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- 08-21-2007, 12:32 PM #1Jim DubyaGuest
Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever they have this
problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them say "It's the
Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make their call.
I make them say "It's the Network" because they are drinking so much Verizon
Kool-Aid that they just can't belive that their phone can't make a call or
is dropping the call. Sometimes they are so brainwashed that they even try
to blame the dropped call on the landline phone of the person that they are
talking with!! Can you believe that?!
Anyway, I make them say ":It's the network" and then I let them borrow my
phone.
BTW: I don't work for Sprint or have any connection to Sprint or Verizon
other than I was a Verizon/Airtouch customer for 10 years before being
forced to switch to Sprint becuse Verizon couldn't provide service to my
neighborhood in Southern Orange County California and therefore I had to
dump-them. 'Actually Verizon dumped-me and waived the ETF after
investigating my neighborhood and talling me that they cannot provide
reliable service in my area. I think that Verion has the best marketing
maching of any company in the world and I congratulate them for that
accomplishment. Their "It's the Network" marketing campaign has everyone
drinking Verizon Kool-aid by the gallons. This really fun! I was on Ortega
Highway (between Riverside and Orange County) with a friend last week to do
some astronomy. He wanted to call his wife and his Verizon phone had no
signal! I loaned him my Sprint phone after making him say "It's the Network"
and he was able to make the call. Just for the fun-of-it, I forced my Sprint
phone to roam on Verizon and showed him that I couldn't get any signal
either. He was rather impressed that I could force my phone into roaming
mode and is going to be switching to Sprint after his contract is up with
Verizon. I also work in a building in Carlbad California on Faraday Avenue
that has a very low Verizon signal. The Verizon Kool-Aid drinkers are
dropping calls all of the time in our labs at the office. I save the day by
loaning them my Sprint phone after making them say "It's the Network".
Boys and girls, is really important to be able to separate the wheat from
the chaf. The truth is that "It's the Network" is a wonderful marketing
campaign but there is no single cell phone service provider that is "the
best". The best cell phone service is the one that works the best in the
areas that you work, live, play, and travel. That is really the final and
ONLY truth!!
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- 08-21-2007, 12:56 PM #2Agent_CGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0700, "Jim Dubya" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call.
<snip>
You're completely full of ****.
A_C
- 08-21-2007, 01:04 PM #3Guest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
Jim Dubya wrote:
> Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
> there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
> can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever they have this
> problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them say "It's the
> Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make their call.
Ever thought they might say "its the asshole" when you walk up?
Personally if you were in my car and asked me to say something so
stupid, you'd get removed from the vehicle. If you're REALLY lucky I
might even slow down before removing you.
Its the attitude, stupid.
PS - if you want coverage buy a nice dual band mobile ham radio rig
(2m/70cm) and a nice meaty amplifier and antenna. Burn a few hours
learning how to use echolink and you'll probably find you get much
better coverage with it than you do a cellphone. Of course, 1500W of FM
always beats 250mW of CDMA (plus the 800 band is pretty worthless, 1900
is completely worthless and should only be used for overlays... PCS-only
carriers SUCK) :P
- 08-21-2007, 01:07 PM #4Jim DubyaGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
"Agent_C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0700, "Jim Dubya" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>>there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>>can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call.
> <snip>
>
> You're completely full of ****.
>
> A_C
>
Agent_C,
It sounds like you need to have another tall glass of Verizon Kool-Aid. You
are already "way--the-legal-limit" and seem to be very intoxicated on the
stuff! :Maybe you should make an appointment with a therapist and tell them
of your obsession with "It's the Network". They have helped many folks like
you and I am sure that there is hope for you but you may have to eat the ETF
and switch to another cell phone service. :-)
Best of luck and hope that you can successfully detox very soon. Now go back
to playing "secret agent man" and be nice. :-)
- 08-21-2007, 01:08 PM #5Jim DubyaGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
"Agent_C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0700, "Jim Dubya" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>>there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>>can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call.
> <snip>
>
> You're completely full of ****.
>
> A_C
>
Agent_C,
It sounds like you need to have another tall glass of Verizon Kool-Aid. You
are already "way--the-legal-limit" and seem to be very intoxicated on the
stuff! :Maybe you should make an appointment with a therapist and tell them
of your obsession with "It's the Network". They have helped many folks like
you and I am sure that there is hope for you but you may have to eat the ETF
and switch to another cell phone service. :-)
Best of luck and hope that you can successfully detox very soon. Now go back
to playing "secret agent man" and be nice. :-)
- 08-21-2007, 02:07 PM #6Agent_CGuest
Re: Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:08:13 -0700, "Jim Dubya" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Agent_C,
>
>It sounds like you need to have another tall glass of Verizon Kool-Aid. You
>are already "way--the-legal-limit" and seem to be very intoxicated on the
>stuff! :Maybe you should make an appointment with a therapist and tell them
>of your obsession with "It's the Network". They have helped many folks like
>you and I am sure that there is hope for you but you may have to eat the ETF
>and switch to another cell phone service. :-)
>
>Best of luck and hope that you can successfully detox very soon. Now go back
>to playing "secret agent man" and be nice. :-)
Anything of substance to say?
A_C
- 08-21-2007, 02:19 PM #7Nick DangerGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
I figured out long ago that this whole myth of "best coverage" and "best
customer service" was a case of mass delusion, probably brought on by the
"Can you hear me now?" campaign, which I actually do admire for its
effectiveness. I'm sure there are a fair number of other people who are
aware of this phenomenon. However, most of us are content to just go through
life with a certain quiet smugness about our resistance to clever
advertising. As for getting your kicks from forcing the VZW sheep to grovel
before you, I guess it's your phone and you have the right to set your own
conditions - or possibly you are just a troll with too much free time on
your hands - but in either case, really, you do need to Get a Life.
- 08-21-2007, 03:14 PM #8Jim DubyaGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jim Dubya wrote:
>> Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>> there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>> can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever they have
>> this problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them say "It's
>> the Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make their call.
>
> Ever thought they might say "its the asshole" when you walk up?
>
> Personally if you were in my car and asked me to say something so stupid,
> you'd get removed from the vehicle. If you're REALLY lucky I might even
> slow down before removing you.
>
> Its the attitude, stupid.
>
> PS - if you want coverage buy a nice dual band mobile ham radio rig
> (2m/70cm) and a nice meaty amplifier and antenna. Burn a few hours
> learning how to use echolink and you'll probably find you get much better
> coverage with it than you do a cellphone. Of course, 1500W of FM always
> beats 250mW of CDMA (plus the 800 band is pretty worthless, 1900 is
> completely worthless and should only be used for overlays... PCS-only
> carriers SUCK) :P
>
If your car was broken down on a deserted road and your Verizon phone didn't
work and your high-powered CB Radio didn't work (that's a big TEN-FOUR good
buddy!), you would say anything to use my working cell phone! :-)
P.S. Your conversations on those fancy CB Radios are not private. Did you
know what other folks can hear everything that you say when you are on
channel 19 talking to the truckers and lot lizzards? :-)
Also, PCS works very well when it is deployed well.
- 08-21-2007, 05:55 PM #9Todd AllcockGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
At 21 Aug 2007 16:19:43 -0400 Nick Danger wrote:
> I figured out long ago that this whole myth of "best coverage" and
> "best
> customer service" was a case of mass delusion, probably brought on
by the
> "Can you hear me now?" campaign, which I actually do admire for its
> effectiveness.
To be fair, however, such a campaign couldn't overcome a rotten
network.
McDonald's could launch a "Big Mac- it's better than a steak dinner"
campaign, and no one's going to walk around thinking- "they're right-
it IS better than steak!"
While T-Mobile and Sprint work in my neighborhood much better than
AT&T or Verizon, that's certainly not the norm. In my travels, when
I'm in a lousy reception area and most of us are cursing at our phones,
it's usually (not always) the guy with the Verizon phone making a
call while the rest of us are staring at the lack of bars on our
phones.
I say this as a happy T-Mo customer- the situation I described above
doesn't happen often enough for me to trade a two phones with 1000
minutes and unlimited data for $72 for better reception and a
$150/month bill! We all have priorities. Mine are inexpensive voice
and data, and the freedom to choose any equipment I want to use.
> I'm sure there are a fair number of other people who are
> aware of this phenomenon. However, most of us are content to just
> go through
> life with a certain quiet smugness about our resistance to clever
> advertising.
Again, advertising often can change your predisposition to a product,
but rarely overcomes personal experience. The Verizon campaign is
only as successful as it is because it's essentially true. Verizon
coverage isn't necessarily leaps and bounds above the others, but
it's usually as good as anyone elses, and sometimes better.
--
"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003
- 08-21-2007, 06:40 PM #10AZ NomadGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0700, Jim Dubya <[email protected]> wrote:
>Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever they have this
>problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them say "It's the
>Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make their call.
You're a jerk. A complete knee-biter.
- 08-21-2007, 07:05 PM #11IMHO IIRCGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
In news:[email protected],
Paul Miner <[email protected]> typed:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:14:58 -0700, "Jim Dubya" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> PS - if you want coverage buy a nice dual band mobile ham radio rig
>>> (2m/70cm) and a nice meaty amplifier and antenna. Burn a few hours
>>> learning how to use echolink and you'll probably find you get much
>>> better coverage with it than you do a cellphone. Of course, 1500W of
>>> FM always beats 250mW of CDMA (plus the 800 band is pretty worthless,
>>> 1900 is completely worthless and should only be used for overlays...
>>> PCS-only carriers SUCK) :P
>>>
>>
>> If your car was broken down on a deserted road and your Verizon phone
>> didn't work and your high-powered CB Radio didn't work (that's a big
>> TEN-FOUR good buddy!), you would say anything to use my working cell
>> phone! :-)
>>
>> P.S. Your conversations on those fancy CB Radios are not private. Did you
>> know what other folks can hear everything that you say when you are on
>> channel 19 talking to the truckers and lot lizzards? :-)
>>
>> Also, PCS works very well when it is deployed well.
>
> You're equating CB to a 1500W Ham rig??
The OP Does not seem to be in touch with reality about cell phones OR CB OR
a 1500W Ham rig.
Makes me wonder about all he has posted ;-)
- 08-21-2007, 07:07 PM #12GeorgeGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
AZ Nomad wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0700, Jim Dubya <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>> there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>> can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever they have this
>> problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them say "It's the
>> Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make their call.
>
> You're a jerk. A complete knee-biter.
>
Trolls tend to be like that. So why bother feeding them?
- 08-21-2007, 07:25 PM #13AZ NomadGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:07:35 -0400, George <[email protected]> wrote:
>AZ Nomad wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:32:19 -0700, Jim Dubya <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have Verizon,
>>> there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because they either
>>> can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever they have this
>>> problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them say "It's the
>>> Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make their call.
>>
>> You're a jerk. A complete knee-biter.
>>
>Trolls tend to be like that. So why bother feeding them?
Trolls tend to be brighter than him. It takes some cleverness to get a
good heated argument going. He's just your basic jerk.
- 08-21-2007, 08:40 PM #14LarryGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
"Jim Dubya" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Anyway, I make them say ":It's the network" and then I let them borrow
> my phone.
>
>
Precious!
.....especially if you follow it up with, "Can you hear me now??!!", while
they're on your phone...(c;
Larry
--
I always loan my Alltel phone to Verizon customers inside WalMart where
Verizon's DEAD. 4 of them have turned in my customer referral cards so I
get my bounty!...(c;
I'll make 'em say, "It's the network.", from now on....(c;
- 08-21-2007, 08:46 PM #15LarryGuest
Re: Make them say "It's the Network"!
Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote in newsYKyi.9040
[email protected]:
> McDonald's could launch a "Big Mac- it's better than a steak dinner"
> campaign, and no one's going to walk around thinking- "they're right-
> it IS better than steak!"
>
>
Obviously, you've never read the warning statements on the cardboard
sleeve a new fan belt comes in, have you? Warnings like - Turn off the
engine before attempting to replace this belt. You just KNOW someone
needed that statement, right? You could easily convince 30% of the
Americans like him that McDonald's greaseburgers were better'n steak.
Listen to any talk radio station for an hour and see what commercials
work great to sell Select Comfort $2000 air mattresses, Bose $2000 6"
speakers, etc.
People are really STUPID!......well, except for you and me.
Larry
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