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		<title>Verizon announces the iPhone and Sprint announces increased prices!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sprint just announced that all smart phones on their network will require the $10 "Premium Data" fee as of Jan 30th, 2011.  Anyone who currently has a plan will be grandfathered to their current rates. Really?  You originally said that anyone getting the "top tier" phones would be subjected to a $10 "Premium Data" fee [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2011/01/18/verizon-announces-the-iphone-and-sprint-announces-increased-prices/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s hope it&#8217;s a great New Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I created this website over half a year ago as a way to express my thoughts and opinions about Sprint's policies regarding their "Premium Data" fee associated with their newest phones.  I didn't know what would become of it, or if I could even make a difference.  It was my first website that I ever [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/12/13/lets-hope-its-a-great-new-year/</link>
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		<title>Sprint/Clearwire in arbitration over 4G monthly fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FierceWireless posted an article yesterday stating that Sprint is now in a dispute regarding a required fee that they must pay another company every month.  Sound familiar?  What's interesting is that Sprint and Clearwire have entered into arbitration over a REQUIRED monthly fee that Sprint must pay Clearwire for each 4G capable device on their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/11/11/sprintclearwire-in-arbitration-over-4g-monthly-fees/</link>
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		<title>Do you REALLY need Premium Data?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m going to be asking a lot of questions in this article.  Over the last few months, I’ve done a lot of research and spoken with Sprint numerous times regarding the Premium Data add-on.  If I could have someone read one article on my site – it would be this one.  I think that after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/10/22/do-you-really-need-premium-data/</link>
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		<title>Start saving for the &#8220;Unlimited Premium Data&#8221; add-on!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[picture credit - www.zimbio.com] 1 Sprint announced some possible changes regarding their data packages this last Wednesday at the EmTech conference at MIT.  Dan Hesse said in his keynote speech that charging more for unlimited data might be something that happens in the future depending on user's data consumption. Dan Hesse - "We can offer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/09/24/start-saving-for-the-unlimited-premium-data-add-on/</link>
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		<title>3G upload fix is coming for the Samsung Epic!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, Epic users can rejoice!  It took over a week for an official response from Sprint/Samsung regarding this, but at least they're aware of the issue!  Thanks to androidcentral.com for announcing the news! From androidcentral.com: Here's the official word from Sprint: "We have heard reports of users experiencing less-than-expected 3G upload speeds with their Samsung [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/09/22/3g-upload-fix-is-coming-for-the-samsung-epic/</link>
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		<title>EVO and Epic side-by-side speed test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a video that I took today comparing the HTC EVO and Samsung Epic's speeds using the app from speedtest.net. As you can see the HTC EVO has no problem reaching speeds way past 150kbps, but the Epic barely makes it over that mark. If you have received a response from Sprint regarding this issue, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/09/21/evo-and-epic-side-by-side-speed-test/</link>
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		<title>Is 150kbps a &#8220;Premium&#8221; upload speed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of days I've been receiving multiple emails regarding the Samsung Epic's slow 3G upload speeds.  It appears that the Epic's upload speed is shockingly slow.  I was preparing to write up this article tonight when I noticed a huge spike in my hits!  Over at slashdot they posted an article about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/09/19/is-150kbps-a-premium-upload-speed/</link>
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		<title>Cancel your Sprint contract without paying an ETF!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I contacted Sprint regarding my bill this last week.  I noticed that my statement was increased and saw that the discount that I'm getting is no longer being applied to my 3rd and 4th line.  After being told repeatedly that I cannot cancel my contract without paying an ETF, I was able to get to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/09/10/cancel-your-sprint-contract-without-paying-an-etf/</link>
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		<title>Continuing the tradition of charging for hardware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, finally I have time to sit down and actually write something, I apologize for the delay but my new boss has me working at all hours and even weekends!! I've been working on a few things here and there, but I wanted to focus on Sprint's Epic 4G and the "continuing tradition" of advertising [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/08/28/continuing-the-tradition-of-charging-for-hardware/</link>
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		<title>Reason for the lack of new content..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! Thank you all for the emails and continuing to post about this on my site and other Sprint sites!  I just wanted to give a little update about what's going on in my life, since there hasn't been an update from me in almost a month. At the end of July, my wife [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/08/12/reason-for-the-lack-of-new-content/</link>
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		<title>Can You Spot the Odd Man Out?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Explainthefee.com welcomes a new guest writer, Airen!  Thanks for the article Airen! Click on the picture for an Engadget article with information about the 4 different Galaxy S phones coming to the US. As most of you all know, Samsung is releasing the Galaxy S series phones across all four major carriers in the US.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/07/28/can-you-spot-the-odd-man-out/</link>
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		<title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1.  What does Sprint say the $10 Premium Data fee is for? This is a complex answer.  Sprint.com's add-on page states the following: This phone can do it all and then some. Because we've boosted your data experience with this phone's amazing services and features, you'll need this add-on. Enjoy: High-quality pics to snap and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/07/19/faq/</link>
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		<title>Contact Me</title>
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		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/07/19/contact-me/</link>
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		<title>Domingo&#8217;s email</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the email Domingo! I emailed sprint using the DAN@sprint.com email.  I was contacted by a rep there.  After a few emails back and forth i gave he my number to call me.  She called me and subsequently told me that the fee was for the complete "package", meaning the processor, screen size, resolution [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://explainthefee.com/2010/07/18/domingos-email/</link>
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