em. Mixed things to say about Virgin Mobile, I had crappy reception but a cheap phone that may well have been the problem. Like, a $19.99 phone ;) I was liking the idea of Verizon at one point, but that was mostly based on coverage that doesn't apply to you.
I dunno, maybe you'll wind up talking to a different call center, lol? Who is it that lives near you...ask Paul who he uses :) sorry I don't have better suggestions. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 5:34 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not covered here. > > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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:350793 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
