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- 03-19-2004, 09:12 AM #1JohnGuest
I'm really getting mad about the SMS messaging. Half the time the messages
don't even go through. About 15 min later I end up calling the person and
they say they didn't even get it. I know it's not just my phone because
others have sent them to me and I don't get all of them either. I think
Sprint should have really tested this SMS before rolling it out to every one
and taking the old Short mail off of the phone. I think stupid things like
this makes Sprint PCS look bad. Also your supposed to be able to Ready Link
with a push of a button and half the time it doesn't even connect and when
you start talking it disconnects and says try again. I just needed to get
this off my chest sorry for blowing up like this.
John
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- 03-19-2004, 10:47 AM #2Robert M.Guest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
In article <j5E6c.40692$_w.603060@attbi_s53>, "John" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I think
> Sprint should have really tested this SMS before rolling it out
I never saw an official rollout announcement.
- 03-19-2004, 12:38 PM #3EricGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
<<I never saw an official rollout announcement. >>
Neither did I... I learned about it via seeing some flyers for it at
Radio Shack. It's official enough I guess, but not technically a
"rollout announcement".
Eric
- 03-19-2004, 10:25 PM #4Michael SiegleGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
I'm in the Kansas City market and have used it quite a bit, and as far
as I know I've only experienced one dropped message. It was sent from
my VM4500 to a T-Mobile customer. Another message sent shortly after
the failed one went through though. I usually send about 15-20
messages per day. Hope you have better luck in the future.
Michael
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<j5E6c.40692$_w.603060@attbi_s53>...
> I'm really getting mad about the SMS messaging. Half the time the messages
> don't even go through. About 15 min later I end up calling the person and
> they say they didn't even get it. I know it's not just my phone because
> others have sent them to me and I don't get all of them either. I think
> Sprint should have really tested this SMS before rolling it out to every one
> and taking the old Short mail off of the phone. I think stupid things like
> this makes Sprint PCS look bad. Also your supposed to be able to Ready Link
> with a push of a button and half the time it doesn't even connect and when
> you start talking it disconnects and says try again. I just needed to get
> this off my chest sorry for blowing up like this.
>
> John
- 03-20-2004, 05:40 AM #5Sprint SecretsGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
> Hope you have better luck in the future.
It's quite a testimony to the problms of SMS if one has to rely on luck. And
that is likely why SMS hasn't even been officially announced or promoted.
- 03-20-2004, 08:17 AM #6Scott StephensonGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
"Sprint Secrets" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Hope you have better luck in the future.
>
>
> It's quite a testimony to the problms of SMS if one has to rely on luck.
And
> that is likely why SMS hasn't even been officially announced or promoted.
No its not. Ever heard of a soft launch? This is not the first offering
from a cellular provider to be introduced with no advertising.
- 03-20-2004, 05:57 PM #7Lee GrupsmithGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
Although I've been able to use the SMS since early February just today I got
a message from Sprint about the feature. OK--who was asleep at what wheel?
"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <j5E6c.40692$_w.603060@attbi_s53>, "John" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I think
> > Sprint should have really tested this SMS before rolling it out
>
> I never saw an official rollout announcement.
- 03-21-2004, 12:03 AM #8Steven J SobolGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
Lee Grupsmith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Although I've been able to use the SMS since early February just today I got
> a message from Sprint about the feature. OK--who was asleep at what wheel?
I don't think it's been officially rolled out yet. Otherwise you'd have heard
something.
> "Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <j5E6c.40692$_w.603060@attbi_s53>, "John" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I think
>> > Sprint should have really tested this SMS before rolling it out
>>
>> I never saw an official rollout announcement.
>
>
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- 03-21-2004, 08:51 AM #9Bob SmithGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
"Steven J Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Lee Grupsmith <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Although I've been able to use the SMS since early February just today I
got
> > a message from Sprint about the feature. OK--who was asleep at what
wheel?
>
> I don't think it's been officially rolled out yet. Otherwise you'd have
heard
> something.
I don't know whether it's so big a deal to do a special announcement. SPCS
does have a web page for it. Don't know how long it's been up.
http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/ue...c=pcsReadyLink
Bob
- 03-24-2004, 12:48 PM #10Isaiah BeardGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
John wrote:
> I'm really getting mad about the SMS messaging. Half the time the messages
> don't even go through.
It would help if we knew where the SMS is going to. I've been SMS'ing
domestically to Sprint PCS and Cingular users without problems.
Are you sending SMS messages inside to other Sprint users, or to other
networks? Are the messages going within the US? Are they to ported
numbers? Any little detail helps.
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- 03-24-2004, 12:49 PM #11Isaiah BeardGuest
Re: SMS and SprintPCS
Eric wrote:
> <<I never saw an official rollout announcement. >>
>
> Neither did I... I learned about it via seeing some flyers for it at
> Radio Shack. It's official enough I guess, but not technically a
> "rollout announcement".
>
> Eric
>
I got my rollout announcement int he form of an SMS from Sprint last night.
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