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Anyone here have Sprint?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by lue03, Feb 2, 2010.

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  1. lue03

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    I currently have t-mobile but I’m considering switching to sprint. How is the service?
     
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    The coverage is hit and miss. I get tons of dropped calls when I'm at work.
     
  3. Blake

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    Had Sprint for 7 years.

    Liked Tmobile better...less dropped calls and much better customer service.

    Now with ATT and like it the best
     
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    Cheapest cell phone company if you need everything type plans, coverage is hit or miss depending on location.
     
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    Absolutely horrid customer service. Never again.
     
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    I have had good success with Sprint for 10+ years. They replaced an inoperable phone even though I did not have insurance and it was beyond warranty with no charges. I can't remember the last time we had a dropped call. Customer Service has always been very good in my experience. Reasonably priced plan especially compared to other companies.
     
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    My experience with them is like this. I got billed wrong a couple of times, but they were nice enough to take care of it. Only problem I have is with dropped calls when I'm at work in League City, other than that, no complaints at all. Pretty good deals on umlimited plans.
     
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    Does sprint really have annual upgrades? I still got my G1 and don’t want to spend $400+ on a new phone.
     
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    I don't think your G1 will work with Sprint
     
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    I don’t really call that much I average about 50min a month, but I use the data plain all the time. So is the 3g/4g equally bad and spotty?
     
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    I like Sprint because it's cheap and their CS is fairly helpful. Takes a while to resolve issues, but other companies haven't shown any willingness to haggle.

    You're eligible for their premier plan if you're not already.
     
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    How the 3g/4g? I see how ATT and Verizon are battling out about who has the best 3g but sprint never gets mention. T-mobile is new to 3g but it’s fast for me.
     
  13. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    We get $150 off a new phone every 12 months. Combined with the 2 year renewal discount, the phones are very inexpensive.

    Also, if you buy the phones at a place like a Best Buy mobile phone outlet, you get the rebate without having to fill out any forms or wait for a check.
     
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    I know, I meant to say that I’m still stuck with the G1 cause I don’t want to spend 400+ for a new phone, and I have to wait every 2 tears to upgrade my phone but at the cost of a two year contract. I hear that sprint lets you upgrade your phone annually for around 200 or so. Is this true?
     
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Yep, we have been in the Premier plan for a while.
     
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    Using the Evdo on Sprint isn't bad.

    My cousin has the Iphone using Tmobile. I have the Palm Pre with Sprint. Everytime we go out and look up information using the Tmobile/Sprint data, mine always pulls up first. But they do hear me say, "Damn no signal!" all the time.
     
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    I switched to Sprint a few years ago and will stay just because I told them I'm a UPS employee and they gave a 25% UPS employee discount for life. Tell them you work for UPS, they don't check. :cool:
     
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    I have Sprint. Never had a problem. I dont get a lot of dropped calls. I always have coverage where I need it.
     
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    My personal phone is an iPhone with ATT and my work phone is a 8330 Curve with Sprint. I carry them both with me like 90% of the time and this is what I have noticed...

    1. Call quality is way better with ATT (but it may be more phone than network I don't know)

    2. Both phones have about the same size 3g networks, but ATT is noticeably faster.

    3. The Sprint phone tends to get better coverage in high electronic areas. I work in various hospitals and I tend to get some connection with my Sprint phone while my iPhone is searching.

    4. Now that I think about it the call quality on my Sprint phone really is terrible.

    That's about it. I don't pay for the Sprint phone so I can't offer any insight on cost to benefits.
     

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