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dakkon74 · 02-26-2003, 12:32 PM

I am testing their service in Northwest Chicago suburbs. Can anyone give feedback in this area. 3 days is not much time to test a service that I will be locked into for the next two years......thanks!

AnthroMatt · 02-26-2003, 1:10 PM

3 days??? That is terrible. I would have to go out of my way to get to all the places I thnk I visit "regularly" during a 3 day trial.

Didn't VS used to have a similar policy?

dakkon74 · 02-26-2003, 2:46 PM

That's what scares me. If they had confidence in their network, why not give the standard 15 days?

wakko · 02-26-2003, 3:48 PM

That is a little goofy.

But unless USCC has messed with the network it should be pretty good. PrimeCo was pretty darn good.

Nokiaman18 · 02-26-2003, 4:25 PM

To keep people from getting them for a trip and then brining them back and canceling service. Although I have seen some instances where they have given more time..

RyanM · 02-26-2003, 6:43 PM

They give you 30 days or 30 minutes here.

dakkon74 · 02-26-2003, 7:06 PM

People are telling me I sound louder, and maybe a tad clearer on with my VX4400 (Verizon), than with the VX10 (UC Cellular). Is that a difference in the phone quality, or is the Verizon network better in that regard? I have to make a decision on this tomorrow, as my USC 3 day test is just about up.....thanks

Nokiaman18 · 02-26-2003, 9:01 PM

In Wisconsin it is 72 hours... Not 30 days. They used to have a 10 day trial but went away from that last year.

Nokiaman

NateL · 02-26-2003, 9:27 PM

In Iowa it is 72Hours, but if the phone doesnt work, I have never had a problem disconnecting a customer within a month. I have a lot of customers in rural areas. But the network is great in Chicago. I have used it several times it is good in the suburbs, such as Wheaton, Naperville, and also in the loop.

AnthroMatt · 02-27-2003, 7:24 AM

dakkon-
that could just be a difference in the phone. I read somewhere (sorry don't remember where!) that some people have experience microphone problems with the vx-10, meaning the people you are tlkaing to may not be able to hear you clearly. A different phone from USCC could make a difference, but I guess you don't have the time to test that out....

sillybilly · 02-27-2003, 8:56 AM

RyanM: I think the 30/30 thing you are talking about is for new PHONES, not new service. When I bought my v60i, I asked what kind of return policy they had and I was told that I had 30 days. If I didn't like the phone, I could trade it in for a different phone or re-activate my old phone without paying for the new phone. They never said any thing about 30 mins. to me; maybe that is were they screw people on a new phone!!

pogo · 02-27-2003, 9:51 AM

I was told that you get 72 hrs and 20 mins for cancelling a plan. Anything over for minutes and you will be billed for them, but you can still cancel anytime up to the 72 hrs. 3 days and 20 mins is a very little time to test out the call clarity and signal. At least you can change phones after the three day trial if you find that the clarity with the phone is not up to par, but how do you really know if it is the phone or the provider until you test out another phone, and then you are beyond the 72 hrs.

AnthroMatt · 02-27-2003, 9:55 AM

I think this is a great topic to take to that USCC Yahoo! group Wyldekard started.

If it is already there, then just ignore me, I am not a member so I don't know what is currently being discussed....

dakkon74 · 02-27-2003, 10:46 AM

Matt - I already started a thread there for this. I just was not sure if different people post here. I appreciate everyones feedback.....thanks

02-26-2003, 12:32 PM	#1
dakkon74 Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial I am testing their service in Northwest Chicago suburbs. Can anyone give feedback in this area. 3 days is not much time to test a service that I will be locked into for the next two years......thanks!

02-26-2003, 1:10 PM	#2
AnthroMatt Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 8,729 Phone(s): Samsung Moment Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts Images: 1	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial 3 days??? That is terrible. I would have to go out of my way to get to all the places I thnk I visit "regularly" during a 3 day trial. Didn't VS used to have a similar policy? __________________ Twitter

02-26-2003, 2:46 PM	Original Poster #3
dakkon74 Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial That's what scares me. If they had confidence in their network, why not give the standard 15 days?

02-26-2003, 3:48 PM	#4
wakko Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 108 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial That is a little goofy. But unless USCC has messed with the network it should be pretty good. PrimeCo was pretty darn good.

02-26-2003, 4:25 PM	#5
Nokiaman18 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial To keep people from getting them for a trip and then brining them back and canceling service. Although I have seen some instances where they have given more time..

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02-26-2003, 6:43 PM	#6
RyanM Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 166 Phone(s): Motorola V3xx, Sony Ericsson W810i, LG CU500v, Samsung D807 Provider(s): AT&T / Cingular Wireless [GSM] Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial They give you 30 days or 30 minutes here.

02-26-2003, 7:06 PM	Original Poster #7
dakkon74 Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial People are telling me I sound louder, and maybe a tad clearer on with my VX4400 (Verizon), than with the VX10 (UC Cellular). Is that a difference in the phone quality, or is the Verizon network better in that regard? I have to make a decision on this tomorrow, as my USC 3 day test is just about up.....thanks

02-26-2003, 9:01 PM	#8
Nokiaman18 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial In Wisconsin it is 72 hours... Not 30 days. They used to have a 10 day trial but went away from that last year. Nokiaman

02-26-2003, 9:27 PM	#9
NateL Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial In Iowa it is 72Hours, but if the phone doesnt work, I have never had a problem disconnecting a customer within a month. I have a lot of customers in rural areas. But the network is great in Chicago. I have used it several times it is good in the suburbs, such as Wheaton, Naperville, and also in the loop.

02-27-2003, 7:24 AM	#10
AnthroMatt Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 8,729 Phone(s): Samsung Moment Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts Images: 1	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial dakkon- that could just be a difference in the phone. I read somewhere (sorry don't remember where!) that some people have experience microphone problems with the vx-10, meaning the people you are tlkaing to may not be able to hear you clearly. A different phone from USCC could make a difference, but I guess you don't have the time to test that out.... __________________ Twitter

02-27-2003, 8:56 AM	#11
sillybilly Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Windsor, WI Posts: 652 Phone(s): BlackBerry 8330 Curve Provider(s): USCC Devices: 40 GB PS3, Acer laptop Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial RyanM: I think the 30/30 thing you are talking about is for new PHONES, not new service. When I bought my v60i, I asked what kind of return policy they had and I was told that I had 30 days. If I didn't like the phone, I could trade it in for a different phone or re-activate my old phone without paying for the new phone. They never said any thing about 30 mins. to me; maybe that is were they screw people on a new phone!! __________________ ****Be sure to check out my eBay auctions*****

02-27-2003, 9:51 AM	#12
pogo Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial I was told that you get 72 hrs and 20 mins for cancelling a plan. Anything over for minutes and you will be billed for them, but you can still cancel anytime up to the 72 hrs. 3 days and 20 mins is a very little time to test out the call clarity and signal. At least you can change phones after the three day trial if you find that the clarity with the phone is not up to par, but how do you really know if it is the phone or the provider until you test out another phone, and then you are beyond the 72 hrs.

02-27-2003, 9:55 AM	#13
AnthroMatt Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 8,729 Phone(s): Samsung Moment Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts Images: 1	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial I think this is a great topic to take to that USCC Yahoo! group Wyldekard started. If it is already there, then just ignore me, I am not a member so I don't know what is currently being discussed.... __________________ Twitter

02-27-2003, 10:46 AM	Original Poster #14
dakkon74 Fresh Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	US Cellular only gives 3 day trial Matt - I already started a thread there for this. I just was not sure if different people post here. I appreciate everyones feedback.....thanks

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