Sprint Nextel Merger: Employee Benefits and Bashing the Messenger

George wrote:

> Exact opposite in the Northeast (not just part of a county). Sprint is a
> weak carrier with a poor infrastructure.

I would have to disagree with you. I've used Sprint without roaming
from Washington D.C. to Connecticut without any issues.




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Jack Zwick wrote:

> Here in Texas, Cingular service, rate plans, coverage, customer support
> and phones are all infinitely superior to what SprintPCS has.

Yeah, but their signage sucks!

Frankly, if I lived in that part of the country and didn't hate SBC, I'd
probably use Cingular.

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In alt.cellular.sprintpcs Jack Zwick <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> From a googlegroups account, no less, that homes in from a hotmail account.
>>
>> Ten bucks says this is the same troll as before, trying to bolster his
>> credibility.
>
> How about addressing the subject instead of creating a personal attack?

Yes, he is the same troll. He probably sensed a new opportunity with
the recent changes in the mobile phone industry enough to create
material to easily troll with.

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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:00:55 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> "George" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Steve Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Jack Zwick wrote:
>> >
>> > > And today the story is Verizon may try to buy Sprint first.
>> >
>> > Which would suck, because in this part of the country, at least in my
>> region of
>> > San Bernardino County, CA, they take forever to fix capacity and network
>> > problems, which is why I left Verizon in the first place. I don't WANT to
>> be a
>> > Verizon customer.
>>
>> Exact opposite in the Northeast (not just part of a county). Sprint is a
>> weak carrier with a poor infrastructure. A Sprint buyout would be a big
>> boost for existing Sprint customers here.
>
>Here in Texas, Cingular service, rate plans, coverage, customer support
>and phones are all infinitely superior to what SprintPCS has.
I live in Dallas, Texas and have Sprint fits my bill better
than Cingular. I've had Sprint for about 7 or 8 years now.
I've never had any problems with Sprint's customer
support, but then I rarely if ever have a reason to call
them. Just my two cents.

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:00:55 GMT, Jack Zwick <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> "George" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Steve Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Jack Zwick wrote:
>> >
>> > > And today the story is Verizon may try to buy Sprint first.
>> >
>> > Which would suck, because in this part of the country, at least in my
>> region of
>> > San Bernardino County, CA, they take forever to fix capacity and network
>> > problems, which is why I left Verizon in the first place. I don't WANT to
>> be a
>> > Verizon customer.
>>
>> Exact opposite in the Northeast (not just part of a county). Sprint is a
>> weak carrier with a poor infrastructure. A Sprint buyout would be a big
>> boost for existing Sprint customers here.
>
>Here in Texas, Cingular service, rate plans, coverage, customer support
>and phones are all infinitely superior to what SprintPCS has.
I live in Dallas, Texas and have Sprint fits my bill better
than Cingular. I've had Sprint for about 7 or 8 years now.
I've never had any problems with Sprint's customer
support, but then I rarely if ever have a reason to call
them. Just my two cents.

John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

>[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
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>In <[email protected]> on Tue, 14 Dec
>2004 21:49:49 GMT, FUDMEISTER Jack Zwick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>How about addressing the subject instead of creating a personal attack?
>
>How about taking your own advice?

How about learning the difference between criticism and personal attack?

I wonder what will happen to the Free Incoming that Nextel has been offering



"Isaiah Beard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> George wrote:
>
>> Exact opposite in the Northeast (not just part of a county). Sprint is a
>> weak carrier with a poor infrastructure.
>
> I would have to disagree with you. I've used Sprint without roaming from
> Washington D.C. to Connecticut without any issues.
>
>
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:57:47 -0500, Isaiah Beard
<[email protected]> said in alt.cellular:

>George wrote:

>> Exact opposite in the Northeast (not just part of a county). Sprint is a
>> weak carrier with a poor infrastructure.

>I would have to disagree with you. I've used Sprint without roaming
>from Washington D.C. to Connecticut without any issues.

Try the north shore of Long Island.

"Isaiah Beard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> George wrote:
>
> > Exact opposite in the Northeast (not just part of a county). Sprint is a
> > weak carrier with a poor infrastructure.
>
> I would have to disagree with you. I've used Sprint without roaming
> from Washington D.C. to Connecticut without any issues.
>

Sprints coverage is basically a spiders web along the highways. Fine for
traveling on the Interstate but not so good if you happen to live or work >5
miles away from the highway.



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Smitty Smitt - ZX-12R wrote:
> I wonder what will happen to the Free Incoming that Nextel has been offering

Well, I wouldn't worry too much about that. It seems that Sprint is
perfectly fine with letting people grandfather their old plans, some
people are still on the pioneer plans that Sprint first offered at
launch. So as long as you don't switch to a newer plan, it should be
fine... hopefully.

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Al Klein wrote:

>>I would have to disagree with you. I've used Sprint without roaming
>
>>from Washington D.C. to Connecticut without any issues.
>
> Try the north shore of Long Island.

Been there too, done that and made calls.

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George wrote:

> Sprints coverage is basically a spiders web along the highways.

That's a crass over-generalization.

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"Steve Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote:

> George wrote:
>
> > Sprints coverage is basically a spiders web along the highways.
>
> That's a crass over-generalization.


Please tell us *exactly* what's wrong with the statement. I believe it's
generally accurate.

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D.J. Osborn wrote:

> Please tell us *exactly* what's wrong with the statement. I believe it's
> generally accurate.

There are places where there is decent service off the beaten path too.
Sprint's coverage didn't quite match Alltel's and Verizon's in Northeast Ohio,
for example, but there were some places NOT on an interstate where I ended up
forcing my old Verizon phone to roam on Sprint. The Ashtabula area, for one.

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"Steve Sobol" <[email protected]> wrote:

> D.J. Osborn wrote:
>
> > Please tell us *exactly* what's wrong with the statement. I believe it's
> > generally accurate.
>
> There are places where there is decent service off the beaten path too.

Neither he--nor I--claimed that they don't have some "decent service off the
beaten path." His description, then, is still reasonably accurate.

> Sprint's coverage didn't quite match Alltel's and Verizon's in Northeast
Ohio,
> for example, but there were some places NOT on an interstate where I ended
up
> forcing my old Verizon phone to roam on Sprint. The Ashtabula area, for
one.

So what? His description is still reasonably accurate.

Yu *still* haven't told us *exactly* what's wrong with his statement. You
can't--because it's generally accurate.

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