Top 3 or 4 cell phone providers in Southern California

[pepe3000]

Can someone tell me the leading cell phone providers (in order) around the LA area? I'm sure the top companies are Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc...but I'm looking for them in order of usage. (I'm moving to the area soon and want to make sure I make the right choice!)

If you have that info, please send it my way.

Thanks.

[ZaphodB]

In terms of most subscribers:

Cingular
Verizon
Sprint/Nextel
T-Mobile

There aren't any others.

[agentHibby]

someday soon you will have Metro PCS

outside of the LA metro Cellular One of SLO has some PCS licenses

[ZaphodB]

SLO is three and a half hours from here... that's like saying that Hartford is outside Philadelphia

MetroPCS... bleargh.

[Andy]

Most cell carriers, like T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon will have great coverage around the LA area. There are some areas, however, where one carrier definitely beats the other, so it would be wise to sign up with a new carrier once you move into the area, because in some neighborhod's one carrier's signal might be almost zero, where a different carrier has full service.
Most carriers will, though, overall give you great coverage in the LA area.

[pepe3000]

That's great info to have, thank you! where did you find that list?? i looked everywhere...

either way, thanks for all your input. very helpful.