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]]> http://www.nonlocality.com/it/2006/06/21/journal-for-21-june-2006-sprint-customer-service-an-oxymoron/#comment-50 Michael Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:14:39 +0000 http://www.nonlocality.com/it/2006/06/21/journal-for-21-june-2006-sprint-customer-service-an-oxymoron/#comment-50 hahaha, that is the funniest shit i have heard in a long time. being a previous spring pcs customer and going through phones like i do... i must say, i have had the exact freakin conversation you just described 10 times over. it was an honor to pay the 300.00 cancelation fee to get away from sprint! not only does sprint screw you like you just explained, they also to not offer an upgrade program much like cingular and verizon do. at any point, during your contract, if you would like to upgrade to a newer or better phone, your ONLY option is full retail price which i think is a load of crap! cingular and verizon both offer an upgrade program where they will give you a certain price off a new phone upgrade. does sprint, haha. hell no. even if you have the protection with sprint, you still go 3-5 business days without a phone. twice i ended up buying a new phone at full retail price instead of waiting 3-5 business days. if a cell phone is your only means of communications, how can you go without one for a period like this? mark, you are going to have nothing but problems with sprint, my advice stay as far fucking away as you can. i had them for 5 years. i have cingular now, ive got a motorola razr and just upgraded to a motorola slivr. their service is good, their plans are good and you won't have happen what you just explained above. you can get a treo (or similar) from any service. look at the motorola q at verizon or the treo from cingular. the service alone will make your experience better. this was so nice to read, i feel like you read my mind and wrote it down. i was so not surprised by any of it. classic!!!!!!!!! hahaha, that is the funniest shit i have heard in a long time. being a previous spring pcs customer and going through phones like i do… i must say, i have had the exact freakin conversation you just described 10 times over. it was an honor to pay the 300.00 cancelation fee to get away from sprint! not only does sprint screw you like you just explained, they also to not offer an upgrade program much like cingular and verizon do. at any point, during your contract, if you would like to upgrade to a newer or better phone, your ONLY option is full retail price which i think is a load of crap! cingular and verizon both offer an upgrade program where they will give you a certain price off a new phone upgrade. does sprint, haha. hell no. even if you have the protection with sprint, you still go 3-5 business days without a phone. twice i ended up buying a new phone at full retail price instead of waiting 3-5 business days. if a cell phone is your only means of communications, how can you go without one for a period like this? mark, you are going to have nothing but problems with sprint, my advice stay as far fucking away as you can. i had them for 5 years. i have cingular now, ive got a motorola razr and just upgraded to a motorola slivr. their service is good, their plans are good and you won’t have happen what you just explained above. you can get a treo (or similar) from any service. look at the motorola q at verizon or the treo from cingular. the service alone will make your experience better. this was so nice to read, i feel like you read my mind and wrote it down. i was so not surprised by any of it. classic!!!!!!!!!

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