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From my understanding the $10 is not for 4G so your argument is invalid. The $10 dollars is for the theoretical high volume of data that EVO users will consume. Hopefully the $10 goes into more rapid rollout of the 4G network.

Bottom line, if you don't like the $10, don't get the EVO.

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I sent an email to sprint about family plans. The response was only the Evo phones will be charged $10/mo. So, if you are the only one with an Evo, you only have an additional $10/mo to pay. Not $10 * (# of phones on plan). Granted, this is coming from Sprint customer care, so I could ask the question again, and get another answer, but I just wanted to pass along what I was told by Sprint.

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You have a rough unorthodox answer but it is correct...lol




CW

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IIRC, I think he said all 4 people on his plan were getting EVOs.

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That is the same info I am receiving so I believe it to be correct.




CW

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If that's the case....not much I can say. The way he worded it, it sounded like if you add an Evo to a family plan, all lines must pay, regardless of being an Evo, or other phone. Wanted to clear that up for others who may have read it the same way I did.

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Only the line with the Evo will have to pay the $10 and if you get 4 Evo's you pave to pay $40 add-on per month.




CW

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nothing productive is coming of this thread

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I have 4 Touch Pro 2s on my family plan right now. If I get 1 Evo, I have to get 4. So it's $40 per month extra for me. And again, this is on top of an already over $200 bill.

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That's for MODs to decide. Certainly stating so in the thread isn't helping.




CW

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This is NOT an apple to apple comparison. They all different. I have used all 4 of them and out of the 4, only Sprint drops call in my room. Only Sprint has no services when stepped into a restaurant.

Luckily I can force roaming in these situations or I have dropped them in a long time.

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I'm sorry but T-Mobile is just garbage to me. Everytime I go to the mall the T-mobile reps harass me trying to get me to talk to them so they can convince me to switch to their service. There are 4 T-mobile stands, 2 Sprint and 2 Verizon and one At&T in this mall. I never get harassed at any other stand except when I walk past a T-mobile one. If their service is so good why do they have to beg people to join them? Also I dated to females in the past who had t-mobile and their phones would drop calls while they were at home (not even in the basement), to me that's just unacceptable.

This $10 extra charge conversation is just ridiculous, it's $10 dollars who cares. It's not about 4G and even is it was it would kinda difficult to only apply the charge to the people who currently have 4G in their area. But for arguments sake lets say it is for the 4G. I live in Milwaukee but I go to Chicago a lot. I get the EVO and they don't charge me the $10 cuz I live in Milwaukee and 4G isn't here yet but hey I'm in Chicago more than I'm home in Milwaukee and I use the 4G while I'm there but I'm still not paying the $10. Who's getting ripped off now? Sprint would be because I'm using the 4G but not paying for it. So to stop that from happening they charge everyone $10.

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I live in So Cal and drove to Vegas last weekend. I got solid EVDO almost the entire road trip on my PRe and my Tmobile phone was getting Edge and at times Gprs as soon as I left So Cal.

Once I hit Vegas, I got 3g on my Nexus one and the speeds was amazing but 3g coverage was really spotty. I was getting Edge and at times no service. I did a few speed test on my Nexus One and damn it was fast at 2am and throughout the day, but to be honest, I'd rather have solid Sprint EVDO than spotty and fast 3g any day. I was averaging 1 to 1.5 mbps on my Pre and around 1-4 mpbs on T-mobile.

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Still nobody had addressed this comparison as it's the best one I could think of. I'm not switching to T-mobile so that's not really relevant I just want a REASONABLE explanation for this charge.

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Seems a lot of chicks have Tmo. I think it has to do with their company color, pink. And one of the reasons I can't stand it, cause I'm a guy LOL.

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I can't wait til the EVO comes out and we have threads related to hacking and development instead of all the bitching about Sprint's $10 add on.

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So, I went to the local Radio Shack, rep who said she worked for Sprint answered a bunch of questions:

When will 4G be available in NY? Not until next year.
IF I sign up with them at the $69 plan can I go online to the new SERO site and get the other plan with my EVO? Yes.
What comes in the box? On this another rep said that T-Mobile gives a rubberized case with their phones but not sure what Sprint is doing yet. So far as the first rep knew, phone, charger, USB cable (probably meant wall charger)
Other than that, not much I haven't heard already.

So, IF 4G isn't available until January next year (maybe), I think I'll wait and let the bugs, ROM versiosn, etc., and prices all shake out.

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To correct you it is not PINK it is Magenta

and if you happen to use Magenta in any way..T-Mobile will sue you

http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/200...color-magenta/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/d...e-discontinue/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/01/p...-town-magenta/

SO STOP USING MAGENTA..K?

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I personally don't mind the additional $10 fee. I've been on sero with 4 lines for years paying $30/mo each. I switched over to the everything plus family employee plan and pay just $5 more per line. Sprint has been saving me money for years so $10 won't kill me. It also helps that raleigh, NC is a full 4G area :) Also, If I remember correctly, someone from sprint said that the $10 charge is not for 4g, it's what you have to pay for having the best phone in America.

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WHAT?!?! I thought the iPhone was supposed to be the best phone in America. Apple makes the best products in the world.

</sarcasm>

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Here is the problem with that comparison when related to me. Im already on Sprint and have been on Sprint for a good amount of yrs.

For those coming from another carrier may still be saving money, but me as a person that will have to drop a legacy (not sero) plan that fits my needs exactly will not only have to get a ED plan (which I knew I would some day) and then still have to pay $10 charge for a "richer data experience", "4g", "to offer the phone for the $199 subsidized price" (which I will be paying full price if i get the phone), take your pick of what every BS excuse Sprint and who ever else wants to make up for it.

So now tell me again how I will be saving money? Im not switching from TMO, Verizon, or ATT (left them yrs ago after the Cingular buy out) to be saving on my bill because i wasnt paying their rates any damn way. I will basically have to switch my plan to a ED plan (discounts aside because I would than get a no contract plan from TMO if I didnt have them) basically double what I pay after taxes (which will be the nice NYC tax).

So how am I saving again if I have to pay this $10 charge that is supposed to apply to one of these reasons "richer data experience", "4g", "to offer the phone for the $199 subsidized price" (which I will be paying full price if i get the phone), on top of the fact that I will be giving up a great legacy plan that already has unlimited data?

One last thing. For all those that keep saying that if you have a problem with the $10 charge for what every reason should just not get phone, if we all did hold our ground and didnt get the phone, Sprint would be out a lot of money because of their flagship phone horribly flopping and not selling on top of the customer lose that would come from those that were on the wall about leaving but were going to stay for this phone.

Now if Sprint fails because of yet another bad flagship phone launch and even more people leaving and the money runs out, you guys would also be assed out because now that great 4.3in 4g phone would become a 4.3in Android version of the Ipod touch because there is no carrier to tie it to (especially a Wimax carrier).

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Not sure if any1 knows the answer to this question:

Does the $10/mos still apply to full price EVO purchase without reupping for 2 years?

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Yes. If you get an Evo, you have the addl $10/mo added to your bill, for each active Evo you have.

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yes. regardless of what you pay for the phone or where you get it you will pay the 10 to use the phone each month

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well that means i would have to change my plan to "save" what if i dont want to change?


i dont want to worry about if i call a land line or cell... or if its pass a 7pm or what ever...

the $10 has nothing to do with voice or date plan... its simply a add on to the phone.. sprint knows it will sell well so why not get 10 bucks more from people.

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Let's be real

Verizon/ATTT > Sprint.

There's a reason Sprint is the "discount" carrier. Sprint is also the only of the 3 main carriers in the US losing customers at an astounding rate.

Sprint has to discount their plans just to stem the tide of defections.

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Everyone I know that has switched from Verizon to Sprint has been glad they did. Everyone I know on AT&T is only on AT&T because they have an iPhone and they think it's the greatest thing in the world because they're blind, surfing the "real web" (lol) with EDGE.

I only have one complaint about Sprint, and it's not anything to do with their coverage or service. It's their customer service. They are generally pretty unhelpful, uneducated, and rude.

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thats if you are still in a 2 year contract..... if you are free they treat you like royalty :lol:

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Thats kinda pushing it since sprint is #3..so out of 3 yes..

if you look overall sprint is doing fine financially for now...but can't say same thing about T-mobile usa where the parent company is thinking of selling it if necessary.

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so basically for 10 more dollars I can move to a network that has a better selection and not a lying bitch CEO thanks this is food for thought why not pay 20 more and go to a real carrier

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If another carrier is better in your area, why are you on Sprint in the first place? Anyway, you won't have the Evo if you switch.... :p

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Don't know where to post this since there is quite a few threads about the $10 charge,but its simple if your at a restaurant and you disagree with the price of a steak you either decide to buy it or not. You don't sit through dinner complaining about it.

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all the carrioers in my area are about equal but if sprint wants to over charge for an evo I might as well consider the competition and see what they have at least if i moved on I wil be able to get more phones more choices and only 10 bucks more to get the best sprint has or go to another. carrier and have more then one choice of a good phone. 4g doesn't matter to me what I want is a 1ghz processor and at least tp2 screen size or bigger. Sprint has on and watch them push back their other releases to see how the evo does with its 10 dollar premium data fee ( which I cant use anyway no 4g here and not scheduled anytime soon)

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lol. all the bitching is getting so old. either put up the $10 bucks or don't get the EVO! Its not rocket science.

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Thats so true but I think in this case it would be more like....Oh we will give you free steak with your drink and then when order they tell you it actually not free it's $10 more than advertised for....lol



CW

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what documentation or evidence exist that Sprint/Dan Hesse said the EVO would not cost extra? I believe Dan said 4G wouldn't cost extra and so far that is true.

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you really believe the 10 dollar premium data charge isnt for 4g? really?? I wish I could believe it but sadly I cant. 3g service doesn't change at all with the charge they never had a data cap for 3g and its not going faster or any different.

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Whether I believe it or not is irrelevant. The point is that people need to stop crying about Sprint lying because they didnt lie.

In 2.5 weeks when people are still bitching about the $10 fee, the rest of us will be getting familiar with our new EVOs.

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Im not sure Sprint lied here




CW

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Well if you're at an all you can eat buffet restaurant, and after a while they put out some prime rib, but they tell you it will cost you another $10 if you want some, then you will have a legitimate gripe.