May be switching to T-Mobile from Sprint

[lbsigman]

Been a long time customer with Sprint but I've just about had it with Sprint and my Tour. I've gone through 6 replacement tours and each and every one has had some major issues. My latest tour screen wise and trackball wise is perfect, but if I try to use data intensively, the signal drops to zero to the point where it says "Searching for CDMA". I looked into the Bold and swung by a local T-Mobile store. I cleared the cache on both my Tour and the Bold, had wi-fi off on the bold and gave it a comparison run. The Bold flat out whipped on my Tour in every aspect. I decided to buy the phone since I have 30 days to decide if I like it. When I came home, my Bold still had full 3G signal, and once again I did the same test. Again, the Bolt beat the crap out of my Tour. I showed the rep at the store and he was flat out amazed at the speed of the Bold compared to my Tour. So now I need to convince Sprint to let me go ETF free...ha, we shall see. Prior to me getting the Bold, I called sprint about my issues and all they wanted to do was throw a refurbed phone to me and call it a day; I politely declined on a refurb. Anyhow, just my little rant and praise.

[nino313]

I just made the switch today from Sprint to T-mobile. The bold is 10x better then the 3 Tours i went through. Im getting full 3g so far with T-mobile. You can get out of the ETF by using the .20 cent fee increase for your reasoning.

[cliffr39]

The Bold is a better device than the Tour. I had the Tour on Verizon and it was crap. Went through a few replacements.

[lbsigman]

Originally Posted by nino313

You can get out of the ETF by using the .20 cent fee increase for your reasoning.

Oh my, you are a godsend. I tried it and it worked. They didn't even give me the slightest bit of a hassle.

[Artemis68]

That's awesome. Glad you were able to get out of your contract easily!

Welcome to T-Mobile. I've been with them for a while but I am getting my Bold tomorrow. It's going to be great!

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[berryite]

Originally Posted by lbsigman

I decided to buy the phone since I have 30 days to decide if I like it.

Welcome aboard. I wouldn't use anyone else other than T-Mobile.

[berryite]

Originally Posted by Artemis68

I am getting my Bold tomorrow. It's going to be great!

LOL. Congratulations Artemis.

[TequilaAddict]

Welcome to the 2 new T-Mobile peeps!

[Distraktion]

You made a very good decision. Welcome to the family

[ChekMySwag84]

OP - welcome, I made the same decision you made and for the SAME reasons but I did it months ago on Black Friday. Keep in mind that you only have 14 days until you can return the phone to T-Mobile. It's weird, but their policy is different and has a shorter "testing" period than the other wireless carriers.

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[berrygoodg]

I am thinking of making the switch to tmobile myself. I love the form factor of the 9700 opposed to the tour. I feel like CDMA carriers get the shaft when it comes to blackberry's. I want to switch but does tmobile charge extra outside of their unlimited talk, text, web plan if you have a blackberry?

[nino313]

Originally Posted by berrygoodg

I am thinking of making the switch to tmobile myself. I love the form factor of the 9700 opposed to the tour. I feel like CDMA carriers get the shaft when it comes to blackberry's. I want to switch but does tmobile charge extra outside of their unlimited talk, text, web plan if you have a blackberry?

No, nothing extra. Whatever phone you use the data plan is included in the price

[Armando175]

It seems TMO is taking customers away from the other carriers. To those that made the switch, welcome aboard the TMO Express!

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[jaylew]

Originally Posted by lbsigman

Oh my, you are a godsend. I tried it and it worked. They didn't even give me the slightest bit of a hassle.

So what exactly do you say to them??? Very interested in doing this!! Tired of waiting for the 9650....and the bold is gorgeous!

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[tpaguy]

For you converts, be sure to look into the $10 UMA option...It is the ability for the phone to place calls using your wireless internet at home/work/public free of charge...It can have a major impact on the # of minutes you need (in most cases drastically reducing them)...Read up on it...Bold with the 5.0 OS is wonderful with it!!!