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I can confirm this. I got mine about 3 weeks ago. First lady told me I had to have 4 phone for her to do anything (I only have the Connect 2 at this time).  Then was sent to retention.  They gave me the options for buying as mention above, and had the monthly fees waived.   

I'd be interested in seeing a snapshot of the 3g/voice data coverage of now and then being a able to compare coverage improvement when 800 goes online.

I can't find the FCC ID for that thing anywhere so can't look up the OET info.  I called the local Corporate Sprint store and that was an adventure in time wasting.  First, the guy told me it takes about an hour to port the number (which I know it takes longer than that) and when I asked about 800MHz his answer was that after Sprint shuts down Nextel they weren't doing anything with those frequencies.  I politely said Thank You and got off the phone with him as fast as I could.  

 

Called a non-Corporate store and the guy was much more knowledgeable.  Said it takes 2-3 days to port (which is more reasonable) but he wasn't sure on 800MHz support.  So he's going to e-mail an Account Executive and get an answer.  We'll see what kind of response I get.

Again let me give you a heads up, that it took 10 days for me to get my landline number from Verizon ported over to Sprint. But I have to say that the quality on sound is much better than my land line.  I've only had it for 2 days and very happy with it so far.

I don't see why they couldn't have just set it up with a new number then put in the port request afterwards. and I don't see why you'd need to have to take it in to "reprogram", maybe just dial a number/code sequence to update and that's it. 

 

I just bought the StraightTalk Home Phone Connect last weekend, it operates on Verizon (even the same model Verizon used until they got an updated slightly smaller model more recently) and to my amazement the sound quality is not bad at all, a novice couldn't tell the difference between it and your traditional POTS line (I surely can, though) 

 

I'm gonna set it up at my mom's shop to back up the Comcast Digital Voice lines there in the mean time but really it's for when I switch from CDV to VOIP when the contract with Comcast is up. I want redundancy as wireline reliability at the location is fair to absolutely horrid from AT&T and Comcast (the only options, and this is right in the middle of Chicago believe it or not!). So cellular is the only other option. 

 

I was really curious about the Sprint Phone Connect 2, and was enticed by the 3 months free and free device but not the 2 yr contract! 

I don't see why they couldn't do a temp number either. But I just wasn't thinking. I thought about the straight talk one also, But I plan to get cell phones in about 6 mos. and kinda wanted to test and see how signal will work here, or if I needed a airave.  But it doesn't matter, Monday morning the thing should be working.

So while they were porting the number you have no home phone service?  Or is there a way to coordinate the disconnect of the landline with the start of the Sprint Connect?

 

Not sure I can afford to be without home phone for 10 days.

 

The way the told me is once my land line stops working then then my Connect will be activated. Was told to leave the Connect off until my land line is cut off or it might cause some type of delay.  So really I'm not without a phone for 10 days.  I also know the person I was dealing with at the store was a new person nor did I think about asking for a temporary number. But he did tell me if I used a different number, and then wanted to use my home number, I would have to bring back the unit to be reprogrammed.  I don't think that was right, but I went with the flow of things.  Just keep in mind they told me 2-3 day for port, but I think in reality it's about 10 days for a land line.  But your landline will work until the port occurs.

They don't let you use it before you port?  I know the Verizon had a temporary number for a few days.  

 

oh the irony...  and Airave to make the Sprint "Landline" box to work  The guy at the Sprint store tried to sell me one to me last time I was there and I mentioned the Airave to make it work.  I laughed and said it would be an odd way to do VoIP, and then I told him about Google voice I use for free already and he just looked like a deer in headlights on both comments.  

Nope they didn't give me a Temp. number option.  I thought about getting the VoIP service using the airave, but figure if the cable goes out (which happens more than I like sometimes) then I would have no home phone.  At least with the Connect 2 I should have some type of service.

I just got one, but will not be able to use it until Monday, due to taking so long to port a land line number. I would anticipate about a 10 day wait for them to port a land line number. I know I don't have the best signal at my house, but I have a choice of getting a airave if needed. I might get one just so I have great signal at the house seeing how I plan to get all Sprint phones in about 6 mos.

Hello from Spotsylvania Va.  Even though I'm not on Sprint, but on Ntelos at this time. I do plan to switch and go to Sprint in about 6 mos.  I've been following the NV for the past couple of years.

I do have one question. Do the tower need to be upgraded to have 800 voice or can the 800 be active on the non-NV tower?