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[Epic 4G General] superradrudeboy:
I just received a letter via snail mail stating i will be in the silver premium category. 22 months sucks.
[Epic 4G General] worldwidepmp:
11 year vet. Golden boy!
[Epic 4G General] Unknown Zone:
13yrs on my end
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
I hve the same plan as the op(129.99) with 1 added line and 3 premium data fees for a total of 179.99 and was tld I would NOT qualify for gold status.
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
Yeah I got a letter to stating I was silver. Is there anyother provider that offers one year upgrades? I can't keep the same phone for 2 years.

Sent from my Evo Killer!!!
[Epic 4G General] lazyart:
Again, it is the BASE plan that matters.

If you have 1500 shared with 2 lines sporting that Samsung Intercept and no insurance, you are silver.

If you have 1500 shared with 4 lines, all Epics and Evos with Premium Data, Sprint Hot Spot enabled on all of them and insurance.. well, you are STILL silver.
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
Sprint is looking more like Big V by the day. This change doesn't impact my wallet obviously. But, it does make me feel like the velvet rope has been placed in front of me. I don't like that; especially when I'm paying more $160/mo for my current plan.
[Epic 4G General] othan1:
I know what you mean. I'm paying $190.00 every month on my plan (three line family plan) and I thought that was a lot of money. Guess I know better now.
[Epic 4G General] ScientificOne:
I wonder if this will give people an out without having to pay an ETF....
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
My mom called and they said we will have been customers 10 years in october, which will be just after the one year point for me and this phone.

Sent from my non-rooted, stock eclair Epic.
[Epic 4G General] raiderep:
I am hoping so, anyone tried yet?

sent by an Epic4g through the cosmos
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
I called and checked just to make sure, but if your on the Referral Program, the new rules do not apply to us, even if you got a flyer in the mail stating otherwise.
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
I pay $210/month on a 5 line plan after taxes and 4G fees, and company discount.

And now they took away their one remaining quality which made me choose them over VzW.

Suddenly Verizon isn't all that more expensive. And they're more reliable than Sprint's crappy data service.
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
How do we check if we are on the referral program?
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
You would know if you were.
[Epic 4G General] ED2O9:
Based on the varying reports I heard regarding Gold status eligibility, I called to check where I stood. I have a $129 base family plan with 3 additional lines which comes out to around $180 a month. According to the rep I spoke to, I would have to upgrade to a $169 plan to be eligible, BUT as a silver member I could enjoy the benefit of an annual $75 credit toward a new phone instead of the $150 granted to gold members. I informed her that it wasn't a "benefit" considering the fact that I signed a contract with the understanding that I would be eligible for an annual upgrade, and to disguise it as a "benefit" was pretty insulting.

When my one year period rolls around, I might seriously consider using this as leverage to terminate my contract. I left Verizon after 8 years for this same BS ( and cr@ppy service).
[Epic 4G General] Smuuv:
I received my flyer today. For me it means I will buy my phones outright and sell the old ones on ebay. I like my new toys. I'm sure more people will do the same. Renewing every year kept me under contract.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
ive been a customer since 98 and was told today that im silver because i was late twice this year for payment.

its a joke especially with all the options i have and the plans i have i spend 275 bucks a month
[Epic 4G General] cozmonot:
well, it is february. :P
[Epic 4G General] dcowboys2184:
I was told the same thing she tried to say the 10+ customers was complaining and crying about not being primary then went on saying the 9yr down gotta pay as they was new ... pissed me off especially I just left t-mobile for the same exact reason after 7 years.. come october I'm going to consider termination also .. She also couldn't give me any info on the etf to leave either that tramp.. If you think about it even with the gold b.s you still pay full price as if you was silver at the end .. Just like t-mobile with their even more/ plus plans ... You either pay full price upfront or get the discount and pay more for the same plan.. You still paying full price for the phone at the end of the day... Blows
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
I don't care if I've been late every damn month, as long as I pay and been customer since 98 and the amount I pay I should be gold. Besides I hate how they split it up, basically saying we like our gold cust better then you.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
This. Now that I have a phone thats actually worth a crap... Id rather recoup my missing discount by helping a person who dropped their phone in the toilet... and just buy outright. Funny, now on CDMA there is actually a benefit of buying outright, before, with the upgrade (the ONLY 'perk' worth a sh|t), it was worth it to keep in contract... now they really give me no incentive. Kind of backwards thinking, phones are becoming more and more toys, and having faster and faster life cycles, and they want you to pay the bloated MSRP unless you want to end up two years behind??? Hahahah! right. Dumb, just dumb... just like the Sprint DS. Maybe they are just timing it with software upgrades...? (did not say the F word, just updates in general! )
[Epic 4G General] Darkk69:
I too got the letter that I am a Silver Premire member which is fine with me and been with them for over 10+ years.

After reading through the posts in this thread I was like dude just have a plan that you are happy with. Don't worry about paying this much just to get the gold premire because it's not worth it.

One way or another Sprint is going to change their policy so why worry about it? If you are happy with the current plan then go about your business. This gold / siliver crap is all BS. Sprint overpriced these phones for a reason just so you guys can get suckered into this. Don't. It's all a marketing scheme.

Darkk
[Epic 4G General] pkny:
I have 5 lines on my family plan and pay over $300/month and one of the main reason for me to switch over all my lines to sprint was for that 1 year upgrade.

Even with my outrageous amount i am paying they still consider me silver which is kind of insulting. I understand that my monthly plan is $129.99/month, but they should also count all the extras that goes into the account. They are actually making an extra $10/month on each line because none of us ever turned on the 4g.
[Epic 4G General] thepervster:
Will my family still have gold with this plan?

Plan Includes Everything Data Share Plan Line 1: $129.99 Minimum Monthly Charge Line 2: $0 Monthly Charge Lines 3-5: $19.99 Monthly Charge 1500 Shared Anytime Minutes Unlimited Any Mobile, Anytime Nationwide Long Distance Included Unlimited Night & Weekend Mins. Included Nights: M-Th 7pm-7am Wknd: F 7pm- M 7am Caller ID Call Waiting Three-Way Calling Voicemail Plan add-ons Premium Data (required for this device): $ 10.00 VoiceMail Included: $ 0.00 Unlimited Nights&Weekends-7pm: $ 0.00 Unlimited Any Mobile, Anytime: $ 0.00 Spending Limit Program Charge $ 4.99 Total Equipment Protection: $ 7.00

no you will not get the gold plan i just got off the phone with them and argued alot about this. it only counts on the recurring first line charge nothing else counts. i have the family share also, i have been with them 9 yrs. have the 129.99 plan and five phones on my account and only if i move up to the everything 3000 plan would i be eligible for the gold. no add on lines count no insurance.the everything 3000 plan costs 189.99 a month and all you get is extra minutes to share and the phone upgrade every year. i never even come close to my min. i have right now.
[Epic 4G General] edonnelly:
Will you be gold next year just based on that?
[Epic 4G General] nikon120:
My initial letter in January stated I was covered under the gold/premium level. I got another letter from Sprint yesterday saying I was now silver. I called customer service to ask why they changed it and the rep couldn't give me a reason, lol. He simply stated there was nothing notated on my account as to why the change, but he said he was not allowed to change it back.

Why have I been with Sprint for 10 years again? /sigh

Freaking stupid all around. Another way Sprint fails.
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
I might have read this wrong, but my interpretation was...

Sprint is now making it 22 months to upgrade your phone, instead of 12 months.

Sprint's pricing for family plan is roughly increasing to $169.99 from $139.99 monthly (only applies to non gold?)

Sprint is only giving Gold to those that have been with them for 10 years?

I've never been with Verizon, but if the above is correct, I have no reason to stay with Sprint. I have been on Sprint for over 10 years (I belive I signed their contract in 2000.) But, I've cancelled my agreement with them to switch the ownership of the account to allow for benefits to lower the monthly fee. This occured in '04, would they treat me as a silver member, then?

Also, does Verizon have the 22 month upgrade wait, too?
[Epic 4G General] nikon120:
IIRC, yes they do and it was changed to 22 months recently.
[Epic 4G General] edonnelly:
From what's been posted, I think there's an "or" before the 10 years. That is, you meet the monthly pricing requirements OR you've been with them for 10 consecutive years.
[Epic 4G General] acburnett:
I think what upsets me the most about all these changes to our plans is that, like most companies, they treat new customers to deals while not caring about the customers they already have. Why even pay to support a customer retention department. I noticed the other day that for each number you port over to sprint, they will give you a $125 service credit for any smartphone activation... For a plan like mine, 4 lines all with smartphones, that would be a $500 credit. Yet they cant afford to give us an upgrade every year? They will wrangle in as many suckers as they can and then screw them over. But they've already got a 2 year contract by then haven't they..

Cant post links yet... sprint(dot)com/landings/portcredit/?INTCID=AB:SHOP:Promo2:021111:PortIn
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
I'll post it for you.

http://www.sprint.com/landings/portcredit/?INTCID=AB:SHOP:Promo2:021111:PortIn
[Epic 4G General] TheDub:
Verizon's plan is now only 10 dollars more AND the one remaining big perk to Sprint has been taken away from me.

Top it off with Sprints less then stellar data network and soon to be abandoned WiMax.. time to switch to Verizon?

I think so. The Epic could be my last Sprint phone. :)
[Epic 4G General] OregonLAN:
I'm in the same boat as most of the Sprint customers. I have 2 individual phones plans with extras. Both plans cost roughly $140.00 a month after corporate discounts. However, because neither base plan of $69.99 per month qualifies for "Gold" status, I'm essentially losing my "Premiere" status and yearly upgrade eligibility. With the recent $10.00 increases in price and elimination of the "Premiere" benefits, there's absolutely NO reason for me to continue using Sprint. At this point, Verizon is roughly $10.00 more a month and has much better coverage in my area. Heck, most of the time, I'm roaming on the Verizon network with my EVO.

I've been with Sprint for approximately 6 years now. I am a model customer and have never been late on a single payment, ever. My account is pure profit for them. I use approximately 15 - 30 minutes of voice time a month and probably less than 1GB of data per phone.

At this point, I'm waiting for one of my contracts to expire. Then, I will pay the ETF on the other contract, sell both phones on eBay and switch to another provider. Hopefully Verizon will have some of their new phone lineup by then...

As far as I'm concerned, Sprints days are numbered. Their company is ill managed and bleeding money fast! Come this sprint/summer, customers will be fleeing Sprint like rats on a sinking ship. The EVO's popularity is the only thing keeping Sprint afloat and it's starting to develop holes now that better/faster phones are coming to market.
[Epic 4G General] ToiletDuck555:
This is exactly how I feel. I have used almost every major carrier and the reason I have stayed with sprint is the price and yearly upgrades. Now that they are taking those away there is no reason for me to stay.
[Epic 4G General] richse:
No, you won't. I have the same plan and I called to ask sprint. We pay about $220 a month total and they said it'll be Silver because the base plan is all that matters and it's only 129.99. On top of all that, the price is about to go up by 40 dollars because of the extra 10 dollar/month data charge on the 4 other phones. This is epic fail in my opinion and T-mobile is looking really attractive at the moment. All our contracts are up by summer except mine, 1 ETF might not be the worst thing vs paying $260+ a month for Silver status.
[Epic 4G General] hayabusa1300cc:
I have been with sprint since 2003 and I pay 255 monthly on everything data family share plan 1500 mins. Do I qualify?
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
No, because the base price of your plan is only $129.
[Epic 4G General] hayabusa1300cc:
Wow how lame, I think 8yrs is enuff not to mention what I pay for my 3 lines.

/And that's my 0.2 florin... Another message exported from Epic4g via Tapatalk Pro
[Epic 4G General] OregonLAN:
The qualifications for "Gold" membership are simple, yet seriously flawed IMHO. It's based off of your plan price, not the amount you pay per month or add-ons.

For instance, let's pretend that you had 10 phones on the Everything Data 450 plan @ $69.99 a month. Let's also say 5 of those plans included tethering and voice mail transcription. So, here's the monthly breakdown:

10 x $69.99 (Everything Data 450) = $699.90

10 x $10.00 (Premium Data) = $100.00

5 x $29.99 (Tethering) = $149.95

5 x $1.99 (Transcription) = $9.95

Now, despite paying a combined total of $959.80 a month (or $11,517.60 a year), you account would NOT qualify for a "Gold" membership. Membership qualifications are based off the $69.99 plan price, nothing else.

Once you factor in the inflated price Sprint charges for their soon to be inferior phones, you will see that they are no longer a "deal" compared to the other providers. Granted, you can save $10.00 a month on a comparable plan by signing up with Sprint, but you will likely pay MORE upfront for an inferior phone and have less coverage than other providers.

Hell, both of my phones are paid for by the business and I'm jumping ship as soon as it's economically feasible...
[Epic 4G General] rturkmani:
I wish referral program still existed :(
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
According to Sprint, I've been with them since '04. They have said the ONLY thing that changes for me is the limit on upgrading the phone lines. There is no price increase on my account, whatsoever.
[Epic 4G General] Quis89:
It does....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hdad2:
In case you haven't tried it...dolphin mini + cm6 (maybe other roms Idk)= the smoothest scrolling web pages I've seen yet on evo. I get that cm6 may be smoother than stock, but why does this browser beat the pants off of the stock browser? Is it loading a lesser size page? Am I giving something up for all this butteryness?

It beats stock and skyfire on my evo by a bunch.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erik077:
I use it too and must agree with you. Just to add that supports full screen browsing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuranes90:
I'm using dolphin hd myself (not sure if that's the one you're talking about) and it's the best I've used on the evo. Smooth and fast with really useful features like tabs and such.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacoballen22:
It is good other than hitting the battery hard..just saying.

from my EVO using XDA app.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hdad2:
I tried dolphin hd a while back. I don't remember it being this smooth. Zooming, scrolling, the whole thing. You loose some options with the mini version. But when it comes to smooth-osity, its the best I've seen.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacoballen22:
I take it back. Dolphin Browser HD kills the battery for some reason but mini is okay. I like it. Especially gestures and orientation lock.

from my EVO using XDA app.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
i think the miren browser is hands down the best browser out there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mroneeyedboh:
lol you cant just say that bold statement without back up haha. Why?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
fast, no crashes, no glitches. not a memory or battery hog. give it a try. it's soo good i got rid of the stock browser totally and use it as my primary with opera mini as a secondary.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flipper12:
Gotta agree with you. It is pretty quick.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Fasty12:
Even with launcher pro there is a noticeable lag switch between windows or scrolling around not found in any other nand build i tried, but only with mdj's. Is anyone else getting this weird problem?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dan138zig:
I use launcher pro but I don't notice the lag. it's not as fast as superram or jdms but no lag.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hello00:
I don't know what lag you are talking about but my phone runs flawless. I'm on 2.4 and I don't have problems at all..Define lag
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] archiesnet:
I think MDJ's 2.3 so popular b'cause he's the first one (i think) who perfect 2.3..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] StephanV:
And I believe he's still the only one with a CM7-based ROM. Haven't been that active here the past weeks though so may have missed something.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MattOG:
MDJ is like a household brand. Typically he is quick at releasing updates and new ideas. Generally his ROMs are also Overclocked, which makes them "faster". I have found that there tends to be more minor 'glitches' in his releases, (not to the point that they are unusable though, and most go unnoticed), mainly because he is so quick at incorporating new ideas. Generally, if you want a ROM that is 'cutting edge' you use MDJ's Roms, if you want a stock look and feel rom, you don't.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jonny68:
Indeed my sentiments exactly.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cobhc:
My experience of MDJ's CM7 rom was mainly juddery ui and juddery launcher, no matter what I used. It was like someone cut the frame rate down to like 20 fps when moving around the rom. Everything loaded fast, and games seemed to run ok, but the UI was a complete mess for me.

I've now moved to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909096 with MDJ's 10.4 OC Kernel ripped from his CM7 rom and I couldn't be happier performance wise. Of course I'm missing the CM settings, and Facebook sync doesn't work, but the UI is now a pleasure to navigate round again, and most importantly, it's as fast as his CM7 rom CPU performance wise (measured with Linpack).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] eenbox:
I have not had any lag with MDJ 2.6 (nand) since I switched... You might have experienced conflicting app since Gingerbread is not fully supported by ALL of the existing market apps.

JDMS (SD Card version) I used was great and fast but MDJs is much smoother :)
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] princekalpesh:
hii frdss

my atom is being switch off in 1 hr...or in 15min ..

n have to remove the better then it start via using the power butten...

when use wall charger n oprate the phone that time this problem never occur..

wat to do plzzzz helP
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] malvechaitanya:
batt is dead...replace it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruki_Uki:
Ive been looking for a custom keyboard, but with the arrows because i use them. Id like some kind of blue themed keyboard but I cant find one that already made and I have the skin generator but it still doesnt offer arrows. Does anyone know how I can easily do this, or even find one already made because ive had no luck searching so far. :confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ifly4vamerica:
Try Ultra keyboard in the market has all this and more. you can set everything up and even theme it yourself from within the app. even does tracing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drewmungus:
If you use a htc ime mod keyboard you can use the volume keys to change text position
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SilentSummer:
Normally I wouldn't post about an app on here, but this app just wowed me. The sending of SMS from your browser without touching your phone is something I have been looking for a while (current apps are iffy).

You can access your system files/SD Card, look at pictures, bookmarks, call-logs and installed apps.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/remote-desktop/pl.androiddev.mobiletab

I highly suggest giving this app a shot.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] _MetalHead_:
Awesome find, this app is really well done. Frankly, this should have been built right into Android.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] hernan078:
Im presenting you my week end work, a simple theme of icon being roughly drawn, i do some icons, but if you want some, i can do it too.I got inspire by the Beautiful Widget clock skin, of wrinkled paper, then i decided to draw my own icons and use them. SO here they are, if you are going to use it, i use launcher pro, and use the dock i draw (i can make other docks too) and desktop visualizer to put the Facebook app launcher. Thanks, and comments are great

I included screenshots of my homescreens, and a .zip file of all the icons, wallpaper, and dock i use in this theme, again, if you need some icons, or dock, send a message o reply to this thread!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] shishir95:
..link? {10char}
[Captivate Themes and Apps] hernan078:
im editing, sorry!, waiting for the uploading process!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] hernan078:
Links WOrking!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] fritzgerald:
That's pretty cool looking. Good job.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] whiteguypl:
This has the potential to be in my top 10 favs. I love how any app designed to look like this looks. I never thought of a whole theme. Or even a live wallpaper that crumples when you touch it. lol.... anyways keep it up!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] hernan078:
I thought too, but i dont know how i can do a live wallpaper, i know preety much of photo editing, but making livewallpapers, i dont know anything :S
[Captivate Themes and Apps] pongothemagnificent:
Nice theme bro, looks awesome!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] shishir95:
This is realllllly good :)

Great job!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrcpu:
I am running the perception 10.2 ROM, which is working great, but I would like to find the office suite that came with the original AT&T software.

Anybody know where they're at?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slifer315:
you should be able to get it from docrambone's and stefunel's rom kitchen. just pick the option to make an update.zip make sure everything is deselected except quickoffice in the apps sections.

edit: never mind, it's not there o.o you could get the thinkfree office though since that's there. or cook a whole rom and then quickoffice will be an option.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
check my signature
[G Tablet General] dblanketyblank:
Just wondering if there was any way to do this currently for any android browser or ROM. I know the devices with trackpads can do it legitimately, but it would be cool if there was some option to do it with a touch only device. Anyone know if there is something like this?
[G Tablet General] japhule:
I usually just touch and hold and scroll up slightly.