So, after moving my line to Sprint, my bill on T-Mobile has dropped from $150 to $90. Not too bad considering Sprint is only costing me $30. Unfortunately I was unable to swap contracts at T-Mobile which leaves me with a line of service I won’t be using. Having an extra phone on a family plan only costs $10 a month, vs paying $200 for breaking the contract. So, my offer is this: If anyone has been curious about trying T-Mobile or wants to see how the coverage is where they live/work, let me know. You can borrow this phone if you want. It’s the one pictured above, Moto Razr V3T. And just to make me feel worse for leaving… they gave me a really sweet phone number!

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Now here is an example of why T-Mobile has the highest ranked customer service. Bear with me while I explain the situation. I have 3 phones on a family plan on T-Mobile. One of them is free of contracts, and the other two have a year left. I’m moving one of the contracted numbers to Sprint. I have no interest in canceling the account, but I do want to take my number. Before I call, I’m trying to think of ways to do this without triggering an Early Termination Fee. Possibly move contracts between lines, maybe swap numbers with Sprint, I dont know. I call them and tell the CSR flat out what I’m doing and why I’m trying to do this. I say, well honestly I’m moving this line to Sprint and I want to avoid paying an ETF ($200). She goes out of her way to outline all the steps I’d need to do so that I can avoid the fee and keep all my numbers. I was pleasantly surprised and I have my plan laid out in front me. When T-Mobile has their high speed network up and running, i’ll come running back!

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I’m sure I will be comfortable with the device and service, but I’m worried about the Alerting options I have on T-Mobile that I might not get on Sprint.

1. E-Mail Notification - T-Mobile allows you to add up to 5 POP/IMAP accounts on their website. They will then poll these accounts every minute or so and send you an SMS containing the sender and subject when a new email arrives. This works great for me, because I get relatively no spam and I don’t need real time email. I then check my email 3-4 times a day or not at all if there’s nothing important I need to see.

2. SMS Sports Alerts - T-Mobile uses Infospace Mobile for their custom alerting. This service is provided through the TMobile account website. I have it alerting me on every period end score or NY Rangers games and every final score for all Atlantic Division teams. The service is reliable and FAST. I’ve tried setting up similar alerts on Yahoo Alerts, but they were horribly delayed. Does Spring offer something simliar? Can I use Infospace without T-Mobile?

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