Kevin
Buffalo,#2UPDATE Employee
Mon, October 15, 2007
1. T-Mobile sucks. They have the worst coverage of ANY US carrier. 2. I don't know about the contract extension, but as far as the insurance goes, Sprint makes it pretty clear that there is a deductible for the insurance if your phone needs to be replaced. Its the same way with every other cellphone carrier out there. On the other hand, Sprint could have NOT teamed up Asurion/Lockline/whoever and just let the customer buy a $300-$600 phone every time something goes wrong with it :) 3. Sprint makes billing mistakes. I know. I work for RadioShack (Sprint Authorized Rep.) and they even manage to screw my bill up! This month I got a $100 bill when my plan is only supposed to be $27 a month! The thing about Sprint though, is as long as you're not a jerk toward their staff, then most likely they'll do everything they can to help. On the other hand, if you get out of hand with them, you can expect them to put a nasty little note on your account and you can forget about getting help for awhile.
John
Louisville,#3Consumer Comment
Fri, October 05, 2007
If you upgraded/received a new phone from Sprint at a discounted price...by default they increase your contract...most likely two more years. None of the big four cell carriers are great....but Sprint is probably the bottom of the barrel. All carriers charge a cancellation fee. Of course you can always refuse to pay it...it's up to you...they'll send it to collections and put a negative entry on your credit file, which will damage your credit. Verizon and T-Mobile are the best carriers...I've actually been pleasantly surprised with T-Mobile..... Good Luck!
John
Louisville,#4Consumer Comment
Fri, October 05, 2007
If you upgraded/received a new phone from Sprint at a discounted price...by default they increase your contract...most likely two more years. None of the big four cell carriers are great....but Sprint is probably the bottom of the barrel. All carriers charge a cancellation fee. Of course you can always refuse to pay it...it's up to you...they'll send it to collections and put a negative entry on your credit file, which will damage your credit. Verizon and T-Mobile are the best carriers...I've actually been pleasantly surprised with T-Mobile..... Good Luck!