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good_vibes · 06-09-2004, 7:48 AM

My current coverage with a Nokia 8265 on the AT&T TDMA network stinks. My home and career place me in Setauket, Stony Brook, Coram, Medford and Commack (Suffolk County Long Island). My contract expired so I am living on per minute charges, so time is of the essence. Which network and carrier has the best coverage? I use approximately 300 mins. but was considering going into a plan with my fiance. He works all over the Island and uses many mins. Maybe upwards of 30 mins. daily. Any suggestions for plans, carriers and/or phones? I am overwhelmed by all the choices out there and hate making decisions!!!

Gamer03 · 06-09-2004, 9:56 AM

Welcome to WA good_vibes.

To answer your question, I would suggest asking friends and family which carrier they use in the area(s) you want covered and then choose the one that covers your area the best and then choose a phone and plan and use the tryout period of your selected carrier.

Also if you call back and forth to each other frequently, then I would suggest you get either a family plan or a plan that offers unlimited calling between phones while on your carriers network.

IMO, your best bets would probably be Sprint PCS, Verizon, or Cingular, but I may be wrong.

Hopefully someone that either lives or been to those areas can tell you how good their carrier is.

bobolito · 06-09-2004, 12:13 PM

You may want to consider AT&T GSM. They probably have GSM coverage where there is no TDMA and besides they roam on Cingular where their signal fades.

Tony E! · 06-10-2004, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobolito

You may want to consider AT&T GSM. They probably have GSM coverage where there is no TDMA and besides they roam on Cingular where their signal fades.

and get the v600 while you're at it...

psychephylax · 06-17-2004, 10:17 AM

I live not too far away from your town (Smithtown) and I have AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile Pre-pay. And AT&T works much better on the Island. A lot less dead spots all around and AT&T uses 850Mhz channels vs 1900 that T-Mobile uses so you get much better building penetration. If you ever drove down Jericho/Rt. 25 by the new Stop and Shop they built next to the bull I get full strength. But once I go over by Chase Bank I have almost no signal. I never have such problems with AT&T (GSM and TDMA). I had Sprint before and it was awful. But that was over two and a half years ago.

Verizon also has good coverage all over Long Island from what I hear.

06-09-2004, 7:48 AM	#1
good_vibes I made my first post! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Setauket, NY Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Current TDMA AT&T Customer Seeking Upgrade My current coverage with a Nokia 8265 on the AT&T TDMA network stinks. My home and career place me in Setauket, Stony Brook, Coram, Medford and Commack (Suffolk County Long Island). My contract expired so I am living on per minute charges, so time is of the essence. Which network and carrier has the best coverage? I use approximately 300 mins. but was considering going into a plan with my fiance. He works all over the Island and uses many mins. Maybe upwards of 30 mins. daily. Any suggestions for plans, carriers and/or phones? I am overwhelmed by all the choices out there and hate making decisions!!!

06-09-2004, 9:56 AM	#2
Gamer03 Technology Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Florida Everglades Posts: 8,631 Phone(s): BlackBerry Storm2 9550, Moto Adventure V750 (dad), Moto E815 (mom), LG Chocolate 3 (sis) Provider(s): Verizon (4 lines on a FS plan); AT&T (past) Devices: NB;GPS;Slingbox PRO;iPod 80GB;Kenwood DDX512 Thanks: 14 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts Images: 68	Re: Current TDMA AT&T Customer Seeking Upgrade Welcome to WA good_vibes. To answer your question, I would suggest asking friends and family which carrier they use in the area(s) you want covered and then choose the one that covers your area the best and then choose a phone and plan and use the tryout period of your selected carrier. Also if you call back and forth to each other frequently, then I would suggest you get either a family plan or a plan that offers unlimited calling between phones while on your carriers network. IMO, your best bets would probably be Sprint PCS, Verizon, or Cingular, but I may be wrong. Hopefully someone that either lives or been to those areas can tell you how good their carrier is. __________________ My Carriers: Cellular One (TDMA) [1998-1999]>>AT&T (TDMA) [1999-2001]>>Cingular (TDMA) [2001-2003]>>Sprint [2003-2005]>>Verizon Wireless [2005 to 2008]>>Sprint SERO [2006-2008]>>AT&T [2008 to present]>>Verizon Wireless INpulse [2009 to present]

06-09-2004, 12:13 PM	#3
bobolito iPhone 3G 16GB (White) Join Date: May 2002 Location: in front of my computer Posts: 12,575 Phone(s): iPhone 3G, Sierra 875 3G Aircard Provider(s): AT&T Mobility Devices: WiFi cards/Access points Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts Images: 50 My Auctions	Re: Current TDMA AT&T Customer Seeking Upgrade You may want to consider AT&T GSM. They probably have GSM coverage where there is no TDMA and besides they roam on Cingular where their signal fades. __________________

06-17-2004, 10:17 AM	#5
psychephylax No more newbie here! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Smithtown, NY Posts: 8 Phone(s): Nokia 6560, Nokia 6200, Nokia 6200, Motorola RAZR Provider(s): AT&T (GSM), AT&T (TDMA) , T-Mobile Pre-Pay Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Current TDMA AT&T Customer Seeking Upgrade I live not too far away from your town (Smithtown) and I have AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile Pre-pay. And AT&T works much better on the Island. A lot less dead spots all around and AT&T uses 850Mhz channels vs 1900 that T-Mobile uses so you get much better building penetration. If you ever drove down Jericho/Rt. 25 by the new Stop and Shop they built next to the bull I get full strength. But once I go over by Chase Bank I have almost no signal. I never have such problems with AT&T (GSM and TDMA). I had Sprint before and it was awful. But that was over two and a half years ago. Verizon also has good coverage all over Long Island from what I hear.

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