[akayareal]

Here is the problem with that comparison when related to me. Im already on Sprint and have been on Sprint for a good amount of yrs.

For those coming from another carrier may still be saving money, but me as a person that will have to drop a legacy (not sero) plan that fits my needs exactly will not only have to get a ED plan (which I knew I would some day) and then still have to pay $10 charge for a "richer data experience", "4g", "to offer the phone for the $199 subsidized price" (which I will be paying full price if i get the phone), take your pick of what every BS excuse Sprint and who ever else wants to make up for it.

So now tell me again how I will be saving money? Im not switching from TMO, Verizon, or ATT (left them yrs ago after the Cingular buy out) to be saving on my bill because i wasnt paying their rates any damn way. I will basically have to switch my plan to a ED plan (discounts aside because I would than get a no contract plan from TMO if I didnt have them) basically double what I pay after taxes (which will be the nice NYC tax).

So how am I saving again if I have to pay this $10 charge that is supposed to apply to one of these reasons "richer data experience", "4g", "to offer the phone for the $199 subsidized price" (which I will be paying full price if i get the phone), on top of the fact that I will be giving up a great legacy plan that already has unlimited data?

One last thing. For all those that keep saying that if you have a problem with the $10 charge for what every reason should just not get phone, if we all did hold our ground and didnt get the phone, Sprint would be out a lot of money because of their flagship phone horribly flopping and not selling on top of the customer lose that would come from those that were on the wall about leaving but were going to stay for this phone.

Now if Sprint fails because of yet another bad flagship phone launch and even more people leaving and the money runs out, you guys would also be assed out because now that great 4.3in 4g phone would become a 4.3in Android version of the Ipod touch because there is no carrier to tie it to (especially a Wimax carrier).