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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 7:37 PM
Wow Sprint announces a price hike and boom 240+ comments. Sprint is still the best bang for your buck no matter how you slice it they beat the crap out of att and verizon and compete with tmobile on pricing. But blow tmobile out of the water in coverage and services! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 18, 2011, 7:52 PM
But you said this would never happen if the sheep followed you from all those other crappy networks to Sprint ๐Ÿ™„
You lied to us Diamond! ๐Ÿคฃ
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 8:16 PM
๐Ÿ˜ all I can do is smile and laugh when I read this... I never said they would not charge more for 3g data. ๐Ÿ™„

There plans still rape verizon or att and compete with tmobile now that's a win if you ask me. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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T Bone

Jan 18, 2011, 8:17 PM
It's a win provided you don't care about silly things like coverage, or having a service that actually works....

There's a lot more that just into value than just the price.
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 8:26 PM
Hold on are u trying to say Sprint doesn't have great coverage? Because they do! If so please state the carrier or carriers u believe may have better coverage then Sprint.
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 18, 2011, 8:28 PM
DiamondPro said:
Hold on are u trying to say Sprint doesn't have great coverage? Because they do! If so please state the carrier or carriers u believe may have better coverage then Sprint.


Diamond...you never answered others questions and not you want them to answer yours...

Please show proof ๐Ÿ™„
Please show proof ๐Ÿ™„

Please stop it
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 9:10 PM
I answer others questions all the time please stop trolling ๐Ÿ™„
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 18, 2011, 9:15 PM
DiamondPro said:
I answer others questions all the time please stop trolling ๐Ÿ™„


Ahh ha ha ha!!! Best comment of all time. Look around little one...others on this thread have already called you that ๐Ÿคฃ


You fill these forums with propaganda and lies most of the time for your own amusement. That doesn't make everyone else that can't stand you a troll ๐Ÿคฃ
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met6lace

Jan 20, 2011, 10:40 PM
According to the latest Tower Pop test (However that is called exactly I know not) Sprint was JUST barly behind Verizon. (yes I said it, Verizon has better coverage but they are Very close to one another) Also dramatically ahead of At$T and unfortunatlely TMobile didn't even compare to the top three.

I live in the middle of nowhere and my Sprint devices have always served me well folks. 3 years and I've moved to various "middle of nowhere" places
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Mrs.B

Jan 21, 2011, 12:33 PM
Where I live Sprint, Verizon, AT&T have basically the same coverage but we don't have any coverage at all for T-Mobile or Cricket, which is surprising because we have fantastic Nextel Iden coverage.
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mrsjones

Jan 21, 2011, 1:07 PM
๐Ÿคฃ If you think for a skinny second that Sprints coverage even compares to Verizon then why is it that Sprints customers flock so heavily away....as the price is obviously...in your words so much better. And really 3G coverage 10 bucks more....no 10 bucks more pays for one more person not to lose a job because they are killing the company trying to undercut The other two giants....sad fact is where they can improve their own senseless stupidity and lack of structured pricing will shut their doors quicker than anything else.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 4:32 PM
Sprint coverage is some areas beat Verizon's. Not only that Sprint's network has been able to keep up with there demand. Verizon network has not. Recent test have shown verizon network has gotten slower while Sprint has maintained there Speed. Verizon is a rip off! ๐Ÿ˜‰
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 4:27 PM
Exactly these idiots are paying hundreds more for slightly better coverage. Not worth it in my opinion. Especially when Sprint can and does roam off verizon at no extra cost. Plus what good does great coverage in Alaska do you if you never go there? ๐Ÿคจ There are so many Markets were Sprint beats verizon to a pulp in coverage and call quality. I don't understand why people still think verizon is better other then there great marketing team. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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Azeron

Jan 21, 2011, 8:59 PM
Because you just admitted that they were. The old "I can roam off Verizon's towers so why pay more?" has always been the height of ridiculousness to me.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 10:02 PM
Because Sprint can roam off Verizon does not mean they are better. They both may have coverage where one does and the other one does not. But if you truly believe verizon has better coverage. Sprint has access to Verizon's network where they may need addition coverage at a much lower price. So why pay more?

Like I said last year I roamed on Verizon all of 10min and had no issues with Sprint's network and I'm paying hundreds less then my plan would cost me with verizon. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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T Bone

Jan 18, 2011, 8:28 PM
The only 'national' carrier with worse coverage is T-Mobile, but the biggest problem is that even in places where they do have coverage, it's shallow
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 9:08 PM
Sprints network is the most beefed up out of the big 4 wtf are u talking about and coverage wise Sprint is Great!

Why do you think verizon or att still don't have ff camera phones on there 3g networks but Sprint does? The iphone doesn't count as facetime is wifi only and verizon doesn't even carry it yet. Att and verizon have coverage issues just like Sprint and tmobile no network is perfect. Verizon suffers in major cities and att suffers in rural areas and because of the so called iphone network strain. Sprint's network has outperformed verizon and att's in many test. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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T Bone

Jan 18, 2011, 9:12 PM
"Why do you think verizon or att still don't have ff camera phones on there 3g networks but Sprint does?"

Okay, I have to say this....there is a difference between

there
they're and
their

I wouldn't point this out except you keep repeating the error, it is THEIR networks, not 'there' networks.....their the plural possessive

That out of the way....at the moment Sprint doesn't mind people using up massive amounts of data because no one is using THEIR network and they have bandwidth to give.

If they had a customer base as large as at&t or Verizon, they would not be as generous, they couldn't afford to be.


As far as coverage, if Sprint works for you, more power to you, but for most people Sprint's coverage is inadequate.
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 9:35 PM
50 million customers don't think so. ๐Ÿ˜‰

You might as well say verizon and att coverage is not adequate enough with your logic. ๐Ÿ™„ Sprint has the most reliable 3g network and one of the fastest 4g networks and before verizon bought out alltel Sprint had the most pops covered with 3g. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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T Bone

Jan 18, 2011, 9:56 PM
Sprint has 48 million customers...

At any rate, you are assuming that every customer is a satisfied customer, but it is a faulty logic to assume that sticking with a carrier is due to satisfaction when they are bound by a contract.

A more accurate measure of Sprint's customer satisfaction would be their extremely high churn rate and their declining customer base, and also their inability to make a profit. If everyone was happy they wouldn't be hemorrhaging customers left and right.
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Azeron

Jan 18, 2011, 10:26 PM
All I know is that I do not want to see any posts from you criticizing other carriers when Sprint is pulling garbage like this. You are quick to point the finger at other carriers, but make all these punk *Bleep* excuses when the the mirror is shone one you.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 5:21 PM
So Sprint charging more is garbage? You do realize how stupid that statement is right? You do know there is a thing called inflation. Overtime things become more expensive to a certain extent. Sprint has held on to that data plan cost for as long as it was sustainable years even. This change is only for new customer or when upgrade you plan and it does even take effect just yet. Has anything over the last 5 years gone up in price? Rent, food, gas... etc. Did you B!@#% about that to? Sprint is doing what right for the company and keeping the consumers in mind. Would you rather them go in the direction of att and give out a measly 200mb or 2gb data plan and charge $$$ in overages and fees. Or would u like then to eliminate the yearly upgrade ...
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Azeron

Jan 21, 2011, 8:57 PM
Damn, I took a nap waiting on your response. Bottom line, I do not want to see any more comments from you on other forum. If this were any other carrier you would be bringing your smart (*Bleep*) comments criticizing them. It's Sprint and you toot your (*Bleep*) in the air, grab your ankles and say "Give it to me HARD, Papi!" You are truly a piece of...er...something.
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 18, 2011, 11:33 PM
DiamondPro said:
and one of the fastest 4g networks and before verizon bought out alltel Sprint had the most pops covered with 3g. ๐Ÿ˜Ž




why does this matter? How does this boost Sprints position?
You actually admitted in a twisted way that Evil Big Red has the most pops covered with 3g ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

Diamond....quit while your behind.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 5:25 PM
It boost Sprint position by showing how large their 3g network is. People have this illusion that verizon network is so much better then Sprints. Its not. Verizon may have a few more pops but Sprint has coverage where u need it and at a much better price. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 21, 2011, 7:17 PM
Diamond...you have the illusion that Sprint is all there is. It's sad. Your close minded and full of propaganda in everything you write.

No one cares what you think โ˜น๏ธ
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mkl4466

Jan 18, 2011, 9:28 PM
which non 4g phones does Sprint offer with a front facing camera? That is what you meant to compare, right?
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TDBearCT

Jan 19, 2011, 12:21 PM
Actually, no, that is not true.

Compare this map for Sprint native coverage:

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/check-cell-phone-cove ... »

to this map for Verizon native coverage (dark purple):

http://vzwmap.verizonwireless.com/dotcom/coverageloc ... »

Sprint has roaming agreements with Verizon and other roaming partners, which makes their network appear muck larger. Verizon has similar agreements with Sprint and the same roaming partners, so in effect both carriers have a similar footprint (native and non-native).

FWIW Sprint's native coverage is much better than it was a few years ago, but it is nowhere near Verizon's coverage. And 4G coverage is incre...
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Azeron

Jan 18, 2011, 8:31 PM
Someone is getting raped alright. The nerve of your troll *Bleep*.
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mkl4466

Jan 18, 2011, 7:52 PM
Really? Best bang for your buck? Show me how.
Scenario 1: single line, smartphone, don't use many minutes, a few hundred text per month.
Scenario 2: single line, smartphone, need unlimited minutes, few hundred texts per month.
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 8:13 PM
Boost mobile or Virgin mobile awaits you... ๐Ÿ˜‰

www.boostmobile.com

www.virginmobileusa.com

But serious Sprint is the best bang for your buck if you actually wanna use your smartphone to the fullest and all of its capabilities. Or people who talk on the phone or text a lot. Any smart consumer knows there plans are the best around. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 18, 2011, 8:26 PM
DiamondPro said:
Boost mobile or Virgin mobile awaits you... ๐Ÿ˜‰

www.boostmobile.com

www.virginmobileusa.com

But serious Sprint is the best bang for your buck if you actually wanna use your smartphone to the fullest and all of its capabilities. Or people who talk on the phone or text a lot. Any smart consumer knows there plans are the best around. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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That was dodging the his response...phew Diamond...got out of that one ๐Ÿ‘€
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 8:30 PM
I gave him to great options. Sprint own both he can pick how much he wants to save or the plans he'd like to have all by himself. I dont specialize in Sprint's low baller plans so I cant quote Sprints lowest Prices. I was hoping a Sprint rep could chime in and tell him about those. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Or I could direct him to sprint.com so he can find out himself. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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HawkeyeOC

Jan 18, 2011, 8:32 PM
DiamondPro said:
I gave him to great options. Sprint own both he can pick how much he wants to save or the plans he'd like to have all by himself. I dont specialize in Sprint's low baller plans so I cant quote Sprints lowest Prices. I was hoping a Sprint rep could chime in and tell him about those. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Or I could direct him to sprint.com so he can find out himself. ๐Ÿ˜Ž


You answered to this?:
Really? Best bang for your buck? Show me how.
Scenario 1: single line, smartphone, don't use many minutes, a few hundred text per month.
Scenario 2: single line, smartphone, need unlimited minutes, few hundred texts per month.


with what? ๐Ÿ˜•
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DiamondPro

Jan 18, 2011, 8:59 PM
Boostmobile is a great option if you just wanna have a phone with a low monthly cost and minutes and so is Virginmobile. But since you wanna call me out I went ahead and did the research on the low baller plans for Sprint.

Scenario 1: 450 anytime min 39.99 plus 300 tx msg for $5 comes out to 44.99 plus nights start at 7pm

Scenario 2: 99.99 unlimited mins plus everything there competitors charge extra for plus unlimited tx msgs.

Btw bang for your buck means more not less so he may have miss understood what bang for your buck means but these plans would work for both scenarios. ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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mkl4466

Jan 18, 2011, 9:23 PM
1. I don't know what you mean when you say "best bang for your buck", but when I hear it, I think it means you get more for less money, or you get more for equal money, or you get the same for less money. In other words, better value.
2. You can't say Sprint has the best choices then direct someone to Boost or Virgin. Sure they are owned by Sprint, but we all know they are offered in a totally different context: no contract, no subsidized phones, limited phone selection, no high end smartphones (other than a blackberry and a ho-hum android device). So please, if you are going to make a general statement about the value Sprint provides, back it up with Sprint plans, not an MVNO.
3. You answered scenario 1. without the smartphone web package...
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mrsjones

Jan 21, 2011, 1:11 PM
Verizon unlimited talk and text 89.99 plus 29.99 for unlimited internet oh and depending on where you work you will get 8-25% off both amounts.
Plus a larger network, Plus a phone that works, Plus.......
Sprint will never BLOW anything out of the water.
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mkl4466

Jan 21, 2011, 2:21 PM
You and I are mostly in agreement, in that verizon smartphone packages are now either the same price or within $10 dollars of what sprint is charging. One minor detail though, the verizon unlimited talk or unlimited talk and text do not qualify for monthly employee discounts.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 3:59 PM
Sprints plans beat Verizon's and they are not close by any stretch of the imagination. Verizon network is slightly bigger than Sprints but not worth $200/mth. For a single line to on Sprint its 99.99 for anything close to that it would be 160+ dollars a month. My family plan cost 162.00 after taxes and fee. If I were to switch to verizon I would be paying more then 350.00 a month. By the way my discount is 27.00% and that's why verizon cannot compete price wise and that whole more coverage claim is bogus. Sprint roams on verizon at no extra cost. I personal have used about 10min on verizon last year that's how Great Sprint's network is! ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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mkl4466

Jan 21, 2011, 5:43 PM
You just don't seem to be paying attention. The single line unlimited talk and text plan with unlimited smartphone data is $119.99 with Verizon. And for customers who don't need totally unlimited text you can shave $10 bucks per month off by going to a text package instead of having unlimited text built into the plan. That is even with the price of the everything data plan plus the premium data charge. So for a new customer comparing options between the two carriers who will be buying an android smartphone. Because as of today, besides a blackberry, android is The only OS available on both carriers, palm products don't count, even though I happen to like the pre it didn't make that much of a splash and the only web OS handsets are over a yea...
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Azeron

Jan 21, 2011, 9:06 PM
Sprint isn't a bad company. I still like Sprint. Not as much now, as last week admittedly, but to me one has to support the under dog carriers. They are our only hope. If it were just Verizon and AT&T there is no telling where prices would go. However, Diamond pro is a hypocrite. It's just that simple. Sprint raising the price of data plans is nothing to celebrate or defend. He would have ripped any rival carrier a new one if they had done it rather than Sprint.
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cellphoneslinger

Jan 20, 2011, 5:30 PM
Scenario 1: single line, smartphone, don't use many minutes, a few hundred text per month.

Verzion 450 min Smart phone 500 out of network and unl M2M text $80.00 a month.

Sprint 450 min Smart phone unl data and text (that is how it is packaged) with new $10 add on $80.00 a month. This also includes navigation, tv, radio. Navigation is $10 extra with VZW.

Scenario 2: single line, smartphone, need unlimited minutes, few hundred texts per month.

Verzion unl min Smart phone 500 out of network and unl M2M text $110.00 a month.

Sprint unl min Smart phone unl data and text (that is how it is packaged) with new $10 add on $110.00 a month. This also includes navigation, tv, radio. Navigation is $10 extra with VZW.

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mkl4466

Jan 21, 2011, 2:36 PM
Good comparison, and mostly your conclusions are right on. We should also factor in that most smartphones sold on verizon these days are android os, which means free navigation anyway, so it is a moot point for this discussion that sprint nav is included with the data plans. Also, minor correction, although verizon does not offer an unlimited text feature, the talk and text plan is a twenty dollar price difference over the talk only plan and it does allow unlimited text, so for the most part there wouldn't be much need for an unlimited text feature, except for customers on the 65 plus plan Or a grandfathered rate plan.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 4:21 PM
That was a completely biased comparison. Sprint's plans included much more then he disclosed in his post to attempt to make verizon and Sprints plan look the same. They are not. Google nav is no excuse for verizon to not offer Vnav as part of the package as well. Your basically saying everyone has to buy Android or suck it up. Dont buy Blackberry or verizon will Charge you for navigation by your logic. Dont buy Windows phone 7 or the iphone or any other non-google nav device because it will cost you 10 bucks extra if you want to use your phone to its full potential. I've never seen so many excuses made on behalf of a company more than Verizon. They are money hungry and idiots just keep on feeding them. ๐Ÿ™„ So what about the people who are...
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cellphoneslinger

Jan 21, 2011, 4:43 PM
I am assuming your are talking about mkl4466 post and not mine. If you are I completely agree with you. Once you start adding phones on top of plans then you change the whole dynamic of the comparison. But then it all comes back to Sprint includes that no extra apps to download.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 5:03 PM
On the Navigation part I was talking to mkl4466. But on the plan because you left out the extras services I was referring to the many comparisons posted here that leave or omit that information. When you compare plans you have to compare apples to apples. Sprint's plans have everything. So you have to included them to Verizon's total even if they charge more then Sprint does to do a fair comparison.
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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 4:10 PM
The problem with that is you failed to mention everything else verizon charges extra for.... I had an excellent post giving you the break down and firefox decided it wanted to crash I'll retype it later. But they verizon charges for Navigation, Vcast, Vmusic, visual voicemail, and nfl mobile. Plus you do not have unlimited text messages or anymobile anytime and your nights do not start at 7pm. Sprint's current promo plans are even lower but I wont get into those. Bottomline your not making a smart move by have having service with Verizon they are charging you more for less and are extremely overpriced. I can't believe this many of you cannot see this. Verizon plans are much more expensive and you get much less than you pay for. ๐Ÿ™„
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cellphoneslinger

Jan 21, 2011, 4:37 PM
I in now way will ever defend VZW pricing or practices.

First, I agree with everything you have said. I thought about going that far in depth between the plans but decided against it, because I thought that too many people would decide that those options are not something the general public would use. So yes you are correct, it was my own fault for not explaining that.

Second, I tried to keep it simple because I was doing this at work. Anybody could bring up both sites and see in a couple of minutes that VZW is more expensive before you starting adding on different features.

I am currently with Alltel and will be switching to Sprint when my contract expires in May.

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DiamondPro

Jan 21, 2011, 4:55 PM
Ok cool just thought I'd point that out. I've just checked out Verizon's plans to make sure nothing has changed.

I know what you mean sometimes you don't wanna write a super long post but you end up leaving out a lot of good info that way. Happens to me all the time. But people in these forums will call you out on it. Didn't mean to nit pick. But I want people to understand price wise Verizon and Sprint are not the same.

The problem is the add ons cause firefox to crash if you remove the add ons the problem goes away usually. But some add ons are needed though depending on the user. That and the fact that I have about 30 tabs running between 2 windows of firefox. ๐Ÿคฃ
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