Tablets without Data Plans - New PROMO & Usage Options

If you've bought a tablet without a plan (aka paid full MSRP), starting today there are new options to purchase data on a month-by-month basis, and a free-day promo. Details below:

• Customers who have bought select tablets with no price plan, now have the option to purchases and use Sprint data on a per month basis.


• Session capable tablets currently include the HTC EVO View and ZTE Optik (more devices coming soon).


• Interested customers can try it for free using the promo code Free Day (150 MB on network, 50 MB off network).


• After the Free Day promo ends, sessions are $19.99 per month (1GB 3G or 3G/4G on network, 100MB offnetwork).


• Service automatically ends when the data limit is reached or the time limit expires; customers won‘t have to worry about any suprising overage charges. 

• This is a self-service offer and is only available through their tablet.


• For steps to activate a data session, go to sprint.com/nocommitment.

New HotSpot & Tablet Data Packages - 5/18

The following data offer changes are occurring starting today (5/18).

Hotspot and PAM offer changes:

• New Mobile Hotspot options available with systematically enforced data limits. $.05/MB on-network overage rate applies.


• $19.99 2GB


• $49.99 6GB


• Existing Hotspot/PAM add-ons expire and can no longer be added.


• Customers can choose from new Hotspot options.


• Existing Hotspot/PAM add-on subscribers will be notified of new data usage tracking functionality and applicable overage rates.

New functionality for Hotspot and PAM and International Data Packs include:

• Data usage tracking.


• Email and text notifications to alert customers of approaching data limits.


• Suspension when data limits are reached.

New International Roaming Data Pack Add-on options:

Pack	Best Fit	Monthly Data Roaming Allowance	Price Per Month	Usage Overage Rate
Canada and Mexico Data Roaming
Canada-Mexico Pack	Customers whose primary international travel areas are Canada and Mexico	55 MB	$30	$4/MB
		175 MB	$75
		325 MB	$125
Multiple Country Data Roaming
Multi-Country Pack	Customers who travel worldwide and need to use data in more countries	40 MB	$40	$10/MB
		85 MB	$80

• Minimum one month (full MRC) required.


• Includes both CDMA and GSM data allowance for defined select countries.


• Standard casual data roaming rates apply for countries not included in Packs.


• Offers can only be added by Sprint Worldwide or CL Dedicated Care groups.


• Existing CL-only Sprint Worldwide Data offers expire and can no longer be added unless written into contract.


• Customers can choose from new Data Pack options.

Other data offers expiring:

• For all account types:
  
  
  
  • $19.99 1GB Tablet Plan
  
  
  • $10 iDEN Sprint Business Application Add-on
  
  
  
  


• For Consumer and IL account types (still available for CL):
  
  
  
  • $30 Pro Pack Add-on
  
  
  • $49.99 Primary Data Plan
  
  
  • $10 CDMA Sprint Business Application Add-on
  
  
  
  

Boost Mobile to Throttle Speeds

Later this year, Boost Mobile will move to reduce 3G/4G data speeds to 3G speeds (of 256kbps) when a customer’s data usage exceeds 2.5GB in a month.

The talking points:

• Based on recent usage patterns, approximately 95 percent of Boost Mobile customers use less than 2.5GB of data usage per month and will not experience any difference in their service.


• Customers who go over the 2.5GB threshold may experience slower page loads, file downloads and streaming media – 3G speeds of 256kbps.


• Data speeds will restore to full 3G/4G speeds when a customer’s new monthly plan begins.


• We don’t have a definitive date for when throttling will be implemented

Boost will continue to provide robust, unlimited data access without contracts, usage caps, overages or activation fees and intend to maintain 3G data speeds of 256 Kbps even after surpassing 2.5GB in a given month.

Customers who are approaching the throttling threshold will also receive a text message from us letting them know they’re close to the threshold.

The 5/4/12 Playbook Summary

Here's the hot topics from the 'Playbook' this week:

In this issue:

• Jaime Jones, SVP, Sprint Consumer Sales share his thoughts on Wi-Fi™ and 4G WiMAX


• Important iDEN updates for May


• 5/18/12: The LG Optimus® Elite™ joins the Green Team


• Expiring 5/18/12: Corporate Liable (CL) Unlimited International Data Worldwide Plans


• Oprah Winfrey comes to Sprint ID


• 5/18/12: We’re spot on with new mobile hotspot add-ons


• Expired Mobile Hotspot (MHS) and Phone-as-Modem (PAM) Add-on Base Changes


• 5/18/12: Expired data offers and new $19.99 Tablet Session-Based offer