Topic: Cell phone providers

[junya92toy]

Whos got what for a phone, carrier, what do you like about your plan, what do you pay, coverage, etc.
I need a new phone, but my contract doesnt end for 6 months, I could get a better plan for the same money and a 430 phone for 75 bucks from another provider. But Id pay a 175 termination fee.

[Joey88RUNR]

I have Verizon and just resigned 2 more years with them to get the HTC incredible, I think its better than iPhone my bill is like 120 month , I have all the data packages , the phone was 199 for signing 2 years . And love it

[junya92toy [OP]]

I could get the htc hero from sprint for 75 bucks, pay 69.99 for unlimited mobile to mobile unlimited txts and unlimited mobile web.

I pay 65 now from verizon for just 450 mins and unlimited txts.  But Id have to pay a 175 fee if i cancel.

So if I did cancel I would be paying 250 for a 430 phone and get a better plan at the same cost.

[Toymin8r]

I got a DROID for $99.00 through Verizon's website and I have unlimited call/txt and data.  My bill is right at $100 a month.

[Caboose]

I have verizon and love it.  I have at many times made whone calls and sent texts for my friends with other carriers while we were camping because they did not have coverage.  I have the Motorola Droid and love it.  Had it since the 2nd day it came out.  My opinion is its 1000x better than the iphone.  If you were to switch my advice would be to wait a little while.  The droid 2 is coming out in july and its gonna be way better and run circles around the iphone 4.  If you are not into smartphones, i also switch back and forth while camping to their casio waterproof phones.  Im the only guy on the lake, ocean kayaking, and floating down the river drinking beer that has their phone and service to make a call in case of an emergency... or taking cheap pics.

So as far as service and phones go i love verizon's android phones.  Not to mention they still offer unlimited 3g data plans.  But their customer service is very helpful both in store and over the phone.  I have never gotten the run around from them and at one point they even lent me a doner phone because i broke mine for a month till my contract was up for renewal (they weren't allowed to do that anymore).

Any specific questions feel free to post em or PM me. 

oh and P.S.
-sent from my motorola droid

[Shamb]

you should have started the subject as  "Cell phone providers all suck"

they do, I have yet to find a cell phone company that can give what they promise... i've just about had 'em all... every body makes a cheap phone that falls apart within the first year and every service drop's off constantly...

we're not talking about cutting out when your up in the mountains or some where far away from a cell tower... that is understandable.. i'm talking in the middle of town.

my company phone is threw nextel/sprint... can't stand 'em... we went to verizon for awhile and they were just as bad.

i've been through 2 of these i365 phones and working on my 3rd... this one is currently being held together by a piece of tape. seriously..

waste of money!   

good luck.

[kneedownnate]

we're not talking about cutting out when your up in the mountains or some where far away from a cell tower... that is understandable.. i'm talking in the middle of town.

No joke, that's why I'm hesitant to pay my at&t bill.  Takes me 3-83 call backs to finish a conversation with somebody, and lord help me if it goes over 15 minutes!  And that's with full bars, not 1 or 2.  They may suck it. 

[Sparkplug]

I got at&t, and its horrible, tons of dead spots on i5, for no apparent reason, bill for me and my girl is 100 bucks a month. And for some reason that they cant fix, i havent been able to recieve pics on my phone for almost 4 months.

[86bobbedtoy]

at&t is good around here (butte co. ca.)
Im paying 160
4 new 300 phones for 20 each-tax
1200 minutes
1 line unlimited text
1 line full internet, unlimited text.

we only use the two lines.
my bill will go down 30$ when I can cancel 2 of em.

Ive had em all and att is the best all around- in my opinion)

but yes they all suck, hidden fees, late fees galore.
always changing $hit, new taxes ect. and on and on

hope that helps, good luck

[Rocksurfer]

T-Mobile here, had them forever and have had nothing but great service from them. I didn't set it up and don't pay it but my wife is the ultimate shop-around type person so I bet it was the best deal around. Currently we have 5 lines, there is no charge when calling other T-Mobile phones, no charge for 5 additional people that you keep as favs. and unlimited text. I don't know how many minutes we get but we have never gone over and I use mine  a lot and so does my wife, the kids are big into texting so no issues there. Everytime I turn around they are giving us a new phone for free and I'm not talking about bottom of the line junk. My wife and I have slides with full keyboards from Samsung, Jaz has a touch screen and the lastest one we just got Rocks For Brains has (he always gets the new ones) is the lastest greatest one out (don't know which one) and we have never paid a dime for one of them or any of the previous phones. I think we are paying a little over $100.00 but I can find out. Sometimes it pays to stay loyal to a cell phone co. We've had others and finally settled on T-Mobil they seem to appreciate their customers the stick with them.

[fade]

I've had alot also. First phone at 16, now I'm 23. I had us cell which sucked, Sprint is by far the worst with over charges and no explanation of charges and you get some one in Iraq or were ever that answers when you call for customer service that can not speak one word of english.

What I got now is verizon and I love it. I get service in my town all over oregon, and 99% of the way from oregon to northdakota. I got service in the dunes today, gotten service in the mountains as well. I pay $107.97 every month for the past 2 years. For 2 phones with 1100 anytime minutes, unlimited text, nights and weekends free after 7 which I'm sure is standard now, Insurance on 1 phone and internet on 1 phone.  I stand by them and any issues I've had they always made it right for me.

Att is ok also I've heard.

[Rocksurfer]

Yeah I forgot to mention that we all have internet too.