Re: Getting Vision plan with 2 Camera phones and canceling vision later..

"Rich" <tdmailbox@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I was looking at signing up with sprint pcs. Was looking at getting
> the 2 8100 camera phones with the vision plan plus $20.00 for the add
> on phone.
>
> First Question.
> Will they allow me to buy two 8100s and only get vision on the first
> and still get the rebates that make it $99? The website seems to
> imply you can get the phone for $99 either way but if you dont get
> vision the rebate is via mail..
>
> The vision service will only be worth it to me if I can check my work
> email with it. I am not 100% sure if I will be able to do that due to
> firewall issues
>
> If I buy a vision capable phone on a vision plan and decide I dont
> like the vision service can I go down to the non-vision plan without
> problem...
>
> Is it
> A.Not allowed
> B.Allowed but will restart or extended my contact
> C.Allowed without problem

I'd tell you to call *2 and ask them, but I think you'll get a more accurate
response here.

In article <22e731d7.0309040651.940e595@posting.google.com> ,
tdmailbox@yahoo.com (Rich) wrote:

> I was looking at signing up with sprint pcs. Was looking at getting
> the 2 8100 camera phones with the vision plan plus $20.00 for the add
> on phone.
>
> First Question.
> Will they allow me to buy two 8100s and only get vision on the first
> and still get the rebates that make it $99? The website seems to
> imply you can get the phone for $99 either way but if you dont get
> vision the rebate is via mail..
>
> The vision service will only be worth it to me if I can check my work
> email with it. I am not 100% sure if I will be able to do that due to
> firewall issues
>
> If I buy a vision capable phone on a vision plan and decide I dont
> like the vision service can I go down to the non-vision plan without
> problem...
>
> Is it
> A.Not allowed
> B.Allowed but will restart or extended my contact
> C.Allowed without problem

Sprint accepts phones back for refund within 14 days, so i'd suggest
getting one phone and trying it out, to see if it does what you need.
They will however not refund your $36 activation fee if you decide its
not for you.

you will have to foot the bill for the total cost of the units plus,
fee's if you dont agree with the service and or the units,, send them
back within 14days to recieve a credit .... easiest way is to take them
to the spcs store and handel it there,
if you do decide to keep the units you will need to send in your UPC
code off each box to btain the refund and that can take up to 12
weeks,,,

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Rich wrote:
> I was looking at signing up with sprint pcs. Was looking at getting
> the 2 8100 camera phones with the vision plan plus $20.00 for the add
> on phone.
>
> First Question.
> Will they allow me to buy two 8100s and only get vision on the first
> and still get the rebates that make it $99? The website seems to
> imply you can get the phone for $99 either way but if you dont get
> vision the rebate is via mail..

As long as you're activating a new line of service, a new phone number, you
get the rebate. Like you said, it may be mail-in, but you get it
nonetheless. If you wheedle the store staff enough, they'll probably let
you have it on both lines right there, but no promise. But, looking at the
text, I think what the web site means is that you get the mail-in rebate if
you're buying the phone for a pre-existing line of service. A phone number
already active with us. Oh, and ClearPay customers may get the same after
60 days of service. Here's what I saw:

---
This special offer ends September 28, 2003. Instant savings available to
customers adding a new line of service on a PCS Free & Clear Plan with
Vision. Requires a two-year PCS Advantage Agreement. Customers purchasing a
phone without a PCS Free & Clear Plan will receive a mail-in rebate.
---

Looks to me like you get mail-in rebate for activating the phone on a line
you already have with us.

>
> The vision service will only be worth it to me if I can check my work
> email with it. I am not 100% sure if I will be able to do that due to
> firewall issues

We have a service, Business Connection Personal Edition, that may work for
you if you have Outlook or Lotus Notes at work. It's included in the
Professional Pack, or $5/month on its own, with a 2-month free trial.
Basically, you sign up for the service, download and install a free software
client to your work PC, run it and your email at the same time, and then use
BCPE on your phone. Yes, your work PC has to be running, and both
Outlook/Lotus Notes and the BCPE software client have to be running in order
for this to work. The client (so I'm told) establishes a secure connection
to Sprint-secured servers, and then your phone also connects to those
servers when you sign into BCPE on your phone.

Since you're getting a camera phone, you probably want to go with the
Pictures Pack, and then opt for BCPE as an additional option for two months
free to see if it'll work for you.

>
> If I buy a vision capable phone on a vision plan and decide I dont
> like the vision service can I go down to the non-vision plan without
> problem...
>
> Is it
> A.Not allowed
> B.Allowed but will restart or extended my contact
> C.Allowed without problem

C. Actually, Vision is a seperate add-on service that simply changes how
you get billed. Your phone's Vision capabilities are not disabled if you
opt out of it. Without a pack, though, you get charged based on the amount
of data transmitted to and from your phone: 1¢/KB. Not much unless you move
it up to MB, where it becomes $10 per. If BCPE works for you, you
DEFINITELY want a Vision pack to go with it. Oh, and since you have a
camera phone, if you share your pictures via our service, then you get
charged for the bandwidth users take up looking at/downloading your shared
pictures, too. If you don't have a Vision pack on your plan, that is.

An add-on like that does NOT influence your contract. Period. No matter
how many times you add it or remove it. It may not give you the 2-months
free every time, but it will not force any contract renewals, either.

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"Isaiah Beard" <scaredpoet@scaredpoet.n.o.s.p.a.m.com> wrote in message
news:3f5894be$1@rutgers.edu...
> Justin wrote:
>
>
> >>Is it
> >>A.Not allowed
> >>B.Allowed but will restart or extended my contact
> >>C.Allowed without problem
> >
> >
> > I'd tell you to call *2 and ask them, but I think you'll get a more
accurate
> > response here.
>
>
> Or you could be courteous for once and just answer him directly.

What would you know about courtesy?

> To answer the question:
>
> Yes, dropping your Vision pack is allowed. You should be able to just
> sign up to a non-Vision plan (though to be absolutely safe, do it within
> your 14 day period). From there, Vision will still be enabled on your
> phone, but will be "casual use" and charged by the kilobyte if you do
> use it.

"Isaiah Beard" <scaredpoet@scaredpoet.n.o.s.p.a.m.com> wrote in message
news:3f5cd129$1@rutgers.edu...
> Justin Green wrote:
>
>
> >>
> >>Or you could be courteous for once and just answer him directly.
>
> >
> > What would you know about courtesy?
>
> Enough to answer answer someone's question. Something you could have
> easily done.
>
>
> >
> >>To answer the question:
> >>
> >>Yes, dropping your Vision pack is allowed. You should be able to just
> >>sign up to a non-Vision plan (though to be absolutely safe, do it within
> >>your 14 day period). From there, Vision will still be enabled on your
> >>phone, but will be "casual use" and charged by the kilobyte if you do
> >>use it.
> >
I have yet to see a courteous post from you.

"Justin" <justin@cjteam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Isaiah Beard" <scaredpoet@scaredpoet.n.o.s.p.a.m.com> wrote in message
> news:3f5cd129$1@rutgers.edu...
> > Justin Green wrote:
> >
> >
> > >>
> > >>Or you could be courteous for once and just answer him directly.
> >
> > >
> > > What would you know about courtesy?
> >
> > Enough to answer answer someone's question. Something you could have
> > easily done.
> >
> >
> > >
> > >>To answer the question:
> > >>
> > >>Yes, dropping your Vision pack is allowed. You should be able to just
> > >>sign up to a non-Vision plan (though to be absolutely safe, do it
within
> > >>your 14 day period). From there, Vision will still be enabled on your
> > >>phone, but will be "casual use" and charged by the kilobyte if you do
> > >>use it.
> > >
> I have yet to see a courteous post from you.

I have ... plenty of them since getting on this newsgroup in 98 ...

Bob