[Hillefied]

One of the reasons that Sprint may be doing as well as they are with an even quarter by quarter sales ratio is because it is the only major carrier that provides true unlimited data for smartphones including iDevices. Funny how a carrier in third place, still offering unlimited data, and maintaining sales is doing this well. Just imagine what kind of earnings potential other carriers would have if unlimited data was still an option.

[thatboy12345]

One of the reasons that Sprint may be doing as well as they are with an even quarter by quarter sales ratio is because it is the only major carrier that provides true unlimited data for smartphones including iDevices. Funny how a carrier in third place, still offering unlimited data, and maintaining sales is doing this well. Just imagine what kind of earnings potential other carriers would have if unlimited data was still an option.

Possibly alot more if good coverage

[Dayvidpriddy]

One of the reasons that Sprint may be doing as well as they are with an even quarter by quarter sales ratio is because it is the only major carrier that provides true unlimited data for smartphones including iDevices. Funny how a carrier in third place, still offering unlimited data, and maintaining sales is doing this well. Just imagine what kind of earnings potential other carriers would have if unlimited data was still an option.

I don't see what unlimited data has to do with jack! Their network is slower than dial up and barely operates, see this thread on their forums site regarding data speeds being so slow they are useless: Sprint Community: iPhone 4S on 3G data network too slow to be useful almost a million views and 3,000 posts and Sprint still insists there is no problem with their network (and it's not just limited to iPhone either, it's ANY phone period that consumes data on their network.

I was so pissed and had to pay 350 bucks to get out of my contract with them because my phone was useless, they would not let me out or even let me return my phone for a refund. They don't seem to understand that a contract works BOTH WAYS, not ONE WAY, I could have fought it and told them to send me to collections and had it gone to court but I can't afford any drama with my credit.

Someone will take these assholes down one day, and I want a front row seat when it happens!

[Hillefied]

I don't see what unlimited data has to do with jack! Their network is slower than dial up and barely operates, see this thread on their forums site regarding data speeds being so slow they are useless: Sprint Community: iPhone 4S on 3G data network too slow to be useful almost a million views and 3,000 posts and Sprint still insists there is no problem with their network (and it's not just limited to iPhone either, it's ANY phone period that consumes data on their network.

I was so pissed and had to pay 350 bucks to get out of my contract with them because my phone was useless, they would not let me out or even let me return my phone for a refund. They don't seem to understand that a contract works BOTH WAYS, not ONE WAY, I could have fought it and told them to send me to collections and had it gone to court but I can't afford any drama with my credit.

Someone will take these assholes down one day, and I want a front row seat when it happens!

I do understand your frustration with cellular providers as I experienced the throttling from AT&T after crossing that threshold into the top 5% of heavy data users. I hadn't even crossed 1.5GB of usage and I was still throttled.

But Sprint's network is only a small part of the problem as their available mobile devices have technologically surpassed their network. Their network, LTE included, is older as they were the first major carrier to start that revolution, too early and without enough testing. As our mobile devices become more advanced, the harder it is for them to function from older networking technology. It's like putting an 8GB memory stick in a 1998 iMac. The iMac wouldnt know what to do with all that new memory so only 2GB would be used.

[Eonhpi]

I don't see what unlimited data has to do with jack! Their network is slower than dial up and barely operates, see this thread on their forums site regarding data speeds being so slow they are useless: Sprint Community: iPhone 4S on 3G data network too slow to be useful almost a million views and 3,000 posts and Sprint still insists there is no problem with their network (and it's not just limited to iPhone either, it's ANY phone period that consumes data on their network.

I was so pissed and had to pay 350 bucks to get out of my contract with them because my phone was useless, they would not let me out or even let me return my phone for a refund. They don't seem to understand that a contract works BOTH WAYS, not ONE WAY, I could have fought it and told them to send me to collections and had it gone to court but I can't afford any drama with my credit.

Someone will take these assholes down one day, and I want a front row seat when it happens!

unlimited date has to do a lotwith they can't charge me for data over usage to be real in my area my sprint iPhone 4s will beat an AT&T iPhone 4s yes matters on area and what not but still I don't have l worrie about going over my data and paying even more ill take slower speeds anyday if I'm only paying 70 bucks a mouth and sprint service Been good to me .it's all opinion I'm not going to shove out 1000s of dollars so AT&T and Verizon can make more for over usage and then get throttled for using to much.

[Hillefied]

unlimited date has to do a lotwith they can't charge me for data over usage to be real in my area my sprint iPhone 4s will beat an AT&T iPhone 4s yes matters on area and what not but still I don't have l worrie about going over my data and paying even more ill take slower speeds anyday if I'm only paying 70 bucks a mouth and sprint service Been good to me .it's all opinion I'm not going to shove out 1000s of dollars so AT&T and Verizon can make more for over usage and then get throttled for using to much.

You're mistaken about beating AT&T iPhone 4S speeds. Perhaps you were referring to Verizon. AT&T utilizes the Dual Antennae technology developed by Apple for the the purpose of 4G-like speeds. I stream movies on Netflix and watch YouTube in high definition over 3G with little to no lag and decent buffering times.

These are my speeds. You should use the free app SpeedTest.net to get your speeds and post them.

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[Mrteacup]

I do understand your frustration with cellular providers as I experienced the throttling from AT&T after crossing that threshold into the top 5% of heavy data users. I hadn't even crossed 1.5GB of usage and I was still throttled.

But Sprint's network is only a small part of the problem as their available mobile devices have technologically surpassed their network. Their network, LTE included, is older as they were the first major carrier to start that revolution, too early and without enough testing. As our mobile devices become more advanced, the harder it is for them to function from older networking technology. It's like putting an 8GB memory stick in a 1998 iMac. The iMac wouldnt know what to do with all that new memory so only 2GB would be used.

My data is also throttled and I use 2gb MAX and that's for like crazy months. I've only passed it once and it said it would reset after month.. But it hasn't

Also my data speeds are fast after I just rebooted but otherwise it's slow sometimes

[bigboyz]

I have a few friends with Sprint and whenever I text or call they advise that they didn't receive it. I have to call 3 to 4 times and text 2 or 3 times. They need to invest some of that iPhone profit(when it actually turns into profit) on their network, as it is in need of an overhaul.