[DaveTN]

Teradog,
I feel your pain my friend. I've been with Sprint for close to 15 years. I called Cust service back in October to get some pic mail charges deleted since we don't use Pic mail and was told that I wasn on an "obsolete" plan and needed to change it. Used to be fair and flex 700 family with a 25% corporate discount. The rep told me that I had to upgrade to a current plan and agree to a new 2 year contract - and be put in the "cue" for Sprint Premier" (LOL what a flippin joke!). Since I didn'd HAVE to, I decided not to but then she told me that absolutely NOTHING would change and it was more of an "administrative" thing and my rates would remain EXACTLY the same. So, against my better judgement I agreed...

Well, the next bill came and it was over $50.00 more than I was paying. A 1 hour call to sprint and a bunch of time on the phone with retentions (you can cancel immediately after a plan change) and I was told that they no longer discounted each add on phone (4 phones at about 2.00 each) and other services that I had were no longer discounted. Plus, my unlimited texting went from 10.00 month to 15.00 month. Also "new" surcharges appeared including the additional $10.00 for Data (which was later dropped).

So while I still have "unlimited" data, IMHO, those days are numbered. Most carriers are starting to cap their data packages or penalize/charge you if you use a lot and I'm sure sprint won't be far behind. What sucks about it is that everyone is pushing data intensive multimedia for these things and that sucks bandwidth and bits which will end up costing us out the arses. just a matter of time.

So, while I have always loved to be on the cutting edge and upgrade at the very instant that I could, I think I'll be keeping my trusty TP2 for a while.

I'm running NRG OC'd to 748 and dual boot android off my large storage card...so why? Just another reason for them to tack on a "premium surcharge"? No thanks. I'll probably let my contract run out and shop elsewhere. A few years ago sprint was bleeding customers like gutted pig and recovered only to turn around and start sticking people. Might be time to open up some of thos old wounds and let the blood flow from sprint again. Money talks...and if it starts to walk again, maybe they will think twice about screwing their "loyal" customers again.

Damn, my head hurts now...haven't ranted like that in a while...

Oh, BTW, I still love my TP2.

David