Sprint Cutting Unlimited 4G Data Plans

itwbennett writes "In a notice posted Thursday on the customer support section of its website, Sprint said it would impose monthly data caps on plans for all tablets, laptops, netbooks, USB and PC Card modems, and mobile hotspot devices — everything, that is, except smartphones. The caps will begin with each subscriber's next bill following notification, the carrier said."

I'd hate to be a CLWR share holder.

[RyuuzakiTetsuya]

I wonder what this is going to do to Clearwire's stock price. This is clearly a vote of no confidence in their network capacity.

just jail brake your phone and make it a hotspot

[Joe_Dragon]

just jail brake your phone and make it a hotspot

Re:Bait and Sprint

[Anonymous Coward]

Honest off-topic question from a non-USAian. Why is it deemed necessary to miss-spell a person or an organisation's name to convey displeasure or digust. Are terms like "rethuglicans" and "libtards" really perceived as clever? Where did this practice originate?
In your case, would it not be more satisfying to say, "buh bye, Sprint, you bunch of cunts?" Is the verbosity that off putting?
The beaverisation of America is getting way out of hand.

Re:Sprint Cost Saving Cuts and Fees

[Anonymous Coward]

Sprint may suck by your standards - but my 3-lin Family Plan is between $50-$60/month cheaper than with Verizon. You complain about Sprint's $10 'advanced' data fee? Try Verizon's $30 mandatory fee - which you can't ditch under any circumstances. I was a 21 year Verizon customer who switched to Sprint the day the iPhone was released there. (And the fact that I still have unlimited data whereas Verizon took it away) To me, Sprint is an upgrade.

Re:They better stop advertising it as "unlimited".

[jalefkowit]

Sprint is actually the only major national carrier still offering unlimited data plans on smartphones. AT&T and Verizon have abandoned unlimited data completely in favor of metered billing. T-Mobile doesn't do metered billing, but they silently throttle your connection if you exceed something like 2GB of data use in a single billing period.