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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I will most likely be moving to a place next year where Sprint only provides roaming 3G service. My question is, is Sprint going to get anal on me if I do nothing but roam on 3G? I asked a Sprint rep and they said that it wouldn't be a problem, of course he was trying to sell me a phone....
Do you want to keep Sprint? I know if you want to get out all you have to do is prove that you are moving to/live in an area that doesn't have decent or any service and they will waive the ETF.
I don't think Sprint would mind . Just make sure you have plenty of minutes because every call you make will come off your 1500 or whatever anytime plan you got.
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Ah crap so the unlimited mobile minutes don't apply in a roaming area? That is the main reason I went with Sprint lol. They don't advertise that on their site.
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Ah crap so the unlimited mobile minutes don't apply in a roaming area? That is the main reason I went with Sprint lol. They don't advertise that on their site.
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unlimited is unlimitied... just anymobile anytime won't work if you roam to verizon, so unlimited minutes is the way to go.
[I win after all after a call to retention][see further down for new developments] Each month I get my data throttled, I have to spend an hour or so on the phone until they'll open a service request ticket for some upper level honcho to press a button and clear up the problem in 5 minutes.
This time I upgraded my data plan to 10GB, but the throttle would not release. After the hour of my dealing with script following drones, a higher level support tech asked me what kind of phone I had. When I replied Galaxy Nexus, she gleefully replied that "our contract with you states we don't have to support 3G for you since you didn't buy one of our [crappy over priced phones] from us. In fact, I'm supposed to disable your 3G service. Even if you have a iPhone 4S." (Um... WHAT? iPhone? Now you're just trying to insult me.)
Just when I thought all hope was lost, my mobile muse rescued me with divine inspiration. "Oh really?" I smirked, "I just stuck my SIM card in my wife's T-Mobile Sensation™ and I'm still getting throttled. Can you support me now, biatch?"*
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"Why yes sir, I'll be happy to open up that ticket right away... Let us know when service is actually restored and we'll comp you for the throttled coverage."
LAWYERED!
* DISCLAIMER: I did not actually say biatch
Lol. Its in a sensation *****! U ever get it fixed?
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That's awesome. 5 cool points for using "lawyered".
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Lol. Its in a sensation *****! U ever get it fixed?
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I got the usual, "Your service request will be processed within the next 3 business days" reply. Apparently when I upgraded, they failed to remove the 5GB red flag on my account. Generally, my service requests go through the first business day. As I called on Saturday, I expect they'll get to it today... At least that's what usually happens.
Incidentally, they let me upgrade to 10GB for $40/month for three months, and threw in T-Mobile hot spots (whatever those are). It took me three phone calls of hemming and hawing before I got offered this, but it's there.
Nice superior intellect overcomes corporate bull crap I love it
Tmobile customer service might not be stellar but it's usually better than most other carriers.
Don't confuse the poor customer service reps with red flags like I'm using a device not sold/supported by Tmobile.
Just tell them you're using a phone that they sell/support and keep the distractions to a minimum.
This isn't a T-Mobile problem, its more of a problem with American carriers in general. They're wary to have to do anything involving a device they "don't support". Its unfortunate but kinda how it is.
Just keep on doing your thing. May I suggest going prepaid? You won't get good CS with an unlocked phone anyway, might as well not pay for it.
How do you know when you’re being throttled? I have their 5GB plan, but never use that much.
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How do you know when you’re being throttled? I have their 5GB plan, but never use that much.
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When you hit 5GB, you'll receive a pop up and/or SMS telling you you're being throttled for the rest of the period.
Your data speeds will also reduce to about that of EDGE, topping out at about .5mbps down / up. The icon in your status bar will still say 3G or H and you'll keep low ping times, but the speeds will be reduced.
I got sick of T-Mo and switched to StraightTalk prepaid. $45 per month for unlimited everything and I have yet to be throttled.
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I got sick of T-Mo and switched to StraightTalk prepaid. $45 per month for unlimited everything and I have yet to be throttled.
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That's because Straight Talk doesn't throttle. They just cancel your service lol. And they do it a lot sooner than 5GB.
I agree Straight Talk is a great deal, but it's not the same as T-Mo when it comes to data. T-Mo is 100% up-front about when they will throttle you, and they'll never cut your data off or charge overages.
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When you hit 5GB, you'll receive a pop up and/or SMS telling you you're being throttled for the rest of the period.
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Thanks. I didn't realize they'd actually notify you.
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Thanks. I didn't realize they'd actually notify you.
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Yep. In about 15 months as a T-Mobile customer I've only gone over 5gb maybe 2-3 times, but only actually been throttled once. That one time I was throttled, I was notified instantly.
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This isn't a T-Mobile problem, its more of a problem with American carriers in general. They're wary to have to do anything involving a device they "don't support". Its unfortunate but kinda how it is.
Just keep on doing your thing. May I suggest going prepaid? You won't get good CS with an unlocked phone anyway, might as well not pay for it.
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Yeah i don't understand this either. They are so worried about getting you to get one of "their" phones. Even if your not using their phone, your still paying for their service. You buy a phone from them, they get a few hundred in profit one time. But if they provide good service, they don't need to rely on selling you a phone because they'll be making money on the service they're selling you. I guess the carriers forget that they are providing a service, it doesn't matter what you use the service on they should support it.
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Funny I had the complete opposite happen to me I called T-Mobile about slow data issue when I was in Las Vegas two weeks ago. The tech guy I talked to was real helpful and knew the GNex and was more than happy to help me. His biggest worry was that I called from my GNex and that if for some reason we would get cut off. But everyone has different outcomes when dealing with customer service. I will say that T-Mobile is light years ahead of Sprint, they just suck.
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That's awesome. 5 cool points for using "lawyered".
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Lol hey myspace guy
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So I'm still throttled. I called back today and they now say that no matter what, they cannot lift the throttle until the end of the billing cycle. They WERE, of course, happy to take my money to backdate a data plan increase, however. How sleazy.
I call this utter and complete bull****. As a programmer and dba, I refuse to believe it's impossible to lift a throttle before the end of the cycle.
I'm now being held hostage to creeping data by my contract.
Screw you, T-Mobile.
Time to figure out my exit strategy.
Call back and ask to talk to accounts and billing so you can cancel
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So I'm still throttled. I called back today and they now say that no matter what, they cannot lift the throttle until the end of the billing cycle. They WERE, of course, happy to take my money to backdate a data plan increase, however. How sleazy.
I call this utter and complete bull****. As a programmer and dba, I refuse to believe it's impossible to lift a throttle before the end of the cycle.
I'm now being held hostage to creeping data by my contract.
Screw you, T-Mobile.
Time to figure out my exit strategy.
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I know exactly how you feel ..this happen to me last month ..I got throttled last month at 5 gigs ..so next day I call upgrade to the ten ..told me within two hours my data would be back to normal speeds..one day later still slow as hell ..anyways I call tech ..they ask " what phone you have " I say "gn" they say the can't do tickets for that ..so I put my sim in a sensation 4g and a T-Mobile vibrant ..still slow ..long story short I had to wait till my billing cycle over to get my speeds back..hang in there man ...
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tanman1975 said:
So I'm still throttled. I called back today and they now say that no matter what, they cannot lift the throttle until the end of the billing cycle. They WERE, of course, happy to take my money to backdate a data plan increase, however. How sleazy.
I call this utter and complete bull****. As a programmer and dba, I refuse to believe it's impossible to lift a throttle before the end of the cycle.
I'm now being held hostage to creeping data by my contract.
Screw you, T-Mobile.
Time to figure out my exit strategy.
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It is definitely BS. They did it for me when I upgraded to the 5GB plan.
Hello. Not sure if I should post here or somewhere else, so if it is in the wrong section, feel free to move.
So, basically, I am getting kind of worried. I have been with Sprint for well over 2 years, and have enjoyed being with them. However, the recent Vision upgrades have left signal in my house completely non-existent. They recently upgraded the tower about a block away from my house, and I have not been able to get a consistent signal since. I am constantly roaming within my house. Here recently I have been needing to use my phone for its data more and more. I have read that using too much roaming data will get you kicked off of Sprint, and I am kind of worried that I am going to be kicked. I currently have 3 lines on my account. My line has used over 2.5GB of data so far this month, and 2GB of that has been roaming. The second line (my mother's) has used 600MB of data, and 500MB of it is roaming. The third line (my brother's) has used 200MB of data, and only 20MB of that is roaming (he lives elsewhere). Last month's data usage were similar in terms of data ratios, but nowhere near as much data was used (had access to WiFi most of the month) I AM NOT using a Verizon PRL, and have tried updating profiles and PRLs on all of the phones.
Hearing this, am I going to be kicked? I really don't want to be, but if I can't pull a signal in my house, I might as well switch. If they do decide to kick me, what will they do about my brother's line? I don't want to have to switch that one line to its own line and pay 2 different cell phone bills. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? I haven't received a letter or anything yet, but I have a feeling that it is only a matter of time.
PS: I won't be able to use an Airave, because I haven't had a consistent internet connection (hence the excessive data usage this month).
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Hello. Not sure if I should post here or somewhere else, so if it is in the wrong section, feel free to move.
So, basically, I am getting kind of worried. I have been with Sprint for well over 2 years, and have enjoyed being with them. However, the recent Vision upgrades have left signal in my house completely non-existent. They recently upgraded the tower about a block away from my house, and I have not been able to get a consistent signal since. I am constantly roaming within my house. Here recently I have been needing to use my phone for its data more and more. I have read that using too much roaming data will get you kicked off of Sprint, and I am kind of worried that I am going to be kicked. I currently have 3 lines on my account. My line has used over 2.5GB of data so far this month, and 2GB of that has been roaming. The second line (my mother's) has used 600MB of data, and 500MB of it is roaming. The third line (my brother's) has used 200MB of data, and only 20MB of that is roaming (he lives elsewhere). Last month's data usage were similar in terms of data ratios, but nowhere near as much data was used (had access to WiFi most of the month) I AM NOT using a Verizon PRL, and have tried updating profiles and PRLs on all of the phones.
Hearing this, am I going to be kicked? I really don't want to be, but if I can't pull a signal in my house, I might as well switch. If they do decide to kick me, what will they do about my brother's line? I don't want to have to switch that one line to its own line and pay 2 different cell phone bills. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? I haven't received a letter or anything yet, but I have a feeling that it is only a matter of time.
PS: I won't be able to use an Airave, because I haven't had a consistent internet connection (hence the excessive data usage this month).
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Wait, I must be confused. You're on sprint right? Like as in sprint in the united states? You are asking if you should be concerned about an American company asking you to leave? They're gonna say "no no, you're money is NO LONGER GOOD HERE, you're using Way Too Much data?" is this a serious question? I'm really confused. Please help.
You really think they will drop you, release you from your contract because of this? This is either a joke or just hysterical.
Let us know what mean of sprint decides to do with such a problem customer as yourself.
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I'm still rotflol...
In this country, if a big business earns $0.01 more than you cost them, you will remain a customer until you are no longer profitable. And trust me...data is air. And last time I checked, air was free (thus far). I honestly think you'll be just fine.
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Wait, I must be confused. You're on sprint right? Like as in sprint in the united states? You are asking if you should be concerned about an American company asking you to leave? They're gonna say "no no, you're money is NO LONGER GOOD HERE, you're using Way Too Much data?" is this a serious question? I'm really confused. Please help.
You really think they will drop you, release you from your contract because of this? This is either a joke or just hysterical.
Let us know what mean of sprint decides to do with such a problem customer as yourself.
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I'm still rotflol...
In this country, if a big business earns $0.01 more than you cost them, you will remain a customer until you are no longer profitable. And trust me...data is air. And last time I checked, air was free (thus far). I honestly think you'll be just fine.
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According to Sprint's contract:
Off-network Roaming: The primary use of your Device must be for domestic purposes within the Sprint-owned network. Domestic means use in the 50 United States and U.S. Territories (except Guam). Sprint reserves the right, without notice, to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if off-network usage in a month exceeds: (1) voice: 800 min. or a majority of minutes; or (2) data: 300 megabytes or a majority of kilobytes. The display on your device may not always be on and will not indicate whether you will incur roaming charges. You can monitor usage online through My Account. Roaming is not available with single-band phones, or to customers who reside or whose primary use is outside an area covered by the Nationwide Sprint Network. Sprint may limit or terminate service if you move outside of the Sprint owned-network.
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Hate to bump my own topic, but does anyone have any ideas?
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stompysan said:
Hate to bump my own topic, but does anyone have any ideas?
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I can tell you that Sprint will kick you from your contract, it happened to me. Twice!
I used just under 1GB of roaming per month over a two month period, my phone number became 'blacklisted' in their system and was turned off with no warning one day. I called support, fought for hours and was told the only option I now had was to port my number to a different carrier. I now have a Nexus on Verizon....
Even though the bill I received each month had a line that said 'Sprint 3G Roaming-- Used ###MB's of UNLIMITED' their contract does say in tiny letters that using over 300MB in a month will get you booted.
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I can tell you that Sprint will kick you from your contract, it happened to me. Twice!
I used just under 1GB of roaming per month over a two month period, my phone number became 'blacklisted' in their system and was turned off with no warning one day. I called support, fought for hours and was told the only option I now had was to port my number to a different carrier. I now have a Nexus on Verizon....
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I figured, but I wanted some assurance. Did you have more than one line on the account? Do you think they will drop all of the lines on my account (the main line is mine, the one that has done the most roaming)?
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Stop roaming and get them to give you a repeater... or whatever those things are called.
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Stop roaming and get them to give you a repeater... or whatever those things are called.
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Don't have a consistent connection to the internet. Otherwise I would have gotten it a month ago.
Call sprint tell them the problem and have them send you an airave. They should send u 1 for free.
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I would consider it a blessing to be released from my wireless contract. That would be awesome
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Call sprint tell them the problem and have them send you an airave. They should send u 1 for free.
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StompySan said:
Don't have a consistent connection to the internet. Otherwise I would have gotten it a month ago.
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EDIT: Should clarify. Don't have a consistent ethernet connection.
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EDIT: Should clarify. Don't have a consistent ethernet connection.
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I also did not have a high speed internet connection at home so was unable to go the airave route.
I had two lines, the first (secondary line) was dropped about a year before my primary line was canceled.
Sorry to dig up an old thread, but do you think they would drop me for using say..........171 GB of 4G?
Anyone know if they kick you off quicker for exceeding data or minutes while roaming on verizon?
all our phones constantly roam at home (sprint signal is unusable at home). So far one user is at 2500 minutes roaming and 3.5 gigs roaming data.
I currently use simple mobile $40 plan but I just saw this guy on walmart.com tmobile prepay plus you get tmobiles 4g up to 5 gb unthrottled for 30 bucks that totally beats paying 40 to get 3g and be cut off after 2-3 gb of data usage. Dont know if anyone has posted this before just figured I would put it out there for people because its a pretty damn good deal if you don't use many minutes
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tmobile-30-Wireless-Airtime-Card/15443357
I'd seriously thought about moving to that... but ended up doing something different.
what did u end up going with?
I use net10 with there tmobile sim... 4g is fast and unlimited calling and text... First month i used close to 5gb and my data was never throttled... I used the tmobile $30 plan but when i got throttled i could not deal with the slow speeds so i switched to net10
Only 100 minutes of talk for a whole month? Can't do. I use around 450. Not including nights and weekends
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Does net10 cut you off after 5gb or throttle?
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I'm using simple but I never go over 2 GB so never had an issue with them. Going to check net 10
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wow that is a good deal if you dont use many minutes for calls.
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I'm using simple but I never go over 2 GB so never had an issue with them. Going to check net 10
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I have this plan on S3 After 5Gigs boom ''Up to 2G Speeds'' You won't be able to load a website, seriously, but when on HSPA+ I got as high as 18Mbit near tower
I switched to this from Sprint. You can also get it on T-Mobile's website - but not in stores.
Very happy. I looked at my average minutes per month and it was about 100 each month when including ones that didn't "count" toward my stated pool. Now I can pay a lower monthly fee and be able to not only do the calling I did before, but have a phone that does so much more than just make calls and text.
I get 4G in the city, only GPRS at work - although it's sometimes more reliable than our WIFI - so I'm not complaining (need to speed test it, it's slow but not unbearable).
When I was looking into it, one thing people mentioned was that you can use calls over data/wifi (VOIP etc) to make up for the 100 minute limit.
i've been using this plan($30 5gb unl txt 100 minutes) for over a year and i use skype for the voice calling(IIRC is a little under $3) for a total of about $33 and change a month. absolutely loving it. you can also just use just about any kind of voip but skype seems to be the most maintstream.
I actually used GooveIP on a loaner phone from a friend while I had no actual cell service - and on the SG3 before activating it.
Free and easy - you use Google Voice along with it as well, essentially making it a fully-featured phone just only able to function with a wifi connection. I know people that have gone "all the way" and dropped cell service for a wifi-only device, but I'm a bit too paranoid for that.
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I actually used GooveIP on a loaner phone from a friend while I had no actual cell service - and on the SG3 before activating it.
Free and easy - you use Google Voice along with it as well, essentially making it a fully-featured phone just only able to function with a wifi connection. I know people that have gone "all the way" and dropped cell service for a wifi-only device, but I'm a bit too paranoid for that.
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How would I change to this plan from the T-Mobile website?
I was entertaining this $30/mo 100/5GB plan, but have decided to go nearly all wifi. I only use the phone for checking voicemails, very rarely for calls, as I've tended towards Skype and GrooveIP for calls, but honestly I have nearly all my contacts using Heytell (voice 'walkie-talkie' uses data only) and they LOVE it...it's practically the only way we talk to one another anymore. I'll use my pay-as-you-go SIM with cheap minutes(Gold Membership already, my 1000+minutes are good for a year), for the rare cellphone call, and buy the Hotspot from Wallyworld, giving me 60 day data access (3.5GB) for $35...making my monthy cost around $20 month (approx. 17 data, 3 on SIM). Obviously, I'll use my wifi at home for music/Netflix, pretty much as I always have.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/T-Mobile-35-Prepaid-Mobile-Broadband-Pass-Email-Delivery/21191046
First month free unlimited Voice, text, web. Second month free if you share with others. Then $49 a month with no contract. Runs on T-Mobile. www.howcanisignup.org/10-31
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I'm on the $60 per month plan. I would change to the $30 but I don't want to get a new number, too much of a hassle n I'm pretty sure I need more than 100 minutes a month
garyx24 said:
I'm on the $60 per month plan. I would change to the $30 but I don't want to get a new number, too much of a hassle n I'm pretty sure I need more than 100 minutes a month
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You can port your number over, and additional minutes are only 10 cents, just keep a tenner in your account balance in case you go over.
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How would I change to this plan from the T-Mobile website?
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For the $30/mo plan, it's for new activations only - so you'd need to get a new SIM card and new account.
garyx24 said:
I'm on the $60 per month plan. I would change to the $30 but I don't want to get a new number, too much of a hassle n I'm pretty sure I need more than 100 minutes a month
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You can also port your number to Google Voice - thus, no matter what your number through the carrier changes to, you can ALWAYS have the same number with freedom to change whenever you want.
Subscribed!
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I am on this plan and use groove ip so I don't use all my mins. Works pretty well for me.
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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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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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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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patrao_n said:
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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kanyewest said:
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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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
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.
budde2 said:
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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devynbf said:
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.
poor_red_neck said:
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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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
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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