Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 , The company you settle on is probably the most important thing when deciding on a cell phone. The phones themselves all do basically the same thing - it's just the " frills " that differ. Verizon is rated by Consumer Reports to be the overall best company - best coverage, best deals. HOWEVER, Verizon does not cover our rural area very well. (4 out of 5 times, the calls drop.) It is so bad here that they told us they couldn't hold us to our contract! We are switching to Cingular, which Consumer Reports rated inferior to Verizon, but who has several towers in the counties where I work. My daughter has had Cingular for several years, and has only had 1 dropped call. The moral of the story... Make sure you check on how well your chosen carrier covers the areas where you will make the majority of your calls. That means you need more detail than looking at the nationwide maps. Ask for close-up detail of your area. BTW, the Trac Phones that you can get at WalMart cost a little more per call, but they almost always work. I've been told that they use whatever tower they are closest too. Good luck with your decision! Vikki [ ] Cell phone ? Hi all Hope the weather isn't too bad where you are. I need some help on deciding on a cell phone. I know they have been around for a while, but honestly, I never thought we would have to get one so we just ignored anything we heard or saw. Seems like the place where DH works has decided to " listen in " on outgoing calls. They have been " listening in " on incoming calls for years but we just never gave it a thought because I don't call him at work unless it is an emergency. If they want to listen in on an emergency call, FINE!! DH doesn't call me much but it is usually to ask if I need something on the way home or how my ol bones are doing. His company doesn't need to know our personal business!!!!! So what should we be looking for? We don't want all the fancy gagets on it. Just a good reliable cell phone that we can hear clearly on it and the monthly fees won't mean we have to sell our souls. We have seen cell phone cards in stores. Are they worth it? Do we still have to make monthly payments with those phone cards? Is one cell phone company better than another price wise? etc. We know nothing about cell phones so any help would be great. TIA in Ct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 , The company you settle on is probably the most important thing when deciding on a cell phone. The phones themselves all do basically the same thing - it's just the " frills " that differ. Verizon is rated by Consumer Reports to be the overall best company - best coverage, best deals. HOWEVER, Verizon does not cover our rural area very well. (4 out of 5 times, the calls drop.) It is so bad here that they told us they couldn't hold us to our contract! We are switching to Cingular, which Consumer Reports rated inferior to Verizon, but who has several towers in the counties where I work. My daughter has had Cingular for several years, and has only had 1 dropped call. The moral of the story... Make sure you check on how well your chosen carrier covers the areas where you will make the majority of your calls. That means you need more detail than looking at the nationwide maps. Ask for close-up detail of your area. BTW, the Trac Phones that you can get at WalMart cost a little more per call, but they almost always work. I've been told that they use whatever tower they are closest too. Good luck with your decision! Vikki [ ] Cell phone ? Hi all Hope the weather isn't too bad where you are. I need some help on deciding on a cell phone. I know they have been around for a while, but honestly, I never thought we would have to get one so we just ignored anything we heard or saw. Seems like the place where DH works has decided to " listen in " on outgoing calls. They have been " listening in " on incoming calls for years but we just never gave it a thought because I don't call him at work unless it is an emergency. If they want to listen in on an emergency call, FINE!! DH doesn't call me much but it is usually to ask if I need something on the way home or how my ol bones are doing. His company doesn't need to know our personal business!!!!! So what should we be looking for? We don't want all the fancy gagets on it. Just a good reliable cell phone that we can hear clearly on it and the monthly fees won't mean we have to sell our souls. We have seen cell phone cards in stores. Are they worth it? Do we still have to make monthly payments with those phone cards? Is one cell phone company better than another price wise? etc. We know nothing about cell phones so any help would be great. TIA in Ct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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