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digit...@infousamail.com

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Jul 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/28/99
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Which is better


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Kenneth Crudup

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In article <7nnqo5$eod$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, digit...@infousamail.com says:

>Subject: Re: CDMA or GSM
>Which is better?

Yes.

-Kenny

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Coo 747

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gsm it much better.

Jon Clark

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No, it isn't.

Coo 747 wrote in message <19990728191634...@ng-cd1.aol.com>...
>gsm it much better.

Dennis McGrath

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That's like asking which is better, an apple or an orange...

Dennis
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L Cabos

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Oh man...Not again.
I recommend to the poster that they search for information on the two
advantages/disadvantages of both and find out which suits their needs.

But the original poster may ask, which is better? Yahoo or Infoseek? Of
course I'll get another lamo that will say neither of those search engines
are good and that neither CDMA or GSM is better, but some other thing is
better....So this is a chain message basically.


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Troy Frericks

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digit...@infousamail.com wrote:
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> Which is better

Which is better: Ford or Chevy?
#

tra...@bellsouth.net

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TDMA

Good Ole Reliable.


DV

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FORD


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Tom Harper

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No...AMPS is the best people! :-)
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Tom Harper

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What Kenny is trying to say is that it is more a matter of preference.
Technically CDMA has more bandwidth but as a front end user you get the same
service depending on the coverage by each in your area. The debate could go
on for hours about which you should choose. Really, choose whichever one
has the best coverage/rates in your area(s) of usage.

Tom Harper

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Prove it
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| gsm it much better.

erhan hosca

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here in NYC ... GSM has the upper hand in sound quality ...IMHO


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>
> Which is better
>
>

Craig Paul

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In article <7nnqo5$eod$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, digit...@infousamail.com writes:
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>
> Which is better

If the two technologies are using the same antennas and radiate the
same effective power then CDMA will be more robust.


George

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On Wed, 28 Jul 1999 20:55:36 GMT, digit...@infousamail.com wrote:

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>Which is better
>
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I suspect a more important variable is where you live and work
relative to the coverage pattern of the carrier(s) you are
considering. All things being equal the older a system is
the more likely it is to have full coverage in its claimed coverage
area.


George

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On 28 Jul 1999 23:16:34 GMT, coo...@aol.com (Coo 747) wrote:

>gsm it much better.

If it is, folks like Aerial tilt the balance to CDMA.
They still havent gotten the kinks out of their
computer/billing system. They cut off my service without warning
cause I hadnt paid a 40 day old bill, even though my account
balance had a credit balance by the time of cut off.


Coo 747

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yes it it i had sprint for about 3 months. All i got was dropped calles. i got
the prl update, still got dropped calls. so i said forget it. Now i have
Bellsouth Mobility DCS, which is 100 X better than Sprint, cause i get 400
minutes for $40 a month plus Unlimited incoming calles, and they stay
connected. No more dropped calles, plus i can talk as long as i want.

Nick Gamber

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Right on Bro.

-NickTAC

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Nick Gamber

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I hope you are not trolling.

It really does depend on where you use it. If you are going to travel to
Europe and other countries, then GSM is probably better for you (provided
you have GSM coverage in your area). Otherwise, I'd go w/CDMA/AMPS (you MUST
get a dual band phone to get decent coverage), because 3G technology is
based on CDMA, and if you want to upgrade when it comes out, it will be
easier (and you'll probably get a better deal) if you don't have to switch
providers.

-NickTAC


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Mike Fox

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digit...@infousamail.com wrote:
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> Which is better
>

Kenny stole my answer.

Of course the real answer is, "it depends."

If you're really interested in comparing the technologies, check out
http://www.arcx.com/sites/. There are some good write-ups there that
are reasonably informative and objective. But I have a feeling your
post was just a troll.

Mike

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Tom Harper

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The 3G allows GSM to upgrade as well, which they will ultimately do if they
know whats good for them
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Tom Harper

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Well thats related to location and the carrier. That does not imply the
technology is any better.

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Austin Locke

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The number of people also comes into play..
Quality decreases as more people use CDMA.

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Tom Harper

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Fix Or Repair Daily
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| FORD
|
|
| Troy Frericks <amdp@SPAM~ME~NOT~to.net> wrote in message
| news:ORNn3.1228$t91....@news.uswest.net...
| >
| > digit...@infousamail.com wrote:
| > >
| > > Which is better
| >
| > Which is better: Ford or Chevy?
| > #
| >
| > >

Bradley O. Browne

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Nick:

You're an idiot.
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Nick Gamber

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Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other
monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots. You'd have
to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people being
screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of towers...
man, you ARE dense. Do you have any grasp on reality? Do you have eyes? Even
Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks! And the fact that you would make
a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the real
idiot. You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.

C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right? Post here
and tell these guys to get a clue!

And stop flaming me, you flamers!

-NickTAC


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-aRealGeek-

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You heard him Brad, even Helen Keller could see Sprint sucks. That pretty
much says it all.

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Zeke

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Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other
> monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots. You'd have
> to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people being
> screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of towers...
> man, you ARE dense. Do you have any grasp on reality? Do you have eyes? Even
> Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks! And the fact that you would make
> a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the real
> idiot. You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.

> C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right? Post here
> and tell these guys to get a clue!

> And stop flaming me, you flamers!

Man, what is the problem? You hate Sprint. Your not on SPCS. Yet you still post and
read this group everyday! That is trolling behavior. Trolls get flamed. That's
they way it works on Usenet. Learn the rules of engagement before you complain.

And about SPCS' service. Many of us (the majority, hell 99%) have no problems with
the service. Why is that so hard to believe? Why would we hang around if we didn't
like the service? That wouldn't make any sense! You had a bad experience and maybe
a few others but that isn't the norm. The people that complain on Usenet about
service or aother issues represent maybe .09% of the entire SPCS user base.


--
Zeke


Bruce D. Brown

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Get a life,

If you don't like Sprint go somewhere else. You don't have a contract. Get
another service. There certainly are enough to pick from. But to stay with
a company the you don't think is doing the job for you and then to
continually cry about the problem is ridiculous. Some of us are having
relatively good experience with Sprint. Zeke said it all, Trolls get
flamed.

Bruce D. Brown


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Bradley O. Browne

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See Nick! so far you've got one guy who calls himself "-arealgeek"
defending you, and others who will actually put their names to their posts
slam what we feel is crap that you write that we dont' want to see. If you
dont' like SPCS, FINE! Get off our board!

I've seen your posts a million times! IT's boring! BTW, how is that
class-action going? To put it back in your court - I bet Helen Keller is
the only one who'd sign on since she couldn't read the nonsense that you
write!

My quote stands - your'e an idiot. Actually, I'm going to revise that and
say:

Nick:

You're an idiot who has no life apparently since you seem to just want to
hang on the boards and slam all day. We're you abused as a child (or adult
for that matter)? Go back to surfing porn and let us alone. We dont' like
you, we dont' want to hear you.

--

Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other
> monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots. You'd
have
> to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people being
> screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of
towers...
> man, you ARE dense. Do you have any grasp on reality? Do you have eyes?
Even
> Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks! And the fact that you would
make
> a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the real
> idiot. You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.
>
> C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right? Post
here
> and tell these guys to get a clue!
>
> And stop flaming me, you flamers!
>

> -NickTAC
>
>
> Bradley O. Browne wrote in message
> <7ob7ib$lu0$1...@birch.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...
> >Nick:
> >
> >You're an idiot.

> >--
> >
> >
> >Bradley O. Browne
> >bradb...@earthlink.net
> >FAX: (305) 489-5931
> >ICQ: 22521117
> >http://home.earthlink.net/~bradbrowne

> >Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message

Bradley O. Browne

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Monkey-ass moron!??? And you want people to sign on to your supposed
class-action when you show your true intelligence by using that vernacular?
Give me a break! Recess is over dude, head back to class before you get in
trouble and have to spend the rest of the day with your head down!

Nick Gamber

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Of course I switched. I never left BAM, and now that BAM's digital plans are
even better than SPCS, I'm totally there.

I don't continue to complain, I try to let people know that other carriers
don't suck like Sprint. And if that bothers you, oh well.

And to be honest with you, I almost HAVE been trolling. That's never been my
intent, but you guys are like 5 year olds -so easy to rile up, it's amusing
to watch you have a caniption fit. And I'm sure others are laughing at you,
too -telling me I'm the immature one, then calling me names like retard and
loser, and posting things like this. Yeah, I'm the one that needs to grow
up....

Hey, by the way, thanks for devoting a whole post to me :)

-NickTAC

Bruce D. Brown wrote in message ...


>Get a life,
>
>If you don't like Sprint go somewhere else. You don't have a contract.
Get
>another service. There certainly are enough to pick from. But to stay
with
>a company the you don't think is doing the job for you and then to
>continually cry about the problem is ridiculous. Some of us are having
>relatively good experience with Sprint. Zeke said it all, Trolls get
>flamed.
>
>Bruce D. Brown
>
>
><Zeke anthraxx@*nospam*asan.com> wrote in message
>news:s0iq3.10976$k8.3...@newscene.newscene.com...
>> Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>> > Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other
>> > monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots. You'd
>have
>> > to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people
>being
>> > screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of
>towers...
>> > man, you ARE dense. Do you have any grasp on reality? Do you have eyes?
>Even
>> > Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks! And the fact that you would
>make
>> > a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the
>real
>> > idiot. You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.
>>
>> > C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right? Post
>here
>> > and tell these guys to get a clue!
>>
>> > And stop flaming me, you flamers!
>>

Bradley O. Browne

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riled up? I doubt it - aren't we a little self-rightuous thinking that we'd
get riled up for a Mr. Rogers junkie like you.

You're opinion is that SprintPCS sucks, well that's fine. I work in the
industry on the periphery, and unlike you being a mis-informed consumer,
know what's really goign on. I dont' work for Sprint, I have affiliation
with them other then I moved to them over PrimeCo and Ameritech because I
know what the people are saying on the INSIDE and they say SPCS is the way
to go.

Now I imaging that you dont' like SPCS because you threw some little
baby-fit and you didnt' get yoru way. You're probably an only child who has
nothing better to do.

I'm goign to revise my comment to you one more tim:

Nick: I pity you. You really need to a get life, or at least a job that
pays more the $4/hr.

--


Bradley O. Browne
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ICQ: 22521117
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-aRealGeek-

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I wasn't siding with Nick. That was my ultra-dry sense of humor. C'mon,
Helen Keller jokes? I wouldn't be here if I didn't like Sprint.

Bradley O. Browne <bro...@NeOaSrPtAhMlink.net> wrote in message
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> See Nick! so far you've got one guy who calls himself "-arealgeek"
> defending you, and others who will actually put their names to their posts
> slam what we feel is crap that you write that we dont' want to see. If
you
> dont' like SPCS, FINE! Get off our board!

Nick Gamber

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It worked again! I love it! I just get your blood boiling, don't I?
This is really becoming childish, but it is fun :)

-yeah, I really did like Mr. Rogers!

"in the periphery" ? Do you mop Sprint's floor at night?

LOL! -I guess all the dead spots in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas
is "misinformation"

"Now I imaging" -that's great English... Is English your second language, or
are you semi-illiterate? Spelling Bee finalist, too, eh?
Your incipience is exasperating.

I don't like Sprint because their coverage in my area is deplorable.

-and I think you are subjecting me to your projection. Not making enough
money at your job?
FYI, I was a child prodigy, took gifted classes, and didn't even have to go
to college to get an excellent job (at which I make 42K my first year here).
And I get paid all that money to sit on my ass and toy with clowns like you!

......laughing all the way through my uninterrupted coverage area.....

-NickTAC


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Nick Gamber

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You spineless coward. You know they suck. Maybe someday they will get it
right, and I have been mature enough to concede that I'd use them again if
they do. But for now, they SUCK.

-NickTAC

Bradley O. Browne

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You're 23, I know - well I was a "prodigy" as well, I'm 25, in executive
management, and making 6 digits. I know many many 23 year-olds who make
that money. It's not unusual. It's call EDUCATION. I also didnt' go to
school, so I guess everything is relative. You think you're a prodigy, I
still think you're a loser.

Blood boiling? Not at all! I'm having fun with this! This is great! I
love firing people up who have no other outlet for their pent-up anger then
to go to anonymous boards and rant and rave. They seem to feel so small
that they have to build themselves up by sayign how much smarter they are
then everyone else. Not only have you tried to do so talking about
SprintPCS vs. BAM or wherever you are, you are now throwing this "prodigy"
and "42,000" stuff around. My friend, I was making that at 19.


Want some cheese with your w(h)ine?

--


Bradley O. Browne
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-aRealGeek-

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Shouldn't you be studying your algebra or something?

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Troy Frericks

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To start a thread like this is totally ridiculous and off topic.
#

"Bradley O. Browne" wrote:
>
> Nick:
>
> You're an idiot.

> --
>
> Bradley O. Browne
> bradb...@earthlink.net
> FAX: (305) 489-5931
> ICQ: 22521117
> http://home.earthlink.net/~bradbrowne

> Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message

Jim Turner

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Nick Gamber wrote:
>
> Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other
> monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots.
Well Nick, that's somewhat subjective and certainly your priviledge.
I'll withold my real opinion of you -- some advice my Momma gave me when
I was young about "If you can't say anything good . . ."
"monkey-ass moron friends"? That's pretty colorful in an "impoverished,
wrong-side-of-the-tracks" sort of way.

> You'd have
> to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people being
> screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of towers...
> man, you ARE dense.

So I'm an idiot in your eyes because I stay with SPCS? I like their
service. I feel like I get very good value for my money. If such
sensible behavior makes me an "idiot", then what does that make you?
And "countless posts"? Well, let's see. There are maybe a half dozen
people that have posted bad opinions of SPCS and stated that they
switched to another provider. Let's say an even dozen to be generous.
That leaves oh around THREE MILLION people who are apparently satisfied
enough with SPCS to stick around. Maybe you slept that day in Stats.
With 99.9996% of SPCS's customer base being the satisfied type, I can
see where SPCS is really failing at their job. An obviously flawed
analysis, but I'm certain you follow my reasoning being one of such
elevated intellect as you are, Nick.

> Do you have any grasp on reality?

Apparently more so than you.

> Do you have eyes?
Two each. Brown. Handsome ones, according to my wife. Sorry, they're
not for sale.

> Even
> Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks!

How thoughtful of you to drag the respected name of such a fine human
being into your senseless hyperbole. You probably sit outside with a
salt shaker after the rain waiting for the slugs to appear, eh?

> And the fact that you would make
> a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the real
> idiot.

Pot . . . Kettle . . .

> You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.

We're not "pissed" at you at all -- we're simply weary of your rambling
on and on and on and on and on and on . . .
We understand you're completely dissatisfied with SPCS. You have
related your personal experience, shared your opinions, and satisfied
your civic duty to remind us all of Caveat Emptor ("Let the buyer
beware" for the uneducated). Nothing is preventing you from continuing
your posts. It's just that most of us are quite tired of hearing the
same droll complaints from you so repeatedly. How about some cheese to
go with that whine, Nick?

>
> C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right?

Statistically, there will be those who have had very similar experiences
with SPCS. More specifically, it will be a statistical anomaly.


> Post here
> and tell these guys to get a clue!

I've got a clue along with everyone else here, Nick old boy. You have
no life outside of posting your ravings in this NG. Nobody else will
listen, huh? I'd be willing to bet that your dog committed suicide
after listening to your perpetual drivel.

>
> And stop flaming me, you flamers!

"Mommy! They're being mean to me again!" "There, there, dear.
Remember that sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can
never hurt you." Play with fire -- get burned. Does your Daddy know
you're playing with his computer?

>
> -NickTAC
You! Out of the gene pool!

>
> Bradley O. Browne wrote in message

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Isaiah Beard

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Aug 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM8/6/99
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I've ignored this thread for quite a while... but I was wondering. Has
anyone read this guy the riot act about what it says in the Sprint PCS user
agreement?

Under "Choice of Law: Jursidiction":
.
"...You [the user/customer] agree that all claims bewteen you and Sprint PCS
related to this agreement will be litigate individually and that you will
not consolidate or seek class treamtent for any claim, unless previously
agreed to in writing by both of us."

That pretty much nixes it. The agreemtn covers everything from deposits to
usage, to fees, what have you. A class-action suit is against the contract
this guy went into when he started using the service.


Bradley O. Browne <bro...@NeOaSrPtAhMlink.net> wrote in message
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> See Nick! so far you've got one guy who calls himself "-arealgeek"
> defending you, and others who will actually put their names to their posts
> slam what we feel is crap that you write that we dont' want to see. If
you
> dont' like SPCS, FINE! Get off our board!
>

> I've seen your posts a million times! IT's boring! BTW, how is that
> class-action going? To put it back in your court - I bet Helen Keller is
> the only one who'd sign on since she couldn't read the nonsense that you
> write!
>
> My quote stands - your'e an idiot. Actually, I'm going to revise that and
> say:
>
> Nick:
>
> You're an idiot who has no life apparently since you seem to just want to
> hang on the boards and slam all day. We're you abused as a child (or
adult
> for that matter)? Go back to surfing porn and let us alone. We dont'
like
> you, we dont' want to hear you.
>

> --
>
>
> Bradley O. Browne
> bradb...@earthlink.net
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> Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message

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> > Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other

> > monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots. You'd


> have
> > to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people
being
> > screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of
> towers...

> > man, you ARE dense. Do you have any grasp on reality? Do you have eyes?
> Even
> > Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks! And the fact that you would


> make
> > a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the
real

> > idiot. You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.
> >
> > C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right? Post


> here
> > and tell these guys to get a clue!
> >

> > And stop flaming me, you flamers!
> >

> > -NickTAC

Nick Gamber

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Aug 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM8/6/99
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You're right Troy. It is rediculous.
It was fun for awhile, but although B.O.B. claims to be keeping his cool,
this is geting rather heated.
It was never my intent to irritate or disturb anyone. I thought I was
providing some service -If I wasn't saying how BAD Sprint is, then you guys
wouldn't have reason to say how GOOD it is... you know Yin and Yang....
But what I at first perceived to be playful banter quickly turned into
outright insult. I must confess I was drawn into it to some degree.

I should thank Brad, I suppose. I had long forgotten the levity found in
juvenile pugnaciousness.

I guess in some places, Sprint does actually work. But, like you want me to
see the oppisite side of MY opinion, and understand that in some places
coverage is good, I wish you would see the opposite side of YOUR opinion,
and understand that in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas, coverage is
unacceptable. And that is my problem with Sprint, plain and simple.

But I do have to agree with Troy that at this point, it's getting old, so I
will stop antagonizing you guys (even though it was in fun!). And so I will
finish with one last statement (that I've made before): If Sprint works well
for you, and you don't have any problems with your bill or anything, then
great. That's how wireless should be. But it just seems that an inordinate
amount of people are having problems. Where did that 99.9996% satisfied
customer base figure come from?!?

Anyhow, this is like water under the bridge at this point. Let's just agree
that we had different experiences and that Sprint PCS is suitable for some
users, and competely unsuitable for others. Cool?

-NickTAC


Troy Frericks wrote in message ...


>To start a thread like this is totally ridiculous and off topic.
>#
>
>"Bradley O. Browne" wrote:
>>

Bradley O. Browne

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Aug 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM8/6/99
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Hey, I was just playing your game! Way to go on that "p" word you used -
great to know you have a dictionary and Thesaurus by your PC!

I agree that I dont' deny that you may have had problems with Sprint. I had
majro problems with Ameritech, and my friends have not. All companies have
their pluses and minuses, and you coming on here and explaining your problem
and letting us know that you DID HAVE ONE is a GOOD THING! You coming on
here and throwign SPRINT PCS Slams on every post, whining about a
class-action suit, and being a genuine jerk in general defeated the what
could have been a solid purpose.

You made yourself look like a juvenile, I just helped you along.

--


Bradley O. Browne
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FAX: (305) 489-5931
ICQ: 22521117
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Nick Gamber <nick....@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message

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Tom Harper

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Aug 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM8/6/99
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Just for everyone's info, no service agreement/contract can legally take
away your right to sue another entity (other than government, unless with
their permission). Therefore to if you challenge that agreement in court
you may just win. I am not endorsing the act of doing so, just a little
tidbit of info...

Jim Turner

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Aug 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM8/6/99
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Evidently you slept through your entire *semester* of Stats. My
supposition was twelve customers dissatisfied with SPCS to the point of
switching carriers versus three million who (although they may not be
completely happy) are happy enough to stay with SPCS. It's simple
arithmetic, Nick. See if you can follow along:

3,000,000 - 12 = 2,999,998

2,999,988 / 3,000,000 = 0.999996

0.999996 * 100% = 99.9996%

I issued the caveat with my post that this example is obviously flawed.
I afraid the people who post here are nowhere near an accurate
statistical sample of SPCS's subscriber base. My absurdly skewed
percentage was simply a humorous exercise meant to illustrate that you
are one of a precious few who are dissatisfied to such a degree.

We're talking about a service provider, not a religion. I completely
agree with you that a person must use which ever one works out best for
his/her specific application. It doesn't matter whether it is SPCS,
BAM, ATT, C1, etc. In my case, it *is* SPCS. In your case obviously
it's not. The right tool for the right job, Nick. Don't pick up a
screwdriver then whine because it's not a hammer.

Maybe you would have done well to lurk for a few days to understand that
most posters in this NG like SPCS. From this experience perhaps you
could have crafted a more effective initial post that conveyed your
facts and feelings without making you look like a complete arse as has
been the case.

I'm happy that you were a child prodigy, although disappointingly it
would appear that your learning curve has not exactly been linear (or as
we say down home, "I don't think all your dogs are on the same
leash."). And if we're getting out the income yardstick, consider
this: I'm 35 and happy as a clam making $61k to sit around on my arse
all day, listen to KRXO (Classic Rock) with volume set on stun, and fart
around with UNIX servers in OKC. Pretty good "bang for the buck" as I
see it.

I guess I've wasted enough bandwidth for now. The signal-to-noise ratio
in this NG is bad enough as it is. My apologies.

Carlo Rossi

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Aug 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM8/11/99
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Nick has issues. Maybe it's the user of the service, not the service
itself. If you are so pissed off at Sprint, why do you hang out in their
Newsgroup? Talk about a looser life. All you have to do is sit around on
your ass all day and type about Sprint? Issues.

And another thing. Of the thousands and thousands of customers Sprint PCS
has, do you expect everything to go perfect all the time? What kind of
mindless ass hole would expect such a thing? What do you do for a living?
How would you like me to come over and bitch about how you screw things up?
Dude, you just need to let go. Don't forget your medication. Issues . . .

Carlos


Nick Gamber wrote in message <7oc76k$orl$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...


>Excuse me? I think most poeple now realize that YOU and your other
>monkey-ass moron friends that defend Sprint are the real idiots. You'd have
>to be an idiot to stay with them with the countless posts of people being
>screwed over on their bills, not getting coverage, overloading of towers...
>man, you ARE dense. Do you have any grasp on reality? Do you have eyes?
Even
>Hellen Keller could see that Sprint sucks! And the fact that you would make
>a post like this just proves my point even further -that you are the real
>idiot. You are just pissed at me because you know I'm right.
>
>C'mon, aren't there some people reading this that know I'm right? Post here
>and tell these guys to get a clue!
>
>And stop flaming me, you flamers!
>
>-NickTAC
>
>
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