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08-22-2006, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: new york city
Model: 8700
Carrier: tmobil
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Im in nyc, tmobile, i would have to say the signal isnt great...i cant use my phone in my office, though the person next to me can, and they are on cingular, and the owner of the company swithched to cingular from tmo because he had NO signal in the Hamptons, even though tmo told him it wouildnt be a problem.
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08-22-2006, 07:15 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MD
Model: BOLD
OS: 4.6.0.XXX
Carrier: at&t
Posts: 48
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In the DC-Baltimore area, Cingular have better coverage and service than T Mobile.
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08-22-2006, 07:51 AM
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CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pembroke Pines, FL
Model: 9700
PIN: 21BFC0A1
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 953
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The way the early exception upgrade works kinda sucks. You sign a new 2 year contract and pay the one year price. Almost everyone is eligible.
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08-22-2006, 08:44 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Los Angeles
Model: 8700g
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 187
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I've been with T-Mobile for many years, and I love them. They have had great signal everywhere I've lived, and fantastic customer service. Before that I was with Cingular (and SBC Wireless before that) and had the most horrible customer experience I have ever had with any company.
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08-22-2006, 09:18 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: May 2005
Model: 9700
Carrier: T-Mobile & China Mobile
Posts: 191
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I've had T-Mobile since it was Omnipoint...maybe 10 or 11 years? Anyway, I've tried Cingular, Verizon, ATT (before it was Cingular). I've lived in DC, NYC, LA and Miami. I travel globally often for work. I use close to 5000 minutes a month + data + hotspot. T-Mo has been the best FOR ME. Price plans are great. Coverage everywhere I've gone has been fine. Customer Service has always fixed whatever problems arose.
BUT, you have to choose what works for you in your area.
BTW, one of the biggest reasons I never stayed with Cingular after trying them out was that their customer service didn't operate on weekends or at night. I don't know if this is still the case, but it seemed pretty crazy that I was paying those rates and couldn't get a CSR when I needed one, which was inevitably at 8 AM in some foreign country or over the weekend, and I was having a problem of some sort.
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08-22-2006, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Vienna, VA
Model: 8700c
Posts: 8
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It's all about coverage in your area. Period. The best customer service in the world won't put a cell tower close to you.
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i agree 100%
as far as nationwide coverage goes, cingular does have the largest cellular network. Verizon is at a very close second, followed by Sprint/Nextel, and T-mobile is last.
however, it doesn't mean that T-mobile is the worst in your area. it just means that they just have a spottier coverage on a nationwide-level. T-mobile may actually have better coverage in some areas than all other carriers, even though they work on a GSM network like Cingular.
t-mobile definitely has the cheapest data plan, and probably a cheaper voice plan than most carriers as well. i've also heard that t-mobile is the most convenient international plan that you can purchase if travelling to europe. our company offers a very hefty discount for verizon for the phones, the plans and their data package. i stick to cingular, as it gives me the best coverage at home and at the office. i have other colleagues that have t-mobile over the discounted office verizon plan, because they travel frequently.
just my .02 cents
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08-22-2006, 12:48 PM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New York
Model: 8700g
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 300
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Originally Posted by Pizzle
It's all about coverage in your area. Period. The best customer service in the world won't put a cell tower close to you.
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That's true...except T-Mobile, which in my opinion really does have the best customer care (I've tried many providers), actually did put up a tower near my friend's school because we kept asking. They said they sent researchers over to that area (Waltham, MA), and they decided to do it.
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08-23-2006, 01:19 AM
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BlackBerry Mensa
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Houston
Model: 8310
Carrier: at&t
Posts: 7,741
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Who prefers which of these 2 carriers and why?
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Cingular.
Coverage in my area (definitely not price or customer service) which is pretty irrelevant to you as I don't live in Memphis.
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08-23-2006, 01:55 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA
Model: 8700c
Carrier: at&t
Posts: 114
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Originally Posted by sjsilverman
I've had T-Mobile since it was Omnipoint...maybe 10 or 11 years? Anyway, I've tried Cingular, Verizon, ATT (before it was Cingular). I've lived in DC, NYC, LA and Miami. I travel globally often for work. I use close to 5000 minutes a month + data + hotspot. T-Mo has been the best FOR ME. Price plans are great. Coverage everywhere I've gone has been fine. Customer Service has always fixed whatever problems arose.
BUT, you have to choose what works for you in your area.
BTW, one of the biggest reasons I never stayed with Cingular after trying them out was that their customer service didn't operate on weekends or at night. I don't know if this is still the case, but it seemed pretty crazy that I was paying those rates and couldn't get a CSR when I needed one, which was inevitably at 8 AM in some foreign country or over the weekend, and I was having a problem of some sort.
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Correction, AT&T Wireless merged with Cingular. AT&T is still a company just their wireless division was bought up by Cingular. Cingular use to be PacBell I think.
Anyway I use Cingular because of coverage in my area.
I've tried Sprint, TMo, and Cingular and have had the best coverage with Cingular both on the west and east coast. Notice I said coverage, Cingular still does need to improve in other areas.
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08-23-2006, 01:57 PM
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Grumpy Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Model: SGS7
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 27,948
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And AT&T, which now controls Cingular, is going to change the name BACK to AT&T Wireless. Wonder what happens to the orange SIM cards (OK - I don't really care, it's a rhetorical question).
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08-23-2006, 03:09 PM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Columbus, OH
Model: 7280
Posts: 19
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I have to vote for T-Mobile. They were rated highly in Consumer Reports' most recent evaluation, and I'm currently getting basic phone + unlimited data from TM at about half the price Cingular wanted. I was a prepaid customer with Cingular a couple of years ago, and had some lousy experiences with customer service, including money disappearing from my account due to nasty fine print. The coverage with TM may not be as great as Cingular, can't speak for that, but it's still good. I also hear that T-M is playing extra-nice right now because they're trying to catch up with Cingular & co in terms of subscribers, so that could be another thing.
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08-23-2006, 06:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: six 2 six
Model: Curvy
Carrier: att-ingu-ws
Posts: 8
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my wife is on sprint pcs with her sammy a900 (wanna razr) because the reception -- err -- there is reception at our place. I'm on Cingular b/c it's our company provider - but there's no gsm signal at my place - otherwise i think i'd be on sprint pcs too...
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08-24-2006, 07:41 AM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Toronto
Model: 8700R
Carrier: Rogers
Posts: 206
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I'm with rogers so I'd have to say Bell.
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08-24-2006, 08:40 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Michigan
Model: 8320
Carrier: T-Mobile
Posts: 70
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Umm... is my T-mobile the only one that will roam on to Cingular voice? Sure, I don't get data, but I get data pushed as soon as I'm back on T-mobile.
I've used T-mobile, Cingular, Sprint, Nextel, and Verizion. If I could afford it, I would have the new Verizion 8700 series when it comes out. Unfortunately, it is cost prohibitive for the BB plan. I went with T-mobile.
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08-26-2006, 12:10 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Model: 8100
Posts: 24
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Originally Posted by option94
Wirelessly posted (Cingular 7130c: BlackBerry7130/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)
Yes, I work for Cingular, so my opinion on this is slightly bias. You'll notice that in my original post to this thread stayed to research who had the best network in the area. I just wanted to shed some light on one of the reasons T-Mobile is cheaper.
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Because service is more expensive...doesn't make it better... I can prove that point with the thermometers I use to stick in my sons . The war is on Cingular! :0P
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08-26-2006, 04:15 AM
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BlackBerry Extraordinaire
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
Model: 9930
OS: 7.1
PIN: 3319688F
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 2,178
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T-Mobile for me.. but verizon have great coverage in my area
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08-27-2006, 12:22 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Aug 2006
Model: 7130C
Posts: 15
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It only matters what works in the places you go...
For me it's Cingular in Honolulu
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11-07-2006, 12:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Model: 7130c
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I was with Cingular and was able to upgrade my phone to a BlackBerry 7130c and got the 2 year contract price without breaking my contract. I live in Memphis but spend alot of my time in Oxford, MS. The service is great. I have had no problems with it.
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11-07-2006, 12:46 AM
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#39
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CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Los Angeles
Model: 9700
Carrier: AT&T
Posts: 587
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verizon.. i have recently been reminded why i pay the extra amount per month.. their customer service is AMAZING at least in my recent experiences...
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11-07-2006, 07:37 AM
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CrackBerry Addict
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fairfield, CT
Model: 9930
OS: 7.1.0.755
Carrier: VZW
Posts: 619
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Originally Posted by pspiegel
verizon.. i have recently been reminded why i pay the extra amount per month.. their customer service is AMAZING at least in my recent experiences...
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Meh.. Their customer service is OK, their data technical support isn't that great but the network is what has kept me with Verizon for the past several years. Anywhere that I have travelled in the USA, it has been clear to me that VZW was the right choice. I've got coverage EVERYWHERE, and even though Cust Svc isn't that great, at least they are there 24/7.
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