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Re: Is this a good way to get out of Sprint

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Originally Posted by TREmp77 View Post
I am thinking of switching to T-Mobile the only thing that is keeping me back is...isn't there a $30 Smartphone package fee per phone? Kinda like the Blackberry thing. I saw the prices of the plans, went through the checkout process and it added this "package" jacking my potential bill sky high.
Go with the Even More Plus plan if you go on T-mobile. The regular ever more plan stinks.
Even more plus is only $59.99 a month for 500 minutes, ulimited texts, and 3G(Even for smartphones)
Now the disadvantage is that you get no phone discounts, but at the same time you don't have a 2 year contract either.

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Originally Posted by georgepa View Post
2-yr. contracts are for the birds.

Sprint's pre-paid arm, Boost CDMA, costs $46.33 TOTAL per month (incl. taxes and fees) and gives me:

Unlimited talk
Unlimited text (SMS and MMS)
Unlimited 3G web
Unlimited GPS
Unlimited Tethering ability
Unlimited use of Sprint Navigation, Sprint NFL, Nascar, etc.

No Contracts

I can choose one of their phones (Boost) or move a Sprint-branded phone in. Caveat is that they won't allow the most recent phones (i.e. Hero, Palm Pre) but there are tons of smartphones to choose from. I use my HTC Diamond with it, others are using HTC Touch Pro II, various Blackberries like the Curve, Tour, Samsung Intrepid, etc. Yes, I have to look for deals on phones on ebay or Craigslist, and a TP 2 costs about $250, but having no contracts and getting all the services on the Sprint 3G network for under $50 per month make it a worthwhile investment (I paid under $100 for my HTC Diamond.)

I guess some are ok with paying double or triple per month for the same or lesser services (T-Mobile was my previous provider, they stink) just to get a latest-model phone, but I can wait an extra year to go from my Diamond or Touch Pro 2 to the Hero or any other device Sprint comes out with (if I feel I need it.)
Can you explain to me how this works? I mean, I went to the website after binging Boost and I'm just a bit skeptical how it can have all the coverage of Sprint with half the prices and no contract???
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