Stolen frikin cell phone, ~ Happy Ending ~ . . . 7 months later Options

[amysmojo]

Cell phone insurance is a waste of frikin money. But let me back up, I went out last night with my friend & some how my phone was stolen Im soooo pissed, the bar tender is a friend pf mine & was right there chatting w/ me & they didnt see anything happen, we looked everywhere hoping I dropped it but NOPE....its just gone *omg* I dunno what to do...

I called & had it turn off so no one can use it but I cant get it re=placed according the Sprint untill I pay them, $50 bucks *grrrrrrr* I dont have $50 bucks, why do we pay monthly insurance if they are just gonna make us pay more??? I have had the phone since January, been making the monthly insrance payments & now they want more $....aint that about a B!

anyway....sorry for the post, but dont some of you work @ cell companies? is there anyway around this? Im so pist that I started frikin crying on the phone w/ the sprint insurance department im just THAT frustrated I feel so hopeless I cant afford to pay them $50....I have too many bills & just cant afford it

WTF can I do?????

This post has been edited by amysmojo: Apr 27, 2007 - 10:02 AM

[Shocker]

it cost me forty dollars to replace my junky cricket phone...ive payed atleast over forty dollars in insurance..at that point i just cancelled my insurance and went and bought my phone on ebay...

[confucious]

aww sorry to hear that

This post has been edited by confucious: Sep 22, 2006 - 9:32 AM

[shin]

insurance don't really cover anything other than cheap phones. you use the A900 right amy? high end phones won't be covered entirely. Sprint doesn't have replacement programs like T-mobile does.. $50 to replace your phone isn't that bad.. but i think buyin phone insurance is just a waste of money. Wish i could send you a phone over amy, but i don't deal with SPRINT CDMA, only SPRINT (NEXTEL).

[Culpable04]

sorry to hear that and this is nothing good but, don't get surprise when they send you a funny phone.

the policy says that you'll get a replacement phone that does the same functions as the one you had. I went from a nice samsung to a cheap sanyo with sprint. I hope you do better.

[amysmojo]

Well I caved, borrowed $50 from my sister & am having a replacement sent. I wouldnt have been so mad if I HAD the money to do it (since its way cheaper than buying a new phone) But pay day isnt for another week & I dont want to wait that long lol

Shin thanks for thinkin of me I know you would help if ya could!

Oh & Culpable04 I hope they send me another Blade because they told me I will be getting the same phone or one similar to it & that it may or may not be refurbished (so dumb) WISH ME LUCK!!!

*sigh* I feel like my baby was kidnapped...here is a recent picture! lol



This post has been edited by amysmojo: Sep 22, 2006 - 1:51 PM

[gt_driFFter]

Amy, it's insurance. What type of insurance do you know of that doesn't require a deductable for using it? ;-)

And the reason you have insurance, is so you won't have to pay full retail ($300 - $400) in situations like these . Sorry to hear the news, but it's really not as bad as you think!

This post has been edited by gt_driFFter: Sep 22, 2006 - 2:49 PM

[amysmojo]

Amy, it's insurance. What type of insurance do you know of that doesn't require a deductable for using it? ;-)

And the reason you have insurance, is so you won't have to pay full retail ($300 - $400) in situations like these . Sorry to hear the news, but it's really not as bad as you think!

yaaaah i know i know its never happened to me before so now that I have a replacement on the way im feeling better ...but i still miss my baby lol

oooh I need to call & have my stolen phone re-set to store settings so that all my info will be removed (including PICTURES i dont want anyone seeing lol)

[tomazws]

I never bought insurance for phone... I guess when I lose my phone, I'll be damned. At least you only have to pay $50.

But then again, that seems alot :-(

[amysmojo]

I never bought insurance for phone... I guess when I lose my phone, I'll be damned. At least you only have to pay $50.

But then again, that seems alot :-(

if I bought the phone brand new it would be $250 - $300 sooooo $50 isnt too bad...its just bad when im not expecting it!!!

[shin]

Shin thanks for thinkin of me I know you would help if ya could!

ya know i'm there for you

[saleeka]

yes I will say insurance for a phone is a waste- One day i was exceedingly bored and was reading my insurance policy on sprint.com, and was thrilled to find out that with my phone my deductible is $150... So, in a nutshell, after the monthly cost for insurance, If I were to "replace" my phone at this point using my insurance, I will have to pay WAY more than what I paid for the phone When I signed up for that insurance, nothing was mentioned about a sky high deductible.... So *if* I decide to get a new plan once my contract is up here in a few months, they can think again If i'm going to pay them for worthless insurance...

This post has been edited by saleeka: Sep 22, 2006 - 6:57 PM

[mzztoyota]

awwww...

I had a spare crap samsung lying around I would have sent, too

glad to hear that its working out though...and, yeeahhhh...get those pics removed, lol...omg I have no idea what I'd do if someone took my phone with *those* pics...

[hurley97]

oooh I need to call & have my stolen phone re-set to store settings so that all my info will be removed (including PICTURES i dont want anyone seeing lol)

haha. damn, i guess that means none of us get to see those pics either lol

...and i didnt know they could do that [reset the phone without having it in hand...good to know]

[rayneezy23]

should of used geico

ok nevermine that comment im stupid what i would do is go to a different plan

[jess_i_74]

My nokia 1100 costs $19. No such problems.

[amysmojo]

oooh I need to call & have my stolen phone re-set to store settings so that all my info will be removed (including PICTURES i dont want anyone seeing lol)

haha. damn, i guess that means none of us get to see those pics either lol

...and i didnt know they could do that [reset the phone without having it in hand...good to know]

oooh yes! they can do it & dont worry i have some of the pics on hand if I need them

But anyway back in January when I first got the phone the internet stopped working for whatever reason so I called & they ended up having to do a hard reset or whatever you want to call it, the girl did it from where she was while I had the phone in my hand...yep yep...kinda nice if you ever need it

im suppose to get my replacement in the mail today, thats what I was told on Friday soooo I hope it comes

[celicurr]

sucks to hear that, but I know exactly what you're talking about... I worked for a sprint call centre for a couple months during the winter... if I still worked for them, I could have had you sent a new phone and hopefully they wouldn't catch it... sorry I don't work there anymore... lol it sucked ass there!

[chucho]

yeah i get ticked off about that too

[amysmojo]

sucks to hear that, but I know exactly what you're talking about... I worked for a sprint call centre for a couple months during the winter... if I still worked for them, I could have had you sent a new phone and hopefully they wouldn't catch it... sorry I don't work there anymore... lol it sucked ass there!

ha thats okay! the good news is I got my replacement yesterday like they told me I would & its brand spankin new! (at least it looks that way) it had stickers on the screens I had to peel off & stuff, I miss old phone though...it was made w/ mostley metal pieces when I got it in January ...but now the newer ones are made w/ mostley plastic pieces....punks!

but I cant complain, im still happy