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Article #279Re: how's sprint these days
From: Matt Ferrari
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 23:12
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 23:12
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"Bruce Esquibel" <bje@ripco.com> wrote in message news:ko23j1$cvn$1@remote5bge0.ripco.com... > Cydrome Leader <presence@mungepanix.com> wrote: > >> I'm a US cellular customer, and go the letter saying they're selling the >> Chicago market to Sprint, and I'll be moved over there at some ambigious >> point in the future. Of course, I'll have to get a new phone for some >> stupid reason. > >> I last used sprint in 2000/01 and it was fine. > > No clue on service but expect some sticker shock. > > A freind of mine was on the Nextel service, got the same letter including > the bit about a new phone and although he was a customer of like 15 years, > the "new package" based on his current Nextel plan was going to increase > by > $40 a month and not really gain much of anything. > > Sprint seems to cater to the high-end, where unlimited everything is more > important than competitive pricing. Even their "family plans" are hard to > swallow. > > -bruce > bje@ripco.com They elimnated my plan but honored it for me. My price stayed the same as nextel except they started charging $5 for direct connect which was free on nextel. Service seems ok to me I dont know that their price is that great for new people.
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Subject: Re: how's sprint these days
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 18:12:08 -0500
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