nebula Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 3, 2008 OK . . . Dad's getting frustrated with Sprint because he can't get his signal everywhere (we live in a Metropolitan area and having connection issues ). He doesn't want Verizon because of "nickel and diming" issues. So, I thought I'd ask around for advice and recommendations - and why? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 827 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 12,101 Content Per Day: 1.50 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 04/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hubby and I are disgusted with Sprint too, for the same reason. I'll be following this thread because we're shopping around for new service. Last April we were on a ship in the middle of the Meditterranean sea, and my sis-in-law had service with her T-Mobile! (while we couldn't even get service to call home before leaving the states) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyGunivere Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 454 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/19/1985 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I'm quite happy with sprint and there's only us two......the only thing we wish we had is the rollover minutes from T-Mobile.....they all have their strengths and weakness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chou Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Junior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 104 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/11/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/24/1987 Share Posted August 3, 2008 T-Mobile is pretty much international. I have it. They're cheap, easy to work with, reasonable, and they don't nickel and dime! Almost all other carriers charge to RECEIVE text messages, T-Mobile does not, and their texting rates are very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyGunivere Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 454 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/30/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/19/1985 Share Posted August 3, 2008 we don't text is the main reason why we've never really shopped around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunterpoet Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Removed from Forums for Breaking Terms of Service Followers: 0 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,704 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 25 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/29/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/08/1950 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've been with AllTell for over 5 years now. Very few if any areas of bad reception, no dropped calls. Pricing is resonable depending on your plan. I like the circle esp if you talk alot...he may not need that. They also have frugal pre pay plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat8585 Posted August 3, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,360 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 7,866 Content Per Day: 1.23 Reputation: 26 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1946 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've had Cingular, which is now AT & T, for 7 1/2 years. I won't change. For a while in 2003 I had issues with dropped calls, but I have no complaints now. We have rollover minutes, no roaming, unlimited texting, and it's reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 mark and i have been fed up with sprint/nextel for a very long time... but we're stuck in a contract til the end of the year, so i can't give you any recommendations! i will, however, be watching this thread with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axxman Posted August 4, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3,292 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 11 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/21/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted August 4, 2008 I'm with Verizon for about 5 yrs now...and I'll keep them forever. Their service is second to none. I've never had a dropped call. I've never been "out of range." They are a little more pricey maybe...but you get what you pay for. Also...if you use your phone online...i don't know if it gets much better than Verizon. My brother-in-law works for Alltel and even he wishes his phone worked so good as a browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted August 4, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.10 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted August 4, 2008 I hate Verizon (we have the family share plan) and the phones all reek! They drop calls, reception is bad everywhere, and the stupid phones get hot after five minutes. Then one of them went belly up today (razor phone, out of the blue, just died and it's less than a year old.) The law is about to change about cancelling cell phone contracts early...soon as it does I'll be kicking them to the curb and going with T-Mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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