8200 & dropped calls...ugh

[olsen469]

yeah so about a month or 2 ago i started noticing more and more dropped calls, reported it to sprint and they said theyd have them "check the tower" after trying to pull off all the PRL updates and such. now im having 15-20 dropped calls a day on this phone and im sooo ****in sick of it. it doesnt happen on any other of our phones, why just my 8200? if i bring it to the sprint store will they do anything about it?

[Marlon_JB2]

If it's under warranty, they will replace it. If it isn't then... you're out of luck. This isn't a common 8200 problem so you sure can't use that for leverage. :p Time for a new phone perhaps? :)

[sleepycoupe]

Haven't had that problem yet with mine, i've had it for over 2 years. If still under warrranty get it replaced, if not i'd look into a diff. phone :D

[CrazyX]

i used to have a blue 8200... and i never experienced this... you might want to check it out with the techs at the sprint store... if you got ESRP... you are still covered :)

[Marlon_JB2]

I keep forgetting about ESRP, and I've used it before! :)

[olsen469]

i bought it refurbished off ebay in december...sooo im guessing its not under warrenty? but what do i know

sprint wont do anything, because its only inside my house where most of the calls are dropped

[K_Watson]

Try taking it to the Sprint store and having them update the phone's software. That should help some.

[CrazyX]

I keep forgetting about ESRP, and I've used it before! :)

ESRP covers quite a lot now... :headbang2

[CrazyX]

i bought it refurbished off ebay in december...sooo im guessing its not under warrenty? but what do i know

sprint wont do anything, because its only inside my house where most of the calls are dropped

get ESRP on it! :frustrate

[olsen469]

get ESRP on it! :frustrate



isnt it too late? dont you have to get it when you buy your new phone?

[olsen469]

alright soooo i called customer service and told her that i get about 3 or 4 dropped calls a day (because i do, of corse) so now i have a credit off $47 on my account? and she said she couldent do anything about it other than give me credit...

[indyfsufan]

There will be times that mine and my wifes 8200 won't ring when we are recieving a call.

[reemusk]

put the 8200 down...let it go, my friend...2006 needs you!

[reemusk]

There will be times that mine and my wifes 8200 won't ring when we are recieving a call.


that's the network

[olsen469]

put the 8200 down...let it go, my friend...2006 needs you!




no kiddding. ive been wanting to forever except i dont get my $150 rebate until december of 2007 because of some esn swapping issues. and i really dont feel like coughing up $350 for a descent phone like the a900....


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[INTERNET2000]

How close are you to being out of contract?

[olsen469]

How close are you to being out of contract?


march 1st 2008 i guess because i renewed it a couple months ago for free texting

[olsen469]

wellll since last week i brought it to the store and they gave me a PRL update and she said if it didnt do anything to come back and theyd run a test on it. sure enough the dumb PRL update didnt work (no suprise?) and i brought it back and talked to another guy and he went ahead and did the test and came back and said that they would replace the phone but he had to order it because they didnt have any 8200s in stock...why couldent he just give me an 8300? but i agreed so their gonna call me when it gets in

[nkb15]

i kinda got the same thing going on for me. like when my phone is i dont calls as missed , or any text but i get the voice mails. then i noticed that my screen on the front is going i got until nov for my contracat. wonder if they will replace it.

[olsen469]

I wrote ecare a long letter explaining my problems and how frustrating it is and how satisified ive been with sprint except this phone and they emailed me back and gave me $150 credit towards a new phone..
im probably gonna pick up a a920 tommorow :clap:

[Marlon_JB2]

Congrats. :D

[olsen469]

now the only problem is desiding if i should get the a920, a900 or 7500

both im guessing get better reception than the old 8200, but im lookin for the best

probably not the a900 cuz im lookin for durability, the new plastic version doesnt feel too durable


hmm iny miny miney moe


a920 or 7500, that is the question :confused:

[Dzalumni]

My 8200 has the same problem recently. I have had my phone for 18+ months. And yesterday it droped the same call 10+ times. It was so bad, that I finaly joked with my friend who has Verizon that she must be on one of those plans with the first incoming message free. It was very frustrating. I am just waiting for Spring to come out with the 700W and then this phone is gone.

[Marlon_JB2]

Go 7500. You are already used to Sanyo. The only thing the A920 has over the 7500 (IMO) is the external card slot.

Plus, the A920 probably won't work half the time anyway. :p Just Kidding. (Or am I?)

[Alloy]

Definitely sounds like your location. I had similar problems with my 8100 and 8200 when I had them. After a few updates and one replacement, it seemed to of helped quite a bit, but did not completely make the problem dissappear. You can still get ESRP, but you will need to take it to the store for them to inspect it.