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This is just a placeholder, folks.  There is more to come as moderators move off topic posts out of other threads to this thread.

 

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This is just a placeholder, folks.  There is more to come as moderators move off topic posts out of other threads to this thread.

 

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the like button isnt good enough a great big fat juicy Bravo Zulu for you AJ and who ever else came up with this idea... 

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jefbal99 Member Level: LTE Advanced

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I did my best to not go of the deep end when I read "social stigma" regarding a wireless carrier...

 

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ajr0203 Member Level: 1x Advanced

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I see much more social stigma surrounding devices than carriers.

It's true. If I had a dollar for every time I've heard an iphone vs. android debate I could have retired by now. Although, I do think that if google and apple teamed up to make one super smartphone, I believe it would take over the world. Siri would "think" and google would know where to go :lol:

Back to social stigma on carriers, I do get crap from my friends(mainly joking) about how poor a carrier Sprint is. Which I don't understand. What works for you works for you, seems like a silly thing to make a class out of. I'm just glad that I won't succumb to living in a cardboard box from my carrier's fees. Sprint offers a lot for a good price :tu:

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Back to social stigma on carriers, I do get crap from my friends(mainly joking) about how poor a carrier Sprint is. Which I don't understand. What works for you works for you, seems like a silly thing to make a class out of. I'm just glad that I won't succumb to living in a cardboard box from my carrier's fees. Sprint offers a lot for a good price :tu:

I actually over heard a shocking conversation while I was at work the other day.  A co-worker that has sprint was complaining about not having 4g even though hes been paying for it(I kept my mouth shut because I didnt feel like getting into at the time).  The fellow he was talking to then asks "How much do you pay a month?"  The fellow with sprint replies " $75 and change."  Then the other guy replies" Well I have 4g with Verizon.  I also pay over $100/month and oh yeah,  my data is capped at 2 gig.  Quit your bitching."

 

Made my pretty happy.

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I also pay over $100/month and oh yeah,  my data is capped at 2 gig.  Quit your bitching."

 

Made my pretty happy.

It's very true. I used to have Verizon and I won't lie I was happy with their coverage, especially in my neck of the woods, but the fees were crazy. I used to have 2 lines on verizon with 700 minutes, 2 gigs data, and unlimited text messages which came up to just under $200 a month. It was nuts. I now have 3 lines on sprint, have unlimited everything, and pay less than before.

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