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I have verizon.. i've been with them for 2 1/2 years and i have the LGVX6000.. i live in Michigan and i used to really like verizon but i HATE them now because i ONLY get service in Flint Michigan.... I live in Flushing and i have told the ppl up at verizon this but they tell me its because flushing is in a hole... so i said to them why the hell dont you put up more toweres?!! Nextel, Cingular, ATT all get full signals where i live! Also when i travel to Tawas my phone has only ONE bar of signal... i have had 5 phones since i have been with Verizon and they have all been like this? So i was wondreing if anyone eles is having any problems like this... and if someone can help me get out of my contract w/o paying $175 PLEASE HELP ME!!!
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Dude I feel for you. But, I live in Ann Arbor, have verizon on my now 2-years-old Kyocera 3035 and get GREAT reception. I can go down to Toledo, Cedar Point, Up to Tawas and I'm never even roaming. You must need to change a phone setting or adjust your home area or something because coverage in Southeast Michigan is tight.
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Dude I feel for you. But, I live in Ann Arbor, have verizon on my now 2-years-old Kyocera 3035 and get GREAT reception. I can go down to Toledo, Cedar Point, Up to Tawas and I'm never even roaming. You must need to change a phone setting or adjust your home area or something because coverage in Southeast Michigan is tight.
You might want to consider a tri-mode phone, if that doesn't fix the problem, then call Verizon Wireless and explain that you are not getting any reception where you live. They will investigate it and offer you a solution. You won't be stuck paying a $175 cancellation fee based solely on the fact that you can't receive reception where you live.
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No, no, no.
"Tight" is Good. I meant Verizon has their business locked down in my area. As noted by the fact that I can go down to Ohio or up to Northern Michigan and never lose service or be roaming.
"Tight" is Good. I meant Verizon has their business locked down in my area. As noted by the fact that I can go down to Ohio or up to Northern Michigan and never lose service or be roaming.
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LG6000 said:You signed the contract. Suck it up.
So i was wondreing if anyone eles is having any problems like this... and if someone can help me get out of my contract w/o paying $175 PLEASE HELP ME!!!
E-mail me at preppystud07@hotmail.com
Thanks!
Jake
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yes i did sign the contract... but i did not realize that the service sucked in my area... i have no problem getting service in Tawas as far as roaming goes but my signal is terrible... i can barly send txt messages let alone make a call... my mom has the V60i and she has the same problems as me... and so does every one eles in my family and people that i live by... so i dont know... i use my phone as my business phone so i need it to work. i cant afford to pay the $175 to end it when somthing needs to be done out in my area
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LG6000 said:Like we said, you should have checked out service in your area BEFORE you signed any contract. SO...suck it up.
yes i did sign the contract... but i did not realize that the service sucked in my area... i have no problem getting service in Tawas as far as roaming goes but my signal is terrible... i can barly send txt messages let alone make a call... my mom has the V60i and she has the same problems as me... and so does every one eles in my family and people that i live by... so i dont know... i use my phone as my business phone so i need it to work. i cant afford to pay the $175 to end it when somthing needs to be done out in my area
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To say "suck it up" is more than a little insensitive. Verizon is a very classy organization and wants to help. Probably a tri-mode phone would be the best solution. Be wary of the phones with a stub antenna such as the V60 series. An extendable antenna is best in marginal reception areas. Some phones to consider would be the LG VX4400 or the Audiovox 8600. They seem to do very well in reception challenged areas.
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Except that the Audiovox 8600 is a piece o' crap in every other way... go with the 8900.
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Thats because Tawas City is covered by Alltel I belive. You use thier towers in that area, not even covered by Verizon Wireless.
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Sad to say, but most contracts state that the carrier does not guarantee service. Not trying to start anything with you, but this is why time and time again you will hear it said on this forum... Get the service that works best in your area. Check with your friends who use wireless, have the rep check out the areas you travel to or will be using your phone in most often... in short, do your homework. NO CARRIER is perfect.
Sad to say, but most contracts state that the carrier does not guarantee service. Not trying to start anything with you, but this is why time and time again you will hear it said on this forum... Get the service that works best in your area. Check with your friends who use wireless, have the rep check out the areas you travel to or will be using your phone in most often... in short, do your homework. NO CARRIER is perfect.
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Also, if you get bad service. Call your service provider and ask what you can do to improve service. calling *228 and chosing 'update roaming capabilities' about ever 3 months does the trick most of the time. Also be sure to reboot your phone by removing the battery for about 4 seconds whenever you have any trouble with the phone. These 2 things fix most problems, if it doesn't work, you may need a new carrier that has service in your area.
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Like he said...just have them look into the area...when you call tell the rep to call tech support and file a ticket for your area...if you have to lie, then lie...say that you and your friends all had good service but now for about a month it has gone down hill. if they file a ticket and find that it is a marginal coverage area or bad area...you should get the ETF waived.
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I hate to here people doing this kind of stuff. You signed the contract, you had 15 days to try the phone and make sure it worked where you live, work and play. If you did not make sure of that in the first 15 days that is not anyone's fault but your own. Keep the service and deal with it or cancel and pay the ETF. Why should any carrier waive any fee for your incompetence.
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and like i have said i have had 5 different phones... Kyocera 2135 Lg510 Vx10 VX4400 Vx6000 they all had the same ****ty service.
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LG6000 said:Only because you didn't check out the service beforehand.
and like i have said i have had 5 different phones... Kyocera 2135 Lg510 Vx10 VX4400 Vx6000 they all had the same ****ty service.
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THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NEW EVERY TWO OR THE 15 DAY TRIAL PROMO when i started with them in 2001... or i would have not gone with them THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
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my question to you is if the service was so poor, then why didn't you switch carriers when your contract was up 4 and a half years ago? 😕
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LG6000 said:Genius, I don't care if they sent a bikini-clad female representative out to your home to let you try every phone they offered in 2001. The fact remains that you didn't check out the service (with friends, relatives, message boards etc...) beforehand. Suck it up.
THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NEW EVERY TWO OR THE 15 DAY TRIAL PROMO when i started with them in 2001... or i would have not gone with them THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
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Ok here is what I do not understand.
If you signed with VZW in 2001 then why do you have VZW service if it is so bad for you? The MOST you can sign up for is a two-year agreement. By 2003 you became a customer at will. Now if you received an upgrade (new phone at a reduced price) then you re-signed for a 1 or 2 year agreement.
ALSO with your upgrade you still get 15 DAYS TO TRY IT OUT. You had the time to test the phone and you kept the service. I'm sorry but this is 100% your fault at this point.
VZW, Cingular, T-Mobile, SprintPCS, Nextel et all cannot just slap up towers anywhere they want. They have to BUY the spectrum (or airwave bandwith) from the FCC. THEN the company has to PAY people to put a tower there. I believe the estim...
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If you signed with VZW in 2001 then why do you have VZW service if it is so bad for you? The MOST you can sign up for is a two-year agreement. By 2003 you became a customer at will. Now if you received an upgrade (new phone at a reduced price) then you re-signed for a 1 or 2 year agreement.
ALSO with your upgrade you still get 15 DAYS TO TRY IT OUT. You had the time to test the phone and you kept the service. I'm sorry but this is 100% your fault at this point.
VZW, Cingular, T-Mobile, SprintPCS, Nextel et all cannot just slap up towers anywhere they want. They have to BUY the spectrum (or airwave bandwith) from the FCC. THEN the company has to PAY people to put a tower there. I believe the estim...
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hey muchdrama... tell me somthing... do you really live that much of a boring life as to where you must reply to every question a person has?? haha i think that its GREAT! thank you so much for filling my day with humor! oh and by the way they turned off my phone becasue they said there was a problem in my area... so thanks so very much for all the positive comments!
thanks Muchdrama!
thanks Muchdrama!
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LG6000 said:Glad to be of service, genius.
hey muchdrama... tell me somthing... do you really live that much of a boring life as to where you must reply to every question a person has?? haha i think that its GREAT! thank you so much for filling my day with humor! oh and by the way they turned off my phone becasue they said there was a problem in my area... so thanks so very much for all the positive comments!
thanks Muchdrama!
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Firstly, He shouldn't have to "suck it up" simply because he signed a contract. There are other ways to handle this. Albeit that the NEWFOR2 & 15-day policy (many areas were actually 30 days at the time) DID exist in 2001, this should have been ample time to get an idea of how service works in the area you would most use it in.
Secondly, the service was started nearly four years ago and you shouldn't be under a contract now. If you want to bring up the argument that you may have changed price plans and were extended for doing so, simply remember that taking a price plan WITHOUT a new promo will NOT extend a contract.
Third, legal regulations stipulate that if a wireless carrier does not have a liscense to operate in the primary place ...
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Secondly, the service was started nearly four years ago and you shouldn't be under a contract now. If you want to bring up the argument that you may have changed price plans and were extended for doing so, simply remember that taking a price plan WITHOUT a new promo will NOT extend a contract.
Third, legal regulations stipulate that if a wireless carrier does not have a liscense to operate in the primary place ...
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