Sprint kills unlimited data plans, prefer HotSpot add-on

After a few days of rumors, Sprint confirmed that it will be killing unlimited data for its mobile hotspot plans and users will be receiving a 5 GB cap.

According to a post on PhoneScoop, starting October 2, users on the $29.99 mobile hotspot plan will have a 5 GB limit per month for 3G/4G usage. Sprint is the only major carrier to really offer truly unlimited data with its smartphone plans, so it's kind of disheartening to see it inch toward the tiered-pricing model. Sprint is quick to point out that mobile hotspot data and smartphone data are counted differently.