The End of Unlimited Sprint EVDO (or 5GB Limit)

preppykid · EVDO User Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 81

amanda... wow

Their usage details are not active.. Therefore how can they know what your usage is right? Until you see that they are tracking your usage don't worry about it. Even if they do get it working I still wouldn't worry about it. I (like you) signed up for unlimited right? They will do what verizon did give free ETFs or they will have thousands of pissed off customers threatening to sue.

widgetman101 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 119

gohawk08 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 103

Here's what i'm doing if anyone is actually worried about this cap.
I downloaded a free trial 30 day of a bandwidth monitor that costs about 20 dollars. I set it to only track my U727's bandwidth. After the 30 day trial, I will check my "monthly 30 day usage" if it is over 5 gb, I will just know what I will have to cut back on bandwidth intense webpages like youtube, xbox live etc. if I am still under 5 GB under my normal usage styles, I will be just fine.

btw. the program I am using is actually full of all sorts of handy features. if you want to know, I am using Bandwidth Monitor v3.2 build 699.
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O'Shark · EVDO User Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 38

Okay, I'm going to ask again ...how am I supposed to know that I'm using over 5 GB if there is nowhere to see how much data I'm using a month.

I can see on the SCM how much data I'm using per session but unless I keep track every time I log in and out, how am I suppose to know how much data I'm using per billing cycle?.[/quote]

Amanda,

About the only thing you can do is to look at your previous bills. You can see your most recent bill online. Click on "View latest bill" then click on "Usage summary." Your total KB for the billing period will show up near the center of the screen next to Vision Data. Do the same thing after clicking on billing history and selecting previous bills. I did this to get an average. It should be accurate for me because I don't download much of anything other than web pages.

Even so, I can't see how they can enforce anything until they fix the current usage feature or supply us with third party software.

Kovster · EVDO User Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 86

Not cool at all Sad

Looks like i would have to end up looking into this wireless they have here.

But its just STUPID how much they charge!

http://www.e-vergent.com/site.php?id=plans&sub=0

I live in WI, check out the rates vs speed, then click on Illinois, and check them out. Why does the WI side get ripped off so bad?

jackrodgers · EVDO Addict Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 1131

Yes, that is going to be the real trouble spot for the telcos. How can they charge those exorbitant fees if they don't provide people with the info so they can control they spending or even stop until the end of the month.

Perhaps a few class action lawsuits will settle that problem.

Maybe they should have a popup on sign up, You have used xx... or a count down thermometer showing how close you are to the limit and then a counter like on the gas pump showing you how much you are spending.

I would hope the courts would be inclined to toss out $5000 charge for an additional 5 Gigs instead of a maximum charge of $59 to match the basic fee.

deparson · EVDO Junkie Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 248

Well, I think I use my data card a LOT. It is on 24/7 and I use it as my primary connection for my laptop. I surf, email, DL what I need to DL, VPN, etc, etc.

I just checked my bill and I used ~400MB last month.

So, I guess I feel that if I use my card 'a lot' and don't go near 5GB then it would seem to make sense to have additional tariffs for users that need to use their cards 'a crazy lot' over 5GB. I always thought that I would have used far more than 5GB but I guess not.

vpnavy · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 105

gohawk08 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 103

That's a good point though... On my monthly bill, they don't even tell me my monthly usage (I have unlimited) all they say is the fee 59.99 and other usage charges (taxes) about 2.00. It has NOTHING about how much bandwidth I have used in the past month. How would they try to limit people without even sharing how much bandwidth they use?
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vpnavy · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 105

widgetman101 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 119

amanda · EVDO User Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 39

gohawk08 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 103

liquidspry · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:39 am Post subject: Re: The End of Unlimited EVDO

O'Shark · EVDO User Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 38

Amanda,

If you sign onto your Sprint account, you should see My Phone and Plan then under that is a box with Billing and Payment inside. JOn that page adn just to the left of that little "Go Green" ad is a link that says View Latest Bill. Click on that and it will take you to the My Bill page. On the left side of the screen is a link that says Usage Summary. Click on that to get to the Usage Summary page. Right below the "phone number" are those words Vision Data (still have no idea what that means) and to the right of that is your KB usage for that month. I'm not sure what is different on your screen. I only have the AC595 modem with Sprint and no other phones.