On Jun 20, 1:19*pm, "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veld...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In alt.cellular.attws 4iFone <McPherson.truck.2...@gmail.com> 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.

I have already seen a complaint from existing users at Sprint. Sprint
will allow them to drop the data portion of their account without any
penalty but if you try to drop a Voice plan part then you pay an ETF.

There is an angry post which I saw via Digg that they are mad about
'being screwed by Sprint'. Search for the text between the marks and
you should see the web site hosting their complaints.

I probably came across it via the new FireFox and its Digg add-on;
'Digg - recently added'.

BTW there is a killer FireFox add-on called PicLens you must try if
you have a fast PC and can do video. This is neat like Apple's
CoverFlo but really versatile on the PC. You could enter a search word
and have it automatically display pictures and videos continuously for
hours after a certain query. It mixes images in a slide show but plays
each video it fines in amongst the slides.