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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I live in Chicago and I can tell you this. Cingular works pretty good, but T-Mobile has better coverage in the city than Cingular. I know people who always drop calls with Cingular, but I never had a problem with T-Mobile here in Chicago. I no longer have T-Mobile (I went stoneage and got a landline, tee hee!!!)
I hope this helps you. T-Mobile works very very very well in Chicago. Cingular is second best. I would avoid Verizon and Sprint, thier call quality is not good in Chi-town. Just fyi.
Yesterday, I talked to a guy I know who it turns out has Sprint. He lives in the Chicago suburbs, works in the city, and has had Sprint for four years because he claimes he's never had a dropped call and that his coversations sound great.
How crazy is it that he says that, meanwhile, you say that Sprint's call quality is not good in this area. Ugh.
Well, like a previous poster said, the 30 day trial seems to be a good way to try it out.
Thanks for your post...I appreciate all the comments that people have left!
Have you considered US Cellular at all??? $49.99 1000 min unlimited incoming and n&w 7-7
Tried Cingular and had problems. Sprint I had real bad call quality. I am very curious to try T-mobile b/c I want the Razr V3i. I've heard good and bad about T-mobile but mostly good. The main bad issue I've heard is low reception inside buildings.
My best experiences have been w/ Verizon and US Cellular so far...I'll prob test out T-mobile in the near future. Good luck!