Update - As per BlackBerry CEO John Chen, Sprint will no longer offer the BlackBerry Priv.
.@Sprint will not carry PRIV. Get it at https://t.co/QsCUsMbeq3 @ATT @TMobile @Verizon
— John Chen (@JohnChen) April 11, 2016
Despite earlier confirmation coming from BlackBerry CEO John Chen during CES 2016 that the BlackBerry Priv would be arriving on Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, it now appears as though Sprint may have decided against releasing the first-Android powered BlackBerry to their customers.
Until recently, Sprint's customer care via Twitter was advising those who asked about the Priv launch to stay tuned, but now, the replies given to customers have changed to state Sprint will no longer be offering the device. It's not just one off answer either; multiple reps said the same.
@CU4ABeer Sorry to say but we will no longer carry the BlackBerry PRIV. If this changes in the future we will update customers. JXC
— Sprint Care (@sprintcare) April 8, 2016
As we know it, Twitter is not always the best place for accuracy so we've inquired with Sprint to see what they say on the matter and will update if needed but for now, if you've been holding out hope for a Priv on Sprint, you might have reconsider your options. Might be a good time to reconsider Sprint in general.
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Sprint may not sell the BlackBerry Priv after all
I was about to return to Sprint oh well...
I'm from Argentina and here all the providers has stopped offering Blackberry devices time ago. The last one that they offer was Z10 nothing newer that that... If you want a Passport SE (~u$s1000) or a Priv (~u$s1450) you must buy it sim-free in an online store which is not a real option considering the cost.
One of the main reasons I left Sprint in the first place....they refused to carry the BlackBerry Classic.
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Actually Blackberry refused to make one for Sprint.
Well I habe my PRIV now for two days. I came from a Passport.
I like the PRIV very much.
Battery could be better though.
Posted via the fantastic PRIV.
Sorry Sprint guys. You are missing a very nice phone.
Posted via the fantastic PRIV.
Sprint is not losing money like the other three major carriers are in regards to the Priv. The guys at Sprint knew it was going to be another flop just like the Z10 was. For the opinion of people in the industry, Sprint wins in the Priv sweepstakes by not taking a loss, and they did give Blackberry the option to sell a globally unlocked device with a CDMA radio and support for all their bands in similar style to the Nexus 6P and the Moto X Pure, while not putting restrictions in activiating them (as long as Blackberry provided MSID/IMEI serial numbers to be added to the whitelist). Blackberry refused to consider that option, as they would have to deal with warranty issues directly.
Sprint Sucks!!!
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Sprint sold its soul to apple. It is under contract to buy billions in iphones.
The commitment to buy their iphones is in the billions. They can't afford to push any other device.
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Who cares
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Good.move I guess... why waste marketing and implementation money on an overpriced device that so few people bought and is somewhat already obsolete...and dead end brand
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Seems the market does not want the Priv or carriers would be more than happy to sell it. So, Chen, being the master marketeer, says screw the BB10 customers and let's release two more Android phones that no one will want either...
I have been hearing two reasons why is not coming to Sprint. The first one was Blackberry demanding a minimum amount of units which was consideres excessive, and requiring to be paid in full without giving any guarantees they will take any unsold units back (cash only order).
The other reason rumored was Sprint allowing globally unlocked units with proper CDMA/LTE radios to be activated if sold directly by Blackberry, which is the same way Lenovo sells the Moto X Pure, and Google in terms for the Nexus devices. Blackberry did not like the idea, especially knowing they would have to handle warranty claims directly.
When is the Vienna scheduled for release?
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BlackBerry needs to see more units, then it's who needs Sprint lol? We live in a crazy world.
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Sprint is the loser when it comes to phone companies. So if BB can't get Sprint to sell their phone, it's time to throw in the towel. I mean, throw it in now while there is still something left. Why run it into the ground any further. So very disappointing.
The times they are a changing.
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Losers
Posted From BlackBerry Priv
Exact reason why I left them. So far up apples *** sprint can basically see what apple had for dinner. Switched to att and now buying phones direct unlocked. Best decision ever.
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Not exactly a surprise.. BlackBerry has bungled device releases for years.. You have to design your products forward-looking technology-wise, otherwise, by the time they get off the drawing board and into production, they're no longer bleeding edge, but just barely mainstream, and you also have to get your distribution channel agreements signed well in advance, not after production has begun, because you end up in BlackBerry's current situation.. Their "new" device isn't getting to some distributors until almost 6 months after release, and since that time, competitors have come out with newer, higher spec'ed devices at lower price points, and they're available *now*, not 6 months from now..
So I fully understand Sprint's take: while they would be sure to sell a reasonable number of Privs to the few remaining BlackBerry faithful, their ARPU would be lower due to the high price of the device, and the "impulse buys" would be near non-existent given that the Priv's innards are last generation and besides the physical keyboard, don't really offer anything different/better vs. a Galaxy S6 for example..
If BlackBerry wants to compete in the hardware market, they need to put out latest generation hardware at a reasonable price (even if this means taking cheap and available, and most importantly, feature-rich, generic Chinese reference devices and slapping a physical keyboard onto them and cranking them out quickly- they can differentiate themselves in software, which is where Chen wants to go anyways), and get it out to distributors within a month of product launch... Any delays in product availability, will doom any future product releases
I'm shocked...LOL...
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What a tweet by Chen. Just like how he had a hissy fit with T-Mobile, he's basically told everyone to switch to the other 3 carriers.
If people have some need to be on Sprint, Sprint is going to win over BlackBerry for customer loyalty. Chen prices his phones like he's apple and thinks he can influence carriers like he's apple.
Chen is out of his mind and losing more touch with reality with every tweet, interview, or statement he makes.
Get a new board and issue a premium device, a slider with a 9900 style keyboard priced at 499.00. Use every last penny on an aggressive media blitz. And go for broke. Issue a quality device to all carriers at once and make it or break it. Stop ******** around.
If I ran BlackBerry, I'd raise as much **** as Legere and trust me no one would think they are out of business or no longer making phones.
BlackBerry could hire Jared Fogel from Prison and do better marketing than what they do now.
Get rid of Chen and send me his paycheck. I promise it can't get worse.
Z5 - E6853 / Android 6.0 / T-Mobile USA
Why aren't you following John Chen? Hit that Follow button!
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Sprint has consistently been unloyal to BlackBerry since 06. Actually I was shocked when they announced the Priv. This here however, not so shocking.
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AGONY
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Ouch!
CA Governor
No problem
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Today I went to a ATT store in GA USA and guess what. They have no PassPort or Classic in display. Just the Priv. I asked and they didn't have an answer.
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Ironically, Sprint shares a lot of similarities with BlackBerry from a business hierarchy standpoint.
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Who cares
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JC tweeted Sprint won't carry the Priv; guess it's time for me to drop my SERO line.
Just as well, I'm moving soon and will determine which of the Big 3 carriers I will go with.
Posted from my Grandfathered SERO Plan on my Q10
They've pulled the Priv from AT&T displays and Verizon doesn't even display it at all , how is this phone supposed to sell if the carriers don't care enough to support it...SMH
Z30
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It's the price that caused this. Mr Chen should not have sold the PRIV at that price. Keyboard or no keyboard it's to expensive.
I agree. I don't think that $700 will make people switch from SAM/LG/APP. Reduce the price and folks will embrace the product.
CA Governor
that's a shame, the priv looks really cool tho, but Sprint not having it will not make the sales go up, that's for sure..
Lets face it they dumped BlackBerry priv cos it's not selling and probably they got under table offers with iphone and samsung on condition to dump BlackBerry. Iphone and Samsung knows well the potential of BlackBerry devices and that they wouldn't leave any chance for the beast to go out of cage. I know well how suppliers talk to sellers and how they give offers to let sale representatives push their products to customers. One of the main reasons BlackBerry is not selling is because sales person are pushed to sell Samsung and iphone that's why sales persons always say: is there any reason why you insist on buying BlackBerry? And they start showing u other devices.
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SPRINT!! Say it ain't so!!
I love sprint AND blackberry!!!
This story hits me as hard as a kid seeing their drunk parents fight until one goes to the hospital and the other goes to prison...
Ok, not that hard... but still...
A smartphone like blackberry is not in its full expression without unlimited data and customer service people who live in the same country as their customers.
I can't stand verizon's billing problems with data, and how people in other countries decide if I get customer service... or not.
I can't stand how Google's business plan is not centered on service, but based on betraying the customers to advertisers. I can't stand how apple and most android manufacturers serve foreign governments like China to keep access to the market, and to keep slave labor factories.
This American uses a phone from Canada, a close friend, and manufactured in Mexico, another close friend. And this is the best option for anyone who wants to serve ALL of humanity.
Sprint! Get on board!
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I've had zero issues with Verizon and data billing. Actually no issues at all.
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Sprint is failing and will soon lose all its turf (they are already selling towers and renting them back). Their customer service is terrible. I bought an unlocked Sprint Q10 and it took a week of calling them daily to get it to stay activated for more than 20 minutes. I used it for one year and then sold it on ebay and though they assured me at Sprint that my buyer would have no problem activating it, to my knowledge that never happened. I had to refund the customer's money. There are lots of good reasons Sprint is failing.
Mac's Z10 or PlayBook
As Bad as Sprint's Debt Looks, It's Probably Worse: Gadfly
http://n.mynews.ly/!EB.Dsl6J
Sprint is in a bad way. Looks like their worse shape than originally thought. I have never used them but do hope they stay around for those that do and for competition.
The newest member....Cobalt Classic
I'm in Canada! But yahhh ffffff sprint!!!!
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Who cares about them??
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Again, Chen's fault
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I have to agree.
CA Governor
Sprint? They can't hang with the big boys. #lostopportunity
I like my coffee BlackBerry Black! What?
There's a very good reason they are the number 4 carrier! lol
PS I had great service from Verizon, but ultimately price and features took me to T-Mobile and I have not looked back. T-Mobile is almost as good service quality wise BUT more than makes up for it with customer service, price and value added features like Music Freedom, Binge On, and Data Stash!
Same experience and totally agree.
I like my coffee BlackBerry Black! What?
With T-Mobile you do not have to pay extra for service when you travel to Europe, at least on our plan. That applies to traveling abroad to other regions too. It was very cool that I could go to T-Mobile right when the Priv was released and use my unlocked Priv without waiting around for them to sell it themselves.
Posted with my Priv via the CrackBerry App for Android
I have to chime in here. As an ex sprint customer I had 12 years of their terrible network, granted I did save some money with them but the limits you live with on their pisspoor network is not worth a couple hundred dollars a year and the fact that I can't buy any phone unless it's made just for their dinosaur of a network. I switched to AT&T for the passport and now Priv and I'm still so happy I did. I get the phone I want, not what all the followers want me to have and I get service everywhere, not only when I'm pressed against a window and I'm not huddled around an open outlet because I used my phone for 30 mins that morning. All anyone asks for is choice. On At&T or TMobile you have that choice. Although I did spend a year on TMobile network and could not take the dead spots of service. Anyway, we have a choice. Choose what's best for you and move on. If you like Blackberries then you may as well leave Sprint. Talk about a dying company...
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That's right, Neo. The problem is choice!
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Why it doesn't surprise me...
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Lol wow, what a joke this company has become
#dirtythirty #naturalsound #CB10 #glassweave
Is this really a surprise? BlackBerry only sold 600,000 phones last quarter and how many of them we're the Priv? I'm sure they are still selling more BBos devices then anything. Then BB10 os devices then the Priv.
When Sprint saw the number of BlackBerry phones sold they probably laughed their heads off.
Stop getting emotional people, I'm sure Sprint made a business decision. If they could still make money off the old Motorola Star-Tec phone I'm sure they would be still selling that as well but they can't.
To everyone other the Crackberrians, BlackBerry is yesterday's news. Nobody cares anymore about a BlackBerry phone.
Sent from my battered and bruised but still kicking (just barely) Z30.
Ur talking about the most inferior network lol plus they are locked, terrible service...their phones have no value.....sprint might die before blackberry lol....
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Confirmed: When I switched to Verizon from sprint I couldn't believe the difference.
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O ow.
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You can get Android devices for a fraction, so it's a good decision by Sprint. It would be otherwise if it was a Device running BlackBerry 10.
Well, why should they sell something that has no interest from customers?
Its sprint loool biggest joke network lol
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Why would an Android user want big clunky hardware like the Priv. If I switch to Android, I will buy Samsung or LG. I haven't decided yet.
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I switch to the BlackBerry Priv and it's not clunky at all, it's much better than the S7 I tried out, and every worker at the att store was using the Priv, they suggested I swap out and get the Priv so I did. They said the only thing better on the S7 was the battery life, but to be honest I don't see much difference in it either. My S7 wasn't working right and they had to send it in to be fixed so I chose right then to get the Priv. I upgraded from a Z10 and couldn't be happier.
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Clunky? Ok ok...you can come out from living under a rock now - iSheep continue to crack me up.
To be fair the PRIV is 50 g (26.3%) heavier than the S7, but this is expected due to the extra hardware for a slide out keyboard.
Samsung S7 - 152 g
LG G5 - 159 g
PRIV - 192 g
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I had an LG before the Priv. I really disliked it.
I love the Priv!
Posted with my Priv via the CrackBerry App for Android
The most inferior network--Sprint--must feel almighty in denying Blackberry to their customers.
There own fault with a high priced phone and let the CEO say it to high priced in the market, with other words it doesn't sell well.
There marketing sucks and if they smart launch still an identical full touch device with bb10 and Android and a qwerty only with Android.
Bet on two horses and get the prive of the Priv near the price of the S6 edge (50 dollar above) and sell it out of stock.
Also see my forum under the armchair CEO "BlackBerry Doubt"
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Who buys phones from sprint? Terrible service and locked phones worst of both worlds lol
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All carriers but Verizon sell locked phones. And compared to Verizon, everyone's nationwide coverage is inferior.
Atleast verizon has a strong network.....sprint phones have no resale value....
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BB10! Is the best. The Priv crapdroid who cares.
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Yes, the best dead OS. ;)
*A3-A20
This
**** it. What has Chen done? Got and Amazon app Store now.
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But killed the platform.
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I don't blame Sprint, unless BlackBerry was willing to sell it for $450-500.
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Way too expensive for a mid range Android device. I would say $250 because it has additionally a Hardware Keyboard.
Having used BlackBerry devices for years, I'm hoping that BlackBerry will continue to be in the hardware business. Whatever may be the reason for Sprint not signing up to carry the Priv, it certainly didn't help that the CEO of BlackBerry made it clear that by September he should have the information he requires to decide whether the company will remain in the hardware business. Would anyone buy a car, let alone sign on to sell cars, from a company which has indicated it may pull out of the automobile manufacturing business in the near future? There's a question mark hanging over the future of BlackBerry's devices and until that is resolved, I don't think anyone can expect the Priv to starting flying off the shelf. The current state of BlackBerry device sales is a shame, but I do hope that their hardware division returns to profitability. IMHO.
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Looks like BlackBerry counted their chickens before they hatched. Dear John Chen, maybe you shouldn't say the phone is coming to Sprint without first discussing it with Sprint.
Would an unlocked Verizon version work on Sprint?
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No, it wouldn't.
My first reaction when I read this post, What idiots!!!!
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Sprint is a complete Joke.
They have Apple so far in its pants, its not funny. They pulled the same crap with the Z10 and Z30 too.
Wow that's a bummer!!
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Ezio, you're funny :)
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It's OK. I hear a mid range BB10 device is coming out soon.
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BlackBerry android not BB10.
Oh :(
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Have another drink lol
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Hmm...another ring in the doomsday clock of BBRY...
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Why would a carrier sell a brand that doesn't know if it's going to stay in the hardware business.
It's like buying a Playbook with expecting it to run BlackBerry 10. How many people got fooled with that.
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Let ask Donald to be the CEO of blackberry. It would certainly sell.
Duck?
*A3-A20
The statement was BB10 software required hardware of a higher spec than the Playbook. If the Playbook range had started out with higher spec hardware then it could have seen BB10.
Eh, sprint is being stupid. Had a feeling why they pulled out of Canada a while back. Lol
I don't think they will last longer. Fringe CDMA carrier is fringe. Go GSM instead and be current.
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2.2876 on WINDmobile HSPA+
Sprint sux.....when I was with Sprint and complained endlessly about the speeds I got.... the last in store rep that I spoke with told me his personal device was with Verizon. Lol. Even the employees at Sprint have no faith in the service they sell.
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Here is a wild card. My stepdaughter works for Verizon and has a Sprint phone.
Yeah I know she is like, the only one in the whole country, but that's 1 lol.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5.
Sprint has to hold up their end of their sales quotas due to Apple and Samsung.
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Apple has them by the balls, that is true.
Yup. They are called Apple Rip Off Contracts lol
You know I had sprint for almost twelve years straight out of high school and it was almost one problem right after another. If it wasnt billing it was ****** customer service or crappy phone customer service.
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Well....what us Sprint peeps can do is....buy the Android phone that you want and download BlackBerry software to it. I have a Samsung Note Edge running blackberry software. Very nice. I see why people ditched the pkb for a Z30. I can't get enough flicking words.
People should DUMP SPRINT because they don't offer a CHOICE. Instead they shove iPhones in your face.
Sprint will shove in your face whatever sells and is profitable for them. A BlackBerry right now isn't one of them.
*A3-A20
Well, then nothing has been. Not even the vaunted iPhones. Take a look at their earnings.
I'm running all the major Priv apps on my Galaxy S5 because that's the best I can do right now. This is what I'm using when not using my Q10. I'm just at a loss.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5
How do you find it?
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It's all right here:
http://forums.crackberry.com/showthread.php?t=1059855
Enjoy. :)
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5
That's a lot of extra steps. Dump your carrier and get a priv, done. Stop giving them money if you aren't satisfied with your service.
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You can't blame Sprint. I wouldn't carry a fail either. It's all about profit. T-Mobile really didn't need to carry it either, they have GSM to thank. What carriers should have did was a special order and actually "see" what customers actually want to buy the device. Then place the order to diminish costs, but to simply "carry" a Classic, Priv, Leap, etc. When the Q10 didn't "take off" is actually wise.
Verhizon took how long to carry the device? At&Fee seems to always carry Blackberry first idk why that is, but either way Sprint doesn't exactly have capital to spare so I wouldn't carry BlackBerry if it's not profitable for me either. The 10 people here crying hardly count and don't even use Sprint probably.
Jé Be....Here But Gone...
I believe I read a report that 50-something% of the corporate users that use Blackberry have AT&T service, so that would explain why AT&T probably jumped at the opportunity. As far as the Q10, I think it flopped for Sprint because Sprint failed to promote it. I, for one, found out Sprint had it at the time and jumped on it; had I known exactly when they did it, I would have gotten it sooner.
Gauging interest THEN ordering devices makes perfect sense, especially on a less-than-popular device. That said, there are a lot of people on Sprint that are still pretty interested in the device, as I've seen on their message boards. Eh...sure it won't be a huge sellout for Sprint, but whatever they could do to keep their longtime customers, they should try, imho.
What's a lot... 30 or 40 people?
Many forget at times that forum post don't represent a percentage of the overall market, as most consumers have never used message boards or forums.
I could've told you that and better. I wouldn't buy any phone from Sprint. All their phones drain the battery. Don't waste your money folks!
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Bla1ze, I know that I news tipped that one post, but there was another post where Sprint says the Priv was still in their plans: http://forums.crackberry.com/sprint-f70/sprint-going-get-another-blackbe...
Glad I left to go to Verizon.
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There ya go! Switch to the provider that sells the phone you want.
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Not surprising really...
Posted via CB10 on my Z10
Six months later.
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Just switch to AT&T and get whatever BlackBerry you want. I did. Worked great! Unfortunately it's just the way of things with BlackBerry right now.
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Yeah, I'm about there myself.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5 (Sprint Edition).
Sprint stated that several weeks ago! They're suck and don't even deserve to sell the best , And thats BlackBerry. ;) #BlackBerry4Life
Posted via the CrackBerry App on my BlackBerry Priv ™
Best is relative....all of this is relative. Supply and demand. BlackBerry doesn't have high demand, so a company with limited assets isn't gonna waste resources
Jé Be....Here But Gone...
No, this news is only about the PRIV running Android.
Come September BlackBerry will not be selling any phones. Can't blame Sprint.
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Sprint will be gone well before BlackBerry is. If it isn't an iPhone, Sprint could care less.
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Show proof my yute to your statement
He was implying that blackberry won't be profitable by September therefore blackberry would no longer have a hardware division.
This was said by the CEO Mr. Chen.
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I'll just leave this here.
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-priv-f440/t-mobile-not-planning-...
http://crackberry.com/e?link=http%3A%2F%2Ft-mobile.7eer.net%2Fc%2F159229...
I meant to 'up' your comment, not report it. Sorry!
This is exactly why I don't buy into these things until I hear official word.
Reconsider Sprint definitely.
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**** you than sprint we don't need ya
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Why would they want to carry a phone that no one wants to buy ?
via my Samsung Galaxy S5
Stop your crap yute people would.
No one??
Posted with my Priv via the CrackBerry App for Android
Might be on to something
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I'm not going to say you don't have a point.
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Why would you want a carrier that doesn't have the phone you want to buy ?
I wanted to buy one! I got it at AT&T.
That's at least one. I think there's another five on CrackBerry. Sprint missed a whole six sales!!
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Sprint sucks. They're not even as big of a company anymore. They didn't carry but one BlackBerry 10 device (Q10), and that was largely unknown because Sprint is largely unknown. Hopefully someone buys them soon.
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I second that. I worked for a retailer that sold Sprint, and unless you have been a Sprint customer for 20 years, customer service couldn't be bothered to help you. Bad signal, bad customer service, why bother?
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Sprint is "largely unknown?" You can't be serious...
If you're under 20y then that statement may be true, they were Big Time when I was growing up, now not so much.
They are still a national carrier. With national advertising. And a national retail presence.
A national carrier who only seems to play a crazy lady dancing about yearly IPhone upgrade commercials
Posted via the BlackBerry Priv
Sprint sucks, but Blackberry sucks more obviously.
I would say blackberry is a lesser known company than sprint, at this point.
Oops...
You said something profoundly stupid.
I love sprint on my Q10 because of unlimited data, and much less billing errors than verizon.
Saying sprint is unkown is just kinda really stupid.
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Does anyone still consider Sprint a carrier option? I mean yeah, K-Mart is still in business in some places, but wouldn't you be better off going to larger companies not in financial trouble constantly like Walmart and Target? Sprint = K-Mart of carriers.
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That is a decent analogy.
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It's Sprint, guys. Sprint.
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Everyone misread Chen again. All he said was the "Priv will be arriving on Verizon and T-Mobile and it will sprint".
As usual, a vage statement to cover all the possibilities: he hoped the Priv would sprint to the top of the Sales charts, but as it turns out it's just sprinting to the bargain bins.
BlackBerry 10, CB10 signed.
That's not true. The plan was for Sprint to carry the Priv. It was on the back burner (VZW, ATT and TMO as the top priorities) and it fell through.
If people really want Sprint + Priv, get an unlocked Priv and a Sprint SIM.
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I think sprint is a CDMA.
That's correct
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Most blackberries like my sprint Q10, has both CDMA. AND. GSM.
One day the regular sprint tower near the Sprint store was down for maintenance.
NOBODY but me had even 3G service... I kept 4G the whole day.
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This won't work. One of the only phones you can buy unlocked that works on Sprint is Nexus. And the iPhone but that's not happening again.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5
Shocker.
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I think Jim Balsillie was a better negotiator than John Chen.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android on my BlackBerry Priv
You just might be right there..
Careful, don't say anything bad about chen, he won't give you the next crapdroid a few weeks early...
Posted from my passport not 'running the google'
To be fair, he had significantly more leverage to negotiate with.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
True story
Posted via PRIV by BlackBerry
He seems to have used so much leverage in the past that US Carriers don't want anything to do with BlackBerry.
Oh well. Chen said that he is refreshing his efforts in India so... there's that...
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Yes indeed he was.
Actually Jim was a better negotiator over Chen. Its quite obvious, Chen needs help here. He knows nothing about hardware. Because of this issue, his software goals will take a lot longer to take hold, if it ever does,
He was a better negotiator than just about anyone. But, yeah, Chen should be fired.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android
Looks like Sprint dodged a bullet
Posted via the BlackBerry Priv
supply and demand.
Posted via CB10
Maybe BlackBerry doesn't want to waste anymore time on this device. Instead put full efforts on their upcoming android phones. L
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I don't think so. Sprint probably is being an *** and refused to sell for unknown reasons.
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2.2876 on WINDmobile HSPA+
Your probably right. BlackBerry doesn't seem to have a strategy.
Posted via CB10
The only reason Sprint would not sell the Priv is because they thought no one would buy it.
Posted via the BlackBerry slider
Not a peep from @BlackBerry nor @Sprint and not @marceloclaure regarding my multitude inquiries too.
Posted from my Grandfathered SERO Plan on my Q10
Sorry but this makes me quite angry. All they have had since the Bold 9930 has been the Q10.
Posted via the CrackBerry App for Android Flicked on the BlackBerry Keyboard
Why would it make you mad. Be objective. The carriers realize the toxic nature of the brand. They have to make business decisions, not emotional ones.
Posted via CB10
BlackBerry is not toxic. Security comes to mind when BlackBerry is mentioned.
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2.2876 on WINDmobile HSPA+
Noone effing cares about them anymore
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I'm tired of being objective. They haven't had a new BlackBerry in 3+ years. I'm tied to special CDMA sprint phones, no BlackBerry support, never have they had an all touch BlackBerry. Even back in the Storm days. Might have to vote with my wallet and switch carriers. But will that make a difference to Sprint? It should as they need all the subscribers they can get but it won't.
Sorry I feel ranty tonight. I still use my Q10 but I want something more. I have all the BlackBerry apps that I can manage to load on my S5. I want more choices than Sprint has to offer. I want to try the Priv. And now if I want that choice, I have to make the choice to switch carriers. I don't want to do that. But one choice will require another.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5
Why not buy it direct from shopblackberry.com?
You can't. It won't work on Sprint. That's the whole point. And really, it's Sprints fault not BlackBerry. But I can go buy a Nexus phone from Google and it will work on Sprint because Sprint bands are supported. So I don't know who to blame. I suppose both have a part in the blame.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5
How the U.S. carriers are to blame: They (and Sprint in particular) don't care about getting BlackBerry devices into the hands of their customers in an expedient fashion. Consider how long it took AT&T to start selling the Passport, or Sprint to get the Q10, or Verizon the Priv. The carriers move like lumbering dinosaurs when it comes to pushing software updates as well.
How BlackBerry is to blame: It hasn't compensated for the carriers' slow ways and refusal to stock certain BB devices by pushing updates directly to all customers and building devices that can be purchased directly from BB and work with ALL U.S. carriers. The company could do what Apple now does, and build one version of each device that has the radios inside needed to work on all the carriers' networks. But they don't. This is particularly a problem for those on Verzion and Sprint, the legacy CDMA carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile have GSM lineage). When Verizon passes on a device like the Passport, no CDMA variant gets made. It's ridiculous. If the Passport worked out of the box on Big Red's network, the U.S. market for it would be bigger. The market is artificially limited due to management's decision not to compensate for Verizon's decision to pass on the device. They've taken the choice out of their customers' hands.
Thank you seascape, you said it well.
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CDMA is so 1990s. That old standard went out twenty years ago, and the companies who supported it, and still - incredibly - use it should have gone out of business years ago. In any efficient consumer-driven economy, Sprint and Verizon would have been long dead - I guess the US market is not efficient or consumer-driven.
(Sent from my GSM Passport)
I think AT&T and/or T-Mobile have deals where they will pay off your contract if you switch to them. It is worth checking out.
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True. But T Mobile is nonexistent here and AT&T coverage where I live is poor. It's all Verizon Sprint and Intelos here.
Flicked via the BlackBerry Keyboard on my S5
Why not buy it from shop crackberry and be done with waiting?
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As far as carriers making "business decisions" sprint doesn't know how to make good business decisions so that doesn't fly. Remember, I'm a Sprint customer so I'm not slamming the company from the outside as another carriers fanboy or anything. I've been wjth them for over 10 years and counting.
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Can you change carriers?
Not easily. Many lines are in contracts still. And it would be a huge pain in the rear.
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Sad to hear that. Still, sometimes we have to suffer some pain in order to separate ourselves from something that really isn't delivering the goods.
My sentiments exactly. I made the choice to get rid of all contracts so that I can be as flexible as possible. No more moaning and groaning about what carrier doesn't have what. When you take yourself off contract and go GSM you become extremely nimble.
Sometimes the ETF is more than what it would cost to transition elsewhere for less than a year. With ETFs now being prorated per month, there is no need to be afraid anymore to leave. bye bye
there are promotions some carriers still offer to buy you out of your contact. I'm out of contract, but my SERO line is still a great deal! It's the only thing tying me to Sprint. Q10 still does its job well, however I like to upgrade to a newer Berry.
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Be Objective? Who's at fault here>? Sprint is 100%. By not allowing customers to choose what devices they want. Hopefully Sprint tanks for this bone head move.
But they do have the classic now at least on verizon. And the passport.
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Not sure if BlackBerry ever really wanted to stay in the device business after Chen took over. I think the last few devices were delay tactics to keep the ship stable until they built the software company they wanted.
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A shame really.
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But where is the software company? Is the way BlackBerry is headed really his grand design?
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What software company. That's tanking too. Devices should have been, could have been a strong multi year strategy to help the company gain some strong financing, to help it build its future software platform. What I see is a company moving As s Backwards, at best.
That's not implausible, at all.
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Twice that!
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Well that's not going to help with sales...
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Well... Sprint is committed to Apple and Samsung. BlackBerry missed the opportunity to make any deals with Sprint. Priv sales are insignificant in comparison with big rivals. Sprint will sell more LG and Huawei than BlackBerry... Priv has unique design that not many customers are willing to try.
Personally, I would try Priv. I do not like sharp corners and keyboard. Digital keyboard and it's physical keyword has different button size, so it is difficult to transit from one to the other one... I would try...
However, BlackBerry is not at Sprint stores and I will have to go with Note 6.
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BlackBerry did try to make a deal with sprint, they just refused the deal most likely. Bad business on their part. The CDMA network will be stupid to do that.
Typed using my BlackBerry Classic running 10.3.2.2876 on WINDmobile HSPA+
Sprint made the right decision cause it would have been a waste of time and money to even bother with the Priv. The Priv is old news now with last year specs, a high price, a sliding keyboard that doesn't appeal to many ppl. Rear camera is decent and front camera is just sad. Only thing it has going for it is its stock version of Android with their own customized BlackBerry software.
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That's not true. Even Passport Specs are solid specs for a BB10 device. BB10 don't need Super High End Specs to RUN Flawlessly. Android on the other hand, due to being very un-efficient requires battery sucking high specs just to run smooth, with a bi daily restart of the OS of course LOL to keep up the somewhat smoothness.
Android has come a long way, I have a htc one m8 Google play edition and that thing has decent battery life, even compared to my BlackBerry classic. I have had more system crashes and slow downs on my classic as well. My m8 actually never has to be restarted to run smoothly. I think you should check out one of the new BlackBerry android midrangers coming, you'll see it no longer requires big numbers in the specs department. And remember BlackBerry 10 requires a lot of ram to run smoothly
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True and I stand behind blackberry 10(!) to the death but **** does it take allot in the ram department, not so much in the processor department but more then half my rams gone at startup. 3 gigs on a passport!..
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Exactly, well put.
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I know you love BlackBerry but your statements just aren't true of modern Android. Perhaps old Android devices suffered from that, but so did (does) BlackBerry. Battery plus are iconic for BlackBerry and I was still doing that on my Z10.
The sludgish way the phone operated and how awful the battery life was (at the tail end of using that device I would go from 20% to dead in mere minutes then when I turned the phone back on the battery meter was red showing 1%) is why I switched. And why literally tens of millions have switched.
Android has come a long way. It's still not perfect, but it's not the way the die hard bb10/OS fans perceive it to be. And glad you should be of that because soon you won't have BB10 as an option so you may as well look into what other OS works for you.
~TheRealFixxxer
I just can't use my android tablets bow that have passport to do it all, I prefer the smoothness or swiping through my phone or experience versus tapping and waiting makes me feel like an *****. Lol.
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Swiping through what? Pressing what? I'm unsure what your Passport "swipes" through that an Android tablet (kind of apples to oranges happening here) "presses and waits" for instead.
Are you referring to swiping from one empty home screen to another because those things on Android that you press and (slightly) wait for are few and far between? It's an enthralling experience...
~TheRealFixxxer
Yeah us BB fans need to stop saying best specs for a BlackBerry. When BB specs are like 2 years behind everyone else
Not defending the snails pace BB was updating the phones, but comparing specs across platforms doesn't seem like a good way to do things. My old Windows phone with 512MB of ran runs smoothly, for example, and much more smoothly that some more modern Android devices with more horsepower.
Now, arguing over how much BB charged for some of those phones however is certainly valid...
Sprint is really just too much of a small time carrier. They can't take on another manufacturer while they themselves are trying to raise money by selling off their assets. WSJ: Move by wireless carrier to help shore up its cash situation http://www.wsj.com/articles/sprint-to-get-cash-infusion-by-selling-leasi...
I love my BlackBerry priv....I have a lot of work I do with word and it is amazing. I love the query and love the phone! Guess I won't go with Sprint! That's a no-brainer!
Apple made sure to squeeze out the competition, by making it very costly to Carriers if they do not sell enough iPhones in a given time frame. Anti Competition. This should be illegal. Yet the regulatory body allows such nonsense. Lets not get into Tax Evasion too. Yet people still buy iPhones, not realizing they are supporting such practices. Clueless.
Talking about anti-competition, did you see that the Gov't of France is taking Apple to court because of it?
http://utbblogs.com/france-targets-apple-for-anti-competitve-activity/
Apple is probably off too many US regulators for a court case like this to take place in US.
So 'the others' are at fault ? That's like my son blaming his brother ....
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That's the usual response on CB, I'm afraid. Everyone gets blamed for BlackBerry's failures except BlackBerry. It's a little old at this point. Some folks need to pull their heads out of the sand and assign blame where it's due.
Funny thing, when you walk to att store, best buy and you stand next to the priv or ask again about it, they give u a face. And steer you to a Samsung device that or other android other than the one u are inquiring about. And that's not just one store! It's any store you walk into. At least in South and north jersey, Connecticut and NY! It's like either BlackBerry didn't do their PR or the stores made a deal with Samsung and apple! I was flabbergasted.
No wonder it's not doing good! I don't see why they cannot treat the phone equally. Specially if u walk into the store directly to ask for it.
I've been questioned at every store except T-Mobile, if I am sure if that is what I want! REALLY? Every single time!!
Something is going on my Passport is with ATT and they keep spamming my email with Samsung and iPhone offers but never the PRIV.
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@Xelaenil: The same thing occurred with the very first BB10 devices (Z10&Q10), and with the BB10 devices that came after. The image is definitely tarnished, whether it be due to lack of BlackBerry marketing, or because of the influence of other device producers or whatever other powers have over the service providers. One thing is for sure, the looks you described from sales reps definitely exists no matter where you go to take a look at and/or purchase a BlackBerry device. Enough people have posted this type of behavior on various sites to the point where you think BlackBerry would have caught wind of it and made an attempt at a remedy. But just like everything else a normal person would think to be a logical act for BB, they leave us wondering yet again.
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This is true! There is no deal it's just blackberry did a horrible job of advertising. Same for the passport. I sold a passport to a guy the other day. He never herd of it until I told him about it.
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I have a ShopBlackberry Priv and the TMO guy knew it and said right to my face "nobody buys those."
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Do you take lessons from highschool dropouts?
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You are right sales reps are told to steer customers away from the priv. I seen it happen at my store where I work.
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Back when I bought my PRIV, I lucked out and got a great sales guy. This AT&T sales rep explained to me why most of his co-workers won't even consider trying to sell a BlackBerry. A self-professed Apple fan, he was pretty cool about the PRIV, though. He seemed like he was kinda bored with Samsung and Apple products and would love to know more about other phones. But, had to spend his own time and money to do so.
Apparently, it was not always this way. Carriers used to train their sales staff. But I think when Apple started taking over, the carriers changed their business model to "encourage" phone makers to fund sales training. (I am sure at Apple's insistence.) This gives large incumbents like Apple and Samsung a huge advantage over smaller players like HTC and BlackBerry.
PRIVateering since 2015.
They are trying to do you a favor. Why do you want to by an overpriced, buggy, spec inferior product that has an older version of the employed OS? When they say REALLY?, chances are they simply cant believe it.
Agreed. I think the general sentiment is why pay premium for older Specs? Plus they see the return rate. Fact is Apple and Samsung have performed well for years. Sure bet for customer satisfaction.
Samsung S7 6.0.1
Because I like blackberry and phone works just fine. What is the point of better specs ? Are there apps not working well on priv ?
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I only agree about the sharp corners! They should have rounded it somehow!
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what r u talking about? those 3 android blackberry phones for Sprint could shake a market and finally bring some sales to Chen
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Chen is the biggest Jackass to ever hit BlackBerry.
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OH Snap!!!! just released "Blackberry will support BB10 for an unspecified amount of time but will NOT be making anymore BB10 OS devices". Yikes! I dare say it...FIRE SALE! Question is...how smart is it to invest in BB10 devices even at a steep discount at this point?
Well the spring sale brought the prices of the passport se down to 519.99 cad so I don't see it going much lower for a while. BlackBerry has always been stubborn on pricing. Maybe if the z10 and Q10 were priced better at launch BlackBerry 10 would have been better off and in the hands of a lot more people.
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@Skatophilia....if true,it's pretty discusting as we were lead to believe the Big Three would sell the Priv,and to add,they were supposed to be in 33 countries by now and "that's not going to help sales" lol
What's discusting...? ;-D
Discuss in disgust? I can feel ya if you're talking about Sprint. Something I wouldn't buy. Buy a phone that only works properly on one network ?
• There's a Crack in the Berry right now... •
Another Chen Lie.
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My only question is: Why the **** would you have Sprint anyway? Out of all companies, I cannot understand how Sprint stays in business with how terrible their coverage is...
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My thoughts exactly lol
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In certain urban areas they get good coverage and they're cheap send they have the data. Plus their credit checks are minimal for customers. Just like T-Mobile.
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There's no point of bringing the Priv to sprint it's too late The phone should've been out by now And if you are a BlackBerry user you shouldn't be on sprint in the first Sprint sucks
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