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Originally Posted by allwires
I don't see why sprint just doesn't do it this way. - If you want the 4G, then you pay the $10 extra.
- If you don't want the 4G, then don't pay the $10 extra, and just don't enable the phone's 4G service...
I guess this is where Sprint screwed up. They call it "premium data" while they should just call it what it really is. A 4G charge. Like other people said, they are not being clear about what you are being charged for, even if you agreed to pay for it  Imagine someone who might have signed up for this "premium data" and later found out that it is different than what they were told/thought it was, and now feel cheated. That is the whole point of this discussion. |
I agree completely, but I think that the reason it was never implemented in such a way may have to do with, among other things, the overall marketing strategy employed by Sprint. The "first in 4G" thing seems to have been a huge selling point, with all of the 4G-capable devices carrying that designation in their name (eg Epic 4G) to remind us every day that Sprint is on the cutting edge of the Geez.
To me the EVO seems to have targeted disgruntled iPhone users who may perceive ATT to be "slow." Commercials airing today continue to fuel the EVO vs iPhone thing. The Epic, besides the keyboard of course, was the only of several Galaxy devices to have a 4G radio. So with this full embrace of the fastest of the fastest, it may be unacceptable to have an Epic 4G running on the old tired EVDO Rev.A being compared to the same device on Verizon and others.
The planning and execution were both horrible in my opinion. Let's not forget that we're talking about a company that traded at $75 in 2000 and eventually at $10 before the recent economic downturn. I also recall the Sprint/Nextel merger being touted as the worst merger of the decade (old leadership).