Thanks austin420. I gave you a "thanks" for the defense.
Nerys, I am making these posts to offer another alternative for you. I didn't know if you knew about being able to cancel your contract penalty free if it does indeed change from your original contract. You just have to really watch for the notices and the deadlines.
I for one, do agree with you in some ways. heres one: I think it is indeed a little silly for Sprint to charge the "coolness tax" for the Evo and Epic. Although the charge can be justified in several ways by Sprint, it is totally optional and avoidable by buying a different phone. To me thats cool I guess, because my power as a consumer comes from my "dollar vote". And right now, my dollar vote is kinda on the fence with the Evo and Epic. For me (not living in a 4G area right now) that extra $10 just doesnt add any real value other than having the badass phone. But thats just my opinion.
On the other hand, I do think it was pretty awesome of Sprint to offer SERO folks the option to get an Evo or Epic. The could have easily NOT offered us this route.
I do think that the first EXTRA initial $10 fee that Sprint is doing for Sero Premium is a good value for SERO folks. With $30 + $10 you get a crazy amount of service options. They are going to add Navi (for folks like me with older SEROs that dont have NAVI), BIS, Sprint TV, and the ability to add WebOS, Android, and Blackberry phones to our plans. The other nice thing is that this fee is 100% OPTIONAL!!! No one is forcing you to take the option. If you are happy where you are, Sprint is happy letting you stay there.
If you truly are upset about these changes and offerings as you sound, then you might want to take your "dollar vote" to another company like VZW, ATT or T-mobile. But good luck to you on finding another plan thats as competitive as SERO.
Remember you the consumer are the one in control of where you put your business.