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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / August 2004Purchased used phone but cannot get it turned on
Hope somene can help me...I purchased a used cell from a friend at work....His wife had it and suspended the account ....Then she has moved .Now I tried to get it activated in my name but they are telling me I need her there so she can transfer the account into my name....But like I said she moved and noone seems to know where she is.They ran a check and the phone is not stolen..Question is can I get this done withut her or did I just get screwed when I bought this phone?If I can how do I go by doing so....Thanks GET YOUR MONEY BACK ON THE PHONE AND CANCEL SPRINT THEY STINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT ALL THEY WOULDNT GIVE ME A NEW PHONE.I TOLD THEM I WAS GONNA CANCEL THEM THEY SAID GO AHEAD SO I TOOK THIER ADVICE AND SWITCHED TO CINGULAR AND GOT 2 CAM PHONES FOR FREE!!!!!!!!! > GET YOUR MONEY BACK Either you need to find out what that key is above SHIFT on the left side of your keyboard, or you need to get your money back, because that key doesn't work.  SignatureRØß O/Siris ~+~ "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 04:59:46 GMT, RØß Vargas <robjvargas@comcâst.net> wrote: >Either you need to find out what that key is above SHIFT on the left=20 >side of your keyboard, or you need to get your money back, because=20 >that key doesn't work. >--=20 >R=D8=DF >O/Siris Looks like your setup needs some fixing too. SignatureTo reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address. It looks fine on my end. Check your setup. > On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 04:59:46 GMT, RØß Vargas <robjvargas@comcâst.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Looks like your setup needs some fixing too. It's the best he can do, Jerome. He uses Forte Agent. :-[ ---JRC--- > It looks fine on my end. Check your setup. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Looks like your setup needs some fixing too. > GET YOUR MONEY BACK ON THE PHONE AND CANCEL SPRINT THEY > STINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT ALL THEY WOULDNT GIVE ME A NEW > PHONE. They don't OWE you ANYTHING, *a.shole*. I bet you're QUEER. > I bet you're QUEER. Typical response you'd expect from a closet case. You're wife or GF not meAting your needs or were you molested by a STR8 uncle? > Hope somene can help me...I purchased a used cell from a friend at > work....His wife had it and suspended the account ....Then she has moved [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > or did I just get screwed when I bought this phone?If I can how do I go > by doing so....Thanks Unfortunately, you may be stuck, at least as far as Sprint PCS is concerned. A suspended line is still an active one, as far as the phone attached to it is concerned. And SPCS will not activate a phone that is attached to a suspended line. The only way you're going to use that phone is to get the suspended phone number transferred to your name and for you to take that number over for however long it's under contract. SignatureRØß O/Siris ~+~ "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 RØß Vargas wrote: > Unfortunately, you may be stuck, at least as far as Sprint PCS is > concerned. A suspended line is still an active one, as far as the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > transferred to your name and for you to take that number over for > however long it's under contract. ...or to get the original user to cancel their contract... SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, http://JustThe.net/ Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net PGP Key available from your friendly local key server (0xE3AE35ED) Apple Valley, California Nothing scares me anymore. I have three kids. WHY is that forced on cell phones? The guy/girl would be receiving HER calls; just as a used computer purchaser would be receiving SPAM addressed to the previous owner. NO LOGIC--- whatsoever. > WHY is that forced on cell phones? > > The guy/girl would be receiving HER calls; just as a used computer purchaser > would be receiving SPAM addressed to the previous owner. > > NO LOGIC--- whatsoever. Because, to put it bluntly, it's the only method SPCS has of trying to enforce legitimate obligations users have assumed with them. Once a user stops paying, it's not like we have a lien on anything. So, SPCS stops a user from profiting from their phone. SignatureRØß O/Siris ~+~ "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 "RØß Vargas" <robjvargas@comcâst.net> wrote in message news:MPG.1b971ad6a5841fc4989694@netnews.comcast.net... >>>Because, to put it bluntly, it's the only method SPCS has of trying to enforce legitimate obligations users have assumed with them. Once a user stops paying, it's not like we have a lien on anything. So, SPCS stops a user from profiting from their phone.<<< SPCS has the same leverage any other service organization has. Sell the debt to a collections agency. SignatureJohn Richards In article <0OdXc.3307$TQ2.1302 @newssvr31.news.prodigy.com>, John Richardssupportdesk70- NO-SPAM@NO.SPAM.sbcglobal.net says... > SPCS has the same leverage any other service organization has. > Sell the debt to a collections agency. No, they have something else: the phone. And Sprint is not going to allow a consumer to both skip out on an obligation, and to profit from having done so. At least, they will prevent as much so as they can: by locking it out from being used on any other line of service. SignatureRØß O/Siris -+- **A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.** -Thomas Paine. The Rights of Man. 1792- You may be able to use the phone on the Verizon network. What model is the phone and where do you wish to use it ? In article <0OdXc.3307$TQ2.1302 @newssvr31.news.prodigy.com>, John Richardssupportdesk70- NO-SPAM@NO.SPAM.sbcglobal.net says... > SPCS has the same leverage any other service organization has. > Sell the debt to a collections agency. No, they have something else: the phone. And Sprint is not going to allow a consumer to both skip out on an obligation, and to profit from having done so. At least, they will prevent as much so as they can: by locking it out from being used on any other line of service. But doesn't it appear, atleast in this case, that If the origonal owner "skipped out" on payments, they also sold the phone to "profit" off it? The purchaser just can't utilize that phone now, even if they are going to be a safe & loyal customer. Bryan SignatureR?? O/Siris -+- **A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.** -Thomas Paine. The Rights of Man. 1792- > But doesn't it appear, atleast in this case, that If the origonal owner > "skipped out" on payments, they also sold the phone to "profit" off it? The > purchaser just can't utilize that phone now, even if they are going to be a > safe & loyal customer. Right. This policy tends to hurt the innocent buyer more than it hurts the scumbag seller. The seller, if dishonest enough, can always find a sucker. SignatureJohn Richards > But doesn't it appear, atleast in this case, that If the origonal owner > "skipped out" on payments, they also sold the phone to "profit" off it? The > purchaser just can't utilize that phone now, even if they are going to be a > safe & loyal customer. If the user exercises due diligence, then they don't buy a phone that SPCS won't activate. In the 18 months (more or less) that I worked in the call center, I never saw an exception. And, to be blunt again, a user buying a phone from someone who skipped on their obligation isn't considered all that safe. SignatureRØß O/Siris -+- "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792 So, his wife left him, but he had the phone, so she suspended it, now he has sold it out from under her. It does not sound likely that you will be able to get her to let her soon to be x profit from her phone, in that you would be silly not to get your money back from the guy. If he won't give it back, then your law suite can join hers. > Hope somene can help me...I purchased a used cell from a friend at > work....His wife had it and suspended the account ....Then she has moved [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > or did I just get screwed when I bought this phone?If I can how do I go > by doing so....Thanks You probably can track her down by sending her a snail mail letter and requesting the forwarding address on file for it. D. Blumberg http://www.mytempo.com - Ringtone Tempo Changing Software > So, his wife left him, but he had the phone, so she suspended it, now > he has sold it out from under her. It does not sound likely that you [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > or did I just get screwed when I bought this phone?If I can how do I go > > by doing so....Thanks > Hope somene can help me...I purchased a used cell from a friend at > work.... ..and you can't "get it turned on"? Have you tried downloading some Marvin Gaye or Luther Vandross ring tones? Maybe rubbing it with some scented oil? |
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