New York
cellular preferences............
anyone have any cellular carrier preferences for the tri-state area? just curious to see who likes what & why?
Cingular (and former AT&T Wireless) is actually pretty good. I have no coverage issues that I can think of. Plus you can swap devices much better than Verizon. That is the big reason I am with them.
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It really depends what you are looking for... Verizon is a good carrier. Their technology allows you to roam onto the old Analog network which provides fairly widespread coverage.
The one downfall of Verizon is if you ever plan on traveling outside the US your phone will not work (apart from a few countries)...
Cingular is a good carrier also because they use the world standard for technology. Also if you plan on using something like a blackberry or treo as your device, Cingular allows data roaming on other carriers around the US/World. This is something Verizon can't do Also when you are on the analog network with Verizon, you don't get the voicemail indicator, sms or any other features. The biggest factor for me is the easy of changing phones with Cingular. All you have to do is pop out the SIM card and put it in a new phone. Verizon requires you to purchase phones only from them and you have to call to register the phone to there network. Also you constantly have to update the phone to make sure it has the newest PRL codes with Verizon. Cingular sends everything over the air.
I work in the Industry and have spend many years doing carrier analysis. I've used all the carriers and actually have at least 1 phone from each carrier. But when it comes down to my business/personal phone, I have Cingular (actually former AT&T Wireless).
I trust their advice more than any single
person's recommendation.
Consumer Reports claims to be a non-bias reporting agency that uses the most current equipment to do their wireless testing. In all reality they use outdated technologies and claim to be the definitive source on technological superiority.
The phones they tested on the Cingular/AT&T Wireless network were both not available from either carrier at the time of testing or when the report was released. They had been removed from the carrier after a short life due to rf issues and consumer complaints. At the same time they tested the strongest performing handsets in terms of rf for Verizon and TMobile.
In addition Verizon removes commonly available features from their phones to require users to pay for the services they offer. The v710 is a perfect example. Verizon removed obex file transfer (ie sending pictures via bluetooth to a computer) so the user would have to pay for their service that sends the pictures over the network at $.40 each. They use confusing maps to show their network. If you travel to the midwest, many features including voicemail indicator, sms, data and even caller id may not work if you are on another carriers network (ie Alltel). They don't say that in bold print, but rather in the tiny print at the bottom of the maps they offer. The Verizon Comm CEO himself said he doesn't think people should be complaining about not having perfect cell coverage in their homes... If you have ever been overseas, cell phones work in subways, elevators and basements with no problems...
The exact quote:
"Why in the world would you think your (cell) phone would work in your house?" he said. "The customer has come to expect so much. They want it to work in the elevator; they want it to work in the basement."
Finally explain to me why 90% of the fortune 100 companies use Cingular (or former AT&T Wireless)? Why does 70% of the Fortune 1000 use them?
Your going to tell me that a magazine that tells people what washer and dryer knows more about cellular technology than someone who has spent 50+ hours a week for the last 6 years doing carrier and emerging wireless technology research in the cellular world? You are out of your mind.
The funny thing is, you don't need to know
anything about the technology to rate the
service. They rate the service based on user
feedback. In essence, they black box test it.
The points you raise may or may not be true but
they don't change the CR ratings.
I don't work for any carrier and I never have. I actually have service will all the carriers because my company pays for me to do research with them all...
Either way, CR is crap and anyone who buys off their recommendation is a moron. I've stated my opinion. I'll leave it at that...
Consumer reports test cars, dish washers and other crap... I make recommendations on which technologies the investors I work with should put their money in. I evaluate the technologies for revenue potential. I don't need to tell people what carrier to use like CR. I was just making a recommendation because I have access to all the carriers service and have tried them out in NYC. As I said, yes Verizon is a good carrier, but it doesn't mean they are the best.
Pay as you go, nationwide service, no roaming or long distance charges from anywhere, cheap "non-use" charges ($20 every 90 days = about $7 per month, and the $20 buys you minutes), calls are .25 per minute for the first 10 minutes each day, then .10 per minute.
May not be the best plan for high usage, or even the cheapest around, but works great for my minimal use.
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