Cell Phone Service: What do you have?

[BabyFidgette]

I had Cingular for over 5 years and it has the WORST service here in Jersey. Constant dropped calls. I finally switched to Verizon, and it's perfect since August. Never one dropped call. Overall, Verizon is known for the best service, and T-moble and Cingular for all the minutes. But what good are those minutes if you can't keep a phone call b/c it keeps getting dropped? This is just MHO.

[rnnw62]

Here's a mixed up mess for you...My husbands work phone is Verizon,
His personal phone is Alltel and mine and my daughters cell phones
are qwest. All of the ones we have work fine.

[Sherry Lynn]

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

I had Cingular for over 5 years and it has the WORST service here in Jersey. Constant dropped calls. I finally switched to Verizon, and it's perfect since August. Never one dropped call. Overall, Verizon is known for the best service, and T-moble and Cingular for all the minutes. But what good are those minutes if you can't keep a phone call b/c it keeps getting dropped? This is just MHO.

I've had Verizon for years and it totally ROCKS!! They also add lines for $10 a month, the friends and family plan is great, and every 2 years you can trade in your phone for a new one with the latest technology.

I NEVER get a dropped call - even when travelling out of the country. So I can't complain. The NYC metro area is pretty competitive, so I see all kinds of ads, but I'm so happy with Verizon that I never really cared to look into them.

We've even changed our land lines over to cellular...

[y0rkieL0ver]

thanks for everyones input! im still trying to figure out what to do. i love my nextel plan and walkie talkie, but my reception is nonexistant...and i love the idea of rollover minutes...but i LOVE the sidekick. i love the idea of aphone that does tons of things lol- camera, internet,- like blackberries, treos, sidekick. so i guess im still deciding so keep posting

[BabyFidgette]

Originally Posted by y0rkieL0ver

thanks for everyones input! im still trying to figure out what to do. i love my nextel plan and walkie talkie, but my reception is nonexistant...and i love the idea of rollover minutes...but i LOVE the sidekick. i love the idea of aphone that does tons of things lol- camera, internet,- like blackberries, treos, sidekick. so i guess im still deciding so keep posting

What is sidekick? Never heard of it.

[mylittletigger]

ACN is coming out with Cell phone services and I'm looking into that. Right now ACN works mainly with VOIP, local and long distance and video phones, and I believe Internet. They're a good company.

But Right now I use T-mobile. Too expensive!!!!

[Sherry Lynn]

Originally Posted by y0rkieL0ver

thanks for everyones input! im still trying to figure out what to do. i love my nextel plan and walkie talkie, but my reception is nonexistant...and i love the idea of rollover minutes...but i LOVE the sidekick. i love the idea of aphone that does tons of things lol- camera, internet,- like blackberries, treos, sidekick. so i guess im still deciding so keep posting

My Verizon Motorola phone does all that and video, too. Bluetooth enabled. I kinda think they all do now.

Nicole, All I know about a sidekick is that Paris Hilton made MAJOR news when hers got stolen and someone posted the phone numbers of all of her celebrity friends on the Internet. All kinds of celebrities were getting thousands of calls a day and most of Hollywood had to change their number. Anyone remember that from a couple of years ago?

I think its like a Blackberry or as I call my husband's a CRACKberry since it is always at hand!

[y0rkieL0ver]

Originally Posted by BabyFidgette

What is sidekick? Never heard of it.

this is what they look like, its basically a phone that has internet and is good for people who text mesg alot.

[y0rkieL0ver]

i remember that sheryl! i think its safe for me to get one, im not famous so noone would bother to hack mine i am dyin laughin at you husbands crackberry! thatll prob be me with a sidekick

[BabyFidgette]

Originally Posted by y0rkieL0ver

this is what they look like, its basically a phone that has internet and is good for people who text mesg alot.

Oh, I get it. Thanks. A lot of my students have these things. What services have those?

[xtine]

I Have Verizon and I love all the packages it comes with. It does everything a sidekick can do, but it looks more spiffier (well at least to me it does)

I have the LG VX9800 if yall wanna google it and see it. i love it because its small, cute, stylish, and its easy to use.

I also have the sidekick, but since my phone does mainly everything that i do on my phone (except AIM - well it does but its a bit technical) I gave my friend my sidekick. the sidekick is awesome too, but i wouldn't use t-moblie, friends that had it before hated it just as much as nextel.

[BamaFan121s]

I have Cingular, which is owned by BellSouth, which is where both my parents work. My service is in my dad's name so I get his discount. I don't have any complaints.

[TeddyBear]

I have the T-Mobile family plan and I love it!! I think they have one of those side kick phones. The important thing is you need to make sure which phones works best in your area. Shop around and ask first. I know T-Mobile has that walk away plan. If it doesn't work return it!

[hasrv4fun]

Originally Posted by y0rkieL0ver

Ok, so i have Nextel, but it absolutely SUCKS- i cant get reception and when i do it fades out and i end up hanging up on everyone. ive had it for a year and would have to wait another year before my contract is up, so im planning on paying the termination fee and ending our relationship I want to switch to TMobile, simply because i want a sidekick but before i make that leap i was wondering a few things-

what service everyone uses?
Are you happy with them?
Have you ever had a sidekick and would you recommend it?

Hi-
Here is something I found out by personal experience:
If you do not have service at your home base such as constant dropped calles etc, your carrier is obligated to cancel your contract at no charge.
I am telling you this because for years we had Cingular and loved it , however when we retired, moved to our present location we had no service .
We are rural in north Florida and Cingular let us out of our contract. ( I had just gotten a new contract with the newest phones -this was 2 years ago )
Verizon is good and thats what we have now as most of my grown kids and other family have it and that means free calls to all of them.

You should talk to your carrier and explain about the bad service and see if they will cancel you out. Its hardly worth a lawsuit to get them to do what they are supposed to but it sure doesn't cost to talk to them

[y0rkieL0ver]

helen, thanks for that tip. It's sooo frustrating when that happens to my calls. and i would say it happens about 75% of the time. I will def call them and see if there is anything they can do for me.

Xtine- was there anything that you absolutely loved or hated about the sidekick? i hate making impulse buys- doesnt mean i dont, though i want to make sure if i switch simply to get a sidekick i dont end up regretting it.

thanks again for everyones input! I never tried posting in off topic- you guys are so freakin helpful!! i love it<3