Free and Clear America

I seem to get different answers every I call customer service. I currently
have the $10 50 minute roaming option. I would obviously prefer the Free
and Clear America option. One answer I get is that I already have it with
my plan, the other answer I get is that it's a $5.00 option but not
available on anything but the new plans. I have no clue how to go about
figuring out what the correct answer is.

Thanks for the help.

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Eric Smith wrote:
>
> I seem to get different answers every I call customer service. I currently
> have the $10 50 minute roaming option. I would obviously prefer the Free
> and Clear America option. One answer I get is that I already have it with
> my plan, the other answer I get is that it's a $5.00 option but not
> available on anything but the new plans. I have no clue how to go about
> figuring out what the correct answer is.

This is one of the unfortunate problems with Sprint... Different Reps,
different answers.

I've got an existing plan, called 2 days ago to add the $5/month
roaming option, and it was added immediately.

2 things to note:

1) Your roaming minutes can not excede half of your anytime minutes.
2) As Bob Smith reminded me, the option is only available for those
customers in SPCS metro areas, not for customers who are in an affiliate's
area.

Larry

Anybody know if they'll add F&CA option for $5 on an already existing
"retention" plan?

Stud Muffin wrote:
>
> Anybody know if they'll add F&CA option for $5 on an already existing
> "retention" plan?

They will. I've got it.

Larry

I got it too, last week, no hassle, 4-5 minutes in and out, c/s agent
kept me on line to double check it went on, started at midnight ( about
30 minutes after the call)

Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Eric Smith wrote:
> >
> > I seem to get different answers every I call customer service. I currently
> > have the $10 50 minute roaming option. I would obviously prefer the Free
> > and Clear America option. One answer I get is that I already have it with
> > my plan, the other answer I get is that it's a $5.00 option but not
> > available on anything but the new plans. I have no clue how to go about
> > figuring out what the correct answer is.
>
> This is one of the unfortunate problems with Sprint... Different Reps,
> different answers.
>
> I've got an existing plan, called 2 days ago to add the $5/month
> roaming option, and it was added immediately.
>
> 2 things to note:
>
> 1) Your roaming minutes can not excede half of your anytime minutes.
> 2) As Bob Smith reminded me, the option is only available for those
> customers in SPCS metro areas, not for customers who are in an affiliate's
> area.
>
> Larry

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Lawrence Glasser wrote:

> Stud Muffin wrote:
>
>>Anybody know if they'll add F&CA option for $5 on an already existing
>>"retention" plan?
>
>
> They will. I've got it.
>
> Larry

I currently have the $10/mo roaming option where I can use half of my
total usage (anytime and N/W) while roaming. I called them and asked to
switch me to the $5/mo F&CA option starting november 1st. I assumed that
both roaming options were alike except for the price. But I've read here
that the new option is for roaming usage up to half of the anytime
minutes only. Is this correct? Should I call them back and keep my
current $10/mo option?

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> I seem to get different answers every I call customer service. I current=
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> have the $10 50 minute roaming option. I would obviously prefer the Free
> and Clear America option. One answer I get is that I already have it wit=
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> my plan, the other answer I get is that it's a $5.00 option but not
> available on anything but the new plans. I have no clue how to go about
> figuring out what the correct answer is.
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> Thanks for the help.

A $10 roaming "bundle" has existed for a long time that includes roaming=20
minutes, but not LD while roaming. So it's hard to say for certain=20
what's on your account. However, in some affiliate network areas,=20
that's also the price and availability of F&CA. Because they took the=20
risk with us of building our network in that area, they get a say in=20
optional offers like F&CA. They can fully participate, or there are two=20
different options for them: $10/month packages with either 50 or 100=20
minutes of included roaming. They can also choose not to participate at=20
all.

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have the older bundles that predate F&CA. Without looking at your=20
account, it's impossible to say.

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O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.

I have it, and it is for Night and weekend minutes as well. Even on the
website, when I check my usage, it says, "Roaming Night and weekend
minutes remaining..."

Frustrated <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Lawrence Glasser wrote:
>
> > Stud Muffin wrote:
> >
> >>Anybody know if they'll add F&CA option for $5 on an already existing
> >>"retention" plan?
> >
> >
> > They will. I've got it.
> >
> > Larry
>
> I currently have the $10/mo roaming option where I can use half of my
> total usage (anytime and N/W) while roaming. I called them and asked to
> switch me to the $5/mo F&CA option starting november 1st. I assumed that
> both roaming options were alike except for the price. But I've read here
> that the new option is for roaming usage up to half of the anytime
> minutes only. Is this correct? Should I call them back and keep my
> current $10/mo option?
>

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Wait a sec - half of anytime minutes or half of minutes used?

Lawrence Glasser <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Eric Smith wrote:
> >
> > I seem to get different answers every I call customer service. I currently
> > have the $10 50 minute roaming option. I would obviously prefer the Free
> > and Clear America option. One answer I get is that I already have it with
> > my plan, the other answer I get is that it's a $5.00 option but not
> > available on anything but the new plans. I have no clue how to go about
> > figuring out what the correct answer is.
>
> This is one of the unfortunate problems with Sprint... Different Reps,
> different answers.
>
> I've got an existing plan, called 2 days ago to add the $5/month
> roaming option, and it was added immediately.
>
> 2 things to note:
>
> 1) Your roaming minutes can not excede half of your anytime minutes.
> 2) As Bob Smith reminded me, the option is only available for those
> customers in SPCS metro areas, not for customers who are in an affiliate's
> area.
>
> Larry

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"Frustrated" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I currently have the $10/mo roaming option where I can use half of my
> total usage (anytime and N/W) while roaming. I called them and asked to
> switch me to the $5/mo F&CA option starting november 1st. I assumed that
> both roaming options were alike except for the price. But I've read here
> that the new option is for roaming usage up to half of the anytime
> minutes only. Is this correct? Should I call them back and keep my
> current $10/mo option?

So, half your anytime minutes is less than the 50 minutes you get with the
$10 add-on? Why would you call back and use the old add-on rather than F&CA
add-on? Another valuable difference is that long-distance while roaming is
also covered.

Tom Veldhouse

"p lane" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I got it too, last week, no hassle, 4-5 minutes in and out, c/s agent
> kept me on line to double check it went on, started at midnight ( about
> 30 minutes after the call)

They set me up for the beginning of my next billing cycle.

Tom Veldhouse

"Frustrated" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>
> > So, half your anytime minutes is less than the 50 minutes you get
with the
> > $10 add-on? Why would you call back and use the old add-on rather
than F&CA
> > add-on? Another valuable difference is that long-distance while
roaming is
> > also covered.
> >
> > Tom Veldhouse
>
> Right now I pay $10/mo to use up to 50% of my TOTAL MONTHLY USAGE
> (ANYTIME + N/W) while roaming with LD included. Does the new FC&A
add-on
> works the same way, but $5 cheaper? Or the difference is that with
the
> new add-on I can use up to half of my ANYTIME MINUTES ONLY while
roaming?
>

The former ... I had the same deal @ $10 and got it reduced to $5 a
month

Bob

"Frustrated" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>
> > So, half your anytime minutes is less than the 50 minutes you get with
the
> > $10 add-on? Why would you call back and use the old add-on rather than
F&CA
> > add-on? Another valuable difference is that long-distance while roaming
is
> > also covered.
> >
> > Tom Veldhouse
>
> Right now I pay $10/mo to use up to 50% of my TOTAL MONTHLY USAGE
> (ANYTIME + N/W) while roaming with LD included. Does the new FC&A add-on
> works the same way, but $5 cheaper? Or the difference is that with the
> new add-on I can use up to half of my ANYTIME MINUTES ONLY while roaming?

Yes, it does work the same. I thought you had posted that you had the
add-on for $10 that gave you 50 minutes of roaming. I see know you said 50%
and not 50 minutes.

I suspect that Sprint was probably not getting a significant amount of
business from the F&CA plan because of the plan change required (and a
contract extension would be required as well). The add-on is probably a
money maker for them because the majority of their customers likely do not
roam (even with LD) an average of $5 in a month. I know I don't, but I
chose the option because I would rather know I am covered when I do roam,
even if it means that I end up paying a few dollars more per year.

Tom Veldhouse

Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:


> I suspect that Sprint was probably not getting a significant amount of
> business from the F&CA plan because of the plan change required (and a
> contract extension would be required as well). The add-on is probably a
> money maker for them because the majority of their customers likely do not
> roam (even with LD) an average of $5 in a month. I know I don't, but I
> chose the option because I would rather know I am covered when I do roam,
> even if it means that I end up paying a few dollars more per year.

I usually don't roam outside the SPCS network, but it is indeed nice to
be covered when I do roam. Right now I am in Mammoth Lakes, CA and I
am roaming on Verizon's 800MHz CDMA network. But the calls sound really
bad; almost like using analog. I just wonder how people are willing to
sign up for Verizon and have a crappy service like that. Calls on SPCS
network sound much clearer.

"Frustrated" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> I usually don't roam outside the SPCS network, but it is indeed nice to
> be covered when I do roam. Right now I am in Mammoth Lakes, CA and I
> am roaming on Verizon's 800MHz CDMA network. But the calls sound really
> bad; almost like using analog. I just wonder how people are willing to
> sign up for Verizon and have a crappy service like that. Calls on SPCS
> network sound much clearer.
>

Probably a Verizon system that is over capacity. 800 Mhz should be equally
capable of a clear call.

Tom Veldhosue