Trying to choose new carrier...
I'm trying to choose a new carrier. I'm currently using Cingular in the Chicago area with the Sony-Ericsson S710a phone. I like the phone but the voice quality stinks. A few other people I know with Cingular in this area also have not the greatest voice quality, and they have different phones.
I've used Verizon in the past (maybe five years ago?) and Nextel (up until last year) and T-Mobile (three years ago maybe).
I really did not like Verizon. For one thing, they sent an incorrect non-payment report to a credit bureau on me because THEY forgot to mark my account as closed and it took 4 years to clear it up. For another, I just didn't think the voice quality was all tha...
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1) Verizon screwed you.
2) Cingy & T-Mobile have poor reception where you are.
3) Nextel gave you the best service but you're too fashion-conscious to use a simple Nextel handset.
By processs of elimination only one left is Sprint.
I wasn't sure with T-Mobile if it was the phone or the service...the phone was that crazy Nokia 3650.
Also, re: Nextel, it's not so much the "fashion conscious" aspect as much as the fact that Moto's phones are kind of a pain to use as far as the OS / menus go. I will say that despite Cingular's iffy service around here, the Sony/Ericsson s710a has a very nicely designed OS and highly customizable menus, as well as having come with all the right pieces (save for the goofy USB connector I had to order) to make it pretty easy to trasnfer stuff between my PC and the phone.
But I do think I will likely give Sprint a shot. Although I did consider US Cellular (they've gotten very high marks - relati...
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