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[antjones21]

Originally Posted by tom6433

you can tell yourself the $10 fee is for 4G, but if you ask Sprint they say that is not the case. i was told, word for word, that i was to "think of it like paying extra for a first class seat on an airplane." they want you to pay $10 per month to have an awesome phone. she went on to say that "the $10 per month fee allows you to access the super fast processor." i am not making that up. she read it from a paper she was given yesterday. now sprint's customer service center might not be in india, but it sounds like the evo faq was written there.

Like I said before, when the iPhone came out At&t made a whole new data plan just for the iPhone $30.00/month. This phone has features that no other phone has, as SlopokDave was saying in his post (i.e. Youtube HQ, video chat and uploading 720p). All that means more data usage on the Sprint Network, which in return mean Sprint has to maintain the network so it functions at the speeds we all want it to. The Sprint Rep u talked to probably doesn't even have full knowledge of what the phone can do so she probably just said what she thought was right.

[antjones21]

Originally Posted by xSD

You're paying an extra $10/month for the tangible phone. Not for services. You'll buy the phone for $200, and after 24 months your $200 phone becomes the retail $440+ phone.

I disagree because if you aren't eligible for the rebates you are paying the $449.99 for the phone now so that doesn't make sense. Also Sprint really doesn't make much off phone sales. They make their money off your monthly plans. That's why the old call and threaten to cancel your service trick worked so well, they stand to lose a lot more money if u cancel and pay the $300 early termination fee than they would if you stay on as a customer for another two years paying a monthly bill.

[Ryno_666]

This is the exact reason I avoid the cantracts and insurance when I can. The math is in favor of sprint while it works to attract new customers its not Ideal for someone like me whos been with them for 10 years. By the way has anyone else noticed everytime they change something i.e. new phone,bill,or package. there are suprises on bill.....

[N7VDR]

Originally Posted by Ryno_666

This is the exact reason I avoid the cantracts and insurance when I can. The math is in favor of sprint while it works to attract new customers its not Ideal for someone like me whos been with them for 10 years. By the way has anyone else noticed everytime they change something i.e. new phone,bill,or package. there are suprises on bill.....

Yeah and it takes 2 or 3 months to straighten it out. thats why i cringe every time i change something on my account!

[randyamante]

Originally Posted by shellguy

This is in direct contrast to the reply I got from sprint. They are saying that you will need to pay the $29.99 to use the hotspot feature but not the wifi it self to connect to your own router.

Shell

Hope you and SlopokDave are right. Wouldn't make sense otherwise. The technical specs do read WiFi "Capable". Other Sprint phones read WiFi Enabled. Hmmmm....

[ubigred]

Originally Posted by randyamante

Hope you and SlopokDave are right. Wouldn't make sense otherwise. The technical specs do read WiFi "Capable". Other Sprint phones read WiFi Enabled. Hmmmm....

Now that would be the tip of the iceberg....if using wifi is going to cost me $30 ....I am not buying this phone. Sprint has buried itself.

[mlin]

Just pre-ordered from Radio Shack. I was surprised to learn that you cannot pre-order unless you are eligible for an upgrade. Has this been anyone else's experience? Fortunately someone in my fam is up for an upgrade that they are letting me use.

[BRIVERS73]

I pre-ordered mine without being eligible. The rep I dealt with even called someone to confirm if they could sell it outright with no contract

[shellguy]

Originally Posted by mlin

Just pre-ordered from Radio Shack. I was surprised to learn that you cannot pre-order unless you are eligible for an upgrade. Has this been anyone else's experience? Fortunately someone in my fam is up for an upgrade that they are letting me use.

I was never asked if i was or not. Then again I was the 1st person in BBY to pre-order it.




Shell

[mlin]

Originally Posted by BRIVERS73

I pre-ordered mine without being eligible. The rep I dealt with even called someone to confirm if they could sell it outright with no contract

For what price?

Also, I saw the Radio Shack documentation on the computer that said in order to preorder you must be eligible for an upgrade or add a new line. The clerk you worked with must not have looked through the details thoroughly.