Best phone to replace Sanyo 4900?

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My Sanyo 4900 is growing old, looks beaten up, and the screen is
scratched. Also, it's larger than I would prefer. What would be the
best replacement from the current Sprint product line?

Key criteria: I've been very pleased with the 4900 because it's robust,
it's been completely trouble-free, it finds a signal where I know for a
fact that other Sprint phone users find little or no signal, and it
supports my occasional use of #777 via Vision for getting e-mail to my
laptop. I need no bells and whistles: I don't care about a phone's
ability to take photos, play MP3s, or do the washing-up.

Also, what would be the best way of obtaining one? I'm a longtime
Sprint user, but have -- and wish to have -- no contract of any kind.

I'm in the Houston, Texas area, if that makes any difference to the
decision ....

What says the newsgroup?

E.J. Bleendreeble
http://www.fergusthemagicbus.com

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"Paul Miner" <pminer@elrancho.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 28 Apr 2005 07:20:39 -0700, "EJBleendreeble"
> <ejbleendreeble@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >My Sanyo 4900 is growing old, looks beaten up, and the screen is
> >scratched. Also, it's larger than I would prefer. What would be the
> >best replacement from the current Sprint product line?
>
> I know a large handful of folks who chose the Sanyo 4920 as a
> replacement for the 4500, 4700, or 4900, and each of them seems to be
> very satisfied, but that phone may have more bells and whistles than
> you'd like.
>
> >Key criteria: I've been very pleased with the 4900 because it's robust,
> >it's been completely trouble-free, it finds a signal where I know for a
> >fact that other Sprint phone users find little or no signal, and it
> >supports my occasional use of #777 via Vision for getting e-mail to my
> >laptop. I need no bells and whistles: I don't care about a phone's
> >ability to take photos, play MP3s, or do the washing-up.
> >
> >Also, what would be the best way of obtaining one? I'm a longtime
> >Sprint user, but have -- and wish to have -- no contract of any kind.
>
> I hear that Sprint execs are considering doing away with, or somehow
> revising, the contract extension rules for long-term customers who are
> out of contract. I have no idea of the timing, or even if it will
> happen, but it's something to consider. The rationale given was that
> if you've been with Sprint long enough for your contract to expire and
> you're still with them voluntarily, you are by definition a loyal
> customer.
>
> >I'm in the Houston, Texas area, if that makes any difference to the
> >decision ....
> >
> >What says the newsgroup?

What's SPCS CS said about your request?

Bob