# Sprint Users Step In..... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 28, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532 "2013-08-28T06:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/41 "2013-08-28T13:13:20Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > That really isn’t how fiber works you can’t just run it under ground everywhere… > > In a perfect world you have diverse entry and fiber in two different directions on some sort of ring configuration…In reality you end up with two carriers on the same pole and shit like that. > > ---------- Post added at 04:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:01 PM ---------- > > [/COLOR] > > ATT Family Plan 2 phones yeah, I hear ya… ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/42 "2013-08-28T14:41:07Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > What kinda charges are you talking about? Charges for verizon to verizon calls and texts on almost every bill they sent. Id have to constantly go over my bills and decipher what was what. They charged me for data I never sent or received, etc. Not to mention when my millions of phones would malfunction they would never replace them and when they did they were complete assholes about it and it took forever. Your name if they tried it with me. They did to me and my mom what they did to everyone else that they got sued millions of dollars over. They even went as far and fucking my moms credit up over it that still isnt fixed or reversed yet. I will never have anything to do with verizon again. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/43 "2013-09-01T18:29:38Z")
> [@XwalkerX](#): > > this. but ive only been with them for 12 years… 15+ years here. Their service, for me is generally acceptable, but data is poor. When I have a complaint they usually take care of me. This contract will probably be my last now that they don’t give premier customers an upgrade every year. I’ve had four 4g phones. No 4g yet…Sorry, Bye Bye… ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/44 "2013-09-01T18:50:56Z")
> [@Mr. T](#): > > Charges for verizon to verizon calls and texts on almost every bill they sent. Id have to constantly go over my bills and decipher what was what. They charged me for data I never sent or received, etc. Not to mention when my millions of phones would malfunction they would never replace them and when they did they were complete assholes about it and it took forever. Your name if they tried it with me. They did to me and my mom what they did to everyone else that they got sued millions of dollars over. They even went as far and fucking my moms credit up over it that still isnt fixed or reversed yet. I will never have anything to do with verizon again. So if they offered you Bisons tickets or something similar, you’re saying there’s a chance? ---
**Author:** ![josuedc2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/josuedc2/32/5111_2.png) [@josuedc2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/josuedc2)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/45 "2013-09-01T19:27:18Z")
It suks, even with 4g u can only get 1mb download. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/46 "2013-09-01T19:44:51Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > I have sprint and it makes me want to punch babies and stomp kittens everytime I try to use my unlimited data. 99% of the time im roaming too, even though no additional charges. but I cant complain with the price and I stream music through slacker roughly 40-60hrs a week so I need unlimited. so I deal with it for now. i hope you dont get “the letter” , Sprint has been kicking customers off from their service due to roaming. just dont say you havent been warned > [@JayS](#): > > You’re going to be kicking yourself in that situation with any carrier and no landline. Remember 9/11? N.E. blackout? Katrina? Hell even the Oct Storm to some extent? All the cell carriers went down due to the crushing traffic or power issues. Shitty old landlines worked pretty much uninterrupted. verizon wireless has backup generators at 98% or so of all their cell sites, ask every major company in New Jersey why they now use Verizon Wireless after what happened with Sandy. fyi, vzw had very few outages and spent hundreds of millions in diesel fuel to keep their service up and running > [@LUKE\_L](#): > > I think I have two options to try out now. > > Thanks for everyone for their input…yes even LZ 🙂 see what discount you can get with vzw before changing. i wont say at&t is bad, but i can tell you that vzw has the best network in 95% of the USA. its not really fair to compare vzw/at&t to any other network as they are both years ahead of the others ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/47 "2013-09-01T20:47:17Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > So if they offered you Bisons tickets or something similar, you’re saying there’s a chance? JUAT? baseball is the worst sport on this planet. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_jedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@Digital\_jedi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Digital_jedi)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/48 "2013-09-02T04:37:11Z")
Vzw also has a shit ton of redundancy, every aggregate router we have too of, every is run in mated pairs, etc. Like LZ mentioned, most of any possible failure usually comes from the transport side of things. Even that has improved now as much of our backhaul is fiber instead of cobber T lines…we have a pretty extensive fiber ring which gives us very good redundancy. ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/49 "2013-09-02T11:33:44Z")
This thread makes me lol. You will get identical service to Verizon on a sprint phone. When sprint network ends, you roam on Verizon’s network. Therefore it is exactly as reliable. What you don’t get access to is great data. 3G coverage is spotty and 4g is lol. The only time I have ever had any issues with my service is when I have low bars on sprint network but not enough for it to roam onto verions. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532/50 "2013-09-02T12:05:52Z")
> [@sobo](#): > > This thread makes me lol. > > You will get identical service to Verizon on a sprint phone. When sprint network ends, you roam on Verizon’s network. Therefore it is exactly as reliable. > > What you don’t get access to is great data. 3G coverage is spotty and 4g is lol. > > **The only time I have ever had any issues with my service is when I have low bars on sprint network but not enough for it to roam onto verions**. This happens to me fairly often, thus for me Sprint sucks. Roaming to another network is not the same as being on that network if/when you need reliability. Plus, as I understand it there are different levels/tiers of network. For example when you’re a Straight talk customer you aren’t getting AT&T top tier coverage. If they offered only one level of service there would be nobody paying full price, they’d just go to Straight talk etc… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-users-step-in/232532.md?page=2)