My bad, man. didnt mean to be a @$$. How long did/do the outages last? I've had only had one 3G outage in Phoenix, Prescott, Dallas, St. Lous, LA, and anywhere else my frequent travels take me in my 10 years with Sprint, but it was back up in less than a day.
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Sprint Class Action??
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My bad, man. didnt mean to be a @$$. How long did/do the outages last? I've had only had one 3G outage in Phoenix, Prescott, Dallas, St. Lous, LA, and anywhere else my frequent travels take me in my 10 years with Sprint, but it was back up in less than a day.
Last time it was 4 days! I'm at 2 days right now, with no 3G or 4G.
I will say this, Sprint has been really good about giving credit, for service problems like this.
I am thinking Sprint deserves to have a class action brought against them for false advertising. The "Everything Data Plan should be $80, not $70+$10 for premium data"
The moniker "Everything data" is completely misleading. How dare they continue to market their "Everything Data" plan for $70, then charge an extra $10 for almost every phone capable of using data?
If you have a 2-line family plan thats $480 over the life of your contract.
The moniker "Everything data" is completely misleading. How dare they continue to market their "Everything Data" plan for $70, then charge an extra $10 for almost every phone capable of using data?
If you have a 2-line family plan thats $480 over the life of your contract.
No contract can bind you out of legal recourse. I mean, if a contract says the ETF fee is your now a slave, the contract can not deprive you of legal recourse.
My take is Sprint recently(within a year) changed their policy on corporate employee discounts. They no longer apply to the entire bill, only the plan price and recurring fees of $30 or more. So raising the everything data plan by $10 would mean those discounts would apply to those amounts. Making it a fee excludes the discount and hence more revenue. It's a marketing ploy as well.
Thats right. IE false advertising. They still market "Everything Data" for $69.99, even though charge $10 for premium data... to anyone with a "Smart" phone
Hate to tell you, but telecom can be called just about anything, but a free market, lol. That's like saying the airline industry is free market.
You're free to take your business to any carrier you want. Don't like Sprint's practices, than leave.
And that's exactly why a class action lawsuit would fall flat on it's ass. You have options to easily avoid it. "Waaaaaa! I don't want to pay!!1!" is not legal grounds for a successful lawsuit.
that is true...
but to say I need to pay X for better service and speeds...
and I live in a major area.. that they say is covered by wimax... btw, i live in Dallas / ft worth texas.
starting at the beginning of the year.. speeds have dropped.. and has stayed low... there maybe a cause for suite there!!!!!!!!
but to say I need to pay X for better service and speeds...
and I live in a major area.. that they say is covered by wimax... btw, i live in Dallas / ft worth texas.
starting at the beginning of the year.. speeds have dropped.. and has stayed low... there maybe a cause for suite there!!!!!!!!
All dumbphones on Sprint still cost $69.99 per month, so there is not false advertising. They are advertising their Everyting Data plan, not their Everything Premium Data plan. Dumbphones are still popular, ya know.
There is no cause for suit. There is no guarantee of certain data speeds in your contract. Voice service isn't even guaranteed all the time. Simply owning an Android smartphone means you will suck bandwidth way faster than someone with a free dumbphone.
There is no cause for suit. There is no guarantee of certain data speeds in your contract. Voice service isn't even guaranteed all the time. Simply owning an Android smartphone means you will suck bandwidth way faster than someone with a free dumbphone.
Are you serious?
1) Dumbphones are popular... for people who dont want to pay for Data.
2) "EVERYTHING DATA" usually encompasses.... you may have guessed it.... EVERYTHING.
The very idea of a lawsuit just shows that people feel entitled, which for an adult is the equivalent of a child holding their breath and stamping their feet because mommy wont give them ice cream for dinner.
If you are a grown up, and earn your own paycheck, you are perfectly capable of telling Sprint to piss off, and give your money to Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile or whomever.
Even better, stop wasting time bitching on this forum and go start your own cellular company where you give away bandwidth for free, give unlimited minutes, and have $10 Quad core phones without contracts. See how long you stay in business...
If you are a grown up, and earn your own paycheck, you are perfectly capable of telling Sprint to piss off, and give your money to Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile or whomever.
Even better, stop wasting time bitching on this forum and go start your own cellular company where you give away bandwidth for free, give unlimited minutes, and have $10 Quad core phones without contracts. See how long you stay in business...
IOWA
Mr. Logic Pants
I'm tried, I'm broke need a job and i aged today. There my life story. Nut I difress....
The problem here is that yes, "most people" knew the contract about fees and services some did not. However the whole "I activate a new 3G Androd now because of my 5th broken Hero and I suddenly have to pay $10.00 more? WTF? No loyalty for a customer since 98? Sprint is the still the best value for cost. Period. But considering they are still #3" this new 'fee, premiere change, etc is BS !!!!
WE DON'T need class-action lawsuits unless they were Pro-Bono. We need to use the power of Social Media along with Word of Mouth Marketing amongst everyone to create change. Period!!! We are stuck" in BS contracts unlike most of the modern world is way aheead of the US and it's time consumers, who cant live without their phone(Ha Ha
) actually Start to think differentially and ACT!
The problem here is that yes, "most people" knew the contract about fees and services some did not. However the whole "I activate a new 3G Androd now because of my 5th broken Hero and I suddenly have to pay $10.00 more? WTF? No loyalty for a customer since 98? Sprint is the still the best value for cost. Period. But considering they are still #3" this new 'fee, premiere change, etc is BS !!!!
WE DON'T need class-action lawsuits unless they were Pro-Bono. We need to use the power of Social Media along with Word of Mouth Marketing amongst everyone to create change. Period!!! We are stuck" in BS contracts unlike most of the modern world is way aheead of the US and it's time consumers, who cant live without their phone(Ha Ha
) actually Start to think differentially and ACT!Well actually I am free to move as I'm on month to month, but many people are not free to move. They would have to pay $150 or a prorated amount. So again, not free.
For some people paying $150 is easy, for others it isn't. And the legal grounds would be the bs fee and how it relates to the tsa not that someone doesn't want to pay it.
If there biz model is they want to charge based on bandwidth used then they should change the modeling of their plans to reflect that in a transparent way. Some ppl, wait for it.................buy android phones and only use them as a phone. Some ppl get android phones and mainly use it as a phone with some light browsing. My fiance has never even gone to the market on her evo. So she should have to pay the $10 fee just because it's assumed she's going to use more bandwidth? It's a sad way for them to generate revenue and is really a reflection of the state of their company. Kind of reminds me when banks went to fee based revenue streams. At least we had the refuge of credit unions.
RoboMonkey
Android Expert
Bah, do like me and just leave Sprint if you don't like it.
You are free to not sign a contract or renew a contract.
Thanks for the encite, lol. I think there is a lot to take away from your post.
Thanks for the encite, lol. I think there is a lot to take away from your post.
it sounds very simple.. but some of you still dont get it...
you knew of the charges... and you signed it.
Thanks for the encite, lol. I think there is a lot to take away from your post.
Before I moved out of mommy and daddy's house, I was taught decisions have consequences.
What I don't do is get an Evo in a non-4G area, and complain that I don't have 4G, but a higher monthly bill.
What I don't do is upgrade, have to pay an extra $10 and call for class action lawsuits.
You don't like the deal, don't sign the contract. Adults should understand this concept.
My free upgrade is tomorrow, I don't want to pay the extra $10 so I don't get a new phone and renew my contract. I am looking at T-mobile which may be a better value prospect at this time. This is the free market.
That is how easy it is.
flatlander
Well-Known Member
And thats the way is is or should be