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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / April 2007nextel phone with sprint subscription?
Any way to use a nextel phone if you have a sprint contract and don't want to change your plan? > Any way to use a nextel phone if you have a sprint contract and don't > want to change your plan? No.... > > want to change your plan? > > No.... Yes. (I have found out) Sprint requires you change your (Sprint) plan to Nextel. I understand Sprint is in business to make money. However, that was a dirty trick they pulled on existing Sprint customers, in assigning the Motorola i580 as a Nextel phone -- obviously to increase Nextel phone subscribers. f.ck Sprint and the rest of those predatory corporate phone company a.sholes. > Yes. (I have found out) Sprint requires you change your (Sprint) plan > to Nextel. I understand Sprint is in business to make money. However, > that was a dirty trick they pulled on existing Sprint customers, in > assigning the Motorola i580 as a Nextel phone -- obviously to increase > Nextel phone subscribers. f.ck Sprint and the rest of those predatory > corporate phone company a.sholes. Does it have anything to do with the fact that they are completely different technologies? (Nextel==iDEN; Sprint PCS=CDMA). I know, it probably shouldn't make a difference. And I wonder if they have the two billing systems integrated yet? If not, that could be why you have to switch.  SignatureSteve Sobol, Professional Geek ** Java/VB/VC/PHP/Perl ** Linux/*BSD/Windows Victorville, California PGP:0xE3AE35ED It's all fun and games until someone starts a bonfire in the living room. > In article <1175775255.240663.114...@n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, patriot wrote: > > Yes. (I have found out) Sprint requires you change your (Sprint) plan [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > And I wonder if they have the two billing systems integrated yet? If > not, that could be why you have to switch. Any way to use a nextel phone if you have a sprint contract and don't want to change your plan? " Thank you for contacting Sprint Together with Nextel Online. I can certainly assist you with information about switching from the Sprint to the Nextel Network. Resolution ************ You have the option to transfer your Wireless Number to the Nextel Network without an Early Termination Fee(ETF) and Activation Fees. You will need to switch to the Nextel network to take advantage of the Service Plans. The Service Plans and features are very similar on both networks and we should be able to setup a plan that is very similar to the one that you currently have, unless it is a specialty plan. You will also need a compatible Nextel phone to use on the Nextel Network since all Sprint Phones are incompatible. The Sprint Commitment will be cancelled and you will have a new Nextel Commitment in accordance with your new Nextel Account. There is (sic) no new credit checks; however, your current credit score will determine if a deposit is needed for the new Account with the Nextel Network. In order to find out which promotions you qualify for on the Nextel Network you will need to speak directly to the Telesales Department. To begin the process of transferring your Wireless Number, please call our Telesales Department at 1-800-Sprint1." >Any way to use a nextel phone if you have a sprint contract and don't >want to change your plan? [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >Number, >please call our Telesales Department at 1-800-Sprint1." That sounds exactly right. Where's the problem? SignaturePaul Miner >>Any way to use a nextel phone if you have a sprint contract and don't >>want to change your plan? [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > That sounds exactly right. Where's the problem? Agreed- I see no problem. The functionality available on the CDMA network is not the same as that offered on the iDen network- the most obvious examples are the lack of EVDO on the iDen network and PTT on the CDMA network. Differences such as these (and others) mean that different plans have to offered on the different networks It's my understanding that billing integration is about 25% complete. > Any way to use a nextel phone if you have a sprint contract and don't > want to change your plan? It would depend on your plan - i.e., is it one offered in the Nextel "ensemble" billing system? If it isn't you can't switch without changing plans. If it is you can probably change but would probably have to extend your contract - not sure on that one. All new plans are (pretty much) offered on both the CDMA and the iden platform. Unfortunately you cannot share minutes on pooling plans - yet. Dave http://ccgroup.us high speed wireless data faqs |
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