RobNyc
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join:2002-03-06
New York, NY
| What CellPhone Service Do You Have?
I just wanted to know what people in NYC use as their cellphone service.
I was with Nextel since 2004 till 2008. Then switched to Sprint.
Sprint Phones I've tried already (Touch, Mogul, Instinct, Diamond)
Currently with the Blackberry Curve 8330 waiting on the Palm Pre or blackberry 9630.
I pay $160 for Family Shared Plan 1500 mins Unlimited Data/Msg/Web for 3 lines after discount. |
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HardwareGeek
join:2003-11-15
Brooklyn, NY
| Stick with Sprint I just switched to them and have the same plan as you with 3 lines also. Prior to sprint I had 1 line with T-Mo, 1 with at&t and 1 with Verizon.
1 of my lines with Sprint now is a Nextel Line, all 3 have been solid. My Nextel phone did need service and Sprint replaced it (ended up being the sim card but they let me keept he new phone).
Sprint by far has the best service if not it's tied with Verizon.
at&t had a lot of dropped calls and the tmo line I had would often give "Sorry circuits Busy" and I would get no data especially during peek hours in Manhattan. |
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RobNyc
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join:2002-03-06
New York, NY | Thanks =] |
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Maggs
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join:2002-11-29
Woodside, NY | reply to RobNyc
Prepaid with T-Mo since no one calls me unless they need something. I still have 800 minutes left. My cell phone is 3 years old though. I got it when I was under contract with T-Mobile, and kept the SIM and number. They just converted the account. |
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Dodge
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join:2002-11-27
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I second keeping sprint. Despite the fact that it's very fashionable to bash on sprint lately, I've never had a problem with them in NYC using the older blackberry 8703e and 2 samsung phones A920 I think on my account. The only thing that I find annoying is that the phones don't work in battery tunnel, but that's a small price to pay compared to call quality everywhere else. |
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PCInTech
In another place and time.
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join:2004-06-07
Massena, NY
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TracFone. They use AT&T/Cingular network, never a problem anywhere and they suit my needs. |
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MEDIAN2k3
Where Ya Goin?
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join:2002-12-04
Bronx, NY
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Wife has VirginMobile (running off sprints network)
I have Unlimited Boost Mobile (running off Nextels network)
Both Mom and Dad have Sprint unlimited everything plans
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NYCDrew
join:2000-03-17
Queens Village, NY
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I use Verizon and will not switch. Their coverage and network is superior to the others and I can always get a signal when friends with other services can't.
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RobNyc
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join:2002-03-06
New York, NY
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Only thing that sucks about Sprint I would say in my personal opinion is that they hardly get any new phones. If they would like AT&T they would be more popular.
Reason I'm with Sprint because their price beats every other companies when it comes to plans. |
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Fishead1
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join:2001-05-08
Bronx, NY | reply to RobNyc
Don't own a cell phone.  That's for all you rich people. |
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mckenna797
join:2004-08-25
Astoria, NY | reply to PCInTech
I use prepaid tracfone, no problems with service at all, perfect for my needs |
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s bassaw
join:2006-06-11
New Rochelle, NY
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I have been using Sprint for almost a year. Their service is stellar in the New York area and even when traveling in the Southeastern part of the country. I was a four year customer of T-Mobile but switched out to Sprint because T-Mobile had poor coverage in areas where I travel to the most.
While on Sprint, I have had the Nextel ic902, Motorola V950 Renegade, and most recently, the Palm Treo Pro. All of them provide a solid signal of at least four bars at all times. |
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RobNyc
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join:2002-03-06
New York, NY
| said by s bassaw  :I have been using Sprint for almost a year. Their service is stellar in the New York area and even when traveling in the Southeastern part of the country. I was a four year customer of T-Mobile but switched out to Sprint because T-Mobile had poor coverage in areas where I travel to the most. While on Sprint, I have had the Nextel ic902, Motorola V950 Renegade, and most recently, the Palm Treo Pro. All of them provide a solid signal of at least four bars at all times. I was with Nextel since 2004 til March 2008, I only had about 5 friends with Nextel so I made the switch to smartphone and already a year and loving it. |
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RobNyc
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sansri88
Go digtal you analog laggards
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join:2005-12-17
New York, NY
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my family has AT&T, with 2 iPhones. My dad has VZ through work. All of us like our cell service.
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Fishead1
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join:2001-05-08
Bronx, NY
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I'm old school and I don't use the phone much and I have very limited funds for a phone.
What do you people use your cell phones for that can justify the cost of a lot of these plans?
Is it to keep up with the current trends and your making enough money to afford them?Is it for business use?Entertainment?
I'm curious.I know when I was making a lot of money in construction I would throw away lots of cash on things that entertained me.
I can't do that any more.  And I wish I had half the money I threw away on a lot of stuff. |
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
·VOIPo
| said by Fishead1 :What do you people use your cell phones for that can justify the cost of a lot of these plans? Is it to keep up with the current trends and your making enough money to afford them?Is it for business use?Entertainment? EXCELLENT QUESTION.....
I will attempt to make some sense out of my response which will probably get me hired selling Pre-Paid Mobile Plans at the local Mall..... 
Ever sit in a Starbucks and just people watch? As they pass by, they all have phones and are usually talking on them.
There are a lot of people who have their phone paid for by their employer which is probably a bigger percentage than we would think.
There are the families who use a family share (with free communications between them) plan to communicate with each other.
There is the growing faction of people who are ditching their $40.00 a month landline and putting that money towards whatever their monthly plan might cost, thus cost justifying it in their own minds.
So I would say we as a society have morphed to the point where we panic when we realize we have left our phone home. Granted, 15 years ago there were pay phones everywhere so if your car broke down, you could stop anywhere and make a call. Not anymore. Shopping malls used to have clusters of phones everywhere with banks of phones lined up in a row just waiting for you to make a call.
So I think in summary:
1. Business necessity
2. Safety & Security (driving in a car and you get a flat tire right in the middle of tobacco road)
3. Convenience - You are not tethered to your land line waiting for that important call - it is now in your pocket
4. Cost - This is very subjective to the individual person using the service and you could make the argument to drop your landline, get a $50.00 a month Boost Mobile plan and become one of the "Cellesian Race".....
And finally, look at it this way: in the past you had to use your land line for everything, local LD etc. Now you get free LD so if you wanted to call aunt Bessie in Ohio, a 1 hour call in 1995 would have cost you $3.00. Call her once a week and its $12.00 plus taxes added to your bill. Now it is free if you call her after 7 pm on Sprint and after 9 on some other carriers. All calls are totally free on weekends.
I know people who try to talk their friends into being on the same cell network so they can call each other for free. True.
So - cost effective? Only the Shadow Knows....
Anyone else want to add to my Harvard Business Review in-depth analysis?
Cal me, but only if you are on Verizon.... |
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Fishead1
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join:2001-05-08
Bronx, NY | Thanks for your reply.it makes sense to some degree.I guess i'm just to old school and I think were all going to hell in a hand basket but thats just me. |
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NY Tel
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join:2004-04-09
Smithtown, NY
·VOIPo
| said by Fishead1 : Thanks for your reply.it makes sense to some degree.I guess i'm just to old school and I think were all going to hell in a hand basket but thats just me. LOL, no I also think we are all going to hell in a hand basket but we will all go with free nights and weekends! |
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archaned
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join:2003-06-18
Brooklyn, NY | reply to RobNyc
BB 8700 (Cingular) and 8330(Verizon), both paid for by the
job. No complaints except i can't go crazy with calls / texts
and web surfing.. |
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