ok. May want to look at MetroPCS, which is a similar company. What I hear about them is fairly positive fwiw.
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 5:29 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > They don't have any phones that meet up with my needs. > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:26 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The phone itself is 250 with a 2 year contract, plus another hundred for > > the deposit, so it was like 375 after taxes with next day shipping, just > > too much for today. > > > > I'll go check out boost. > > > > > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> I use Boost. I am not really happy with their phone support either, > which > >> is also in India, but the store is convenient so the time my phone fell > >> off > >> the web I took it over there and made *them* call in. It did get fixed, > >> though, I will say, nobody told me to take a computer literacy class, > and > >> the bill is always the agreed-upon flat rate. > >> > >> I had tried taking the battery out, but no joy. Pretty sure I did it > >> myself > >> though, trying to do something with the developer site after I went to > >> Blackberry World. > >> > >> The only downside is that a lot of times they don't always have the > newest > >> and shiniest phones. Like six months old. Shrug. Oh and since you aren't > >> signing up for whatever T-Mobile feels like holding your credit hostage > >> for > >> you do have to buy the phone, but hey if you're already doing a hundred > >> for > >> a deposit why not give that a pass and put two hundred into a nice > >> Android? > >> > >> I wish I had an Android, lol... > >> > >> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 5:12 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > Wow, that's terrible. > >> > > >> > Well this would at least be a line just for me. I will admit that > their > >> > site has been rather problematic, so we'll see. > >> > > >> > Well it looks like they want $100.00 deposit to start (I have crap > >> credit) > >> > so this is going to have to wait until next month anyway. > >> > > >> > So that will give me more time to research everything. > >> > > >> > So who do you have for a carrier now? > >> > > >> > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > > >> > > suuuure. I forget how much mine was but it was unlimited everything > >> for > >> > > three phones. And the bill was always about $150 too high. They used > >> to > >> > > claim the kids were doing something (what though? We had unlimited > >> web, > >> > > unlimited texting, unlimited voice... they would have had to spend > ALL > >> > > their time downloading ring tones.) > >> > > > >> > > Anyway, T-Mobile told me that they could not tell me what mywere > >> > supposedly > >> > > doing to incur the extra charges. Privacy or something. Even though > I > >> was > >> > > their parent, and even though I was paying the bill. I went through > >> this > >> > > with them about nine times. It got to the point where I could not > call > >> > them > >> > > -- it ALWAYS ended with me throwing the phone against the wall. I > >> finally > >> > > bailed on the contract, because it was just armed robbery. If you > >> want me > >> > > to pay you money, you gotta explain why to me, sorry. > >> > > > >> > > And ask me about the hold time. You'll have time to found > >> civilizations > >> > and > >> > > conquer barbarian nations while you're on hold for them. > >> > > > >> > > Last time I was in New Mexico I called T-Mobile tech support for a > >> friend > >> > > because she just could not deal with them and was also getting kinda > >> > > homicidal on the subject of T-Mobile. Since the call center's in > >> > > Albuquerque, one of them anyway, I considered this a problem. > >> > > > >> > > I was on hold three hours, dude before I even talked to anyone. She > >> > hadn't > >> > > been able to get on the web for more than a year, and they told her > to > >> > take > >> > > a computer literacy class. OK, she did need one, but I'm here to > tell > >> you > >> > > that she was not the reason she wasn't getting on the web. I finally > >> got > >> > > her internet working by taking the battery out and putting it back > >> in. I > >> > > have no idea how long that lasted though -- for all I know it hung > >> again > >> > a > >> > > week later. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > huh. The plan I have should be 102 a month all told. Which is > $30 > >> > > cheaper > >> > > > than sprint and even cheaper then Verizon. I looked at all the > >> reviews > >> > > for > >> > > > around here and they were well rated. > >> > > > > >> > > > I don't know. I was on AT&T for so long it was ridiculous, but > they > >> > are > >> > > > the most expensive at 170 or something. > >> > > > > >> > > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > >the > >> > > > > ARGH > >> > > > > > >> > > > > I hated T-Mobile. The bill was always wrong, like $150 too high > >> and > >> > > they > >> > > > > never admitted it. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > You have been warned ;) > >> > > > > > >> > > > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 4:13 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > So I'm looking around for a new phone. I've pretty much > decided > >> > that > >> > > > I'm > >> > > > > > going to get a T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > They seem to have the cheapest unlimited plan around here, and > >> the > >> > > > phone > >> > > > > > hits all the high points I've set for myself. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > The second closest was on sprint, but their mobile hotspot is > an > >> > > > > additional > >> > > > > > 29.99 for some reason. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Anyway, the things I want: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Android 2.3 > >> > > > > > 4g > >> > > > > > Full qwerty keyboard (sliders preferred) > >> > > > > > Decent camera (6+ MP) > >> > > > > > Front facing camera (can be lower rez) > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Suggestions? > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350789 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
