Cell phone providers [Archive]

TooTall

07-23-2004, 02:50 PM

I have ATT. Its sucks. I only got it because they were the only providers that worked on Camp Pendleton. Now almost all providers work and I am stuck with my sh**y contract.:tdown:

Troike

07-23-2004, 06:52 PM

no cell phone at all, i hate phones!! I only use AIM to communicate :cool:

curleycha

07-23-2004, 07:15 PM

t-mobile and when it works its good and when it doesnt, its crap :rolleyes:

FunkTron

07-23-2004, 09:00 PM

workin with ATT has been fine for me soo far. i know of the two dead zones that are on my travels....and speed dependent...they may or may not affect me.

i had cingular before...and they were always great with me.....i knew other people with them that hated it and whatnot....but mine was always fine.

now i just gotta wait for school to start so i can see if i get just of good of reception with my new ATT phone as i did with the cingular phone.

im waiting for the ATT and Cingular aquisition/transformation to get completed...in wonder if coverage will improve any?

creanium

07-23-2004, 11:05 PM

t-mobile and when it works its good and when it doesnt, its crap :rolleyes:
And when your phone actually rings and doesn't hang up after 15 minutes in a call? :p

VWTECH

07-24-2004, 10:24 AM

sprint sucks too much to even explain!

CMH

07-25-2004, 08:51 AM

All I have to say is that mine SUCKS, my area sucks for service and I always drop calls or have no service at my house or anywhere around my house. Other then that its ok once I leave home, just dont call my cell while I am here. :rolleyes:

madajb

07-25-2004, 01:54 PM

no cell phone at all, i hate phones!! I only use AIM to communicate :cool:
You can get AIM on a phone..
=)
-ajb

3THREE7

07-25-2004, 04:30 PM

been w/ pretty much all the companies excluding verizon, t-mobile, and nextel. so far ive liked sprint the most. sprint is what i have now and will prob keep for a while.

creanium

07-25-2004, 04:38 PM

been w/ pretty much all the companies excluding verizon, t-mobile, and nextel. so far ive liked sprint the most. sprint is what i have now and will prob keep for a while.
Lol ... so in that case you've been with Sprint, Cingular, and AT&T?

curleycha

07-25-2004, 05:39 PM

And when your phone actually rings and doesn't hang up after 15 minutes in a call? :p

:rolleyes:

lol...so true :( but it stayed connected for like 21 min. before it hung up yesterday! .......stupid pos

boragirl

07-26-2004, 01:19 PM

verizon rocks..... it works everywhere, even in vermont! beat that cingular :D

Anonymous

07-29-2004, 09:00 AM

:rolleyes:

lol...so true :( but it stayed connected for like 21 min. before it hung up yesterday! .......stupid pos

Ever pick up a call and lose it instantly only to look at the length of the call and it says something like 20 minutes. I had this happen a few times so the next time it did I wrote down the time, date, actual length, and supposed length of the call. When I got my bill I double checked it. Sure enough... the call actually lasted about half a second. Ring, ring, pick up, click, no answer. The phone said it lasted 20 or so minutes. The bill said it lasted 8 minutes. I don't remember this happening with Sprint or ATT but I'm sure it did. I wonder how many minutes we're all screwed out of cause, what are the chances we'll check.

creanium

07-29-2004, 09:04 AM

Ever pick up a call and lose it instantly only to look at the length of the call and it says something like 20 minutes. I had this happen a few times so the next time it did I wrote down the time, date, actual length, and supposed length of the call. When I got my bill I double checked it. Sure enough... the call actually lasted about half a second. Ring, ring, pick up, click, no answer. The phone said it lasted 20 or so minutes. The bill said it lasted 8 minutes. I don't remember this happening with Sprint or ATT but I'm sure it did. I wonder how many minutes we're all screwed out of cause, what are the chances we'll check.
That sounds more like a problem with your phone and not with the network because the phone's timer is independent of the network's timer. I would get the phone swapped out for a new one (if it's still under warranty).

creanium

07-29-2004, 09:05 AM

verizon rocks..... it works everywhere, even in vermont! beat that cingular :D
:tup:

SYNYSTAGLI

07-29-2004, 09:18 AM

Verizon here.....no problems so far, had Sprint and that service was pretty bad, mostly dropped call issues.

bugzy

07-29-2004, 09:21 AM

Verizon here.....no problems so far, had Sprint and that service was pretty bad, mostly dropped call issues.
I heard Sprint is very good now

redlinin

07-30-2004, 12:51 AM

verizon rules

Gryphun

07-30-2004, 03:05 AM

my verizon service is great...i can't wait until the LG 8000 comes out, it looks really nice

GTISurfer

07-30-2004, 08:05 AM

Just dropped AT&T and switched over to T-Moblie

Anonymous

07-31-2004, 12:58 AM

That sounds more like a problem with your phone and not with the network because the phone's timer is independent of the network's timer. I would get the phone swapped out for a new one (if it's still under warranty).

If my phone says 20 minutes and my bill says 1 minute, yeah maybe. When my phone says 20 minutes and the bill says 8 and the call never even started, I think it goes beyond the phone.

creanium

08-01-2004, 12:45 AM

Just got my Motorola v710 yesterday ... EXCELLENT PHONE!

Verizon will be launching this phone officially on August 11th.

Arts_1_8t

08-01-2004, 01:29 AM

so when does the cingular and at&t merge happen again...and will i finally get some type of signal in carlsbad????

FunkTron

08-01-2004, 02:51 AM

Just got my Motorola v710 yesterday ... EXCELLENT PHONE!

Verizon will be launching this phone officially on August 11th.

you WHORE!!!!!!!!

i want that phone!!!!!!!!!

how is the video quality on that thing? :eek: :hitit:

SoCal_GLI

08-01-2004, 03:13 AM

you WHORE!!!!!!!!

i want that phone!!!!!!!!!

how is the video quality on that thing? :eek: :hitit:

daygo :rolleyes:

Arts_1_8t

08-01-2004, 03:34 AM

i've tested the v710

the pics that come out of that thing is insane, when you look at the screen to take the pic is seamless, it doesn't get choppy when you move around...its got a pretty big display and the screen is clean...we got those back in febuary or march...can't remember. the only thing i didn't like was the size of it as a whole.

btw, if your wondering, i used to work for NSTL, that is contracted by qualcomm to test cell phone applications. i tested mostly BREW applications, games and other stuff. it was fun!!! but it wasn't the direction i wanted to go, not much in advancement but the pay was great!!!

SoCal_GLI

08-01-2004, 03:38 AM

i've tested the v710

not much in advancement but the pay was great!!!

hook me up with a job :D

Arts_1_8t

08-01-2004, 01:08 PM

hook me up with a job :D

goto tricity staffing, they are based in la jolla. they found me on monsterjobs.com. ask for jim kearns. he was the one that hooked me up with the job. just have a testing background.

creanium

08-01-2004, 02:55 PM

Video quality is pretty good, better quality than what they show on those Sprint commercials.

Yes the phone is a little big, but it's a great size for me because I like a solid phone. However, the phone is pretty thin.

I've been using it all weekend and have been more than pleased. The Bluetooth works quite well with the headset, as well as with my iPaq. It's quite neat to be able to get online anwhere from my iPaq using my cell phone, all without wires. :)

Anyway, as far as picture quality and video quality are concerned check out this site:

http://v710.org/pics/index.php

SD30A4Q

08-03-2004, 01:14 PM

switching to sprint next week =)

This is Soames @ TalkSmart Wireless, how is your new Sprint Phone Paul? :tup:

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We are just down the street from Boba Cafe on Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

Give us a call @ 858.292.4800

jwilker

08-18-2004, 08:41 PM

Switched to Cingular to get a V600 (Tmobile didn't have theirs yet) also got a free bluetooth headset. Rocks!

bugzy

09-07-2004, 04:53 PM

Lots of Verizon and Cingular users

JettaGLI6spd

09-07-2004, 05:44 PM

I have ATT, its usually pretty decent, didn't say good, have t-mobile for work, it always seems to work when I need it, my roomate has sprint and loves it

bugzy

09-16-2004, 05:48 PM

pretty good spread of cell providers

bugzy

11-08-2005, 08:59 AM

Wonder if i should change my vote since i changed phone companies

SELFatvi

11-08-2005, 10:31 AM

Now that Nextel is with Sprint my service went from poor to down right aweful, i hate it. Just cant find a better deal than Free incoming.

It works well when it works but sucks ass the other 22hours of the day

Ghostdog

11-08-2005, 01:04 PM

Gave up the crappy Cingular...hated fighting tooth and nail for dumb customer service I should get in the 1st place. VERIZON is the BOMB...

Brk4Euros

11-08-2005, 03:32 PM

verizon rules
I have had verizon now for about 3 years and I cannot complain.

OCbuiltGTI

11-11-2005, 02:46 AM

I start on Monday as a Cingular sales associate.

Most of the people I have talked to or know that work for Cingular hate the company, but they give you a free phone and service to go along with it...

I like Sprint, but there are a lot of dead spots and it's a little expensive for what you get.

bora2slow

04-25-2006, 11:12 PM

iv had sprint for 5 years it owns

nanobot6

05-01-2006, 03:32 PM

Sprint has been consistantly good for me.

Now 7pm nights and Unlimited Text.

BooYah

bora2slow

05-03-2006, 02:31 PM

Sprint has been consistantly good for me.

Now 7pm nights and Unlimited Text.

BooYah

is the unlimited text for everyone or do u have to pay a fee a month

nanobot6

05-04-2006, 08:21 AM

Actually I think it came with my new plan. If you want to add it to an existing plan, yes there is a monthy fee, but it ends up being worth it if you text alot.

I do hate the new Sprint Nextel marketing though, that yellow makes me want to vomit. But as long as my phone works I guess it doesnt matter.

01rdGOLF

08-05-2007, 12:58 PM

FUCK verizon.. after 10 chocolate phones and 2 of the VX8600 (next model up from the chocolate) IN LESS THEN A YEAR, I canceled their plan, GLADLY will pay the 175 early termination fee to never deal with those fucktards again! Customer service is shit! I celled in complaining about my chocolate 80 billion times, there was little to no coverage in my house or around my neighborhood. LG just didn't work for me in my area... NOBODY could do anything to help me. I got T-mobile, with the HTC Dash phone, andI have coverage everywhere! Even my house where verizon said that no service is good here. Fucking retards. UGH I hate them with a passion.
Now I'm thrilled with T-mobile. :D

CHOCOLATE: this is what put me over the edge with Verizon and LG phones...
Less than a week old. Never dropped. Just was ringing and vibrating, and this happened.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s273/01rdgolf/Forum%20pics/LGchock.jpg

cereal

08-17-2007, 12:25 AM

FunktasticVR6

08-17-2007, 12:35 AM

Sprint/Nextel for me :)

christian18t

08-17-2007, 11:12 AM

i work for sprint so i love it since its free for me

Schneller

08-25-2007, 07:47 PM

holy crap dude. stop using your phones to chalk the car when its up on jackstands. lol. but seriously i coulda told you verizon was ass. ive had T-mobile for over 3 years now. all the other providers can sit on it and spin imo.

I've had T-mo for almost three years now, and LOVE them. I've had just about everybody else, and they can all go SUCK it. Customer service, coverage, phones, GSM technology...all way above the rest of them.

T-mo FTW!

:tup2:

Agent Orange

03-21-2008, 02:56 PM

VZW service kicks ass. Any time I need help, no problems ever

JETTAone420

03-23-2008, 02:32 PM

sprint ftw!!
40$= 1235min/month, unlimited data plan, free nites starting at 7, and all that fancy txting, picture stuff...

jrau13

03-24-2008, 12:36 PM

Have T-Mobile and have had no issues for the last 3 years. Can't say I am blown away by there selection of phones but whateves.

idrivea2002golf

04-04-2008, 12:29 PM

Cingular was a joint venture between two companies, AT&T and Pac Bell (i believe). Anyway, AT&T bought out the partners share and instead of keeping the Cingular name they are changing it to AT&T as it is a more well known name. Personally I have really enjoyed my Cingular the phones are a bit awkward but if you buy your own GSM phone without a simlock then it's a great company.

bugzy

04-09-2008, 03:36 PM

wonder if we should restart a poll with cingular and att together

Streamline

04-09-2008, 05:21 PM

wonder if we should restart a poll with cingular and att together

And sprint/nextel.

David-jetta 1.8

04-10-2008, 02:29 AM

X 2 on that one

EDM

06-14-2008, 01:02 PM

Fixed it.

Ghostccc

07-05-2008, 07:34 PM

i got sprint... Love my mogul 6800

DubbedCutie

07-08-2008, 03:13 PM

I have at&t/Cingular and its cool cuz i can talk to any one who is AT&T/Cingular for free any time and for as long as i want and it gives me the excuse to not talk so much with my family cuz they have VW and like all my friends have AT&T/Cingular......