETT fee.
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Well at least we know for sure that this is a way to get out of your Sprint contract and without an ETT fee.
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haha yup very true. i jus started my 2 years over too.
Are they asking for you to return your phone?
Or did you buy it at retail price?
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Are they asking for you to return your phone?
Or did you buy it at retail price?
Jw
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they didnt say anything about my phone, and no i JUST extended my two year contract for it.
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Are they asking for you to return your phone?
Or did you buy it at retail price?
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They can't ask you for your phone back.
Did they ban your ESN?
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Hi there,
I noticed you'd said you used around 6gb for months...
How many months did you get away with this?
Also, did they NEVER send you a letter/call you telling you that you were roaming a lot?
You'd think they'd give you a heads up.
One other thought... Do you think you could call them and ask them to not terminate you? Basically say something like, oh i only roam while at home, can you send me an airave so that I don't roam at home (at the office i get great service), something like that?
-RR
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Hi there,
I noticed you'd said you used around 6gb for months...
How many months did you get away with this?
Also, did they NEVER send you a letter/call you telling you that you were roaming a lot?
You'd think they'd give you a heads up.
One other thought... Do you think you could call them and ask them to not terminate you? Basically say something like, oh i only roam while at home, can you send me an airave so that I don't roam at home (at the office i get great service), something like that?
-RR
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ive been doin it almost a year now, no they never warned me :/ a heads up wud have been nice, and your right i probably could do that but i rly dont care, my friends gonna let me jump on his plan then i can get a phone at a new line price
You should send them a bill for an ETF.
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bahahahahahaha...
Thanks....
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Frohdisiac said:
ive been doin it almost a year now, no they never warned me :/ a heads up wud have been nice, and your right i probably could do that but i rly dont care, my friends gonna let me jump on his plan then i can get a phone at a new line price
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12 months is a good amount of time.
Were you consistantly downloading around 6gb a month (on roam)?
I suspect if you just used this on your phone for normal activites (streaming pandora/web searches/google maps/nav etc...) that you'd probably be good to go.
I only ask because I have HORRIBLE service where I live and found the 01337 prl to be 1000x improvement as far as speed (60681- 10kb/s if lucky, 01337-mod 120 kb/s).
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I'm surprised they don't look into where you're roaming and figure out why it's roaming so much.
if roaming because of PRL(They see great Sprint coverage where you roam) - warn you about it and charge ETF.
If roaming because of no sprint = cut service off as was done to OP.
What if you want to renew with them? Do they add you to some sort of black list?
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I don't understand why anyone is acting surprised. This is clearly outlined in your contract that if you use over 50% of your voice/data per month roaming that your account will be subject to termination. The fact that they allowed you to get away with it for a year while using far more data roaming than the average Sprint customer does on the native network is nothing short of amazing. The massive bill that you have racked them up in roaming charges from Verizon should be grounds for them to sue you, to be honest. Sprint can see your PRL, and forcibly changing your PRL to roam 100% of the time should be grounds for termination with ETF. This ruins things for the rest of us as the revenue that could have gone to expanding/improving our network is now being used to pay off the massive debt incurred by people abusing roaming privileges.
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I don't think sprint gets a bill each month for X number of kilobytes people roam.
This is why they have signed roaming agreements... They pay a flat fee and users can then roam (no addl. cost to them).
Correct me if I'm wrong...
But I will say that it's unacceptable to run a speed test on Sprint, get only 10kb/s if lucky, flash a verizon prl and hit over 120kb/s and not feel like you're getting ripped off.
Every time I call sprint Data techs (they open a ticket and eventually tell me all towers are working correctly and there is no problem with the network)... Very disappointing.
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I don't think sprint gets a bill each month for X number of kilobytes people roam.
This is why they have signed roaming agreements... They pay a flat fee and users can then roam (no addl. cost to them).
Correct me if I'm wrong...
But I will say that it's unacceptable to run a speed test on Sprint, get only 10kb/s if lucky, flash a verizon prl and hit over 120kb/s and not feel like you're getting ripped off.
Every time I call sprint Data techs (they open a ticket and eventually tell me all towers are working correctly and there is no problem with the network)... Very disappointing.
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Exactly my same thoughts especialy since they are charging you that extra 10 bucks a month and for what ****ty service.
I am half tempted on doing this since verizon is full speed here where I live. Sprint better WTFU and get on the ball.
Wizard220 said:
Exactly my same thoughts especialy since they are charging you that extra 10 bucks a month and for what ****ty service.
I am half tempted on doing this since verizon is full speed here where I live. Sprint better WTFU and get on the ball.
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Well if you want Verizon speeds, then you can go on Verizon IMO. While I love the fact that Sprint has low prices and I'd LOVE if they actually made them into decent speeds, jumping on a different PRL and getting terminated will just be worse int he long run since I don't want to pay for verizon service.
Wow, I honesty don't remember ever seeing anyone confirm that they were booted for excessive roaming. I never change PRLs and hardly ever roam but thanks for letting people know.
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I don't understand why anyone is acting surprised. This is clearly outlined in your contract that if you use over 50% of your voice/data per month roaming that your account will be subject to termination. The fact that they allowed you to get away with it for a year while using far more data roaming than the average Sprint customer does on the native network is nothing short of amazing. The massive bill that you have racked them up in roaming charges from Verizon should be grounds for them to sue you, to be honest. Sprint can see your PRL, and forcibly changing your PRL to roam 100% of the time should be grounds for termination with ETF. This ruins things for the rest of us as the revenue that could have gone to expanding/improving our network is now being used to pay off the massive debt incurred by people abusing roaming privileges.
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thank you for your presence here on XDA
i'd like to take a minute to mention 2 things.
1. in a contract that takes longer than ONE (1) minute to read, there is no such thing as "clearly stated" and I can't vouch for your colleagues encouraging people to read them. the contract gets highlighted in a couple places and it's a "sign here, here 'n here sur!"
2. there's a clause in federal law where if party B agrees to not do something under contract with party A, and party A does not enforce their contract within X time frame (never knew how long but would love to know), party A has then waived their right to file suit.
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I don't think sprint gets a bill each month for X number of kilobytes people roam.
This is why they have signed roaming agreements... They pay a flat fee and users can then roam (no addl. cost to them).
Correct me if I'm wrong...
But I will say that it's unacceptable to run a speed test on Sprint, get only 10kb/s if lucky, flash a verizon prl and hit over 120kb/s and not feel like you're getting ripped off.
Every time I call sprint Data techs (they open a ticket and eventually tell me all towers are working correctly and there is no problem with the network)... Very disappointing.
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Your 3G speeds are only 10kbps? You must live in a lead box.
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Your 3G speeds are only 10kbps? You must live in a lead box.
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You're telling me.
Just ran a speed test and got 205kbps!!! WOW so fast!!!
Somtimes It's as bad as 10-70 kbps... It's horrible...
Anywho... Gotta hope Sprint will eventually fix their network, I see 6 towers being updated over the next 6 months.
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Hi, I posted this question in the general xda section, but no one has replied so I am hoping someone here can respond.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811329
use a 3G roaming prl and download a TON of (legal) torrents. It might take 2 to 4 months, but they will drop you from service.
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Or....you could be civil about it. Call care, and plead your case, nicely. They have been known to allow customers out of a contract without and etf so long as the equipment gets returned, ask them if they'll make exception for you and let you do that
EDIT: never mind, I read your original post. I do think it's unreasonable to expect to not have to return the phone and not pay an etf either. Regardless of the amount you paid for the phone, you did enter a contract, and sprint ate a lot of money up front when you signed that contract.
If you feel so strongly about it, though, just cancel and eat the etf cost, and you should more than make up for it by how much you can sell the phones on eBay.
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I've been a Sprint customer for 10+ years and I've had almost zero complaints until these dang smart phones became the mainstream thing to have. Back when I had my Samsung Instinct the speeds were GOOD. For example, tethering was around 1.5mb all day long. By the time I got the EVO 4G though, things went down the toilet. Smart phones got super popular and Sprint simply couldn't handle it.
To top that off we got slapped in the face with a $10 dollar premium for 4G, oh excuse me "premium data" that doesn't even work for most of us. I have no 4G here and I' lucky to get 50kb's on 3G. I get 1.2mb on the Verizon PRL though.
I'd been using the 11115 PRL and toggling between Sprint and Verizon when I needed more speed but I've recently switched to the 00002 PRL in hopes of getting dropped. I shouldnt HAVE to toggle to Verizon to make my phone work.
I've complained to Sprint, they simply do not care. I bet they will start to care when I plug my phone in this weekend and pick some random Blue-ray sized files to torrent over 3G.
Can't wait to get over to AT&T or Verizon. I loved Sprint when it worked. I'd rather have a 5GB cap that works then unlimited that doesn't. Who cares about unlimited if you can't use it?
The plus side to having them boot me is I can keep my Epic Touch and resell it to help re-coop some of the money I feel I got scammed out of dealing with Sprint now that they don't seem to want to fix their network or compensate those of us who are/were loyal customers and are sick of this slow non-usable network.
Great...another thread for people to come in and post about how crappy Sprint's speed is and to teach people how to screw Sprint and the other millions of Sprint users that don't have problems (like me) by forcing your phone to roam and download tons of data.
amen sister.
I'm almost 1 year into my 2 year contract with sprint and I cannot wait until I can get out of it. I signed on because of unlimited data, which is great because I get 4g at work, but if I'm not at work or near one of the sp****ly placed 4g towers, I'm screwed.
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Great...another thread for people to come in and post about how crappy Sprint's speed is and to teach people how to screw Sprint and the other millions of Sprint users that don't have problems (like me) by forcing your phone to roam and download tons of data.
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do you have 4g wherever you go in your city?
My problem is that there are 6 4g towers placed around cincinnati and if you're not withing 1-2 miles of it, no 4g for you. Then, because we are a fairly dense market, the 3g speeds suck and the phone is almost useless.
Sprint does suck. Sprint has fallen so far behind the competition that i'm shocked that anybody ever renews a contract with them.
Yeah my service with sprint (virgin mobile) ain't great but hey I pay $25 a month for service. You just can't beat that!
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It I was paying $25 a month, I wouldn't ***** but I'm paying $108ish and I feel like I'm being kicked in the balls.
Being a 10+ year Sprint customer who has seen the service go down the drain, I have every right to complain because I know how it used to be before they decided to add all these new smart devices but not add new network to back them up.
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Or....you could be civil about it. Call care, and plead your case, nicely. They have been known to allow customers out of a contract without and etf so long as the equipment gets returned, ask them if they'll make exception for you and let you do that
EDIT: never mind, I read your original post. I do think it's unreasonable to expect to not have to return the phone and not pay an etf either. Regardless of the amount you paid for the phone, you did enter a contract, and sprint ate a lot of money up front when you signed that contract.
If you feel so strongly about it, though, just cancel and eat the etf cost, and you should more than make up for it by how much you can sell the phones on eBay.
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Yeah, I have no plans of using the Verizon PRL and get kicked. I have been in touch with customer service and it is getting to the point where they might let me out without ETF. I did not know that they would request the phones to be returned so I am trying to decide 1) if that's reasonable, and 2) if it is, then if it would be cheaper to pay ETF instead.
Tell them to refund your $200.00 dollars and you will be glad to return it.
I would be annoyed if on top of paying for the crap service they also wanted the phone back.
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Great...another thread for people to come in and post about how crappy Sprint's speed is and to teach people how to screw Sprint and the other millions of Sprint users that don't have problems (like me) by forcing your phone to roam and download tons of data.
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Agreed as well. If you sign a contract, man-up and fulfill your side of the agreement.
I totally do NOT agree with that. If you sign a contract and the provider can't provide what has been promised, the contract should be void.
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I totally do NOT agree with that. If you sign a contract and the provider can't provide what has been promised, the contract should be void.
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What exactly did they promise? They specifically do not promise any speed, ive looked.
I agree with u op. Sprint speeds have gotten a lot worse for me as well. My phone is not usable unless I'm on wifi. Its ridiculous. BUT u did sign a contract and you had two weeks to try it out. Hope it works out for u.
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The attitude of well it sucks but i did sign a contact that specifically does NOT make any speed promised etc is exactly why we keep getting screwed.
Considering I'm paying $108 dollars a month, $10 of that being for "premium data", it should at least WORK. On my phone, its unusable off wi-fi. No joke, sites can take up to 2 and 3 minutes to load and that is IF it loads. Normally something times out.
That is a load of crap, hence why I'm currently forced roaming on Verizon.
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The attitude of well it sucks but i did sign a contact that specifically does NOT make any speed promised etc is exactly why we keep getting screwed.
Considering I'm paying $108 dollars a month, $10 of that being for "premium data", it should at least WORK. On my phone, its unusable off wi-fi. No joke, sites can take up to 2 and 3 minutes to load and that is IF it loads. Normally something times out.
That is a load of crap, hence why I'm currently forced roaming on Verizon.
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If it is so bad that you cannot even use it, you need to call Sprint, and keep calling them until they either fix it or they let you out of your contract because they are not living up to their obligation to the contract. Coming on XDA and crying about it will get you nowhere. This is a development website, not a ***** fest site about the provider. Take this **** elsewhere.
I'm going to stop this before it goes any further. Sorry your speeds aren't up to par (mine aren't either), but you will need to find another way than discussing here. Contracts are contracts, no way around it. Just call and call until you get the answer you want. This will turn out to be a war and we do not need that here as we have enough of that already.
im trying to get out of contract cause sprint service sucks at my new address and also when i need it the most, around town, i just do not get any data even with full bars (signal). So im roaming on verizon, using about 2gb a day.
My question is, how long after i get booted from sprint can i start a new contract? Im comtemplating coming back to sprint cause im might move in the near future.
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im trying to get out of contract cause sprint service sucks at my new address and also when i need it the most, around town, i just do not get any data even with full bars (signal). So im roaming on verizon, using about 2gb a day.
My question is, how long after i get booted from sprint can i start a new contract? Im comtemplating coming back to sprint cause im might move in the near future.
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Dude.
How do you force roam?
I've been trying to figure it out.
And they should have sent you a warning in the mail after about 500mb of roaming, hopefully they didn't find out the scheme lol.
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long timre ago before i went to boost I asked a agent if I left sprint when could I come back to get a deal like a new customer she said 6 month.
If they boot you for excessive roaming its a 50/50 shot whether you get out without an etf. Just man up and pay it and cut your losses. Btw if you burn them they might not be so tempted to bring you back.
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devynbf said:
Dude.
How do you force roam?
I've been trying to figure it out.
And they should have sent you a warning in the mail after about 500mb of roaming, hopefully they didn't find out the scheme lol.
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U force roam by downloading the verizon prl to the root of ur internal memory, rename it to TEST.prl, the go to ur dialer and press ##3282# .. some menus come up... u click on prl write and then write prl.. phone reboots and ur done.. check ur prl number in about phone and check to see if its anything other than 5502 or what ever the new sprint prl is.
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If they boot you for excessive roaming its a 50/50 shot whether you get out without an etf. Just man up and pay it and cut your losses. Btw if you burn them they might not be so tempted to bring you back.
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The whole reason for force roaming is not wanting to pay the etf. Its not fair to have to pay alot of money for a service ur not getting.. and I live in a city that has been one of the "test" cities for both wimax and LTE. So we got it first. But doesnt seem to do us any good if they say the antennas have been upgraded but the speeds do not reflect it.
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The whole reason for force roaming is not wanting to pay the etf. Its not fair to have to pay alot of money for a service ur not getting.. and I live in a city that has been one of the "test" cities for both wimax and LTE. So we got it first. But doesnt seem to do us any good if they say the antennas have been upgraded but the speeds do not reflect it.
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It's not fair people like you are too cheap to honor your contract either. It's people who do sh!t like this thay cause prices for the rest of us to increase and perks to be taken away. Sprint has to make money or they can't stay in business. You signed the contract be an adult and honor it. Pay the ETF if you want out instead of finding a loophole to fraudulently break it. Hopefully sprint catches on to this soon and instead of dropping people etf free slap em with a collections debt after cutting em off and make em pay the etf AND roaming charges they racked up trying to get out.
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I agree it is un fair to not pay the ETF. If you singed a contract you have to honor it. Sprint has always been fair to me when I was having problems before they updated to LTE and while they were updating they offered me to get out my contact free because they could see I was having real bad voice and everything. I told them nope ill deal with it so they gave me a 275$ credit my bill was 75 for 3 lines for 4 months and now I get 15+ download all day anf 1-5 up it great and im glad I waited out
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It's not fair people like you are too cheap to honor your contract either. It's people who do sh!t like this thay cause prices for the rest of us to increase and perks to be taken away. Sprint has to make money or they can't stay in business. You signed the contract be an adult and honor it. Pay the ETF if you want out instead of finding a loophole to fraudulently break it. Hopefully sprint catches on to this soon and instead of dropping people etf free slap em with a collections debt after cutting em off and make em pay the etf AND roaming charges they racked up trying to get out.
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kanyewest said:
im trying to get out of contract cause sprint service sucks at my new address and also when i need it the most, around town, i just do not get any data even with full bars (signal). So im roaming on verizon, using about 2gb a day.
My question is, how long after i get booted from sprint can i start a new contract? Im comtemplating coming back to sprint cause im might move in the near future.
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There is no point in being booted on purpose to just come back later. If that's the case then just wait it out. If you really want to get it I would call them and tell them service really sucks and if they can compensate you. I waited out and now little by little Sprint is getting better and better. I just hit lte in my town and hopefully it will be announced officially.
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I agree with the above.
Actually, it's what the OP purposes that has made it illegal to jailbreak/root phones, again, and try to bring them to another carrier. The carriers complained the government about how much money they loose because of it.
As for the OP issue, check your contract, but you might have some unlimited roaming; I forget if it's data or voice. On the same note, the bars you see, usually have little do with data; that's for voice. Thus, you go by the data connection icons--3g, 4g, etc. With that said, if it's really you may want to check out the Sprint coverage map. There is also another map that shows worked done and scheduled to done. I know for me, I get 3G and 4G around where I live. It's not everywhere. 4G speeds are no where near what I see other posts; I get in the 5 to 7mpbs down, and about 1mbps up on 4G, and around 1.5mpbs down, and .75mpbs up on 3g.
I would call Sprint and let them know your issue. It's possible they'll give you one of those 4G adapters that you can use at home with your internet. I'm not sure it's just for voice, or does data as well. I realize this may work because of lack of home internet.
Lastly, do you have the same issue inside buildings versus outside. If inside, it's possible that radio signal just can't penetrate the walls. Concrete is a notorious for this on the radio frequency that Sprint uses.
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I agree it is un fair to not pay the ETF. If you singed a contract you have to honor it. Sprint has always been fair to me when I was having problems before they updated to LTE and while they were updating they offered me to get out my contact free because they could see I was having real bad voice and everything. I told them nope ill deal with it so they gave me a 275$ credit my bill was 75 for 3 lines for 4 months and now I get 15+ download all day anf 1-5 up it great and im glad I waited out
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only in america do we get phones for 199.00 and under....and it is ETF's and contract fees that make up the lost dollars..Note 2 in Japan...yeah $800 american dollars..no discounts..upgrades none of that..you want it...you buy it..
so quit your crying and put your big boy pants on.
I've been on Verizon PRL for over 2gb and they haven't even told me anything lol...
Trying to get out of this and get at&t
Freaking 55mb down speed in my town with at&t
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I've been on Verizon PRL for over 2gb and they haven't even told me anything lol...
Trying to get out of this and get at&t
Freaking 55mb down speed in my town with at&t
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It takes several months and lately they haven't been letting people out ETF free. They usually send a warning letter then if you don't stop they charge you for the roaming per mb or they drop you and charge you a non prorated ETF so you pay the full ETF. Occasionally if there's upgrades in your area they let you out free or they just let the roaming slide and do nothing at all. Its a 50/50 shot either you're out free or still on contract or you're out with a nice bill and a hit on your credit report when you don't pay it. The majority of posts I've seen lately are you get hit with a bill. Probably due to the Softbank merger and the money they are pouring into the network, they have to recoup their losses or they won't stay in business. Not to mention you signed a contract agreeing to pay your bill or ETF and it states right in the contract roaming data is capped at 300mb a month or the majority of data used, voice is 800min or majority of minutes used.
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It takes several months and lately they haven't been letting people out ETF free. They usually send a warning letter then if you don't stop they charge you for the roaming per mb or they drop you and charge you a non prorated ETF so you pay the full ETF. Occasionally if there's upgrades in your area they let you out free or they just let the roaming slide and do nothing at all. Its a 50/50 shot either you're out free or still on contract or you're out with a nice bill and a hit on your credit report when you don't pay it. The majority of posts I've seen lately are you get hit with a bill. Probably due to the Softbank merger and the money they are pouring into the network, they have to recoup their losses or they won't stay in business. Not to mention you signed a contract agreeing to pay your bill or ETF and it states right in the contract roaming data is capped at 300mb a month or the majority of data used, voice is 800min or majority of minutes used.
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Where in the world are people getting the idea that you get out ETF free?
Not ONLY will they put a collections record against you if you don't pay the ETF (and they will charge you), they can per the contract charge you for the roaming.
I've been dealing with slow data speeds in my market for almost 3 years now. I'm talking 300kbps 3G if I'm LUCKY! MAX I've seen is 700 and that's at 4AM on a Tuesday.
It's STILL the best deal in town for a truly unlimited plan. Verizon, ATT blow donkey balls with the ****ty 5GB cap or whatever it is. Then you've got T-Mobile trying to pass off HSPA+ as 4G...
I'm sorry, I use more data than that. Not all the time, and not alot more, but I average 5-8 a month... No tethering as my Note2 is my computer now. I'm on wifi ALOT, but still enjoy mobile streaming, and that just eats up bandwidth.
Either deal with it, or sell your phone and use the profit to pay the ETF like a grown up. Burning up Verizon's bandwidth is going to do nothing but add to a statistic for reasons why carriers either A) won't allow roaming or B) be the cause for some BS legislation making rooting a freaking criminal offense.
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Where in the world are people getting the idea that you get out ETF free?
Not ONLY will they put a collections record against you if you don't pay the ETF (and they will charge you), they can per the contract charge you for the roaming.
I've been dealing with slow data speeds in my market for almost 3 years now. I'm talking 300kbps 3G if I'm LUCKY! MAX I've seen is 700 and that's at 4AM on a Tuesday.
It's STILL the best deal in town for a truly unlimited plan. Verizon, ATT blow donkey balls with the ****ty 5GB cap or whatever it is. Then you've got T-Mobile trying to pass off HSPA+ as 4G...
I'm sorry, I use more data than that. Not all the time, and not alot more, but I average 5-8 a month... No tethering as my Note2 is my computer now. I'm on wifi ALOT, but still enjoy mobile streaming, and that just eats up bandwidth.
Either deal with it, or sell your phone and use the profit to pay the ETF like a grown up. Burning up Verizon's bandwidth is going to do nothing but add to a statistic for reasons why carriers either A) won't allow roaming or B) be the cause for some BS legislation making rooting a freaking criminal offense.
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Because for the last few years instead of dealing with the whiny people who want to roam their way out of the contract sprint just terminated them with no penalties. Now however sprint's balls are finally starting to drop and they ARE charging at least the ETF and sometimes the ETF and roaming charges. Other times they just slap a charge on your bill for all the roaming and leave you contract bound. The roaming loophole has gotten a few out and then they post about it so every cheapskate that doesn't want to pay or wait but wants out has done it. Sprint's finally getting sick of it but they still aren't consistent enough to nail everyone. I think they should put the persons ssn# in a database and bar them from any telecommunications contracts and stiff em with prepaid only. Or have some kind of special plans for people who show a flag for weaseling out of the contract and block them from ever roaming so they're stuck not being able to rack up a bunch of charges for the carrier cuz they don't wanna hold up their end of the agreement. In my line of work you pull **** like this and we charge you with felony fraud and put your ass in jail for doing shady **** to breach your contract.
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Because for the last few years instead of dealing with the whiny people who want to roam their way out of the contract sprint just terminated them with no penalties. Now however sprint's balls are finally starting to drop and they ARE charging at least the ETF and sometimes the ETF and roaming charges. Other times they just slap a charge on your bill for all the roaming and leave you contract bound. The roaming loophole has gotten a few out and then they post about it so every cheapskate that doesn't want to pay or wait but wants out has done it. Sprint's finally getting sick of it but they still aren't consistent enough to nail everyone. I think they should put the persons ssn# in a database and bar them from any telecommunications contracts and stiff em with prepaid only. Or have some kind of special plans for people who show a flag for weaseling out of the contract and block them from ever roaming so they're stuck not being able to rack up a bunch of charges for the carrier cuz they don't wanna hold up their end of the agreement. In my line of work you pull **** like this and we charge you with felony fraud and put your ass in jail for doing shady **** to breach your contract.
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Well the Sprint should upgrade because I don't even get a Sprint signal . In my own home, I have to be on a Verizon PRL to even text or make phone calls in my own house.
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devynbf said:
Well the Sprint should upgrade because I don't even get a Sprint signal . In my own home, I have to be on a Verizon PRL to even text or make phone calls in my own house.
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Maybe you should pay your etf and switch providers. You had 14days to cancel your contract free when you signed up that's more than enough time to figure out sprint doesn't work at your house. Or call and request an airrave.
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If your going to be coming back eventually anyway. Call and have your acct put on seasonal standby. Costs 8 $ a month but your acct will be in tact when ya come back. As for ETFs, good luck. The only exception to waiving it for now is. If your a Nextel user and they migrate you to cdma and you don't have any coverage. And by coverage I mean, no Sprint towers around. They use the coverage map to determine coverage not user experience. OR You recently moved to an area with no Sprint coverage, again no coverage per the coverage map.
The roaming situation does not work anymore due to contracts with other carriers for use of network. I can't tell you the last time I seen someone get booted due to roaming. Hell 90% of North Dakota is Off Network and we have several thousand subscribers up there.
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Maybe you should pay your etf and switch providers. You had 14days to cancel your contract free when you signed up that's more than enough time to figure out sprint doesn't work at your house. Or call and request an airrave.
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Well I moved 2 months after getting onto Sprint. I got a good signal at my previous home but don't get a single bar at my new home.
I'm damn sure not paying 400 dollars to get out of the contract when I could stay on Verizon's PRL and wait until 4g hits.
If it ever does.
At this rate we won't get it until next year.
$90 bucks a month for data that barely works.
$90 bucks a month on a plan I thought was gonna cost $70, because that's what I signed up for.
Frankly, Sprint sucks.
Simple as that.
Seriously Sprint needs to step up their game...
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