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Drop Sprint and go Virgin if you don't like the $10 fee

I almost canceled one of my lines yesterday to go with the $35 blackberry plan. I still may...
 
I'm 95% sure I'm jumping to Virgin, or Boost. All three have good service where I live. I just can't bring myself to do it before Feb 7th though! ;)
 
All of you who are contemplating jumping to Boost or Virgin (America) are aware that they are owned by Sprint, right? I'm pretty sure Sprint will be happy to take your ETF for leaving early, and then sign you right on up for Boost, or Virgin. It's like they never lost a customer. Heck, you can do it all in the same store even. ;)
 
You're right and wrong. Yes it is owned by Sprint and yes it does hut them.
Stock owners don't like prepaid. More prepaid = lower stock price.

And the point of my post was right now I pay "Sprint" $140 a month if I switch I will pay $50 a month. Same services - 4g. My up front out of pocket will be $800 (2 phones and 2 ETFs). Ohhhh sounds like a lot.

Let's keep going shall we. 12 months * 140 = $1,680 (Sprint)
12 months * $50 = $600 (Virgin)
So in 1 year I save: $1,680 - ($600+800) = $280
In year 2 I save: $1,680 - 600+ $280 = $1,360

It's like I gave myself a pay raise.
 
RoboMonkey said:
You're right and wrong. Yes it is owned by Sprint and yes it does hut them.
Stock owners don't like prepaid. More prepaid = lower stock price.

And the point of my post was right now I pay "Sprint" $140 a month if I switch I will pay $50 a month. Same services - 4g. My up front out of pocket will be $800 (2 phones and 2 ETFs). Ohhhh sounds like a lot.

Let's keep going shall we. 12 months * 140 = $1,680 (Sprint)
12 months * $50 = $600 (Virgin)
So in 1 year I save: $1,680 - ($600+800) = $280
In year 2 I save: $1,680 - 600+ $280 = $1,360

It's like I gave myself a pay raise.
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What he said. ;)
 
And your etf may be lower than $200, apparently it depends on how much time is left on your contract.
 
lol -4g like more than 1% of customers have it in the first place

That's a good deal for the optimus and with all these contract changes I wonder if there's a way to get out without the fee
 
brandonok said:
lol -4g like more than 1% of customers have it in the first place

That's a good deal for the optimus and with all these contract changes I wonder if there's a way to get out without the fee
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Trust me I've been looking. Luckily they have admitted to the upgrade policy change too. When I call I'm going to use the $10 fee, upgrade change and Fed surcharge fee raise to try and get out of the ETFs. I'm leaving either way. :)
 
This sounds good BUT, does I've heard that even though Virgin is a Sprint company, only Sprint uses the Verizon towers to roam, which means that you would have a lot less coverage. Is this correct?
 
yeah.... i've been wondering what are the benefits with staying with sprint... over boost/virgin.

other than wimax and better coverage.
 
CarrieK said:
This sounds good BUT, does I've heard that even though Virgin is a Sprint company, only Sprint uses the Verizon towers to roam, which means that you would have a lot less coverage. Is this correct?
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Depending on where you live and your coverage, yes.
 
My fear is that they may be baiting people into Virgin Mobile with this awesome deal and then pull a sprint and screw everyone over within a year.
 
brandonok said:
My fear is that they may be baiting people into Virgin Mobile with this awesome deal and then pull a sprint and screw everyone over within a year.
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I thought the same thing when Boost came out with the $50 plan but it's been around for a few years now and has only got better with Shrinkage.
 
As of right now, I have a everything data family shared plan with 5 phones (one is a "dumb" phone, one is a Palm, and the other three are Androids). I pay $214 a month including taxes (I do have a company discount) and have 1500 shared minutes plus the free mobile-to-mobile, the nights and weekends beginning at 7PM, etc. I'm going to go ahead and stay since the $10 increase per smartphone will not affect me for about another year when it is contract renewal time. I travel a lot so a wide coverage area is important to me, and so far I have not been disappointed in my service. When contract renewal time comes around I'll do price comparisons and if Sprint's prices are still the lowest for my needs, I'll probably stay with them and just drop a line (which I would have to do even if I went to another carrier).
 
CarrieK said:
As of right now, I have a everything data family shared plan with 5 phones (one is a "dumb" phone, one is a Palm, and the other three are Androids). I pay $214 a month including taxes (I do have a company discount) and have 1500 shared minutes plus the free mobile-to-mobile, the nights and weekends beginning at 7PM, etc. I'm going to go ahead and stay since the $10 increase per smartphone will not affect me for about another year when it is contract renewal time. I travel a lot so a wide coverage area is important to me, and so far I have not been disappointed in my service. When contract renewal time comes around I'll do price comparisons and if Sprint's prices are still the lowest for my needs, I'll probably stay with them and just drop a line (which I would have to do even if I went to another carrier).
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With that many phones I don't blame you for staying. I have 3 lines and it's $160 a month and the third line is never used. I can easily save $60 a month switching to Virgin.
 
Yeah, I don't blame you for leaving Jen. That is the most economic decision for you. If it were just me (in other words, only one phone) I didn't travel so much, and didn't get the employee discount, I would probably do the same as you :) Especially since I've heard that there will be (is??) an Optimus for Virgin. We have an EVO but I carry around the Optimus and it is a great phone!
 
CarrieK said:
Yeah, I don't blame you for leaving Jen. That is the most economic decision for you. If it were just me (in other words, only one phone) I didn't travel so much, and didn't get the employee discount, I would probably do the same as you :) Especially since I've heard that there will be (is??) an Optimus for Virgin. We have an EVO but I carry around the Optimus and it is a great phone!
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I have the Optimus S and while it is a great phone I'd rather go back to a keyboard. I'm used to a BB so I type too fast and have to go back and fix at least 3 words every time I text. ;)
 
jen8112 said:
I have the Optimus S and while it is a great phone I'd rather go back to a keyboard. I'm used to a BB so I type too fast and have to go back and fix at least 3 words every time I text. ;)
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You know, Jen, I had the same problem at first but now I fly on the virtual keyboard, especially when I turn the phone horizontally. I thought I would hate it and was a little reluctant about changing. As I played around on the EVO more and more I got better with the virtual thing so when it was time for an upgrade I decided I'd give it a try and I'm really glad I did. I have to admit I got frustrated quite a few times though :) How long have you had your Optimus?
 
jen8112 said:
He said what's the difference OTHER than 4G and coverage.
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Yes I know. A less usable phone would be one. The fact that you can't roam on VZW towers means a lot of people will get very crappy coverage. For you that is not a problem but for a lot of people it is. Plus I was posting a link to the Optimus for Virgin which is out today at Radio Shacks. People like that phone a lot and for the ones who want that phone and would have good coverage with Virgin it will make the decision easier for them to switch.
 
CarrieK said:
You know, Jen, I had the same problem at first but now I fly on the virtual keyboard, especially when I turn the phone horizontally. I thought I would hate it and was a little reluctant about changing. As I played around on the EVO more and more I got better with the virtual thing so when it was time for an upgrade I decided I'd give it a try and I'm really glad I did. I have to admit I got frustrated quite a few times though :) How long have you had your Optimus?
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I've had the Optimus since Nov and before that I had the Hero. My Hero just couldn't keep up with me because of the lag. But my Optumis just never gets the letters I want right. I just don't think I'm built for virtual keyboards. ;)
 
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