New plan changes for EVO 4G???

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by tokuzumi

While I wouldn't be happy with it, but, if we are going to get as close as apples to apples on this, since that 6 core pc could only run on your specific ISP (evo is only on sprint)...

Wrong. There are plenty of CDMA carriers that will activate 3rd party phones. Sprint may be the only ones selling it, but the law says they have to unlock it if your account is in good standing, and there are plenty of carriers that will activate it.

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Wrong. There are plenty of CDMA carriers that will activate 3rd party phones. Sprint may be the only ones selling it, but the law says they have to unlock it if your account is in good standing, and there are plenty of carriers that will activate it.

plenty of carriers like metro will activate it, but do you want their services? this is the point i'm trying to make to gullzway. if sprint came to you and forced you to change your current plan with your current phone that would be wrong, but requiring a certain plan for certain phones, there is nothing wrong with that because its up to you to decide if you want that phone or not.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by p-slim

plenty of carriers like metro will activate it, but do you want their services? this is the point i'm trying to make to gullzway. if sprint came to you and forced you to change your current plan with your current phone that would be wrong, but requiring a certain plan for certain phones, there is nothing wrong with that because its up to you to decide if you want that phone or not.

Well I can see both sides of that argument so I am not going to jump in. I was just correcting the wrong point someone made that Sprint is the only carrier that the phone will work on.

I can understand charging more if you want extra services. So I don't disagree with you. But I think it's bull to charge extra if Sprint won't be providing extra services.

For example- if I am using Google Navigation, slingbox, and google voice (with visual voicemail) then why should I have to pay Sprint to provide similar services?

Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to get it. Not because I think Sprint is the hands down cheapest (I still think T-Mobile is just as cheap, or even cheaper on some plans) but because I want the phone.

After the FCC starts regulating broadband, they need to get the wireless carriers in check next. They should all be forced to activate any device that will work on their network. No more of this "it has to be Sprint branded" crap. The phone I'm using shouldn't even be a consideration on how much my plan costs. I should just tell Sprint what services I want, and they tell me the price for each service. Just like I tell Directv what services I want, and they don't even ask what kind of TV I have.

[tokuzumi]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Wrong. There are plenty of CDMA carriers that will activate 3rd party phones. Sprint may be the only ones selling it, but the law says they have to unlock it if your account is in good standing, and there are plenty of carriers that will activate it.

But there are only 2 major US CDMA carriers. Verizon and Sprint. When you get a phone on their network, you must abide by their rules. Don't like their rules....go to someone else. It's that way for cable in my area. I don't want satellite, and Comcast is the only provider in my area for cable. I can either go without tv, or go by the rules Comcast sets. I'm planning to kick them to the curb, if that mobile hotspot app works great on the Evo.

It makes sense for me if a customer paid full price for an android/webos/etc phone to use it without a special plan. But, Sprint and Verizon don't allow that. Unless something changes, to open up the networks, prepare to upgrade to use new devices.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by tokuzumi

But there are only 2 major US CDMA carriers. Verizon and Sprint. When you get a phone on their network, you must abide by their rules. Don't like their rules....go to someone else. It's that way for cable in my area. I don't want satellite, and Comcast is the only provider in my area for cable. I can either go without tv, or go by the rules Comcast sets. I'm planning to kick them to the curb, if that mobile hotspot app works great on the Evo.

It makes sense for me if a customer paid full price for an android/webos/etc phone to use it without a special plan. But, Sprint and Verizon don't allow that. Unless something changes, to open up the networks, prepare to upgrade to use new devices.

Sprint and Verizon are the big ones, but there are smaller ones like Cricket and Metro that will activate any phone. There are also MVNOs like Page Plus (Verizon MVNO) that will activate any unlocked CDMA phone too.