You are incorrect again. Sprint actually has one of the best networks. Here
in Southern California, it is as good or better than Verizon. Sprint has the
world's worst customer service and is lacking in phone selection. Other than
that, the network is superb and if you are in an area that doesn't have
Sprint coverage, you will have roaming coverage. It is also a common fac
that Sprint has less dropped calls than ATT. Also, Sprint rated the best
data netowkr for speed and reliability. Do some googleing next time to get
the facts.

Jar-Jar



"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> Dutch wrote:
>> "Sprint Nextel showed off a new iPhone look-alike from Samsung on
>> Tuesday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas that the operator says
>> allows much faster data access then the Apple phone."
>>
>> "The Instinct, co-developed by Sprint and Samsung, looks similar to the
>> iPhone, including a touch screen. Unlike the iPhone, however, it
>> includes GPS (Global Positioning System) and runs on Sprint¢s high-speed
>> EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Revision A network. Sprint¢s network
>> offers an average data download rate as high as 1.4Mbps. By contrast,
>> EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution), which the iPhone operates
>> on via AT&T¢s network, usually offers less than 200k bps throughput."
>
> It appears as if Sprint forgot to include WiFi.
>
> It's very useful to have WiFi when traveling, and the data rates are
> higher. One reason so many iPhones have been unlocked is because a lot of
> users just want to use them on WiFi networks (partly because Edge is so
> slow, but also because they don't want to sign up for an expensive data
> plan).
>
> I hope Sprint survives, but at this juncture they have one of the worst
> networks (only T-Mobile is worse) and the worst selection of handsets.
> This is what's causing their incredibly high churn, not customer service
> problems.