Re: [iPad] Sprint Mobile Hotspot

 

Thanks for letting the group know. I don't have that, but it's good to learn this info.

Toby

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On Oct 22, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Jim Harry <jim.harry@harryfamily.com> wrote:

This may be considered a little bit off topic, but if you have a Sprint mobile hotspot, you may want to know this.  I bought one last year to use in conjunction with my iPad 1, and then my iPad 2.  I get good WiMAX (Sprint's '4G') so the unlimited data for 4G was a plus.  

As of November 1, Sprint has eliminated unlimited data plans for mobile hotspots, so you are limited to an overall data cap that was set for the 3G part of the plan.  My plan was 5GB for 3G and unlimited 4G, so now it would have been 5GB limit for both combined.  Since I use WiMAX extensively, this would have resulted in $200+ overages for this month alone.

Since this constitutes a 'material change' to their agreement, I called and cancelled my service.  They attempted to make me pay an early termination fee, but I quoted the bit about a material change in service and they conceded to waive the ETF.  

I just thought I'd mention it here for anyone else who had done something similar.  You only have 30 from the announcement (Oct 20ish) to call and cancel under those terms.

Jim H.

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