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jimmyd10 · 12-30-2003, 2:02 PM

need advise I am switching carriers that only have cdma tech. I need signal the penetration in buildings on long island ny. I was looking at verizon in which i know the service is good but the phones suck. I was also looking at sprint pcs with the trimode so that if i dont get a sprint signal i would switch to analog. does anyone have this and does it work well???? is sprint pcs extended network as big as verizons network??? help i need advise because t mobile sucks

Yankees368 · 12-30-2003, 2:06 PM

ok...im fromlong island, so i can help you outhere. ill make this simple...GO WITH VERIZON. They use 800 mhz so they have the best penetration you can get. However if you do use a sprint tri-mode, you will be able to roam on verizon, though i do not recomend it. Typically, my 8100 will have a very weak sprint signal, and a strong verizon digital or analog signal. The problem is that when you try to make a call on digital roam, the phone will switch back to sprints signal, even if it has a very weak signal. I find this very annoying. In the end....go with a trimode verizon phone.

Suliman · 12-30-2003, 2:11 PM

Just wondering if you got a digital only, dual-band phone, that would prevent the hand-off to analog. That way, either you'd be on a VZW or Sprint digital signal.

Suliman

Yankees368 · 12-30-2003, 2:16 PM

You can force all sprint phones onto analog only....so you will not have a problem there, the phone will stay on analog. The problem is with digital signals, the phone jumps between sprint and verizon constantly.

NYCDru · 12-30-2003, 3:42 PM

Dude, your on Long Island and you want good indoor coverage. Get Verizon, thats all there is to it.

Yankees368 · 12-30-2003, 3:46 PM

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Originally posted by: NYCDru
Dude, your on Long Island and you want good indoor coverage. Get Verizon, thats all there is to it.

exactly

NYCDru · 12-30-2003, 9:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Yankees368

Quote:

Originally posted by: NYCDru
Dude, your on Long Island and you want good indoor coverage. Get Verizon, thats all there is to it.

exactly

Wow, and this id from a guy that has one of the best Sprint phones for reception out right now.

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Yankees368 · 12-30-2003, 9:19 PM

Yeah, yeah....

larry · 12-30-2003, 9:23 PM

Roaming performance on Sprint can vary greatly depending on the type of phone, software and PRL. The Sanyos have always been known to have roaming issues while other brands don't. The best Sprint phones for roaming in my experience were actually the Kyoceras (which are no longer offered by Sprint). The Nokia's also do very well. Some people are saying that the brand new Sanyos are much improved for roaming. Samsungs also do pretty well at holding a roaming signal.

Tony E! · 12-30-2003, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Yankees368

Quote:

Originally posted by: NYCDru
Dude, your on Long Island and you want good indoor coverage. Get Verizon, thats all there is to it.

exactly

that's in Long Island, LA is a different story[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

StorminOKie · 01-01-2004, 3:52 PM

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Typically, my 8100 will have a very weak sprint signal, and a strong verizon digital or analog signal. The problem is that when you try to make a call on digital roam, the phone will switch back to sprints signal, even if it has a very weak signal. I find this very annoying.

I have a Samsung dual band/tri-mode phone (Sprint PCS) and never have a problem switching back and forth while I am in a call. If I make a call while digital roaming, I will hold that signal until the call ends. This is whether I am in one spot or traveling within another 800mhz CDMA system. The newer Samsung phone gets good reception versus the older Samsung phones. Just wanted to make sure you get all scenarios. HAPPY HUNTING !!! and HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Tony E! · 01-01-2004, 9:44 PM

good point Stormin Okie, i was checking out some of the Samsungs at Best Buy and i did noticed a stronger signal vs my 8100.

12-30-2003, 2:02 PM	#1
jimmyd10 Fresh Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode need advise I am switching carriers that only have cdma tech. I need signal the penetration in buildings on long island ny. I was looking at verizon in which i know the service is good but the phones suck. I was also looking at sprint pcs with the trimode so that if i dont get a sprint signal i would switch to analog. does anyone have this and does it work well???? is sprint pcs extended network as big as verizons network??? help i need advise because t mobile sucks

12-30-2003, 2:06 PM	#2
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lansing, MI & Long Island Posts: 3,555 Phone(s): Palm Pre Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: S9 HD, 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell XPS M1530 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts Images: 624 My Auctions	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode ok...im fromlong island, so i can help you outhere. ill make this simple...GO WITH VERIZON. They use 800 mhz so they have the best penetration you can get. However if you do use a sprint tri-mode, you will be able to roam on verizon, though i do not recomend it. Typically, my 8100 will have a very weak sprint signal, and a strong verizon digital or analog signal. The problem is that when you try to make a call on digital roam, the phone will switch back to sprints signal, even if it has a very weak signal. I find this very annoying. In the end....go with a trimode verizon phone. __________________ "'Current Sprint Service Can Not Be Used' What the hell does that mean?!?" Nokia 5190 > Samsung a460 > Sanyo 6200 > Sanyo 8100 > Sanyo 8200 > Sanyo 7400 > Samsung a900 > Samsung a900m > Motorola K1m > Sanyo M1> HTC Mogul > HTC Touch Pro > Palm Pre

12-30-2003, 2:11 PM	#3
Suliman Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NH Posts: 274 Phone(s): Katana (2), Franklin 680 USB card Provider(s): Sprint, Millenicom Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode Just wondering if you got a digital only, dual-band phone, that would prevent the hand-off to analog. That way, either you'd be on a VZW or Sprint digital signal. Suliman

12-30-2003, 2:16 PM	#4
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lansing, MI & Long Island Posts: 3,555 Phone(s): Palm Pre Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: S9 HD, 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell XPS M1530 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts Images: 624 My Auctions	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode You can force all sprint phones onto analog only....so you will not have a problem there, the phone will stay on analog. The problem is with digital signals, the phone jumps between sprint and verizon constantly. __________________ "'Current Sprint Service Can Not Be Used' What the hell does that mean?!?" Nokia 5190 > Samsung a460 > Sanyo 6200 > Sanyo 8100 > Sanyo 8200 > Sanyo 7400 > Samsung a900 > Samsung a900m > Motorola K1m > Sanyo M1> HTC Mogul > HTC Touch Pro > Palm Pre

12-30-2003, 3:42 PM	#5
NYCDru Sprint Newbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 3,255 Phone(s): Motrola V3m, Moto E815, Audiovox 9900, Audiovox 8900, LGvx 10,, Nokia 3360, Moto P8767 Provider(s): Sprint, Verizon(former), ATT(former), Devices: IPod Nano. Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode Dude, your on Long Island and you want good indoor coverage. Get Verizon, thats all there is to it.

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12-30-2003, 9:19 PM	#8
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lansing, MI & Long Island Posts: 3,555 Phone(s): Palm Pre Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: S9 HD, 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell XPS M1530 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts Images: 624 My Auctions	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode Yeah, yeah....

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larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 13,384 Phone(s): LG Rumor 2, Sanyo Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 29 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts Images: 154 My Auctions	verizon or sprint pcs with a trimode Roaming performance on Sprint can vary greatly depending on the type of phone, software and PRL. The Sanyos have always been known to have roaming issues while other brands don't. The best Sprint phones for roaming in my experience were actually the Kyoceras (which are no longer offered by Sprint). The Nokia's also do very well. Some people are saying that the brand new Sanyos are much improved for roaming. Samsungs also do pretty well at holding a roaming signal.

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