Charges.
For most forms of wireless Service, your usage will be charged from the
time you first initiate contact between your phone or other wireless device and the
network until the network connection is broken, whether or not you are successful
in connecting with the service with which you seek to connect, even if the
connection is later broken or dropped. An exception is that you are not charged for
voice calls that are not completed. You are charged for completed calls to your
Number from the time shortly before the phone starts ringing until the call is
terminated. You will be charged peak rates for the entire duration of calls initiated
during the peak time periods applicable to your Service. You will be charged off-
peak rates for the entire duration of calls initiated during the off-peak time periods
applicable to your Service. In addition to these usage charges, you may be charged
for recurring monthly service charges, applicable local and long-distance toll
charges, other usage charges, (including voicemail access, call waiting, call
forwarding, etc.), connection fees, roaming charges, directory assistance, call
completion charges, account review and management charges, optional features
you select at an extra cost, surcharges related to government programs, and taxes.
Charges for most Services are incurred in one-minute increments, with partial
minutes of use rounded up to the next highest minute. You must pay, by each
invoice due date, all charges for Services provided to the Number for each phone or
other equipment that our records show you activated, no matter who actually uses
or has possession of the phone or other equipment at the time Services are
provided.
PCS Vision (Third Generation) Wireless Charges.
For PCS Vision wireless services,
you will be charged on a per kilobyte basis for data used, rather than for airtime
used. As long as your PCS Vision device is connected to the Sprint Nationwide
PCS Network ("PCS Vision network"), you will be incurring data usage charges. You
are responsible for all data activity from and directed to your PCS Phone, regardless
of who initiates the activity. We will invoice you for all data directed to the internet
address (or "IP address") assigned to your device in a given PCS Vision session,
regardless of whether your device actually receives the data. You will be charged
for data usage initiated by others as well as those you initiate. You will be charged
for additional data used in transporting and routing on the network. You will be
charged for partial and interrupted data downloads or other use, including re-sent
data, and for unsuccessful attempts to reach websites and use other applications
and services, including those resulting from dropped network connections. If you
use a Premium Service (including services provided by third parties but for which
you are billed on your PCS Invoice), you will be charged for data used in transport
and routing in addition to the charge for the Premium Service. The amount of data
used and charged to you will vary widely, depending upon the specific PCS Vision
wireless application or other service you use, the amount of data used in the
specific application or service, and network congestion and other matters. For this
and other reasons, estimates of data usage - for example, the size of downloadable
files - will vary from what you actually use. You cannot receive incoming calls
while using third generation services. Data usage will be rounded up to the next
whole kilobyte. Kilobyte usage will be rounded up to the next full cent. Rounding
up will occur at the end of each separate session or each clock hour (at the top of
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terminate a Term Service Plan in accordance with the return policy associated
with your Term Service Plan. After the expiration of the term, the Terms relating to
Non-Term Service Plans apply.
Termination. General.
Regardless of whether you have a Non-Term or a Term Service
Plan, we may terminate or suspend Services to you without liability if: (1) you breach
any provision of this Agreement (including if you fail to pay any charges for Services);
or (2) you fail to pay any charges due us for equipment or otherwise. If Services are
terminated before the end of your current invoicing cycle, we will not prorate the
monthly recurring charge to the date of termination, and you will not receive a credit
or refund for any unused minutes in your Service Plan.
Use of Services and Equipment; Availability.
You must be at least 18 years old to
subscribe to our Services. We may require you to provide proof of your age and
identity. If you are under 18 years old you may be eligible for certain Services that
have Account Spending Limits if a person 18 years or older is also named as a
subscriber on the Account. Your PCS Phone will not accept the services of any
wireless provider other than Sprint (but see Roaming). Services and equipment
may not be used for any unlawful, fraudulent or abusive purpose. By requesting
Services, you agree that you will not use Services and equipment in any unlawful,
fraudulent or abusive manner. You may not resell or lease Services or equipment to
anyone.
Coverage.
Most services are only available within the operating range of the
Sprint Nationwide PCS Network (also see Roaming). Coverage is not available
everywhere. Coverage and quality of Services may be affected by conditions within
or beyond our control, including network problems, signal strength, your
equipment, and atmospheric, geographic, or topographic conditions. We do not
guarantee service availability or that there will be no interruptions or delays in
Services (e.g., dropped calls, blocked calls, etc.).
Number.
We may change the phone number ("Number") assigned to your PCS
device without compensation by giving you prior notice. You do not own the
Number. You may not modify the Number we program into any phone or other
equipment, duplicate the Number to any device other than that authorized by us
or, except as allowed for by law, transfer (port) the Number to any other individual
or entity. If you transfer the Number to another carrier, the terms of the Agreement
(including the rights and obligations set forth in the Termination paragraphs) still
apply. In certain instances, you may transfer a Number from another carrier to
Sprint. Sprint does not in any way guarantee that such transfers to (or from) Sprint
will be successful. If a transfer to Sprint is not successful, you will be responsible
any discounts provided to you with the purchase of your PCS device. See our
printed in-store materials or visit
www.sprintpcs.com
for additional important
information on Number transfers.
Phone Activation Fee.
You may be required to pay a non-refundable phone
activation fee when you activate a new Number, have us switch a Number to a
different phone, have your current Number changed, we activate a different phone
on your existing account or your Service Plan says so.
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