Leaving AT&T...

[mmmmna]

I need a new provider, and all the providers in my area use CDMA; I'm leaving AT&T, so I have 2 GSM phones that won't be of any use.

I'd prefer a new Nokia phone (I loved my Nokia 2126 Tracfone), but I see that USC in my area does not offer Nokia phones.

Are nokias offered by USC at all? I see a lot of Moto phones, but I've had 3 RAZRs and they stunk so bad I won't go with Moto again. I do not want any other brand than Nokia.

[Charlyee]

Originally Posted by mmmmna

I need a new provider, and all the providers in my area use CDMA; I'm leaving AT&T, so I have 2 GSM phones that won't be of any use.

I'd prefer a new Nokia phone (I loved my Nokia 2126 Tracfone), but I see that USC in my area does not offer Nokia phones.

Are nokias offered by USC at all? I see a lot of Moto phones, but I've had 3 RAZRs and they stunk so bad I won't go with Moto again. I do not want any other brand than Nokia.

USCC was offering the Nokia 6165i, however I don't see it on their website in my zip code any more.

Here is a thread on USCC phones when I was looking at porting my Verizon no. out to them:
http://forums.wirelessadvisor.com/us...ns-please.html (Phone Recommendations Please :))

I have heard good things about the Samsung's they offer and in my experience the CDMA Samsung's that Verizon used to offer were all excellent phones.

Just my 2 cents, hope it helps some.

[tower master]

Unfortunately, The nokia's have reached end of life, and they are no longer in the CDMA market. (At least for now). Check out the samsung TG, I have heard good reviews.

[tearsonurcheek]

I've not any experience with the Sammy's, but I've got many friends with V323i's, RAZR's, and KRZR's, and none of them complain about reception or quality, other than minor Moto-specific quirks, like the usability of iTap compared to T9, or other minor software issues. I've even heard of fewer issues than the same model with other carriers.

I agree about Nokia, too bad they aren't in the CDMA game for the time being. Personally, I've had good luck with LG's. Remember, you can sign up with a Moto, try it out for up to 30 days, and switch to another brand if it isn't what you want.

[mmmmna]

Thanks, folks!

I am now on Verizon, using LGvx8300s, and overall, not too impressed.

In just a few days, I've already had a dropped call, Verizons CDMA has as many voice transmission issues (for me) as did GSM when I was on AT&T.

The LG phones I got from VZW (VX8300) are a little too ... low grade for me. Example: speaker phone is very poor on both audio and pickup - it can't seem to pickup voice unless we are speaking into the mic, and the output audio is poor. I'm referring to 2 phones, my sons and my own. Much faster than my original V3 phones, though.

tearsonurcheek and Charlyee: I don't think I would ever buy another Moto phone... In 14 months, I have had 3 original RAZR V3s -AND- my GF has had 3 RAZR V3xx, all 6 phones suffered poor engineering. My other son has a V3C on USCC, his V3C just lost high charge rates; he can only get about 20 hours total battery life unless I charge the battery in my V3 (I've proven the fault using my BRAND NEW battery in his phone)... When I charge the batteries, he then can get over 48 hours. This happened after USCC 'updated his software', which update ALSO causes a phone lockup and thus a reboot whenever he opens his address book. Moto firmware isn't .... well, it is not very good.

So, no more "minor Moto-specific" quirks for us, we've tried to remain loyal and got shafted. Nokia offers a 6315i (a re badged Pantech) through Verizon web site and through Wireless Emporium. Problem is, the local Verizon (corporate) store had no idea what I was asking for. Oh well, I've signed with Verizon, took a pair of LG VX8300s, ported the numbers and am in the test drive phase.

Thanks for the help, hope to see you in the Verizon and the LG forums!