Sprint forcing premium data on ALL SMARTPHONES

[yankees45us]

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

Bing.

Bing is not available on the blackberry for turn by turn and on wp7 it still hasn't been updated to do turn by turn yet, if I'm not mistaken. Only way to get turn by turn on those phones is to pay for the service.

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[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by AZTECHKA

I've never been struck in the head by a falling piano either.

Doen't UNLIMITED meand UNLIMITED?
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If unlimited means unlimited, then why is Sprint charging an extra $10 for premium data, when the plan is already unlimited? Why does Sprint reserve the right to throttle or even disconnect abusers in the agreement?

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by yankees45us

Bing is not available on the blackberry for turn by turn and on wp7 it still hasn't been updated to do turn by turn yet, if I'm not mistaken. Only way to get turn by turn on those phones is to pay for the service.

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Here are several:
http://gps-software-hub.com/2008/12/...-download.html

There is no shortage of free navigation apps for any current gen smartphone.

[yankees45us]

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

Here are several:
http://gps-software-hub.com/2008/12/...-download.html

There is no shortage of free navigation apps for any current gen smartphone.

None of the apps on this list offer turn by turn navigation. They just show you where on the map you are. My point is, to have a "stable and reliable" navigation program you have to pay for it. As for sprints everything data, they offer it at no charge.

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[yankees45us]

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

If unlimited means unlimited, then why is Sprint charging an extra $10 for premium data, when the plan is already unlimited? Why does Sprint reserve the right to throttle or even disconnect abusers in the agreement?

Exactly, that is the whole debate regarding this fee, and why so many people hate it.
On the other hand every cell company has in their agreement that they reserve the right to disconnect abusers but with sprint 5gigs is not considered abuse and with tmo at 5gigs they throttle. Thats all I'm saying. Check article below, sprint has never advertised this:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/...hrottle-data/#


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[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by yankees45us

None of the apps on this list offer turn by turn navigation. They just show you where on the map you are. My point is, to have a "stable and reliable" navigation program you have to pay for it. As for sprints everything data, they offer it at no charge.

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Are you sure about that? Here's a pic of one from that list:


That has a turn left in 60 yards message up. Looks like it's giving turn by turn to me...

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by yankees45us

Exactly, that is the whole debate regarding this fee, and why so many people hate it.
On the other hand every cell company has in their agreement that they reserve the right to disconnect abusers but with sprint 5gigs is not considered abuse and with tmo at 5gigs they throttle. Thats all I'm saying. Check article below, sprint has never advertised this:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/...hrottle-data/#


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Sprint doesn't advertise it, they just put it in the fine print.

[yankees45us]

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

Sprint doesn't advertise it, they just put it in the fine print.

Okay. I'm not going to continue this back and forth pointless conversation. Whatever you say tmo throttles after 5gigs and sprint doesn't. And every cell company has fine print when it comes to abusers but not all specify that at 5gigs they will throttle everytime you reach it. But again this doesn't really matter to over 90% of customers since most never go over 3 gigs. So this is a useless debate. Either way I'm glad you like tmo and are happy with them. If tmo had good coverage in my home area I would definitely think of giving them a try if sprint ever screwed me but right now they are working fine for me.

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[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by yankees45us

Okay. I'm not going to continue this back and forth pointless conversation. Whatever you say tmo throttles after 5gigs and sprint doesn't. And every cell company has fine print when it comes to abusers but not all specify that at 5gigs they will throttle everytime you reach it. But again this doesn't really matter to over 90% of customers since most never go over 3 gigs. So this is a useless debate. Either way I'm glad you like tmo and are happy with them. If tmo had good coverage in my home area I would definitely think of giving them a try if sprint ever screwed me but right now they are working for fine for me.

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T-Mobile doesn't automatically throttle everyone at 5 gigs either. They just put in the fine print that they can, just like Sprint puts in the fine print that they can too. Neither one of us personally know anyone that has had it happen to them on either carrier.

And for the record (again) I have an Evo. Everyone assumes that since I don't bow and praise Sprint in every imaginable way that I must not have Sprint.

The fact is, in my area, I have at least decent coverage from all the carriers. So any of the carriers would work for me. When I see someone say something like "it's a fact that Sprint is cheaper, faster, and has better 4G coverage than everyone else" I will set the record straight.

[AZTECHKA]

The fact for me is that Sprint offers the best plan for ME.
I'm sticking with them.
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