Cell Phone Help

[roguedog]

I'm a Verizon person.

A few years ago I was in charge of buying cell phones for our sales engineers. We experimented with all the services.

Only 2 worked while I was out horseback riding in the hills: Verizon and Nextel.

We went with Nextel because of the way the guys communicated but I personally went with Verizon and have been with them since they were GTE. (Ok, maybe it was more than a "few" years ago).

But I also want the tri-mode phones so that when I'm out in booneyville I can still get on the analog waves to make a call. I'm not really into all the snazzy cool stuff. Well, I am but what I really want a phone for is to make calls and the feeling of safety from being able to make emergency calls.

[Pax]

I've had Cingular for years and find they offer the best coverage for my area, I've also had really good experiences with their customer service people. That said, when I was in AZ a LOT of calls got dropped.

[Triskeliongirl]

Thanks for the consumer report tip. I decided to join to read the article and it was worth it. Yes, Verizon came out on top in all areas studied. However, when I priced the services I used it will cost me a lot more than what I have at sprint. So maybe I just have to bite the bullet and buy the Treo700p, which did get a good report also (and see if sprint will give me a retention deal on them).

[roguedog]

Hey.. well, if yo're going to stick with cingular and you're interested in a "smart phone" why don't ya just get teh apple phone?

if you're gonna go for cool.. go for sexy too )

see i do like toys...

[Mr. Bloom]

We just switched four lines to Cingular after being with Verizon for 14 years. Verizon did not allow us carry over minutes and every month, we wasted about 500 minutes...plus our coverage was weak in our house.

We're very pleased with Cingular.


Now, I tried a Treo...and didn't like it. I'm a power PalmPilot user...but I found it weak as a phone and weak as a PDA.

[Brandi]

Verizon here. And i travel all over the country. It has always been good to me.

[Triskeliongirl]

Now, I tried a Treo...and didn't like it. I'm a power PalmPilot user...but I found it weak as a phone and weak as a PDA.

Interesting. I have used a treo600 for years and just love it. Stable as a phone, pda and great for email and checking flights on the road, and playing music. In fact, I bit the bullet and deleted unecessary stuff and reinstalled the software on mine and its stable again. Now we just need to fix my daughters but she is too far away for me to do it......... We really do have a good plan on sprint, but I will never buy reconditioned phones again. I bought my son and husband brand new phones on ebay and they have been fine.

The iphone looks sooo cool, but it is going to be *very expensive*.