Is Sprint messing around with Nextel service? "if you repl..

Starting about three months ago, I noticed a lot more calls being sent
to voice mail and more "No Service" entries on my i870. At 1st I slough
it off and did not pay it much attention. But now its gotten worse. I
can be in places that I have had good full service now only to have my
phone say "No Service". But that is not true with two other friends
that have the newer "ic" phones.

I've had my i870 for a little over 2 years, and its been one of the
better phones that I've had from "Nextel". And I also take reasonable
good care not to drop or damage the phone.

So, should I suspect that my i870 phone is just aging or is Sprint
playing tricks to get people to upgrade to the "ic" phones or change to
a non-Nextel, Sprint phone?

JDa (Atlanta, Ga. Northlake/Tucker area)

Loreal Lavigna, did transcribed the following::
> Sprint isn't messing around, although let me ask you this. Have new
> towers gone up in areas where you frequent recently? Or have cell
> towers been removed perhaps? It could be the phone aging out, I have
> had that happen to me before. But it shouldn't act as you're reporting
> it has. Have you talked with Sprint-Nextel's customer service? Have
> they given you any indications as to what it might be? Just curious,
> and I hope this helps somewhat!
>
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Yes I have call Sprint/Nextel Technical service, to place trouble
ticket(s) about the problem (many times). Each time they say that no
one else in the area is reporting problems. And suggest the phone could
be at fault. But here is the rub, others with non 'IC' phones have
called to report the same or near same problem. That is what leads me
to think that they are playing games with the service. It only takes
the turn of a screw driver to tune down the voltage in a receiver or
change a circuit board pots wattage.

Some times the problem could be weather related. And that would be
quite possible during our most recent bad spells. But my problems are
happening when the weather is great, and everything has had time to dry out.

Thanks for the reply and question. I am really just trying to see if
any other "non ic" phone user is have similar problems. I do not like
the idea of possible been hood winked into having to get a new phone
just to satisfy the back pocket of some marketing exec.

JDa