Thunder

In article <[email protected]>,
"thunder" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Reading your post for a while now and I have the following questions:
>
> 1. If you think sprint is so bad, then what provider do you use ?

You missed my earlier post:

Lest anyone falsely say all my posts are negative let me list some of
the many positive things I've said about SprintPCS.

1. For many people: Plans with most minutes for the buck
with the coverage they need.

2. Some spiffy phones, I used to own a Samsung i330, and currently have
a Sanyo RL2500 and have often posted positive remarks about those two
models, Sprint has some feature rich models for those that like camera
phones.

3. Excellent mailorder service for purchase of phones, quick delivery
from Louisville, sometimes less good with backordered accessories.

4. Excellent service from Executive Services if your Service or billing
gets messed up.

5. Analog capability on almost all phones (not Treo 600), so if
you have an emergency in boonies, you can roam.

6. Nice corporate discounts for those working at large companies where
such deals are in force.

7. Vision Service is Fixed price, and cheaper than most other carriers
($19.99 for similar service at Cingular)

8. Good capability to track your usage and bills on the web (except
during a month you change your plan, or if you have a shared minutes
plan). *4 also gives that information

9. 7 PM nights and weeks is a good deal for those folks with friends or
families living in a more easterly time zone.

10. Zero requirement for automatic billing from credit card or bank
account, although one can do that manually monthly on the web and save
postage.

11. Availability of free firmware updates on phones at Company stores.

==========================

I stay with Sprint because I like their National Plan, that if I'm 1000
miles away from home, every minute has free long distance. I like the
retention plan I'm on that gives me more minutes than I've ever used in
a month, so that I needn't closely track my useage. I have free 8 PM
nights and weekends, and use about 1000 minutes a month of those.
When I'm not changing phones or plans, SprintPCS works reliabily as does
billing, and where I am now, its likely cheaper than any plan I could
switch too.

However I will not give SprintPCS a pass or apologize for them when they
do something thats questionable or not customer friendly.
=========

Interestingly soon there may be more National Carriers rather than fewer
as a result of the Cingular-ATTWS merger, which might make one expect
one less company.

By this time next year AT&T will be again fielding a wireless service,
and MCI has indicated it wants to also, although they may (as Disney has
indicated it may) just run a plan similar to Virgin Wireless (which has
been a great success and helped keep SprintPCS afloat)

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> However I will not give SprintPCS a pass or apologize for them when they
> do something thats questionable or not customer friendly.
> =========

Thanks.. Just curious...I am happy with sprint..No real complaints.

Currently I have 1000 a/t with unl. n/w at 8pm @ $50
have the Sanyo 7300. National plan of course..

They don't have anything called a National Plan you moron. Call it by it's
true name-Free & Clear America-the only true 'national' plan at SPCS.

Chris

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "thunder" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Reading your post for a while now and I have the following questions:
> >
> > 1. If you think sprint is so bad, then what provider do you use ?
>
> You missed my earlier post:
>
> Lest anyone falsely say all my posts are negative let me list some of
> the many positive things I've said about SprintPCS.
>
> 1. For many people: Plans with most minutes for the buck
> with the coverage they need.
>
> 2. Some spiffy phones, I used to own a Samsung i330, and currently have
> a Sanyo RL2500 and have often posted positive remarks about those two
> models, Sprint has some feature rich models for those that like camera
> phones.
>
> 3. Excellent mailorder service for purchase of phones, quick delivery
> from Louisville, sometimes less good with backordered accessories.
>
> 4. Excellent service from Executive Services if your Service or billing
> gets messed up.
>
> 5. Analog capability on almost all phones (not Treo 600), so if
> you have an emergency in boonies, you can roam.
>
> 6. Nice corporate discounts for those working at large companies where
> such deals are in force.
>
> 7. Vision Service is Fixed price, and cheaper than most other carriers
> ($19.99 for similar service at Cingular)
>
> 8. Good capability to track your usage and bills on the web (except
> during a month you change your plan, or if you have a shared minutes
> plan). *4 also gives that information
>
> 9. 7 PM nights and weeks is a good deal for those folks with friends or
> families living in a more easterly time zone.
>
> 10. Zero requirement for automatic billing from credit card or bank
> account, although one can do that manually monthly on the web and save
> postage.
>
> 11. Availability of free firmware updates on phones at Company stores.
>
> ==========================
>
> I stay with Sprint because I like their National Plan, that if I'm 1000
> miles away from home, every minute has free long distance. I like the
> retention plan I'm on that gives me more minutes than I've ever used in
> a month, so that I needn't closely track my useage. I have free 8 PM
> nights and weekends, and use about 1000 minutes a month of those.
> When I'm not changing phones or plans, SprintPCS works reliabily as does
> billing, and where I am now, its likely cheaper than any plan I could
> switch too.
>
> However I will not give SprintPCS a pass or apologize for them when they
> do something thats questionable or not customer friendly.
> =========
>
> Interestingly soon there may be more National Carriers rather than fewer
> as a result of the Cingular-ATTWS merger, which might make one expect
> one less company.
>
> By this time next year AT&T will be again fielding a wireless service,
> and MCI has indicated it wants to also, although they may (as Disney has
> indicated it may) just run a plan similar to Virgin Wireless (which has
> been a great success and helped keep SprintPCS afloat)

Chris Russell wrote:

> They don't have anything called a National Plan you moron. Call it by it's
> true name-Free & Clear America-the only true 'national' plan at SPCS.
>
> Chris

Actually, these days Free & Clear America is an attachable option. Plans
are either "Free & Clear Nationwide" or "Free & Clear Area-wide."
If I guess correctly at what you're trying to achieve, you'd want to get
a Free & Clear Nationwide plan, which has no roaming charges anywhere on
the Sprint PCS Nationwide Network (built from the ground up....) and
then attach a Free & Clear America option for either $5 or $10 to cover
your off-network usage.

-mike

Go here:

http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/se...tor=_Shop_plan
sCoverage_plansOptions_nationwidePlans_

See where the roaming option is Free & Clear America? It's still listed on
my bill as that even though I switched to the $50/700min/unlimited w/ $5 F &
C America option from the $45/400/1000 F& C America actual plan.
Nationwide meaning nationwide on SPCS system(not including roaming) which is
not a 'national plan' such as Cingular GAIT Nation or Verizon National
Single Rate. If you post info, use the right terminology and names. That's
all I would like to see. That's one of the problems with
Philippe/RobertM/cell merger, he gets lazy and is not accurate.

Chris


Chris

"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Chris Russell wrote:
>
> > They don't have anything called a National Plan you moron. Call it by
it's
> > true name-Free & Clear America-the only true 'national' plan at SPCS.
> >
> > Chris
>
> Actually, these days Free & Clear America is an attachable option. Plans
> are either "Free & Clear Nationwide" or "Free & Clear Area-wide."
> If I guess correctly at what you're trying to achieve, you'd want to get
> a Free & Clear Nationwide plan, which has no roaming charges anywhere on
> the Sprint PCS Nationwide Network (built from the ground up....) and
> then attach a Free & Clear America option for either $5 or $10 to cover
> your off-network usage.
>
> -mike
>

In article <[email protected]>,
"Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> See where the roaming option is Free & Clear America? It's still listed on
> my bill as that even though I switched to the $50/700min/unlimited w/ $5 F &
> C America option from the $45/400/1000 F& C America actual plan.
> Nationwide meaning nationwide on SPCS system(not including roaming) which is
> not a 'national plan' such as Cingular GAIT Nation or Verizon National
> Single Rate. If you post info, use the right terminology and names. That's
> all I would like to see.

And then one wonders why new customers complain Sprint's pricing plans
are mainly designed to confuse folks?

In article <[email protected]>,
"thunder" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> > However I will not give SprintPCS a pass or apologize for them when they
> > do something thats questionable or not customer friendly.
> > =========
>
> Thanks.. Just curious...I am happy with sprint..No real complaints.
>
> Currently I have 1000 a/t with unl. n/w at 8pm @ $50
> have the Sanyo 7300. National plan of course..

I have a lower priced deal that works better for me.

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > See where the roaming option is Free & Clear America? It's still listed
on
> > my bill as that even though I switched to the $50/700min/unlimited w/ $5
F &
> > C America option from the $45/400/1000 F& C America actual plan.
> > Nationwide meaning nationwide on SPCS system(not including roaming)
which is
> > not a 'national plan' such as Cingular GAIT Nation or Verizon National
> > Single Rate. If you post info, use the right terminology and names.
That's
> > all I would like to see.
>
> And then one wonders why new customers complain Sprint's pricing plans
> are mainly designed to confuse folks?

Just who is complaining or confused Phillipe ... ?

Bob