Wireless companies that don't suck?

[jftb.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone,
I'm looking into a new wireless plan and I'm wondering which carriers have the best reception in this neighborhood. I've heard Cingular's coverage here is horrible; I currently have Verizon but I drop calls from time to time, and occasionally watch, mystified, as I go from 4 bars to 1 by simply shifting position in my chair. Any recommendations?

Comments

[cos]

All cell phone companies seem to suck in at least one way. Verizon does have the best coverage, by far, so the problem may be with your phone - either the design of the kind of phone you have, or damage or wear.

I have Sprint. The way they suck is in customer service. But usually there aren't a lot of problems, so I don't have to call customer service very often, so it works out. The thing I like best about Sprint is $15/month for unlimited Internet service, which includes unlimited SMS. I have a Treo, so I use the Internet a lot. Their coverage is quite good, and I don't have calls drop or lose signal anywhere in Cambridge or Somerville except in the subway. But Verizon has better coverage than Sprint, I'm pretty sure.

[uberjay.livejournal.com]

Supposedly, Sprint now has roaming agreements with Verizon—assuming your phone supports it, you ought to have coverage just as good as a verizon customer, but without the downside of actually being a Verizon customer. ;-)

For example, my brother just acquired an excellent non-crippled bluetooth phone from Sprint, but is able to take advantage of Verizon's network, EVDO included. I'm seriously considering switching to sprint for exactly this reason; they have much better data plans available at lower costs, and don't try to dick you over by selling crippled phones.