sprint capping "unlimited" data

[Biker1]

Wouldn't want to change the setting, even if possible, as it would bypass the safety and bye bye to my Diamond.
I would be left with a lump of coal

[gTen]

well keep it under a fan or air conditioner....plus my mogul overheated plenty of times when someone turns off my fan thinking its doing nothing..sigh

worst of all your battery looses its maximum capacity but you can get spares for like what 5$? I bought 2 mogul batteries for 14$ wit shipping. (my first one gained some weight after all the overheating so I don't feel safe using it lol)

[orionsbuckle]

just to clear up some stuf idk if its been talked about but getting back on topic...

if you go over the 5GB it 5cents a MB there after. unless you are still on the old original plan of "unlimited" which i still have and i can use unlimited....however....

theres a little * in there that sprint covers their butt lol... at anytime that i go over 5GB they can cut off sservice. they generally dont but they can.

another thing is that this same thing is in the verizon air card too. the reason for this from what ive read is because ppl just leave their cards on while not using them. and this slows the bandwidth down causing you not to get the full speed you should get. so if sprint limits the usage you wont always be on therefore greater speeds. its just what i read in an email.

hope that helped a bit

[Biker1]

I always get OEM batteries. Usually free from the Sprint store rep. I just give him alittle thank of $20.
I don't trust aftermarket batteries.
Unless there is a supplier that has a good reputation.
I got 3 batteries anyway.

[Biker1]

Makes sense what you say about the data cap. Even if not enforced, many users will watch their usage and Sprint will have achieved what they set out to do.

[gTen]

I buy from good rep suppliers who are within the US and not used but factory sealed. My guess is they are smuggled out of sprint stores anyways >.> lol


side note: orionsbuckle, I think this topic is pretty much dead and all this was discussed before.

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by orangekid

http://community.sprint.com/baw/comm...t?#__highlight

not good.

it's an older blog post, but I have heard or seen nothing of till now, anyone know more about this, has it taken effect yet?

july 31st of 08 to be exact

Originally Posted by p-slim

this is old and already in affect. if you go over 5gb sprint will know and shut your data usage off or notify you.

not true

Originally Posted by orangekid

really 10gb? still I wouldnt want to test the waters and get a $500 bill... do you know anyone who actually uses that much and gets away with it?

plenty of people report 10gbs or higher even... if u stream alot and torrent, this can become common usages

Originally Posted by Merdinh

Some of you are getting this wrong, the 5GB cap is for Wireless Cards only, and not for your cellphones.

Originally Posted by Genjinaro

True.

your both WRONG: http://nextelonline.nextel.com/en/le...cy_popup.shtml
Data Usage Limitation (Mobile Broadband Cards, USB Modems, Embedded Modems and Phone-As-Modem): The amount of data transmitted over our network is measured in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). Sprint reserves the right to limit throughput speeds or amount of data transferred; and to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if usage either exceeds (a.) 5GB/month in total, unless specified otherwise or (b.) 300MB/month while off-network roaming. 1024KB equal 1MB. 1024MB equal 1GB.

now your counter argument is going to be "see, it says so right in the title" too bad your using your phone as a modem and/or usb modem regardless whether or not you have the plan for it... i dont know why the argument, everyone knows the cap really apllies to everything... its been well over a yr now

Originally Posted by imtjnotu

this is from last may?

july 31st was in effect...



and people, theres no grandfathered in.. if so, why arent we grandfathered in with asurion deductables??? the new TOS for this cap went into effect july 31, 2008... once you paid the next bill, you agreed to the new TOS by paying... samething with asurion.. asurion even printed it, that once the price hike went up, the next time you paid a bill with your insurance fee on it, you agree that youll pay a higher deductable from then on..

[Genjinaro]

Originally Posted by boredandtattooed

and people, theres no grandfathered in.. if so, why arent we grandfathered in with asurion deductables??? the new TOS for this cap went into effect july 31, 2008... once you paid the next bill, you agreed to the new TOS by paying... samething with asurion.. asurion even printed it, that once the price hike went up, the next time you paid a bill with your insurance fee on it, you agree that youll pay a higher deductable from then on..

You haven't the slightest clue in or of what you're talking about. Unless you know 99-100%, do not go making assumptions.

Only Sprint plans and Sprint specific addons get grandfathered, outside insurance no, you can't grandfather that, why would you expect that? Asurion is not a Sprint controlled company, Verizon & Sprint are customers of Asurion.

You can't have your grandfathered status taken, unless you agree to another plan that you sign for, no exceptions.
Ask others here, if you've been with sprint for years without a plan change, you'd know that this is fact.

[boredandtattooed]

Originally Posted by Genjinaro

You haven't the slightest clue in or of what you're talking about. Unless you know 99-100%, do not go making assumptions.

Only Sprint plans and Sprint specific addons get grandfathered, outside insurance no, you can't grandfather that, why would you expect that? Asurion is not a Sprint controlled company, Verizon & Sprint are customers of Asurion.

You can't have your grandfathered status taken, unless you agree to another plan that you sign for, no exceptions.
Ask others here, if you've been with sprint for years without a plan change, you'd know that this is fact.

and your the all seeing, all knowing sprint guy huh.... theres no real unlimited data... yes plans/rates... i had an old plan where i got 4 free downloads a month for sprint music.. had it well after the plan was gone...

and since they offically AND legally changed the TOS, which you wouldve agreed to by paying the next bill after july 31st 2008, hence losing your so called "grandfather status" on your "unlimited data"... read the fine print.. "sprint may change plan details without notice, for any reason and at any time"....

without tethering and extreme amounts of streaming, it would be near impossible to go over 5gb on a device.. again, your using "phone as modem" and/or usb modem(ics) even without the plan... so guess what, sprint COULD(being the operative word there) still charge you, notify you that you need a PAM plan, or cancel you altogether...

and Asurion doesnt have to be sprint, its a contract you entered at a previous time, under different terms, and guess what genius, it got changed... "grandfathering" is exactly that when we talk about phone plans... entering into a legally binded contract under one set of terms, the new terms change, and they allow your previous terms to hold true....

same thing with asurion, that contract you entered into legally and willfully, was changed... yet no grandfather status... but why not, its the same principal as sprint cap change....

since were talking about grandfathered contracts.... what about someone who has had the same plan for say 9yrs... VOIP was not even out then for mobile devices.. so does that mean you can use VoIP on that old contract, since the TOS you signed up with wouldnt of listed that as a big no no??? absolutely NOT!!!! and that would be a perfect example of something that Could be grandfathered in, since its a difference in 2 TOS'...

when they update TOS, the next time you pay the bill, you agree to the new TOS, no matter what it said b4, your liable under the new terms.... thats why u can keep an old rate plan for yrs and yrs, it has nothing to do with the TOS

[gadgetfreak]

Have we beat this into the ground enough now?