Sprint Cell Phone Users

[Estero]

Sprint just came out with a new program, once logged into your account go to my account on the left side and then add services.
http://www.sprint.com/landings/openworld/index.html#!/

Sprint Open World - Free Unlimited calling and text and 1Gb High Speed Data in Canada, Mexico, and more
FREE for existing Sprint customers, compatible handsets required

When traveling in included* countries:
- Free Unlimited Talk
- Free Unlimited Text
- 1GB of high-speed data

Talk & text from the U.S. to included* countries:
- Free talk to Mexico and Canada
- Free Text
- Discounted calling to other included countries

* Countries included: Mexico, Canada, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay

For Australia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Palestinian territories, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom:
- Free text
- Calling for 20¢/min

 

[Kea]

When I saw your topic, I thought you were going to talk about the international program they introduced a few months ago. Free text, free unlimited data at 2G speed and lowered talk prices to 20¢ / minute. I'm amazed that they made another improvement so soon. I guess they were getting too much competition from T-Mobile.

However, I have not been able to get data on my iPhone. My husband's LG does get it. His phone shows GSM. From what I can tell, my iPhone 5 can only use CDMA. But maybe I need to change a setting somewhere.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Estero]

Yes this is really a good component to add to your plan for free if you are a Sprint customer.

 

[tequilatodd]

Added it yesterday. Now I need to test it.
ROAD TRIP!!!!!!

 

[YumaJames]

Thanks Estero. Good share.

 

[JimMcG]

ATT looks like it decided to compete. I wonder if the people who are called in Mexico as U.S. visitors with ATT, will still be assessed roaming and data fees, while it will be free for the ATT U.S. caller?


http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/14/9152543/at-t-new-mobile-share-value-plan-contracts

 

[brokenwave]

Finally some of the other cell companies are trying to play catch up with T-Mobile (the industry disrupter).
Hopefully by next year the rest of the industry comes on board and there will not be any roaming charges while in Mexico for data, calls or texts.
It's a win for everyone.

When I tell my local friends in RP that I pay $170 per month for 8 lines with 2.5gb of data for each line and can be used in Mexico
without any added cost they are floored and want me to add them to my plan for $20 per added line. LOL.

Unless you switch over to the new plan, I believe they will still be charged for calls, texts etc.
Until I added the $10 North America plan from T-Mobile I was still being charged the .20 per min for calls in or out of Mexico.
I didn't want my data to get reduced from 2.5gb to 1gb because I'm on a grand fathered plan by switching to the new plan.

Now the Mexico Telcos need to do the same and get competitive so the people in Mexico can see some serious savings.