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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / April 2004Thanks Sprint for having no coverage in MT,SD, and WY
I am on the road and only found out after leaving that Sprint has little or no coverage in MT, WY and SD. I picked up a calling card from a truck stop on the interstate. I then got the unpleasant surprise of pressing the * key after calling my Sprint number to receive my voice mail messages. You guessed it, the calling card disconnected and ask me to enter my next phone number. The * key is a speed saver to allow you to make another call without calling the 800 number and re-entering pin. I finally figured out by switching to dual band I could use my phone in roam mode. Well I'm bent over now, I wonder what the charge will be from Sheridan, WY. Thank you sir, may I have another. > I am on the road and only found out after leaving that Sprint has little or > no coverage in MT, WY and SD. I picked up a calling card from a truck stop [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > mode. Well I'm bent over now, I wonder what the charge will be from > Sheridan, WY. Thank you sir, may I have another. SPCS offers a roaming option, called F&CA, which allows for roaming calls. $5/mo. for up to 50% of your minutes used during a billing cycle, if your account is based in a SPCS corporate area. If you are based in an SPCS affiliate area, the option might be $10, with less minutes, but all the affiliates offer the option. Bob > SPCS offers a roaming option, called F&CA, which allows for roaming calls. > $5/mo. for up to 50% of your minutes used during a billing cycle, if your > account is based in a SPCS corporate area. If you are based in an SPCS > affiliate area, the option might be $10, with less minutes, but all the > affiliates offer the option. If he was asked for a credit card, he was in an area where Sprint has no roaming agreements, so F&CA wouldn't work anyhow.  SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, Apple Valley, CA PGP: 0xE3AE35ED Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net Domain Names, $9.95/yr, 24x7 service: http://DomainNames.JustThe.net/ "someone once called me a sofa, but i didn't feel compelled to rush out and buy slip covers." -adam brower * Hiroshima '45, Chernobyl '86, Windows 98/2000/2003 > > SPCS offers a roaming option, called F&CA, which allows for roaming calls. > > $5/mo. for up to 50% of your minutes used during a billing cycle, if your [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If he was asked for a credit card, he was in an area where Sprint has no > roaming agreements, so F&CA wouldn't work anyhow. True Steve, however, there was no mention of a credit card. Calling card yes, but no credit card. Bob > True Steve, however, there was no mention of a credit card. Calling card > yes, but no credit card. Uhhhh, yeah. Sorry about that... SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, Apple Valley, CA PGP: 0xE3AE35ED Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net Domain Names, $9.95/yr, 24x7 service: http://DomainNames.JustThe.net/ "someone once called me a sofa, but i didn't feel compelled to rush out and buy slip covers." -adam brower * Hiroshima '45, Chernobyl '86, Windows 98/2000/2003 > > > SPCS offers a roaming option, called F&CA, which allows for roaming calls. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If he was asked for a credit card, he was in an area where Sprint has no > roaming agreements, so F&CA wouldn't work anyhow. Sprint does have roaming agreements in all of those states. There shouldn't be a problem in that regard. > I am on the road and only found out after leaving that Sprint has little or > no coverage in MT, WY and SD. I picked up a calling card from a truck stop [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > mode. Well I'm bent over now, I wonder what the charge will be from > Sheridan, WY. Thank you sir, may I have another. Well, if you would have looked at the coverage map before you left, you would already have known they have little native coverage in that part of the country. You could have added the roaming package onto your plan for the month, if you phone would support it. - -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 > I am on the road and only found out after leaving that Sprint has little or > no coverage in MT, WY and SD. I picked up a calling card from a truck stop [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > mode. Well I'm bent over now, I wonder what the charge will be from > Sheridan, WY. Thank you sir, may I have another. Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is implemented and a new PRL is released. That could happen any time now. You should be able to roam there without using a calling card. > Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is > implemented and a new PRL is released. That could happen any time now. > You should be able to roam there without using a calling card. QWest is already selling national plans which clearly are based upon Sprint's network. - -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 >> Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is >> implemented and a new PRL is released. That could happen any time now. >> You should be able to roam there without using a calling card. >QWest is already selling national plans which clearly are based upon >Sprint's network. Unless it's a satelite phone, it won't have coverage between towns. > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >QWest is already selling national plans which clearly are based upon > >Sprint's network. Yeah but it doesn't include Sprint users having access to Qwest towers in those particular states yet. Hopefully soon. > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Yeah but it doesn't include Sprint users having access to Qwest towers > in those particular states yet. Hopefully soon. Well that nails it down. "Hopefully soon". Anyone got the press release about this from last fall? > Well that nails it down. "Hopefully soon". > > Anyone got the press release about this from last fall? If there was one, I am sure you would have posted it already, with your usual negative spin. - -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 > Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is > implemented and a new PRL is released. Isn't it way past due already? > > Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is > > implemented and a new PRL is released. > > Isn't it way past due already? Yes. I have to say I'm a little disappointed that this hasn't progressed a little bit faster, although Sprint never really put out a specific date as to when it would happen. I just assumed back in August/September of last year that it would have happened by now. > > > Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is > > > implemented and a new PRL is released. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > specific date as to when it would happen. I just assumed back in > August/September of last year that it would have happened by now. Is this yet another promise made by Lauer that he hasn't delivered on? >> Yes. I have to say I'm a little disappointed that this hasn't >> progressed a little bit faster, although Sprint never really put out a >> specific date as to when it would happen. I just assumed back in >> August/September of last year that it would have happened by now. > > Is this yet another promise made by Lauer that he hasn't delivered on? Larry just *said* there was no promise made. SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, Apple Valley, CA PGP: 0xE3AE35ED Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net Domain Names, $9.95/yr, 24x7 service: http://DomainNames.JustThe.net/ "someone once called me a sofa, but i didn't feel compelled to rush out and buy slip covers." -adam brower * Hiroshima '45, Chernobyl '86, Windows 98/2000/2003 > > > > Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is > > > > implemented and a new PRL is released. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Is this yet another promise made by Lauer that he hasn't delivered on? What promise would that be? Bob >> > > Sprint will soon have coverage in those states when the Qwest deal is >> > > implemented and a new PRL is released. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Is this yet another promise made by Lauer that he hasn't delivered on? No. - -- Thomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 >I am on the road and only found out after leaving that Sprint has little or >no coverage in MT, WY and SD. I picked up a calling card from a truck stop [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >number. The * key is a speed saver to allow you to make another call without >calling the 800 number and re-entering pin. You needed to RTFM for your phone and understand how to turn on analog roaming. I've driven through very backwater parts of WY and never gone more than 30 miles without some coverage. All the little towns had coverage and in between NO cell phone company had coverage. Here is a link to the Qwest Wireless Press release: http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_ge.jsp?news_id=cmt-061p2767&feed=cmt&date=20 040301 The applicable line here is that MT, ND, SD & WY Qwest customers will continue to use the Qwest network until "later this year." To re-state, all Qwest customers are to be be migrated over to the Sprint network as of 3/1/2004, except those in the above states, who, presumably will be shifted to Sprint when Sprint either builds their own, or, more likely, takes over Qwest's towers in these states. Wyoming has very good cellular coverage from the three Cellular carriers, two of which are CDMA. All 3 are in Sprint's PRL, and there are 5 sites in Yellowstone Park. I usually have good coverage between cities, such as they are. And Sprint covers Jackson (Hole), WY. -Bill > I've driven through very backwater parts of WY and never gone more than > 30 miles without some coverage. All the little towns had coverage and > in between NO cell phone company had coverage. > Here is a link to the Qwest Wireless Press release: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The applicable line here is that MT, ND, SD & WY Qwest customers will > continue to use the Qwest network until "later this year." YES, What I read in that March 1 Story was: " Current wireless customers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming will remain on existing Qwest wireless plans until later this year." Later this year could be December 31, or might slip more than that; and if the Quest side is not changing, then the SprintPCS side isn't either? |
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