slow4now Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I currently have Verizon. I'm considering switching to AT&T because their plans are more economical and I'm interested in the iPhone. What has everyones experience with this carrier been like? I also wouldn't mind hearing any first hand comments about the iPhone. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 economical yes... reliablity... not so much. i had at&t and they bit the bullet big time. service was ok but they couldnt offer much, and the signal strength was really weak, not just around columbus but even on 70 and 71. it was always cutting in and out for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I honestly extremely dislike my AT&T service. Razor's really suck BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrblunt Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've had it for about a year and really haven't noticed much of a difference from Verizon in the Columbus area. Its been reliable for me. The plans for the Iphone seem to be pretty over priced. Luckily it has w-ifi so you could get by w/o the data plan since a huge percent of places have it nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 If you were going to Nextel/Sprint I would say yes they have cheaper plans. But Cingular is just as expensive as verizon for the most part. Make sure you are looking at the small print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 1,250 mins + 1,000 texts for $130 = Rip off to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 i've had them for 4 years, actually just renewed my contract a few weeks ago to get a nice upgrade phone, never had an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I had Cingular about 5 years ago and was very happy to switch to Verizon when my contract was up. Back then, I lived in Columbus, and all my family lived over in Licking county. As soon as I was about a mile outside of 270, I was roaming. Back then they didn't have free roaming, so I would get hit with extra charges all the time. Shortly after I switched, they went to free roaming. When I went to cancel my contract with them, I had to fight for over 5 months to take off the early termination charge. They claimed I had a 2 year contract, but the contract paperwork I had only had us for 1 year. I was faxing a copy of that contract over to them about once a week trying to get this cleared up. My friends have Cingular and they love it, but most places out in the country, they don't have a signal or a very week one. While I have a full strengh digital signal. This past spring our friends and us spent a week in Gatlinburg, TN. Pretty much the whole time they were there, they couldn't get a signal and ended up having to use our phones to call anyone. But that is just my experience with them. I won't be switching back to them for any reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've been with Cingular for 3 years. The OLD AT&T sucked. The new AT&T/(use to be Cingular) is great. I have signal all over the state and never have an issue. Verizon can lick my ass without me wiping. They will fuck you. Then they will fuck over. Oh, and then they will fuck you. The new AT&T is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 ^^^+1 about verizon, NEVER AGAIN. I'd live without a cell phone if they were the only carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 i hate it, they're shit for reception i can sit in the same place as my friend with spring he has 5 bars i have 1 least dropped calls my ass, i cant wait to get out form under this contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I love my Cingular/NEW AT&T service. Always a signal, except if I am underground, which is rare, or in a building that is like a Faraday Cage. Had them for a long time now. If you get the family plan, everything is cheap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I've been with Cingular for 3 years. The OLD AT&T sucked. The new AT&T/(use to be Cingular) is great. I have signal all over the state and never have an issue. Verizon can lick my ass without me wiping. They will fuck you. Then they will fuck over. Oh, and then they will fuck you. The new AT&T is great. Damn, what did they do to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Quik7 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I love my Cingular/NEW AT&T service. Always a signal, except if I am underground, which is rare, or in a building that is like a Faraday Cage. Had them for a long time now. If you get the family plan, everything is cheap too. +1 the signal area has increased dramatically, but it's strength seemed to drop. my house is somewhat a split level, and i'm always on the lower level at my comp or watching tv...and my service drops to zero unless i'm sitting near a window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I just switched to Cingular. MUCH better than Sprint. The new Razr is pretty sweet too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I bet it's better than fucking t-mobile...... Verizon sucked, t-mobile is sucking, I will be switching after this contract is up to cingular most likely. My dad has dropped calls w/ cingular when he is out on the highway occasionally, but otherwise it seems to be pretty good. Hell Christina gets service in my basement w/ cingular which is miraculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimmel1647545512 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Half of my family used to have cingular worst shit ever everyime my bro would leave the house he would get a voicemail haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Half of my family used to have cingular worst shit ever everyime my bro would leave the house he would get a voicemail haha Thats the hardware you are using, not the service.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Damn, what did they do to you? I had been with Virzon for 6 years. The last 4 of those years were when I first got into the mortgage business. I got sent to Iraq and called to put the account on HOLD. They told me it could only be on HOLD for 3 months and I would have to call and reset the hold every 3 months. What I didn't want was to lose the # my customers had known to reach me. I had already mailed them all to tell them I would be gone a year. That way when I got back I could just mail them and let them know I was back in the office. Verizon never sends me my last 2 months bills before the HOLD date I gave them. You can see I called to set this up with plenty of advance notice, 2 months. So I'm in Iraq 3 months and call Verizon to extend the hold as I was told to do. My account is canceled and sent to collections. Now, they had a copy of my orders. It's illegal to cancel an account, repossess a car, or foreclose a home, if someone is deployed. I asked about my #, and they said it was already reissued. I was so pissed. The # is all I cared about. Changing #'s shows instability and is change that can lose people. I should have taken them to court for it. When I got home I went in and met with managers, paid the balance, and was told someone from the corporate office would be in touch. They never called and it showed me that I meant nothing to them. I had never missed a payment. My bill for 2 months was $444. They made plenty of money off me, and fucked me over because they don't know how to communicate. I mailed out the info to my customers letting them know the new # and that I was back. But, I personally think it affected my business at some level. Fuck Verizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I've never had an issue with Verizon, have had them for years, and will continue to do so. I swear Sprint (work phone), gets worse every year. I mean, I've only had an i300, 3 i500's, Treo 650p, Treo 700p, PPC 6700 currently...must be all the phones, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I've had Cingular now AT&T I guess for three years with zero to no problems period. There's one week spot on 270 near 315 that the signal gets weak but other than that It's perfect. I've never had a call drop. I'm in sales and drive all over too. I use it on my Blackberry 8800 and my older 7590? BB too. I expense it through work so I can't comment on pricing as it relates to other carriers, but went with them mainly because of rollover minutes. I use about 1500-2000 mo. and usually have 500 or so leftover from my 2000 minute package and it's nice to have them as a backup for a month where I talk a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow4now Posted September 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Wow thanks for the input guys. I haven't had any problem with Verizon's network. They did screw me over when I first signed up with them...they set up two accounts under my name instead of just one and one of them ended up on my credit report. I eventually had it removed but it was a pain in the butt. As of now I'm undecided. I'd hate to switch and find out I have to be near a window to use my phone. Argh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 I never have had that issue. I would say that is something related to the phone. I have had service in ammo bunkers at Camp Perry, on Lake Erie. And I have had service in the basement of the National Guard Armory's that I have been in. I get service in Vermont on the mountains too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan93z28 Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 ive been with cingular for a while and ive never really had any problems. early on i had some troubles with service, but it turned out it was an internal antennae problem with the crappy phone i have. since replacing the phone i have never had any issues with service. the only dropped calls ive ever had were because i was talking to someone on verizon who lost service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 If you're interested in the Iphone, I'm going to recommend it. I bought one a month ago with fear of switching to AT&T from T-Mobile because I have heard many horror stories such as these.. BUT, truth is I couldn't be happier. I get 5 bars just about everywhere I have been, indoors and out. Haven't had any dropped calls yet and so far customer service has been acceptable. This fucking phone rocks no matter how hard people knock on it. It does just about anything I could ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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