Buy a Motorola RAZR from Sprint and they'll donate to stopping AIDS in Africa

[Deja Q]

Which is cool, but:

1. I'll donate directly. Sprint's service sucks.
2. Why did their TV commercial specifically say "in Africa"? I know the epidemic is worse over there, but surely AIDS is a worldwide problem and not confined to one or two countries? To my knowledge, diseases know no borders.

So here's the context, put on the tinfoil hats: As with everything else going on (offshoring, vets' benefits being cut, tax cuts, et cetera ad infinitum), is America being treated as the pariah empty beer can of the world by the corporate elite who once mastered drank it?

[INdemo]

1. I guess it depends on location but I have been with sprint for almost 7 years

and I have never had a problem..

[Deja Q]

2. Oops. Sorry, I mean customer support problems...

Even one person who used to work for Sprint told me to ditch them (this was long after)

Amongst other things, Sprint renewed the cell contract without telling or asking me (I was going to cancel) and then charged me the early termination fee because I tried to cancel too early. :wtf:

Took bloody forever to get it sorted out.

Their coverage was good, but Verizon's was much better...

[SanCristobal]

3. Apple also sells a red AIDS ipod,

but won't let anyone sell it but themselves. It's for charity, they should spread those things all over the place.

[Deja Q]

5. Quite. It's funny how 'for charity' items are so restricted to get...

which is, again, why I'll donate directly and not take the toy that'll just gather dust anyway. Is it about charity or ensuring that special bottom line isn't shaved off any further by needless liberal "charity" garbage? (their mindset, not mine.)

That Apple red ipod seems to be more about Bono anyway.

[Cant_wait_for_2008]

4. Yeah, buy an outmoded phone that is going bye-bye next year and

we paid to help AIDS in Africka. Thats the ticket.

Razrs are three years old technology, for petes sake.

Well, thats Sprint for you, a lousy expensive service if their ever was one