Why Some Tech Advice is Better than Others

I followed a link to this CrankyGeeks url because it tempted me with information on “how to get out of your Sprint contract to buy an iPhone.”

I should have known.

The video is pretty good evidence that some FCC regs regarding broadcast standards are there for a reason. Of course, the Internet remains a bit of a final frontier and so you never know (or, as I mentioned, you should know) what you’re getting.

The best advice three guys sitting around drinking can come up with for getting out of your cell phone contract? Complain.

I’ll remember not to ping CGs with a real problem.

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Kio
What FCC regulation? Drinking? They only drink when the Diggnation guys are on.
The story they present is about Sprint taking action to cut certain customers from their business because the calls might cost more than the profit the company takes in. Any business will do that, if not before the owner or exec becomes irritated personally at the customer.
What would be an acceptable solution to getting out of a cell phone contract with penalties?
What would a “real problem” be? How about this just being entertaining if not a bit intriguing?
Scoo
If you want out of your cell contract, go to the Better Business Bureau site, it’s as simple as telling them you have been subjected to rude customer service reps, or CSRs who won’t escalate your issue to a supervisor. There are many seemingly minor complaints that the BBB will hassle your cell phone provider with, and they will be eager to release you from your contract to call off the dogs. TMob was in a was VERY eager to release me after I sicced the BBB on them.
Sansaarai
What a lame post. Bashing the content of the video (which is 6 months old) for the drinking on camera? They are entertaining the viewer, not offering advise. Cranky Geeks and Diggnation are very popular. I shall read your site no more.
http://cultofmac.com Lonnie Lazar
@Sansaarai: FOX News is popular, too; doesn’t mean I would turn to them to find out what’s going on in the world.