Cell Phone Help

[shamrock1313]

For the whole month of December, I have been looking for a good service provider with great deals. If you can for me, can you rate all the Cell Phone service providers you know in order from one to whatever?

Also, I really would like to own either the Sony Ericsson K750i or the Sony Ericsson w800i, but both are out of my price range. Can I purchase one of these phones like the RAZR where you are able to sign a contract and get it for ~$99? I really would love to have one of those phones mainly because of their awesome features.

Please help.

I live in Pennsylvania in a city an hour north of Pittsburgh.

 

[tfinch2]

Location?

 

[shamrock1313]

Pennsylvania

 

[Cawchy87]

The razr doesn't have awsome features. Just looks cool and is small.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
The razr doesn't have awsome features. Just looks cool and is small.

Unless you get the new version which has all the features

 

[Ornery]

I went with Verizon based on their coverage and call quality, which i consider paramount, NOT THE PHONE! They don't offer Sony, and the RAZR is shlt, feature-wise. The E815 is FAR better and can be had for cheap from many places. The cost of the phone pales in comparison to the amount you'll pay for service over the term of your contract.

 

[Cawchy87]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
The razr doesn't have awsome features. Just looks cool and is small.

Unless you get the new version which has all the features

Are those out already? By refering to the "99 dollar phone" I thought he ment the first gen razr.

 

[eminemrh25]

Get a Razr from T-Mobile, you can mod the sh*t outta it...

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

I think you're best bet would to pick a provider, sample their phone and service for two weeks. I think Cingular does it, other most likely will to. Sprint now has with their Fair And Flexible plans, no roaming. I've had Sprint for five years. So far been happy with the service.

 

[Zorro]

check with other people and your are they will be the best to tell you what works well around here.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: eminemrh25

Get a Razr from T-Mobile, you can mod the sh*t outta it...

Good lord, does it have removable memory? Does it even have a headphone jack? A2DP Bluetooth profile? More importantly, how is Tmobile's coverage etc.?

 

[Miestrella]

Originally posted by: shamrock1313
For the whole month of December, I have been looking for a good service provider with great deals. If you can for me, can you rate all the Cell Phone service providers you know in order from one to whatever?

Also, I really would like to own either the Sony Ericsson K750i or the Sony Ericsson w800i, but both are out of my price range. Can I purchase one of these phones like the RAZR where you are able to sign a contract and get it for ~$99? I really would love to have one of those phones mainly because of their awesome features.

Please help.

I live in Pennsylvania in a city an hour north of Pittsburgh.

IMO ... verizon.... I searched for 4 months before i chose....

reason for choice .. coverage. I get service everywhere i travel (which i travel alot) AND i dont get charged roaming.

I didnt chose based on a phone ... as phones are over rated... but i did get a motorola... NOT THE RAZR (they suck).

TMOBILE (dont go with them.... coverage is sketchy & they start charging ur minutes the moment u click send --- not when a party answers)

CINGULAR --- friends have nothing but trouble & cust serv. sucks

SPRINT --- sketchy on coverage --- used them short while ( never knew when i would have service and when i wouldnt) although there cust serv was good.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Telus~

 

[Miestrella]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: eminemrh25

Get a Razr from T-Mobile, you can mod the sh*t outta it...

Good lord, does it have removable memory? Does it even have a headphone jack? More importantly, how is Tmobile's coverage etc.?

tmobiles coverage sucks... and all tmobile phones come with the handsfree headset (as they say it is cuz they promote safe driving) but THE POINT IS THIS.... the plans are charged on minutes soon as dial a number NOT when the party answers... DONT GO WITH TMOBILE

 

[czech09]

Originally posted by: Miestrella

Originally posted by: shamrock1313
For the whole month of December, I have been looking for a good service provider with great deals. If you can for me, can you rate all the Cell Phone service providers you know in order from one to whatever?

Also, I really would like to own either the Sony Ericsson K750i or the Sony Ericsson w800i, but both are out of my price range. Can I purchase one of these phones like the RAZR where you are able to sign a contract and get it for ~$99? I really would love to have one of those phones mainly because of their awesome features.

Please help.

I live in Pennsylvania in a city an hour north of Pittsburgh.

IMO ... verizon.... I searched for 4 months before i chose....

reason for choice .. coverage. I get service everywhere i travel (which i travel alot) AND i dont get charged roaming.

I didnt chose based on a phone ... as phones are over rated... but i did get a motorola... NOT THE RAZR (they suck).

TMOBILE (dont go with them.... coverage is sketchy & they start charging ur minutes the moment u click send --- not when a party answers)

CINGULAR --- friends have nothing but trouble & cust serv. sucks

SPRINT --- sketchy on coverage --- used them short while ( never knew when i would have service and when i wouldnt)

Completely agree with your statement about Tmobile, I have them (hopefully I'll switch soon). Verizon is great with coverage (roomate has verizon and gets perfect signal everywhere even though I don't on many occasions). Good luck.

 

[Miestrella]

Originally posted by: czech09

Originally posted by: Miestrella

Originally posted by: shamrock1313
For the whole month of December, I have been looking for a good service provider with great deals. If you can for me, can you rate all the Cell Phone service providers you know in order from one to whatever?

Also, I really would like to own either the Sony Ericsson K750i or the Sony Ericsson w800i, but both are out of my price range. Can I purchase one of these phones like the RAZR where you are able to sign a contract and get it for ~$99? I really would love to have one of those phones mainly because of their awesome features.

Please help.

I live in Pennsylvania in a city an hour north of Pittsburgh.

IMO ... verizon.... I searched for 4 months before i chose....

reason for choice .. coverage. I get service everywhere i travel (which i travel alot) AND i dont get charged roaming.

I didnt chose based on a phone ... as phones are over rated... but i did get a motorola... NOT THE RAZR (they suck).

TMOBILE (dont go with them.... coverage is sketchy & they start charging ur minutes the moment u click send --- not when a party answers)

CINGULAR --- friends have nothing but trouble & cust serv. sucks

SPRINT --- sketchy on coverage --- used them short while ( never knew when i would have service and when i wouldnt)

Completely agree with your statement about Tmobile, I have them (hopefully I'll switch soon). Verizon is great with coverage (roomate has verizon and gets perfect signal everywhere even though I don't on many occasions). Good luck.

yeah i used 2 work for tmobile and all my co-workers called me a traitor cuz i had verizon. LOL O well , i was the one with service 9x outta 10 and they were the ones borrowing my phone, cuz they didnt have it.

Anyhow good luck.. but imo pick service then see the phones they have and chose that way. As if u go based on phone then find service that has that phone ... u will regret it in the end.... gaurenteed.

 

[KarenMarie]

Verizon doesnt have the coolest phones... but they have the best service.. imho

 

[Pacfanweb]

Another vote for Verizon...the are the best. The phone is irrelevant.

 

[drinkmorejava]

imo the razor is actually kind of big. I was just running around PA over the holidays and I always had a decent signal with t-mobile and a nokia 3650. My sister, on her Motorola v66, kept dropping out though. If I were to guess, verizon prob has the best coverage. The Nokia bricks tend to have better reception than most though.

 

[Philippine Mango]

I've found better service with Cingular than with Verizon, I used to have verizon but they had sh!tty service in my area so I switched to cingular.

 

[Deeko]

A few notes....I sold cell phones for several years so I'm not a complete moron on this subject...all of the major carriers so I wasn't biased towards one or the other.

Ornery, you are aware that while you are correct, picking a provider is more important than picking a phone, that what phone you get DRASTICALLY affects call quality and coverage? I had an Ericsson T68 a few years ago, the good version from Ericsson not the cheaper SonyEricsson model, I barely got coverage in my house, calls were dropped all the time...I switched to a Nokia 6610 and my service was 100x improved.

Secondly, as far as coverage goes, I've had T-Mobile for years, and despite the naysayers I got GREAT coverage. I live in Philadelphia, obviously everyone has coverage within the city, but I spend a lot of time outside of the city, in jersey or in the sticks of PA, and I've never not had service. Verizon's map is as big as it is because of the large analog map to fall back on..many newer phones are digital only.

I haven't really paid close attention lately, but I know Verizon always cost more money than the others, and IMO unless you live in an area that literally has NO coverage from tmobile/cingular, and I'll admit they exist, its just not worth the money. Plus, again I don't know how it is right now, but typically there is a better selection of GSM phones available than CDMA.

 

[Zenmervolt]

If you stay mainly in metropolitan centers, T-Mobile is a great company. Their customer service is second to none and their network is great in cities and along major travel routes. For 90% of people, T-Mobile will work perfectly for every situation they're in.

If you travel frequently into rural areas though, Verizon and Alltel (Alltel is East of the Missippi only for stores, nationwide coverage) are your only two real options. Of the two, I like Alltel better, I think that their service is a notch or two above Verizon's. Coverage is essentially the same.

ZV

 

[SilentZero]

Just avoid Nextel like the plaque and you will be ok.

I swear by T-mobile now. Great service and affordable!

 

[miri]

T-mobile has been great for me. My phone even worked in Europe and north Africa.

 

[mzkhadir]

I have T-mobile now & no problems