I would like to share the latest scam that I have encountered with Sprint Cellular Phones...roaming charges! I have never had a roaming charge in the nearly 10 years I have been with Sprint. The reason is that whenever I went into a roaming area my phone would alert me and being the cheapskate that I am, I would end the call.
Enter the era of the hands free law. My cell phone is now safely tucked in my cupholder and I no longer see the screen. For the past two months I have been getting more than $25 in roaming charges. BRINNNNG! Faster than fast I got those Sprint people on the phone.
Two things- Used to be roaming was for rural areas. I would have to use roam when I went to my grandparents in rural Spencer, NY. Not so anymore. Roaming happens now in big cities too. Even though I live in LA and there are cell towers on every corner (leading to future cancer clusters I have no doubt) they are not all owned by Sprint. So whenever I turn the corner and enter a non Sprint cell tower area, I am charged for roaming.
How do I know? Besides the big bill? Well, my phone used to have a message that asked if I wanted to roam. Today I was told by Sprint that at the top of my screen I should see a "tiny r or a tiny triangle."
Friends, the ticket in CA for using a cell phone while driving is over $200. I don't hold my phone close enough to my eyes (and thus in view of a cop or a traffic camera) to see a "tiny r or a tiny triangle." It's a racket I tell you!! Strangely, this never happened when I was holding my phone-even though my daily commute was exactly the same.
Do they know I am using hands free? Are they taking advantage? I have to wonder.
I did end up getting the charges taken off and have switched to a plan that includes roaming to protect myself. Of course, that new plan was a bit more money. GRRR!
Deep breaths. Let's look at the adorable little car I picked up for $5 at a garage sale last week shall we?
This is the stock photo from the Target site where they sell this car for $64! The one I got is slightly less glossy and the horn has been removed. Someday, I think I will appreciate that fact. In the meantime, it looks really cute in the corner of our red and white living room.
That car is cute.
ReplyDeleteI have parts of my house which is not covered by carrier and I have to dial 1 in front of the number. Namely the diningroom. So I usually call from the front steps. Gets kind of cold in the winter :-).