Sprint says they cant fix it???

In article <[email protected]>,
Steve Sobol <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Anyone got an idea what I can do at this point? It's getting very old.
>
> I find it rather odd that you'd be going to a T-Mobile voice mail system
> from a Sprint phone.

What if his number somehow got ported to T-Mobile? That would explain
why incoming callers get a T-Mobile voice system, wouldn't it?

If Sprint still thinks they have the number, they would not shut off
service on his phone, so he'd still be able to make outgoing calls and
send text messages, wouldn't he?

(That would not explain why incoming text messages, work, though...)


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On 2008-01-01, William Hershman <[email protected]> wrote:

> It's OK. The way it all unfolded, as of now I think the problem is
> resolved. But I also think that if they fail to perform as specified in
> the contract, they cannot compel me to perform either.

I think you really have to look at it on a case-by-case basis. Obviously,
the carrier will write the contract to be favorable to them, not you. In your
case, I think you might have been able to successfully fight the ETF. In other
cases, maybe not.


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Steve Sobol wrote:
> Absolutely wrong. For example, they will let you go without ETF if you move
> to an area without Sprint coverage; my brother-in-law did this when he moved
> up north of Edwards AFB, where Sprint doesn't have a network (California
> City, Kern County).

I lost a good part of my needed coverage after the Sprint/Nextel deal
in summer/fall of '05. They let me out of the contract without an ETF.

A question.

If you decide to terminate service with Sprint (assuming you have a good
reason) and they bill you for the ETF, what happens if you refuse to pay the
ETF?

What can Sprint do, other than try to harass you and possibly put a
collection agency on you?

"William Hershman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:0HYdj.35178$NL5.22247@trnddc05...
One of the phones on my plan works just fine for outgoing calls, and for
outgoing and incoming text. But incoming calls go straight to some T-Mibile
voice mail system. Just started happening Dec 16th, I've called Sprint
(*2) every day since and they say that they are "still processing " this
problem.


Anyone got an idea what I can do at this point? It's getting very old.

On 2008-01-01, newman <[email protected]> wrote:
> A question.
>
> If you decide to terminate service with Sprint (assuming you have a good
> reason) and they bill you for the ETF, what happens if you refuse to pay the
> ETF?
>
> What can Sprint do, other than try to harass you and possibly put a
> collection agency on you?

Screw up your credit, and possibly sue (and most likely win).



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"William Hershman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:0HYdj.35178$NL5.22247@trnddc05...
> One of the phones on my plan works just fine for outgoing calls, and for
> outgoing and incoming text. But incoming calls go straight to some
> T-Mibile voice mail system. Just started happening Dec 16th, I've
> called Sprint (*2) every day since and they say that they are "still
> processing " this problem.
>
>
> Anyone got an idea what I can do at this point? It's getting very old.
>
>

So what happened?

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"Phillip Devoll" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "William Hershman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:0HYdj.35178$NL5.22247@trnddc05...
>> One of the phones on my plan works just fine for outgoing calls, and for
>> outgoing and incoming text. But incoming calls go straight to some
>> T-Mibile voice mail system. Just started happening Dec 16th, I've
>> called Sprint (*2) every day since and they say that they are "still
>> processing " this problem.
>>
>>
>> Anyone got an idea what I can do at this point? It's getting very old.
>>
>>
>
> So what happened?



Good question. I apologize for not following-up on my own. Thanks for
reminding me.
Here's what happened:
Sprint gave me a new phone number.
Not my top choice for solutions, but it might be ok, because I figured out
how to get into the t-mobile voice mail thing and I changed the outgoing
message to one that advises callers of the new number. How long that will
last, I dunno.

I guess its ok, but if I had $ tied up in business cards and stationary and
such, I'd be pretty pissed.


Technologically what happened? I have no idea.

On Jan 3, 8:58*am, "William Hershman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Phillip Devoll" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> > "William Hershman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:0HYdj.35178$NL5.22247@trnddc05...
> >> One of the phones on my plan works just fine for outgoing calls, and for
> >> outgoing and incoming text. *But incoming calls go straight to some
> >> T-Mibile voice mail system. * Just started happening Dec 16th, *I've
> >> called Sprint (*2) every day since and they say that they are "still
> >> processing " this problem.
>
> >> Anyone got an idea what I can do at this point? *It's getting very old.
>
> > So what happened?
>
> Good question. *I apologize for not following-up on my own. *Thanks for
> reminding me.
> Here's what happened:
> Sprint gave me a new phone number.
> Not my top choice for solutions, but it might be ok, because I figured out
> how to get into the t-mobile voice mail thing and I changed the outgoing
> message to one that advises callers of the new number. *How long that will
> last, I dunno.
>
> I guess its ok, but if I had $ tied up in business cards and stationary and
> such, I'd be pretty pissed.
>
> Technologically what happened? * I have no idea.

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On 2008-01-03, William Hershman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "Phillip Devoll" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "William Hershman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:0HYdj.35178$NL5.22247@trnddc05...
>>> One of the phones on my plan works just fine for outgoing calls, and for
>>> outgoing and incoming text. But incoming calls go straight to some
>>> T-Mibile voice mail system. Just started happening Dec 16th, I've
>>> called Sprint (*2) every day since and they say that they are "still
>>> processing " this problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone got an idea what I can do at this point? It's getting very old.
>>
>> So what happened?
>
> Good question. I apologize for not following-up on my own. Thanks for
> reminding me.
> Here's what happened:
> Sprint gave me a new phone number.
> Not my top choice for solutions, but it might be ok, because I figured out
> how to get into the t-mobile voice mail thing and I changed the outgoing
> message to one that advises callers of the new number. How long that will
> last, I dunno.
>
> I guess its ok, but if I had $ tied up in business cards and stationary and
> such, I'd be pretty pissed.
>
>
> Technologically what happened? I have no idea.

Go here

http://www.telcodata.us/telcodata/telco

and type in the first 6 digits of the number to see who it belongs
to. If it is a T-Mobile number then Sprint probably released it
back to T-Mobile, which is what happens to a ported-in number when
the customer leaves without porting it out, even though you were
still using the number.

If it is a Sprint number, however, the previous holder of the number
probably ported it out to T-Mobile but Sprint's systems instead listed
it as free and reassigned it to you.

In either case Sprint probably made a mistake related to number porting
(if it was someone else's mistake you would have got the number back).
This is perfectly consistent with my experience with Sprint's billing
and administrative systems.

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