$10 is really bothering you? Check this out.

[mnjparks]

Its like a huge fat lady walking down the street in a bikini, you don't want to look but it is just so ridiculous that you have to just stare and stare and stare. Wow! Your right why am i still in here reading about how some people just want to complain instead of just passing up the Evo. Why, Because I will see this on launch day. As much as they TRY NOT to understand business sense, customers will still be complaining about the $10 charge while buying the phone. Deep down inside these people know its worth it. They are just spoiled and think that their whining and complaining will make people mad enough that in the end the company will sink, giving these foul, rotten people a sense of liberation/satisfaction. Shame on all you whinny ass people, and shame on me for using a fat person illustration. Stop making up your hollow, hateful, slandering, half truth, gimmicky retaliations against the carrier for trying to make money and keep profit up enough to take care of their customers properly. Dan Hesse did not lie, he did not say that premium phones wouldn't come out with premium charge. What he did say was that 4g is going to be cheaper and that Sprint will pass that on to their customers. So if you want to get real nit picky the charge should only be for people that are not in a 4g area, or once 4g is rolled out more then get rid of the $10 premium.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by mnjparks

Its like a huge fat lady walking down the street in a bikini, you don't want to look but it is just so ridiculous that you have to just stare and stare and stare. Wow! Your right why am i still in here reading about how some people just want to complain instead of just passing up the Evo. Why, Because I will see this on launch day. As much as they TRY NOT to understand business sense, customers will still be complaining about the $10 charge while buying the phone. Deep down inside these people know its worth it. They are just spoiled and think that their whining and complaining will make people mad enough that in the end the company will sink, giving these foul, rotten people a sense of liberation/satisfaction. Shame on all you whinny ass people, and shame on me for using a fat person illustration. Stop making up your hollow, hateful, slandering, half truth, gimmicky retaliations against the carrier for trying to make money and keep profit up enough to take care of their customers properly. Dan Hesse did not lie, he did not say that premium phones wouldn't come out with premium charge. What he did say was that 4g is going to be cheaper and that Sprint will pass that on to their customers. So if you want to get real nit picky the charge should only be for people that are not in a 4g area, or once 4g is rolled out more then get rid of the $10 premium.

#1: Dan Hesse DID lie. He said my plan included EVERYTHING. He then said 4G (the only new service since then) would be free. So then why do I have to pay extra?

#2: I'm not the shut up and go down quietly type. Maybe the complaining will help, maybe it won't. But one thing is for sure, I am going down swinging. You're out of your mind if you don't think Sprint has cronies reading all these message boards and execs discussing this fee every single day. There have been many examples over the course of history when consumers took action like this and the company caved. So you can pay your fee like a good little sheep if you want. But don't come in here trying to put us down for protesting this ridiculous fee. My service isn't changing, so my bill shouldn't be changing either.

[Sauske]

Originally Posted by mnjparks

Its like a huge fat lady walking down the street in a bikini, you don't want to look but it is just so ridiculous that you have to just stare and stare and stare. Wow! Your right why am i still in here reading about how some people just want to complain instead of just passing up the Evo. Why, Because I will see this on launch day. As much as they TRY NOT to understand business sense, customers will still be complaining about the $10 charge while buying the phone. Deep down inside these people know its worth it. They are just spoiled and think that their whining and complaining will make people mad enough that in the end the company will sink, giving these foul, rotten people a sense of liberation/satisfaction. Shame on all you whinny ass people, and shame on me for using a fat person illustration. Stop making up your hollow, hateful, slandering, half truth, gimmicky retaliations against the carrier for trying to make money and keep profit up enough to take care of their customers properly. Dan Hesse did not lie, he did not say that premium phones wouldn't come out with premium charge. What he did say was that 4g is going to be cheaper and that Sprint will pass that on to their customers. So if you want to get real nit picky the charge should only be for people that are not in a 4g area, or once 4g is rolled out more then get rid of the $10 premium.

I agree with you!!!!

And one crucial point Cicatrize fail to mention is that with that 69.99+10=79.99 plan you can talk to anybody with a cell phone, including prepaid for free! Your minutes will deplete only will you call a land line phone! People will just whine and complain just to do it! Verizon has the highest price plans but no one complains? Then Verizon remove the program that rewards long term customer! So it cracks me up when people do absolutely no research and realize the stupidity in what there saying!

[TouchProII]

I bitched about the $10 extra for all of about five minutes, then, I quickly got over it. As mentioned, the uncapped "true" unlimited data is clearly the deal breaker. I easily go over my 5GB limit per month, even though I have an unlimited data plan for my phone. I typically average around 11GB in data a month ... and that's WITH conserving and trying to be mindful about what I do with my internet connection. I'm always walking on eggshells with my internet usage. So it will truly be a blessing when I can do whatever the hell I need to do, online, without worrying about too much bandwidth and whatever else.

[TouchProII]

Originally Posted by Sauske

I agree with you!!!!

And one crucial point Cicatrize fail to mention is that with that 69.99+10=79.99 plan you can talk to anybody with a cell phone, including prepaid for free! Your minutes will deplete only will you call a land line phone! People will just whine and complain just to do it! Verizon has the highest price plans but no one complains? Then Verizon remove the program that rewards long term customer! So it cracks me up when people do absolutely no research and realize the stupidity in what there saying!

Wow, you answered a question that I was going to asked. I was wondering if Sprint's unlimited plan also covered pre-paid phones. Glad that it does. Now I'm definitely good to go. June 4th can't get here fast enough!

[gTen]

Originally Posted by TouchProII

I bitched about the $10 extra for all of about five minutes, then, I quickly got over it. As mentioned, the uncapped "true" unlimited data is clearly the deal breaker. I easily go over my 5GB limit per month, even though I have an unlimited data plan for my phone. I typically average around 11GB in data a month ... and that's WITH conserving and trying to be mindful about what I do with my internet connection. I'm always walking on eggshells with my internet usage. So it will truly be a blessing when I can do whatever the hell I need to do, online, without worrying about too much bandwidth and whatever else.

You do know that sprint used to be totally unlimited before and then decided to add the 5gb cap..so whats stopping them from in the future make your plan a 10gb cap and then for $10 on top of that you get a "truly unlimited plan"?

[TouchProII]

Originally Posted by gTen

You do know that sprint used to be totally unlimited before and then decided to add the 5gb cap..so whats stopping them from in the future make your plan a 10gb cap and then for $10 on top of that you get a "truly unlimited plan"?

I'm not even really sure how to decipher what you were trying to ask or tell me, but assuming I understood enough ... Sprint is not the only carrier who imposes data caps on their customers. ALL cell phone companies do it ... Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, even that Cricket crap was capped when it first came out. All I know is, once I pick-up my phone on the 4th of June and I enter into that agreement/contract, Sprint can not change-up and limit my data usage, without lawfully voiding my contract and allowing me to disconnect my service (without penalty), if I do not consent.

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by sanjsrik

YOU may not be talking about 4G, but THAT is what the fee is for from Sprint. They're CHARGING $10 extra for unlimited cap (which strikes me as funny that they finally openly admit that their "unlimited" meant sort of unlimited) and for 4G service. They're going to load the EVO up with a crapload of useless apps that pull from the network (so they claim) constantly. I'll wait for about 6 months possibly. I'm sure the extra "load" on their system is going to kill them if they're openly admitting that the EVO is going to be pulling data constantly. As always, I'm sure they're underestimating the actual usage and are going to get slammed with users and their usage demands.

I'll be chuckling when they have to remove the $10 fee because they'll have to reneg on their "unlmited" feature when people are streaming entire movies to their phones and choking the network.

have you used android? it will be constantly pulling data and not just because of what sprint puts on there. android itself will pull plenty let alone the extras from Sense and whatever apps you want to download

After having Windows Mobile, WebOS, and Android, I can tell you that by far Android uses the most data out of all of them even though my actual web browsing habits were about the same for all three, its all the extras piled into Android that eat all the data, the same extras that make Android awesome

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by p-slim

Salty has a point, T-Mobile hspa+ coverage (which will be T-Mobile's whole 3g network) will cover more 4g then sprint by years end.

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i wouldn't mind seeing the estimates for tmobile if you have them. sprint's 4g is supposed to be at 130+ Million by the end of the year

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by radar369

People......please don't forget that, how guilty Sprint may seem, that $10 charge isn't JUST for 4G! Again..........we don't know what all it covers because the phone hasn't been released yet for us to play with it to see what it does!

Sprint kinda made me look stupid.....in a way.....because they rolled out that $10 charge right after I stated that Sprint wouldn't charge for 4G if its not in your area..........but I am REALLY ANXIOUS to see how many people get this phone and say "WOW, who cares about the $10 charge.....this phone is the $#!T"

i actually played with one today 5/17 and that's exactly what i thought. after using it i had forgotten all about the rate plan increase and i bet that's what sprint is banking on, that you wont even think about it once you start using it
especially since what are the alternatives where you can get a similar experience? the Incredible, rate plans way overpriced, or N1 and my area is one that tmobile's network sucks so that's not really an option