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Sprint PCS

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    Samsung i500 help needed. Can someone help me?

    Hello people! I have had my i500 for almost a year now and have had no problems with it in the past. That was until today. I just got a new computer and haven't had the time to sync up my phone with it and that is where the problem starts. Today my phone shuts down on its own I try to turn it...
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    How can I get out of my 2 year agreement?

    I'm new to the forum so please forgive me for any errors in my posting. In august I signed up for a 2 year service agreement with sprint. In exchange I received one of the new Fusic phones without charge. In my 3rd month of service, my phone's battery was malfunctioning and required me to send...
  3. gahleon

    Weird Sprint Sanyo 8100 Problem

    My sister is running an old 8100 phone which is still clicking along just fine however recently some really weird stuff happened. She, being stupid, left a 4 dollar balance on the phone bill and they cut off her service. After she paid right away they went to turn it back on and now the phone...
  4. M

    Can Verizon phone work with Sprint?

    Hi to all. I’m new to this forum, just signed up. Found this spot while doing my endless Google searches on CDMA, GSM, Sprint and Verizon. I don’t know if this topic has been covered before or not so please if it has please for give me and also I’m really not in the know of all this Telcom stuff...
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    What is battery life inaccurate?

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) What is the phenomena called that gives inaccurate batter life readings? For example, my battery goes almost to dead then I charge it for 10 minutes. I put the battery back in my phone and it reads near full. After a little while, the...
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    Upgrade Program???

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I have been with SprintPCS using same phone for about 4 years. I am ready for a new phone. I am thinking of changing carriers and getting a new phone that way. I contacted SprintPCS and asked about leaving. They told me I was elgible...
  7. S

    Audiovox

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I set up my boss's Audiovox 5600 from Cingular today. Great phone, great screen & features. Does Sprint offer anything in the same class?
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    Sprint prepaid calling cards

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I spent about an hour on Google/Google Groups and 20 minutes on Sprint's web site trying to find information about Sprint prepaid cards. I came up blank, only 3rd party rip-offs. I have my own Sprint phone and I'm coming to the end of...
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    Latest Samsung Phones

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I'm about to upgrade my phone and I want to stick with the Samsung brand (I currently have the VGA-1000/a620). How long has the MM-A700 been out? Is there anything newer than that model? TIA
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    Nokia????

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I was going to get a new camera phone. What happened to the Nokia camera phone? It is not on the web site
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    Cell Phone Repeater/Extender

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) Hey I am new to this forum, but I found a product that actually works. I bought this repeater/extender from www.solidsignal.com for $250 plus shipping. I tried and returned the Andrews version and the new Wilson Electronics version...
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    a wierd bars issue

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I spent a couple of days this week in a small town located about 12 miles off the interstate. At the motel, I had full power (every bar) on my Sprint phone, (no roaming), but yet I could not make any calls, nor could I receive any...
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    SCP 5300 Reboots Itself!

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I've got this phone for about 2 years now and have gotten quite frustrated at retyping my e-mails and on-line sites due to it rebooting/restarting by itself. I've called sprint about it and they just for me to do an update(which didn't...
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    Blocked Id (ringing on pickup)

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I have been experiencing a very odd thing recently, and it happens on a daily basis (usually just once a day). My phone will ring, the caller ID will display "Blocked ID", and if I answer it, I immedietely hear a phone ringing tone (as...
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    Ford to cut cord on 8,000 phones

    Archived from groups: us.talk.headline-news,alt.cellular.sprintpcs,us.politics,talk.politics.misc,soc.culture.usa (More info?) Ford to cvt cord on 8,000 phones By Denise Pappalardo Network World, 01/24/05 Ford is expected to annovnce today that it is replacing the traditional wireline phones...
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    Home phone forwarding

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) This may be a bit off-topic for this group, but figured it would be a good place to start. Until about a 18 months ago, I had lived alone and travelled for a living. I had a feature on my home phone that would automatically forward all...
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    Echo chamber

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) Does anyone have an echo chamber effect on their Sprint phones? Until today I thought it was my wife's Samsung VGA-1000 that was the problem however after adding a second line with a Sanyo RL-4920 the problem can be heard there too, not...
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    Numeric Paging Backdoor Number

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I oversee the phone system at our corporation. I need to be able to send a "numeric page" to Cingular, Sprint and Verizon phones without calling the phone themselves when staff receive a voice mail on our corp vm system. I have...
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    Again, I'm desperate!

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) Okay, maybe not DESPERATE, but hey, whatever gets the attention. Where oh where can i get a treo 650 for less than $599 for existing customers? Please help, mama needs a new phone and an organizer........ :confused: -- bougiegirl...
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    Nationwide Roaming

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) To those of you that travel around the country with Spring PCS Phones, how would you rate the roaming capability? Thanks, -mij