Cell Phones and Coverage - What Doesn't Suck?

[BronxByTheBay]

I'm dipping my big toe into the cell phone pool again tomorrow. Just curious if there are any other forumers who live in the Bay Area and can offer some opinions on what they have?

Right now I'm leaning towards either Verizon or ATT. I prefer ATT only because I like their phones better.

[sorigirl]

AT&T (really, Cingular)...I've had them for 5 years and I wouldn't use anyone else.

EDIT: Oops sorry! I don't live in the Bay Area.

[BronxByTheBay]

AT&T (really, Cingular)...I've had them for 5 years and I wouldn't use anyone else.

EDIT: Oops sorry! I don't live in the Bay Area.

Thank you...FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!

[sorigirl]

Thank you...FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!

My bad! I tend to skip over some very important parts of posts sometimes.

[JDPNYY]

AT&T (really, Cingular)...I've had them for 5 years and I wouldn't use anyone else.

EDIT: Oops sorry! I don't live in the Bay Area.

How many people from this Board are even in he Bay Area?

Maybe ask at the A's or Giants Boards...

[BronxByTheBay]

How many people from this Board are even in he Bay Area?

Maybe ask at the A's or Giants Boards...

Ever since you were voted most entertaining forumer, you've gotten so snippy.

[JDPNYY]

Ever since you were voted most entertaining forumer, you've gotten so snippy.

Nah, I'm just in a snippy mood this week. I don't know what it is?

[BronxByTheBay]

Nah, I'm just in a snippy mood this week. I don't know what it is?

Talk to me. Let me in. I can help. If not, I can mock.

Everything is therapy.

[JDPNYY]

Talk to me. Let me in. I can help. If not, I can mock.

Everything is therapy.

It'll blow over, don't fret.

[FreeYayo]

I noticed it's more in the phone than the service.
Especially around here
My phone sucks as far as picking up a signal goes.
I have friends with much cheaper phones who could talk underwater in a lead box 498790 miles from the nearest antenna

[Spaceboy88]

Verizon, while a bit more money that Cingular/ATT, has by far the best coverage and reliability.

[ritaylnil]

I heard a couple of weeks ago that Cingular had the most consumer complaints and Verizon had the least.

I'm on Long Island, so my personal choice probably doesn't matter, but I'll tell anyway. I've been happy with T-Mobile these last 2+ years, both the phones and the service.

[BronxByTheBay]

I heard a couple of weeks ago that Cingular had the most consumer complaints and Verizon had the least.

I'm on Long Island, so my personal choice probably doesn't matter, but I'll tell anyway. I've been happy with T-Mobile these last 2+ years, both the phones and the service.

I wanted to do Tmobile, but it appears they don't even cover the city I'm in. I like the phones and Cathrine Zeta Jones.

[yanksphan]

I wanted to do Tmobile, but it appears they don't even cover the city I'm in. I like the phones and Cathrine Zeta Jones.

I used to live up in the bay area, and Sprint was by far the best quality. Not the best coverage, but quality. I believe Cingular has the best coverage in all of California - but what good is coverage if you can't hear what people are saying?

FWIW - my company provides me with a Cingular Blackberry, and I still use my personal Sprint phone more....

[sorigirl]

I heard a couple of weeks ago that Cingular had the most consumer complaints and Verizon had the least.

I'm on Long Island, so my personal choice probably doesn't matter, but I'll tell anyway. I've been happy with T-Mobile these last 2+ years, both the phones and the service.

Really? Everyone I know on LI with T-Mobile has a lot of problems with their service/coverage.

[BronxByTheBay]

I used to live up in the bay area, and Sprint was by far the best quality. Not the best coverage, but quality. I believe Cingular has the best coverage in all of California - but what good is coverage if you can't hear what people are saying?

FWIW - my company provides me with a Cingular Blackberry, and I still use my personal Sprint phone more....

Sprint? Hmmmm...I used Sprint in NY and it was HORRIBLE. I'm gonna have to give them a second look...

[destiny0o2]

I am in FL.. I have AT&TWireless\Cingular.. eh, it kinda sucks every now and then but overall I would say it's O-K!

[yanksrule69]

Verizon. No doubt about it.

Whatever you do, do NOT get Sprint. Sprint BLOWS.

[sorigirl]

Verizon. No doubt about it.

Whatever you do, do NOT get Sprint. Sprint BLOWS.

I'm with you on the Sprint Part. Nobody blows more than Sprint.

[caroline331]

I have had AT&T (Now Cingular) since I have had a cellphone and not once have I had signal problems.

As for the Verizon thing. MY friend (who has that) and I were in Cheesecake Factory one night and she needed to make a call. She had absolutely no signal and I had a full one

[JDPNYY]

I have had AT&T (Now Cingular) since I have had a cellphone and not once have I had signal problems.

As for the Verizon thing. MY friend (who has that) and I were in Cheesecake Factory one night and she needed to make a call. She had absolutely no signal and I had a full one

I've heard from a number of people that cheesecake fumes really interfere with Verizon signals.

[bnorris85]

verizon, there hasnt been a time where my friends had service and i didnt (att/cingular and nextel)

they often have to use my phone to make calls

[BronxByTheBay]

Okay folks - done deal. I went with Cingular/ATT. It seemed it really was a toss up between them and Verizon, so I went with a different network than my fiancee (I figure I'd rather have a different carrier incase one goes down).

So far I have to say I am mightily impressed with Cingular's coverage in my immediate area. The calls sound crystal clear and no dead zones. We'll see what the rest of the week brings when I travel a bit.

[__starr69]

I was with Cingular for six months and dealt with a lot of signal problems. Between that and their horrible "customer service" and "technical support", I was very glad when I didn't have to pay another dime to those bastards, even though it meant I had to break my contract. I didn't care if my unused minutes rolled over and multiplied from now until the end of time, and I wouldn't go back to Cingular unless they paid me $60 a month.

I am now a very satisfied pay-as-you-go Verizon Wireless customer. And I also keep my unused minutes from month to month (they don't expire after a year like Cingular). Basically everything but the discount on the phone, all for half the monthly charges.

[tiyuri]

I know it is too late now for you but for others who read this thread looking for cell phone advice.

The difference in coverage in most major metro areas will be minimal overall (they all have their dead spots). A really impotant consideration is that Cingular, Verizon and Sprint (I think) let you call other subscribers on their network without using plan minutes. So if you have a lot of friends/family on one provider you can end up saving a lot of money by picking that one.