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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hypersonicx:
For a month, I didnt have my Comcast service till today. And at the time I use using it as my main connection to the net. Xbox Live / DL 1080p movies at 8GB a movie / DL music ect. It was my main connection. XBox Live wasnt so good because Sprint 3G and 4G has high ms ping latency but raw download 4G speed was about 1MB/sec

Long story short... I deffinetly got my unlimited moneys worth that month. But I have Comcast now so all is well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kd0axs:
I stay with Sprint for the price, unlimited data, and yes, even the service.

I see everyone complaining about Sprint's coverage and data speeds. Maybe I'm just lucky, but Sprint's coverage is actually excellent where I live (nearly as good as Verizon) and I've never had a problem with data speeds. Here are my speeds on 3G and 4G.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] k0nane:
Three words:

TRULY

UNLIMITED

DATA

Though I suppose you could add "comes with VZW free".
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
"To have something to complain about" should be a popular answer.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ogeretla:
Price.

Sent from my Epic 4G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmora01:
Bc I am in a two years contract. Sprint coverage is fine in central Florida but data speed is way to slow for a $79 + tax service, I get better service with my tmobile prepaid $30 in a samsung galaxy s 3g. It is a shame.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ptfdmedic:
I ask myself that same question every single day. When the Nexus hits, I'm likely jumping ship.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KDiz:
price, really can't beat being on SWAC. plus, i've never really had issues with sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdszoke:
To tell you the truth I get great coverage @ home recently. My router for my internet is in the basement so coverage right outside my back and front doors sucks with wifi. So when I do yard work I just turn on 4g and I get around 5-10 mb/s outside. Enough speed to stream Google music and watch YouTube video's during my break times. The price I'm paying I am very happy with my service right now and hopefully 3g speeds will improve around the area's I frequent. I only get good 3g speeds whenever I go get my oil change. Average 1.5 mb/s in that area which is plenty, but, it's only that area. I am good for now till Network Vision completely rolls out. By than I should be chilling with a galaxy s 3 or 4 and LTE.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Torethyr:
I get excellent cell/3g/4g coverage in my city. Plus the Family Plans with Unlimited Data are hard to beat.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vegasrich:
I've had sprint so long and always been happy. Cell reception is great in my city. 3g speeds are usable. Thinking of going Verizon. Maybe I'll give it one more year..?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] worldwidepmp:
I've been with Sprint for ten years this month, like someone else said I have never had a reason to leave and when I'm slightly peeved with them they take care of me. I even let my contract go the full 2 years once just to see what they would do to keep me and they put me in a BNIB TP2 for next to nothing.

I could easily leave for Verizon where my bill would be only about $14 more but ten years in, I'm satisfied with the service.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bigjim1488:
My data sucks the big one and lately I am always roaming. I will probably drop sprint soon, unlimited data means nothing to me if I can't use it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] humdrum2009:
Price and data
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmora01:
75% of the time when I want to use the internet in my phone I have to wait and wait and wait to load my twitter account and if I do it inside any mall or office doesn't work most of the time. It is very frustrating. Is cheap but if doesn't work it is expensive.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordLugard:
I keep on Sprint because I've been with them going on 12 years now and as such haven't had a plan change since '02 really, last time I was also on contract. Current plan is dirt cheap considering what I get, so I stay loyal. Plus it's a pain in the arse switching carriers and such for trivial things.

(Almost like switching from Gillette to the other razor company, don't even remember the name)

I do envy the GSM brethren, they get better phones and just swap SIMS without all the ESN change drama and plan requirements on specific phones.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] carlangas20:
1. Price, plus 18% discount

2. Everything is unlimited

3. I really like the company

Sent from my Galaxy S Two Epic Four G Touch
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xlGmanlx:
I'm surprised no one else mentioned network vision. Imagine your next phone being on sprints newly built LTE network with unlimited everything........
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hypersonicx:
Im pretty sure there wont be any "Unlimited" when LTE rolls out...

3G Unlimited

4G WiMax Unlimited

LTE 5GB Cap just like the hotspot plans. * Probably*

With todays economy, im pretty sure LTE will have a cap...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
True, but as of right now (as far as I can see) it's all on paper. When I start seeing LTE devices and active LTE service, then I'll get excited. I just don't know if it's going to take until 2013 for that to happen in my area. I really don't want to hang around, paying for a service just HOPING that it gets better soon.

I may hop to verizon for 1.5 or two years and then come back to Sprint when they get their LTE network totally operational. I'm really not sure yet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
To be honest, for all the *****ing I do, Sprint treats me great. Sure, data speeds blow (though they have been getting slightly faster with every passing week.... And I think the old radio in this phone is a big part of the problem) the customer service has been 100% top notch for the past 5 or 6 years. I am always extremely satisfied with the results if I ever have an issue or a random demand. Service, data speeds aside, is reliable and coverage, wimax aside, is great. Not to mention the best plans and unlimited data.

I keep trying to justify jumping to Verizon... But cannot. I'll wait for our Galaxy Nexus and so long as data speeds keep creeping up ill wait out the current tortured infrastructures upgrades.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zilla1000:
The all included data services with its price. Also, I have a family plan with 5 lines, there is always a line under contract.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Eddiepapi:
Because my mommy pays the bill ;-)

That's the only reason I came to sprint, and the only reason I don't leave sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmora01:
Network vision for me looks like the same as wimax fiasco. See to believe!

I am in my way out! Sorry Sprint but I don't like the way you are doing business now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mmmajor:
Just like everybody else...cheap price
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ericlikeseatin:
for me it was the unlimited data coupled with an employee discount which netted a substantial saving when compared to every other carrier. and to be fair to sprint, they had a solid android phone lineup: evo 3d, epic 4g touch, and the motorola photon.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
best phones, never drop a call, best pricing with employer discounts, and, until they dropped Premier, best "extras"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mship:
Live in New York with good coverage , have 4 phones on our plan, is cheaper than the others.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Hanson68:
It's what we use at work, and the perks and pricing can't be beat. Phone selection is excellent.

I'm near wifi or 4G 95% of the time, so the terrible 3G speeds aren't killing me. But they are baaaaaaad.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] maddmatt02:
one word -> sero... unlimited everything except minutes(500) for $30(3G)/$40(4G)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blestsol:
This is how I'm feeling. Almost ready to just pay that etf. Only a week in.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kd0axs:
If you are only a week in, there is no ETF. You can return the phone within 14 days and not have to pay a dime.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
Turn back now dude. Come back in late 2012 or 2013 and Sprint's LTE network should be operational with better and faster 3G coverage.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BigRitz:
I dont understand why anyone would go to another carrier to pay more money if you were to honestly look at the trend sprint is straight stepping it up in the arena of equipment which can only mean better coverage for the build out. imho we have the best line up there isn't any phone on any other carrier that I would say I even want little lone need. only phone outside of sprint I have any interest in is the mytouch as they say it has a better camera then my ET4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lopezpm:
I only stay cause of the price. Unlimited data helps but it's slower than anything out there. 4G, never seen it and probably never will. Overall Sprint just sucks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] adaaaam:
I dont knoe hoe much the other companies plans are, but I stay for the unlimited data, even yhough its slower. I use data like I drink soda
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
Free service. I save about $1000 a year over what I would be paying for Verizon or att. But even then, I'm tempted to switch once new nexus releases. Why? Network vision is BS, sprint jumps on something and tries to make it seem amazing, then ditches it. Example... wimax. While lte is the way to go, I just don't buy sprint. Their systems are outdated, their service blows, their data sspeeds suck, 4g is super spotty even in major cities. I'd rather pay and get something worthwhile.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
You have 14 days to get out with no etf
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
This is exactly why I don't feel bad for people that want to blame the carriers for everything.

You signed up for 2 years of service that's going to cost you several thousands of dollars [including phone costs] and don't even read the big print [much less the fine print] of your contract?

Expected.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ssbmg:
Like others have said, I stay for price but that may change soon. If we can get an update to improve 3G/4G data speeds before the Galaxy Nexus comes out then I'll stay otherwise going to Verizon. I already canceled my Overdrive and got a Verizon 4G Mifi - can't even compare the improvement in speeds. It's like dial up vs T1. Also I travel every week - different city in the US every week. I've noticed recently that Sprint service has SUCKED in and around airports. DL speeds are pathetic and service is so bad that it drains my battery at about 20-30% per HOUR. This is especially incovenient when I've just finished a day of meetings with phone still at 50% battery only to get to an airport (i.e. O'Hare) and not able to DL email attachments and phone dying by the time I board my plane so I can't even text the wife to let her know I'm on time.

An extra $30/mth without any company discounts I may be eligible for on VZ is worth ONE SINGLE time of getting service where I should get a good strong signal (i.e. hub airports).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blestsol:
I meant one week after remorse In.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blestsol:
If you're referring to me being a reason for whatever... Imma be completely honest you.

I don't give a great got damn what you think... At all man. Not one piece of my soul.

If you didn't mean it that way, cool.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tech7:
Well i keep sprint becuase there the only ones that can handle my usage. Sprint is my only isp for now. I am trying to cut back on usage but its a work in progress. My kind of usage lately have been 22 gig on 3g and 19 gig on 4g use to be 50 to 120 gig a month on each network. Now that im seing that sprint is putting a cap on modem i decide to cut down just incase they take off unlimited to phone. I use to have a modem line but took it off since they cap it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] awesomeindeed:
I don't know why I keep Sprint anymore. I'd say price... but even then I may be lying. They offer good features like the any mobile anytime thing, but really I'd think that's it. Data is horrendous. Most of the time on 3G I'll average about, oh, 5kbps to 150kbps download speeds... which we all know is unusable in this day and age.

I dunno... I'm going to ride it out and see for a little while longer, but if things don't drastically improve, then I'm gone. I value reliability more than I do price.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Glenn54:
because I own 15,159 shares @ $4.53 and I've used sprint for 13 years.

:(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] droiddawg:
The truly unlimited data and cheap plans. Plus the fact they gave me an airrave because I live in bfe.

sent from my EVO 4G - 8/25 InfectedROM Kingdom RLS1 by Virus
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neudof:
Because I pay $48 per month for my phone with insurance and I get to upgrade to a new phone every year!

Gotta Love the Employee friends and family Advantage Club :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] flexte:
be careful with switching based on sprints data usage. I was only using 1.6 - 2.8 gb of data for the past 6 months. when i recently switched to tmobile they said i had used 1.8 gb of data in only 4 days. With sprint i tether and use dta heavily. with tmboile i wasn't even tethering and was watching my data usage. so before you port your number try it out for a few days and see how much data you use.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] spencer88:
WOW that's quite a predicament.

About a month ago I had some money laying around so I bought 750 shares @ $2.37. It was right after Sprint had the Network Vision webcast, and stock fell as low as 2.10 that following Monday (the webcast was on the previous Friday) and all the damn banks were closed and I couldn't get any money wired lol. By the time I was able to buy any it was Tuesday and it was up to 2.37 so I snagged some.

It hasn't stopped going up since.

Now if only it would go back up to $6 a share I'd be in business!

EDIT: WOW I just did the math and if you were to sell now, you'd take a $25,467.12 loss. That's unreal. And you have $68,670.27 invested in Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] humdrum2009:
I went to verizon this morning checked out the razor cool phone.so was the new htc whatever. But those prices scared the holy living hell out of me. $299.00 on contract each phone. And my bill on big v would be around $150.00 for the same thing I get with sprint for $$89.00 after discounts. No way galaxy nexus ain't that important lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
right!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rruss:
I hear you on that just tooooo damn expensive but i was wondering can you flash verizon phones to sprint i called a store but they said no but its prolly cuz they want me to spend a buttload on a new phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Glenn54:
wow your right that is a lot...I added to my position around the same time as you did:cool:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] duced:
I think if you compare plans sprint has one of the best plans out where else can you talk night and weekends starting at 7pm. Most plans night and weekends start at 9pm and I am no sure about you but I am close to bed at 9pm. plus they have some of the cheapest plans for the price when you compare the big three which sprint is in.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dette:
I had Sprint for almost 7 years, up until switching to AT&T in 2008 and the speeds were great on Sprint.

I have no come back to Sprint mainly for the pricing, being able to have 3 smartphones with unlimited data and 1600 minutes for $155.00 a month is fantastic. Although I wish I had 4G where I live, and the 3G is god awful in comparison to what it was 3 years ago.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmora01:
In my area sprint used to be very good service a cheap now the service is very bad, terrible, but prices and fees went up. We get what we pay for, cheap prices, bad service. Sprint does not have network any more. Now I am looking the best way to cancel my 5 lines without paying more money to this company.

And this is my last time that I sign a contract with a phone company, they just do anything the want with us when we are in contract with them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iBustCh3rries:
Because I signed a 2 year contract and don't feel like paying the ETF...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
God I feel old. My first cell phone had nights and weekends at 5pm and when they bumped it to 6pm I was furious. Back then I paid $99 to only have to pay $0.40 a minute. That was the cheapest plan. for $150 You could get that down to $0.28 or $0.22 a minute, or something like that.

..."free minutes" lol...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joe.stay:
It's cheap for everything that I can get from the plan, and I have no problem with service here.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dette:
I think it really depends on your area, as Sprint is really good in a lot of places.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
All carriers, even the mighty perfect :rolleyes: Verizon, depend on the area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
True, but on average, nationwide, sprint is the slowest. Overall, their 3g network is slowest out of the 4, I mean, you pretty much Max out at 2mbps download in best coverage zones. The delay from the time you get a text to the time data kicks back in is the longest as well, I understand that it is all about the tech, but tmobile wasn't even noticeable when I was on it. Anyway, so while att and tmobile upgraded 3g, sprint invested heavily in wimax, which didn't pay off. now we have the slowest 3g, and very spotty 4g where available. I live in Denver and trust me, it's bad. I also go to GA a lot, it's not much better. Lately, it has been worse with texting delays, more dropped calls, more 4g issues.

I will say that while 4g speeds are really good, it is too spotty to be reliable, often times I get 100-300kbps oon 3g while tmobile gets over 5mbps in same areas. Bottom line, you get what you pay for. Sprint is the cheapest, with service which is so so. It is same thing as buying a ford fusion vs an Audi. While fusion is pretty, it doesn't even match up. You get what you pay for.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] z31k:
Network in my area is great. I'm getting 2 to 3 mbps at my house my job gets me 7 to 8 mbps..

And I'm on the sero plan.. :-D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fnut6969:
I've had Verizon for the last ten years and found their customer service appallingly bad. As I've stated before, for me an afternoon at the license bureau was preferable to the self absorbed ****heads at Verizon.

So far I've been treated excellently by Sprint, I get a 27% discount, they have the best phones, and they seem to care less about rooting.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Glenn54:
Have you checked the stock price....I'm deep in the money now, I went from being down 32k to up 8K that's a 40k swing woohoo! :laugh:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] itbmd:
2 reasons:

1. Price: $45 a month total including all taxes and fees.

2. Unlimited data. MOST months, I don't even use 1GB of data. But those 2 or 3 times a year when I'm travelling, I can use 4-6GB easily streaming stuff. It's nice to have the flexibility of knowing I don't have to worry about overages.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rooster85:
1 reason: company phone

Sent from my awesomely EPIC Phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
As soon as this contract is up it's a nexus and a prepay plan, these contracts blow.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brooksyx:
+1 to that. Not that I am in a contract but the service is pretty lackluster. Plan on either bringing this phone to page plus or selling it and going with a galaxy nexus on straight talk.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gmfeny:
I have faith in them with lte coming lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
Been with them since I turned 18 and was able to get a line on my name. I guess I'm a bit too loyal. Unlimited helps some even tho 3g is crap, but I get good 4g coverage which makes up for it. I still have a lil faith in Sprint. As of lately my phone been doing a lot of on and off roaming so I think they might be working on our towers hopefully!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crkdslider:
I've noticed this as well. I hope those Network Vision towers get put into play real soon!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Beremat:
I stay because personally, I haven't seen too many issues. Service is fantastic in NYC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] viper786:
I stay cuz of sero
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
I stay with sprint cuz I've been with em 15yrs (going on 16 at Xmas time this year), my 3g speeds are comparable to vzw, and I'm on schedule to have LTE and Network Vision by the end of the year. Verizon, and T-Mobile don't even have coverage and my house and AT&Totally sucks is the only other carrier without a deadzone across my property and they have horrendous customer service, and even worse call quality, I don't wanna pay almost 2x as much for worse CS, worse voice calls, and next to nothing in data. I'm also tied to my dads business account so i get extra perks on sprint, and was grandfathered into unlimited hotspot, so can't beat sprint with a stick, 4 lines for less than $210 a month unlimited everything I'd have to be braindead to switch :eek:

We are legion, for we are many.

Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cephaus:
i jumped ship from AT&T to sprint because AT&T had incredibly slow 3G speeds here in washington state. Sprint, overall, has been much faster compared to At&t, but sprint's "4G" is CRAP, i hardly use it, its funny when sometimes 3g gets faster speeds than 4g here. :/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] donsh00tmesanta:
unlimited data and price since i get a 23% discount due to my job
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigblue4life:
We stay because we like simplicity. Unlimited and we always know what we are paying.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] garwynn:
MVNO is based on Sprint and contract isn't up until June. Besides, we both have E4GTs now - might as well sit through the NV rollout around here and see if it improves. If not, we'll move on next summer.

(The previous incentive, free calls to Japan, isn't as big of an issue anymore now that everyone uses Skype and other IP-based solutions.)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
How the heck are you only paying $45 a month? My bill was about $100 a month when I signed up in Jan. I had 450 minutes and unlimited text and data with insurance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Iczer:
I'm guessing either a family member of an employee or SERO. But I don't think it could be SERO b/c i didn't think you could use the ET4G on SERO.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] scarmon25:
I am with them because this phone was on Amazon for a penny when I was looking to switch. But after getting my roaming data letter I may be switching. I do use a corporate PRL and I guess that normally wouldn't be a issue if I wasn't roaming everywhere I go. So I did a PRL and profile update and am going to see how it is for the next few days. If it isn't the greatest then I may be switching to Verizon or prepaid.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aldope727:
Sprint... once upon a time

Was good, but not anymore, almost ten years with sprint...data speed is a joke. Charging $10 for every smart phone for unreliable data service... promising 4G is coming and never happens... anyway, I'm going to jump soon in a prepaid plan if it's same crap at least is cheaper.

Family plan: 2 phones (EVO 4G and E4GT) 1500 minutes, unlimited data and sms/mms. $150 (including 23% discount).;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] itbmd:
I forgot this thread was from last year. So I'll quote my own post from earlier in the thread to answer.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shadefactor:
Better than metro PC's and the unlimited data. And I just wanted the epic 4g touch lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] marksedge:
I would say currently stuck ..dont wanna pay the 350 to break contract and dont wanna pay more for verizon/att tho my buddies claim its awesome ...4lte is blazing fast for them ....this point prepaid dont sound that bad but hey ...im stuck haha ..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bondosho:
I actually had a GS3 on Verizon for a day. LTE is blazing fast, but man, chewing threw 120mb in about 15hrs made me rethink all this. Went back to my E4GT, replaced the battery, and all is right with the world. Since coming back, Sprint is now offering me an upgrade, and I just might bite here soon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joseamirandavelez:
1 reason. I don't have the money to pay for ETF. As soon as I have it, bye bye Sprint. Sprint have the worst signal in Puerto Rico and it got even worst this year...