rangercal Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 My buddy and I were downtown the other day and we were counting how many people were on their cell phones. I think it took us 2 minutes to count close to 50 people. Our society has changed a lot in 15 years. 15 y/os have cells these days. what cell companies do you all use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Cingular, and they suck. They drop all kinds of calls and are real assholes to work with. I can't wait for my contract to be up so I can drop these losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Never had one and never wanted one, but I have a feeling that will change in the forseeable future. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 06:47 AM) Cingular, and they suck. They drop all kinds of calls and are real assholes to work with. I can't wait for my contract to be up so I can drop these losers. I love Cingular! I had Cell One - not too bad, but wanted a change. I went to SBC, which became Verizon. They were the absolute worst! I then went back to Cell One, which was called Cingular by then. I've been there ever since. I've never had any problems with dropped calls or bad cells. I'm on my 2nd contract with them and I'll gladly sign a third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 07:21 AM) Never had one and never wanted one, but I have a feeling that will change in the forseeable future. *sigh* You're just saying that because they're not available in Kentucky yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Cingular and I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Telstra. Bet you never heard of that one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I've never had a cell phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Im surprised no us cellulars with the sox talk fan base. so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(rangercal @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 08:59 AM) Im surprised no us cellulars with the sox talk fan base. so far.... I have U.S. Cellular Works pretty well too. Edited March 17, 2005 by Rowand44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 06:47 AM) Cingular, and they suck. They drop all kinds of calls QUOTE(mreye @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 07:47 AM) Verizon. They were the absolute worst! I then went back to Cell One, which was called Cingular by then. I've been there ever since. I've never had any problems with dropped calls or bad cells. In my experience, I've noticed that different companies have their strengths in different areas. Cingular and Verizon are both much better in rural areas than Sprint, for example. And Sprint seems to be more reliable in urban areas, whereas they're worthless at times out in the country. The brand of phone is also a factor. I've had very good reception and very few dropped calls with Sanyo and Nokia phones. On the other hand, my experience with Samsung phones has been very poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I started with Cellular One in 1998 and then my account was sold to Cingular (or Cell One was bought, something like that). Just added Brian to my account to share the minutes I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 09:17 AM) In my experience, I've noticed that different companies have their strengths in different areas. Cingular and Verizon are both much better in rural areas than Sprint, for example. And Sprint seems to be more reliable in urban areas, whereas they're worthless at times out in the country. The brand of phone is also a factor. I've had very good reception and very few dropped calls with Sanyo and Nokia phones. On the other hand, my experience with Samsung phones has been very poor. I've yet to have a dropped call and I've been with Cellular One/Cingular for about 7 years now. The worst phone I had was an Erickson (sp?). I swear by Nokias. I've never had a problem with making a call (reception included) no matter where I call from be it corn fields or the Pacific Ocean (okay, about 100 yards from the actual ocean, but you know what I mean lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 09:29 AM) I've yet to have a dropped call and I've been with Cellular One/Cingular for about 7 years now. The worst phone I had was an Erickson (sp?). I swear by Nokias. I've never had a problem with making a call (reception included) no matter where I call from be it corn fields or the Pacific Ocean (okay, about 100 yards from the actual ocean, but you know what I mean lol). I bought the tmobile color sidekick in 03. I dropped that thing and it broke right away. In a matter of 9 months I had 4 sidekicks replaced ( good thing I had a warranty) lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 09:26 AM) I started with Cellular One in 1998 and then my account was sold to Cingular (or Cell One was bought, something like that). Just added Brian to my account to share the minutes I get. We had a Cellular One here in Rockford but it changed to US Cellular, not Cingular... Anyway that's what I've had since 1998 or so. Haven't really had any major problems with them. Having a cell phone has saved my ass more times than I can remember. Most of the time it involves being on some country road or interstate in the middle of nowhere and my car breaking down... How did we ever survive without them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 07:47 AM) You're just saying that because they're not available in Kentucky yet. We don't need 'em. I just turn the crank and and ask Mabel to connect me to whoever I want to talk to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Alltel? Which is the one that had that little pink alien walking around? Seriously, though. It took me awhile to break into the Cellphone nation. The ones drive and talk really piss me off :finger and the ones who talk really loud in public piss me off, too :finger Two reasons, why it took me so long to get one. Enough ranting. BTW, I have Verizon and we've never had a problem. The wife and I have the family plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 10:44 AM) Which is the one that had that little pink alien walking around? IIRC, that's PrimeCo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sec159row2 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(rangercal @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 08:59 AM) Im surprised no us cellulars with the sox talk fan base. so far.... got primeco the week they debuted (nov 97???) been with them ever since.. no problems... no complaints... of course primeco became uscellular... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 never had a cell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I had AT&T and then they merged with Cingular....now they are f***ing terrible. I get dropped calls like crazy anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Nextel, which provides great service everywhere except where I attend college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 T-Mobile, and the service is terrible in Long Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTUSChris Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I have T-Mobile. I haven't had any major problems with it. The only place I haven't gotten service is in buildings at my school. But once I'm near a window it's fine. Also since I don't get service in buildings on campus, it means I'm not one of those people whose phone goes off in class. I really hate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Verizon here. I had Nextel before and it was terrible. No service anwhere. With Verizon though, you virtually get service anywhere as the "Can you hear me now" guy promises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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