THINKING OF LEAVING ATT FOR VERIZON...
Like how controlling Verizon is of they're handsets,...and so on.
Its honestly cheaper for me to goto AT&T
Verizon is the absolute best in the business for cell reception, I had cingular for years and once I got VZW network I would never consider going back to such inferior service as Congular ATT offers. Every year my reception just gets better , the hand set selection is better now than 3 years ago ( Voyager, DARE, Krave, Envy, Alias, 8350, Gleam....future Storm, 9600, Omnia, Touch)
plus my plan is no where near as expensive as it was .
You will love it.
thats the only complaint ATT can have but the only thing they have over verizon phones is better blue tooth file transfer support. Quit with the lame exuses and speak to him like you would if you were in a store. Do you tell your customers " Verizon cripples their phones" because if you do, it is no wonder we never lose our people to you or anyone else ( lowest churn in the industry again !!!)
I can give him 20 legitimate reasons why Verizon is and always will be better than ATT, lets see what u can devise.
Key things to remember about Verizon:
-They have a uniform UI on all of their phones that tends to lock out certain features and causes phones to act buggy (i.e. RAZR on vzw is a lot less stable than RAZR on att)
-They are on a CDMA network instead of a GSM, which basically means you do not get a SIM card, and everytime you switch phones, you have to pay an activation fee.
Honestly though, I think their phone selection is decent, you just have to work through the crap verizon shells out to try to nickel and dime you.
Current Plan with Verizon:
450 Anytime Minutes Unlimited N/W 9pm $39.99
Total Protection Insurance $5.99
Ringback Tones $0.99
Mobile Web 2.0 Self Prov $4.99
Roadside Assistance $1.50
Unlimited IN Txt/Pix/Flix Messaging with 500 additional messages $10.00
Total Cost Per Month: $63.46
+PA Tax and EMS Serv: ~$72.
Proposed Plan with AT&T (Reminder: I'll be on AT&T Premier because of my student status at PSU):
450 Anytime Minutes 5000 N/W 9pm $35.99
Wireless Phone Protection $4.99
Media Works with Unlimited Messaging $19.99
Total Cost Per Month: $60.97
+PA Tax and EMS Serv: ~$69
and psu students get a 20% discount on their bill every month....once again making us CHEAPER while offering you UNLIMITED nights and weekends.
koziekat said:
insurnace with att not worth it. better off saving the 4.99 unnless u want to got rhough a number of recond phones.
+1 With SIM cards if you trash your phone you can buy another cheap on Ebay. $50 a year plus a duductable?
$100 to "protect" your self against a $300 loss in year one
$50 in year two Plus deduct
$50 in year three......
Sounds like a terrible deal to me. Then again ALL "Extended Warranties" are.
AvgJoe said:koziekat said:
insurnace with att not worth it. better off saving the 4.99 unnless u want to got rhough a number of recond phones.
+1 With SIM cards if you trash your phone you can buy another cheap on Ebay. $50 a year plus a duductable?
$100 to "protect" your self against a $300 loss in year one
$50 in year two Plus deduct
$50 in year three......
Sounds like a terrible deal to me. Then again ALL "Extended Warranties" are.
Mr JOE once again puttting his foot in his mouth
Verizon can buy phones on ebay just as cheap if not cheaper actually. +2 because we have special programs to give people sales pricing if they dont have insurance on the...
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Rc71 said:
ok, so what are the advantages of having verizon?
You can make a call in Montana........that's pretty much it.
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As for everyone talking about the whole SIM card ordeal, most CDMA carriers like Verizon have Backup Assistant which works just like a SIM card except everything is kept over-the-air and whenever you get a new phone, all your contacts can be downloaded to the new phone. AND nobody can take out anything like they can a SIM card and make it "their" phone.
psuadam2007 said:
See my above response. AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile do not for the SIM cards on the GSM networks. Verizon does (or did, maybe they JUST changed it) because you have to change CDMA codes.
SprintPCS is CDMA, not GSM, therefore do not use sim cards.
Change a sim: 2 seconds.
Call VZW Customer Support: Usually long. If you're lucky, 5 minutes.
For God sakes people, read posts.
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psuadam2007 said:...
It really depends on your area. Verizon sucks where my parents live, but is awesome where I live. Seeing as how your wife has it, I don't see why it would be a problem.
Key things to remember about Verizon:
-They have a uniform UI on all of their phones that tends to lock out certain features and causes phones to act buggy (i.e. RAZR on vzw is a lot less stable than RAZR on att)
-They are on a CDMA network instead of a gSM, which basically means you do not get a SIM card, and everytime you switch phones, you have to pay an activation fee.
Honestly though, I think their phone selection is decent, you just have to work through the crap verizon shells out to try to nickel and dime you.
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DaCoach said:
Sounds about right. Iam is the PS equivalent of Rush Limbaugh. Willing to scream all the good things about his brand, but unwilling to admit any of the bad. Hopefully, the Moderators will kill this post because his rants are getting boring.
aww strike a nerve did I?
I didnt bump an old thread , someone else did genius. And even if it is old, it is still relevant , maybe now more than before, since we have really dusted ATT in coverage and handset selection now as well.
IamTheGodfather said:
GSM is nothing to brag about, thats the reason your coverage is terrible.
I'm curious to see where you are getting your numbers. Call quality is subjective and relative to equipment in hand. Coverage area is not so much. I'm assuming you are comparing this to CDMA, so what numbers are you using? What is the total square mile coverage of CDMA vs GSM in the World? I tried finding it to see what you were using for a reference but had a hard time. Being that GSM is used in more countries around the world I find it hard to believe that CDMA has more global coverage than GSM. In case you can't understand why I'm asking global coverage its because you compared GSM to CDMA in this comm...
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http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/gsm/index.htm »
All European and African countries and many Asian countries have adopted a single system, GSM, which is the only technology available on all continents and in most countries and covers over 74% of all subscribers on mobile networks. In many countries, such as the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, India,, South Korea, and Vietnam, GSM co-exists with other internationally adopted standards such as CDMA and TDMA, as well as national standards such as iDEN in the USA and PDC in Japan....
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NO ONE CARES THAT YOU WORK BETTER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. they want coverage in THE US . If they want to the best global phones , VZW has those as well. Quad Band Storm blows ALL you have out the water because you get the best here and over seas as well.
Ouch.
you guys are still crying like little girls who lost their candy and KNOW NOTHING.
I havent paid for a game, a ringtone or a wall paper in 4 years with Verizon. NEver. I get free net access on my DARE right now, and I have the best coverage in the game to date. ANd I can bluetooth phone books, files ( mass storage device ) and ringtones to anyone through blue tooth. Not that customers are really concerned about this, only little geeks who sit on the second worst network in America worry about this stuff.
Verizon is a very good carrier nationwide. You just need to decide if it will work well where you live, work and play.
Unless someone here has the experience to know your local area you may not get much help.
But if you are going to put your number under your wife's account and make a family plan out of it, you can save some money. What's more important to you?
Take the however many day challenge from VZW and see if the coverage in your area (or inside your house) is any good... I would say coverage in and around your location is paramount.
If the difference in plans chosen equates to a $5/mo over/under than who cares. Let's face it, the nationwide footprints of each carrier are almost the same so if you need to travel to Sheboygan occassionally it's not that big of a deal.
I examined price plans for both companies, and they were very similar. I've heard pros and cons of both sides, but I had to admit that I love ATT's GSM network. I'm a "New Phone Geek" and if something new and snazzy comes out, such as the iPhone or Bold, ATT is usually the first to get it, or I can get it off Ebay and simply pop my sim card in without interrupting or changing anything with my service. I'm told with Verizon, there's fees to activate ne...
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Verizon Wireless 2009 said:
And I left AT&T for Verizon and I am so glad I did.
Intelligent, very intelligent... 🙄 🙄
problem solved
Because all the carriers are ripping us off and the only way to even come close to breaking even is with some kind of employee/student discount.
Plus with ATT's acquisition of Centennial there working on expanding their coverage. Plus your phone will work overseas and you can use other GSM phones that ATT doesn't offer.
Rc71 said:
i'm no longer under contract with att, my wife has verizon and loves it, i'm thinking of going to verizon, i just dont know much about them, i see that they dont have the phone selection that att has. i wonder is their service that much better than att? any info is appreciated.thanks
Go ahead and go to VZW.....the sound quality of VZW calls sucks. I was talking to a friend of mine (who has VZW) and I could barely make out what they were saying, the sound quality of the call was SOOOOOO bad.
I used to work for VZW Tech Support, and continually had to make excuses for the service. VZW will tell you that their advantage is "the Network." Ha ha ha.
When I worked for VZW, I maintained mt AT&T...
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johnny_one_rate said:...Rc71 said:
i'm no longer under contract with att, my wife has verizon and loves it, i'm thinking of going to verizon, i just dont know much about them, i see that they dont have the phone selection that att has. i wonder is their service that much better than att? any info is appreciated.thanks
Go ahead and go to VZW.....the sound quality of VZW calls sucks. I was talking to a friend of mine (who has VZW) and I could barely make out what they were saying, the sound quality of the call was SOOOOOO bad.
I used to work for VZW Tech Support, and continually had to make excuses for the service. VZW will tell you that their advantage is "the Network." Ha ha ha.
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