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Bill Bannon - 18 Jan 2004 20:42 GMT

I am coming up on the end of a 2 year contract w/ Cingular and am very
tempted to bolt, but I don't know if I should be hating my phone or my
service. Most frustrating is that I seem to live in a dead area in Lincoln
Park - I can't get or keep a decent signal in my apartment and have to go 2
blocks away before I can count on making or receiving a call. Granted, I am
using an "ancient" Nokia 3360, but the phone and service work great when I'm
traveling in NY and LA. My reasons for possibly staying are that I only pay
$29 a month and have free roaming, both big factors for me. Does anyone
think my service might be improved with a better handset, or will it not
make a difference because of where I live? If I bolt, I'd probably go with
the more expensive Verizon, based on word of mouth and the latest Consumer
Reports article. Is it worth the money to switch?

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Jer - 18 Jan 2004 21:43 GMT

> I am coming up on the end of a 2 year contract w/ Cingular and am very
> tempted to bolt, but I don't know if I should be hating my phone or my
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> the more expensive Verizon, based on word of mouth and the latest Consumer
> Reports article. Is it worth the money to switch?

A Nokia 3360? dump that dinosaur for a GSM phone. The 6340i is your
friend.

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Stanley Reynolds - 18 Jan 2004 23:14 GMT

> I am coming up on the end of a 2 year contract w/ Cingular and am very
> tempted to bolt, but I don't know if I should be hating my phone or my
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> think my service might be improved with a better handset, or will it not
> make a difference because of where I live?

An outside antenna may improve the signal at your apartment, set a mag mount
on the Barbq outside and see if you get a signal.

If I bolt, I'd probably go with

> the more expensive Verizon, based on word of mouth and the latest Consumer
> Reports article. Is it worth the money to switch?

The answer to that question is in the future, I would go the no contract or
1 year contract if I wasn't sure of the answer.

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