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T Bone

Sep 22, 2010, 10:32 AM
"Right now, Sprint offers a number of different unlimited plans, and admitted to losing some money on the heaviest users of mobile data."

In other words 'we're gonna wait until it becomes a crisis, but this 'unlimited data' nonsense has got to end'

If even Sprint is talking about ending unlimited data plans that means that unlimited data plans are pretty much dead.

The strategy is simple, and effective, first make vague comments about how 'data hogs' are causing problems, then make vague statements about how 'a solution' is needed and 'we aren't ruling out tiered data plans'.....then a few months or a year later....abolish the unlimited data option.

Think I'm wrong? That's exactly how how AT&T did it....and Verizon has already...
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GeeksAreBest

Sep 22, 2010, 10:39 AM
The funniest thing is I know a bunch of people who just canceled their Verizon and AT&T services to switch to Sprint for their unlimited data rate differences.

It going to suck in a year when their phones go to crap and they have to get new plans on new rates because the T&C's changed while they weren't looking.
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JeffdaBeat

Sep 22, 2010, 10:45 AM
I wish people would stop acting so surprised that this is coming to EVERY CARRIER IN THE COMING FUTURE...

ISP, both cellular and residential, are going to be tiered. With things like streaming video (in HD), downloading, and online gaming, more bandwidth is required. It's not going to be the all you can eat fest anymore...and if it is, you are going to pay a lot more for it.

Cellular internet costs a lot more than residential. LTE and WiMAX makes those costs go down, but as more people start switching over to smartphones and consuming more data, even LTE and WiMAX will be expensive.

I really hate that it's going to go this way, but we are going to look back on these days as the good ol' days of the internet. I think what will happe...
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80dollarcarcharger

Sep 22, 2010, 12:44 PM
You are absolutely right. Verizon and AT&T often release changes very close together so one set of customers can't complain that the other set is getting a better deal. Now if the other two big carriers (Sprint and T-Mobile) adopt these plans, nobody can complain because everyone has to deal with it.
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MadFatMan

Sep 22, 2010, 1:15 PM
OMG! FAQ QUE Dan Hesse!

$99.99 for "Simply Everything" + $10 for WiMax when its not in my area or slated to come anytime soon + $29.99 for hot spot service ( a clever price point to Avoid my employers discount) + $7 for total equipment protection ($110 detectable because I have a "smart phone") + 12.5% taxes surcharges fees and you want to use heavy users like myself who have been with Sprintpcs for over ten years because we are " heavy users"again faq you Dan@sprint.com you told us to use it this way! That's how you sold us the "package" because "people do MORE than just phone calls with their phone now adays"

Sorry if your "acceptable operating margin, ebida, and golden parachute is shrinking" Maybe Dan, you should of stayed with w...
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JeffdaBeat

Sep 22, 2010, 1:33 PM
Dan Hesse had nothing to do with the Sprint Nextel merger. In fact, you can lay blame for all of Sprint's woes on Gary Foresee...the CEO they paid 10s of Millions of dollars to leave the company.

Also, Sprint wouldn't change your plan just like AT&T isn't forcing people to move away from their unlimited plans. It would be one of those, "From now on..." deals.

But don't be mad at Sprint. As much as we hate to admit it, telecommunications have to move this way to stay profitable. There is nothing profitable about All-you-can-eat internet plans because people are using more and more data. Sucks, but it's the truth.
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SPCSVZWJeff

Sep 22, 2010, 2:08 PM
Remember Fair and Flexible? Why not something similar for data?
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freedom4u

Sep 23, 2010, 2:59 AM
i used a averaged of 10gs a month the highest ive ever used in one month was 12 what can i say? :-P
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MadFatMan

Sep 22, 2010, 3:34 PM
Hesse didn't bail on Nextel and drop them off at the orphanage for red headed step children.

And think about who you are talking to. Lose money on "heavy users" that's a pure myth. I know better, I know what Sprint operating margin and overhead is intimately.

Hesse is looking at what the others are charging and is looking to increase his operating margin just because he can. For every one heavy user there are about 30 casual users with less than 512 mb / mo that are paying full price to offset the useage.
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flip mode

Sep 22, 2010, 4:18 PM
MadFatMan said:
OMG! FAQ QUE Dan Hesse!

$99.99 for "Simply Everything" + $10 for WiMax when its not in my area or slated to come anytime soon + $29.99 for hot spot service ( a clever price point to Avoid my employers discount) + $7 for total equipment protection ($110 detectable because I have a "smart phone") + 12.5% taxes surcharges fees and you want to use heavy users like myself who have been with Sprintpcs for over ten years because we are " heavy users"again faq you Dan@sprint.com you told us to use it this way! That's how you sold us the "package" because "people do MORE than just phone calls with their phone now adays"

Sorry if your "acceptable operating margin, ebida, and golden parachute is shrinking" Ma
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