Sprint forcing premium data on ALL SMARTPHONES

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by quick99si

For those with SERO who haven't kept up to date:
Plans: What's there to know about the $10 Smartphone Premium Data Add-on?

So, in short, no, SERO customers do not have to pay the $10 fee. They just have to switch to a different plan that costs $10 or $20 more than their current SERO plan.

LOL, okay...

[quick99si]

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

So, in short, no, SERO customers do not have to pay the $10 fee. They just have to switch to a different plan that costs $10 or $20 more than their current SERO plan.

LOL, okay...

They may need to upgrade to SERO-P, not necessarily have to. To me it sounds like they remain undecided on the policy so they left is open/ambiguous. I say that because the rest of that length article is very detailed and provides concrete information for virtually all individual circumstances.

FWIW SERO-P also comes with things like GPS, AMAT, and more device options which is attracting a lot of SERO users as it is. So Sprint will still say that it's not a $10 "premium data fee" for SERO because it comes with all that crap above as well.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by quick99si

They may need to upgrade to SERO-P, not necessarily have to. To me it sounds like they remain undecided on the policy so they left is open/ambiguous. I say that because the rest of that length article is very detailed and provides concrete information for virtually all individual circumstances.

FWIW SERO-P also comes with things like GPS, AMAT, and more device options which is attracting a lot of SERO users as it is. So Sprint will still say that it's not a $10 "premium data fee" for SERO because it comes with all that crap above as well.

No new smartphones are compatible with the old SERO plans. So unless you are using old Windows Mobile or something like that, then you'll need to upgrade.

BTW, any new smartphone also has free GPS. I don't know why everyone always touts Sprint as including free GPS. Every smartphone sold in the last couple years has free GPS. Certainly every smartphone that requires a Sprint everything plan or an upgraded SERO plan.

[quick99si]

Originally Posted by BlackDynamite

So, in short, no, SERO customers do not have to pay the $10 fee. They just have to switch to a different plan that costs $10 or $20 more than their current SERO plan.

LOL, okay...

SERO is totally exempt from the new fees and changes.

Russ McGuire:

"I’ve been told several times by the folks that manage the employee plans, there’s no change to the definitions/pricing for SERO and SERO Premium, so a smartphone that today doesn’t require upgrading to SERO Premium, won’t require upgrading to SERO Premium as a result of this change and won’t bear a Premium Data charge."

"As I’ve said, the definition of what requires SERO Premium isn’t changing. Activating a Touch Pro 2 or Touch Diamond will not force you onto the SERO Premium plan."

"The simple answer - what I should’ve said all along - is that the SERO plans aren’t changing from what was rolled out last fall."

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by quick99si

SERO is totally exempt from the new fees and changes.

Russ McGuire:

"I’ve been told several times by the folks that manage the employee plans, there’s no change to the definitions/pricing for SERO and SERO Premium, so a smartphone that today doesn’t require upgrading to SERO Premium, won’t require upgrading to SERO Premium as a result of this change and won’t bear a Premium Data charge."

"As I’ve said, the definition of what requires SERO Premium isn’t changing. Activating a Touch Pro 2 or Touch Diamond will not force you onto the SERO Premium plan."

"The simple answer - what I should’ve said all along - is that the SERO plans aren’t changing from what was rolled out last fall."

No new smartphones work on SERO though. As I said, if you're happy with old school Windows Mobile, you don't have anything to worry about on SERO. If you want a decent smartphone, you have to pay the extra cost.