Comments on: Sprint Drops Call Forwarding Fees With Google Voice In Mind

By: Lilo

Lilo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:27:54 +0000

They have to call into CS which is a hassle in itself

By: ADMNYC

ADMNYC — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:15:51 +0000

Niz,

You appeared to have tried the service even before the feature went for free.

Try again today.The service just went free effective today (11.08.09).

http://insidesprintnow.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/google-voice-sprint-110809/

and it was confirmed via echat with me today.

By: PS

PS — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:24:41 +0000

Niz, you’ve posted this exact comment on a bunch of other comment sections on other web sites- could you tell us we’re you’re getting this info? I highly doubt Sprint would try to charge for something they are calling free- that’s an easy lawsuit waiting to happen.

By: Niz

Niz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:08:08 +0000

Do not be fooled by Sprint. I hate to say that even if you use *28 feature and call get forwarded to google voice and you answer the phone, sprint will charge you 20 cents per minute even after the feature is free. You will not be charged if it goes to Google Voice mail. Sprint should grow up now and starting providing no fee to call forwarding as other service providers are not charging for call forwarding. Sprint is all making us fool saying the feature will be free but in actuality it is not.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:40:24 +0000

Actually now you can set conditional call fowarding yourself with *28 numbertofowardto. Check out google voice if you have a account they give you the dirrections.

By: roach

roach — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:23:03 +0000

Thanks, but it’s not an urgency because next I’d have to teach my mother how to use it so I’ll have to teach her that whole internet thing, the main reason I’m getting it for her is cheap international calling. But thank you for offering.

By: TomB

TomB — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:25 +0000

Turtle, not brick.

I bought out of my AT&T iPhone contract after 14 (too many…) months, unlocked my phone, and now use it with barely-more-reliable (but much cheaper!) T-Mobile voice prepaid. Thinking about getting Verizon MiFi to restore the data. Sprint is tempting because, unlike Verizon, they don’t disable the MiFi’s GPS, but from what I hear Sprint has far worse coverage than does Verizon (anyone have knowledgable comments on that?)

By: TomB

TomB — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:08:15 +0000

“Move on” from Win XP? Why? It does everything I need it to. It’s Microsoft’s problem if they need new products just to maintain their revenue stream.

By: TomB

TomB — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:03:15 +0000

…or many, many fewer. Unless, as I say to my ESL wife, GV users are rice.

Personally, I like GV very much. It, along with Ooma’s call blacklisting, has rescued me from telephone hell.

By: vs ATT? Please

vs ATT? Please — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:17:33 +0000

ATT sucks. plain and simple. Not sure why iPhone losers want to invest in a brick.

By: robert r

robert r — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:26:48 +0000

Well as far as gv invite goes I’ve been on the list awhile not sure exactly but seems like ages lol. Anyway I don’t need the 3 they give ya once I get in just getting the invite in is the hard part.

By: Niza

Niza — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:22:37 +0000

I have saved one invite for my brother but you can have it. Once you get an invite for your mom, just forward that link to me. What is your email so that I can forward the invite to you.

By: roach

roach — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:32 +0000

why does everyone keep asking for GV invites? It took like a week to get mine. Now I’m trying to get one for my mother, that is taking longer.

By: Niza

Niza — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:42:34 +0000

Canada has too much government control as far as communication is concerned. Privatize communication sector Canadian government. It’s time.

By: Karan

Karan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:17:58 +0000

Consider yourselves lucky. Rogers and Fido in Canada used to have conditional call forwarding but have gotten rid of it!

By: robert r

robert r — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:17:53 +0000

I am glad sprint is waking up to this. Sprint’s vmail is lacking to say the least and even if u don’t use gv there are far better alternatives and a customer should be able to use one of their choosing.

- ok who has a gv invite they not gonna use lol.

By: Niza

Niza — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:46:08 +0000

SPRINT CALL FORWARDING

I just and email to Sprint Customer Service to drop the fees they have been charging for years while they same call forwarding features comes free on other cell phone carriers. I have been Sprint customer for so long now and love the service except this call forwarding which I hate. I think it is time for Sprint grow up and act like an adult and stop charging the call forwarding fees. This should come standard in this 21st century when no other call phone providers charging for it anymore.

By: billy bob

billy bob — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:21:27 +0000

‘Call forwarding” – Sprint charges for this?

I’ve been on ATT Wireless since before it was Cingular. Never had a fee for call forwarding. Always an included feature.

By: jess

jess — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:50:24 +0000

James B – October 27th, 2009 at 7:38 pm CDT Uh… Sprint is the only carrier that charges for this feature. Its free on ALL other carriers.

In effect, Sprint has finally followed all other carriers.
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this is not true. T-Mobile allots 500 call forwarding minutes a month. across the board for all customers. if you go over these minutes; you pay a la carte. and it’s a crazy price. The unfortunate thing about Sprint was they don’t allow users to set ‘CONDITIONAL’ call forwarding on the device. They have to call into CS which is a hassle in itself. And their CS dept wouldn’t disclose the per min fee. Sprint has finally come to their senses

By: tom

tom — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:56 +0000

is this really free as in no airtime charge? or are they just dropping the $0.20 additional charge?

this would be great for simply forwarding all calls to a landline to avoid airtime charges when at home, work, etc. but sounds a little two good to be true.

i also wonder if this will also spill through to the MVNO brands like virgin and boost were users typically pay for each minute instead of a monthly bundle.

By: DB

DB — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:34:44 +0000

Yeah, it sounds to me like Sprint is going from worst to first. The blogger should clarify.

By: sev

sev — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:16:00 +0000

Actually, Sprint is different in this regard. Other carriers DO NOT offer conditional call fowarding for free, they offer it and it USES your minutes. Sprints offering will not use your anytime minutes. It’s a great update if you ask me.

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:14:21 +0000

The other major carriers still charge per minute rates when forwarding to other voicemail services and what I have been told by Sprint is that it will not incur per minute charges.

By: Mxx

Mxx — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:35:42 +0000

I am currently a Sprint customer and i do not hold any grudges against them and i will continue to be their customer (SERO plan), but i dread every time i need to call Sprint.

Their reps are not rude, but they are very inconsistently trained.

When i originally signed up, once i got my phone, to activate my line i had to call literally 5 times because reps kept telling me that i wasn’t in their system or phone would activate on its own.
You have to call Sprint multiple times until you get the right answer or rep that knows wtf needs to be done.

By: Mxx

Mxx — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:30:02 +0000

Actually Sprint’s bills are one of the better ones