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Apoc · 04-14-2002, 5:38 PM

I am just wanting to get feedback on what your ideal wireless carrier would be you can mix and match for any company like for example If I could take the VZW network and there customer service and mix the billing system of SPCS I would glady pay the money to get the great service. So if there any carrier(s) that would be your "Dream Team" leave a message mate.

Wayne · 04-14-2002, 5:38 PM

Uhhhhhhhhhh....................................... .where is the topic???

Jack · 04-14-2002, 6:12 PM

ok........

aiwapro · 04-14-2002, 7:02 PM

The Voicestream GSM network in everywhere that Verizon has coverage, and some analog. I would also like to keep all features Voicestream, including CS, messaging, billing, phones, everything, etc.

Dukedog · 04-16-2002, 11:59 AM

Well, if VoiceStream had all of that the only thing that would be misssing is Cingular rate plan. lol

aiwapro · 04-17-2002, 8:24 PM

Well I would keep Voicestream plans because they offer more, but I would have to add night minutes.

Dukedog · 04-17-2002, 9:04 PM

I'll take Cingular price plan and upgrade plan for as existing customer get a new phone every year or two and changing plans without signing a new contract and I'll take Sprint system for as quality clear calls and Verizon coverage, and also Sprint phone selections. That about it.

Iceman · 04-20-2002, 1:44 AM

Who thinks that Voicestream has as coverage comparable to Verizon? Take a look at the America's Choice plan. No one can compare to Verizon.

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 04-20-2002, 2:41 AM

aiwapro (suprisingly enough) never said that voicestream had the same coverage as Verizon.

read the posts again Iceman and you'll see what he meant.

Wayne · 04-20-2002, 9:09 AM

ROFL...........I know.....................I had written a big ugly VS thing..................then I remebered the topic..........DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I felt like an idiot. The way his words were done it sounded like that VS was comparible with VZW. LOL i got to start reading topics better

Dream Team:

Center: VZW
Guard: SPrint
Guard: ATT
other players: VS, Cingular, Nextell,

I dont know all of the basketball positions.................but there is your dream team lol

But I do agree with aiwapro, VS prices, and VZW coverage

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 04-20-2002, 9:41 AM

i personally would take the vzw coverage, but not the VS prices...i cant live without nightime minutes and neither can 90% of the people I know.

I'll take the SPCS prices and plans and phones.....and the quicker CS pickup time of VZW but not their shadier billing practices.

ill take the SPCS contract practices and billing as well.

from AT&T i'll just take some of their neat commercials.

the only thing Ill take from VS is Jamie Lee Curtis for the cheerleader of the team.

Cingular can be the water boy.

Wayne · 04-20-2002, 9:50 AM

LOL ya............................ya know what..................Nextell has not even been mentioned....................wonder why.........................................[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

CingularGuy · 04-20-2002, 10:11 AM

on the coasts, voicestream coverage, south cingular coverage, north who cares, cingular prices, NEXTEL 2 way capabilities, and a mix of sprint and cingular phones. hope you are happy that i included nextel somehow.

Wayne · 04-20-2002, 10:13 AM

LOL...............bout time someone did.............[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 04-20-2002, 12:33 PM

hehe i forgot nextel.....probably cause half the time i call my friends nextel phones i get the "please hold while the nextel subscriber you are trying to reach is located"

cant stand it.

but i do like the DC and id add that to my dream team.

and I will take something from VS, the Sim cards [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

CDMA · 04-20-2002, 12:55 PM

No one can compare with Verizon? Look at the america's choice plans? Yes, they are good, but the real truth is that no one can compare to Cingular. Cingular gives you coverage everywhere, and you get unbeatable rates that are comparable to the Verizon America's Choice plans except with coverage everywhere in the USA where cellular is available. (coverage comparable to the expensive Verizon single rate plans). No one can compare to these plans yet. For $69.95 I get 850 peak minutes and 3500 night (after 9:00pm) and weekend minutes, all minutes including long distance, and I can use my minutes ANYWHERE in the Country, and if I had an internet ready phone, which I am getting soon, I will have free internet access. You cant beat them.

CingularGuy · 04-20-2002, 1:43 PM

good point Idi. sim cards are nice. now cdma, i love to hear people talk so highly of cingular. i had cingular even before i started working here and i have never been more pleased with a wireless carrier. and yes the new national rate plans are very good and hopefully we will continue carrying them further than june 1, which is when they are supposed to expire. lets keep our thumbs crossed.

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 04-20-2002, 1:57 PM

thats a nice plan. about what i get with sprint. 79.95 for 900 anytime and thousands of N&W also including the WW and Voice COmmand (pretty nifty and extensive extra lil feature) and my N&W are 8pm (older plan). nationwide on sprints digital network 35 cents for overage. and the WW works...all ive heard of cingulars ww is that it is tedious to use and unimpressive.....just giving you my impressions as ive gathered from a fair amount of users in various forums.

now sprint is lacking in some markets with quality of network; but i must say i hear soooo many bad things about cingular quality of call i have my doubts. not saying that cingular is all bad but they have been quite the object of dissatisfaction......from dropped calls to network busies to the WW not working well at all if it works, to roaming problems (two guys cingular phones refused to roam when they were clearly supposed to with the right prl)

Wayne · 04-20-2002, 3:16 PM

LOL doesnt matter anyway............Cingular is about to get bought out. Cingular will be ATT's Bi@%h lol. Where do you say I get my info.........................can't say..........srry.

CingularGuy · 04-20-2002, 3:23 PM

hate to break it to you wayne, but i dont think that at&t and cingular will find a price that both will accept for a buyout. that is one big thing that kept cingular from buying sprint when they had a chance late last year. although i will not rule out a buyout of anyone right now, i do not see it happening. also cingular i have heard has been in talks with voicestream. and with cingular going gsm soon, i would keep my eye on that. and as much as i do not like voicestream (sorry) they do have a good gsm market on the west coast.

Wayne · 04-20-2002, 3:47 PM

Trust me...........................ATT/Cingular are in talks. No it is not a rumor.

Rich · 04-20-2002, 5:29 PM

IdiOTeQnoLogY,
"but i do like the DC and id add that to my dream team.and I will take something from VS, the Sim cards" Hey, Nextel has sim cards......

IdiOTeQnoLogY · 04-20-2002, 8:39 PM

yes thats right. i did know that my friends with nextel told me that. totally forgot that one. its funny cause my friend just lost his phone-with his lil sim card in it and he told me about it. old age is taking its toll on me.

from what i hear cdma carriers should be getting phones with the UIM (our version of SIM) within a year or so.

thank god.

CDMA · 04-21-2002, 10:52 AM

Cingular has the Voice Dial feature, and they have had it for a long time, like since 1995-1996? Guessing. Anyway, last time I checked it was only about $3.95 per month. I tried it a about 4 years ago, it worked good, but I didn't like to use it because my phone # wouldn't show up on someone's caller id when I dialed with the voice dial. I got rid of it. I just checked their web site and I can't find it in the features section. Maybe CingularGuy knows more about it. Will your # show up on a caller id when you use SprintPCS's voice dial? Cingular has always had the most roaming agreements here in Michigan, and are the best as far as caller id and other features working while roaming on other networks. This might be different in their new GSM areas. About SBC selling Cingular, that would be hard to believe, since they just created Cingular, from all of the individual wireless companies that they owned, putting them all together to become Cingular, also, with all of the upgrading they are doing, but I guess anything is possible.

Redallnite · 04-21-2002, 7:39 PM

OK guys, ya'll just about Dream Team lined up but which one has the better billing??

Apoc · 04-21-2002, 8:36 PM

Personally to read I like the SPCS billing other than that I like the VZW billing from the eastcoast and midwest areas =)

Dukedog · 04-21-2002, 9:39 PM

Hey Cingularguy, At&t and Cingular talking about a mergering not about a buyout , Cinguar right now is basically consisting of two providers that owns Cingular, not one. SBC and BellSouth mergered together to form one, and About Cingular buying Sprint, it was not Cingular how about it was Bellsouth and Sprint, that was talking about possibly mergering or a buyout, but it quickly fell though the roof in 1999, and shortly after that BellSouth and SBC got together to form Cingular in 2000.

04-14-2002, 5:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Apoc Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wireless Dream Team!! I am just wanting to get feedback on what your ideal wireless carrier would be you can mix and match for any company like for example If I could take the VZW network and there customer service and mix the billing system of SPCS I would glady pay the money to get the great service. So if there any carrier(s) that would be your "Dream Team" leave a message mate.

04-20-2002, 5:29 PM	#22 (permalink)
Rich Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Pennsauken,NJ Posts: 761 Phone(s): Instinct Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	IdiOTeQnoLogY, "but i do like the DC and id add that to my dream team.and I will take something from VS, the Sim cards" Hey, Nextel has sim cards...... __________________ "Make something fool-proof and someone will make a better fool."

04-14-2002, 5:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wayne Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Uhhhhhhhhhh....................................... .where is the topic???

04-14-2002, 6:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jack Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,475 Phone(s): Motorola T720 Provider(s): Alltel Devices: Sirius Satellite radio, ipod, laptop, pda Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok........

04-14-2002, 7:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
aiwapro Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,455 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Voicestream GSM network in everywhere that Verizon has coverage, and some analog. I would also like to keep all features Voicestream, including CS, messaging, billing, phones, everything, etc.

04-16-2002, 11:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dukedog Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 571 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, if VoiceStream had all of that the only thing that would be misssing is Cingular rate plan. lol

04-17-2002, 8:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
aiwapro Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,455 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well I would keep Voicestream plans because they offer more, but I would have to add night minutes.

04-17-2002, 9:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dukedog Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 571 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'll take Cingular price plan and upgrade plan for as existing customer get a new phone every year or two and changing plans without signing a new contract and I'll take Sprint system for as quality clear calls and Verizon coverage, and also Sprint phone selections. That about it.

04-20-2002, 1:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
Iceman Fresh Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Who thinks that Voicestream has as coverage comparable to Verizon? Take a look at the America's Choice plan. No one can compare to Verizon.

04-20-2002, 2:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	aiwapro (suprisingly enough) never said that voicestream had the same coverage as Verizon. read the posts again Iceman and you'll see what he meant.

04-20-2002, 9:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
Wayne Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ROFL...........I know.....................I had written a big ugly VS thing..................then I remebered the topic..........DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I felt like an idiot. The way his words were done it sounded like that VS was comparible with VZW. LOL i got to start reading topics better Dream Team: Center: VZW Guard: SPrint Guard: ATT other players: VS, Cingular, Nextell, I dont know all of the basketball positions.................but there is your dream team lol But I do agree with aiwapro, VS prices, and VZW coverage

04-20-2002, 9:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i personally would take the vzw coverage, but not the VS prices...i cant live without nightime minutes and neither can 90% of the people I know. I'll take the SPCS prices and plans and phones.....and the quicker CS pickup time of VZW but not their shadier billing practices. ill take the SPCS contract practices and billing as well. from AT&T i'll just take some of their neat commercials. the only thing Ill take from VS is Jamie Lee Curtis for the cheerleader of the team. Cingular can be the water boy.

04-20-2002, 9:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Wayne Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LOL ya............................ya know what..................Nextell has not even been mentioned....................wonder why.........................................[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

04-20-2002, 10:11 AM	#13 (permalink)
CingularGuy Fresh Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	on the coasts, voicestream coverage, south cingular coverage, north who cares, cingular prices, NEXTEL 2 way capabilities, and a mix of sprint and cingular phones. hope you are happy that i included nextel somehow.

04-20-2002, 10:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
Wayne Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LOL...............bout time someone did.............[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

04-20-2002, 12:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hehe i forgot nextel.....probably cause half the time i call my friends nextel phones i get the "please hold while the nextel subscriber you are trying to reach is located" cant stand it. but i do like the DC and id add that to my dream team. and I will take something from VS, the Sim cards [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

04-20-2002, 12:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
CDMA Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Allen Park Michigan Posts: 540 Phone(s): Casio G'z one boulder Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No one can compare with Verizon? Look at the america's choice plans? Yes, they are good, but the real truth is that no one can compare to Cingular. Cingular gives you coverage everywhere, and you get unbeatable rates that are comparable to the Verizon America's Choice plans except with coverage everywhere in the USA where cellular is available. (coverage comparable to the expensive Verizon single rate plans). No one can compare to these plans yet. For $69.95 I get 850 peak minutes and 3500 night (after 9:00pm) and weekend minutes, all minutes including long distance, and I can use my minutes ANYWHERE in the Country, and if I had an internet ready phone, which I am getting soon, I will have free internet access. You cant beat them.

04-20-2002, 1:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
CingularGuy Fresh Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	good point Idi. sim cards are nice. now cdma, i love to hear people talk so highly of cingular. i had cingular even before i started working here and i have never been more pleased with a wireless carrier. and yes the new national rate plans are very good and hopefully we will continue carrying them further than june 1, which is when they are supposed to expire. lets keep our thumbs crossed.

04-20-2002, 1:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thats a nice plan. about what i get with sprint. 79.95 for 900 anytime and thousands of N&W also including the WW and Voice COmmand (pretty nifty and extensive extra lil feature) and my N&W are 8pm (older plan). nationwide on sprints digital network 35 cents for overage. and the WW works...all ive heard of cingulars ww is that it is tedious to use and unimpressive.....just giving you my impressions as ive gathered from a fair amount of users in various forums. now sprint is lacking in some markets with quality of network; but i must say i hear soooo many bad things about cingular quality of call i have my doubts. not saying that cingular is all bad but they have been quite the object of dissatisfaction......from dropped calls to network busies to the WW not working well at all if it works, to roaming problems (two guys cingular phones refused to roam when they were clearly supposed to with the right prl)

04-20-2002, 3:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
Wayne Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LOL doesnt matter anyway............Cingular is about to get bought out. Cingular will be ATT's Bi@%h lol. Where do you say I get my info.........................can't say..........srry.

04-20-2002, 3:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
CingularGuy Fresh Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hate to break it to you wayne, but i dont think that at&t and cingular will find a price that both will accept for a buyout. that is one big thing that kept cingular from buying sprint when they had a chance late last year. although i will not rule out a buyout of anyone right now, i do not see it happening. also cingular i have heard has been in talks with voicestream. and with cingular going gsm soon, i would keep my eye on that. and as much as i do not like voicestream (sorry) they do have a good gsm market on the west coast.

04-20-2002, 3:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
Wayne Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Trust me...........................ATT/Cingular are in talks. No it is not a rumor.

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04-20-2002, 8:39 PM	#23 (permalink)
IdiOTeQnoLogY Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yes thats right. i did know that my friends with nextel told me that. totally forgot that one. its funny cause my friend just lost his phone-with his lil sim card in it and he told me about it. old age is taking its toll on me. from what i hear cdma carriers should be getting phones with the UIM (our version of SIM) within a year or so. thank god.

04-21-2002, 10:52 AM	#24 (permalink)
CDMA Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Allen Park Michigan Posts: 540 Phone(s): Casio G'z one boulder Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cingular has the Voice Dial feature, and they have had it for a long time, like since 1995-1996? Guessing. Anyway, last time I checked it was only about $3.95 per month. I tried it a about 4 years ago, it worked good, but I didn't like to use it because my phone # wouldn't show up on someone's caller id when I dialed with the voice dial. I got rid of it. I just checked their web site and I can't find it in the features section. Maybe CingularGuy knows more about it. Will your # show up on a caller id when you use SprintPCS's voice dial? Cingular has always had the most roaming agreements here in Michigan, and are the best as far as caller id and other features working while roaming on other networks. This might be different in their new GSM areas. About SBC selling Cingular, that would be hard to believe, since they just created Cingular, from all of the individual wireless companies that they owned, putting them all together to become Cingular, also, with all of the upgrading they are doing, but I guess anything is possible.

04-21-2002, 7:39 PM	#25 (permalink)
Redallnite Fresh Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK guys, ya'll just about Dream Team lined up but which one has the better billing??

04-21-2002, 8:36 PM	#26 (permalink)
Apoc Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Personally to read I like the SPCS billing other than that I like the VZW billing from the eastcoast and midwest areas =)

04-21-2002, 9:39 PM	#27 (permalink)
Dukedog Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 571 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey Cingularguy, At&t and Cingular talking about a mergering not about a buyout , Cinguar right now is basically consisting of two providers that owns Cingular, not one. SBC and BellSouth mergered together to form one, and About Cingular buying Sprint, it was not Cingular how about it was Bellsouth and Sprint, that was talking about possibly mergering or a buyout, but it quickly fell though the roof in 1999, and shortly after that BellSouth and SBC got together to form Cingular in 2000.