Getting Dumped by Sprint

[codybear]

Originally Posted by Phil Canyon

They say I am roaming too much and are dumping me as of sep 19th. WTF? Any links on how to switch my touch to verizon until the TD2 comes out?

Unlock your phone, flash verizon stock rom(to load other files not normally in a custom rom) and then you can flash to a custom rom.
[atleast that's what I have picked up on]

Originally Posted by horndoctor

You would just have to unlock and flash a rom and install the appropriate verizon carrier cab. Then contact Verizon and tell them what you want to do and you can get on their network. Or you could go to a Verizon dealer after you flash the rom you want and they can activate it. Lots of info and roms in the Vogue Upgrades Forum.

They're really not adding other company phones on to their network anymore. You can sometimes get them to, but you have the same percent chance of winning the lottery.

Originally Posted by imdarkside

This confirms what the vzw rep told me the other day. I talked to a sprint rep who told me about the incredibly cheap (compared to vzw) data plans. Later I talked to a vzw rep who said sprint's coverage sux and that Sprint is going down fast. Course I didnt believe him but a little research indicates this is true...

Vzw rep told me that they are unlocking gps w/o vz navistupid "some time soon". Also said they may get the ibrick (ie iphone) soon. Blah blah blah. sprints demise is not a good thing. They seem to release the technology faster. vzw keeps trying to lock tech up so they can milk the $ out of it.

Iphone going to verizon has been talked about for some time now, even heard it on my local news not too long ago. I can't wait to see people's bills after their first month of having the iphone on verizon haha.
Doesn't every supplier try to milk $ out of everything though?
I mean when you buy a car, you pay extra for automatic locks, windows, etc. and I do mean extra since it's generally no more than like $20-30 each for the extra parts, and then they just pop right into the doors, and you end up paying thousands extra for all of that stuff already installed.

I'd rather them lock everything up, and mark the phones cheaper, and then they can charge the not so tech savvy people for the extra features. We'll always be able to undo any locking down of items that they do.
It's just the hardware modifications that they do that irritate me.
I'm going to stop now, I can keep going on and on about the conglomerate *******s.

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

man that sucks. sorry but glad your coming to verizon!!! haha i will also be going to them shortly

anyways....i think this is old news because vzw just started unlocking gps on there touch pros and (somebody chip in) its already unlocked on the tp2 I THINK

It took them like 6 months to release an unlocked gps version then.
I remember everyone complaining about it. haha

[psycho_maniac]

Originally Posted by codybear

It took them like 6 months to release an unlocked gps version then.
I remember everyone complaining about it. haha

yeah didnt they unlock the gps on the tp not too long before the tp2 came out?

[horndoctor]

Sprint's Better! IMOMore reliable coverage.Better devices.

[psycho_maniac]

Originally Posted by horndoctor

Sprint's Better! IMOMore reliable coverage.Better devices.

maybe in your area. come to my house or around here once and let me see you brag about your sprint service.
....how the heck did i end up in the vogue section here??? LOL

[Table83]

You should talk to a lawyer. I'm not a lawyer, but frankly that doesn't sound legal. They have an obligation to provide you with the contracted service through the two years that you signed. If your lifestyle changes so that you don't have service in your area you can't tell them, "I'm dropping you." They can't do that either. They do have rights though. When you sign a contract you and they are required to follow through with the promised consideration, and that cannot be terminated just because your roaming is costing sprint money.

[Phil Canyon]

UPDATE: Get this, I plan to shut my phone off and start a new plan for my wife and now they aren't shutting the phone off this month. I says whats the deal? They say that they don't have a letter on file about it and in order for this to be verified we would of had to first have a letter. So my last bill was not waived and I also put a deposit and phone purchase this month at verizon and I will still have to pay last months bill. Furthermore they said that the only lines that were targeted were the secondary lines and not the primary so I only get credited $9.99 for the extra lines and not the $99.99 for the primary. Although I told them MY line was the primary line and that they must have changed it with out me saying so. I also told them I added the two other lines and plan change to my line. Still they say no.

This is a bigger load of BS now and since they are doing this to me, I'll just set pocketweather to update every min while roaming at my house for the month.

I am not going to make any payments and wait until this all this pans out and pay them 5 bucks a month for 3 years to pay it off. I swear you always get screwed leaving these businesses.

[codybear]

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

yeah didnt they unlock the gps on the tp not too long before the tp2 came out?

Yeah, I believe that's how it happened.

Originally Posted by horndoctor

Sprint's Better! IMOMore reliable coverage.Better devices.

haha. It's actually not that bad around my area, but verizon/alltel still murders them with service coverage.
I love it.

Originally Posted by psycho_maniac

maybe in your area. come to my house or around here once and let me see you brag about your sprint service.
....how the heck did i end up in the vogue section here??? LOL

haha, just admit it, it's because you saw that I posted here, so you came to check it out! :P

Originally Posted by Table83

You should talk to a lawyer. I'm not a lawyer, but frankly that doesn't sound legal. They have an obligation to provide you with the contracted service through the two years that you signed. If your lifestyle changes so that you don't have service in your area you can't tell them, "I'm dropping you." They can't do that either. They do have rights though. When you sign a contract you and they are required to follow through with the promised consideration, and that cannot be terminated just because your roaming is costing sprint money.

According to the post someone else made quoting fine print that is in the contract, if what was quoted is actually in the contract, it basically states that he has no rights to taking legal action about this situation.

Originally Posted by Phil Canyon

UPDATE: Get this, I plan to shut my phone off and start a new plan for my wife and now they aren't shutting the phone off this month. I says whats the deal? They say that they don't have a letter on file about it and in order for this to be verified we would of had to first have a letter. So my last bill was not waived and I also put a deposit and phone purchase this month at verizon and I will still have to pay last months bill. Furthermore they said that the only lines that were targeted were the secondary lines and not the primary so I only get credited $9.99 for the extra lines and not the $99.99 for the primary. Although I told them MY line was the primary line and that they must have changed it with out me saying so. I also told them I added the two other lines and plan change to my line. Still they say no.

This is a bigger load of BS now and since they are doing this to me, I'll just set pocketweather to update every min while roaming at my house for the month.

I am not going to make any payments and wait until this all this pans out and pay them 5 bucks a month for 3 years to pay it off. I swear you always get screwed leaving these businesses.

haha. ain't that the truth. that's why you just stick with one. hahah.
I would just keep calling back, talking to a manager, keep a calm voice and be polite but firm about the situation, and you should atleast be able to get somewhere with the customer service managers. If you yell, cuss, etc at them, you are highly unlikely to get anywhere.

[Table83]

Originally Posted by codybear

According to the post someone else made quoting fine print that is in the contract, if what was quoted is actually in the contract, it basically states that he has no rights to taking legal action about this situation.

Yes that is in the fine print. I'm not positive, but I actually believe that it's that you have the right to only arbitration. But anyway I still say lawyer! You have a good case here. If you are paying for a service you are not receiving then that in fact gives you extra rights because there is no consideration from sprint. And Sprint has had crappy lawyers lately anyway. Easy case to win.

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by codybear

Unlock your phone, flash verizon stock rom(to load other files not normally in a custom rom) and then you can flash to a custom rom.
[atleast that's what I have picked up on]


They're really not adding other company phones on to their network anymore. You can sometimes get them to, but you have the same percent chance of winning the lottery.


Iphone going to verizon has been talked about for some time now, even heard it on my local news not too long ago. I can't wait to see people's bills after their first month of having the iphone on verizon haha.
Doesn't every supplier try to milk $ out of everything though?
I mean when you buy a car, you pay extra for automatic locks, windows, etc. and I do mean extra since it's generally no more than like $20-30 each for the extra parts, and then they just pop right into the doors, and you end up paying thousands extra for all of that stuff already installed.

I'd rather them lock everything up, and mark the phones cheaper, and then they can charge the not so tech savvy people for the extra features. We'll always be able to undo any locking down of items that they do.
It's just the hardware modifications that they do that irritate me.
I'm going to stop now, I can keep going on and on about the conglomerate *******s.


It took them like 6 months to release an unlocked gps version then.
I remember everyone complaining about it. haha

wow your back from the dead now? anyways i wish sprint would dump me, i want to move to another carrier.

[codybear]

Originally Posted by Table83

Yes that is in the fine print. I'm not positive, but I actually believe that it's that you have the right to only arbitration. But anyway I still say lawyer! You have a good case here. If you are paying for a service you are not receiving then that in fact gives you extra rights because there is no consideration from sprint. And Sprint has had crappy lawyers lately anyway. Easy case to win.

or an easy few grand to waste on a lawyer. :P
I'm not a lawyer either, but I've had my fair share of run ins with the law, and I know quite a bit more than the average person.

They wouldn't put that into the fine print if it gave you a loop hole.
The point of the fine print is to say the company can do whatever they want whenever they want and you can't do anything about it. :P

Originally Posted by fixxxer2008

wow your back from the dead now? anyways i wish sprint would dump me, i want to move to another carrier.

haha. I've been around. Mainly just replying to Pms I have.
I'm working on a few programs and a couple businesses I'm starting.
Once they start up, I'll have plenty of more time to spend on the forums again.