Back to Sprint I go.

This past week I had decided to switch back to Sprint from Nextel. If you remember I actually just switched to Nextel less then a year ago. The problem with Nextel is that the data network is almost non-existent. Nextel uses iDen, which is a dead technology that Sprint insists to hang on to in efforts of supporting the walkie-talkie network. Although the walkie was nice, the ugly clunky phone, lack of high-speed data, and poor options for phone upgrades was unacceptable.

The weird part is that Sprint actually has an entire department, as in an entire office dedicated to switching people off of Nextel onto Sprint. What does that tell you right?

It’s called the Sprint INS Dept. The best part is that they can give you just crazy offers to switch over. The offer I had taken was a brand new Motorola Q (which currently sells for $250.00 to new Sprint subs on their website) for $50.00 and then a Product (red) Moto RAZR for $40.00 (I bought a phone for a family member). No activation fee, no catches or surprises and here’s the unbelievable part — NO CONTRACT EXTENSION. That’s huge, not only did I get the new phones at a better deal then a brand new Sprint customer, but my previous Nextel contract which ends Nov. ’08 is still valid, I didn’t have to sign a new one to get the offer.

I was totally sold, I ordered my new plan and 2 days later I received my brand new phones. The only weird part was activating the phones; I had to go through Sprint INS to do it. The general activations dept. wouldn’t accept my ESN’s and actually wanted me to send the phones back to this INS dept. that apparently they never heard of.

However, it does exist and if you are a Nextel customer looking to jump ship and get an amazing deal in the process, give them a call at (866) 956-8304. Also, check back soon for my impressions of the absolutely amazing Motorola Q smartphone from Sprint.