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you would have to look at their websites.

http://telephia.com/ »
and
http://www.jdpower.com/index.asp »
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if not that, just look on google or what not.. some of the information is either internal or you have to be a member or what not..

nextel18 said:
you would have to look at their websites.

http://telephia.com/ »
and
http://www.jdpower.com/index.asp »
.

if not that, just look on google or what not.. some of the information is either internal or you have to be a member or what not..

Or what have you.....

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2 of their managment people had or has ties with BellSouth.

they are; jack roberts, chairman.
tom Stahl, COO

Looking over their mgmt team, you could also add Sid Gorham's relationship to AirTouch (now owned by Vodafone and expressed here as VZW). But wouldn't anyone with wireless telecom experience have to have worked with one of the carriers previously? I mean, how much of a guru could you have become without your connection to Sprint and Nextel? Does that mean that you could claim to be "indpendent," as Telephia claims to be, and yet still be a fanboy? Sorry, that looks like a dig, it's not. Don't mean to imply that you a fanboy.

right, but we arent talking about sprint/nextel or verizon here, becuase we are talking about cingular. all i am saying is that there are red flags when it comes to this type of research/test drives when you have ties with a carrier. more imporantly, is that no other company like telephia says the same thing. in fact, JDPowers whose report was a little bit differnt, didnt share the same views that telephia did.

Hmmm... Well, working where I work, folks are taking this seriously. Very seriously. I think the telephia report might be more unbiased that you think. I've worked with telephia for other stuff, everything seemed on the up and up. Of course, like you pointed out, JD Power used a different methodology, perhaps one more comprehensive. I still think that the telephia report and Cingy claim is more than mere spin.

interesting...

well, if you have ties with a company and you do a report for the company, chances are it will be good as it was, but with JDPOWER doesnt seem to have ties like telephia has with cingular, it will be a bit more unbiased, which it was. the point is, i would like to see another company such as telephia reporting that same situation, becuase on metric wise and by JDPowers, there is no way that cingular has the least drop call and best network..

if they do then great, and they are doing a great job at marketing, but they dont back their claims up.. (such as with metrics and complaints etc..)

verizon, on the other hand, does a great job, eventhough it isnt done by telephia but rather themselves..

i just think red fl...
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I agree. Never listen to the ads, they always bend the truth. The truth is Verizon, Cingular, Sprint, and T-Mobile cannot compare to AT&T's landline service.

the only way you believe in ads, is that it actually provides a good product and metrics and figures back it up..

sprint= very good powervision
verizon= very good coverage network
tmobile= many JDpowers awards
cingular= not sure. lol. maybe many complaints? lol

I like the post. Every time I see one of those ads, I gotta keep myself from getting fired up. I'm sure that some regions have great coverage for Cingular, but in the northwest, everyone I know with Cingular gets many dropped calls. The way the ad is worded should concern any consumer, I.E. no mention of the testing firm's name, credentials, etc. anyone can claim something, but I would like a bit more backup. Consumer Reports, JD Powers, have built a reputation for themselves, and Verizon does have an incredible network. Flair and Flexible w/Power vision is another great example of a "tangible" advantage, but it just seemed like a stretch for Cingy. I don't particularly hate Cingular, In fact, ever since they bought out AT&T for this ...
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cingular may actually have the fewest dropped calls but that's only because you can't drop a call if it won't connect in the first place

I submited a post a few months ago about Cingular service being terrible in South Florida.

But since then it has improved and they are claiming that the service will be landline quality by June 2006.


I have a phone with all South Florida carriers so I will keep everyone updated.


www.wirelessconsultant.net

I am located in South Florida and I was on Cingular for a few years and switched to T-Mobile last year.. T-Mobile recently notified me that 75 cell sites were added in 2005 for the Miami/South Florida area... T-Mobile service is pretty good but I must say that Cingular was a bit better in terms of getting signal in more places...

very true; 🙂