Looking for the best deal on a plan w/ 2 phones.

When I signed up for my original contract back in sept '02, I got a cheap
kyocera 1135 phone because it was free at the time. It is now beginning to
crap out so I stopped by my local sprint store last night to see what I
could upgrade too. I have also gotten married in the last year so I would
like to upgrade my plan to include two phones. My current 1 yr plan expired
back in Sept ('03) so I am off contract and free to leave if I wish.

My current plan:
350 AT minutes
unlimited N&W at 9pm
no vision
$34.99/month
month to month


My local Sprint store offered me the following:
500 AT minutes
Unlimited N&W at 7pm free for two months, then reverting back to 9pm after
that
Can upgrade to 7pm for an additional $7/month.
Vision free for two months, then no vision after that unless I pay
$15/month.
two free Sanyo 8100 camera phones.
They would waive the connection fee on my phone, but we would still have to
pay a $36 connection fee for the additional phone.
$65/month
2 yr agreement

I said that I would think it over and then left.

I am not overly impressed by this new plan they are offering me. I guess I
thought they would offer me a better deal to stay with sprint, but this
doesn't seem to be much of a deal. I don't see anything that I wouldn't be
able to get if I was just a new subscriber.
Should I take this plan? tell them to make it sweeter? tell them to go to
hell and walk?

any feedback is appreciated

In article <C15Cb.15618$P%1.14505581@newssvr28.news.prodigy.c om>,
"Matt" <mengelhardtNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote:

> When I signed up for my original contract back in sept '02, I got a cheap
> kyocera 1135 phone because it was free at the time. It is now beginning to
> crap out so I stopped by my local sprint store last night to see what I
> could upgrade too. I have also gotten married in the last year so I would
> like to upgrade my plan to include two phones. My current 1 yr plan expired
> back in Sept ('03) so I am off contract and free to leave if I wish.
>
> My current plan:
> 350 AT minutes
> unlimited N&W at 9pm
> no vision
> $34.99/month
> month to month
>
>
> My local Sprint store offered me the following:
> 500 AT minutes
> Unlimited N&W at 7pm free for two months, then reverting back to 9pm after
> that
> Can upgrade to 7pm for an additional $7/month.
> Vision free for two months, then no vision after that unless I pay
> $15/month.
> two free Sanyo 8100 camera phones.
> They would waive the connection fee on my phone, but we would still have to
> pay a $36 connection fee for the additional phone.
> $65/month
> 2 yr agreement

Thats about the plan you'd get from http://www.intelenetwireless.com,
although they throw in car chargers, cases, and ear phones, the downside
is you'd need to get new phone numbers.

Sprint is no longer the price leader it was 2 years ago. AT&T is now,
but they have other issues.

Check with your neighbors for who has best cellular coverage in your
town. If you don't ever go out of state, get a Local plan, which will
have many more minutes.


>
> I said that I would think it over and then left.
>
> I am not overly impressed by this new plan they are offering me. I guess I
> thought they would offer me a better deal to stay with sprint, but this
> doesn't seem to be much of a deal. I don't see anything that I wouldn't be
> able to get if I was just a new subscriber.
> Should I take this plan? tell them to make it sweeter? tell them to go to
> hell and walk?
>
> any feedback is appreciated
>
>
>
>
>

"Stewart" <soconnor23@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:soconnor23-3745D9.15274411122003@news02.west.earthlink.net...
> In article <C15Cb.15618$P%1.14505581@newssvr28.news.prodigy.c om>,
> "Matt" <mengelhardtNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When I signed up for my original contract back in sept '02, I got a
cheap
> > kyocera 1135 phone because it was free at the time. It is now
beginning to
> > crap out so I stopped by my local sprint store last night to see what I
> > could upgrade too. I have also gotten married in the last year so I
would
> > like to upgrade my plan to include two phones. My current 1 yr plan
expired
> > back in Sept ('03) so I am off contract and free to leave if I wish.
> >
> > My current plan:
> > 350 AT minutes
> > unlimited N&W at 9pm
> > no vision
> > $34.99/month
> > month to month
> >
> >
> > My local Sprint store offered me the following:
> > 500 AT minutes
> > Unlimited N&W at 7pm free for two months, then reverting back to 9pm
after
> > that
> > Can upgrade to 7pm for an additional $7/month.
> > Vision free for two months, then no vision after that unless I pay
> > $15/month.
> > two free Sanyo 8100 camera phones.
> > They would waive the connection fee on my phone, but we would still have
to
> > pay a $36 connection fee for the additional phone.
> > $65/month
> > 2 yr agreement
>
> Thats about the plan you'd get from http://www.intelenetwireless.com,
> although they throw in car chargers, cases, and ear phones, the downside
> is you'd need to get new phone numbers.
>
> Sprint is no longer the price leader it was 2 years ago. AT&T is now,
> but they have other issues.
>
> Check with your neighbors for who has best cellular coverage in your
> town. If you don't ever go out of state, get a Local plan, which will
> have many more minutes.
>
Sprint has the best coverage in my area, and we do travel, so free roaming
and LD are necessary.
I really don't want to switch from Sprint, but they sure don't seem to want
to keep me too bad.


> >
> > I said that I would think it over and then left.
> >
> > I am not overly impressed by this new plan they are offering me. I
guess I
> > thought they would offer me a better deal to stay with sprint, but this
> > doesn't seem to be much of a deal. I don't see anything that I wouldn't
be
> > able to get if I was just a new subscriber.
> > Should I take this plan? tell them to make it sweeter? tell them to go
to
> > hell and walk?
> >
> > any feedback is appreciated
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

"Matt" <mengelhardtNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:C15Cb.15618$P%1.14505581@newssvr28.news.prodi gy.com...
> When I signed up for my original contract back in sept '02, I got a cheap
> kyocera 1135 phone because it was free at the time. It is now beginning
to
> crap out so I stopped by my local sprint store last night to see what I
> could upgrade too. I have also gotten married in the last year so I would
> like to upgrade my plan to include two phones. My current 1 yr plan
expired
> back in Sept ('03) so I am off contract and free to leave if I wish.
>
> My current plan:
> 350 AT minutes
> unlimited N&W at 9pm
> no vision
> $34.99/month
> month to month
>
>
> My local Sprint store offered me the following:
> 500 AT minutes
> Unlimited N&W at 7pm free for two months, then reverting back to 9pm after
> that
> Can upgrade to 7pm for an additional $7/month.
> Vision free for two months, then no vision after that unless I pay
> $15/month.
> two free Sanyo 8100 camera phones.
> They would waive the connection fee on my phone, but we would still have
to
> pay a $36 connection fee for the additional phone.
> $65/month
> 2 yr agreement
>
> I said that I would think it over and then left.
>
> I am not overly impressed by this new plan they are offering me. I guess
I
> thought they would offer me a better deal to stay with sprint, but this
> doesn't seem to be much of a deal. I don't see anything that I wouldn't
be
> able to get if I was just a new subscriber.
> Should I take this plan? tell them to make it sweeter? tell them to go
to
> hell and walk?

That's a good deal, considering they are providing 2 phones at no additional
cost. Only other thing you might want on the account is the $5/mo. PCS2PCS
option. No minutes charged on the account if making or receiving a call from
another SPCS phone. IOW, all calls to & from the Mrs. are not chargeable ...
while on SPCS's system.

Bob

"Bob Smith" <usirsclt_NoSpam_@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:qt5Cb.11567$7p2.10412@newsread2.news.atl.eart hlink.net...
>
> "Matt" <mengelhardtNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:C15Cb.15618$P%1.14505581@newssvr28.news.prodi gy.com...
> > When I signed up for my original contract back in sept '02, I got a
cheap
> > kyocera 1135 phone because it was free at the time. It is now
beginning
> to
> > crap out so I stopped by my local sprint store last night to see what I
> > could upgrade too. I have also gotten married in the last year so I
would
> > like to upgrade my plan to include two phones. My current 1 yr plan
> expired
> > back in Sept ('03) so I am off contract and free to leave if I wish.
> >
> > My current plan:
> > 350 AT minutes
> > unlimited N&W at 9pm
> > no vision
> > $34.99/month
> > month to month
> >
> >
> > My local Sprint store offered me the following:
> > 500 AT minutes
> > Unlimited N&W at 7pm free for two months, then reverting back to 9pm
after
> > that
> > Can upgrade to 7pm for an additional $7/month.
> > Vision free for two months, then no vision after that unless I pay
> > $15/month.
> > two free Sanyo 8100 camera phones.
> > They would waive the connection fee on my phone, but we would still have
> to
> > pay a $36 connection fee for the additional phone.
> > $65/month
> > 2 yr agreement
> >
> > I said that I would think it over and then left.
> >
> > I am not overly impressed by this new plan they are offering me. I
guess
> I
> > thought they would offer me a better deal to stay with sprint, but this
> > doesn't seem to be much of a deal. I don't see anything that I wouldn't
> be
> > able to get if I was just a new subscriber.
> > Should I take this plan? tell them to make it sweeter? tell them to go
> to
> > hell and walk?
>
> That's a good deal, considering they are providing 2 phones at no
additional
> cost. Only other thing you might want on the account is the $5/mo. PCS2PCS
> option. No minutes charged on the account if making or receiving a call
from
> another SPCS phone. IOW, all calls to & from the Mrs. are not chargeable
....
> while on SPCS's system.
>
Actually, that was included in their offer, I just forgot to list it. They
waived the $5/month fee for that, and included it as long as we agreed to a
two year agreement.

> Bob
>
>
>

Stewart <soconnor23@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sprint is no longer the price leader it was 2 years ago. AT&T is now,
> but they have other issues.

But you're whining about AT&T over in alt.cellular.attws... complaining
about how they are allegedly defrauding customers. Why would you send someone
from another carrier to them?

Check alt.cellular.attws, guys... Phillipe is at it again.

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Basically if cost is important, you suffer with AT&T, if coverage and
service is important, then you go with Verizon.

Seems like the 800 department for retention doesnt exist now, they've
all been transferred to LNP maybe.

In article <Pv5Cb.15626$P%1.14509530
@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>,=20
MattmengelhardtNO@SPAMhotmail.com says...
> Actually, that was included in their offer, I just forgot to list it. Th=
ey
> waived the $5/month fee for that, and included it as long as we agreed to=
a
> two year agreement.
>=20
>=20

Matt, you mentioned that the 500 minute offer didn't=20
attract you. However, you haven't really given us an idea=20
of what kind of minute package you need for your planned=20
usage of the phones. Here, for an example:

There's a 2000 minute plan out there. $100/month.

With a 2-year agreement, you can get PCS2PCS minutes for=20
free, Night&Weekends starting at 7PM for $5/month. Vision=20
service is included on the primary phone, and only $5/month=20
on the second. Voice service for the second phone is free.

Equipment Replacement plan would be $4/month per line. So,=20
too, Roadside Rescue. You could get Voice Command on both=20
lines for $5. Same with Free&Clear America (depending upon=20
the market you're in) which would provide for roaming.

But if you don't expect to use anywhere near that number of=20
minutes, then it's not that great a deal. What do you=20
expect to use?

--=20
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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

In article <MPG.1a44579b3459fe93989925@netnews.comcast.net> ,
O/Siris <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote:

> In article <Pv5Cb.15626$P%1.14509530
> @newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>,
> MattmengelhardtNO@SPAMhotmail.com says...
> > Actually, that was included in their offer, I just forgot to list it. They
> > waived the $5/month fee for that, and included it as long as we agreed to a
> > two year agreement.
> >
> >
>
> Matt, you mentioned that the 500 minute offer didn't
> attract you. However, you haven't really given us an idea
> of what kind of minute package you need for your planned
> usage of the phones. Here, for an example:
>
> There's a 2000 minute plan out there. $100/month.
>
> With a 2-year agreement, you can get PCS2PCS minutes for
> free, Night&Weekends starting at 7PM for $5/month. Vision
> service is included on the primary phone, and only $5/month
> on the second. Voice service for the second phone is free.
>
> Equipment Replacement plan would be $4/month per line. So,
> too, Roadside Rescue. You could get Voice Command on both
> lines for $5. Same with Free&Clear America (depending upon
> the market you're in) which would provide for roaming.
>
> But if you don't expect to use anywhere near that number of
> minutes, then it's not that great a deal. What do you
> expect to use?


If anyone wants a $40 to $60 plan or a 600 minute plan, Sprint's pricing
is right up there with Verizon with half the minutes one can get with
Cingular, TMobile or AT&T.