What's the best cellular service in DC?

Jerome Werner wrote:
>
> Or what are some resources where I can find out? I've tried epinions but
> it's hard to know if they're trustworthy and often they're completely
> contradictory? I've also tried a website that lists no-service areas-
> but it's hard to tell if a service has more complaints because it's
> larger or because it's bad. Any objective data out there? If not, I'll
> be happy to take anecdotal evidence. Is t-mobile good in DC? I'd prefer
> GSM but if it's not good I'd consider the older stuff. Thanks.

No phone will operate 100% perfect all of the time. Although
the D.C. area is pretty well saturated, each carrier has
quirks that can drive you crazy at times.

VERIZON: Probably the best overall. However there are some
areas that still drop calls.

ATTWS: No bad .... but you'll lose signals on Route 66 in the
mountains.

CINGULAR: GSM needs some serious tuning. Otherwise, it works!

SPRINTPCS: Give me a break. Stay away.

NEXTEL: Pretty good, although coverage is not as good as the
others. The walkie-talkie (Direct Connect) kicks ass!

So, where were you when the lights went out?

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Stay away from Cingular, customer support and billing are terrible!
I checked ny bill each month for mistakes that they made. Spent 20 minutes a
month on the phone getting them fixed only to have them F* up again the next
month.


"Edward "Reverend" K." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Jerome Werner wrote:
> >
> > Or what are some resources where I can find out? I've tried epinions but
> > it's hard to know if they're trustworthy and often they're completely
> > contradictory? I've also tried a website that lists no-service areas-
> > but it's hard to tell if a service has more complaints because it's
> > larger or because it's bad. Any objective data out there? If not, I'll
> > be happy to take anecdotal evidence. Is t-mobile good in DC? I'd prefer
> > GSM but if it's not good I'd consider the older stuff. Thanks.
>
> No phone will operate 100% perfect all of the time. Although
> the D.C. area is pretty well saturated, each carrier has
> quirks that can drive you crazy at times.
>
> VERIZON: Probably the best overall. However there are some
> areas that still drop calls.
>
> ATTWS: No bad .... but you'll lose signals on Route 66 in the
> mountains.
>
> CINGULAR: GSM needs some serious tuning. Otherwise, it works!
>
> SPRINTPCS: Give me a break. Stay away.
>
> NEXTEL: Pretty good, although coverage is not as good as the
> others. The walkie-talkie (Direct Connect) kicks ass!
>
> So, where were you when the lights went out?

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In <[email protected]> on Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:30:23 -0400,
"Percy J. Ellington Von Wellinton IIII" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Stay away from Cingular, customer support and billing are terrible!
>I checked ny bill each month for mistakes that they made. Spent 20 minutes a
>month on the phone getting them fixed only to have them F* up again the next
>month.

Luck of the draw, I guess -- I personally had only one billing problem in
three years at Cingular, and it was fixed in less than 10 minutes.

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Best regards,
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>

"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.attws - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <[email protected]> on Sat, 21 Aug 2004
> 10:30:23 -0400,
> "Percy J. Ellington Von Wellinton IIII" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Stay away from Cingular, customer support and billing are terrible!
>>I checked ny bill each month for mistakes that they made. Spent 20 minutes
>>a
>>month on the phone getting them fixed only to have them F* up again the
>>next
>>month.
>
> Luck of the draw, I guess -- I personally had only one billing problem in
> three years at Cingular, and it was fixed in less than 10 minutes.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>

Same here. Cingular CS has always answered my questions accurately, and any
problems I had were always handled quickly. When I had Verizon, though, my
bill was wrong every month, just like the previous poster.