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KyleAndMelissa22 · 09-04-2008, 11:01 PM

Which carrier Is the one you prefer, your absolute top favorite?
Only choose one thats available in your area.

Also tell why, and the pros and cons about your choice,
(Coverage, Customer Service, Phones, etc).

This should be a fun and interesting poll & thread.

KyleAndMelissa22 · 09-04-2008, 11:08 PM

I do prefer Alltel, for their My Circle option, and their overall coverage, and roaming coverage

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The cons: not as many phone choices, plus no street level maps available.

Blue4Life · 09-04-2008, 11:57 PM

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I'm still on a grandfathered AT&T Wireless plan. I have yet to find a plan that fits my needs better and I have no complaints about the coverage. It certainly doesn't hurt to have a cell tower in the backyard.

The down side is that I have to provide my own phones (although there are plenty of choices for unlocked phones) and limited technical support (not that I really need to use it).

Mobile Mike · 09-05-2008, 2:47 AM

My choice is Verizon, as I've had them for nearly 15 years and they've worked very well for me. Their service works everywhere I've needed them too and I haven't had any billing or CS issues...

Jay2TheRescue · 09-05-2008, 2:15 PM

I'm partial to AT&T. Been with them through all their mergers. I was initially a CellularONE customer when I first signed up for cellular service in June of 2000. Then they merged when Cingular was formed, then changed to AT&T. Been very happy with my phone choices, coverage, and plan choices throughout the years. I now have 3 lines through them, all sharing 550 anytime minutes, but that's ok because most of the usage is M2M because almost all my friends & family are AT&T. Plus having unlimited data on my Tilt for $20/mo is fantastic. They should have kept that plan. They'd snatch a lot more data customers from other carriers if they still had a $20 unlimited data plan for PDA's and smartphones.

-Jay

AnthroMatt · 09-05-2008, 6:42 PM

I can't really pick one. I guess I would say Sprint since I have them and now I have a mini Sprint cell site in my house.

The only ones I would for sure not get are Alltel and AT&T because they have poor/no service at my office. VZW, Sprint/Nextel, and T-mobile all work fine in the places I go to most.

larry · 09-05-2008, 6:50 PM

With Sprint's new Airave they work perfectly for me everywhere I need it to. So Sprint is my choice.

dmapr · 09-05-2008, 7:05 PM

I love the simplicity and ease of use that GSM offers. T-Mobile coverage in my area leaves a lot to be desired and the best carrier coverage-wise (VZW) is CDMA. That leaves AT&T as the only reasonable choice for me. And just as Blue4Life I'm on an old AT&T Wireless plan that nobody can touch

Ddeere2 · 09-05-2008, 8:10 PM

My choice would have to be AT&T. I've tried tmobile but they had poor coverage in more than half of my town. I don't know about now and the other CDMA carriers have decent coverage and had somewhat decent coverage. But their data was and still is 1X. I've been with AT&T or more like Cingular since 02 or 03. I've had excellent coverage, very rare incidents with billing. I have their cheapest plan, which i think is the 700 minute plan and i have 5,000 minutes saved up, lol. AT&T's finally putting 3G here in my town, and its about time. haha. I'm like Jay, I use M2M and have free calls to landlines. I hate their blackberry plans though, there too expensive

lol.

Eric47 · 09-05-2008, 8:50 PM

att is my fav. its worked for me since cingular first came to my area. there are companys that have been here longer, but for where i work, live and play it does the trick. very rarely have i had a problem with coverage and the 3G coverage and network is great.

i dont plan to have anyone else, all my needs are met.

Quint101 · 09-06-2008, 1:49 AM

I've been with Verizon for the last 3 years, when I ran from AT&T Wireless GoPhone because of a billing snafu. I tried Verizon's now defunct EasyPay plan. Their prepaid customer service was better than Blue's and their monthly prepaid plans didn't require autopay. I have since moved on to a family plan. I like Verizon because I have had clear calls that almost never drop. The PCS network is rock solid in Tallahassee... I often experience better call quality than the 850mhz providers in my area... And Verizon beats the pants off Sprint and T-Mobile in quality as well... Verizon is getting better all the time. I found out the Florida network is ALL EVDO, per their press release!!! CS is great and billing is not an issue with me. My complaints are the high prices... 1400 minutes, a BlackBerry, insurance, 250 messages (on 1 line only) and 2 additional lines cost me $145 after tax and discount. I wish Verizon had some add ons like earlier nights or My Circle. I wouldn't mind if data was optional on the BlackBerry. If Verizon had one or 2 more locations in my city, that would be great! Either I'm abnormal, or I'm going thru too many phones...

Nextel32708 · 09-06-2008, 12:38 PM

I've chosen T-Mobile because they have service where I live/work/travel. While their phone selection isn't the best, they are a GSM carrier so I can use my T-Mo SIM in any GSM 1900 compatible phone. They have some neat features too, like MyFaves, and their no-cost (use minutes) UMA calling feature. And in my opinion, their GSM network seems to have better voice quality than at&ts.

cellular_freak · 09-06-2008, 3:36 PM

I would say Verizon is the best carrier by far in my area. Sprint and Nextel would be a second and third, and AT&T fourth (even though I have them now). AT&T's coverage is absolutely horrible in my area, areas I go to frequently (school, shopping), and areas I travel to (most recently Chicago). Verizon covered all of these areas flawlessly, while AT&T has very poor signal, lots of distortion, and many dropped calls.

budney · 09-06-2008, 6:09 PM

In my area it is Sprint.

Pros: Best coverage, data speeds, pricing

Cons: The same as another carrier I have had, billing & CS

tmobileman · 09-06-2008, 7:55 PM

I work for Tmobile but even if I didn't I would choose them in my area they have the best coverage and obviously have the best plans. I have had sprint, ATT and Cricket never have had VZW so I don't know about them but the other three sprint was the worst, att was cingular at the time and there coverage sucked in my area and Cricket was nice because it was cheap but service was local only and phone selection was about three phones only at the time.

bobolito · 09-07-2008, 12:52 AM

My favorite is AT&T/Cingular/Cellular One. I've been through all those names for about 10 years now. Reason is simple: coverage. I can't get this kind of coverage with Sprint/Nextel or T-Mobile. However, Verizon does have the coverage but nothing excites me about them. Their communist UI and inability to share ringtones or graphics via Bluetooth is a major turn off for me. Plus no SIM cards which limits my ability to use other devices on demand.

Besides coverage, AT&T CS has always been good to me, plus they have the iPhone.

The only cons of AT&T is a network that occasionally has problems and 3G that is behind times. But those are issues that rarely affect what I pay for so I can't complain there.

Buickman · 09-07-2008, 5:26 PM

I like big red the best. In this part of the country if you want good rural coverage you have to go CDMA, and I just preferred them over Sprint, who I used to be with.

Charlyee · 09-08-2008, 4:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buickman

I like big red the best. In this part of the country if you want good rural coverage you have to go CDMA, and I just preferred them over Sprint, who I used to be with.

I don't

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The "evil red" does not work in our rural town. I have been with AT&T/Cingular/Ameritech Cingular/Ameritech because they provide the best coverage for me.

Gamer03 · 09-08-2008, 6:00 PM

I voted for AT&T. We recently switched from Verizon (we had them since January of 2005) to AT&T due to Verizon degrading and calls not ringing to our phones. Since we need to make and receive calls for business at home, we switched to a provider that works. AT&T now gives us a full signal at our house due to the tower being .25 miles to the SE and we also receive a full signal around town.

Here are our carriers since 1999:

Cellular One (1999-2000)--->AT&T TDMA (2000-2001) (they bought out Cell One so our contract was carried out for another year)--->Cingular TDMA (2001-2003)--->Verizon (November 2003) (only for 3 days due to coverage being weak)--->Sprint (November 2003 to January 2005) (for 14 months and then we had to switch due to degrading signal)--->Verizon (January 2005 to July

View Poll Results: Which Carrier Do You Prefer? (Available In Your area)
AT&T	28	28.28%
Verizon	22	22.22%
Sprint / Nextel	15	15.15%
T-Mobile	14	14.14%
Alltel	12	12.12%
U.S. Cellular	6	6.06%
Other	2	2.02%
Voters: 99. You may not vote on this poll

09-04-2008, 11:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
KyleAndMelissa22 In LV Dec 3, In NJ Dec 10 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: GAFFNEY, SC (FORMERLY NJ) Posts: 993 Phone(s): LG AX4270 Provider(s): ALLTEL - SID 114 (Near 116 Border). Devices: Grundig S350DL, Nikon CoolPix, PRO-89 Scanner Thanks: 27 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Images: 231 My Auctions	Your Preferred Carrier? Which carrier Is the one you prefer, your absolute top favorite? Only choose one thats available in your area. Also tell why, and the pros and cons about your choice, (Coverage, Customer Service, Phones, etc). This should be a fun and interesting poll & thread. __________________ CDMA....Coming Soon To A Tower Near You! Alltel User Since September 2006 - Now I'm Good Until August 2010 !!!

09-04-2008, 11:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
KyleAndMelissa22 In LV Dec 3, In NJ Dec 10 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: GAFFNEY, SC (FORMERLY NJ) Posts: 993 Phone(s): LG AX4270 Provider(s): ALLTEL - SID 114 (Near 116 Border). Devices: Grundig S350DL, Nikon CoolPix, PRO-89 Scanner Thanks: 27 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Images: 231 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I do prefer Alltel, for their My Circle option, and their overall coverage, and roaming coverage . The cons: not as many phone choices, plus no street level maps available. __________________ CDMA....Coming Soon To A Tower Near You! Alltel User Since September 2006 - Now I'm Good Until August 2010 !!!

09-04-2008, 11:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blue4Life Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 562 Phone(s): PDA2K, Treo 600, SX56, Nokia E70-2, 6800a, 6030b, 6010, 3595, 3300b, 3120b, Motorola V300, V635 Provider(s): AT&T Blue, T-Mobile (prepaid) Devices: Nokia LD-3W, BH-801, Motorola DC800 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 10 Posts	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.1; U; en-us) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413 es70) I'm still on a grandfathered AT&T Wireless plan. I have yet to find a plan that fits my needs better and I have no complaints about the coverage. It certainly doesn't hurt to have a cell tower in the backyard. The down side is that I have to provide my own phones (although there are plenty of choices for unlocked phones) and limited technical support (not that I really need to use it). __________________

09-05-2008, 2:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mobile Mike 4 years and counting... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,635 Phone(s): LG Voyager, Nokia 6555, 6263 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile Thanks: 40 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? My choice is Verizon, as I've had them for nearly 15 years and they've worked very well for me. Their service works everywhere I've needed them too and I haven't had any billing or CS issues... __________________ (1994-Present) LG Voyager at&t (2004-2005, 2006-Present) Nokia 6555 3G -T---Mobile- (2004-Present) Nokia 6263 3G

09-05-2008, 2:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jay2TheRescue I'm Jay the Dry Cleaner.. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sterling, Virginia Posts: 10,051 Phone(s): Moto V3, A845, HTC Tilt, Moto V551, iPAQ 6515, Western Electric 302, 500, Ericsson Ericaphone Provider(s): AT&Tingular 310-410 Devices: Zune 30gb & way too many BT devices to list Thanks: 20 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts Images: 157	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I'm partial to AT&T. Been with them through all their mergers. I was initially a CellularONE customer when I first signed up for cellular service in June of 2000. Then they merged when Cingular was formed, then changed to AT&T. Been very happy with my phone choices, coverage, and plan choices throughout the years. I now have 3 lines through them, all sharing 550 anytime minutes, but that's ok because most of the usage is M2M because almost all my friends & family are AT&T. Plus having unlimited data on my Tilt for $20/mo is fantastic. They should have kept that plan. They'd snatch a lot more data customers from other carriers if they still had a $20 unlimited data plan for PDA's and smartphones. -Jay __________________ GET A FREE $25 AT&T GIFTCARD WITH ACTIVATION OF NEW AT&T SERVICE FROM ANY DEALER. PM ME FOR DETAILS

09-05-2008, 6:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
AnthroMatt Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 8,307 Phone(s): Moto V950 Provider(s): Sprint + Airave Devices: ipod 80gb, MacBook pro Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Images: 1 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I can't really pick one. I guess I would say Sprint since I have them and now I have a mini Sprint cell site in my house. The only ones I would for sure not get are Alltel and AT&T because they have poor/no service at my office. VZW, Sprint/Nextel, and T-mobile all work fine in the places I go to most.

09-05-2008, 6:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,845 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 11 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Images: 144 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? With Sprint's new Airave they work perfectly for me everywhere I need it to. So Sprint is my choice.

09-05-2008, 7:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
dmapr Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,701 Phone(s): Sony Ericsson K850i, Nokia 6131 v5.50, Nokia 6820 v5.30 Provider(s): AT&T Blue; T-Mobile To Go Devices: Palm TX Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I love the simplicity and ease of use that GSM offers. T-Mobile coverage in my area leaves a lot to be desired and the best carrier coverage-wise (VZW) is CDMA. That leaves AT&T as the only reasonable choice for me. And just as Blue4Life I'm on an old AT&T Wireless plan that nobody can touch

09-05-2008, 8:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ddeere2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Laredo, Texas Posts: 386 Phone(s): Blackberry 8100 Pearl, Motorola Razr 2 V9, Nokia N75, LG C2000 Provider(s): AT&T Devices: XPS 1530 and a 80 gb iPod Classic Thanks: 6 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? My choice would have to be AT&T. I've tried tmobile but they had poor coverage in more than half of my town. I don't know about now and the other CDMA carriers have decent coverage and had somewhat decent coverage. But their data was and still is 1X. I've been with AT&T or more like Cingular since 02 or 03. I've had excellent coverage, very rare incidents with billing. I have their cheapest plan, which i think is the 700 minute plan and i have 5,000 minutes saved up, lol. AT&T's finally putting 3G here in my town, and its about time. haha. I'm like Jay, I use M2M and have free calls to landlines. I hate their blackberry plans though, there too expensive lol. __________________ "Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through walls topped by barbed wire; it wafts across the electrified borders." -Ronald Reagan

09-05-2008, 8:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Eric47 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in my own house Posts: 1,404 Phone(s): crackberry's Devices: my home wi-fi router and laptop Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Images: 49	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? att is my fav. its worked for me since cingular first came to my area. there are companys that have been here longer, but for where i work, live and play it does the trick. very rarely have i had a problem with coverage and the 3G coverage and network is great. i dont plan to have anyone else, all my needs are met.

09-06-2008, 1:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Quint101 Let's go Birds!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 2,495 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl, Motorolas W385, v195s, LG AX4270, SE Z310a Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Alltel, AT&T Devices: Jabra BT8010, Plantronics Pulsar 260 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Images: 36 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I've been with Verizon for the last 3 years, when I ran from AT&T Wireless GoPhone because of a billing snafu. I tried Verizon's now defunct EasyPay plan. Their prepaid customer service was better than Blue's and their monthly prepaid plans didn't require autopay. I have since moved on to a family plan. I like Verizon because I have had clear calls that almost never drop. The PCS network is rock solid in Tallahassee... I often experience better call quality than the 850mhz providers in my area... And Verizon beats the pants off Sprint and T-Mobile in quality as well... Verizon is getting better all the time. I found out the Florida network is ALL EVDO, per their press release!!! CS is great and billing is not an issue with me. My complaints are the high prices... 1400 minutes, a BlackBerry, insurance, 250 messages (on 1 line only) and 2 additional lines cost me $145 after tax and discount. I wish Verizon had some add ons like earlier nights or My Circle. I wouldn't mind if data was optional on the BlackBerry. If Verizon had one or 2 more locations in my city, that would be great! Either I'm abnormal, or I'm going thru too many phones...

09-06-2008, 12:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
Nextel32708 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 32708 Posts: 64 Phone(s): Nokia 5190, Samsung Katalyst Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I've chosen T-Mobile because they have service where I live/work/travel. While their phone selection isn't the best, they are a GSM carrier so I can use my T-Mo SIM in any GSM 1900 compatible phone. They have some neat features too, like MyFaves, and their no-cost (use minutes) UMA calling feature. And in my opinion, their GSM network seems to have better voice quality than at&ts.

09-06-2008, 3:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
cellular_freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Caro, MI Posts: 389 Phone(s): iPhone 3G - White Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Images: 38 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I would say Verizon is the best carrier by far in my area. Sprint and Nextel would be a second and third, and AT&T fourth (even though I have them now). AT&T's coverage is absolutely horrible in my area, areas I go to frequently (school, shopping), and areas I travel to (most recently Chicago). Verizon covered all of these areas flawlessly, while AT&T has very poor signal, lots of distortion, and many dropped calls.

09-06-2008, 6:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tardville Posts: 4,430 Phone(s): Katana II, HTC Vogue (Touch), Moto Q Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? In my area it is Sprint. Pros: Best coverage, data speeds, pricing Cons: The same as another carrier I have had, billing & CS __________________ Thanks Sprint for turning on EV in Bullhead & Laughlin, just hurry it up with Ft. Mohave!!!

09-06-2008, 7:55 PM	#15 (permalink)
tmobileman Iphone Hater Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: idaho Posts: 382 Phone(s): Tmobile HTC Dash, BB Pearl, Razor V3t, Moto ROKR E8 Provider(s): Tmobile Devices: Linksys WRTU54G Router, Moto H500 BT Headset Thanks: 9 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I work for Tmobile but even if I didn't I would choose them in my area they have the best coverage and obviously have the best plans. I have had sprint, ATT and Cricket never have had VZW so I don't know about them but the other three sprint was the worst, att was cingular at the time and there coverage sucked in my area and Cricket was nice because it was cheap but service was local only and phone selection was about three phones only at the time.

09-07-2008, 12:52 AM	#16 (permalink)
bobolito iPhone 3G 16GB (White) Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Sanfrakota Posts: 12,364 Phone(s): iPhone 3G, RAZR V9, Sierra 875 3G Aircard, HP iPaq Classic 110 Provider(s): AT&T Mobility Devices: WiFi cards/Access points Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Images: 50 My Auctions	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? My favorite is AT&T/Cingular/Cellular One. I've been through all those names for about 10 years now. Reason is simple: coverage. I can't get this kind of coverage with Sprint/Nextel or T-Mobile. However, Verizon does have the coverage but nothing excites me about them. Their communist UI and inability to share ringtones or graphics via Bluetooth is a major turn off for me. Plus no SIM cards which limits my ability to use other devices on demand. Besides coverage, AT&T CS has always been good to me, plus they have the iPhone. The only cons of AT&T is a network that occasionally has problems and 3G that is behind times. But those are issues that rarely affect what I pay for so I can't complain there. __________________

09-07-2008, 5:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
Buickman Gearhead/Gadget freak Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 804 Phone(s): Moto RIZR Z6,LG enV2, Retired Phones: E815,V710, Nokia 3285, Nokia 6185, Sanyo 3000 Provider(s): Verizon on both phones Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 1	Re: Your Preferred Carrier? I like big red the best. In this part of the country if you want good rural coverage you have to go CDMA, and I just preferred them over Sprint, who I used to be with. __________________ Cars became my job, so phones became my hobby. Car's are not my job anymore, but phones are still a fun hobby.

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