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Changing area code
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| I have always found cellular carriers to only change your area code
when you provide an address in that area. I signed up for a SprintPCS
plan a few days ago, and found that the number they gave me was being
faxed all the time. I called CS and asked for a new number, and even
for a new area code. They did it without making me provide a new
billing address. Will I get in trouble for using my phone quite a bit
outside the area code of the phone? I know many people at work that
moved to get jobs in this area, and they keep their number from where
they came from, and haven't seemed to get in trouble. Anyone know
Sprint's policy on this?
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| karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net 2007-10-17, 10:33 am |
| On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:59:38 -0000, Bob <shmget@msn.com> wrote:
>I have always found cellular carriers to only change your area code
>when you provide an address in that area. I signed up for a SprintPCS
>plan a few days ago, and found that the number they gave me was being
>faxed all the time. I called CS and asked for a new number, and even
>for a new area code. They did it without making me provide a new
>billing address. Will I get in trouble for using my phone quite a bit
>outside the area code of the phone? I know many people at work that
>moved to get jobs in this area, and they keep their number from where
>they came from, and haven't seemed to get in trouble. Anyone know
>Sprint's policy on this?
You are not supposed to make more than 50% of your calls in a month
outside your home Area Code.
How strictly thats enforced is another question.
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| Steve Sobol 2007-10-17, 10:33 am |
| On 2007-10-17, karlkrandall@sbcglob
al.net < karlkrandall@sbcglob
al.net> wrote:
> You are not supposed to make more than 50% of your calls in a month
> outside your home Area Code.
That depends on your plan, and you didn't answer the question, Mr. I'm-
Never-Going-to-Post-in-a.c.spcs-Again.
If he moves, his home area code moves too.
Besides, if he's moving to another area with Sprint service, he's not
roaming, he's on Sprint's network and the 50% rule doesn't
apply. (Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt.)
I'm trying to remember - Verizon has a handful of business offices
that each serve different parts of the country, and when I moved, I
had to close my account serviced out of their Dublin, Ohio office and
open one serviced out here (Irvine, I think). They waived the ETF and
activation fees, of course, since I remained a VZW customer.
It was four years ago now, and I can't remember for sure, but I
*think* it was the same with Sprint. (At that time, I was on VZW and my
wife was on Sprint.) Close one account, open another. Of course, if
old and new addresses are serviced by the same corporate office, all
they'll need to do is change your area code. But even if they need to
do an account switch, it shouldn't be a big deal. I had no trouble
with either carrier when we were ready to change, and since both
Verizon and Sprint had native coverage in our new home, there were no
roaming issues.
I would, however, recommend making absolutely sure they don't try to
extend your contract when you switch. They probably won't, but with
cell carriers, you never know. They didn't extend my contract when I
moved.
--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Wahoo! Indians beat New York to advance to the AL Championship Series!
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| I'm not planning on moving. What I did was choose an area code that I
wanted, not one that I was in. The rep let me do it, but I'm not sure
they were supposed to let me do that.
I guess I'll just watch and see if they audit what happened.
On Oct 17, 10:30 am, Steve Sobol <sjso...@JustThe.net> wrote:
> On 2007-10-17, karlkrand...@sbcglobal.net <karlkrand...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> That depends on your plan, and you didn't answer the question, Mr. I'm-
> Never-Going-to-Post-in-a.c.spcs-Again.
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> If he moves, his home area code moves too.
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> Besides, if he's moving to another area with Sprint service, he's not
> roaming, he's on Sprint's network and the 50% rule doesn't
> apply. (Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt.)
>
> I'm trying to remember - Verizon has a handful of business offices
> that each serve different parts of the country, and when I moved, I
> had to close my account serviced out of their Dublin, Ohio office and
> open one serviced out here (Irvine, I think). They waived the ETF and
> activation fees, of course, since I remained a VZW customer.
>
> It was four years ago now, and I can't remember for sure, but I
> *think* it was the same with Sprint. (At that time, I was on VZW and my
> wife was on Sprint.) Close one account, open another. Of course, if
> old and new addresses are serviced by the same corporate office, all
> they'll need to do is change your area code. But even if they need to
> do an account switch, it shouldn't be a big deal. I had no trouble
> with either carrier when we were ready to change, and since both
> Verizon and Sprint had native coverage in our new home, there were no
> roaming issues.
>
> I would, however, recommend making absolutely sure they don't try to
> extend your contract when you switch. They probably won't, but with
> cell carriers, you never know. They didn't extend my contract when I
> moved.
>
> --
> Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
>
> Wahoo! Indians beat New York to advance to the AL Championship Series!http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp...1,5871580.story
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| Steve Sobol 2007-10-17, 10:33 am |
| On 2007-10-17, Bob <shmget@msn.com> wrote:
> I'm not planning on moving. What I did was choose an area code that I
> wanted, not one that I was in. The rep let me do it, but I'm not sure
> they were supposed to let me do that.
Is it a nearby area code? for example I'm in 760, 909 is about 30 miles away...
if it's on the other side of the country they probably can't, if it's
an adjacent area code to your current one, they may be allowed to do it.
--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Wahoo! Indians beat New York to advance to the AL Championship Series!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp...1,5871580.story
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| Gordon Huff 2007-10-17, 10:33 am |
| karlkrandall@sbcglob
al.net wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:59:38 -0000, Bob <shmget@msn.com> wrote:
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No. I've used my 816 area code Sprint phone (Kansas City) for several
years in area code 805 (Southern California.) I haven't been to Kansas
City in several years.[color=darkred]
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> You are not supposed to make more than 50% of your calls in a month
> outside your home Area Code.
Not *area code* but *home region* is the test. If you have a national
plan your *home region* is anyplace in the country with Sprint service.
The 50% would apply if I made calls in 49855, for example, but they
wouldn't charge "roaming".
Regards, Gordon
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| Steve Sobol 2007-10-17, 12:33 pm |
| On 2007-10-17, Gordon Huff <wa6fmx@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Not *area code* but *home region* is the test. If you have a national
> plan your *home region* is anyplace in the country with Sprint service.
> The 50% would apply if I made calls in 49855, for example, but they
> wouldn't charge "roaming".
He knows that, and is lying in an attempt to spread bad information.
Phillippe has a hardon for Sprint and continues to post here years after he
left Sprint for Cingular and swore he'd never post here again.
--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Wahoo! Indians beat New York to advance to the AL Championship Series!
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp...1,5871580.story
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| Dennis Ferguson 2007-10-17, 10:33 pm |
| On 2007-10-17, Bob <shmget@msn.com> wrote:
> I have always found cellular carriers to only change your area code
> when you provide an address in that area. I signed up for a SprintPCS
> plan a few days ago, and found that the number they gave me was being
> faxed all the time. I called CS and asked for a new number, and even
> for a new area code. They did it without making me provide a new
> billing address. Will I get in trouble for using my phone quite a bit
> outside the area code of the phone? I know many people at work that
> moved to get jobs in this area, and they keep their number from where
> they came from, and haven't seemed to get in trouble. Anyone know
> Sprint's policy on this?
At some point in the past (not all at the same time) I have
had a phone with a Wisconsin number, one with a Nevada number
and one with a Florida number, all on the same family plan billed
to a California address. Sprint didn't seem to care about this at
all; they might have asked for addresses, or at least zip codes,
for the numbers, but I think this was only to make sure the number
was at the right location within the area code.
Sprint also doesn't care where you use your Sprint phone in the US
as long as there is native Sprint coverage. The only thing they do
care about is if you spend a lot of time in a place where Sprint has
only roaming coverage.
The ability to get phone numbers in random locations on one plan
was about the best thing about Sprint service. The other carriers seem
to have weird restrictions about this, but Sprint doesn't seem to care.
Dennis Ferguson
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| Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:
> On 2007-10-17, Bob <shmget@msn.com> wrote:
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> At some point in the past (not all at the same time) I have
> had a phone with a Wisconsin number, one with a Nevada number
> and one with a Florida number, all on the same family plan billed
> to a California address. Sprint didn't seem to care about this at
> all; they might have asked for addresses, or at least zip codes,
> for the numbers, but I think this was only to make sure the number
> was at the right location within the area code.
>
> Sprint also doesn't care where you use your Sprint phone in the US
> as long as there is native Sprint coverage. The only thing they do
> care about is if you spend a lot of time in a place where Sprint has
> only roaming coverage.
>
> The ability to get phone numbers in random locations on one plan
> was about the best thing about Sprint service. The other carriers seem
> to have weird restrictions about this, but Sprint doesn't seem to care.
>
> Dennis Ferguson
Here I have family plan (5 phones with same area code), and quite often
some member of my families are in other states. Right now we have one in
Iowa, one in Florida, and my oldest grand-daughter started college and live
in dome of Truman University of Missouri (very poor single there and quite
often getting ROAM single just 2-3 miles from down-town).
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| Bob wrote:
> I have always found cellular carriers to only change your area code
> when you provide an address in that area. I signed up for a SprintPCS
> plan a few days ago, and found that the number they gave me was being
> faxed all the time. I called CS and asked for a new number, and even
> for a new area code. They did it without making me provide a new
> billing address. Will I get in trouble for using my phone quite a bit
> outside the area code of the phone? I know many people at work that
> moved to get jobs in this area, and they keep their number from where
> they came from, and haven't seemed to get in trouble. Anyone know
> Sprint's policy on this?
>
Similar to other posts, I've had cell phones for various family members
in different states while still billed to my home address. I don't think
it matters and I've had Sprint switch a phone from one state to another
on my request.
GK
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