Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 39790
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2005/9/21 [Consumer/CellPhone] UID:39790 Activity:low
9/21    The company I work at has a pretty decent additional price drop on
        this phone: http://tinyurl.com/8ou8w
        Any general thoughts?  I am currently a Verzion customer and was
        wondering if anyone had any relevent thoughts on Sprint.  I currently
        have the option of extending my current contract with Verizon and
        getting another cheapo free phone or go to Sprint.  So my general
        questions are the following:
        1. Sprint... customer service?
        2. General nastiness and stupid clauseness of their plans?
        3. I'm not an active follower of the cell phone market.  How reasonable
           are their rates and plans?
        4. I know the phone is new, but any thoughts on that general type of
           device?  Will I end up just getting screwed by a plan that makes
           me pay to use the features of the phone?
        5. Anything else?
        - jvarga, actually asking for advice on the motd
        \_ my personal experience:
                customer service - good
                signal clarity and coverage - below average
        \_ I answered regarding t-mobile above.  I loved Sprint in all aspect
           except for its lack of reception in Berkeley and building
           penetration.  Coverage anywhere else have been great for me.
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tinyurl.com/8ou8w -> www.sprint.com/business/products/phones/ppc6700_allPcsPhones.jsp
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