As the proud(tongue in cheek) owner of a Sprint "stick phone" a simple RL4930, I'm wondering what all this consolidation means for me. If the dump CDMA that means my phone and the phones of my family (five) will be junk and we then have to either dump Sprint or buy the "New and Improved" model. Lets see-a "phone" that is a piss-poor MP3 player, a useless camera, has a keyboard so tiny it takes a stylus to enter anything on it, a tinny receiver and an ourageously expensive Bluetooth enabled headset. With all these rancid product features/capabilities you have to pay additional fees. Guess the days of a well functioning cell phone are over and its a repeat of the crap we got when transistor radios came out. It must be the new model for America, make your product miserably crappy and hire a good PR firm to cover up and make you think you "gotta have one"
Whew- Sprints been trying to get me to "upgrade" to with a 2 year contract more money for less minutes plus all the additional baggage and charges for stuff I'll never use. Their Blackberry phones are a total rip-off (to me) as are the rest of their lineup except for a ruggedized one that is "spot-on" what I would consider. Cell Phones are definitely marketed towards those who are a bit younger than I. I'm not dead but why spend money on pictures that Are poor in color and are not readily available, texting with shortcuts LMAO LOL etc. Music that is poor to barely fair. I've lost 50% of my hearing so I really don't want music over a phone! Give me a phone that has clear reception, doesn't drop calls or sound like a tin can with string and tough enough to use every day.oh and can utilize a bluetooth headset and do voice dialing to comply with California hands-free cell phone laws coming up!
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