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6 different people and 2 hours later I finally got the phone I wanted
We have been wanting to upgrade our cell phones for ever. Our contract wasn't up until Feb 2010. I went to the sprint website tonight to see about my eligability and look at the phones we wanted. Well for my phone it said my full eligability upgrade was available now but Jays wasn't available until Feb. So I first talked to someone online at Sprint and they said sorry nothing we can do. Ok fine so I go to someone else online and again sorry nothing I can do. Yet again I go to someone else who yes again says sorry nothing I can do. So I call Sprint and was told there was an error on there part and that my upgrade on my phone shouldnt have been until Feb. Sorry nothing I can do I get told yet again. At this point I am beyond annoyed. So again I get online and talk to Willie at sprint. com. He was wonderful. He was able to look up my account and see why one phone had the full upgrade now and one not until feb. When we first got our phones we got them at the sametime and activated at the sametime but Jays phone had a problem about a month later and we had to get a new one. So the activation date was different. They had deactivated the first phone and reactivated the second. THat was why the dates were different. Willie put a note on my account about the upgrade dates and he said both phones would now be eligible for the full upgrades. I was skeptical. I asked him what it would cost me for 2 Blackberry Curves. Sprint has the buy one get one free right now. He said it would cost me $149.99 for both phones plus a $100 mail in rebate. I said ok great. Now just call this number and you can get your phones. I was still skeptical. You know how it goes you call a company they tell you what you want to hear and then don't do what they say they are going to do. Well I call the number Willie gives me and I was able to order two Blackberry Curves for $149.99 plus the $100 mail in rebate. So we are getting 2 phone for $49.99. It took forever but it was well worth it. Thank you to Willie C for all the help and willingness to help me as where the other 4 people wouldn't. So by the weekend we will have our new phones. Thanks for reading I am excited now.
Btw anyone have the Blackberry Curve? What do you think of it?
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Congrats on the new phones!! Though sorry it took so much work. I don't have a blackberry curve, don't have a blackberry at all. Though I do want one.
I have to call T-Mobile and see when my contract is up. I am thinking of switching companies. I have not had much problems with T-Mobile in the past, but for the past 5 months or so I am having problems getting reception in our house. I have to go outside to talk a lot. Not to fun, especially where it is cold out now
Congrats on your new phones. Sorry we don't have Blackberrys although we debated for months with Blackberry Storms or iPhones and went with iPhones. Hope you like your new Blackberrys!
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My mother and I both have/had Blackberry Curves for almost 2 years. Her contract is up in January and she is dumping it, I got rid of mine early and paid extra for a different phone just to get rid of it.
The phone itself was decent I had to replace mine once under the warranty due to the roll ball breaking 2 months after I got the phone, I went through 3 batteries but we realized after the last replacement that it was my error so that isn't the phones fault.
But the cost of the data plan to run the blackberry was far too $$ for what I was using it for.
I got the LG Env Touch and love it. The bill is cut in half of what the Blackberry was and I get far more in terms of applications from my carrier to use under the plan we have.
For us it is far too much phone for what we need. But if the Curve is what you need then you should enjoy it. Congrats on getting them to figure out your upgrade informaiton
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We are with Sprint too and did a similar upgrade last December, only onto the Rant. Their print can be deceiving as I almost thought it was a bait and switch-they told me I could have got regular Blackberry's or even the touch-screen phone that resembles an i-Phone for just $149 with a $100 mail-in rebate. I thought cool, I'm getting a phone for $49. Not correct-the price was $249 with $100 being returned. Took eight minutes to ring out my daughter and I's new phones & over 8 weeks to get the $200 back (got 2 phones).
We got our new Blackberry Curve 8330 on Thursday. WOW I was really overwelmed with this phone. It is way different then what I am used to but all in all so far I like the phone. I can't say I love it but I am giving it a chance. I have been finding all kinds of apps for it which is cool. DH likes his too. My bff has one and I keep calling her to ask her how to do something on it. She laughs at me but she has been very helpful. It takes great pictures. Way better then the LG Rumor. Some of the features are a bit complicated but once I have it figured out I am sure I will love it. We shall see.
Blackberry's are very overwhelming at first. Go to www.crackberry.com. It is THE authority on all things Blackberry. Lots of info in simple terms. I just upgraded my Curve 8310 to a Curve 8900 and I LOVE IT! So glad I didn't get the Storm. I'm not sold on touch screen just yet. I feel like I'm just too hard on a phone for a touch screen.
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