How is your cell phone service?

Very spotty coverage, there coverage map looks like a checkers board..

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Originally Posted by bandit

Thats how most companies do it..by sharing towers. I remember back in the old days, MCI was borrowing AT&T's. Thats also how sometimes if you're in a certain area..if AT&T or TMobile is not covering that area, your phone will pick up another service provider.

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And in a perfect world, that would be fine. However when ATT charges you $.61 a minute to roam off these towers, you have some problems. I used to have to call every month to have them fix my bill.

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Originally Posted by ChaoofNee

...and your original service might just charge you a roaming fee. :)

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Actually..it didnt.

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Originally Posted by stormy

yeah, but verizon and sprint don't offer good Nokias. That 6800 is too big. I want that old super thin Sanyo phone that sprint used to sell. I heard there was a color version coming out so i waited and haven't seen anything since.

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Thats true. Verizon doesnt have Nokias and Sprint has only like 2 or so.

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Originally Posted by JMET

Very spotty coverage, there coverage map looks like a checkers board..

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Not anymore. Cingular bought AT&T Wireless for $41 billions dollars. Their coverage wont be spotty anymore.

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Originally Posted by Javon_McCloud

And in a perfect world, that would be fine. However when ATT charges you $.61 a minute to roam off these towers, you have some problems. I used to have to call every month to have them fix my bill.

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Never had that problem. Did you have National?

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Originally Posted by bandit

Actually..it didnt.


Thats true. Verizon doesnt have Nokias and Sprint has only like 2 or so.


Not anymore. Cingular bought AT&T Wireless for $41 billions dollars. Their coverage wont be spotty anymore.


Never had that problem. Did you have National?

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No, I had the local plan

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Originally Posted by Javon_McCloud

No, I had the local plan

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Thats why you got hit with roaming charges. If you're outside of your local area you'll get hit with roaming. If you're in NYC, and you go to Florida on your local plan, thats roaming, but if you stay within NJ and no lower than Delaware, thats with your area.

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Originally Posted by bandit

Actually..it didnt.
Not anymore. Cingular bought AT&T Wireless for $41 billions dollars. Their coverage wont be spotty anymore.

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Yes it will. about 90% of the 2 networks overlap, or were already sharing bandwidth.

not to mention its at least 2-3 YEARS before anything gets consolidated.

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Originally Posted by Wildkat

Yes it will. about 90% of the 2 networks overlap, or were already sharing bandwidth.

not to mention its at least 2-3 YEARS before anything gets consolidated.

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There was a picture in the NY newspaper showing the coverage of just Cingular and the coverage of Cingular and AT&T combined. There wont be anymore AT&T Wireless. AT&T will have the Cingular name and orange logo..no more baby blue color.

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Originally Posted by bandit

There was a picture in the NY newspaper showing the coverage of just Cingular and the coverage of Cingular and AT&T combined. There wont be anymore AT&T Wireless. AT&T will have the Cingular name and orange logo..no more baby blue color.

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What newspaper is it? If they have a site, please link me, I'd like to see this online if possible.

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Originally Posted by bandit

Not anymore. Cingular bought AT&T Wireless for $41 billions dollars. Their coverage wont be spotty anymore.

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As if he wants to waite 6 months for them to get there shit together.

Just face it, Verizon has the best service in Florida..

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Originally Posted by JMET

Just face it, Verizon has the best service in Florida..

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This may be the truth, but they're a little more expensive than what I want to spend a month. I've also found out that if you want to change plans with Verizon, they make you sign another two-year contract, as opposed to AT&T, which will let you change your plans every month if you so desire.

The majority of the people I know have either Cingular or AT&T. Some have Verizon, and one guy got suckered into choosing T-Mobile. Although no one is perfect, everybody seems happy with what they have, except for the T-Mobile guy.

I think I've nailed it down to these three plans, all of them national. I tend to go to Orlando a lot and it's not included in the local plans.

At&t
200 anytime minutes
unlimited nights & weekends
roaming charges

$29.99 a month

Cingular
300 anytime minutes
1,000 nights & weekends
roaming charges

$32.97

Verizon
400 anytime
unlimited nights & weekends
no roaming

$39.99

I really don't have a problem with roaming charges, I've looked into the maps and everywhere that I tend to go has service. It looks it's going to be Cingular or At&t for me. (Sorry JMET :p :) )