More 'Fair and Flexible' Details

[SU-News]

Sprint PCS posted information online specifically in regards to their new "Fair and Flexible' plans, which adjust your monthly charge if you go over your minute bucket. See it here (http://www.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/plans/voice/fair_flexible.html).

[Dave]

Thank you to mcurtiss1970 for this URL!

[mcurtiss1970]

Here's more info...click on the "CLICK HERE" link for pricing info and better explanations (with animated graphs!!).

http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/ueContent.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1468429&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID=ECOMM&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode=None&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState=group&bmUID=1084101996738&scTopic=promoFairFlexible

[dumwaldo]

its listed with the regular plans also if you put your zip code into the plan finder

[BoredOutOMyMind]

I went to my local store and there is a change in the low plan. Now offering F&F for $35, and the 300 plan is gone.

[Storino03]

I don't think it is worth it. I pay $40 for my 500min plan, and under that new plan, it's $55 [if I use that much]. Nonetheless, I only pay $36 a month including taxes anyway. :D

[Nugo]

I don't think it is worth it. I pay $40 for my 500min plan, and under that new plan, it's $55 [if I use that much]. Nonetheless, I only pay $36 a month including taxes anyway. :D

The basic argument is about a gamble; time control on the phone, if you will. Say you go over by 120 minutes one month, so you used 620 minutes. You've paid $40 (theoretically, in your case) + $0.40 x 120 = $88.00 total.

With Fair & Flexible, you would have paid $67.50 (no extras included in either total)

On the other hand, use 480 mins, you pay $40.00 (only wasting 20 mins, cuz it never gets used and there's no rollover) with your plan but Fair & Flexible costs $55.00.

So, in a word, the Fair & Flexible plan offers "insurance," against excessive overage costs. The end.

In my case, Fair & Flexible makes perfect sense. I believe I won't go over 300 minutes (I have 7pm, and FCA) but if something comes up, I'm not going to change my plan to get more minutes, doing a contract renewal or whatever, and paying 40 cents per minute for anything is just abrasive, in my opinion.

I want it to adjust, under the basic premise that I probably will use less than 300 plan minutes, but I might have something come up, and in my opinion, if something comes up, I'm probably going to go way over 300 minutes, not just a few over.

Works for me. :D

[bm5k]

I cant see how f&f will work for me tho, b/c my wife and I are on the same plan, and if you look at our average useage of 850 minutes, its still at least 20$ more than we are paying now. And if we go over the average, it gets more expensive. Im sticking with F&CA

[brokenchode]

hehe, does everyone work at sprint to get the discounts( reading other people sigs )? Or work at a retailer that sells sprint phones? :)