Sprint Backtracks On 600Kbps Cap On Their “All-In” Plan

In the latest move by Sprint, it looks like the company is pulling an Apple and has announced that they will be doing away with the 600Kbps speed cap that was originally part of the company’s recently announced All-In plan. Just yesterday, Sprint announced that they will be introducing a new unlimited plan called All-In.

Basically it charged customers $80 a month and gave them unlimited text, calls, and data. Now the data is probably of the biggest interest to most users, but it seems that in a footnote, Sprint noted that they were capping the speed limited of online video streaming to 600Kbps. The carrier claimed then that this was to ensure that everyone on their network would get an equal experience.

However it seems that many were unhappy with this little caveat which was admittedly a rather sneaky move by the carrier, and it looks like they have heard their customers loud and clear. According to a tweet by Sprint’s Marcelo Claure, “We heard you loud and clear and we are removing the 600 kbps  on streaming video. #Allin and we won’t stop.”

Sounds good, right? However as Claure notes, “During certain times, like other wireless carriers, we might have to manage the network in order to reduce congestion and provide a better customer experience for the majority of our customers.” Basically this means that on a good day, the 600Kbps cap won’t be there, but should the network start getting congested, then that’s where the cap will come in, but we suppose it’s still good enough.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: Sprint