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| sprint, wtf |
 Apr 4 2007, 02:17 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48  |
I know some of yall used to work at sprint, tell me if this sounds weird.
so I just moved from Lubbock to Houston, went to a store to change my number, and they said they couldn't change area codes, and gave me a number to call. I called the number, and the person tells me the plans are slightly different, the houston plan has 50 more minutes than my current plan. everything else is the same. then they proceed to tell me that I have to sign a new two year agreement in order to change my area code. i'm sittin here like... WTF. it's a damn value in some database table somewhere. i'm not signing another damn agreement so i guess i'll just keep my lubbock phone # until my current plan is up. |
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Apr 4 2007, 02:44 PM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
I kept my number all through college (Houston #) and stayed on my family's plan simply because it was cheaper...
I went into the Sprint store and tried to get a new plan with the same # but they said they couldn't do that... What?! I can go to Cingular or Verizon and they'll give me my same number. Stupid. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:06 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
yeah i'd have done that except we didn't have cell phones in high school
honestly the FCC needs to lay the smackdown on these damn cell phone companies. the rates are terrible, and all the agreements they get you into are BS too. same thing with dish, etc. what i dont get is how cable TV is always so easy... go to the cable tv store, add/remove service, pick-up/turn-in your box, get prorated, no contract, etc. |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:14 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Apr 4 2007, 04:06 PM)  what i dont get is how cable TV is always so easy... go to the cable tv store, add/remove service, pick-up/turn-in your box, get prorated, no contract, etc. ive always wondered the same. ask to speak to a manager at sprint. tell them you are not signing a new two year contract because you are not eligible for a phone upgrade. see if they will give you a phone upgrade. i mean, yeah, youll sign another 2 years, but at least you will have a new phone too ....that is, if you want a new phone right now. otherwise, tell them to blow themselves. sprint sucks |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:17 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,761 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Lubbock/Dubai Member No.: 57 |
welcome to the world of cell phone companies....
they really piss me off -------------------- bored...so i did this
http://beerlist.wetpaint.com/ |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:23 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Apr 4 2007, 04:14 PM) ive always wondered the same. ask to speak to a manager at sprint. tell them you are not signing a new two year contract because you are not eligible for a phone upgrade. see if they will give you a phone upgrade. i mean, yeah, youll sign another 2 years, but at least you will have a new phone too ....that is, if you want a new phone right now. otherwise, tell them to blow themselves. sprint sucks yeah i asked for a manager, went to some dude's answering machine. i sent em a pissed off email. |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:26 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
i thought it would be better when i switched to verizon... no. all i got was higher rates grrr.... and ever so slightly better customer service meaning that i always talk to people who speak English.
Anyone have any experience with T-Mobile? Im considering them next |
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Apr 4 2007, 03:36 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
i know t-mobile sucked balls in lubbock, if that means anything.
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Apr 4 2007, 04:09 PM
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 Amber Group: Members Posts: 533 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Birmingham, Al Member No.: 6 |
i still have my lubbock number...workin on 2 years after moving to houston
its just a pain in the ass to change numbers..so i never did bf still has his los angeles number  hahawe are WAY too lazy |
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Apr 4 2007, 04:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,761 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Lubbock/Dubai Member No.: 57 |
i dont plan to change my lubbock number....why bother...everyone now has a cell phone and can call anywhere, area codes dont really mean shit anymore
-------------------- bored...so i did this
http://beerlist.wetpaint.com/ |
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Apr 4 2007, 04:28 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
all the major carriers suck ass, i'm thinking of switching to amp'ed mobile or something simliar where i can get unlimited text messages
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Apr 4 2007, 04:42 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
anybody know something about Cricket? They seem to have really good deals
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Apr 4 2007, 05:06 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,761 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Lubbock/Dubai Member No.: 57 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Apr 4 2007, 05:42 PM) anybody know something about Cricket? They seem to have really good deals crickets? like the bar -------------------- bored...so i did this
http://beerlist.wetpaint.com/ |
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Apr 4 2007, 06:24 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
i broke my phone a while back, been waiting on them to send me a replacement. got tired of waiting, and took an older phone of mine in to activate. they tried last time to tell me that in order to switch phones, i had to renew my 2 year contract. told them today in my exact words "i'm not signing your 2 year contract, i know it's bullshit, just turn on this phone and i'm out of here" she was pissed, didn't say a word, but activated my phone and was gone.
--------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Apr 4 2007, 06:52 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
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Apr 4 2007, 07:39 PM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Apr 4 2007, 07:52 PM) yeah... that site isn't loading for me soooo...that's a big NO -------------------- "Ah, y'know it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."
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Apr 4 2007, 07:56 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
Amp'd and Cricket just use the major carrier's networks and are marketed by a few of the major carriers... I think Amp'd is through Sprint actually.
T-Mobile is hit or miss on service. Big cities and major highways, they're great. Anything smaller than Lubbock and you probably won't get service. My company uses T-Mobile simply because it's a German company and their international service is pretty straightforward. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Apr 4 2007, 08:53 PM
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 Fantastic! Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Portales, NM Member No.: 51 |
Amp'd is actually run through the Verizon Network
As for cricket, its sort of a hybrid between a local phone company and cellular in that you get unlimited local calling but pay for LD. also the phone usually just works within a particular metropolitan area. --------------------  |
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Apr 5 2007, 01:12 AM
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 Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
I like my sprint phone/plan but sprint has HORRIBLE customer service
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Apr 5 2007, 03:56 AM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
all cell phone companies have shitty service.
it's actually illegal for them not to let you keep your number, if they try and pull that shit ask for the name and number of their district manager, as well as their name. Now, they can charge you for the service -- i think it's something like no more than $50, but i'm not entirely sure if there is a limit -- but they can't force you to use one of their numbers. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Apr 5 2007, 07:48 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (psidancer @ Apr 4 2007, 09:53 PM) Amp'd is actually run through the Verizon Network As for cricket, its sort of a hybrid between a local phone company and cellular in that you get unlimited local calling but pay for LD. also the phone usually just works within a particular metropolitan area. Don't Verizon and Sprint use some of the same towers? -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Apr 5 2007, 08:46 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
i use cingular/att and have no complaints
i had sprint for about 4 years and they sucked deformed cock before that i have voice stream(t-mobile) and that was even worse i have verizon for my work phone but i don't really use it unless i'm on call -------------------- |
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Apr 5 2007, 10:56 AM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
i've wanted to switch to cingular for the longest time because sprint's customer service is a huge gaping butthole...i have to wait until my contract ends in june.
-------------------- "Ah, y'know it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."
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Apr 5 2007, 05:16 PM
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 FFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 11 |
This is a Cingular town.
I get service EVERYWHERE here, even in the basement at the UC |
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Apr 5 2007, 06:06 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 20 |
I went to go get a new phone because after my contract was up and went month to month, I got an allowance for a new phone. So I upgraded my phone and signed a new contract. No biggie. 6 months later I notice my bill was almost double. They charged me this bullshit $36 phone upgrade fee. I looked into it online, and none of the cell companies disclose this sneaky bullshit fee. I bought my phone in person, so that cost $36. If I had bought it online or over the phone they would have only charged me $18. Needless to say, I called up those assholes, and they were like "oh I'm sorry, its been happening to a lot of people, I'll get it fixed by tomorrow." I call back next week, and talk to some other fuck. He's like well, there's nothing we can do about it and its a phone upgrade fee, and they never even had a log of my previous week's call. I was fucking furious.
Went to the FCC website, and filed a formal complaint. Within a couple weeks, Sprint was calling me about my complaint, and I got my $36 refunded without any bullshit. -------------------- Beers that I have had, updated July 5th, 2009: 1,548
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Apr 6 2007, 05:36 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (dauss @ Apr 5 2007, 07:06 PM) I went to go get a new phone because after my contract was up and went month to month, I got an allowance for a new phone. So I upgraded my phone and signed a new contract. No biggie. 6 months later I notice my bill was almost double. They charged me this bullshit $36 phone upgrade fee. I looked into it online, and none of the cell companies disclose this sneaky bullshit fee. I bought my phone in person, so that cost $36. If I had bought it online or over the phone they would have only charged me $18. Needless to say, I called up those assholes, and they were like "oh I'm sorry, its been happening to a lot of people, I'll get it fixed by tomorrow." I call back next week, and talk to some other fuck. He's like well, there's nothing we can do about it and its a phone upgrade fee, and they never even had a log of my previous week's call. I was fucking furious. Went to the FCC website, and filed a formal complaint. Within a couple weeks, Sprint was calling me about my complaint, and I got my $36 refunded without any bullshit. wow. i have never heard of anything like that before. I had Sprint for over 4 years, but only 2 years I was under contract. Then, my contract ended and it was either pay more because my plan was no longer offered and then have to deal with a contract or pay $500 for a new phone. I paid the $500 and let me say...it was the best phone I ever owned so it didnt bother me. I miss my Sprint phone. I hate Verizon's interface on their phones. It lacks a lot when compared to Sprint. |
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Apr 6 2007, 05:47 PM
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 Let's Bother Snape!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Albuquerque, NM Member No.: 10 |
Stay away from Cricket. Seriously. Ultra shitty service.
It's... bad. --------------------  |
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Apr 6 2007, 06:04 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
do you have personal experience or do you know someone that has had it? just curious. I mean, their deals are so reasonable that I often consider them.
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Apr 6 2007, 08:02 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
so just an update from the OP, apparently you just have to call them back enough times to get lucky enough to get someone who's not a dumbass.
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Apr 7 2007, 08:08 AM
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 Decepticon Commander Group: Members Posts: 269 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Lubbock Member No.: 44 |
Another option, call customer service, and complain that you are receiving harassing phone calls and "they" wont stop calling you and bugging you and whatever, and sprint should change your number, if they wont, just escalate to to a supervisor.
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Apr 7 2007, 08:47 AM
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Let's Bother Snape!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Albuquerque, NM Member No.: 10 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Apr 6 2007, 06:04 PM) do you have personal experience or do you know someone that has had it? just curious. I mean, their deals are so reasonable that I often consider them. No experience myself but many of my coworkers do have experience with them. Most of it dealt with the shoddy phones, customer service, and no service. Plus, every Cricket store her in ABQ has security guards in them because of the gang fights that start out in them... supposedly. The last part is hearsay, but yah. Cricket, IMO, is just... it's like taking a picture of a beach instead of being at the beach... I'unno. It seems sorta scammish. -------------------- |
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Apr 7 2007, 09:22 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Regarding Cricket... if you hardly ever leave your local calling area, it's a decent deal, but roaming is a bitch.
I've been reasonably happy with Cingular. I know you can change your number (for instance, once you're in a different area code) without hassle. Overall I've had pretty good customer service with them, just be sure to go into a corporate store (rather than an "authorized retailer") if you need to go in for something, like getting a new phone. The authorized retailers suck monkey balls. I do think they have an $18 phone upgrade fee, though. This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Apr 7 2007, 09:23 AM -------------------- |
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Apr 12 2007, 06:14 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
QUOTE (Seussninja @ Apr 5 2007, 06:16 PM) This is a Cingular town. I get service EVERYWHERE here, even in the basement at the UC i have sprint, and so do i. -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Apr 12 2007, 06:36 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,761 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Lubbock/Dubai Member No.: 57 |
havent had a problem wiht cingular
-------------------- bored...so i did this
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