Damn cell phones O how I hate shooping for new ones and service.

mantis
mantis Posts: 17,201
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Man,
I work in Princton New Jersey most of the time and have terrible service there with T Mobil. I had Nextel , sucked, as well as AT&T.

I'm considering Cingluar or Verizon. Verizon is looking like the best way to go but they just stopped there Picture phone buy one get one free deal. You can get 2 lower end pic phones buy one get one but there not Blue tooth.

I'm looking to get the best coverage with a Picture , blue tooth phone with high quality sound quality. Anyone buy a new phone with Blue tooth?

Any help would be a Help....

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    Im not much up on new technologies but Ive been using Sprint now for 5 years and have had little problems.

    My main complaint is if you get too far off the beaten path you lose service and out west is a joke. There are whole states that dont have service! It sucked when I was a truck driver!

    As for pictures and all that stuff, the most I want to do with my phone is download cool ring tones and play Solitaire when Im taking a dump.
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited August 2005
    motorola e815 is blue tooth, 1.3 mega pixel camera, will take a 15 sec vid with audio, use the trans flash card for mp3's large lcd screens pretty cool phone
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited August 2005
    MacLeod wrote:
    ....and play Solitaire when Im taking a dump.

    Too much fiber in your diet???
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited August 2005
    The V710 is a nice phone I believe it is the same as the e815 though. But with Cingular, there is always the V3 Razr, HUGE screen and bluetooth
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited August 2005
    all the issues motorola had with the v710 such as keys, casing and some of the software problems were fixed in the e815 and is replacing the 710
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2005
    I hate cell phones.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited August 2005
    I looked at the 815 and it seemed like a really nice phone. I just might pick it up tomarrow and give it a test drive.
    Thanks guys, and still looking for more... keep it coming

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2005
    I like my Nokia 6230 with Cingular. Bluetooth, MP3 player, camera, speakerphone, clear as a bell.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    F1nut wrote:
    Too much fiber in your diet???

    Well when Im at home, Ive got my trusty stack of Car Audio and Electronics magazines to entertain me but since Im at work 10-13 hours a day in and out of various grocery stores, I need something to do besides sit there and whistle along to the Muzak. ;)
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited August 2005
    I am very happy with Verizon. I advise you to get the extra warranty when you buy a phone. I have a Motorola V60 phone and I am on my second one (after they replaced three batts). There seems to be a defect in the charging port on the phone that slowly gets worse over time. Now my replacement phone is starting to show the same problem.

    One cool thing is that Verizon gives you a $100 credit every two years toward a new phone. Basically, if the phone is $100 or less w/a new contract, you get a new phone for free.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited August 2005
    Mike- This Verizon $100 credit thing... does that include family plans? We've got 3 verizon cellphones, and it'd be nice to be able to trade it in in two years...

    Oh, and as for your battery problem, is it just that the battery starts running out faster and faster as time goes on? I've noticed that w/ my Samsung phone. When we bought the phones, the saleslady told us that if we left the phone on while charging using the home charger, that it would burn the screen out or something. My phone has been on since we got them (except when I've run the battery all the way out), and the only problem I've had is battery life getting shorter.

    They sell higher capacity batts on ebay, but they're essentially "hump packs", so your phone won't fit into any kind of holder anymore. That's pointless to me...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2005
    I work for Sprint/ Nextel, WOOHOO! :( :)and the best phone I've had in 9+ years has been the Sanyo MM7400. My all time favorite, BOMBPROOF phone was the Nokia 2190, but that's old school and noone cares about them anymore :)

    I know Sprint/ Nextel isn't one of your choices, but it's an FYI.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    dorokusai wrote:
    I work for Sprint Nextel, WOOHOO! :( :)and the best phone I've had in 9+ years has been the Sanyo MM7400. My all time favorite, BOMBPROOF phone was the Nokia 2190, but that's old school and noone cares about them anymore :)

    I know Sprint/ Nextel isn't one of your choices, but it's an FYI.

    I want to try one of those. I have the Sanyo 8200, now and before that, the 8100. Fantastic phones. I've had a cell phone since 1990, when all you could get was a bag-phone :eek: and time was like $5 per minute it seemed like :rolleyes: . I've been with Sprint for 3 years now with no issues at all. Before that I was with T-Mobile, and while they have great plans, they have lousy coverage outside a metro area. After being with Bell South Mobility, Cellular One, T-Mobile and now Sprint, I have to say that Sprint has been the best by far. I can't say about Verizon or Cingular, but have never really heard anything bad about them.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    I want to try one of those. I have the Sanyo 8200, now and before that, the 8100. Fantastic phones. I've had a cell phone since 1990, when all you could get was a bag-phone :eek: and time was like $5 per minute it seemed like :rolleyes: . I've been with Sprint for 3 years now with no issues at all. Before that I was with T-Mobile, and while they have great plans, they have lousy coverage outside a metro area. After being with Bell South Mobility, Cellular One, T-Mobile and now Sprint, I have to say that Sprint has been the best by far. I can't say about Verizon or Cingular, but have never really heard anything bad about them.

    I will forward your positive comments to the hive, prepare to be assimilated. :)
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited August 2005
    The 7400 is awesome, I wound up getting a 5600 from an old customer for around $200, when I would've had to pay $430. The Verizon credits do go for family share plans too I believe. And the E815 also has Verizon's EV-DO service, if you live in an area with it.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited August 2005
    Thanks a ton guys. The E815 I'm getting today. I can't stand for another drop out in Prinecton today. I looked at Tmobils coverage in that area and it's spotty as hell. I looked at Verizon's coverage and there pretty solid. Actually from my research , Verizon has the best coverage in my problem areas.

    The E815 is really nice and I'm down with it.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2005
    That "$100 dollar credit" thing is usually valid for ANY phone company. I know I get a "phone upgrade" every YEAR with Cingular - basically you get to choose a phone as if you were a new customer, which is about $100-$150 off.
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited August 2005
    nadams wrote:
    Mike- This Verizon $100 credit thing... does that include family plans? We've got 3 verizon cellphones, and it'd be nice to be able to trade it in in two years...

    Oh, and as for your battery problem, is it just that the battery starts running out faster and faster as time goes on? I've noticed that w/ my Samsung phone. When we bought the phones, the saleslady told us that if we left the phone on while charging using the home charger, that it would burn the screen out or something. My phone has been on since we got them (except when I've run the battery all the way out), and the only problem I've had is battery life getting shorter.

    They sell higher capacity batts on ebay, but they're essentially "hump packs", so your phone won't fit into any kind of holder anymore. That's pointless to me...

    I have the family plan with me and the wife and we both get the $100 credit.

    The battery issue on my phone is actually not the result of the battery itself losing life, it's the internal charging system in my phone that screws up the battery. My original phone killed three batts in just four months before they gave me a replacement. On the original phone, I would get weird messages (unable to charge batt, etc) and intermittent charging where the phone would just stop charging. Now my replacement model is starting to do the same.

    Looks like I'll be getting a new phone myself soon.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2005
    Cingular for the roll-over. Roll-over's great.
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  • spwuinmk67
    spwuinmk67 Posts: 797
    edited August 2005
    bobman1235 wrote:
    That "$100 dollar credit" thing is usually valid for ANY phone company. I know I get a "phone upgrade" every YEAR with Cingular - basically you get to choose a phone as if you were a new customer, which is about $100-$150 off.
    Verizon's is a little different, you get the new customer price, plus an extra $100 off, if your an upgrade customer.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2005
    spwuinmk67 wrote:
    Verizon's is a little different, you get the new customer price, plus an extra $100 off, if your an upgrade customer.

    OHHHH. Well that's a great deal then :-D
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited August 2005
    I had Sprint for a couple of years but in the Cincinnati area there are too many places with weak signal; switched to T-mobil and cannot be happier; I am paying less for 3 phones than I was paying for 2 phones with Sprint, and I've only had very few low signal problems (I guess ALL companies have weak areas everywhere..).

    I have the Motorola V180; only does what a phone is supposed to do; no camera/personal agenda/can opener/radio...and yes, it has the solitaire..
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited August 2005
    Well I got the E815 today and so far the service is great. I have had nothing but full signal everywhere T mobil didn't. The phone is killer with so many features. It's going to take me sometime to learna all what it can do.

    Cool stuff not to mention they gave me another phone free a picture phone Motorola V285.

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    Whoa! Nextel owns Sprint?!?!?

    I thought Sprint and Cingular merged.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    MacLeod wrote:
    Whoa! Nextel owns Sprint?!?!?

    I thought Sprint and Cingular merged.

    AT&T merged with Cingular and Sprint and Nextel have merged.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited August 2005
    The blue tooth headset is way cool. My phone has voice commands and I use the **** out of it while I'm driving or working. Now I can answer the phone without having to hold it, I can call anyone without touching the phone. I love it.

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2005
    Ok, here's what I know or IMHO.....


    T Mobil, Not bad if you got coverage where you like to be / properly the best price point.

    Nextel, I don't know about their cell service.

    AT&T, was a joke I would think that Cingluar would help but the road been a little ruff as they needed to bring their cell sites up to par. A side note as AT&T was losing money their service on equipment may have been on short side.

    Cingluar, Not bad but too many drop'd call IMHO

    Verizon, Is said to have the best coverage / cell sites / and cash to make it right. They maybe also the most expensive service out there.

    Just my $.02 on cell service(s)

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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    I cant believe Nextel owns Sprint. I do know theyre not on the same system though.

    At my work I carry around a Nextel cell phone along with my personal Sprint phone. My Nextel has "no service" much more often than my Sprint. Certain stores I work in have no signal to the Nextel but quite strong with my Sprint.

    Also my Sprint calls are much clearer than my Nextel calls. I know some of this could be due to the phone but its just been my experience that Sprint is much better than Nextel.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2005
    Nextel doesn't own Sprint....it was a joint merger. Sprint is actually the larger entity.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited August 2005
    F1nut wrote:
    Too much fiber in your diet???
    There is no such thing as too much fibre. Besides, fibre makes visits to bathroom frequent and fast, hardly time to play solitaire. Maybe it's the opposite, too little fibre in the diet. :)

    Nokia 8800 is the hottest phone out there atm. For pictures, it would be the new one with 2MB and 4x zoom, can't think of the model name right now.
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