inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| Sprints commercials are false.
If you listen closely to Sprints latest lies...er commercials, they claim that Cingular doesnt have coverage in certain cities of which in fact it does.
Sprint can't compete on speed, so they lie instead.
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CMoore2004
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join:2003-02-06
Jonesville, MI
| What an understatement
Sprint seems to understate its upgrades. Perhaps their press release mentions 3 cities, but my dinky little town of about 3,000 just had a new tower turned on last night with Revision A. Sprint's really starting to impress me.
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CMoore2004
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join:2003-02-06
Jonesville, MI
| reply to inteller
Re: Sprints commercials are false.
Sprint's speeds are still great, as is the latency. When I was in HSDPA cities like Columbus, the data card would drop down to EDGE repeatedly going down the road. When you're driving through the heart of Columbus, this shouldn't happen. Even with the HSDPA, I wasn't impressed. Nor was I impressed with Cingular's data cards not allowing me to data roam. And what commercial is this? I think we both know there would be a lawsuit if Sprint was blatantly lying about Cingular (in the same way Cingular does about the fewest dropped calls).
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| its the commercial where they have two goobers sitting next to one another and the sprint guy says yes to every city they mention access in and the cingular guy says no to every one.
I suspect Cingular will be issuing a statement to Sprint to either pull or edit the commercial to reflect the truth.
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VansHSI
join:2005-01-29
America
| said by inteller  :its the commercial where they have two goobers sitting next to one another and the sprint guy says yes to every city they mention access in and the cingular guy says no to every one. I suspect Cingular will be issuing a statement to Sprint to either pull or edit the commercial to reflect the truth. It would have happened already if it were false |
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ptrowski
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs: |  Select areas of CT....
It would br great if it blanketed CT, not just certain areas. |
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chlen
Ethically Challenged
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join:2001-01-16
Albany, NY
| reply to CMoore2004
Re: Sprints commercials are false.
said by CMoore2004 :Sprint's speeds are still great, as is the latency. When I was in HSDPA cities like Columbus, the data card would drop down to EDGE repeatedly going down the road. When you're driving through the heart of Columbus, this shouldn't happen. Even with the HSDPA, I wasn't impressed. Nor was I impressed with Cingular's data cards not allowing me to data roam. And what commercial is this? I think we both know there would be a lawsuit if Sprint was blatantly lying about Cingular (in the same way Cingular does about the fewest dropped calls). cant drop a call you cant make. Cingular is terrible coverage in this area. there is only VZ evdo, but IMHO print has the best service in this area. Sprint is horrible, god forbid you have a technical or customer service problem.
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n1zuk
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join:2001-10-24
South Burlington, VT
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Re: What an understatement
It would be nice if Burlington, VT, the largest population center in Northern New England, even saw Rev.0 speeds from Sprint.
And forget Cingular -- not here, so iPhone for us, either... 
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| reply to inteller
Re: Sprints commercials are false.
Personally, I don't care.
Cingular still doesn't really have much coverage in Los Angeles (San Fernando valley = Los Angeles) , Denver and Minneapolis.
Sprint, on the other hand, may have more 3G coverage, but their network is so small, that I'd be roaming most of the time. Do handoffs between Sprint and Verizon work without dropping ? I don't think so.
Each have their advantages and disadvantages, and both companies have their PR spin doctors out to promote their company at the others expense. It'll be a while before Sprint stops bleeding Nextel customers, so you may find some good deals while Sprint is hurting. I'd personally rather go to T-Mobile. |
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Noah Vail
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join:2004-12-10
Lorton, VA
·RoadRunner Cable
| Verizon on the other hand...
Says they have EVDO rev.A deployed Now.
An A card arrived today and I plan to put it to a thorough test.
More on this story as it develops...
NV |
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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| reply to CMoore2004
Re: Sprints commercials are false.
said by CMoore2004 :Nor was I impressed with Cingular's data cards not allowing me to data roam. Huh? Cingular data roams...if it's anybody with limited data roaming these days, it's Sprint (who data roams on Alltel but on no one else in the US.)
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roamer1
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join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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said by en102 :I'd personally rather go to T-Mobile. ...who has no 3G at all and doesn't even have consistent EDGE service 
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mindfrost82
join:2003-04-19
Cortland, IL | reply to VansHSI
The commercial compares Cingular's HSPDA to Sprint's EVDO and the Cingular guy saying "no" is saying that they don't have HSPDA in that town...not that there's no coverage, but they don't have their high-speed broadband. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | they have HSDPA in some of the towns mentioned. Towards the end they start blurting them out so fast it is hard to hear them, but they are there. |
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CMoore2004
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join:2003-02-06
Jonesville, MI
| reply to roamer1
Cingular's data cards? I don't think so. I had one. I tried. It didn't work. My Centennial phone had a full signal, Cingular had none, and they have an agreement with one another. Of course, Cingular probably singled me out to not allow data roamin on my specific account. On another note, Sprint also roams on Verizon and US Cellular.
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joeg
| Sprint vs. cingular
Sprint covers over 200 million with EVDO Rev0/A and 96m with RevA. Cingular barely covers 100 million with HSDPA.
Sprint Rev0 is much faster than Cingular and RevA is even faster. I'm able to get nearly 2.5Mbps with Sprint RevA at times. My Cingular card can rarely get 1.2Mbps. When I had Rev0, it would still do
Get real Cingular fans. Sprint is completely blowing them out of water in terms of broadband coverage and performance. I've used both.
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ofacesig
join:2007-01-23
Carrollton, TX | reply to inteller
Re: Sprints commercials are false.
I used to work for BellSouth and knew plenty people which "edge" and UMTS cards.... EVDO is WAY faster then "edge" and UMTS meets EVDO. Doesn't exceed it. and BTW cingulars voice quality blows chunks. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to roamer1
Here in So-Cal, T-Mobile was Cingular's network |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI | reply to inteller
If what you say is true, why isn't cingular taking them to court for false advertising? Oh wait.. maybe cingular has a presence but nothing that can match Sprints speed.. but then again, maybe that's all markets they both reside in. |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI | reply to inteller
One tower doesn't count |
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