Cell Phone coverage?

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I've had T-Mobile since they were voicestream, and have been medium satisfied, but my contract is up and I really think I can do better. One thing I noticed was that I have no service in the diesel, macintyre and moore, and that precise area. I get a signal back around Mikes on one side and McDonalds on the other. Does anyone have input about other companies? I'm seriously looking at Cingular right now. Thanks!

Comments

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

Sprint gets coverage there.

[emblebug.livejournal.com]

I had AT&T the whole time I lived in Davis/Boston, and never really had any problems. Now that they are merged with Cingular, I would still think they are pretty good.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

You'd think so, but really, they're not. Sad, but true.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

How so? What makes them bad?

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

It seems to be roughly the same now as Cingular as it was as AT&T. It's actually a little better around Kendall/MIT, where I'd always lose signal abruptly.

[cutieperson]

my Cingular phone did not get coverage in that area. i've had no problems with Sprint, even in the very back of Diesel.

[autumnsshadow.livejournal.com]

i usually get good coverage just about everywhere around here with Verizon.

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

Verizon is the best.

[jennyelfenmass.livejournal.com]

Echoing general happiness with Verizon.

[simply-juniper.livejournal.com]

With Sprint I couldn't even get service in my house and many other places. I'm generally happy with Verizon, just make sure to get a good phone.

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

i switched from verizon to t-mobile, and the coverage is significantly worse (most notably, i used to have service in underbones, and now i don't, which is inconvenient)

i've heard cingular has not-so-great practices as a company (for example, when you don't answer your phone and the caller leaves a voicemail for you, it counts as using your minutes). never had cingular myself, but i've heard this from a friend who sells phones. their merging with at&t may change that, though.

[jirikido.livejournal.com]

yeah, i'm pissed as hell with t-mobile right now and they would have to do a lot to earn back my trust at this point. drop-outs and poor coverage are sucky with them. people tell me verizon works well, AT&T sorta and I don't know the Sprint story right now.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

By the by, one of the things I haven't liked about T-Mobile is that when I initially ordered the service someone in Colorado mysteriously ended up with my name, credit card #, drivers license number, and social security number. That was fun. Much unsafe web site.

Sprint

[bizzyness.livejournal.com]

I used to have Verizon and encounterd a lot of problems with their billing department/customer service. I switched to Sprint about a year ago and it's been smooth sailing!

[darxus.livejournal.com]

Coverage in the back of the diesel before it was expanded was one of my most important selection criteria two years ago. I did a t-mobile trial, it failed, bad. Then I got a verizon phone, and I'm planning to renew probably for another two years in august. T-mobile even consistantly dropped calls in my livingroom in Arlington. Sucks, T-mobile has much more interesting phones.

[laurenhat.livejournal.com]

I've had a mostly good experience with Verizon. When I first moved to the Davis Square area, I had a phone with really poor reception all around the area, and I thought it was Verizon's fault. But I did a bit of research & got a better phone, and now I have terrific coverage all around (including the Diesel/M&M area). I think it really depends on the phone with Verizon, but currently I'm very happy.