My GF and I both have Nextel`s {i95d} and we love them. We always use the 2-way feature which has unlimited local coverage which covers a 5 state area. I travel alot so it`s nice to be able to just push a button and not dial.
Nope, I'm going out there. Yup, just to meet B-Bob. The fact that my sister lives out there has no bearing on me flying to the Bay Area!
Yeah, that phase passes quickly they say. Hope your sister is good (or doing better) by the way. Oh wait... thread topic. Okay, let's pretend this is on cell phone... "RM95? I just wanted *****schrrrrsssssh***** and I know she ***{indecipherable}*** so hope she's feeling --" dial tone.
I have Sprint in Austin and rarely drop calls(NEVER on Mopac). There are dead spots with all services, so it will be near impossible to avoid them. Reception quality is a big deal for me and from my experience, Sprint has one of, if not the best. They also have a good variety of phones ranging from Nokia to Samsung to Kyocera. Verizon has similar phones to Sprint, but from my experience their reception sucks ass and they drop calls in areas where my Sprint service works clearly.
Cell phones, this is what i'm good at. If i were you i would get a deal from amazon.com which allows you to get like a 200 dollar phone for free with a one year contract with T-mobile, AT&T,Sprint, and Nextel. If i were you i would go with Tmobile, because it has GSM capabilities which is the more advanced version of using a cell phone(most all countries except USA use this feature) With GSM you get a chip which you can pop into anyother GSM phone and just start talking, so if you get tired of your phone, or if yours gets messed up, just buy another and pop in the sim card. I have used both sprint and tmobile, yes sprint has a wider coverage area in the USA, but Tmobile is catching up, most of my cousins use Tmobile in Houston and its great service, i use my Tmobile phone in VA and it works great here. Also i just bought a samsung V205 from amazon.com with a one year plan from Tmobile and that phone cost me 75 dollars, and its usually a 400 dollar phone. Any questions just ask me anytime... O yea i would wait till thanksgiving, thats when best buy/ circuit city give out good deals too. this site will get you like 100 dollars better deals than what a dealer will offer you ... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/301185/ref=tab_w_w_9/102-8696938-9923325
My only advice is do not overpay, if you feel like you are getting charged too much. All you have to do is tell them you are going to switch to another provider, and they'll back down and lower the rates. I knew a guy that wanted a new plan, and he talked to Nextel and told them a bunch of crap about not signing up for them and going somewhere else because of all their "fees", and they dropped all the extra fees, plus sent him a new phone which was top of the line at the time. Just mention another provider being cheaper and they'll lower the rates. They want you to be paying <i>them</i> every month, not somebody else. I have Verizon...I have no problems with service unless I get in extremely rural areas. About phones though, I understand what drapg means. Everyone expects you to have it on and with you at all times...like a leash almost. You can <i>never</i> get away from anybody.
the one all ya friends got Mainly because the mobile to mobile or Sprint to Sprint Minutes add up I put over a 1000 minutes on those and they don't count against my plan saves me money It is a big consideration . . .as much as service Rocket River
Don't worry about the prices on the phones. Trust me. Spending $50 extra bucks for a higher price phone will pay off then going with a carrier that does not have coverage in your area. 1st and foremost: What coverage area do you need? ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS ask for what roaming means? Roaming on any network (Verizon) or only on their network (Cingular, ATT, TMobile) 2nd: When you establish your main use area (home/work/favorate bar), ask people in those areas what service they have and what is the reception like during the different types of days. (specifically at 9pm and how consistant the service is). Regardless of what anyone says on here, we've all had bad service with each of the carriers. Get whats best for you, not for others. 3rd: What are you looking for? Best bang for your buck? Verizon. Best features; Stick with GSM networks. Look into all kinds of aspects; rollover min, mobile to mobile, nights weekends, long distance, sharing phones, CONTRACT STIPULATIONS (read the contracts on the back) Stay away from small no name companies. Rumors Cingular and ATT are hard on cash ... which could be good for the consumer. DON"T BUY NOW!!! Wait till the beginning of the year or around Christmas. Number Portiablity comes into effect start Nov 24, so carriers will be cracking down on prices. (My bet is Verizon) GSM (Tmobile, ATT, Cingular) than CDMA (Verizon). Stay away from TDMA (ATT, Cingular). You can try PCS (Sprint, Verizon), but it is a small network. I don't live in houston so I don't know the services all that well. From what I've heard, I would go with Tmobile due to the pretty good customer serivce and best bang for the buck... Then verizon (they have PCS in houston, so its comparable to GSM). I've only delt with Cingulars customer service, and I was not impress with it at all ... (jackasses did not cancel my service for 3 months in a row and sent the final bill off to collections. luckly the collections is going positive on my credit report instead of negative) When I tried to resolve it two years later, i was hung up on once, given bad information second time, the third time i was lied to. So im just going to leave it alone. ATT has piss poor prices for what they offer. Sprint has some nice features such as shutting your phone off if it exceeds $150 in one month or they also have a minute lock to prevent dumbasses from running up their bills. Also, ALWAYS buy from retail stores. never buy from indirect dealers (radio shack, INTERNET, ect...) unless they offer you a better deal. But keep in mind indirect dealers may also have their own contracts seperate from the carrier.
