User: gloopey1
These are the most recent forum messages posted by gloopey1:
LOL
"Sprint is so lame."
Really? Sprint has two competing offers, one from a highly rated and successful satellite provider, the other a big bank in Japan.
When will you teeny boppers finally grow up and realize Sprint isn't going bankrupt because you don't like them? Six years ago, some of the same morons were predicting their imminent demise then.
I guess that's why you guys had to change your forum ID. I would be embarrassed too for falsely prophesying doom and ...
Thanks
Wow! I was able to use my Sprint number as my Google voice number. I can even use my tablet to make voice calls over wifi and it shows up on the other end as my cell!
Thanks again. :)
This works but...
...If the Directalk phone is a Powersource, you can't alter the number. Whatever number was associated with it when it is shut off stays forever.
Re: Direct Connect Call Alert Suggestion
You have to call Sprint, but they usually give it to you.
Re: Google Voice on dumbphones is STILL better!
I didn't know you could set up Google voice without a smartphone and the app. How do you do it?
Re: The awesomeness of Google Voice!!!
You've done an excellent job of explaining the differences between Google voicemail and texting versus traditional carrier provided services. I still don't understand how the advantages of Google services make carrier services "garbage" by comparison...less advanced, perhaps, but hardly rubbish.
The big advantage carrier based messaging has over Google is it's usually included in basic wireless packages at no additional charge. While Google Voice itself is free, the costly data plans needed to support it are not.
There are still plenty ...
Re: LOL
Wait...haven't you heard that Sprint's network is bad where Mr. Anonymous Internet Poster lives? I mean, why even bother?
Re: Direct Connect Call Alert Suggestion
JR & CAT:
Here's how you can edit DC messages:
1. Obtain the MSL for your phone from Sprint.
2. Press ##DATA#.
3. Select "Direct Connect."
4. Choose "edit."
5. Enter your newly obtained MSL number.
6. Choose "Tables."
7. Choose "Alert Mapping."
8. Choose "Add New"
This program, though hidden, works exactly like the preset text messaging program.
Re: Sprint blaming someone else besides themselves
adam2106 said:
go figure. They blamed nextel, they blamed everyone else but themselves with this mess. now they are blaming LTE network vendors. shame on them. they are the ones who picked them..... so its their fault not the vendors.. the vendors can only do so much if the parts are there...
shame on sprint for doing this again. They should blame themselves!
So...if you hired a contractor to help you do a job for someone and they failed to deliver, ...
Re: Voice mail notifications
Why do you dislike Verizon's voicemail?
Re: The CAT quiz
No need to apologize to anyone...heck, our conversation back and forth is the most interesting thing going on in this otherwise dead forum.
One other thing we agree on is Direct Connect is WAY better than anything else out there.
Re: New Bogeyman
Tofuchong said:
Their old CDMA network will be the new scapegoat.
Talk about garbage!.....
Yes, Sprint's "old" CDMA network was garbage--in 2005.
Still waiting for the new Razor to come out?
Re: New Bogeyman
CaptainPlanet said:
Guess Sprint will need a new bogeyman to blame their woes and lackluster performance on once the iDEN network is shutdown.
My vote for their new "bogeyman:" Humphrey Bogart.
Re: New Bogeyman
adam2106 said:
they can use the 800mhz spectrum for LTE which is good for Sprint. The bad thing-- it takes some time and not many people like Sprint anymore as evident by their quarterly numbers.
Yeah, the best earnings in five years really lends itself to the notion of failure.
Thank you Mr. Anonymous for clarifying this.
My favorite forum post
ElTriste said:
As a former proponent of sprint, I can tell you, I've tried sprint. I had them for 9 years. I've been happy, and most recently, INCREDIBLY disappointed. We had Wi-Max which used to be a great technology, until Sprint stopped throwing money into it, and went into LTE. I've sold sprint and worked as a service and repair technician. I've heard everything from everyone, and the bottom line is, 3g sucks. ATTs 3g was WAY faster than sprint, ...
Thanks again
You guys make my point for me so much better than I. 8)
My bad experience with Verizon
Yes, I had a bad experience years ago with Verizon. Everything was bad and nothing was good. Don't go with this company because you'll regret it. They lie to everyone as well. My bill was always screwed up and my wireless service was terrible.
You should take my advice because my opinion as an anonymous poster outweighs anything Consumer Reports or JD Power says. If you don't believe me, I can provide some web links to internet sites that have ...
Sprint 3Q Earnings
Oh well, looks like Sprint managed to fool millions of unenlightened people into using their service. If only these poor fools had known about all the informative web links so generously provided by those here who are in the know.
http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_d isplay.cfm?article_id=2574
The CAT quiz
Now it's YOUR turn to answer some questions:
a) In addition to your new-found expertise with Sprint Direct Connect, exactly which iDEN handsets have you used in your long career as a Nextel basher & Sprint fanboi, er, Sprint customer extraordinaire?
My company issued me a yellow & black i530 in 2003. Since then, I've also used an i576, which was replaced recently with a DuraXT.
b) How does one activate Trace Mode on the Falcon series of iDEN handsets?
Never tried on ...
OK?
Haggard said:
When you were referring to forum tools and their useless advice, were you speaking about yourself?
Actually, I think most of the respondees to my OP have illustrated my point way better than I ever could have.
People who aren't forum tools agree rather than disagree with the OP. Someone else said the guilty dog always barks first. I think what he or she said neatly sums up the majority of the stupid, self-indicting comments that followed after.
Re: Forum tools and their useless advice
Jayshmay said:
I've been trying out T-Mobile on a friends old MyTouch 4G for nearly 2wks, so I am doing just that.
I live in Ct, service here is solid, good signal.
Everyone else should too.
More like TAPS
Haggard said:
Can't say I'm surprised by this outcome..
Me either.
Re: What I have learned from this post:
Haggard said:
Exactly, but I suppose every brand needs their shining white knight to defend against any negativity.
Just as every strawman needs someone to put forth his "every" argument.
Re: So this is kinda funny...
cellphonesaretools said:
I wonder, could you please explain to your public exactly how you can say that a current Sprint customer, who has been with Nextel & Sprint continuously since 2002, equates to "He hasn't had Sprint for awhile"?
Answer me this: when you supposedly had those Duramax phones, what happened if you attempted to DC someone from a different entry on their contact?
If you store a Sprint DC number without the astericks on the "DC Only" setting instead of "Mobile ...
Re: So this is kinda funny...
Not sure if it's funny, but I am certain it's true. I suppose in the grand scheme of things, he is the most intelligent and well informed troll here. He hasn't had Sprint for awhile, yet he can give detailed accounts of supposed experiences he's had.
Congrats
On proving everything I said true simply by doing what you do best: boring millions of people with a thirty minute long post. On a scale from one to ten, I'd give this snore bore a goose egg. ...
Re: Reply
What surprises me is how anyone can think they should be able to troll internet forums without criticism. By the way, the weakest argument a person can make is one that includes statements like not a shred of evidence or your argument is without foundation. These are all statements anyone can make regardless of what reality says. The reality here is you quote from websites that have been in business less than ten years and have close to no ...
Thank you
...for making my point for me. I could not have done better myself.
Re: Is the pot calling the kettle black?
Actually, I have come to the conclusion you are probably a spam bot. Maybe the mods should have one of those little tests with the weird numbers you have to identify before using the forum. By the way, I am ignoring you. This is an auto generated response.
Forum tools and their useless advice
Hey, my username is xyz and I just want to let everyone know how terrible my experience was with this carrier. I experienced frequent dropped calls, poor coverage, slow data speeds, and nobody ever helped me in customer service.
I finally changed to my current carrier and couldn't be happier! Everyone should listen to me even though you don't know who I am or if I ever even had the service I claimed to.
In fact, I'm probably some spoiled teenager ...
Re: Reply
I thought the same thing as I traveled over the Easter weekend to the mountains. I was so disappointed my work issued Sprint DC phone was not like my old Nextel. Up there, that old phone never had service. Unfortunately for me, work was able to reach me in a place I had found solitude from technology for years. Thanks Sprint for ruining my holiday. I totally agree with you that roaming over 1X was a horrible idea.
Re: Hey All (Used to be Nextel18)
adam2106 said:
Sprint uses Qchat; they changed the name to direct connect but the service is not like the one on IDEN- not even close.
Yah. Really boring stuff.
Re: Hey All (Used to be Nextel18)
I suppose we could engage in a week long back and forth thread about the merits, or lack thereof, of Sprint DC. Instead, I will defer to my original reply. where I said Direct Connect was not discontinued. Maybe it should have been, but it was not.
Re: Hey All (Used to be Nextel18)
Sprint did not phase out Direct Connect. It is running over CDMA now.
Re: Upping the Heat on iDEN subs: $20/line/mo
But they promised we could play longer than that! I tell you, it is the same folks whe said there were weapons of mass destruction.
Software update...
...Would likely fix this issue.
With regard to the Kyocera phones, our company recently purchased the DuraXT phones and I can tell you the volume level is higher than any Motorola we've used.
Re: 2005 called............
...and said, "You call phones that are the size of a brick, easily broken, uncomfortable to hold, and have battery life that averages less than 24 hours 'smart?'"
Re: 2005 called............
muchdrama said:
Careful. All this rational thought might cause all the 'This phonez sucksz!' posters to spontaneously combust.
Not to mention that most "smartphones" fail at the basic task for which they were created...making and receiving phone calls. Poor battery life, reception, and lackluster durability are just a few things plaguing most modern tablet phones.
Re: To late. I changed carriers yesterday.
Sprint is not promising anyone that their unlimited data plans will be forever, so how is that lying?
How would you like it if you owned an all-you-can eat buffet and someone accused YOU of lying about it because it wouldn't be possible for you to offer an unlimited experience indefinitely?
Will Virgin Mobile and Boost branding go the way of Nextel...
...if Sprint branding does take off?
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