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Cellular Phone Forum / General / General Topics / July 2004Switch to cheaper Carrier than Verizon
Hi, I live in New Jersey - basically by the shore - like 117 off the parkway (Monmouth county) and work off 287 up in Somerset. It has been my experince that verzion - has absolutely the best coverage. In the 4 years I've been with them, it is rare that I don't get a signal or I drop a call. Problem is they are just too damned expensive. I'm looking for another carrier. I've been considering Sprint or T-Mobile. For reasons, I won' bother to go into here, I can afford to drop a few calls rather than dollars. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm currently leaning toward Spring - 1000 anytime minutes with unlimited night and weekends. With Verizon, I get 700 peak and nights and weekends free but it's costing me 75 bucks. Too much money for phone service - even great phone sevice. Thanks Mrb74 >I'm currently leaning toward Spring - 1000 anytime minutes with >unlimited night and weekends. With Verizon, I get 700 peak and nights >and weekends free but it's costing me 75 bucks. Too much money for >phone service - even great phone sevice. You get what you pay for. "Spring" (why can't anyone type Sprint?!) won't be a solution to your problem. If you want the coverage you'll pay the premium for it. "Spring" and T-Mobile won't give you the same level of coverage that Verizon will. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply > You get what you pay for. "Spring" (why can't anyone type Sprint?!) > won't be a solution to your problem. If you want the coverage you'll > pay the premium for it. "Spring" and T-Mobile won't give you the same > level of coverage that Verizon will. Joseph, do you use either? As a Sprint user since late 2001 and a Verizon user since late 2000 (who just activated a second Sprint phone for himself, complementary to the one his wife's been carrying around for years, and who will be dumping Verizon at the end of his contract next month), I can guarantee there are places where Sprint works better than Verzion, or Sprint has coverage and Verizon doesn't. In most of the places where we've used both Sprint and Verizon side-by-side, they both have worked well. It really depends where the OP will be using the phone. I guess I have the impression (based on your posts in the past) that you use GSM carriers and not CDMA carriers, which is why I am asking this question. I could be wrong.  SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, http://JustThe.net/ Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net PGP Key available from your friendly local key server (0xE3AE35ED) Apple Valley, California Nothing scares me anymore. I have three kids. > > > You get what you pay for. "Spring" (why can't anyone type Sprint?!) [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > GSM carriers and not CDMA carriers, which is why I am asking this question. > I could be wrong. Gentlemen, Thank you both for your prompt responses. I'm particularly pleased with Joseph's reply - which reveals an individual who clearly has mastered the, all too rare, art of tact and civility. mrb74 >Joseph, do you use either? As a Sprint user since late 2001 and a Verizon user >since late 2000 (who just activated a second Sprint phone for himself, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >both Sprint and Verizon side-by-side, they both have worked well. It really >depends where the OP will be using the phone. With all carriers it's a crap shoot as to what will work best for you and in your situation. It all has to do with location location location! If you're in an area where the local base station is close most anything will work. It's not usually the case that a given location will work best with all services and that one service or another whether it's Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, cingular, AT&T or Ma and Pa Kettle Wireless service may work better. It also makes a difference where you'll generally be going. Some services will not work as well in remote areas (T-Mobile and Sprint PCS for example.) So it really depends on where you are what quality of service you'll encounter. I've used the three major technologies (CDMA, GSM and TDMA/IS-136) and where you are located is more important than what service you choose. I am currently using T-Mobile and of course my service is superior as the nearest base station is four blocks from my flat (I can actually see the base station location from in front of my building.) >I guess I have the impression (based on your posts in the past) that you use >GSM carriers and not CDMA carriers, which is why I am asking this question. >I could be wrong. I've used everything except iDen (Nextel/Mike) Currently GSM with T-Mobile. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply > With all carriers it's a crap shoot as to what will work best for you > and in your situation. Agreed 100%, but you specifically maligned Sprint. :) Sprint used to deserve the reputation they gained several years ago, but I find that their customer service and coverage are both vastly improved now, to the point where I am switching to them as my primary carrier. SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, http://JustThe.net/ Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net PGP Key available from your friendly local key server (0xE3AE35ED) Apple Valley, California Nothing scares me anymore. I have three kids. >> With all carriers it's a crap shoot as to what will work best for you >> and in your situation. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >service and coverage are both vastly improved now, to the point where I am >switching to them as my primary carrier. I wasn't kind to T-Mobile either! I really like the service I get with T-Mobile and it works for me and my needs. Sprint, ATTWS, cingular, Primeco yaddayaddayadda will work well for others. Bottom line is use what works best for you and claims by anyone that X is best should be taken with a grain of sodium chloride. Generally Verizon works the best for the most people in *most* situations. Part of that is because they have many old legacy networks which they either have agreements with or rely on analog AMPS backup. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - remove NONO from .NONOcom to reply > >> With all carriers it's a crap shoot as to what will work best for you > >> and in your situation. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >service and coverage are both vastly improved now, to the point where I am > >switching to them as my primary carrier. Anecdotal evidence. The 2004 JD Power study still rates SprintPCS as worst. They've been laying off by the thousands, and still have a strictly enforced 6 minute handle time average for their CSRs. > Anecdotal evidence. The 2004 JD Power study still rates SprintPCS as > worst. They've been laying off by the thousands, and still have a > strictly enforced 6 minute handle time average for their CSRs. There have been layoffs, yes. Meanwhile, you have failed, continually, over a span of many MONTHS, to provide any evidence of a time limit for CSR calls. I personally don't have many calls that require that much time to resolve, but there have been a couple, and I have NOT run up against that limit. If you're going to pull lies out of your butt and claim them as truths, at least try to provide proof of what you're saying. SignatureJustThe.net Internet & New Media Services, http://JustThe.net/ Steven J. Sobol, Geek In Charge / 888.480.4NET (4638) / sjsobol@JustThe.net PGP Key available from your friendly local key server (0xE3AE35ED) Apple Valley, California Nothing scares me anymore. I have three kids. > >I'm currently leaning toward Spring - 1000 anytime minutes with > >unlimited night and weekends. With Verizon, I get 700 peak and nights [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > pay the premium for it. "Spring" and T-Mobile won't give you the same > level of coverage that Verizon will. But Sprint will give him the WORST rated customer service. Thats what JD Power, Consumer Reports and the Yankee Group conclude year after year after surveying users. > But Sprint will give him the WORST rated customer service. Thats what JD > Power, Consumer Reports and the Yankee Group conclude year after year > after surveying users. And according to your precious surveys, nobody gives good customer service in the industry. So, first or last, the service stinks. Care to explain how 'not quite as bad as the rest' becomes a positive thing? Why should a decision be based on a category where all are weak? |
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