Sprint raises cost of SMS to 15 cents & data to 3 Cents per Kb

Oops... a move in the wrong direction...let's wait for Verizon and Cingular to follow.

 

ehh 15 a month for unlimited isn't bad, this is coming from a Cingular user who is spending 20 bux for 3000 messages a month, which I nearly went over the first month I had.

 

Oh Btw, that brings me to an important point. In another post we were talking about free incoming minutes and free incoming text's and that no carrier here in the states was doing that. I found a carrier that does, Centennial Blue (GSM) if someone can point that thread out to me, I'll post there.

 

Hey, I am getting unlimited txt, mms, and data for $10/month on Cingular. Can anyone else beat that?

 

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Somehow yes, I've got unlimited anytime minutes, sms/mms AND data all for a whopping $0/month.

 

Yeah, if you work for Cingular, you get everything unlimited for free. The same thing with Sprint. But I don't work for them so I have to pay.

 

Oh yeah let's complain about paying $10 for unlimited...Come on, lol.

How did you get that anyways??? Inside connections, like larry has with Sprint I assume.

 

Yeah Bobolito, explain please.

 

I think I take the cake. Included with my plan is the grandfathered Pictures Pack from sprint, which now gives me Unlimited data (and tethering, if you play your cards correctly), unlimited text, $5 download credit per month.

 

Man you guys are making me jealous. I guess I don't have it off that bad though cause I pay $10 every month and get Unlimited IN Text/pix/flix plus 500 additional messages to other users. I use about 4000 Text/Pix/FLIX per month and never went over.

 

It's nice to be IN isn't it, heh I'll stick with cingular though

 

Sprint Policies Give Subscribers An Out

Sprint Policies Give Subscribers An Out
Today, 12:32 PM source: PCS Intel / Sprint Locking Lawsuit

Sprint last week raised the price of a text message for subscribers who do not have a messaging or data plan from 10 to 15 cents. Since this is viewed as a material change in Sprint's pricing, customers who have not paid a bill since October 1 can cancel their account in the next 30 days without being charged an early termination fee. Separately, a class action suit has been filed in California against Sprint for locking their handsets. Although an unlocked Sprint handset would honestly not work with any other national carrier's network, a judge has agreed to hear the case and given it class action status. Should Sprint lose, California subscriber who did not ask to be exempt could be given an option to leave Sprint without paying a fee and / or other compensation.

http://www.phonescoop.com/

 

Actually, no connections are needed. Just a loophole anyone can take advantage of.

By the way, after the news came out that you can get out of your Sprint contract after this rate hike, I've been reading so many threads of people wanting to leave Sprint, its crazy! Seriously, is it that bad? (by the way, the threads are not here in WA).

 

The same was done when TM introduced the 86 cent per month regulatory surcharge a few years back and this year when TM raised SMS prices from a nickel to a dime.

IMO if you're gonna complaing about that then you're just looking for a reason to leave, and you're probably better off leaving your current carrier.

 

I agree, since the people who use text messaging on a regular basis already know to have a plan, (let's see 400 messages or 40 for the same price a month, kinda a no brainer) those on prepay are the ones who will be hit by this, and those people don't have a contract to worry about.

 

Me too! Thanks Sprint!

No it is not that bad. I am sure if Cingular made some change where people could get out of their contract without paying an ETF they would. I think the same would happen with any carrier. Now is everyone's chance to switch and get a fancy new phone from someone else for cheap!

 

You're right about that. Every time Cingular changed something, like the Early Nights fee, everyone runs to post to see if they can get out of their contract. But I've never seen such urge to get out of a contract in large quantities as this time with Sprint.

 

Yesterday I actually tried to weasel my way into a new activation by telling some customers they can get new phones if they port over there number to cingular. Unfortunately I discovered that it only constitutes a material change if they didn't have a text messaging plan or vision plan AND have used either/or 60 days earlier. why can old people text?? o well.