Getting Raped by Verizon.

[codybear]

Originally Posted by MrObvious

*sigh* I'm not a Sprint fanboy by any means but at least they will let you keep a Diamond. Plus their customer service has reportedly improved.

lol, reportedly.

Originally Posted by mr.8820

this thread is funny! but i see that you can't say anything bad about big red without the same guys showing up and posting the same thing in every anti-verizon thread! and we're supposed to be sprint fanboys lol!

hahahahahhahah.
Booooo sprint!
Down with sprint! booo!

I was joking when I mentioned all that sprint fanboy stuff, haha.
I was in a smart*** mood then.

Originally Posted by bradart

O.K. Speaking from my experience....
//possible sprint fanboyism
I've tried every major carrier in the U.S.
I prefer sprint.....Greatly
Least gimped handsets by far
//end possible sprint fanboyism
This seems like a prime instance where you can break your contract with no ramification. You would be able to go try out every carrier available in your region for 30 days and go where you will from there. Verizonis pretty much out to screw you and, speaking purely from a fiscal perspetive, getting the hell out of there right now seems to be your best bet. I'm not saying switch to Sprint, just to get the hell out of Verizon. You should be able to take your Altell Diamond to any other CDMA carrier and get that beast back on the prowl. I hope this works out for you, bro. This is some B*S* and you don't deserve to come out underneath their bright red boots of injustice.

I'm not going to bend over on this one,
I'll start a class action suite against them or something.
As long as I give them a big enough headache that they've given to everyone else combined I'll be satisfied. lol.

Originally Posted by twelve_dollars

Are you trying to assert that Verizon won't be able to screw with you because of your high thanks count and VIPness? I'm sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, but Big Red doesn't know or care about how helpful you are on this forum.

No.....
I was talking to the guy that I posted that as a reply to.

Originally Posted by bikeandestroyx

COOL! i just finished chatting with a verizon rep this is what he said when i told him i wanted to activate an alltel diamond!

Gregory: you would not be able to activate that phone on the Verizon network because it runs on a different program from our CDMA network, you can get service with us and get a phone that would work on our network.

Is he ****ing joking? haha those reps make me laugh, gonna have to call when i get back in the US

managers broseph, go to the managers.
I don't ever deal with a regular customer service rep.

[proslasher]

Originally Posted by bikeandestroyx

COOL! i just finished chatting with a verizon rep this is what he said when i told him i wanted to activate an alltel diamond!

Gregory: you would not be able to activate that phone on the Verizon network because it runs on a different program from our CDMA network, you can get service with us and get a phone that would work on our network.

Is he ****ing joking? haha those reps make me laugh, gonna have to call when i get back in the US

No, they aren't joking. Even a supervisor will tell you the same thing :-\

Originally Posted by jmorton10

No kidding, this becomes super annoying every single time a post like this comes up (& I see that even after you posted this three more DB's stll had to add in their 2 cents about Sprint......

All you Sprint "fanboys", go post somewhere else. If switching to Sprint was a legit option, I'm sure the OP would have already done it.................

By the way, I have used both Sprint & my current VZ service & no way will I ever go back to Sprint......

~John

Thank you. If switching to sprint was an option I totally would. But I'm in contract. So it's not an option.

Originally Posted by codybear

I won't let them give me a verizon TP over my un-gimped alltel TP.
Not going to happen.
If they do, they will pay me my $ back for the phone, full retail,
and then cancel my contract, and give me $ to compensate for my time/trouble/lost business due to the number change when I have to go to another carrier.
I don't get screwed over like most, I do the screwing.
hahahaha.

no way am I getting a new phone, not my problem they finally decided to do the merger after owning alltel for 3 years.

If you want your data and texting to work whenever they switch over the towers you will have to :-\

And they won't let you out of the contract. I've called. I've been nice, I've been mean, I've threatened, I've done everything. They won't let you out with out that ETF. Oh, I've even filed a complaint with the BBB but, verizon seems to think their piece of **** diamond is equal to what I have with alltel...

I don't know what to do. O.o
I'm sure there is something... but what..? Bend over?

[codybear]

Originally Posted by proslasher

No, they aren't joking. Even a supervisor will tell you the same thing :-\

Then go to their supervisor.
Keep moving up.
There's literally like 8+ levels of supervisors in ANY callcenter/customer service.
You can get to the first 3-4 no problem,
after that it becomes more challenging.

Don't ever be mean to the rep, it won't get you anywhere,
don't ever cuss, they can usually disconnect the call instantly,
don't threaten them, can disconnect instantly with this,
there's tons more, but I don't feel like typing them right now. hahaha.
I feel hungover and I didn't even drink anything. wtf.

Thank you. If switching to sprint was an option I totally would. But I'm in contract. So it's not an option.

I was actually thinking about this aswell, but shhhhh, don't tell anyone.
D

If you want your data and texting to work whenever they switch over the towers you will have to :-\

And they won't let you out of the contract. I've called. I've been nice, I've been mean, I've threatened, I've done everything. They won't let you out with out that ETF. Oh, I've even filed a complaint with the BBB but, verizon seems to think their piece of **** diamond is equal to what I have with alltel...

I don't know what to do. O.o
I'm sure there is something... but what..? Bend over?

hmmmm, we'll see bout this.
I'm sure if enough people files complains with BBB and FCC,
then they will have to comply.
Strength in masses.

[Noir]

Originally Posted by donj72

You get upset about some pretty dumb stuff. We all have choices and can go to any phone company that we choose to and there is nothing wrong with someone offering advice from their experiences. I personally would not choose Sprint or Verizon because they are both raping the public. If I had to choose between the two I would choose Sprint because Verizon seems to think that there can be only one (kinda like Highlander) and has cut the head off of Alltel and sucked up their power and now EVERYONE has been left with less choices thanks to power hungry Verizon. Seems as though most of the VIP people on here have and attitude and think that what they say is gospel and there should be no choices other than what they want. Yeah I said it so what.

okay for one thing
when every single post even asking for assistance, about a specific feature (for example) that's carrier specific, chime in omg go to sprint. No one asked if they wanted to switch and for the life of me I don't understand what you mean whatsover. The topic has NOTHING TO DO with choosing phone companies, its about getting a pocket pc to work. That's the issue, and I am addressing what's hindering it. Dumb? Maybe. But you didn't have to post either so you're not pretty better than me...

Your retarded tirade against a friggin rank...VIP people I mean FFS do you even pay attention? The nonsense of VIP or not doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Its a frickin forum and just for a second think...
the internet is not real
so why are you seriously stressing over VIP over non VIP? Its absolutely ridiculous!

To the OP, I understand you don't want to vzw convert, but at this point, what choice do you have? You even said your phone is not picking up alltel anything. Which means in part the merger is semi complete. My suggestion to use a vzw prl is simple

switch devices
deactivate the alltel device for some crappy vzw device and switch it back on. THat I have done and the esn was luckily added to the vzw dmd. What that would do essentially (and hopefully) transfer all info to your info to the vzw network while the system will say okay, this is a vzw device. It worked once for me...

But there is also the option of using bad illegal things forbidden to be discussed on ppcgeeks as another option. Insofar though, you don't have many options and I am seriously sorry because I've been there. But you do have SOME...just not many available...

Also what happened to another member is that they didn't activate vzw equipment for months and they were going to be charged for not activating equipment. So be very careful with that...

[donj72]

Originally Posted by codybear

laugh all you want,
I will be laughing when everyone else gets screwed and I don't. haha.


you're not all there are you?
do you see the million other posts I make pointing people in the right direction, giving them the info, did you read my other replies to your post.
obviously not....

I'm not all there??? You are the one saying that you are SOMEHOW gonna get special treatment and gonna be laughing while everyone is getting screwed.
Do you really like to watch other people suffer?

[codybear]

Originally Posted by donj72

I'm not all there??? You are the one saying that you are SOMEHOW gonna get special treatment and gonna be laughing while everyone is getting screwed.
Do you really like to watch other people suffer?

LOL

Well 99% of the people don't know how to talk to the customer service reps/manager when they call in.
They think they do,
but really, unless you've worked as one,
you don't really know how to get what you want 100%.

Now you're just stretching to post hatemail.
I bet it was you on another name that had one post that PMed me.

[donj72]

Originally Posted by Noir

okay for one thing
when every single post even asking for assistance, about a specific feature (for example) that's carrier specific, chime in omg go to sprint. No one asked if they wanted to switch and for the life of me I don't understand what you mean whatsover. The topic has NOTHING TO DO with choosing phone companies, its about getting a pocket pc to work. That's the issue, and I am addressing what's hindering it. Dumb? Maybe. But you didn't have to post either so you're not pretty better than me...

Your retarded tirade against a friggin rank...VIP people I mean FFS do you even pay attention? The nonsense of VIP or not doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Its a frickin forum and just for a second think...
the internet is not real
so why are you seriously stressing over VIP over non VIP? Its absolutely ridiculous!

To the OP, I understand you don't want to vzw convert, but at this point, what choice do you have? You even said your phone is not picking up alltel anything. Which means in part the merger is semi complete. My suggestion to use a vzw prl is simple

switch devices
deactivate the alltel device for some crappy vzw device and switch it back on. THat I have done and the esn was luckily added to the vzw dmd. What that would do essentially (and hopefully) transfer all info to your info to the vzw network while the system will say okay, this is a vzw device. It worked once for me...

But there is also the option of using bad illegal things forbidden to be discussed on ppcgeeks as another option. Insofar though, you don't have many options and I am seriously sorry because I've been there. But you do have SOME...just not many available...

Also what happened to another member is that they didn't activate vzw equipment for months and they were going to be charged for not activating equipment. So be very careful with that...

Some of the members that have been around for a while seem to be the worst and that's why I am using VIP. Some people here just need to pull the PPC out their butt and be a little more helpful rather than throwing out insults when some new guy offers his opinion or is a little off topic.

[MrObvious]

Hey I try to help. I may be blunt about stuff sometimes but at least I try to be nice when I am blunt about stuff.

[Noir]

Originally Posted by donj72

Some of the members that have been around for a while seem to be the worst and that's why I am using VIP. Some people here just need to pull the PPC out their butt and be a little more helpful rather than throwing out insults when some new guy offers his opinion or is a little off topic.

But that's what you're doing!!!
you didn't contribute zero to the discussion instead I would never go with this carrier or that carrier. You're doing the same thing you say the "long standing members" are doing...so what does that make you again?

and as far as this goes, this is a forum to assist geeks with pocket pcs. Not let's jump on sprint when telus, verizon, t mobile, att comes with a policy and they need help.

[mrheineken08]

"Can you pay me now?" vzw sux no offense that you like them n all but they really suck...vzw is supposed to be like that magical pill yoy take to make everything splendid and carefree...but its actually a placebo rendering all of its customers helpless to its walmart way of life (ex. south park walmart episode)