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Does Sprint have True unlimited data? Aka, no small print caps?
T-Mobile's unlimited data throttles you at various degrees (depending if you got the 2gig, 5gig or 10gig plan). I'm assuming (though I'm not sure) that AT&T and Verizon have overage fees for going over some small print limit. Is it true the Sprint doesn't have a data ceiling and that they're customers will never be throttled or receive data overage fees?
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5GB for data cards.
Phones, as of right now, have no limit. The more people "test" that, probably the fastest they will eventually have to impose a limit.
That said, keep in mind nothing in technology is unlimited. There is a limit to something...roaming used to be "unlimited" until roaming started costing the carriers so much, now its "unlimited" unless 15% or more of usage is roaming minutes, for example.
[Disclaimer/Source: I worked at Sprint for a few years]
Phones, as of right now, have no limit. The more people "test" that, probably the fastest they will eventually have to impose a limit.
That said, keep in mind nothing in technology is unlimited. There is a limit to something...roaming used to be "unlimited" until roaming started costing the carriers so much, now its "unlimited" unless 15% or more of usage is roaming minutes, for example.
[Disclaimer/Source: I worked at Sprint for a few years]
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Per the service agreement: https://manage.sprintpcs.com/output/en_US/manage/M... , no they do not appear to have a cap. They of course have limitation on what you are allowed to use the connection for, which are relatively permissive compared to AT&Ts limits, but they are limits nonetheless, and would likely prevent you from wanting to use it as a broadband replacement.
For some reason I was thinking that they had like a 5GB un-enforced cap at some point in time, meaning it was written in so they could enforce it for abusers, but never did because they need every customer they can get. I must have been dreaming that though because I can't find any evidence of it now.
For some reason I was thinking that they had like a 5GB un-enforced cap at some point in time, meaning it was written in so they could enforce it for abusers, but never did because they need every customer they can get. I must have been dreaming that though because I can't find any evidence of it now.
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I use my Epic 4G tethered as my complete broadband replacement at home, since the best alternative to that that we have available is satellite. Sprint latency is around 120ms, whereas the satellite's was around 4,000ms. Sprint phones are pretty effective as replacement broadband connections, at least in the boonies where I live.
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Well, I routinely hit 5 gb a month between downloads, browsing and tethering. Never had any issues at all. Apparently they are really unlimited, but I assume once someone gets around 10 or 20 gigs, they might say something.
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some coworkers and i routinely use about 12gbs/mo (stream music all day). so far none of us have heard anything from sprint
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