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Originally Posted by nrfitchett4
this is exactly how it has worked historically. remember when the blackberries required a RIM data plan? how about the first iphone data plan? or all the way back when phones started to use some serious data and data plans jumped up to match. they realize where the money is. they are not requiring you to buy a phone with a data plan. there are still feature phones that qualify for sero.
go price other carriers, you will find sprint still cheaper for most people. hell at&t charges a 30.00/month family texting plan.
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I think this is different. There is no "Android" data plan. There is no "Pre" data plan. There is just the everything plan. I just got my plan (not SERO) 14 months ago. It has unlimited data. Sprint claims you need the EP for the data. I have the data. The TP2 and the Android/Palm phones do not use data differently. $35 more a month just so I can get a new smartphone? Crazy.
Obviously, Sprint can do what they want. However, what is the difference in my scenario and if Sprint were to come along and raise the EP $15 to cover 4G costs and you could not get a new phone without agreeing to a new higher priced plan, even though you have the current EP and don't care about 4G? How would you see it then? Data plans are just jumping up again, right?
I do agree that Sprint is still going to be cheaper, but not by a whole lot anymore and not if you look at what folks need. I don't need 1500 shared minutes. 500 or 750 would be plenty. Different price point.