Does sprint delete voice mail ?

In article <Xns9849D52663E29ewrfdgrstnetaakeanfk RemoveThis @140.99.99.130>, T-bone
<mis RemoveThis @take.net> wrote:

> WTF ? I had about 12 messages saved that I was going to somehow record to
> save, and now they are down to 4 ?
> Are they known to simply delete voice mail after a certain amount of time ?

Check to see if there is a time limit on how long a message can stay in
your box. Also, sometimes they might screw up your saved messages.
There was one time when all of my messages were erased by Sprint. They
said it was because they were doing "server maintenance."

"T-bone" <mis RemoveThis @take.net> wrote in message
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> WTF ? I had about 12 messages saved that I was going to somehow record to
> save, and now they are down to 4 ?
> Are they known to simply delete voice mail after a certain amount of time
> ?

I saw a bit on the local news (in NE Ohio) that showed a woman who had other
people's voicemails on her phone. She was also wondering who had her
voicemails. The carrier was Sprint.

I googled for a couple minutes but couldnt find a link.

Todd W.

"dafydd.ieuans@gmail.com" <dafydd.ieuans RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in
news:1159273690.294621.90430@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> there is a 30 day limit to how long voicemail can stay inside your
> voicemail box after it is saved. Unread voicemail is even a shorter
> amount of time, 15-20 days. This is not uncommon in the industry, as
> space on the voicemail server would become a problem if there were an
> unlimited amount of time the messages were kept.

Makes sense, I just assumed it would stay until deleted by the account holder
who, after all, is paying good $$$ for the service.

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Paul Miner wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:52:04 GMT, "T-bone" <mis.TakeThisOut@take.net> wrote:
>
>> "dafydd.ieuans@gmail.com" <dafydd.ieuans.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1159273690.294621.90430@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> there is a 30 day limit to how long voicemail can stay inside your
>>> voicemail box after it is saved. Unread voicemail is even a shorter
>>> amount of time, 15-20 days. This is not uncommon in the industry,
>>> as space on the voicemail server would become a problem if there
>>> were an unlimited amount of time the messages were kept.
>>
>> Makes sense, I just assumed it would stay until deleted by the
>> account holder who, after all, is paying good $$$ for the service.
>
> Two things come to mind:
> 1. All money is good money.
> 2. VM is a free service, isn't it?
>
>

Mr. Miner... I think the poster is saying that he / she thinks he / she is
paying a fair price for the service. And I'm not so sure about voice mail
being a free service. I think it's part of the service plan. I know that my
old cell phones from previous providers no longer provide voice mail
service.

Voicemail is an optional service, that does not cost the consumer more
if he has it or less if he does not. very much like the ability to send
and receive text messages, or call forward, or caller id. The price
paid monthly is actually for the ability to make and receive calls for
a given amount of minutes. Everything beyond that is optional on the
account unless you are paying a certain amount extra per month to have
it, ie. 300 text messages per month for 5.00






T-bone wrote:
> "dafydd.ieuans@gmail.com" <dafydd.ieuans.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:1159273690.294621.90430@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>
> > there is a 30 day limit to how long voicemail can stay inside your
> > voicemail box after it is saved. Unread voicemail is even a shorter
> > amount of time, 15-20 days. This is not uncommon in the industry, as
> > space on the voicemail server would become a problem if there were an
> > unlimited amount of time the messages were kept.
>
> Makes sense, I just assumed it would stay until deleted by the account holder
> who, after all, is paying good $$$ for the service.

knightrhythms DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
> Voicemail is an optional service, that does not cost the consumer more
> if he has it or less if he does not. very much like the ability to send
> and receive text messages,

Uhh, text messages DO cost money, to both send and receive. In fact
starting next week, it's $.15 per message, send or receive, on Sprint.
unless you have a text messaging plan.




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On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:53:34 -0400, Isaiah Beard <sacredpoet.DeleteThis@sacredpoet.com> wrote:


>knightrhythms@gmail.com wrote:
>> Voicemail is an optional service, that does not cost the consumer more
>> if he has it or less if he does not. very much like the ability to send
>> and receive text messages,

>Uhh, text messages DO cost money, to both send and receive. In fact
>starting next week, it's $.15 per message, send or receive, on Sprint.
>unless you have a text messaging plan.

1000 text messages is about the same bandwidth as a single second of voice.
Sprint is only charging by the message in order to sqeeze every last dime
out of their customers.

Paul Miner <pminer.TakeThisOut@elrancho.invalid> wrote in
news:v3jjh2d9pole4joogt89choj8r4rqmuno3@4ax.com:

> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:52:04 GMT, "T-bone" <mis.TakeThisOut@take.net> wrote:
>
>>"dafydd.ieuans@gmail.com" <dafydd.ieuans.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in
>>news:1159273690.294621.90430@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> there is a 30 day limit to how long voicemail can stay inside your
>>> voicemail box after it is saved. Unread voicemail is even a shorter
>>> amount of time, 15-20 days. This is not uncommon in the industry, as
>>> space on the voicemail server would become a problem if there were an
>>> unlimited amount of time the messages were kept.
>>
>>Makes sense, I just assumed it would stay until deleted by the account
>>holder who, after all, is paying good $$$ for the service.
>
> Two things come to mind:
> 1. All money is good money.
> 2. VM is a free service, isn't it?
>
>

No, it is not.
It is part of the package paid for on those monthly things called bills.
For instance, if Sprint was to drop VM and lower my monthly fee, I would
still drop them like a hot potato, and so would just about everyone else.
So this is a feature that attracts people, of course they will not "drop it",
and if their system gets bogged by people saving too many messages, well then
perhaps its time to consider upgrading their storage capacities.

knightrhythms.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote in
news:1159357619.533698.23710@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> Voicemail is an optional service, that does not cost the consumer more
> if he has it or less if he does not. very much like the ability to send
> and receive text messages, or call forward, or caller id. The price
> paid monthly is actually for the ability to make and receive calls for
> a given amount of minutes. Everything beyond that is optional on the
> account unless you are paying a certain amount extra per month to have
> it, ie. 300 text messages per month for 5.00
>
>

Maybe you see it that way, I don't.
If sprint decided to start charging extra for VM, then I would decide to
look into other options.
It was included into the package I signed up for, and is part of the
package you pay for.
Just because it may say "free" on your invoice does not make it so.
This is just corporate word play.
And, I never use the service, but call forwarding isn't exactly comparable,
as you end up paying with double minutes should you decide to use it.
>
>
>
>
> T-bone wrote:
>> "dafydd.ieuans@gmail.com" <dafydd.ieuans.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1159273690.294621.90430@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>>
>> > there is a 30 day limit to how long voicemail can stay inside your
>> > voicemail box after it is saved. Unread voicemail is even a shorter
>> > amount of time, 15-20 days. This is not uncommon in the industry, as
>> > space on the voicemail server would become a problem if there were an
>> > unlimited amount of time the messages were kept.
>>
>> Makes sense, I just assumed it would stay until deleted by the account
>> holder who, after all, is paying good $$$ for the service.
>

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wow, someone is really needing to get back on their bi-polar meds
ok so vm is part of your package, as if this gives you rights to
unlimited space for storage?
maybe instead of reading the invoice, someone should learn to read a
TOS.


Paul Miner wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 01:32:40 GMT, Xray <pl.RemoveThis@yer.com> wrote:
>
> >I am guessing you are about as dumb as you look if you believe corporate
> >word play.
> >Are you also stocking up on ginzu knives because the commercials tell you
> >that $19.99 + shipping is just an oh so great deal ?
> >And do you really feel that the super mini potato peeler that they throw in
> >for "free" is really "free" ?
> >
> >My point - VM is part of the package that I signed up for.
>
> Oh, you had a point?
>
> >If it was not, I would not have signed up for said package.
>
> You might just be the only person in the world who signed up for
> cellphone service in order to get access to VM.
>
> >If they change their minds and decide to charge extra for this "free"
> >service, that is no doubt magnamously offered from the glowing kindness in
> >their little corporate hearts for their loyal and appreciative customers, I
> >will look at other options.
>
> I'm guessing you'd be quite the unhappy little camper.
>
> >If all cell companies collude, and decide to start charging seperatly, then
> >I guess I'd just have to live with it.
> >Until then, I shall continue to look upon this as a bought and paid for
> >service, no matter what my invoice might tell me.
>
> In the meantime, learn to read your invoice.
>
> --
> Paul Miner

Paul Miner <pminer DeleteThis @elrancho.invalid> wrote in
news:rgioh2tivgf8a5pdim9tnbn7k9btlhjf3d@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:55:58 GMT, Xray <pl DeleteThis @yer.com> wrote:
>
>>Paul Miner <pminer DeleteThis @elrancho.invalid> wrote in
>>news:v3jjh2d9pole4joogt89choj8r4rqmuno3@4ax.com:
>>
>>> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:52:04 GMT, "T-bone" <mis DeleteThis @take.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Makes sense, I just assumed it would stay until deleted by the account
>>>>holder who, after all, is paying good $$$ for the service.
>>>
>>> Two things come to mind:
>>> 1. All money is good money.
>>> 2. VM is a free service, isn't it?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>No, it is not.
>
> Ok, I stand corrected. On my bill, it says VM is included at no extra
> charge.

I am guessing you are about as dumb as you look if you believe corporate
word play.
Are you also stocking up on ginzu knives because the commercials tell you
that $19.99 + shipping is just an oh so great deal ?
And do you really feel that the super mini potato peeler that they throw in
for "free" is really "free" ?

My point - VM is part of the package that I signed up for.
If it was not, I would not have signed up for said package.
If they change their minds and decide to charge extra for this "free"
service, that is no doubt magnamously offered from the glowing kindness in
their little corporate hearts for their loyal and appreciative customers, I
will look at other options.
If all cell companies collude, and decide to start charging seperatly, then
I guess I'd just have to live with it.
Until then, I shall continue to look upon this as a bought and paid for
service, no matter what my invoice might tell me.