Trogdor!
Posts:294
 | | 08/01/2007 12:59 PM |
 Alert | The wife and I have been stuck with Cingular/AT&T for the past 2 years. Our contract will be ending in October, and i was wondering what people's impressions were of other carriers.
I'm not so much interested in the different plans as I am in signal strength, clarity, dropped calls, coverage, and customer service.
So, bring on the opinions, because I know everyone has <i>something</i> to say about their cell carriers! | |
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tjtellez45
Posts:86
| | 08/01/2007 1:04 PM |
Alert | | We have used Verizon for almost four years now, the only issues we have had are with some minor equipment problems but nothing to complain about in regards to the network. | | | |
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agit8d
Posts:209
| | 08/01/2007 2:46 PM |
Alert | | except that verizon will drop calls any time you pass M Mtn. | |
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tjtellez45
Posts:86
| | 08/01/2007 2:48 PM |
Alert | Actually the M mountain thing depends on which phone you have.
My Motorola Q has YET to drop a call. and my LG previously never dropped it, but my wifes chocolate does quite often. | | | |
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bitterbeard
Posts:207
| | 08/01/2007 2:54 PM |
Alert | I've used Verizon for years and I find that while up north(Payson/Pinetop areas) or driving to CA I have a signal while others do not.
Even out riding qauds South of Show Low I used my Blackberry to lookup the Christmas resturant and make reservations for later that night and we were several miles past BFE.
I do drop calls heading up 347 at the power lines from time to time, but that is the only dead area I have found around here. I even get Verison's EVDO data speed from my house, Honeycut and Porter location. | | | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 08/01/2007 8:21 PM |
Alert | | My RAZR never dropped calls around M mountain either. | |
Joined: Jul 2005 | |
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Cactus Rob
Posts:1041
| | 08/01/2007 9:55 PM |
Alert | | T-Mobile ranks right up there with the very best in my opinion. My wife and I live in the villages and our cell phones work great in every room of our home and everywhere we go. | | | |
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erqed
Posts:38
| | 08/01/2007 10:23 PM |
Alert | | I have had Verizon even when they were GTE. Never had any major problems. | |
I'm free from all prejudice, I hate everyone equally! | |
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garion
Posts:66
| | 08/02/2007 9:18 AM |
Alert | | Funny... Both mine and the wife's Razr drops calls constantly by M mount.. Even after the *228 update.. | | | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 08/02/2007 10:17 AM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By garion on 08/02/2007 9:18 AM
Funny... Both mine and the wife's Razr drops calls constantly by M mount.. Even after the *228 update..</div>
A *228 update will do absolutely nothing for dropped calls. There is something wrong with your phone, and if it is still under warranty, a Verizon store can look at it. | |
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tjtellez45
Posts:86
| | 08/02/2007 10:36 AM |
Alert | for once Jason and I agree on something.
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Ratboy
Posts:0
| | 08/02/2007 4:48 PM |
Alert | | Stay away from Sprint if you live in Rancho or Province. Absolutely no signal. It works everywhere els. T-mobile does great for me | | | |
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bstoneaz
Posts:404
| | 08/02/2007 5:28 PM |
Alert | Pati and I have T-Mobile for our personal phones and I have Verizon for my business phone. Both are great as far as signal strength, limited dropped calls (virtually none) and I almost always have a signal (sometimes I lose it by M Mountain with T-Mobile but never with Verizon). Verizon wins hands down with their customer service though. Oh, and my Verizon phone gets a signal in Rocky Point and I can hook up my Verizon phone to On Star in our vehicle if I want.
Sprint and Qwest suck donkey balls, IMO. | |
Just the good ol' boys,
Never meanin' no harm,
Beats all you've ever saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born.
Straight'nin' the curve,
Flat'nin' the hills.
Someday the moutain might get 'em, but the law never will.
Makin' their way,
The only way they know how,
That's just a little bit more than the law will allow.
Just good ol' boys,
Wouldn't change if they could,
Fightin' the system like a true modern day Robin Hood. | |
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celltech
Posts:0
| | 08/02/2007 8:35 PM |
Alert | | I have Sprint and Nextel. Both are good, however there are some areas of RED that aren't too hot. | | | |
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good guy
Posts:6
| | 08/02/2007 9:30 PM |
Alert | | Ok so I heard that there is a cell tower right in rancho but know one knows what company it is I know its not att/cingular because thats who I have now and i can never get a signal in rancho. every one says t-mobile and verizon are good but which one has a cell site in rancho/red | | | |
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celltech
Posts:0
| | 08/02/2007 10:53 PM |
Alert | | There isn't a cell site in RED, though I wish there was. | | | |
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gizmo
Posts:167
| | 08/03/2007 2:31 AM |
Alert | | I have verizon and always drop calls at M mountain. I live on the back side of RED and no matter who you have the service is terrible. I now have to call into work on my off days and need to figure out if I want to install a land line or do the VoIP. | | | |
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caveman
Posts:1078
| | 08/03/2007 7:31 AM |
Alert | | Every phone I have had dropped calls at that one spot by M mountain. Both Verizon and Cingular. It always happens in the same exact spot. | | | |
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tjtellez45
Posts:86
| | 08/03/2007 8:35 AM |
Alert | | Tower behind RED is actually a weather station I believe. There is one tower by the high school but it is alltel and their service out here is still terrible. | | | |
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celltech
Posts:0
| | 08/03/2007 10:48 AM |
Alert | The tower in RED by Global water is for Orbital's off air antennas.
The tower by the high school has many carriers to include......
Nextel, Altell, AT&T and T-Mobile.
Did you really think all those antennas were for Altell?
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