Loreal Lavigna, did transcribed the following::

*(Loreal, for your own email safety, I don't think it's a good idea to
post your email signature.  There are still bots that try to collect
this information in order to spam your email address.)*

Yes I have call Sprint/Nextel Technical service, to place trouble
ticket(s) about the problem (many times).  Each time they say that no
one else in the area is reporting problems.  And suggest the phone could
be at fault.  But here is the rub, others with non 'IC' phones have
called to report the same or near same problem.  That is what leads me
to think that they are playing games with the service.  It only takes
the turn of a screw driver to tune down the voltage in a receiver or
change a circuit board pots wattage.

Some times the problem could be weather related.  And that would be
quite possible during our most recent bad spells.  But my problems are
happening when the weather is great, and everything has had time to dry out.

Thanks for the reply and question.  I am really just trying to see if
any other "non ic" phone user is have similar problems.  I do not like
the idea of possible been hood winked into having to get a new phone
just to satisfy the back pocket of some marketing exec.

JDa