overall help regarding Vision "internet" fees?

[evan_mmhmm]

alright, i hope this isn't too confusing, but i tend to ramble... XD

anyhow, my dad just got sprint about a month ago & i'm wondering a few things...

1) supposedly, internet access is $15/mo. is that per-phone, or do we pay $15 to cover all 4 phones? also, i understand that additional fees are charged per KB transfer. (does anyone know how much that is?)

2) to download ringtones/games/etc... my sister downloaded a ringtone & our account was charged something like $18, which led me to believe that we are charged net access for that, even when we download right from Sprint. is this so?

3) what constitutes internet access? because on previous carriers, we had access to downloads such as ringtones right through the phone's menu. it still (obviously) transferred data, but it wasn't counted as "net access," which we weren't paying for anyhow. we were only charged the $2.00 or $2.50 per ringtone.

4) is it just me, or is the Power Vision network really small? because according to one service map i saw, it's very sparse throughout the country. which is fine, of course, but i was just wondering.

thank you for reading! =D
if there is anything else that i should know, feel free to share,
(and i apologize if someone already posted something like this.)

thanks again! ~ evan


*** i forgot: what does picture messaging cost?

[PrincessPixie]

Okay, let's see, where to start...

1. Depending on the vision plan you have, it's $15 per phone. That should include unlimited internet access for that phone. That's a per phone charge. If you do not have internet (Vision) enabled on that phone I beleive it's about 3 cents per KB. Don't quote me on that, but that's around about the closest I can remember.

2. IF that phone does not have a Vision (internet) plan, then you were charged for the access, regardless of what you were accessing. And you were also charged for the ringer itself. (Sprint's got some VERY expensive little ringers out there. Do a search on this forum and learn how to upload your own. As long as you have a text message plan, that's the cheapest, best way to go)

3. Internet access is anytime the phone switches from phone to web. It doesn't matter if that's on the Sprint website or Google, or whatever, really. Once you push that button that reads "Web" and it connects, that's internet access.

4. The PowerVision in my area has amazing coverage. Even inside elevators inside the center of a building.

Picture messaging is a $5 (or $10 dollar, but it's $5 I think) a month option. Those with older vision plans have it grandfathered into their plans.


Personally, I've got a Basic Vision package, a Picture Mail Package and unlimited text messages. That pretty much allows me to access anything I want, anywhere I want, and do anything I want with my phone. I go to my computer send a ringer to my phone from a favorite site of mine, and then retrieve it with a text message. That works better for me than anything else, but I'm a VERY heavy internet user.

Good Luck!

[INTERNET2000]

The Power Vision network covers 160 million people...If you travel to an area that doesn't have power vision services, your phone will default to the available 1x - PCS Vision (slower vision) anywhere that power vision coverage is not available. Some roaming partners also allow data roaming on their network providing data coverage to more than 250 million people nationwide. In the latest PRL update, Verizon has opened up big portions of their network for 1x data roaming.

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