Sprint EVDO Overage Charges Start On 11/02/08

Alex · Last edited by Alex on Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:22 am; edited 3 times in total

The rumors of new overage charges for Sprint EVDO Data service are true -- Effective Sunday, 11/02/08 all NEW accounts will be subject to $0.05/MB overage charges on all data beyond the first 5GB per billing month.

Lines of service established prior to 11/02/08 will NOT be subject to the new overage charges, but are still subject to Sprint's 5GB clause in their terms of service.

At $50/GB, Sprint's new overage charges are significantly less than those of its main rivals. Verizon's current overage charge is $250/GB, and AT&T's is currently $490/GB.

Potential customers considering Sprint EVDO data service who are reading this article on or before Friday 10/31/08 are encouraged to act quickly and sign up before the overage charges are in place.

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Forcefed · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:18 am Post subject:

Thanks for the info, Alex. I had read this as a rumor on another forum, was hoping it wasn't true, but if it is, it's good to get that info out there.

I have a question about "subscriptions" in the eyes of Sprint, though. I bought my U720 ~18 months ago, of course with the typical 2 year contract. I have no major complaints with the service, and would love to keep using it. So when I reach the 2 year mark for my contract, I plan to just continue on with it. Since my account was started prior to 11/2/08, will I still be exempt from the overage charges, even when I am just continuing on a monthly basis? I would think the answer is yes, my account would be exempt, but I don't know if they see the account differently after the contract time is technically over.

Again, I plan to just continue my service, but since I hover in the 7-10GB/month range, I certainly don't want to be paying ANOTHER $250/month for EVDO service.

So basically my question boils down to, if our accounts were created prior to 11/2/08, we should be exempt?

Thanks for clearing up what might be considered a dumb question!

Kevin

widgetman101 · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 210

Hmm that's an interesting twist. Instead of companies competing on speed it seems like there going to start competing on how much they charge you for going over.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could get it down to $1 a GB like Time Warner's cable?

Thank god I don't have to worry about overage charges.

It seems like with any of the service people would be better off to get 2 cards and swap them. I can't see how they can justify the overage price when a second card would cost that of 1GB in overages. Its such a joke.

n6gn · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:15 am Post subject:

Alex · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:18 am Post subject:

waynefoutz · EVDO Junkie Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 297

isn't it nice over here at Sprint, where you never have to worry about the meter running?

Llama · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

If I change my hardware device does this have any impact on my account status in terms of the overage charges?

I'm just worried that someday I'll bust my EVDO antenna off and getting a new one extends my contract and makes me subject to their new fee structure.
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Michael · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:23 am Post subject:

Doing an ESN swap doesn't affect your contract in anyway.

IF you extend your contract OR renew, you will now be bound by the new terms of service at the time you renew. So, depending on what is going on, it *may* make sense to purchase a new device outright and doing an ESN swap, so that your contract isn't changed. This is more money, but your contract will remain as is.
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jalr · EVDO User Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 39

I've had sprint evdo service since summer 2006 and when my new contract came up, i didn't sign a new 2 year "officially" so am i on month to month? anywhere on my sprint account page that would tell me the status?

Fox McCloud · EVDO Junkie Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 618

ouch! Hopefully you can call up Sprint and have them limit your service so that you can't use it anymore once you hit 5GB.

I hate to say it, and I didn't think I'd ever say it, but for home-only broadband (ie: you don't really intend to go mobile with it, or not much) HughesNet just trumped all the EVDO providers minus Alltel (and that's not going to last forever); sure, it's not as reliable and has higher latency, but at least they offer you a cap-free window each night (only for 5 hours though)...and are actually expanding their bandwidth and availability (though you REALLY pay for it).

it's a real shame; let's hope WiMAX doesn't follow the same path.

maggie_001 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 17

So, like an idiot I changed to verizon cause now we have coverage here, but did keep my sprint service for broadband and it is unlimited, only thing I let my son take it back to college with him, so I need to buy another, I am wondering if adding another U727, if I would be under the main contract as in not having that 5G cap? since I am still a customer....grrr!

Nighthawke70 · EVDO Heavy User Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 114

I've blasted them time and time again on their forums over this ordeal, and you are not alone on this. Buzzaboutwireless.com has been a hornet's nest over this and our petition drive to kill the 5GB cap has resulted in the above announcement.

All EXISTING accounts are grandfathered, the NEW accounts are to get the caps.

I've been ramping over 6-7GB on a regular basis, using them as my Sole Service provider.

This decision has not been very popular, as one high-level CSR has informed me, so this compromise was put into place.