Does phone deteriorate over time?

On Aug 7, 1:13 am, "Andy" <N....TakeThisOut@n.com> wrote:
> did you update the PRL now and then the preferd roaming list?
> call cs and ask them to flag youre account for one i do every month or so


Yes, they updated my PRL before they sent technician to check for
the signal.

This is not the first time I have had this problem.

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Did the problem ever get fixed?

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On Aug 7, 1:13 am, "Andy" <N....DeleteThis@n.com> wrote:
> did you update the PRL now and then the preferd roaming list?
> call cs and ask them to flag youre account for one i do every month or so


Yes, they updated my PRL before they sent technician to check for
the signal.

This is not the first time I have had this problem.

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On Aug 12, 1:55 am, "Andy" <N... RemoveThis @n.com> wrote:
> Did the problem ever get fixed?
>

No. I have been researching other providers to see which one would
work best where I live, but switching would be costly because I have
four phones. I am going to talk to sprint customer service rep and see
if I can get free phones or deep discount because it is their fault
that the phone stopped working in my area. Few years ago when I had
same problem with my sanyo phones they had given me three free phones.

On Aug 6, 8:43 pm, "sha...@gmail.com" <sha....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks,
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>   Does phone deteriorate over time?
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> Every 2 - 2.5 years I have to get new phone. When I get new phone I
> get great reception (4 bars) in and around my house, after about 2 -
> 2.5 years my phone would loose connection and I consistently get 1 bar
> or less. I have been in this house for 11 years and it is always same
> problem. I have bought phones from different companies (samsung, sanyo
> Palm, etc.). I bought Treo650 couple of years ago and I was getting 4
> bars, now I hardly get one bar.
>
> My friend came over last sunday and he recently bought palm centro, he
> also has sprint, and he was getting 4 bars standing next to me outside
> my garage while my phone was going in and out of network.
>
> Hemant Shah

I know I had degradation of the radio section on a Treo 600. I still
carried the equipment replacement program insurance at the time, and
they replaced it when I was able to demonstrate the problem in a
Sprint store.

Otherwise, no, the radio circuitry should not degrade significantly
over time, unless you're trying to keep it warm in the microwave!

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> On Aug 12, 1:55 am, "Andy" <N... DeleteThis @n.com> wrote:
>> Did the problem ever get fixed?
>>
> No. I have been researching other providers to see which one would
> work best where I live, ...
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If your buddy with a new Centro was getting a strong connection in
the same place, it kind of implies the problem is not the network.

In answer to your original question: No, the electronics usually will
not degrade like that--unless you're abusing the phones. Exposure to
harsh physical environments and to certain forms of radiation can
degrade or destroy electronics.

The only degradation I've noticed in any of my phones over the years
has been battery life. (Other than one that was well-known for
certain weak manufacturing design issues.) But I tend to baby my
stuff. (Except my last phone. That poor ol' Sanyo flip-phone hit
the ground at least four times. At least twice on concrete. Hard
enough to dislodge the battery cover a couple times and once to cause
the battery to fly out. Worked like a champ thru all that.)

Jim
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