I was just curious about this, since I'm guessing it isn't phone-specific as much as 4G-specific.
Thanks.
Thanks.
I was just curious about this, since I'm guessing it isn't phone-specific as much as 4G-specific.
Thanks.
Its $10.99 on the Epic
That is incorrect. The Premium Data fee is $10 on both the Evo and the Epic.
Which makes me wonder how they can show the Epic and Evo in adds and talk about the 69.99 unlimited plan
Hi, I'm a Sprint employee and Epic owner/user.
Yes, the $10 premium data charge applies to the HTC EVO 4G as well as the Epic 4G. The premium fee is not related to 4G connectivity. It's necessary for all our premium devices that use a lot of data with all the social integration, multiple email and calendar needs plus apps. Even with the premium data charge Sprint is still the best value in wireless with their unlimited mobile-to-mobile and nights-weekends talk, text, picture mail and web.
Sprint is proud to have you as customers. Thanks for your business.
Hi, I'm a Sprint employee and Epic owner/user.
Yes, the $10 premium data charge applies to the HTC EVO 4G as well as the Epic 4G. The premium fee is not related to 4G connectivity. It's necessary for all our premium devices that use a lot of data with all the social integration, multiple email and calendar needs plus apps. Even with the premium data charge Sprint is still the best value in wireless with their unlimited mobile-to-mobile and nights-weekends talk, text, picture mail and web.
Sprint is proud to have you as customers. Thanks for your business.
Hi, I'm a Sprint employee and Epic owner/user.
Yes, the $10 premium data charge applies to the HTC EVO 4G as well as the Epic 4G. The premium fee is not related to 4G connectivity. It's necessary for all our premium devices that use a lot of data with all the social integration, multiple email and calendar needs plus apps. Even with the premium data charge Sprint is still the best value in wireless with their unlimited mobile-to-mobile and nights-weekends talk, text, picture mail and web.
Sprint is proud to have you as customers. Thanks for your business.
@JohnJSal - Not offering you a commercial. I have to disclose that I'm a Sprint employee by law.
@Khemul - I'm not with Marketing, I'm just a regular employee and Sprint user. My intention is to help customers with issues or problems. We are watching the forums to because we value feedback and make note of needs and concerns.
The Epic 4G's 3G performance hits some of the highest benchmarks compared to most other cellphones on the market so not sure why you think differently. Check the media, 3rd party test sites and dozens of publicly available reviews. PC World and Yahoo Finance have both ranked the Epic 4G as the best cellphone on the market today, over and above the iPhone 4 and other Android phones offered by VZW, AT&T and T-Mobile.
The $10 fee is NOT associated with 4G data usage. However, even with the $10 premium data fee Sprint is STILL a MUCH BETTER VALUE than VZW, AT&T and T-Mobile when you compare same features/options to same features/options. There is no better value.
Not saying you can't get a cheaper monthly plan if you're willing to cut out options from other plans. This isn't my opinion, it's just a fact. Like the data speed tests, there are numerous blogs, sites and reviews of the major US carrier plans compared with one another and Sprint continues to come out on top in terms of total value and cost of ownership.
@JohnJSal - Not offering you a commercial. I have to disclose that I'm a Sprint employee by law.
Hi, I'm a Sprint employee and Epic owner/user.
Yes, the $10 premium data charge applies to the HTC EVO 4G as well as the Epic 4G. The premium fee is not related to 4G connectivity. It's necessary for all our premium devices that use a lot of data with all the social integration, multiple email and calendar needs plus apps. Even with the premium data charge Sprint is still the best value in wireless with their unlimited mobile-to-mobile and nights-weekends talk, text, picture mail and web.
Sprint is proud to have you as customers. Thanks for your business.
it isn't connected to 4G as far as the fact goes that it costs you an extra $10 when you don't even have access to 4G. I get a 15% discount, plus the any mobile & unlimited data are pretty good, and that is the only reason I put up with this crap.
edit to add: If I'm already getting unlimited data for $69.99, then how do you use data usage as an excuse to charge more? You can't use more than 'unlimited'.
The Epic 4G's 3G performance hits some of the highest benchmarks compared to most other cellphones on the market so not sure why you think differently. Check the media, 3rd party test sites and dozens of publicly available reviews. PC World and Yahoo Finance have both ranked the Epic 4G as the best cellphone on the market today, over and above the iPhone 4 and other Android phones offered by VZW, AT&T and T-Mobile.
so when I was running a full browser before without a $10 surcharge?
what flash?
the processor... wasn't that included in the price of the phone itself? Am I renting the cpu now?
Ok, here's a copy paste of the text. My question is the same - I already bought the phone, why am I being charged $10/month for the processor, screen, and camera? Why would I be charged $10/month extra when my data, GPS, and messaging are already unlimited? I don't get 4G speed, I don't get 'better' data or messages, I don't get more services, yet I pay more? Then they give us a pop up saying we pay more for hardware we already purchased outright? Like I said, it's still cheaper, I just really hate the half-*ssed justifications they try to use.
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