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- 12-11-2004, 09:55 AM #1cGuest
3 months ago moved to Sprint from Verizon.
Sales girl told me I'd get all the bells and whistles free for the
first 2 months, sounded great to me.
What she failed to say was that after the 2 months, Sprint
automatically assumes you want "the horse and the barn".
So nearly **** myself when month 3 bill arrived for over $100. There
was crazy stuff like
$15 for photo plan
$5 for text message plan
$5 for emergency hazard (what the hell??)
Called them up and was only able to get $10 removed from the bill. Guy
said since I had used photos and text msgs, he couldn't credit that
part.
What a load of crap.
And to think I was really liking Sprint as of late. Reminds me why I
left back in 99.
c
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- 12-11-2004, 10:11 AM #2NotanGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
c wrote:
>
> 3 months ago moved to Sprint from Verizon.
>
> Sales girl told me I'd get all the bells and whistles free for the
> first 2 months, sounded great to me.
>
> What she failed to say was that after the 2 months, Sprint
> automatically assumes you want "the horse and the barn".
>
> So nearly **** myself when month 3 bill arrived for over $100. There
> was crazy stuff like
> $15 for photo plan
> $5 for text message plan
> $5 for emergency hazard (what the hell??)
>
> Called them up and was only able to get $10 removed from the bill. Guy
> said since I had used photos and text msgs, he couldn't credit that
> part.
>
> What a load of crap.
>
> And to think I was really liking Sprint as of late. Reminds me why I
> left back in 99.
YOU didn't read the contract and do what YOU were supposed to do,
so "Sprint scammed you."
I laugh in your face.
To quote a part of the Vision Plan trial offer, for example:
"Nationwide network reaches over 240 million people. Offers subject to change.
Terms and conditions apply. Two Months Free offer: Two month free offer requires
activation on a Sprint PCS Consumer Service Plan (excluding starter plan) with
the Sprint PCS Vision or Sprint PCS Ready Link options. If you do not wish to
continue with the trial offer after the initial two months, you must contact us
prior to the billing end date of your second invoice to avoid charges."
DID YOU READ THE LAST LINE?
Notan
- 12-11-2004, 10:25 AM #3cGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
Notan,
Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom? If
so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you live.
If the contract said "after 2 months, Sprint reserves the right to your
first 2 born children, as well as half your assets for next 20 years",
would you still laugh?
We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
Now get back to reading your oven's owners manual from top to bottom.
c
- 12-11-2004, 10:29 AM #4Bob SmithGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
"c" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Notan,
>
> Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom? If
> so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you live.
>
> If the contract said "after 2 months, Sprint reserves the right to your
> first 2 born children, as well as half your assets for next 20 years",
> would you still laugh?
>
> We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
> faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
>
> Now get back to reading your oven's owners manual from top to bottom.
>
> c
Notan was correct. What's more, it's not in fine print. It's fully outlined
on the web site. It's you that are at fault, not SPCS. Lastly, you couldn't
have made a worst analogy if you tried ...
Bob
- 12-11-2004, 10:36 AM #5Scott StephensonGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
"c" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Notan,
>
> Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom? If
> so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you live.
>
> If the contract said "after 2 months, Sprint reserves the right to your
> first 2 born children, as well as half your assets for next 20 years",
> would you still laugh?
>
> We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
> faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
>
> Now get back to reading your oven's owners manual from top to bottom.
>
Great- yet another moron who believes that he is above the rules. If you're
too stupid to read the contract, oh well.
- 12-11-2004, 11:12 AM #6NotanGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
c wrote:
>
> Notan,
>
> Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom? If
> so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you live.
>
> If the contract said "after 2 months, Sprint reserves the right to your
> first 2 born children, as well as half your assets for next 20 years",
> would you still laugh?
>
> We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
> faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
>
> Now get back to reading your oven's owners manual from top to bottom.
That's me... "Pathetic" and not "normal."
And, between the two of us, the only one with no surprises on this month's
Sprint bill!
Notan
- 12-11-2004, 12:57 PM #7OracGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
In article <[email protected]>,
"c" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Notan,
>
> Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom?
I don't know about him, but I do.
>If
> so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you live.
You mean it's "pathetic" to make sure you understand the contents of a
legal document before you agree to it? Geez, I'd say it's the person who
doesn't bother to do so who is the pathetic one.
--
Orac |"A statement of fact cannot be insolent."
|
|"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do you
| inconvenience me with questions?"
- 12-11-2004, 12:58 PM #8OracGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
In article <[email protected]>,
"Scott Stephenson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "c" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Notan,
> >
> > Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom? If
> > so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you live.
> >
> > If the contract said "after 2 months, Sprint reserves the right to your
> > first 2 born children, as well as half your assets for next 20 years",
> > would you still laugh?
> >
> > We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
> > faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
> >
> > Now get back to reading your oven's owners manual from top to bottom.
> >
>
>
> Great- yet another moron who believes that he is above the rules. If you're
> too stupid to read the contract, oh well.
Apparently he believes that stupidity will get him out of the legal
obligation HE agreed to. ;-)
--
Orac |"A statement of fact cannot be insolent."
|
|"If you cannot listen to the answers, why do you
| inconvenience me with questions?"
- 12-11-2004, 01:29 PM #9David G. ImberGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
On 11 Dec 2004 08:25:16 -0800, "c" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
>faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
Rubbish. You ask, you learn. Except idiots never learn. Admit
you're an idiot and move on.
- 12-11-2004, 03:34 PM #10O/SirisGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
In article <1102782316.729670.218710
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, [email protected]=20
says...
> We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
> faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
>=20
Wierd part? Every free offer I've *ever* had came with the=20
condition that the payments started unless I called to=20
cancel. I've never seen otherwise.
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O/Siris
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**A thing moderately good is not so good as it=20
ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a=20
virtue, but moderation in principle is always a
vice.**
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- 12-11-2004, 09:05 PM #11Pete StephensonGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
In article <[email protected]>,
"c" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Do you read the fine print of all your contracts from top to bottom?
> If so, I laugh in your face because what a pathetic little life you
> live.
Certainly. It /is/ a legal document. It would be utterly foolish to not
read _every_single_line_.
> If the contract said "after 2 months, Sprint reserves the right to
> your first 2 born children, as well as half your assets for next 20
> years", would you still laugh?
No. I also wouldn't voluntarily sign such a contract.
> We all know that no "normal" people read their contracts, and in good
> faith, we expect to be told the weird parts of any contracts.
Possibly. However, the days of "good faith" with major corporations
seems to be over.
It's your money. If you're not concerned with it, by all means don't
read the contract. If it *is* a concern, then I would strongly advise
you to read the contract in the future.
Cheers!
--
Pete Stephenson
HeyPete.com
- 12-11-2004, 09:44 PM #12CentralGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 07:55:54 -0800, c wrote:
> 3 months ago moved to Sprint from Verizon.
>
> Sales girl told me I'd get all the bells and whistles free for the
> first 2 months, sounded great to me.
>
> What she failed to say was that after the 2 months, Sprint
> automatically assumes you want "the horse and the barn".
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hey, what the hell is wrong with you? The sales girl told you that it is
free for the first 2 months. What sane person would not ask about what
happens after? Even the wording clearly implies that there is a fee to
pay, which you won't have to pay for the "first" two months of usage. I'm
sorry to say this but, this is no one's fault but your own. Maybe
sprintpcs should have *****ed it out implicitly but really the way it is
put is pretty clear. Of course if it was not clear to you there is no
shame in asking "and on the 3rd month?" or something of that nature.
- 12-12-2004, 02:39 AM #13JesseGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
"c" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1102780554.448592.102920
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
> 3 months ago moved to Sprint from Verizon.
>
> Sales girl told me I'd get all the bells and whistles free for the
> first 2 months, sounded great to me.
>
> What she failed to say was that after the 2 months, Sprint
> automatically assumes you want "the horse and the barn".
>
> So nearly **** myself when month 3 bill arrived for over $100. There
> was crazy stuff like
> $15 for photo plan
> $5 for text message plan
> $5 for emergency hazard (what the hell??)
>
> Called them up and was only able to get $10 removed from the bill. Guy
> said since I had used photos and text msgs, he couldn't credit that
> part.
>
> What a load of crap.
>
> And to think I was really liking Sprint as of late. Reminds me why I
> left back in 99.
>
> c
>
So uhh ... Did you at least learn a lesson or two ?
1) Next time, know what your agreeing to
2) When the free trial is ready to lapse, make sure to call up and cancel,
and everything.
What'd ya think they'd do after 2 months ?
Mail you a batch of chocolate chip cookies ?
- 12-12-2004, 02:39 AM #14JesseGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
"c" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1102780554.448592.102920
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
> 3 months ago moved to Sprint from Verizon.
>
> Sales girl told me I'd get all the bells and whistles free for the
> first 2 months, sounded great to me.
>
> What she failed to say was that after the 2 months, Sprint
> automatically assumes you want "the horse and the barn".
>
> So nearly **** myself when month 3 bill arrived for over $100. There
> was crazy stuff like
> $15 for photo plan
> $5 for text message plan
> $5 for emergency hazard (what the hell??)
>
> Called them up and was only able to get $10 removed from the bill. Guy
> said since I had used photos and text msgs, he couldn't credit that
> part.
>
> What a load of crap.
>
> And to think I was really liking Sprint as of late. Reminds me why I
> left back in 99.
>
> c
>
So uhh ... Did you at least learn a lesson or two ?
1) Next time, know what your agreeing to
2) When the free trial is ready to lapse, make sure to call up and cancel,
and everything.
What'd ya think they'd do after 2 months ?
Mail you a batch of chocolate chip cookies ?
- 12-12-2004, 06:33 AM #15Jerome ZelinskeGuest
Re: little scam that Sprint has going
You bet I read and understand every contract before I sigh it, even if
I have to hire a lawyer to do it.
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