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Originally Posted by GMAN
I have been with Sprint for about 10 years. I will likely be leaving when my contract is up. The main reason is that they have started charging a $5 on one of my accounts unless I allow them to go in and take money our of my account each month. I find it interesting that the other two accounts don't have the same fee attached. I pay about $111/month with sales tax and all the other charges they add to the bill. I am thinking about going with a smart phone. It is about half what I am now paying and uses Verizon's towers. It is a prepaid phone, but I will pay the bill anyway so it really doesn't make any difference. There are a lot of extra charges that appear on my monthly Sprint bill that I would not be charged should I switch to the smart phone. My wife's contract is up so we will probably try it and if it works well then we may switch the other two accounts. I am tired of being ripped off by Sprint. The service has been pretty good, but I refuse to pay a higher rate just because I won't give them access to my bank account. By the way unlimited nationwide coverage for the smart phone is $45/month plus sales tax. From what I understand there are no extra charges involved.
The EVO is a great phone from what I see so far. It's an Android based phone, so there's plenty of apps out there that'll come in handy, especially the navigation. I'm also waiting for CoPilot Truck for the Android.
My plan is $129/month for 1500 shared minutes with my wife's phone (which is free). It has unlimited text & data (as mentioned above). Also, nights and weekends are free, as well as calling ANY mobile phone. I pay an extra $10 for the 4G service (which is a requirement, even if you never turn on the 4G) and $29/mo for the Wi-Fi hotspot feature (which let me turn off my $59.99/mo 5gig/mo data card). I *think* if you have more than 2 lines, you may $10/mo for them. I do have an extra $10 on my wife's phone because it's a smart-phone as well.