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Abefroman_sl said:
So I'm having a problem with my Galaxy S4. Entirely at random it decided it can't recognize the sim card and has to reboot. This can happen with it laying flat on a surface or in my pocket. I did a little research online and this seems to be a problem with the S4. I have phone insurance with T-mobile and was wondering if I should go through them and probably get fucked with some deductible or go through Samsung since it is still in the 1 year warranty period. Now I do have Jump with T-mobile for the upgrade things but I really like the phone and don't really see anything out there worth starting payments over again.
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Be careful when doing Jump, unlike Sprint (no shill intended, I'll always give advice on what I think is good or not regardless of if it benefits Sprint or not, I'm just here for a check yo.) when you do another payment agreement with them, you are still on the hook for the price of the previous device. So you'll technically now be paying on two devices. Sprints Framily is nice because if you have unlimited data with them, you can upgrade every year and the cost left on the previous device is wiped clean and you just start from scratch on a new device.

That said, sim card issues are problems with all devices, from iPhones (I see it more with them than any other phone honestly) to Samsung. I'd see about how you cna process a claim through Samsung for it personally. I'm not sure about that process because at Sprint since we have service centers we just swap it though our systems and then back end people take care of getting credit on the device from the manufacture for us.
 
Vaclav

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Wow, thanks for the info on the Jump! thing Tarrant - I'd never realized in the wording that you're still paying on the old device... that's rather obnoxious... (And considering T-Mobile would be my carrier if I switch [in the far future at this point though] more than likely... relevant)
 
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After Sprint rolled out Framily I know the rumor was Tmobile was looking into possibly change this.

EDIT: They did change it, but you could still end up owing.

When you're ready to upgrade, simply trade in your eligible device and receive credit for all remaining device payments, up to half of its original cost. You are responsible for any remaining device payments at the time of upgrade.
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So if you have a device with them for a year you potentially wouldn't have to pay out of pocket, however if you upgrade on the 6th month mark when eligible you'll have to pay.
 
Joeboo

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Tarrant, are you saying that there is a Framily option that still has unlimited date? I have an unlimited data family plan now with Sprint(unlimited data and 1500 shared minutes), and was hesitant to even look at other options with limited data. Problem is, I use probably 3-4GB per month of data on my phone(my work office does not have wifi), and no one else on the plan even uses 1, so limiting us to 1GB per line would suck for me. I need something either unlimited, or with a shared pool(like AT&Ts 10GB shared) so I can just use all the pooled data for myself.
 
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Yes.

Base plan comes with 1gb

There is also a 3gb for $10 more

Unlimited is $20 more.

This is per line pricing of course. It you get unlimited you can upgrade yearly.
 
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If you decide to stick with Sprint and do Framily let me know Joeboo. Could link up to 6 more to us, and with 3 more we'd all be paying $25/mo per line once savings hit. ($40/mo right now)
 
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Tarrant_sl said:
Yes.

Base plan comes with 1gb

There is also a 3gb for $10 more

Unlimited is $20 more.

This is per line pricing of course. It you get unlimited you can upgrade yearly.
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Can you set individual phones on the plan at different data tiers? Like could I give my phone unlimited with everyone else the standard 1GB. or wil I have to pay $20 per phone just to get myself unlimited?
 
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Tarrant_sl said:
Be careful when doing Jump, unlike Sprint (no shill intended, I'll always give advice on what I think is good or not regardless of if it benefits Sprint or not, I'm just here for a check yo.) when you do another payment agreement with them, you are still on the hook for the price of the previous device. So you'll technically now be paying on two devices. Sprints Framily is nice because if you have unlimited data with them, you can upgrade every year and the cost left on the previous device is wiped clean and you just start from scratch on a new device.

That said, sim card issues are problems with all devices, from iPhones (I see it more with them than any other phone honestly) to Samsung. I'd see about how you cna process a claim through Samsung for it personally. I'm not sure about that process because at Sprint since we have service centers we just swap it though our systems and then back end people take care of getting credit on the device from the manufacture for us.
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Thanks for the advice. Jump was only 2 bucks more then what I was paying for phone insurance anyway so it didn't hurt. That is pretty fucking pointless then if I then have to pay off two phones. Dat fine print.
 
Vaclav

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Yea joeboo upgrade is per line. Can even split into multiple bills if there's any worries of confusion. Unlike before like many upgrades, they're all line explicit now - like TEPS.
 
Vaclav

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Abe: Make sure you read his follow-up too. It's less awful than beforehand, but still need to be somewhat wary.
 
Tarrant

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joeboo_sl said:
Can you set individual phones on the plan at different data tiers? Like could I give my phone unlimited with everyone else the standard 1GB. or wil I have to pay $20 per phone just to get myself unlimited?
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Yes.

So if you have 4 lines on your account, 1 can be unlimited, 2 can be at 3gb and the other at 1gb. Or any other combination.
 
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Just for the hell of it, I signed up for the $5/month plan with Republic Wireless and went with the Moto G they offer. I'm curious as to how well their wifi calling works.
 
Joeboo

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Welp, looks like I need to head down to the Sprint store this week and get switched over. Surely I can get these 4 lines down under $210 a month that I'm paying now.

Thanks for the info everyone
 
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joeboo_sl said:
Welp, looks like I need to head down to the Sprint store this week and get switched over. Surely I can get these 4 lines down under $210 a month that I'm paying now.

Thanks for the info everyone
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Only go with sprint if you're in an area they actually have data speeds that aren't slower than dial up. I have four lines on AT&T for $160. That's for 10gb of data and unlimited talk/text.
 
Vaclav

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joeboo_sl said:
Welp, looks like I need to head down to the Sprint store this week and get switched over. Surely I can get these 4 lines down under $210 a month that I'm paying now.

Thanks for the info everyone
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4 lines on Framily for me was $182ish after taxes, etc. with no line upgrades, so you'd be squeaking by as slightly better if taxes don't vary by state with one upgraded to unlimited.

($160 in lines, $22 in taxes)
 
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Flipmode_sl said:
Only go with sprint if you're in an area they actually have data speeds that aren't slower than dial up. I have four lines on AT&T for $160. That's for 10gb of data and unlimited talk/text.
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yeah I'm in KC, Sprint HQ is here. They are pretty damn good here because of that.
 
Vaclav

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Actually what the hell - no harm in sharing it so just in case you decide to go Framily and want to hook up with mine (with separate bills obviously), joeboo - or anyone else. Just gonna post the Framily code here.

Framily Code: Z002626NW - as stated earlier currently at $40/line with 4 lines so got room for 6 more people potentially, -$5/line for everyone new and old each new line until the $25/mo minimum. [And that's before taxes or line additions obviously - real world I see $22 above line rates for 4 lines in Maryland for my final bill]

The bills are separate and all - it's weird, read the website if it's of any interest - I'm too lazy to MLM myself too much to try to find another couple people since the wife and my family (besides her parents) all are VZW or ATT loyalists to the grave. (although for a few it makes sense, don't think Sprint does international at all, does it? More than a few do international stuff)
 
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Anyone know of a good VOIP service for Android? I've been using PBXes' free service and the quality has been lacking. And half the time I call someone and the call will "connect" but both sides are listening to themselves instead. Willing to pay too since this is going to be used sparingly(hopefully).
 
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