Sprint HTC Touch Pro - Unlimited Data Plan - Page 2

krielys · #11 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 07:05 PM

im not with sprint, but most likely they have a size limit written in fine print somewhere. i highly suggest you get a program to monitor your internet usage, if you decide to ignore the rep. after a certain amount of data has been transferred, they may decide to throttle your connection (make it reallllly slow) or cut you off completely.

edit: im not sure if you have this plan or not but heres an example limit..
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9949646-1.html

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Originally Posted by dinanm3atl

I am on a family unlimited data plan. Wife has a basic flip phone, I have HTC Touch Pro and friend who is on my plan has my old WM5 phone. I and friend use the data. Wife does not.

I chatted with sprint this afternoon and apparently unlimited data does not mean I can use my phone as a 'net' source for my laptop. I would have to cancel my unlimited data and add on a 45 dollar service to do this? I asked for clarification and was told that unlimited data plans are for phones only... I have to drop that service and add on the other 'phone as modem' service.

Is this chat rep correct? Unlimited data on the phone or on my laptop seems like the same data. I browse a forum on my phone or I browse it on my laptop through my phones data connection. What gives? Any way around this?

wildpig · #12 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 07:29 PM

you can also try wmodem and use your phone as a dial up modem and get your laptop to dial into sprint data service (#777).

also search around here for a registry setting that might help with preventing sprint from knowing you are tethering.

The wmodem can be found in the HTC titan forum somewhere.

**Rusty Duck** · #13 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 07:59 PM

Just as a FYI - there is a Sprint limit and I believe it is 5G per month (or something like that). This is true for all data plans. There are many horror stories of folks getting large phones bills for going over this limit.

**Darkjedi** · #14 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tsousan

Just as a FYI - there is a Sprint limit and I believe it is 5G per month (or something like that). This is true for all data plans. There are many horror stories of folks getting large phones bills for going over this limit.

I thought phone data was unlimited and the 5gb was only for PAMs and modem cards?

sheureka · #15 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by darkjedi007

I thought phone data was unlimited and the 5gb was only for PAMs and modem cards?

You're right, the 5gb limit is only on PAM and cards. BUT if the data usage is just ridiculously high Sprint may figure out there's a tether and cut you off - though I've never heard of it happening. - sheureka

**Darkjedi** · #16 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sheureka

You're right, the 5gb limit is only on PAM and cards. BUT if the data usage is just ridiculously high Sprint may figure out there's a tether and cut you off - though I've never heard of it happening. - sheureka

I remember some crazy thing about testing the 5gb limit every 3 months or something. I don't remember the specifics, but it seems they are relatively lenient about data usage, but just need a way to cut off really crazy users.

**Rusty Duck** · #17 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 08:49 PM

I know one of the sprint finance guys and they watch this very closely... They are well aware of the data work arounds (pisses them off really bad) hehe...

**Darkjedi** · #18 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tsousan

I know one of the sprint finance guys and they watch this very closely... They are well aware of the data work arounds (pisses them off really bad) hehe...

hahah aware as in they can detect it or aware in that they can't do jack about it?

dinanm3atl · #19 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 09:52 PM

I understand... wonder how much I actually use. Like if you browse a forum for 20 minutes. What are we talking?

**Darkjedi** · #20 (**permalink**) 07-16-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dinanm3atl

I understand... wonder how much I actually use. Like if you browse a forum for 20 minutes. What are we talking?

You should be fine as long as you don't download lots of torrents or movies and the like. You can even stream occasionally and not have a problem. If all you're doing is browse websites without video and don't download, I'd be surprised if you download more than 1GB. You can check on Sprint.com your current data usage.