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Sprint Now Offering Vanity Phone Numbers Aliases With **Me Service

Posted by samzenpus on from the 1-800-annoy-me dept.

MojoKid writes "Sprint has announced a new vanity phone number alias service called **Me. In a nutshell, **Me lets you create a custom name that people can use to call you if they don't have your actual number programmed into their phone. For example, if your name is Jerry, you can use **Jerry as your handle. Or perhaps if your nickname is "Mad Dog", you can opt for **MadDog. Monikers must be at least 5 characters in length but no more than 9, not counting the two stars. The service costs $2.99 per month, but there are no additional usage charges beyond your normal Sprint plan. Currently, **Me will only accept calls from Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and other Sprint customers, and doesn't accept text messages yet."

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  1. I know the one I want... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have Verizon (the service which during a recent trip to Travis Air Force Base really sucked big time), I think Iâ(TM)ll ask for âoeFuckMeRawâ.

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  2. Anyone else read that as f*** me? by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> Some new phone service called **Me

    Anyone else read that as "F*** Me"? Better question - did anyone NOT see that?

    1. Re:Anyone else read that as f*** me? by Translation+Error · · Score: 5, Funny

      Anyone else read that as "F*** Me"?

      That's how I read the names of all US mobile phone plans.

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    2. Re:Anyone else read that as f*** me? by binarylarry · · Score: 3, Funny

      I call dibs on **ckme

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  3. As a long time Sprint customer by gelfling · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can safely say they will fuck this up and by the way it's sure evidence that Sprint is on the ropes and dying a horrible and inevitable death. I can't WAIT to hear about the thousands of requests they 'lost' or flat out denied or better yet, changed to something else w.o. your knowledge.

    Here's my suggestion

    F-U-C-K-S-P-R-I-N-T (382) 577-7468

  4. Star Star Me? by SixArmedJesus · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think Sprint missed a real opportunity using "star" instead of "pound".

    ##Mom

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    1. Re:Star Star Me? by CanHasDIY · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think Sprint missed a real opportunity using "star" instead of "pound".

      ##YourMom

      FTFY

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  5. Ideal customer by jspenguin1 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Would Louis C.K be able to get "**ck"?

  6. Re:Innovation? by drcheap · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why do we not have phones in DNS yet?

    Because it stands for Domain Name System. Often pronounced "dee niss" by people who think 3 syllables of "dee inn ess" is too many.

    What you are thinking of is a very similar parallel technology, the Phone Number System, or PNS. And I can imagine that "pee inn ess" is too much, so people will pronounce it "pee niss" instead.