Sprint 5GB internet cap

[shaggylive]

ok, I just got off the phone with a soon to be district manager for a major sprint 3rd party. he claims this is all b/s and Dan the man said so.

[No1ustad]

so if we have the $15.00 internet add-on, we'll have the opportunity to drop our whole contract with out the etf?

[2kmy477]

How much data your guys use on an average month?I use abt 5gb every month since i was w/Sprint 2 years ago.

[marcus_cruz]

They cant do that. As all of us will eventually hit the cap. It would be more reasonable if they set it per billing cycle like people who dont have the 99 unlimited plan get billed for extra minutes. I have 3 sprint phones, 3 numbers and data on all three, so do I get 15 gigs or 5 shared amongst all three phones ? I think theyre trying to get the people that are using third party programs to do they're phone as modem. thats going to be a maintenance nightmare on their end if they only want to count towards the cap for non-vision services. I also think that people that are already on the unlimited plan should be grandfathered in, and only new accounts should have the 5 gig restriction.

[Unknown Zone]

well I just got off the phone with a rep...at first she had no clue..and need to talk to her sup..after a few questions.....since I been with sprint over 10 yrs with the same contract...it been good to me....and a loyal cust.....I would not be affected.

BUT...I will wait and see about that.....to good to be true...LOL.

[dkincaid]

I think it's safe to say they aren't going to be sending out letters to everyone who hits 5GB a month. That is a tremendous amount of data and very few people are going to go over. Even then, they are going to save the letters for people who are clearly abusing it.

I think everyone is getting a little excited for no reason.

[[sammich]]

I don't think I'll have any problem. I don't tether too much.

Think about it guys, 5GB. Most sites are about 3-5MB on average (MINUS sites that have flash content, excessive pictures, etc)

Plus, nowadays, alot of sites have mobile versions.

Possible issues for most people: streaming content - i.e. Orb, dashwire, slingbox, youtube...

[ihcc2uni]

I am newer to this....where/how do I find out how much usage towards 5GB I have used?

[[sammich]]

You could use a program called phoneAlarm at pocketmax.net

It has an option to track data usage.

[dschoenike]

Maybe i read it wrong, but engadget mobiles' story on this issue seems to imply that it only affects data card usage. If thats the case, the change wouldnt apply to our phones right?