iPhone Killer on Sprint to be limited to 5GB data/Month

Sprint Capping "Unlimited" 3G Data Service at 5GB

Gizmod has raved on Sprint's EV-DO data service more than once, in no
small part because they were the only carrier to have truly unlimited
3G data, while AT&T and Verizon capped their service at 5GB. Our love
affair just might be over. According to a leaked update of their terms
of service, effective July 31st, they'll be enacting a 5GB cap as
well.

"Sprint reserves the right to limit throughput speeds or amount of
data transferred and to deny, terminate, modify, or suspend service if
usage exceeds 5GB per month in total or 300MB/month while off-network
roaming."

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In alt.cellular.attws 4iFone <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sprint Capping "Unlimited" 3G Data Service at 5GB
>
> Gizmod has raved on Sprint's EV-DO data service more than once, in no
> small part because they were the only carrier to have truly unlimited
> 3G data, while AT&T and Verizon capped their service at 5GB. Our love
> affair just might be over. According to a leaked update of their terms
> of service, effective July 31st, they'll be enacting a 5GB cap as
> well.
>
> "Sprint reserves the right to limit throughput speeds or amount of
> data transferred and to deny, terminate, modify, or suspend service if
> usage exceeds 5GB per month in total or 300MB/month while off-network
> roaming."
>

If that didn't exist, in some form, in a prior TOS, then I suspect that gives
users a free out on their contract if they are working under a data contract.
I suspect though, that the new wording is simply more clarification of current
wording and as such, they will not be negating any contracts. Think about it
.... no company in their right mind would offer unlimitted and uncapped
wireless download [via EVDO]. The way it is now, my Verizon phone shows
signal strength for EVDO separately from 1x voice. In the morning or during
much of the day, I will see three of four bars for EVDO when at home. In the
evening, I usually see no bars or one bar, which means it is being used
heavily in my vicinity. Having said that, I haven't had any issues bringing
up news or weather on my cell phone during these periods (I just pay $5 month
for using data on a per minute basis consumed from my anytime minutes).


--
Thomas T. Veldhouse

Religion is a crutch, but that's okay... humanity is a cripple.

4iFone <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
news:61d5afa7-254a-47dc-824e-5bff287fc68b@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> Sprint Capping "Unlimited" 3G Data Service at 5GB
>
> Gizmod has raved on Sprint's EV-DO data service more than once, in no
> small part because they were the only carrier to have truly unlimited
> 3G data, while AT&T and Verizon capped their service at 5GB. Our love
> affair just might be over. According to a leaked update of their terms
> of service, effective July 31st, they'll be enacting a 5GB cap as
> well.
>
> "Sprint reserves the right to limit throughput speeds or amount of
> data transferred and to deny, terminate, modify, or suspend service if
> usage exceeds 5GB per month in total or 300MB/month while off-network
> roaming."
>
>

And that is different from AT&T and Verizon just how?

4iFone wrote:
> According to a leaked update of their terms
> of service, effective July 31st, they'll be enacting a 5GB cap as
> well.

According to a Director of Sprint Business Operations, it will be a
soft cap. If you were to use say 10 Gig in one isolated month, they
will let it slide. No one is going to be cut off without warning.

"The Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>> "Sprint reserves the right to limit throughput speeds or amount of
>> data transferred and to deny, terminate, modify, or suspend service if
>> usage exceeds 5GB per month in total or 300MB/month while off-network
>> roaming."
>>
>>
>
> And that is different from AT&T and Verizon just how?


Actually it does differ from Verizon, in a good way- Sprint and AT&T use
"soft caps" meaning they'll "reserve the right" to suspend/terminate/etc.
customers that exceed 5GB regularly, whereas Verizon is now employing a 5G
hard limit- you pay per MB for data transfered in excess of 5GB.