Sprint PCS....The not so clear provider...
Written: Feb 18 '03
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Pros: Colourful, Compact Phone.
Cons: Roaming is not available. Antenna does not stay up. Sprint PCS Customer Service.
The Bottom Line: The phone is compact and cute, comes in many different colours! Would avoid if you enjoy talking on your mobile.
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| snowys's Full Review: Sprint TouchPoint 1100 |
Wanted: A Compact Phone
The time had come, where dragging my large non-digital cellular phone had become a drag. I was in the market for a new mobile phone, and I wanted something compact. Since Im securely locked into my million year contract (Note for people thinking of going with Sprint PCS: Everytime you switch plans, your 2 year contract starts over.), I was pretty limited to what kind of phone I could get. I also wanted to spend less than $100 dollars on a phone.
Upon inspection the choice was Sprint 1100. The phone now comes in 3 colours: silver, blue and purple. Being a girl, I decided to go with the purple. What was even better was the week that I went into the Sprint PCS store the phone was on sale for 50 bucks!
A Love Hate Relationship
What I love about my mobile phone is that it is compact, girly stores tons of entries in the phone book, a few ring tones to switch between and offers a phone screen saver to save energy on the phones battery! The battery has such longevity. I have left my phone on for 3+ days before, and the battery is still on and working. That is great for people who sometimes forget to turn off there phone at night!
What I hate about this phone is that it only works within the Sprint PCS network. What the salesperson forgot to inform me of was the fact that this is an analog phone - so it doesn't do ANY roaming.
When the phones antenna is retracted for better reception, the antenna does not stay up. It falls back into the phone! So, if you are in a bad reception area often times I have to hold up the antenna manually. Which can get quite annoying if talking for long lengths of time.
Also, not the phones fault, but Sprint PCS Customer Service sucks. I have waited for over 40 minutes to speak with someone before. I've had a CSR hang up on me! (And I wasn't even angry, I just had a question!) And when you do get them on the phone they aren't very helpful.
Blab blab blab
If you love to blab, this is not the phone for you. My advise is to get a compact digital phone that doesn't have an antenna!
For the price I paid I shouldn't really complain, but I don't want people to make the same mistake I did!
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Amount Paid (US$): 49.99
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