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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. Re:Anyone else read that as f*** me? by LordLimecat · · Score: 3, Informative

      Its in the rules, and it alerts you when youre about to post in a topic youve modded.

      Basically, you can either post, or mod, in a discussion-- not both. If you mod and then post, your moderations are removed, but the points are not refunded. You also have the option of posting anonymously, which I believe will not remove your moderations.

  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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    2. Re:Star Star Me? by drcheap · · Score: 3, Insightful

      You're a disgusting pervert. Either you have a fixation on old ladies, or you have a fixation on older women fucking underaged boys. Either way, it's digusting.

      Who said moms are old?
      Hell, turn on a daytime talk show and you'll probably see some mom who isn't even old enough to legally ## in the first place.

  5. More phone calls from strangers? Yes please! by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Let me pay for the oppretunity to be easily reached by any and all marketing companies with scketchy products and willingness to violate the do not call list? Where do I sign up? Can I have two for three times the price? Is sprint really charging enough money for this? Can they possibly sell these lists to such marketing companies that will promise to offer me worthless crap with a robotic message recorded by a non native english speaker, to make up for the low, low price for such awesomeness?

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  6. Sounds familiar by Fred+Ferrigno · · Score: 3, Informative

    H-T-T-P colon slash slash slash dot dot org

  7. 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.