User's Manual

Use of Services and Equipment; Availability
You must be at least 18 years old to subscribe to our Services. We may
require you to provide proof of your age and identity. If you are under
18 years old you may be eligible for certain Services that have Account
Spending Limits if a person 18 years or older is also named as a
subscriber on the Account. Services and equipment may not be used for
any unlawful, fraudulent or abusive purpose. By requesting Services,
you agree that you will not use Services and equipment in any
unlawful, fraudulent or abusive manner. You may not resell or lease
Services or equipment to anyone. Services are available within the
operating range of the Sprint PCS Network. Coverage and quality of
Services may be affected by conditions within or bey ond our control,
including atmospheric, geographic, or topographic conditions. We do
not guarantee that there will be no interruptions or delays in Services.
Your Sprint PCS Phone™w ill not accept the services of any wireless
provider other than Sprint PCS (but see Roaming).
Number
We assign a phone number (“Number”) to the phone or other
equipment used by you on the Sprint PCS Network. We may change the
Number without compensation by giving you prior notice. You do not
own the Number. You may not modify the Number we program into
any phone or other equipment.
Phone Activation Fee
You may be required to pay a non-refundable phone activation fee when
you a ctivate a new Number, have us switch a Number to a different
phone, we activate a different phone on your existing account or your
Service Plan says so. Details on any applicable phone activation fee are
set out in your Service Plan or can be obtained by calling Sprint PCS
Customer Care.
Charges
For most forms of wireless Service, your usage will be charged from the
time you first initiate contact b etween your phone or other wireless
device and the network until the network connection is b roken, whether
or not you are successful in connecting with the service with which you
seek to connect, even if the connection is later broken or dropped. An
exception is that you are not charged for voice calls that are not
completed. You are charged for completed calls to your Number from
the time shortly before the phone starts ringing until the call is
terminated by either party. You will be charged peak rates for the entire
duration of calls initiated during the peak time periods applicable to
your Service. You will be charged off-peak rates for the entire duration
of calls initiated during the off-peak time periods applicable to your
Service. In addition to these usage charges, you may be charged for
recurring monthly service charges, applicable local and long-distance
toll charges, other usage charges, connection fees, roaming charges,
directory assistance, call completion charges, optional features you
select at an extra cost, and taxes and other regulatory related charges.
Charges for most Services are incurred in one-minute increments, with