Sprint to get the iPhone

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Permalink Reply by Cliff Ravenscraft @GSPN on August 23, 2011 at 5:32pm

Wow! $60 for unlimited everything sounds like a huge win!  I just might do a switch as well.

Cliff

Permalink Reply by Lon Winters on August 24, 2011 at 10:53am

It would be a good deal, mostly for those who use a lot of talk time and who don't have the original unlimited data plan with AT&T. The issue of service and coverage is another issue.

The dollar amount would be about the same for me, AT&T two line family plan, "unlimited" data and text, 700 minutes plus rollovers. We have a large bank of rollovers, plus they just provided free mobile to any mobile. That goes into effect for everyone automatically soon, or can be manually activated right now. In essence, that amounts to unlimited talk time, at least for us.

Permalink Reply by Amanda From Michigan on August 24, 2011 at 8:39am

I would bet dollars to doughnuts, Sprint will put a premium on its iPhone plan. They have a premium plan for its fancy EVO phone (which I think is $10 a month). I would think they'll find a way to charge more or throttle it. I sure hope that's not the case. If it stays $60, I might switch too.

 

Does anyone know what dollars to doughnuts means? It has a nice ring to it. I think I used it correctly. ;)

Permalink Reply by Cliff Ravenscraft @GSPN on August 24, 2011 at 8:41am

Even if it is $70 a month... If it's unlimited Minutes, TXT, Data, ,etc... I am in..

When we just had to iPhones, we were paying just at $200 a month with AT&T.  

Permalink Reply by Amanda From Michigan on August 24, 2011 at 8:45am

Wouldn't that be nice? I pay $70 a month for 1,000 texts and 200MB of data, so it would be great to leap over to Sprint, which doesn't put limits on things. I have to wait a year for my contract to end. Boo!

Permalink Reply by Cliff Ravenscraft @GSPN on August 24, 2011 at 8:51am

I might even pay the early termination fee. ;)

Permalink Reply by Aaron Benedict on August 24, 2011 at 8:45am

@Amanda, you did use the phrase correctly. Here is the wikipedia article about the phrase. I did a rolling average of my mobile bill and over the last 4 months, I'm paying $205/month for 3 iPhones (2 with data plans) I figure I'll be saving about $50/month if Sprint keeps their existing plans for the iPhone. Should they actually get the phone. 

 

Permalink Reply by Aaron Benedict on September 9, 2011 at 12:51pm

I called AT&T this week and it seems that both my wife's and daughter's phones are able to leave for a new contract but I'm not able to until June of 2012 which makes sense since it's 2 years from when I bought my iPhone 4. I wonder how much it would cost me to break my contract and then buy the new phone?

 

Maybe Sprint will offer some sort of buy back program for new customers.

 

Also, according to Bloomberg (the news service, not the Mayor of NYC) it seems that Sprint will be offering the unlimited data plans, at least at first.

Permalink Reply by Cliff Ravenscraft @GSPN on September 9, 2011 at 12:56pm

Makes sense seeing as how they have the CEO on the tv talking about how unlimited should really mean unlimited.  We'll see if they hold to this.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Amanda From Michigan on September 9, 2011 at 1:21pm

They're probably fine with unlimited until people start costing Sprint money. I saw a list lately that said sprint users use way more data already than other carries, so that's only bound to go up once the iPhone gets there!

Permalink Reply by Lon Winters on September 9, 2011 at 1:13pm

I can see them maybe doing this when Verizon didn't - there were many more people who wanted Verizon at any cost, but I see the same enthusiasm for Sprint. Personally, I'm happy with ATT even tho I still drop calls when on 3G. Switch 3G off and no problem. Plus, they just kicked in the unlimited mobile to any mobile program if you have an unlimited text plan. That amounts to virtually unlimited talk minutes sinc emost people use mobile phones.

I'm still on the original unlimited data plan. Which I know really isn't truly unlimited, nut once they start talking about taking that away I'll start thinking about switching.

Permalink Reply by Amanda From Michigan on September 9, 2011 at 1:20pm

I think the Early Termination Fee is around $300 at first. I think it goes down each month you're closer to the end. It's somewhere in your fine print.

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