On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 04:25:22 GMT, RØß Vargas <robjvargas@comcâst.net>
wrote:

No, I don't ignore any post......

I merely say that *I* don't get a signal in those areas.  I've also
admitted that apparently others don't seem to have the same problem,
but that both my husband's phone and mine do.

Specifically in Shoreview, at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel area, which
is where I say when there on business, I could not get a signal that
was not roaming or strong enough to make any extended call.  

In New Brighton, specifically about 1/2 mile down from the County Rd D
and Old Highway 8 intersection, the signal was spotty.  In one spot of
the client's parking lot, signal.  Move 3 feet to my right or left, no
signal.

Perhaps I have a crappy phone, although at $150.00 per phone, one
would think they would have been better at getting a signal than what
is apparently the case.

I am not however, going to lock into another 2 year contract and pay a
few hundred bucks for new phones that may, or may not, get signals in
the areas I can't receive them now.  If the "may not" wins, I'm stuck
again for 2 years with service that I have to pay extra  to keep from
paying roaming charges at the level that were killing me before, or
have no signal at all in many areas that I have to travel in.

Obviously, others do not have the same problems I have been having,
their posts in here make that clear.  I am stating *my* experiences
with the service, which apparently, since nobody here has the same
ones, I must be mistaken about......I'll tell that to my phone the
next time it's roaming or with no signal.

This week, our company had a user's conference in the Radisson Hotel
in downtown Jacksonville, FL.  The phone was roaming all day.  What
can I say?

--
Deb

It's easy to avoid them. Set your phone to Sprint Only and you won't roam.
I have PhoneGuard on my phone, also, which forces me to confirm that I want
to take a call or make a call before the call goes through, if I'm not on
Sprint's network. (I have a Samsung 660 and it's probably available on other
Sprint phones. All Sprint phones have the Sprint Only network option.)

I have not seen any unexpected charges because I have my VA1000 set so I
have to press 1 to make or answer a call while in roaming mode.

No.  Unless you disable the feature (I do because I have F&CA), your
phone will prompt you that you are roaming and give you the option to
cancel your call.  There really should be no unexpected roaming minutes
on your bill, unlesss somebody on the plan doesn't communicate to you
(i.e. kids or spouse).

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Thomas T. Veldhouse
Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE  34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1

Yes, I have, although others in here don't seem to believe me.

After paying far too much for roaming, I was planning to cancel with
Sprint then, but did not want to lose my number.  As a result, I opted
for a monthly add-on charge of $5.00 per month that keeps me from
having to pay roaming charges.  However, when in roaming mode, my
phone will not ring in, I find out about calls when the voicemail
alert signals that I've missed a call.

Now that I can port my number over to a new carrier, I plan to switch
at the end of this summer.  

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Deb