Comments on: Sprint Embraces Android on SRDO Data-Only Plans

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:40:28 +0000

I called Sprint with the intention of using an HTC Hero with SRDO, everything seemed fine, the sales person even called the right people. 5 days later when I called my credit card company and found that the charge was pending and not submitted, I called back Sprint to see what was up. This new sales rep said that her supervisor informed her that SRDO exists as a program and might be able to t be used with the HTC Hero BUT…I have not proven to the 3rd party that signs up people for SRDO service through Sprint that I have a need for the service. It seems that SRDO is for the deaf/hard of hearing, so… Have to wait for data only Google phone? I refuse (can’t afford) to pay an additional $30.00/month over the top of my voice/text charge for data/web that would only be used rarely.

By: Terd Ferguson

Terd Ferguson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:13:37 +0000

in theory…with AT&T and an iphone…You could only ahve to pay about $40 per month??

That being just data plan and skype

By: Terd Ferguson

Terd Ferguson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:12:28 +0000

So I could just buy a data plan only, and pay for skype?

By: michael

michael — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:22:56 +0000

I’m considering signing up for SRDO when the Samsung Moment becomes available. My only question is if I decide later that I want to use the Moment as my primary phone will I be able to migrate to a traditional Sprint plan (w/voice) without incurring ETF?

By: Christopher Price

Christopher Price — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:29:46 +0000

Skype is only available on Windows Mobile, but it does work on SRDO if you have a Windows Mobile phone.

Skype Lite for Android requires a Wi-Fi connection currently. That may change in the future as Android is now on Sprint. If they do release a full Skype app for Android, then yes, it will work fine over SRDO.

If you really want to use VoIP only, I advise getting the HTC Touch Pro or Touch Pro2 on SRDO.

The only way you will be charged per minute is if you place a voice call. For example, Google Voice operates using Sprint’s voice network, hence that would incur minutes. Since Skype is data-only, it does not incur per-minute charges.

By: evan

evan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:21:28 +0000

Christopher,

Thanks for all of the valuable information. I would just like to confirm that you are successfully using a Relay plan on a Sprint device (WebOS or Android) for the dataplan and can use Skype for voice needs without additional charge (other than the obvious skype fees). This has been exactly what I’m waiting for and my primary concern would be getting charged the .20 per minute fee by Sprint for using Skype.

Information regarding your experiences with this setup would be extremely valuable! Do you have a website or blog where you document your experiences?

thanks!!!

By: Charbax

Charbax — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:13:57 +0000

In Europe, we got $20 per month data-only plans for 10GB monthly bandwidth. VOIP allowed. And no contact, just pay pre-paid in advance each month to keep the service for the next month. Those data-onlu plans come on a SIM card usable in any unlocked device.

By: Christopher Price

Christopher Price — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:35:48 +0000

Andrew, after outrage from SERO holders, Sprint did implement the option to fall back to SERO within 30 days of changing to Everything Plus or Simply Everything. That is the only period in which you can revert to SERO. After 30 days, an account cannot revert back to SERO.

By: Andrew Burch

Andrew Burch — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:29 +0000

I was on the $69 plan for 1 day. I am not sure if they allowed me to go back to a SERO plan because of the small amount of time I was not on the SERO plan however, technically I went back.. Who knows!

By: Christopher Price

Christopher Price — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:36:27 +0000

The only way to “go back” to SERO at this point would be to acquire someone else’s account. Expect to pay a premium as SERO account holders are now “selling” their accounts for a good bit extra than what they pay per month.

There’s now way to answer your question specifically, Carl. I would suggest asking in the PhoneNews.com Forums with an expanded post that describes your usage habits.