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12-13-2006, 07:23 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Cellular Provider
Who is your cellular provider?
I listed a few of the major ones in the poll but if you have a different one, please do say.
I'm a Cingular person and I always will be. I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't have CingularBig things coming soon
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12-13-2006, 07:31 PM #2WHT Addict
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I used Cingular for about two years. During the two years I did this, I was constantly billed at random times during the month. Sometimes on the 20th, sometimes on the 25th. Being a college student, money is not always in the accounts, so a consistent billing date is important. I called various times to get them to see what the issue was, but everytime got a mouthful of "Yeah we will look into that."
I switched to T-Mobile about four months ago. According to their charts, I should have zero coverage where I live, however I have coverage EVERYWHERE. I have reception everywhere, including places cingular wouldn't - also more affordable. I do not think i'll ever use Cingular again, would rather slit my wrists than use their "service" again.
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12-13-2006, 07:38 PM #3Retired Moderator
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I'm currently at Verizon. The coverage is great, and most of the phones are decent, but of course the customer support is horrid. Also, the reps are most of the stores have no idea what their talking about.
I upgraded to a Treo 700p about a month or so ago, and it's worked fine. The Verizon data plan was pretty expensive, but with the costs involved in moving to a different provider and the rebate Verizon was running, it was worth it to pay the small amount extra per month and not have to deal with trying to move to a provider which may not have network coverage as good as Verizon.
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12-13-2006, 07:43 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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I've actually found that Verizon gets horrible coverage where I am. For example...when I'm in school, Verizon customers get no service...but I get full service. The Verizon people have to go outside and walk down the street to get service.
Guess it depends where you live.Big things coming soon
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12-13-2006, 07:48 PM #5Retired Moderator
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Originally Posted by Nick H
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12-13-2006, 08:06 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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I have been with verizon for years. When I lived in the northeast (NY & CT) I got them and stayed with them because they had the best coverage in the areas traveled. Down here in FL it continues to be the case. My company provided phone (Nextel) cuts out the minute I even think of going into half of the buildings around here, my verizon phone keeps on working.
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12-13-2006, 09:29 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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I'm on t-mobile, i get charge about $40/mo for the internet service on my phone and its the slowest thing you'll ever experience...
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12-13-2006, 10:17 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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Virgin Mobile
I had a $700 phone bill...figured it was time to go pre-paid! Anyways, Virgin uses Sprint/Nextel Towers...so I guess you could say I'm on Sprint! Amazing Coverage. T-Mobile doesn't have good coverage, and Verzion seems to Roam too much. Cingular was just fine, except my $700 phone bill!
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12-13-2006, 10:41 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by TheBrigade
I use Cingular though. It works.
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12-13-2006, 10:42 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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Well with Pre-paid, its hard to go over your minutes. lol.
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12-14-2006, 02:19 AM #11Owner of the net for a day
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I use sprint on both my smartphones. Both work great everywhere and even in the roaming areas there is no extra data charges as long as your plan has america's coverage.
I had a billing issue last month with my internet service ($10 flat rate!) being disconnected and they charged me a LOAD for it, but a quick call and lookup they saw it was a mistake refunded me + some extra for the trouble and I had a $20 less than normal bill. It took only 25 minutes with only 2 of it being on hold to resolve the issue. Very good.
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12-14-2006, 02:45 AM #12Web Hosting Master Disaster
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I have verizon... I've found they have great customer service! I've only had one issue with verizon dealing with a rebate... sent it in and nothing... after filing a BBB complain, corporate called and we are in the process of fixing the issue.
Other than that, online and call in convos went well... I love verizon. I get coverage everywhere but in my bedroom. I think it is all the computers and the fact my room has one covered window (to keep out the setting sun). lol... No biggie.... I've been with verizon since maybe 2002/3.
I've tested sprint and cingular... sprint lost recp on my road, up the road, at a local church, etc.... cingular simply did not work here....
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12-14-2006, 02:57 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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I have two pre-paid phones. My older one is T-mobile-to-Go Nokia 6010. It is the most economical, although they used to have no roaming coverage. That has been improving a bit, but before T-mobile expanded it's pre-pay coverage I bought a Tracfone Nokia 2126. This is currently Tracfone's only CDMA phone and gets main network connectivity from Verizon. (Most Tracfones are GSM and get main network connection from Cingular.) The Verizon coverage seems to be the best, including parts of the Payette River valley where there is no GSM coverage.
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12-15-2006, 10:16 PM #14Junior Guru Wannabe
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What Cellphone Provider Do You Have?
Just making a quick poll on your provider! I'm doing this as research for one of my websites, as well as just for curiosity purposes! Please vote on what company you use, and if yours isn't listed, post it here. This is for all cellphone providers in the world, not just the US. If it's not the US, please specify what country it's in!
Thanks!
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12-15-2006, 10:18 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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I use alltel, I have trouble ringing my hosting contacts in the UK with them.
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12-15-2006, 10:23 PM #16Registered User
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I got my first cellphone in 1992.
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12-15-2006, 10:24 PM #17Newbie
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Sprint with a SERO plan... The best thing that ever happened to me and cell phones!
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12-15-2006, 10:41 PM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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I also use sprint, best coverage available.
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12-15-2006, 10:41 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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Maybe this should get merged with
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=569534
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12-16-2006, 02:06 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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Vodafone. GSM ftw!
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12-16-2006, 02:17 AM #21Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by DisgruntledBig things coming soon
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12-16-2006, 02:36 AM #22
And merged
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12-16-2006, 03:29 AM #23Local tech for Los Angeles
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I have cingular... and the signal sucks! when i goto work i have to be right against the window (only 2 floors) but in downtown (600w 7th) i get OK signal...
Dropped calls all the time... i don't have a cheap phone... SMT 5600 AudioVox...
People with verizon get good signal at work... but ok signal in downtown.
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12-16-2006, 03:45 AM #24Mr Awesome
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I currently have t-mobile there pretty good they could be better in there deals though .. so far so good I have no complaints or regrets ..
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12-16-2006, 03:48 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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I'm with Cingular and get service in the middle of my school where most people don't get service.
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