Sprint charging for number portability

My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx dollars
a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant change his
number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile whenever he
can, but he wants to keep his number.

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Bob Barker wrote:
> *My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx
> dollars
> a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant change
> his
> number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile whenever he
> can, but he wants to keep his number.
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular
> groups] *

Bob Barker needs to learn how to do a google search as this topic has
been discussed over and over and over and over and over again..........

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souldog wrote:
> Bob Barker needs to learn how to do a google search as this topic has
> been discussed over and over and over and over and over again..........

I agree, asking a question that has been soooo over hashed without
bothering to seach previous NG threads is silly...BUT, if your
news server expires messages after 30 days, you may never know the
topic was even cussed or discussed.

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Bob Barker) wrote:

> My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx dollars
> a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant change his
> number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile whenever he
> can, but he wants to keep his number.

Sorry the other are insulting instead of helping you.

1. Apparently they can charge now. They claim its to recover their costs
to implemnt Number Portability.

2. A lawsuit saying that fee is a violation of contract and people
should be allowed to quit withour penalty resulted in a CA judge giving
an injunction to allow that until Auguest 31.

3. Number portabilty takes effect on November 23, although Sprint may
charge a fee for that, on top of the monthly fee.

4. As bad a Sprint Customer Service is, AT&T and TMobile aren't much
better, and in most places their cellular coverage has more holes in it
than Sprint's does.

Thank you for not being an asshole like souldog.

Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (Bob Barker) wrote:
>
> > My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx dollars
> > a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant change his
> > number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile whenever he
> > can, but he wants to keep his number.
>
> Sorry the other are insulting instead of helping you.
>
> 1. Apparently they can charge now. They claim its to recover their costs
> to implemnt Number Portability.
>
> 2. A lawsuit saying that fee is a violation of contract and people
> should be allowed to quit withour penalty resulted in a CA judge giving
> an injunction to allow that until Auguest 31.
>
> 3. Number portabilty takes effect on November 23, although Sprint may
> charge a fee for that, on top of the monthly fee.
>
> 4. As bad a Sprint Customer Service is, AT&T and TMobile aren't much
> better, and in most places their cellular coverage has more holes in it
> than Sprint's does.

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

I dont have google access at my job, nor do I have a pc at home.
Genious.

souldog <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>
> Bob Barker wrote:
> > *My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx
> > dollars
> > a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant change
> > his
> > number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile whenever he
> > can, but he wants to keep his number.
> >
> > [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular
> > groups] *
>
> Bob Barker needs to learn how to do a google search as this topic has
> been discussed over and over and over and over and over again..........
>
> --
> Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
> Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap
>

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[email protected] (Bob Barker) writes:

> Thank you for not being an asshole like souldog.

This comment shows that, unfortunately, the same cannot be said about
you.

Which points out a question: does anybody regularly post a a.c.s FAQ?

If not, I volunteer.

-- John

You have access to phonescoop.com but not Google? Not denying your
claim but wondering the theory behind that.

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:31:20 -0000, [email protected] (Bob
Barker) said:

>I dont have google access at my job, nor do I have a pc at home.
>Genious.
>

It may not be ethical, but it is not illegal.

"Bob Barker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx dollars
> a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant change his
> number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile whenever he
> can, but he wants to keep his number.
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

"John Goerzen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] (Bob Barker) writes:
>
> > Thank you for not being an asshole like souldog.
>
> This comment shows that, unfortunately, the same cannot be said about
> you.
>
> Which points out a question: does anybody regularly post a a.c.s FAQ?
>
> If not, I volunteer.
>
> -- John

No, no one has, as we all have jobs and don't have the time to coordinate
the information on phones or the system ... A lotta history, and no time to
put it together. If you want to do something, go fer it ... You might get
some help from the other posters who can offer some history and current
information.

Bob

Phillipe wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (Bob Barker) wrote:
>
>> My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx
>> dollars a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant
>> change his number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile
>> whenever he can, but he wants to keep his number.
>
> Sorry the other are insulting instead of helping you.
>
> 1. Apparently they can charge now. They claim its to recover their
> costs to implemnt Number Portability.

That's exactly what it is.

>
> 2. A lawsuit saying that fee is a violation of contract and people
> should be allowed to quit withour penalty resulted in a CA judge
> giving an injunction to allow that until Auguest 31.

That's not what it says. It says our contract lets people out for
implementing it.

>
> 3. Number portabilty takes effect on November 23, although Sprint may
> charge a fee for that, on top of the monthly fee.

As may Verizon, Nextel, AT&T...

>
> 4. As bad a Sprint Customer Service is, AT&T and TMobile aren't much
> better, and in most places their cellular coverage has more holes in
> it than Sprint's does.

Our network is the largest (in square miles covered) in the country. But
one should seek out others in their area with Sprint coverage to find out if
that leads to coverage at home.
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O/Siris
I work for Sprint
I *don't* speak for them

In article <Z_%0b.160153$cF.56197@rwcrnsc53>,
"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.com> wrote:

>
> Our network is the largest (in square miles covered) in the country. But
> one should seek out others in their area with Sprint coverage to find out if
> that leads to coverage at home.

As Justin's grief demonstrated, Sprints maps are a fiction and have many
undocumented dead spots and holes. So are other cellular companies, but
thats no excuse for Sprint's dishonesty.

Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> As Justin's grief demonstrated, Sprints maps are a fiction and have many
> undocumented dead spots and holes. So are other cellular companies, but
> thats no excuse for Sprint's dishonesty.

But its OK for the other companies to lie? Look at Verizon's coverage
maps, they blanket the whole country, yet I know very large areas tha
they claim they have coverage, but they do not. Sprint's maps are
roughly 99% accurate, they show where they definitely do not have
coverage, yet other just blot the whole country in color.

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (SprintPCS Tech) wrote:

>
>
> Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
> > As Justin's grief demonstrated, Sprints maps are a fiction and have many
> > undocumented dead spots and holes. So are other cellular companies, but
> > thats no excuse for Sprint's dishonesty.
>
> But its OK for the other companies to lie? Look at Verizon's coverage
> maps, they blanket the whole country, yet I know very large areas tha
> they claim they have coverage, but they do not. Sprint's maps are
> roughly 99% accurate, they show where they definitely do not have
> coverage, yet other just blot the whole country in color.

Others would strongly disagree with your 99% figure. More likely closer
to 80%.


FLAME ON

It's not OK for other companies to lie, and CERTAINLY NOT OK FOR SPRINT
TO EXCUSE ITSELF FROM LYING CAUSE OTHER COMPANIES MAY BE LYING.


FLAME OFF

"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.com> wrote in message news:<Z_%0b.160153$cF.56197@rwcrnsc53>...
> Phillipe wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > [email protected] (Bob Barker) wrote:
> >
> >> My dad is using Sprint, and on his bill they are charging him xx
> >> dollars a month for number portability. Is this legal since we cant
> >> change his number yet? He wants to switch to either att or tmobile
> >> whenever he can, but he wants to keep his number.
> >
> > Sorry the other are insulting instead of helping you.
> >
> > 1. Apparently they can charge now. They claim its to recover their
> > costs to implemnt Number Portability.
>
> That's exactly what it is.
>
> >
> > 2. A lawsuit saying that fee is a violation of contract and people
> > should be allowed to quit withour penalty resulted in a CA judge
> > giving an injunction to allow that until Auguest 31.
>
> That's not what it says. It says our contract lets people out for
> implementing it.
>
> >
> > 3. Number portabilty takes effect on November 23, although Sprint may
> > charge a fee for that, on top of the monthly fee.
>
> As may Verizon, Nextel, AT&T...
>
> >
> > 4. As bad a Sprint Customer Service is, AT&T and TMobile aren't much
> > better, and in most places their cellular coverage has more holes in
> > it than Sprint's does.
>
> Our network is the largest (in square miles covered) in the country. But
> one should seek out others in their area with Sprint coverage to find out if
> that leads to coverage at home.

The largest? I have a friend who explained (or tried to explain) that
the older companies such as Verizon and Nextel had much larger
networds in terms of the square miles covered.