Service in Philly - Verizon vs. Cingular

I would suggest the best thing to do before getting stuck with a 1 or 2-year contract is if you don't know anyone who has a phone with Verizon or Cingular, buy a prepaid phone from Verizon and Cingular and test them out. Also, you may want to ask them if you can get a 15 or 30-day trial period for which there's no cancellation fee. This way you can find out which of the two has better signal in your particular area. One company may have better coverage than the other depending where you are and where you move around.

About getting a signal in buildings, it really depends on the building because some are shielded and the signal may not penetrate. But for the most part, it depends on how far the tower is from the building. About dropping calls, it depends a lot on how good the phone is because that determines how it will handle weak signal situations. And believe me, every carrier has weak spots all over the map. As time goes by though, all companies are working at improving spotty coverage and overload problems diminishing the dropped calls problem. For Verizon, I recommend Motorola phones. For Cingular, Nokias are the best.

 

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Jack

 

actually verizon wireless would be the 5180/or 5185 and cingular would be the 5120

Same phone different technology

Could also be the phone that your friend has with cingular

Jack

 

I am in DE, and in my school VZW people are the only people with service deep inside the building, usually 1 bar, while Cingular people have "No Service" on their phone. Cingular may have the cool phones now, but Verizon should be getting some cooler phones shortly, I hope.

 

Good point Abib but you are probally closer to a verizon tower then your friends are with cingular

Jack

 

I agree with Jack. It depends on how far the building is from the tower. However, I've noticed that Verizon more than likely will have a tower closer to you than any other carrier.

 

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Jack