La Canada, CA -- T-mobile or Sprint? Saw some good deals, thinking of switching.

[ghostoast]

Hi,

I've been suffering under a zero-to-one-bar level of reception at my home in La Canada from ATT for a while now, and seeing some good deals on free higher-end phones from Sprint and T-mobile has got me thinking of changing.

Before I make a choice, I'd be greatly appreciative if anyone could let me know what their experience has been like with Sprint or T-mobile in the La Canada/La Crescenta area! It may be the age and wear and tear on my phone combined with other factors, but I get a frustrating amount of 0-1 bar level areas.

Here are the deals, if anyone's curious:

From Sprint I see:
Sanyo SCP4900 for free after MIR
N400 for $129.98. w/$80 MIR
A460 for $99.98 before any rebates, for -$20 after MIR
(All deals at Circuit City)

And from T-mobile:
Motorola C332 for -$100 after MIR
Sony Erricson t68i cell phone $24.99 after MIR
(Both at Amazon.com)

[jjdu4]

Go for the Sanyo 4900 from Sprint.....you'll have 14 days to return it if you don't like it. Also Sony-Ericsson has the new t608 coming to sprint soon. Looks Goodddd....

[ZaphodB]

I remember Sprint not sucking in Montrose, where my office is, and I have it on good authority that their coverage has improved, but their customer service seems not to have improved.

T-Mobile have decent coverage. There used to be a dead spot on the 2 between Mountain and the 210, and another on the 210 at La Tuna, but both are gone. In-building coverage varies, of course, based on your proximity to a tower.

Try both for the trial period. Return one.

For T-Mo, I hear good things about the Moto V60 and the Samsung S105. For Sprint, I hear good things about the Sanyo 4900.

Let us know what you choose.

[dannytle]

The C332 is FREE....

Originally posted by: ghostoast

And from T-mobile:
Motorola C332 for -$100 after MIR

[Petnukie]

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Look under www.sprintsites.com for cell towers in your area. I didn't see any in LaCanada or LaCresenta.

[justice]

I live near the upper end of LC just west of the 2. I tried ATT and could not get any bars at my house. My friends have Cingular, which is the same towers as T-mobile, and they HATE it. I don't know about Sprint, but I now have Verizon and am very happy with it. By the way Verizon has some great offers out now on service plans, I'd check them out.


http://www.verizonwireless.com

[larry]

Originally posted by: Petnukie
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Look under www.sprintsites.com for cell towers in your area. I didn't see any in LaCanada or LaCresenta.

Most sites are not listed on there. Many of Sprint sites are co-located with other carriers and mounted on rooftops and buildings. That site basically lists freestanding towers which are being offered for co-location purposes. It can't be used as a tool to determine whether or not a city has coveage.