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big mean giraffe posted:Are you guys so hard up for $20 a month that you are forcing yourself to use old, super lovely and slow phones with awful battery life to save that money? It's really not that much more, and the experience is completely night and day on a modern smartphone like an Android device or iPhone compared to Windows Mobile 6. Last time I re-upped my contract, there either wasn't an option for $50/month SERO or I just wasn't aware or it, so I got the best smartphone I could while keeping the plan. I've still got 3 months to go before I qualify for an upgrade, but I'm thinking I'll see if they'll let me move to an iPhone 4S early.
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Akileese posted:Apparently I have to make a new sprint account. It's telling me my password is invalid and it will refuse to let me recover the password. I spoke to two reps and asked to speak to a supervisor and got the same answer. What are you talking about? You can't log in? I don't understand how you guys are running into so many issues. I've been popping into and out of my Sprint account since Friday with no issues. Got my phone ordered with no troubles as well.
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Oct 8, 2011 16:44
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I've had trouble with my login name changing, having multiple logins, etc. This has been going on for years.
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Oct 8, 2011 16:49
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Don Lapre posted:There is zero reason to upgrade to revb instead of spending that money on LTE. No True. Rev B is s software upgrade on most towers so its cheaper and easy to roll out than an hardware replacement like LTE. Also, CDMA 3G service is going to be in use for years to come for voice and data even after LTE is widely available.
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Grumpwagon posted:I'll leave it to others to get in a slap fight about this (since obviously I'm not paying SERO anymore, so you know what I chose to do), but mocking someone for not wanting to increase their bill by 66% is unproductive. Some people want to have a phone that makes calls, texts, and occasionally uses data. If they're willing to sacrifice some speed/ease of use to save 66% every month, I think that's a legitimate choice. Obviously, for heavier phone users, it's a bigger trade off, hence why you and I have chosen to pay the extra money. I'm not trying to mock, but it's a seriously terrible decision over $20 a month. I've seen how laggy and lovely Windows 6 ran on most phones, it was a terrible experience and my friend hated his immensely, huge load times just to open a single text message thread aren't "some speed/ease of use" that's a major inconvenience every time you want to send a simple text. Especially if people are getting 6 hours of battery life.
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Oct 8, 2011 17:37
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big mean giraffe posted:I'm not trying to mock, but it's a seriously terrible decision over $20 a month. I've seen how laggy and lovely Windows 6 ran on most phones, it was a terrible experience and my friend hated his immensely, huge load times just to open a single text message thread aren't "some speed/ease of use" that's a major inconvenience every time you want to send a simple text. Especially if people are getting 6 hours of battery life. Let the babies have their baby phones, and in return, they should stop whining that they can't get the latest and greatest on ultra-low rate plans.
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Oct 8, 2011 17:46
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rhombus posted:I've still got 3 months to go before I qualify for an upgrade, Folks, the reason why old $30/mo SERO folks are coming out of the woodworks is because the Touch Pro 2 is just barely two years old. These are folks who don't religiously read IYG that are just now coming up on their two year upgrade, and missed the whole SERO Premium fiasco last year. Not that it would matter, since they were only half way through their upgrade cycle at the time. They're not necessarily crazy freeloaders who are holding onto $30/mo SERO until the end of times. And my understanding is that they really can't hold onto $30/mo SERO indefinitely either. Aside from TEP replacements, even putting a "new" TP2 on a SERO plan requires $40/mo now anyways. And phones don't last forever. For those folks: Yes, you can skirt by with some out-of-date WP7 phones and lovely Android devices on $40/mo SERO. For anything that counts, it's going to be $50/mo to upgrade. Now, $50/mo is a killer price to rock an iPhone 4(S) on an unlimited data plan, even with Sprint's capacity issues in certain markets. The best most folks are doing are $65/mo for 2 GB data on AT&T, or cost-shedding family plan shenanigans. So $50/mo is definitely worth considering. That said, $50/mo SERO while a great value isn't necessarily the best price. If you can get on a 4-5 person family plan, Verizon and AT&T service can be had for cheaper, but not with unlimited data. Also, T-Mo offers a number of plans that are approach cost competitiveness of $50/mo SERO if you don't need to upgrade your phone every two years and you don't need unlimited data. For one, if you happen to use very little voice, T-Mo has a new "$30/mo Monthly 4G" prepaid plan with 100 voice minutes, unlimited text, and 5 GB/mo HSPA+ (throttled after?) data, with additional voice minutes at the usual T-Mo prepaid voice rate of 10¢/min. This is a great option because you can use any T-Mo UMTS/HSPA+-compatible device on it. There's also Virgin Mobile's Beyond Talk prepaid. It's not as good as a deal as it once was, but $35/mo for 300 voice minutes, unlimited text, and unlimited (3G) data with a limited selection of Android phones (Optimus V and Triumph) might be an upgrade for old SERO folks. No voice/data roaming though. If you are thinking of dumping SERO and don't really care about keeping your number, I think the plans are transferable again, and folks would definitely pay to take a plan off your hands that allows them to run an iPhone 4S at $50/mo. ExcessBLarg! fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Oct 8, 2011 |
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Oct 8, 2011 17:54
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quadratic posted:I hosed up and pre-ordered a 4S with the unlimited everything plan this morning. This is a new line and what I really want is the EPRP 500 minute plan. What are my options? Didn't get any replies on the last page. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before?
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quadratic posted:Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before? Furthermore, I don't know if you'll be able to create a new EPRP account right away since your SSN was recently associated with a regular account. If that turns out to be a problem, if there's someone else who is willing to setup an account for you in their name, that will work, and you can do a transfer of liability in 30 or 60 days when your SSN is free again. If all the iPhone 4S preorders are jacked, you're probably screwed. Edit: If it's the "Simply Everything" plan, but still an EPRP account, just call the SERO/EPRP number listed in the OP and have them change the plan type.
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Oct 8, 2011 19:53
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quadratic posted:Didn't get any replies on the last page. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before? Do you qualify for a discount through work? Even the 10% credit union discount would bring to pretty on par to eprp.
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Sprint puts the 10 dollar surcharge on after the discount? That's shady..
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ExcessBLarg! posted:
The Arrive is not outdated and has one of the best keyboards for any phone around if you want a keyboard. Hardware only becomes outdated as the software needs more power to run properly. As it stands, everything runs perfectly on the arrives hardware.
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Oct 8, 2011 21:13
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Coredump posted:What are you talking about? You can't log in? I don't understand how you guys are running into so many issues. I've been popping into and out of my Sprint account since Friday with no issues. Got my phone ordered with no troubles as well. I don't loving understand either but it is. I can actually log into my account, see my bill, but when I go to the shop and try to add the iphone to my cart it kicks me out and tells me my password is incorrect. The hell.
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Oct 8, 2011 21:17
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ratbert90 posted:The Arrive is not outdated and has one of the best keyboards for any phone around if you want a keyboard. The Kyocera Echo is also a pretty good gingerbread Android phone with some decent power under the hood, I've had it since launch and its never given me any headaches. Until 4G/LTE becomes available in my city I'm happy with my 40 dollar plan.
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Oct 8, 2011 21:50
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TLG James posted:Sprint puts the 10 dollar surcharge on after the discount? That's shady.. The discount only applies to the plan, not any add-ons under $30. The premium data is considered an add-on.
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Oct 8, 2011 21:55
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TLG James posted:Sprint puts the 10 dollar surcharge on after the discount? That's shady.. Not customer oriented sure, but shady? Most Verizon discounts go off of voice only, not like they are the only ones. And the best phone to get for $40 sero is now the marquee hands down.
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Oct 8, 2011 21:56
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If I wanted to switch my 16GB 4s pre-order out for a 32GB version, will Sprint typically do such a thing if I call and ask for it? I sold myself on a smaller phone based on Spotify and iCloud, but I'm having second doubts.
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Oct 8, 2011 22:09
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ratbert90 posted:The Arrive is not outdated and has one of the best keyboards for any phone around if you want a keyboard. It's single-core, with a first-gen Snapdragon processor with 576 MB RAM, basically the same specs as the Evo 4G. It's true what you say, it can run all the WP7 software on the market right now. But similarly, the original Evo can run any Android software out there. My point was that the only phones that work on $40/mo SERO as of today are 2010 generation devices, there's no dual-core 2011 devices, which includes the iPhone 4S. While such devices may still work fine, I wouldn't spend a subsidy to get one now since they're going to be less relevant in two years time than the latest crop of dual-core, 1.0 GB RAM devices. Granted, they command a $10/mo savings, but that doesn't mean much if one ends up purchasing a retail price device a year down the line or so to compensate.
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Shed posted:The discount only applies to the plan, not any add-ons under $30. The premium data is considered an add-on. I thought Sprint had bundled it into the 59.99 dollar cost or whatever now and ditched the 10 dollar add on fee. I thought wrong I guess.
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I'm a $30 mon. SERO out of contract. Is the $150 upgrade credit offered if I go to $50 mon. SERO?
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err posted:I'm a $30 mon. SERO out of contract. Is the $150 upgrade credit offered if I go to $50 mon. SERO?
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No one knows anything, I know. But I don't want an iphone and was hoping for a Nexus Prime and am really really bummed to hear it is a "Verizon exclusive." Without knowing the longer term history of the mobile universe, how likely is it that Sprint will never get the Nexus Prime? Any thoughts about how long it will be? I held off on the Photon but wonder if I will just be waiting forever...
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ExcessBLarg! posted:And my understanding is that they really can't hold onto $30/mo SERO indefinitely either. Aside from TEP replacements, even putting a "new" TP2 on a SERO plan requires $40/mo now anyways. And phones don't last forever. What makes you say this?
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Invicta{HOG}, M.D. posted:No one knows anything, I know. But I don't want an iphone and was hoping for a Nexus Prime and am really really bummed to hear it is a "Verizon exclusive." Without knowing the longer term history of the mobile universe, how likely is it that Sprint will never get the Nexus Prime? Any thoughts about how long it will be? I held off on the Photon but wonder if I will just be waiting forever...
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Oct 9, 2011 03:37
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WoG posted:What makes you say this? Anyone who has $30 sero with a touch pro 2 is grandfathered in. new policy is any windows phone is a smartphone and requires the extra $10. For Sero users that equals $40 a month.
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Duckman2008 posted:Anyone who has $30 sero with a touch pro 2 is grandfathered in. new policy is any windows phone is a smartphone and requires the extra $10. For Sero users that equals $40 a month.
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I have a SERO plan and was paying $50 a month for service on my Epic 4G. Once I switched to the Optimus S, my bill went down by $10. I wasn't expecting that.
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RagingHematoma posted:I have a SERO plan and was paying $50 a month for service on my Epic 4G. Once I switched to the Optimus S, my bill went down by $10. I wasn't expecting that. You should have, it's in the OP: quote:First things first. All you die hards who refused to change from SERO, you have been rewarded, if you want to pay more money.
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ExcessBLarg! posted:Regular accounts can't be converted to EPRP. You're going to have to cancel the whole thing and start a new EPRP account. I placed a new order through the EPRP site using the same SSN and everything went smoothly. I'll either cancel the regular order by phone if they let me or just send back the shipment. I really should have looked at this thread before I placed my initial order  As a bonus, the EPRP order let me use the credit card I wanted to use, which the regular order didn't like for some reason.
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In a much less rage-filled question, I recently replaced a broken Samsung Epic with an HTC Evo I picked up secondhand, now I've activated it on the account and it works, I was able to change the MDN and the MSID. I can't get the data to provision to my account, though, as the MSL that's given on the page doesn't appear to actually work on other functions of the phone. What do I do in this situation?
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ExcessBLarg! posted:Aside from TEP replacements, even putting a "new" TP2 on a SERO plan requires $40/mo now anyways.
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TLG James posted:I thought Sprint had bundled it into the 59.99 dollar cost or whatever now and ditched the 10 dollar add on fee. I thought wrong I guess. For advertising purposes they do, it makes it easier for people in the stores to discuss the pricing. A lot of people (for good reason) get confused by the $10.00 add-on. However, in our system it's still considered an add-on, which excludes it from discounts. Some companies (mainly public sector/government) are able to dodge this fee for non-4G phones due to their contracts. I tend to separate it from plans when I have to explain it just to avoid later confusion with discounts. Most people understand once I tell them it's due to the heavy data usage from smartphones, and that it's our way to make sure we keep 'truly' unlimited data for them. It's still worth it when you compare it to other companies' plans.
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Beet posted:In a much less rage-filled question, I recently replaced a broken Samsung Epic with an HTC Evo I picked up secondhand, now I've activated it on the account and it works, I was able to change the MDN and the MSID. I can't get the data to provision to my account, though, as the MSL that's given on the page doesn't appear to actually work on other functions of the phone. What do I do in this situation? Call support.
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WoG posted:Yeah, I get that reasoning, but when the whole premium data fee change thing went down, mcguire specifically answered on his blog that someone on sero could downgrade from an optimus to a tp2 and go back to paying $30. td4guy posted:I actually just discovered last week that I was able to switch from a dumbphone to a TP2 on sprint.com, and it stayed on $30 SERO. No issues at all. In general the +$10/mo for all smartphones is lovely when you get nailed for it when replacing a broken device with a used one, but you're still under contract. But again, that's why Sprint has been pretty liberal with dropping the fee for folks who have done just that.
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Beet posted:What do I do in this situation? In any event, tech support will walk you through the whole process and tell you the MSL when you need it (which is probably a good thing to write down for the future). Also, sometimes they have to do some magic on their end to actually get a device to reprovision itself, which actually it sounds like the step you're currently blocking on. Do beware that a "##RTN#" resets everything on the device, which is probably what you want to do. If for some reason you don't, a "##SCRTN#" should keep all your data intact, but I'd just do a full reset if you haven't already.
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Appachai posted:The versions for other carriers will just not be called "Nexus Prime" and instead be called "galaxy nexus" or something like that. There's also a Samsung-OEMed, Google device that's going to hit GSM carriers (T-Mo first, AT&T to follow?) late this year. This is what folks have been referring to as the "Nexus Prime", but who knows what they'll end up calling it. There's also rumors that it will support LTE. My hunch/hope, which frankly is purely based on speculation, is that a device very similar to the "Nexus Prime" will come out for Sprint by Spring next year as a replacement for the Nexus S 4G. Furthermore, it wouldn't surprise me if it was LTE and not WiMAX, and might actually be one of Sprint's first LTE smartphones. Google is going to want some replacement for the Nexus S 4G on Sprint eventually, and I figure the one-year mark (April 2012?) is a reasonable timeframe for that.
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Coredump posted:What are you talking about? You can't log in? I don't understand how you guys are running into so many issues. I've been popping into and out of my Sprint account since Friday with no issues. Got my phone ordered with no troubles as well. I called cs who informed me this was a permanent issue and I would have to make a brand new account. I feel like it's probably related to my password issues a month or two earlier as I've had nothing but problems with the site since then. since making my new account everything has been fine.
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After I changed my address and ordered the iPhone I see "Premium Data $0 add-on charge" in my account. I am on the normal plan with corporate discount $69.99 minus 25%. I had TEP before, but removed it (and like mentioned it was not discounted as it was an add-on). I figured it was a waste of money since I was in the market for a new phone, and now with AppleCare+ its even more of a waste of money since even if you replace the device it ends up cheaper than what you pay over 2 years.
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dundun posted:With a rooted EVO 4G, how much data can you use with the free Wifi Tether app before Sprint throttles the connection?
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