Sprint SERO - Android/WebOS will be available on SERO after Oct 1st

Holy hell...the news many of us have been waiting for. Will post more info as it becomes available.

copied from SD:

[SERO] Great NEWS for Sprint SERO Users, The wait is over. Android/WebOS will be available to the SERO after Oct 1st
Just a head up.

Yes. Multiple sources confirmed the rumor.

If you are in SERO but want a new phone, hold until OCT 1st.

Originally Posted by wam from SU forum
Yes everyone it is true. My good friend at Sprint ( high management) told me that Android/WebOS will be available to the SERO customers starting Oct 1. It will be only $10 more and will include Sprint TV, Sprint Navigation, and Any Mobile Any time! That going to be 1 killer of a deal! If you have a SERO...By all means.....dont give it up. Any 4G phone will be $10 more.

So reading the above, it sounds like you could get an EVO for $50 a month after the "4G tax"...not sure if my current corp. discount of 25% would apply as well...I guess we will have to wait and see, but even $50 a month without any additional discounts would probably be enough to make me finally give them a little more money each month.

This is indeed all just rumor at this point, but I know enough FW members would be VERY interested that I think it warrants discussion here in hot deals.

Brix have been shat.

Glad I still have that plan hanging around. My dad has been hounding me to upgrade the phone on that line for months. Guess Sprint is dying to hold on to as many users as possible.

Not to be a downer, but what sources where facts are present? Im a SERO customer but i am still holding my breath till i actually see evidence direct from Sprint regarding this. rbraden I personally appreciate your enthusiasm and i am certain may others do too but i would appreciate that this forum thread be used for facts and not speculation and believe that if this thread stays that the title should be edited to include the word "RUMOR".

Cheers!

I'm just guessing, but perhaps Sprint has come to the conclusion that after basically 2 years of SERO phone restrictions that only the die-hards are left on the plan. So by offering a $10 add-on (plus the $10 4G fee for applicable phones) they will at least be getting more from these customers than they would just trying to wait them out.

Tempting. And I don't even have a TP2- still have a trusty Mogul, which does everything I need (Opera Mini, tethering, makes calls..) but development is drying/dried up.

I would be interested to read the fine print..

Aw damn, and I JUST bought a touch diamond off eBay last night! Well, I guess I can wait out android for a little whilel onger..

Would this apply to rest of the Fair n Flex and Free n Clear plans as well ? Because technicall SERO is a Fair n Flex, right ?

I wonder how much they'll charge the phone? Will it be the discounted price or the full Mfr retail price.

I hope this is accurate

I'm not paying $10 extra to use Android.

hasni said: Would this apply to rest of the Fair n Flex and Free n Clear plans as well ? Because technicall SERO is a Fair n Flex, right ?

According to what I have read this applies to all the old legacy plans

 

shaggs said: Not to be a downer, but what sources where facts are present? Im a SERO customer but i am still holding my breath till i actually see evidence direct from Sprint regarding this. rbraden I personally appreciate your enthusiasm and i am certain may others do too but i would appreciate that this forum thread be used for facts and not speculation and believe that if this thread stays that the title should be edited to include the word "RUMOR".

Cheers!

From what I read there have been multiple confirmations by reps and people in upper management including reading internal memos to customers asking about it confirming the upcoming change. However there has also been a lot of denial from reps too. What people believe to be true is that there was an internal memo of the events to come however the reps are still not allowed to publicly advertise is so some reps deny it and some reps just dont read their memos I guess..

I have been following this as well if anyone is wondering where I spoke from.

wxforecaster said: Upgraded to my SERO plan to the EVERYTHING plan. Cost me 59.99 a month (normally 69.99 and they only get 400 mins). Only get 500 mins but I use about 45 of those mins since everyone has a cell phone (Free unlimited cell to cell on any network). Got the moment for 99 bucks! Is it worth the $20 extra a month.. HELL YES!!! Google OS freaking ROCKS I have everything on my phone! And yes you can use it as a modem for free as well!!

For some it is worth the extra $240 a year for a phone of your choice in addition to paying outright for the phone in the first place. For some it is not.

In my case moving from a $30 sero to a $69.99 - 27% corp discount + $10 evo tax more than doubles my monthly plan and is not worth it to me.

Good to at least hear rumblings about this sort of thing. I just re-upped my SERO 500 plan and I'm currently rocking out a Palm Treo Pro running a WM 6.5 rom. I'd certainly have to think about the extra $10/mo but it's at least a good option, especially with the Evo out there (and who know's what is beyond that will utilize the android platform). As long as the data isn't capped or crippled I'll be happy.

I used to be into sero, but gave up for the latest and greatest. I do have that sprint employee referral plan or whatever (new sero type plan)- the base for 1400 minutes with 2 family lines +unlimited everything is $109. More than my original sero but the new smart phones are slick and I use it so much more than I did with sero. Also I'm a 'premiere' member (spending more than $100 or so) so I get to upgrade my phone every year for the 2 year upgrade price . Certainly not the cheapest plan but I'm pleased!

This would be great... I am running Android on my HTC Touch now with my $30 Sero... Love it. better battery life and all.

f2000sa said: I like my $29 plan and will not pay $10 to give up my HTC TOUCH PRO 2.

same here i got my unlimited everything for 27$ with tax

pietromoon said: yep heard the same from my brothers sisters girlfriend
Does she work for Sprint too?

I just upgraded my 3 year old HTC touch to a pro II. I ended up getting it for $85 plus tax with no rebates to mail in. Oh, and I kept all my sero stuff. The phone was $199 minus $70 reup credit(easy to get) and When I send them my "old" touch, they will give me $44.14. I guess I could try to sell it, but it is in pretty rough shape

I will also probably try running android on my new touch pro II, but I have heard you have to boot it on your flash drive. Iv'e also heard they haven't gotten all the bugs out "yet", Ie. gps,camera and few other things. I haven't tried it, but will keep you posted if/when I do. I just can't see paying and extra $20 per month to sprint to run android.

I love my SERO plan. $30 a month no BS, unlimited text, data, free calls after 7pm. For a buck a day and used for personal use (I never use anywhere near the 500/mins/month I get) it's a no brainer. I also have a $175 phone credit available. Hmm.

For all you doubters:
What are the plan details of the new SERO Premium rate plans?
As of 10/1/10, there will be two SERO Premium plans available, SERO Premium 500 at $40/month and SERO Premium 1250 at $59.99/month. SERO Premium plans will match current SERO rate plans with two added features, Any Mobile Anytime and Unlimited GPS Navigation. SERO Premium rate plans will be compatible with all devices offered by Sprint. Only customers on a current SERO rate plan as of 10/1/10 will be able to swap to a SERO Premium rate plan. 4G handsets such as HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Epic 4G will also require the $10 Premium Data add-on.
This is directly from the FAQs on the Sprint EPRP site: http://delivery.sprint.com/m/p/nxt/epc/epclanding.asp