Sprint's new $15/month plan that includes global roaming
Jun 8, 2018, 9:47 am
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Sprint's new $15/month plan that includes global roaming
https://www.sprint.com/en/shop/plans...kickstart.html
Any thoughts on this? Currently on / grandfathered into TMo's $100/ 4 line, but this is tempting.
Any thoughts on this? Currently on / grandfathered into TMo's $100/ 4 line, but this is tempting.
Jun 8, 2018, 6:09 pm
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This looks pretty solid. It looks like their global roaming is similar to TMmobile which is what my wife is on and it is pretty painful sometimes. The price is right but we usually end up buying a data pack. At this price you could do that pretty easily though.
Jun 8, 2018, 9:20 pm
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That is a problem as it does add to the cost. I am also looking at the one year free deal from Sprint now and it looks pretty decent also. My wife has an S7 Edge intl unlocked version and it doesnt like it online...see if I can do it on the phone. Verizon cut my bill by 25% and gave me 5GB of data versu 2GB after I talked to them about cancelling my contract so I did ok there without switching.
Jun 8, 2018, 11:17 pm
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I personally value service actually working, even if it means I have to pay more. 
Though it has been a couple of years since I switched away from them, so maybe it's gotten better in San Diego.
Anyway, $15/month is a pretty good deal if Sprint is decent in your area. (Even better is that one $0 deal from Virgin, but I don't know if they still do it and if roaming is even possible. And IIRC it required an iPhone.)
Though it has been a couple of years since I switched away from them, so maybe it's gotten better in San Diego.Anyway, $15/month is a pretty good deal if Sprint is decent in your area. (Even better is that one $0 deal from Virgin, but I don't know if they still do it and if roaming is even possible. And IIRC it required an iPhone.)
Jun 9, 2018, 4:50 pm
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Many told me Sprint's free-service-for-a-year offer was a terrible deal because of the service. Yes, I only get 70Mbps at home vs. 110Mbps I get with Verizon. I've managed to live with it, and saved $1200 over the year. I'm looking for a way to port over to Vz as my free year ends this month, and then hop right back on with this offer. No, their CS isn't great, but I've only dealt with them twice. Coverage has been fine for me, and with the TMo merger, any remaining network issues will likely be addressed, I suspect.
Jun 9, 2018, 11:45 pm
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Jun 10, 2018, 2:16 am
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Many told me Sprint's free-service-for-a-year offer was a terrible deal because of the service. Yes, I only get 70Mbps at home vs. 110Mbps I get with Verizon. I've managed to live with it, and saved $1200 over the year. I'm looking for a way to port over to Vz as my free year ends this month, and then hop right back on with this offer. No, their CS isn't great, but I've only dealt with them twice. Coverage has been fine for me, and with the TMo merger, any remaining network issues will likely be addressed, I suspect.
However, their CS was mostly decent from what I remember, so there's that at least. And maybe their roaming deal with T-Mobile will cover the LTE dead spots, too.
Jun 10, 2018, 9:07 am
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Sprint guy here through 20 years and 10 phones. Coverage in Colorado always good; not an issue in the US metro areas I travel to; my barber shop, of all places, is a dead spot.
Customer service has declined through the years, as it has for all services and all products. But if the phone is reliable (I'm currently on an LG V20 and it's flawless) and the coverage meets your needs, when do you need CS anyway?
And did we mention it's fifteen freakin' dollars a month?
Customer service has declined through the years, as it has for all services and all products. But if the phone is reliable (I'm currently on an LG V20 and it's flawless) and the coverage meets your needs, when do you need CS anyway?
And did we mention it's fifteen freakin' dollars a month?
Jun 10, 2018, 6:20 pm
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Jun 10, 2018, 7:23 pm
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The better option is normally to use AT&T prepaid - you can get the SIM kits online for $1 and then you'll need to top-up $10 (or less... but doing less is.. umm.. difficult) in order to be able to port out.
Whilst no cheaper than others, this has the advantage that ports from AT&T will normally go much smoother than from MVNO's like H2O.
Jun 10, 2018, 10:16 pm
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Ooooo Dilemma, dilemma,
Option 1
Just go with this $15/mo plan and forget about it.
Cost this year - $360+tax
Option 2
Sign up for 1 year free plan, and risk not having an equivalent plan a year later
Cost this year - $0+ tax
Potential - $85/month price difference in 12 months.
Option 1
Just go with this $15/mo plan and forget about it.
Cost this year - $360+tax
Option 2
Sign up for 1 year free plan, and risk not having an equivalent plan a year later
Cost this year - $0+ tax
Potential - $85/month price difference in 12 months.
Jun 11, 2018, 12:08 am
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