Sprint officially ends LightSquared LTE contract

12. dvancleave posted on 16 Mar 2012, 16:59 3

More like the "Now What Network". LOL I really liked their customer service and pricing. Their coverage just wasn't on par with Verizon and AT&T. And their data speeds actually got worse when they added the iPhone. Not to mention the continual empty promises of hope and change on the horizon. Wait.... That hope and change thing sure sounds familiar.

6. shnibz posted on 16 Mar 2012, 10:35 1

just watch your bill Contreramanjaro....I was on the same family plan for shares unlimited data plan for 4.5 years and my bill started out at about $110 a month and by the end it was like $165 a month and I never changed a thing!

8. iDevice posted on 16 Mar 2012, 12:24 3

ive been with sprint for 4 years... i have a family plan and i have never paid more than $140 with tax... there is no such thing as $110 family plan!!

10. atheisticemetic posted on 16 Mar 2012, 13:00 1

there was......

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13. Contreramanjaro posted on 16 Mar 2012, 17:13 1

I don't want to say what we pay but we have never had the price go up in the 3 years we've been on this plan, with smartphones. I'm the only one that just got one. If you have a magically increasing bill, you've done something that costs more, international maybe, or games with recurring charges. I'd check it out if I were you.

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20. shnibz posted on 21 Mar 2012, 22:02 0

Idevice the initial price was more but my wife got a discount through being a Target employee.

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19. wumberpeb posted on 19 Mar 2012, 23:53 0

Shnibz, the only way your bill would have gone up is if someone upgraded or added a new line with a smartphone, forcing everyone on the family plan to change as well. Since you had the plan for 4-5 years, you were likely on an older plan that wasn't compatible with more modern smart phones. Either if a line or two was added ($20 a month per 3rd thru 5th line), the mere $1 raise in insurance last year, or other lines upgraded to smart phones ($10 premium data add-on). It doesn't go up unless changes were made...

Maybe someone broke a phone and did a service swap to a temporary smartphone, ruining the grandfathered $10 premium data fee waiver. Even after the replacement device goes back on, you cant get back off the $10 buck add on

21. shnibz posted on 21 Mar 2012, 22:06 0

I never handled the bill personally, I just know it was going up. And we never added a line. I appreciate all the the input dudes but its too late now, we went to Verizon because their 4g is everywhere here is SE Virginia! Pretty awesome

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9. -box- posted on 16 Mar 2012, 12:54 1

Sprint will also kick users off the network if they use an excessive amount of data... I had a friend who had been with sprint since the Nextel acquisition, was a great customer, got 10 Evo 4Gs for his business and most were being used very heavily, so sprint closed his account but waived his termination fees. Read those terms and conditions carefully...

11. DonkeySauce posted on 16 Mar 2012, 13:19 2

There had to be a catch there. I have worked for Sprint for nearly a decade and never seen a customer's account cancelled for data usage. It was more likely that the phones had exsessive off network roaming/data usage, which if you average more than 50% total usage, it costs Sprint more than they make on you... or he was doing something sketchy...

14. Contreramanjaro posted on 16 Mar 2012, 17:18 0

They can't get too mad. I wouldn't call it abuse. When there is WiFi, I use it. I just got a little app happy the first couple days I had my phone. I also stream video and ride the city bus to class so I use the phone all the time. Also, to be honest, we have 4 phones with unlimited data on our plan and two of those never cross the 2MB mark. We're provide some good profit for the now network.

The only thing I worry about is I got the design 4G and it can roam on GSM. Sometimes in a building that's all you get. I'm not doing heavy data but I don't like surprises. I'm keeping a close eye on my bill for the first few weeks.

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17. IcanBEATali posted on 17 Mar 2012, 16:38 1

It cant roam on GSM in the states. TMobile and ATT are blocked. You will only be roaming on CDMA partners like every other phone on Sprint.

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15. EclipseGSX posted on 16 Mar 2012, 18:16 1

Yea... 10 free EVOS then they close the acct? Something is very fishy with your story. Someone screwed up.

18. wumberpeb posted on 19 Mar 2012, 23:45 0

+1 for this...lol, brilliant