VZW wants me back! I don't think so...
I left VZW back in August. I went to a GSM carrier. Shortly after leaving, with my last bill Vz sent me a "sorry you're leaving" letter. In this letter they talked about how big and good their network is and blah blah... a little further down in this letter it implied that after trying other carriers they were pretty sure I'd come back.
Well, I haven't. I'm very happy with Cingular. I'm happier than the 1st time I tried Cingular (when they first rolled out GSM) Anyway, it's been almost 4 months since I left, so I got another letter. This one is a "checking on you" letter. Why is it that they think that no other carrier is better than them? I find this very arrogant and annoying. If I get another letter I'm going to find the time to call th...
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Well, I haven't. I'm very happy with Cingular. I'm happier than the 1st time I tried Cingular (when they first rolled out GSM) Anyway, it's been almost 4 months since I left, so I got another letter. This one is a "checking on you" letter. Why is it that they think that no other carrier is better than them? I find this very arrogant and annoying. If I get another letter I'm going to find the time to call th...
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LOL I got that same arrogant letter too. Don't worry, they only send two letters. After receiving that letter where they say the are "the best in the universe" I definately decided with whom I was NOT going to be doing business. They reeeeeally have their heads up there! I rather have Cricket or Metro PCS than Vzw.
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nwdavis said:
Then get out of the Verizon forum!!!!!
Why? are we making you nervous? Are you afraid that we're gonna make you greedy company look bad? awww đĸ
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damn, i wish i lived in a city that i had this choice. unfortunately verizon has paid for the rights to washington, dc.
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Anxiovert said:
LOL I got that same arrogant letter too. Don't worry, they only send two letters. After receiving that letter where they say the are "the best in the universe" I definately decided with whom I was NOT going to be doing business. They reeeeeally have their heads up there! I rather have Cricket or Metro PCS than Vzw.
Well of course you'd say that bro. You WORK for Cingular, right?
Least dat's what your profile says right now:
Work: Cingular Wireless (2003-present)
I mean, it would be kinda a burn on Cingular if you had Verizon service, right? đ
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SystemShock said:
Well of course you'd say that bro. You WORK for Cingular, right?
Least dat's what your profile says right now:
Work: Cingular Wireless (2003-present)
I mean, it would be kinda a burn on Cingular if you had Verizon service, right? đ
I work for Cingular and used to have Vzw (since 2001) I used to like Vzw more than Cingy. After the merger I switched and I noticed my calls are clearer and the service in my area is the same as that of vzw. Also, I have a T_mobile line (4 international text msgs only) So, there.
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So ur comparing a present day cingluar to a verizon of 4 years ago. I hope there not that far behind.
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i work for an agent that sells sprint, t-mobile and VZW. and proudly carry my cingular phone. DOES THIS MEAN I'M BURNNING VZW????? đ .....................NO!!!!!!!!
i'll admitt i was an at&t/cingy tech but that has nothing to do with why i STILL have their service. đ đ
i'll admitt i was an at&t/cingy tech but that has nothing to do with why i STILL have their service. đ đ
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cellularman2006 said:
i work for an agent that sells sprint, t-mobile and VZW. and proudly carry my cingular phone. DOES THIS MEAN I'M BURNNING VZW????? .....................NO!!!!!!!!
That has nothin' at all to do wit' what I said. 'cus Anxio works ONLY fo' Cingular, far as I can tell.
Compare apples an' oranges some other time.
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but he clearly stated he has had vzw before. i love both of them i can't pick sides. every carrier has it's ups and downs. you'll see if vzw keeps adding millions of millions of customers each quater, that will mean the ratio of buttheads that will complain and slander vzw's name jus cuz they broke one of the 5 free phones they picked without insurance and can't get a new free one after two months of service will increase. then BOOM! cs will have to increase in size and 9million outta 9million times VZW just like AT&T/CINGULAR did will go the TEMP AGENCY ROUTE and hire 2million shaquandaletta's and ray ray's bringin da hood to work with them wear down vzw cs.
trust it will happen.
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None o' dat matters. Anxio is a Cingular diehard now, an' yeah, it would be a burn if he was on Verizon 'cus o' that. Its like bein' an Eagles fan an' wearin' a Cowboys jersey.. either you lost a bet, or your mind. đ
I think your right 'bout customers hatin' change, by the by. But if your wit' Verizon, you don' have to worry too much 'bout that, 'cus they're probably not gonna merge wit' anyone anytime soon. Maybe Alltel down the line, but I ain' sure the govt would let it happen.
Also, don' hate on shaquandaletta. Most o' the nicest customer service people I dealt wit' have been african-american ladies. đ
I think your right 'bout customers hatin' change, by the by. But if your wit' Verizon, you don' have to worry too much 'bout that, 'cus they're probably not gonna merge wit' anyone anytime soon. Maybe Alltel down the line, but I ain' sure the govt would let it happen.
Also, don' hate on shaquandaletta. Most o' the nicest customer service people I dealt wit' have been african-american ladies. đ
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i understand what your sayin.
btw. a shaquandaletta or ray ray isn't jus afro-american people (f.y.i. jus 2 let u kno i'm black too).
a shaquandaletta or ray ray is a ghetto @$$ buster that was hired by one of those temp agencies and has no cs skills at all and is giving cs in wireless companies like cingular a bad rep. i agree afro-americans (espically da ladies) đ are some of the most helpful folks in wireless cs.
btw. a shaquandaletta or ray ray isn't jus afro-american people (f.y.i. jus 2 let u kno i'm black too).
a shaquandaletta or ray ray is a ghetto @$$ buster that was hired by one of those temp agencies and has no cs skills at all and is giving cs in wireless companies like cingular a bad rep. i agree afro-americans (espically da ladies) đ are some of the most helpful folks in wireless cs.
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Coolness. An' I definitely feel you on the no busters in CS. đ
But you got me wrong on one thang.. I'm Latino. Have a lotta black friends tho.
But you got me wrong on one thang.. I'm Latino. Have a lotta black friends tho.
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In this post I only saw one question. And I will answer it to the best od my abilities.
Because, nobody is better. I'm glad that you are happy with your service. Not everybody enjoys the luxury of not dropping calls. Dare I bring up Stig Sigman's comments? When you have the CEO of any corporation admitting their product is not as good as a competitor publicly it does not bode well for your product. If you'd like to look at numbers then you'll find that VZW performs better. If you'd like to look at technology, you'll find that VZW performs better. There's a reason why only a hair over 1% churn. BECAUS...
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Why is it that they think that no other carrier is better than them?
Because, nobody is better. I'm glad that you are happy with your service. Not everybody enjoys the luxury of not dropping calls. Dare I bring up Stig Sigman's comments? When you have the CEO of any corporation admitting their product is not as good as a competitor publicly it does not bode well for your product. If you'd like to look at numbers then you'll find that VZW performs better. If you'd like to look at technology, you'll find that VZW performs better. There's a reason why only a hair over 1% churn. BECAUS...
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you brown nosing for a raise? CDMA will go the way of BETA (remember what VHS did to BETA?) same thing will happen to CDMA by GSM.
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HEY! I still have a working beta player. Then again I used to do professional video so..
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Please don't let this become a GSM vs. CDMA discussion! Not another one please!!
Oh, and to the guy to started this... Do us all a favor, and go hang out with the cingular crowed... your comments are not welcome here anymore. đ¤Ŗ
Oh, and to the guy to started this... Do us all a favor, and go hang out with the cingular crowed... your comments are not welcome here anymore. đ¤Ŗ
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Yes...I agree with you about this jpg guy. He is obviously flaming. After seeing his comments in many threads, I have decided that he is the epitome of a horrible customer and can't wait for him to be "very happy" w/ whatever carrier he chooses to torture next....
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jpg said:
you brown nosing for a raise? CDMA will go the way of BETA (remember what VHS did to BETA?) same thing will happen to CDMA by GSM.
Only in your dreams, bro.
From what I've read, GSM diehards have been sayin' this for years now, an' it never happens. 'sides, CDMA is growing very fast, like 30% a year, an' is #1 in the US. GSM is bigger worldwide, but as an American.. who cares?
CDMA ain't goin' away, neither is GSM. They'll live side-by-side for several more years, an' as they upgrade will keep stealin' each others best features 'til they'll almost be the same technology.
So then what'll you have to hate on? đ
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Verizon has 50million customers im pretty sure they dont really care if you come back or not. CDMA technology has proven time and time again to be a much better technology than GSM.
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So a consumer is upset that a company showed concern over them leaving...isn't that what a company is supposed to do?
So in other words, if the person had cancelled and VZW didn't respond at all, they would be on here posting about how little VZW cares about if consumers leave. But they show concern when one of the few leave and that person posts because VZW contacted them...
The conclusion to the matter is that the original poster is a troll and just posting this on VZW's message board to start fires...
So in other words, if the person had cancelled and VZW didn't respond at all, they would be on here posting about how little VZW cares about if consumers leave. But they show concern when one of the few leave and that person posts because VZW contacted them...
The conclusion to the matter is that the original poster is a troll and just posting this on VZW's message board to start fires...
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đ must be you favorite smiley. everytime i see your name i see đ . do yoga or something. đŋ
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crazyeaglefan236 said:
So a consumer is upset that a company showed concern over them leaving...isn't that what a company is supposed to do?
I think the main point on here was the fact that they send letters to people who have cancelled and then throw an extra arrogant line -which is soooo VZW.
Saying: "It's a shame you're leaving" and then saying: "We know you'll come back cuz we are much better" is just very wrong. And for someone who left Verizon with a bad taste in the mouth just like the guy who started this thread is just a little bit too much.
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So VZW is supposed to send a letter saying "It's a shame you're leaving...we hope we have the best network...and if...ummm...maybe...well...we hope you come back"
WAKE UP! Of course they are going to send a letter reflecting confidence (or arrogance as you say). My previous cable company did the same thing. I had a bad taste in my mouth because of their service and I got a few letters coaxing me back. Guess what I did... THREW THEM AWAY ...and kept it moving.
WAKE UP! Of course they are going to send a letter reflecting confidence (or arrogance as you say). My previous cable company did the same thing. I had a bad taste in my mouth because of their service and I got a few letters coaxing me back. Guess what I did... THREW THEM AWAY ...and kept it moving.
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Are you mad at them for sendin' you a letter, or are you mad 'cus you work for Cingular an' Verizon is totally clobbering Cingular right now?
Not tryin' to dis you, but it jus' seems like there's some hatin' goin' on here, vis a vis you an' Verizon. A letter is no big deal, you don' like it, you can jus' crumple it up an' throw it away.
Not tryin' to dis you, but it jus' seems like there's some hatin' goin' on here, vis a vis you an' Verizon. A letter is no big deal, you don' like it, you can jus' crumple it up an' throw it away.
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COBRA99 said:
....CDMA technology has proven time and time again to be a much better technology than GSM.
LMGAO Says who you? Proven to who? Not me. Calls are clearer on any GSM phone. Period. Anyone who's used GSM and then CDMA knows this.
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NO CDMA IN EUROPE AND IT SEEMS GSM IS DOING JUST FINE. THEY ARE SO FAR ADVANCED AND MUCH CHEAPER FOR AIRTIME. WAKE UP AMERICA. ATT CONVERTED TO GSM WITH THE MERGER. VERIZON WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS CDMA BECOMES MORE OBSOLITE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? "NO YOU DUMMY, YOU ARE BREAKING UP. CALL ME WITH YOUR CINGULAR RAZR SO I CAN HEAR YOU."
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? "NO YOU DUMMY, YOU ARE BREAKING UP. CALL ME WITH YOUR CINGULAR RAZR SO I CAN HEAR YOU."
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Actually I read that in Europe airtime is MORE expensive, not less. Which is why they so into texting over there.. saves 'em a lotta money over calling.
Verizon ain't goin' to GSM. Why should they? They is straight kickin' all the GSM providers asses wit' CDMA. Added 'bout as many customers as Cingular an' T-Mobile COMBINED last quarter, an' wit' half the churn. If it ain' broke, why fix it?
Call peeps wit' the Cingular RAZR so they can hear you? Where you get that from? Verizon's getin' the RAZR in a matter o' days, an' even Cingular's CEO admits that Verizon's got a better network.
Wrong 'bout almost everything an' you type all caps? O for 2 bro. But s'okay, we all got our bad days.
Verizon ain't goin' to GSM. Why should they? They is straight kickin' all the GSM providers asses wit' CDMA. Added 'bout as many customers as Cingular an' T-Mobile COMBINED last quarter, an' wit' half the churn. If it ain' broke, why fix it?
Call peeps wit' the Cingular RAZR so they can hear you? Where you get that from? Verizon's getin' the RAZR in a matter o' days, an' even Cingular's CEO admits that Verizon's got a better network.
Wrong 'bout almost everything an' you type all caps? O for 2 bro. But s'okay, we all got our bad days.
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1. Verizon will never switch to GSM. Why should they when CDMA is growing faster and hasn't had any problems yet.
2. CDMA is actually newer technology than GSM. GSM originated in the mid 1980's. Now which one is old???
3. AT&T converted to GSM well before the merger, but they didn't do it because GSM is better. They did it because GSM is the logical upgrade path for TDMA technology.
4. Do me a favor and go to Cheyenne, Wyoming or Boise, Idaho or anywhere in Montana and tell me how good your GSM RAZR is....
Moron. đ
2. CDMA is actually newer technology than GSM. GSM originated in the mid 1980's. Now which one is old???
3. AT&T converted to GSM well before the merger, but they didn't do it because GSM is better. They did it because GSM is the logical upgrade path for TDMA technology.
4. Do me a favor and go to Cheyenne, Wyoming or Boise, Idaho or anywhere in Montana and tell me how good your GSM RAZR is....
Moron. đ
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SForsyth01 said:
1. Verizon will never switch to GSM. Why should they when CDMA is growing faster and hasn't had any problems yet.
2. CDMA is actually newer technology than GSM. GSM originated in the mid 1980's. Now which one is old???
3. AT&T converted to GSM well before the merger, but they didn't do it because GSM is better. They did it because GSM is the logical upgrade path for TDMA technology.
4. Do me a favor and go to Cheyenne, Wyoming or Boise, Idaho or anywhere in Montana and tell me how good your GSM RAZR is....
Moron. đ
Can't disagree wit' dat. jpg's either that or he's a hater. Or both.
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SystemShock said:...SForsyth01 said:
1. Verizon will never switch to GSM. Why should they when CDMA is growing faster and hasn't had any problems yet.
2. CDMA is actually newer technology than GSM. GSM originated in the mid 1980's. Now which one is old???
3. AT&T converted to GSM well before the merger, but they didn't do it because GSM is better. They did it because GSM is the logical upgrade path for TDMA technology.
4. Do me a favor and go to Cheyenne, Wyoming or Boise, Idaho or anywhere in Montana and tell me how good your GSM RAZR is....
Moron. đ
Can't disagree wit' dat. jpg's either that or he's a hater. Or both.
What I don' get is why he types stuff i
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SForsyth01 said:...SystemShock said:SForsyth01 said:
1. Verizon will never switch to GSM. Why should they when CDMA is growing faster and hasn't had any problems yet.
2. CDMA is actually newer technology than GSM. GSM originated in the mid 1980's. Now which one is old???
3. AT&T converted to GSM well before the merger, but they didn't do it because GSM is better. They did it because GSM is the logical upgrade path for TDMA technology.
4. Do me a favor and go to Cheyenne, Wyoming or Boise, Idaho or anywhere in Montana and tell me how good your GSM RAZR is....
Moron. đ
Can't disagree wit' dat. jpg's either that or he's a hater. Or both.
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yea and he's outta minutes cuz his plan is wack? (beat-box, beat-box). whay ewse u gonna not get chorge foe hid-n feeez.
đ¤Ŗ just kidden.........thought i'd add my $0.02 đ
đ¤Ŗ just kidden.........thought i'd add my $0.02 đ
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cellularman2006 said:
yea and he's outta minutes cuz his plan is wack? (beat-box, beat-box). whay ewse u gonna not get chorge foe hid-n feeez.
đ¤Ŗ just kidden.........thought i'd add my $0.02 đ
I do luv me those Poser Mobile commericals. So funny. đ
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SForsyth01 said:
2. CDMA is actually newer technology than GSM. GSM originated in the mid 1980's. Now which one is old???
Actually...
CDMA was used by the U.S. military in the 1940s. Not exactly implemented as a cell phone, but they encrypted and transferred data via CDMA technology. It wasn't until the 90s that the idea came about to use it for mobile telecommunications.
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jpg said:
NO CDMA IN EUROPE AND IT SEEMS GSM IS DOING JUST FINE. THEY ARE SO FAR ADVANCED AND MUCH CHEAPER FOR AIRTIME. WAKE UP AMERICA. ATT CONVERTED TO GSM WITH THE MERGER. VERIZON WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS CDMA BECOMES MORE OBSOLITE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? "NO YOU DUMMY, YOU ARE BREAKING UP. CALL ME WITH YOUR CINGULAR RAZR SO I CAN HEAR YOU."
ignorance
europe only has gsm because it was mandated by the government.
and to be truthfully honest, gsm at its best will never measure up to cdma. i had a cingular gsm and with full bars i would break up đŗ and cdma even with 1 or 0 bars people can still hear me perfectly fine, and i can ehar them with no problem.
go to the cingular forum troll đ
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i agree that jpg is not the brighest forum member but 1 bar at cdma being clearer than five gsm. đ đ . i hope that was an exaggeration. đ
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"EUROPE IS SO FAR ADVANCED"
this statement is very obvious. lol.
"VERIZON WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS CDMA BECOMES MORE OBSOLITE."
no they wont.. lol.
you must be upset lol. (esp at 2am)
this statement is very obvious. lol.
"VERIZON WILL FOLLOW AS SOON AS CDMA BECOMES MORE OBSOLITE."
no they wont.. lol.
you must be upset lol. (esp at 2am)
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Anxiovert said:COBRA99 said:
....CDMA technology has proven time and time again to be a much better technology than GSM.
LMGAO Says who you? Proven to who? Not me. Calls are clearer on any GSM phone. Period. Anyone who's used GSM and then CDMA knows this.
Heard both. Havent noticed any big diff.
Lookatit this way bro.. if the diff really was that obvious, don' you think the GSM providers would be blowin' the CDMA providers outta the water? But they ain'.. Verizon (who's on CDMA) is punkin' alla them.
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Anxiovert said:COBRA99 said:
....CDMA technology has proven time and time again to be a much better technology than GSM.
LMGAO Says who you? Proven to who? Not me. Calls are clearer on any GSM phone. Period. Anyone who's used GSM and then CDMA knows this.
True, to a degree...they are clearer until the phone picks up every little background noise making it then impossible to hear the caller clearly. I tried GSM for awhile, both T-Mobile & Cingular. If I was in a quiet room...no problem. But if someone in that room turned on a TV, or someone was speaking in the background, the phone picked up everything. Worse case senerio is outside, or driving in the car. A friend...
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... Yes, some noises come through on the CDMA phones...especially the bar-style. But it doesn't seem as much with CDMA. At least with CDMA/VZW....
That's right, because the whole call is low everytime my sis -who has vzw- calls me, she sounds like I have my earpice in low. Same for a friend. they have different phones, and the same issue arises. I'll be like: what?
My friend: "So, did you have a nice Thanksgiving?"
Me: "No I haven't done any X-mas shopping yet!"
Friend: "What?"
Me: "No, I'm at my friend's house. Why?"
Friend: "Huh? I said...."
Me: "Sure, Thanks!"
Friend: "What?"
Me: "What?"
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that is funny đ¤Ŗ
my cousins lg8000 is like that. but my v265 works fine.
and he has had 3 replacements.
my cousins lg8000 is like that. but my v265 works fine.
and he has had 3 replacements.
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Sure hasn't been my experience. My Nokia 6256i wit' Verizon sounds SWEET. đ
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it's fresh 2 def (beat-box, beat-box). đ how those hidden feez.
đ¤Ŗ poser mobile .lol đ¤Ŗ
đ¤Ŗ poser mobile .lol đ¤Ŗ
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(beat-box, beat-box) WORD! đ (don't forget the four finger rings) đ
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Anxiovert said:
LMGAO Says who you? Proven to who? Not me. Calls are clearer on any GSM phone. Period. Anyone who's used GSM and then CDMA knows this.
Have you tried both, or are you just spouting the company line?
I have tried both, and frankly, I prefer the sound of the CDMA phones I have used over my current cingular phones, and the two tmoboile phones I had.
Blanket statements like "any GSM phone" show you up to be either ignorant or worse. I am sure there are plenty of good sounding GSM phones, and I am sure there are ust as many good ounding CDMA phones. It has far more to do with the phone and accessories (BT headset?), however, than with the network, in my considered opinion, ba...
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the Whaaaaaaaambulance for you....
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Yea Cingular is not shady at all. Thats why they got kicked out of the BBB in the New York Division.
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laxsfm14 said:
Yea Cingular is not shady at all. Thats why they got kicked out of the BBB in the New York Division.
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I'm not sure why why JPG would say GSM is better. It is actually an older technology than CDMA. Code Division Multiple Access or CDMA for short, was developed in the mid 1990's for wireless use by Qualcomm. Europe had decided to standardize GSM in the early 1990's, well before CDMA became available. Europe needed something that offered higher network capacity immediately since Europe has a higher population density and way more wireless subscribers than the United States. CDMA offers higher call quality, much higher network capacity and many more high speed data network possibilities such as EVDO. GSM will have a hard time keeping up with CDMA over the next decade, since it can not support a high speed data network. Cingular is deploying EDG...
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LIKE A FINE WINE OLDER IS BETTER. SURELY WE ALL KNOW THAT CDMA AND GSM WILL BE REPLACED FOR A FAR BETTER TECHNOLIGY. WORLD WIDE GSM IS THE KING. AM I MISTAKEN OR IS THE WORLD LARGER THAN NORTH AMERICA? DUH! U THINK?
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Ah yes when referring to technology, older is better. That would be like saying I want my 1987 IBM 386 back over my current computer. And who said anything about wine? By the way, many countries besides North America use CDMA. But I am sure you knew that. If you drive a Japanese car, chances are the guy who built it has a CDMA phone. Since GSM does not exist in that country either. But yes, I am sure you need a GSM phone for those times when you go to your estate in Monte Carlo. They must spell technology with an "I" over there as well. Don't worry, when you switch to Cingular or T Mobile, I am sure something will happen over there to get your feathers ruffled once again. Then you can flame their forum. Right? As they say "the grass is alway...
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Great post, but GSM does exist in Japan. Check this out:
http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=jp&net=nd »
CDMA may cover a wider area in Japan, I'm not sure of that. But GSM does exist.
http://www.gsmworld.com/cgi-bin/ni_map.pl?cc=jp&net=nd »
CDMA may cover a wider area in Japan, I'm not sure of that. But GSM does exist.
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Thanks for the link. It actually is showing 3G coverage. Japan uses a technology called FOMA (Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access), which is a CDMA derivative also known as WCDMA. The largest service provider is DoCoMo. I do not know of anyone who uses GSM in that country, and do not know of any GSM service in Japan. DoCoMo does offer a few GSM/FOMA handsets for its customers who travel internationally. If you would like more information on Japans main wireless technology, check out this link:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/corebiz/network/index.html »
http://www.nttdocomo.com/corebiz/network/index.html »
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WirelessG said:
Thanks for the link. It actually is showing 3G coverage. Japan uses a technology called FOMA (Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access), which is a CDMA derivative also known as WCDMA. The largest service provider is DoCoMo. I do not know of anyone who uses GSM in that country, and do not know of any GSM service in Japan. DoCoMo does offer a few GSM/FOMA handsets for its customers who travel internationally. If you would like more information on Japans main wireless technology, check out this link:
http://www.nttdocomo.com/corebiz/network/index.html< ... »
WCDMA is the natural upgrage path for GSM technology. Europe is going to it as well. It is still based on SIM technology. WCDMA is simply a ba ...
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If you like GSM and Europe, get the hell out of the US and move to Europe where can enjoy all your GSM networks đŋ
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jpg said:
WORLD WIDE GSM IS THE KING. AM I MISTAKEN OR IS THE WORLD LARGER THAN NORTH AMERICA? DUH! U THINK?
But who really gives a crap what the world likes? A lotta the world finds body odor acceptable, is ok wit' hairy armpits on women, an' thinks that soccer is better than NFL football. đ
I'm an American, an' in America, CDMA is more popular than GSM. So the world can go on eatin' snails an' watchin' boring French films an' drivin' cars that make a Miata look big.. I don' care.
Jus' playin devil's advocate. đ
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crazyeaglefan236 said:laxsfm14 said:
Yea Cingular is not shady at all. Thats why they got kicked out of the BBB in the New York Division.
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To quote That 70s Show: "BURN!" đ
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BeachSlapped said:
If I get another letter I'm going to find the time to call them and ask them to remove me from their mailing list.
If you had the time to write your silly rant here, then surely you have the time to call VZW and ask them to remove you from their mailing list.
Without reading this entire thread, I'm sure it's been pointed out numerous times that no one ACTUALLY gives a flying fu*k if you come back to Verizon or not, it was just a courtesy letter from the marketing department. If one out of 100 decide to come back to Verizon because of the letters, then the campaign more than pays for itself.
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About 2-3 years ago I was wanting to switch to cingular, due to my credit at that time they wanted a $400 deposit for service...I went to Tmobile instead who only wanted $75.
Every month since then I have consistently received a BILL from Cingular for $400.00. When I first called them about it they said it was a curtousey, that if I decided to get the service just pay that bill and they will activate service...I've since begged and pleaded with them to stop sending the bill - WELL OVER 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL RECEIVING THAT BILL EVERY MONTH!
You can bitch and complain about Verizon sending you a "checking on you" letter all you want, but at least they don't send people BILLS for YEARS to try and get them to activate service (that I kn...
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Every month since then I have consistently received a BILL from Cingular for $400.00. When I first called them about it they said it was a curtousey, that if I decided to get the service just pay that bill and they will activate service...I've since begged and pleaded with them to stop sending the bill - WELL OVER 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL RECEIVING THAT BILL EVERY MONTH!
You can bitch and complain about Verizon sending you a "checking on you" letter all you want, but at least they don't send people BILLS for YEARS to try and get them to activate service (that I kn...
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sdgmcdon said:
I know exactly what Cingular is thinking too, some people won't realize whats going on, see the bill and pay it...then by the time they realize what happened the trial period is over and they are locked into whatever contract requiring a hefty cancellation fee and/or they are just hoping when someone freakin dies their heirs will pay the bill thinking it's just a bill and get locked in and have to pay the cancellation fee's.
Talk about shady...
I love these types of comments. I can't believe people actually think major Corporations have the time to sit around and figure out how to screw their customers or scheme to make more money. They are too busy handling day to day business.
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Take a reading comprehension class bubs, I stated in the post that I have called them SEVERAL TIMES and just about begged them to stop, they did NOTHING and just told me to ignore the notices, that THEY DO IT SPECIFICALLY as a "convenience" for people who may want their service at a later time.
And based on your post it's obvious you know zip, zero, zlich about how businesses are run - a MASSIVE part of what companies do is figure out creative ways to make more money and when it comes down to screwing the consumer, they weigh how many consumers will perceive it that way against how much money they can make. It's not rocket science buddy. Auto manufacturers look at the cost difference of paying/settling lawsuits or initiating a recall whe...
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And based on your post it's obvious you know zip, zero, zlich about how businesses are run - a MASSIVE part of what companies do is figure out creative ways to make more money and when it comes down to screwing the consumer, they weigh how many consumers will perceive it that way against how much money they can make. It's not rocket science buddy. Auto manufacturers look at the cost difference of paying/settling lawsuits or initiating a recall whe...
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Take a reading comprehension class bubs, I stated in the post that I have called them SEVERAL TIMES and just about begged them to stop, they did NOTHING and just told me to ignore the notices, that THEY DO IT SPECIFICALLY as a "convenience" for people who may want their service at a later time.
And based on your post it's obvious you know zip, zero, zlich about how businesses are run - a MASSIVE part of what companies do is figure out creative ways to make more money and when it comes down to screwing the consumer, they weigh how many consumers will perceive it that way against how much money they can make. It's not rocket science buddy. Auto manufacturers look at the cost difference of paying/settling
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i think i love some computer glitches. đ cingular just sent me a phone via DHL that i have no clue on where the heck it came from. it's a lg 1400i. (i know disco'd) i checked my bill not billed for it. got honest and called CS and spoke to several sups and they all said KEEP IT. đ¤Ŗ . whats even more wierd is DHL had to call me on my cell to get my new address because the one they had was an address we lived at 3 months ago. it's strange is't it. 1) because nobody knows WHERE the phone came from and 2) WHERE IN THE HECK DID DHL GET MY CELL NUMBER FROM? đ was it cingular? i guess i'll never know.
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About 2-3 years ago I was wanting to switch to cingular, due to my credit at that time they wanted a $400 deposit for service...I went to Tmobile instead who only wanted $75.
Every month since then I have consistently received a BILL from Cingular for $400.00. When I first called them about it they said it was a curtousey, that if I decided to get the service just pay that bill and they will activate service...I've since begged and pleaded with them to stop sending the bill - WELL OVER 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL RECEIVING THAT BILL EVERY MONTH!
You can bitch and complain about Verizon sending you a "checking on you" letter all you want, but at least they don't send people BILLS for YEARS to try and get
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I thought it was a computer glich of some sort as well at first until I was told time and time again by Cingular that they DO IT ON PURPOSE as a "convenience" to me in case I decide I want the service later.
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sdgmcdon said:
I thought it was a computer glich of some sort as well at first until I was told time and time again by Cingular that they DO IT ON PURPOSE as a "convenience" to me in case I decide I want the service later.
I can't believe that anyone wit' their head NOT up their a** would think that a policy like dat would do anything other than enrage people an' make sure that they NEVER go back to Cingular.
I think somone's tryin' to sell ya a case fulla expired bean dip if they gave you that excuse. âšī¸
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Well, that's the excuse I got every time I called and again, I still get the bill every month.
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sdgmcdon said:
I thought it was a computer glich of some sort as well at first until I was told time and time again by Cingular that they DO IT ON PURPOSE as a "convenience" to me in case I decide I want the service later.
ahh...
"It's not a bug....
It's a FEATURE!"
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Just like when you call in for something and they tell you "our systems are updating"...they don't want to admit the systems can crash....
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