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x2. Sprint isn't $99.99 like the thread starter lists in the first post (I had to re-read the first post 5-6 times to even make sense of it. It's one giant poorly worded run-on sentence.
Sprint has the best plans out there right now of any carrier. I just got rid of AT&T, thank god. I was an iPhone user. I loved my iPhone, but AT&T service is absolutely TERRIBLE (I'm in the Detroit area) and AT&T is VERY over priced (and so is Verizon).
With Sprint, at $69.99 per month, I get UNLIMITED calling to any mobile phone on any carrier in the united states (how often does anyone ever even call a landline phone anymore??
) But IF you are one of the few that do, I have 450 minutes for that. I also have unlimited text, web, email, sprint tv, sprint navigation, etc. They don't have any $30 premium charge for having a blackberry (or any other smartphone for that matter, if you're considering a Pre, Pixi, Hero, etc.) like most other carriers have. You simply cannot have a smart phone with unlimited text, web, data, email, etc on any other US carrier for that cheap. (And check with your employer because TONS of people can get a discount through their job. I get 20% off every month)
With my iPhone thru AT&T I had to choose my minute plan, then they charged a mandatory $30 charge just for data, and that didn't even include text!! WTF.. so add another $20 for that. It was a friggen rip off!
I don't work for sprint so I don't have any reason to toot their horn, or do any type of promotion/advertising for them, I'm just a very satisfied customer. I have been with all 4 major cell providers here in the US (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon) and I can personally say that Sprint is by far the best in service and above all, their customer service is amazing, and now with their new unlimited plans (and no extra charges for having a blackberry/smartphone, like all other services have) they just so happen to have the best price on plans now.
If you go with Sprint, you will not be sorry... and if you decide you aren't happy with them, you have a 30 day trial period. So if you aren't 100% satisfied with your phone or your service, you can cancel it. Or if you get home and decide "aww shoot, I should have gotten XXX phone, not this one... you have 30 days to return it too (I think they charge you like $30 to swap out your phone for a new one.. but that's a great deal.)
I couldn't wait for the day I could get rid of AT&T. Their call quality sucks, every person I ever dealt with (whether it be over the phone or in a Corporate AT&T store) I was treated poorly, the CSR are just down right rude. They act as if I can't just go on down the road and get better cell service and phones for cheaper rates. I didn't even wait for my contract to expire with AT&T, I was so fed up with dropping calls and paying my outrageously overpriced bill, I HAPPILY paid my Early Termination Fee to get away from AT&T, and walked next door into the Sprint store and truly haven't been more satisfied with their service.
04-12-10 10:13 PM - I'm amazed you have better luck with Sprint coverage than AT&T, in Michigan. Try not to travel North then.
Up in Saginaw, we do not get Sprint at all, outside of the city itself. Horrible coverage for Sprint around here. AT&T on the other hand has good coverage here, recently got 3G. Well, i guess almost a year ago.
I have never had AT&T issues when I travel through the Detroit/Lansing area.
Sprint does have a good price, right now, and it seems they are getting some quality phones too. I almost wish I had good Sprint coverage around here. Although, I really just wish AT&T would drop their prices... I still don't understand why we pay for texting on top of voice and data.
04-13-10 11:55 AM - I have had Sprint on two different phones. The coverage was always pretty good and their plans are definitely the cheapest. The only two issues I had with them were:
1. Calls going straight to voicemail. Maybe it was just my area, but probably 20% of my calls didn't ring through
2. Their customer service is absolutely terrible. I know all of the carriers have their problems, but I was on the phone with them almost non-stop when I had my last phone due to assorted problems and, with the exception of one very helpful woman, they were infuriating to work with. I had a non-internet-capable phone that somehow racked up $30-40/month in mystery data charges and they were completely unable/unwilling to help me solve the problem (unless you count "just get a data plan" as a solution). I actually paid the ETF just to get away from them because it was still going to be cheaper in the long run than paying the data fees.
They may be cheaper, but I'm not their biggest fan04-13-10 01:48 PM
