Updates to San Francisco, Southern California, and New York City Cellular Carrier Evaluation Sites

01-17-2004, 11:36 AM

I've updated my three Cellular Carrier Evaluation web sites. The biggest
update was in the carrier ratings, and was prompted by the deterioration of
AT&T TDMA service in all three areas.

I also included a short report and a long analysis of the February 2004
Consumer Reports article on Cell Phone Service (but you'll have to buy the
magazine, or go to the library, to see the details.

These sites are objective, non-commercial sites that are designed to help
consumers choose a carrier.

http://nycell.com New York City
http://sfbacell.com San Francisco Bay Area
http://socalcell.com Southern California

Also see:

http://earthroam.com International Roaming

Please e-mail me any comments, complaints, corrections, etc., and include
cites and references if you take issue with any of the content.

01-19-2004, 01:13 AM

"Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message news:<QoeOb.14523$zj7.5021@newsread1.news.pas.eart hlink.net>...
> I've updated my three Cellular Carrier Evaluation web sites. The biggest
> update was in the carrier ratings, and was prompted by the deterioration of
> AT&T TDMA service in all three areas.
>
> I also included a short report and a long analysis of the February 2004
> Consumer Reports article on Cell Phone Service (but you'll have to buy the
> magazine, or go to the library, to see the details.
>
> These sites are objective, non-commercial sites that are designed to help
> consumers choose a carrier.
>
> http://nycell.com New York City
> http://sfbacell.com San Francisco Bay Area
> http://socalcell.com Southern California
>
> Also see:
>
> http://earthroam.com International Roaming
>
> Please e-mail me any comments, complaints, corrections, etc., and include
> cites and references if you take issue with any of the content.

The NYC link is mis-directing.

01-19-2004, 01:21 AM

Dan W. wrote:

> The NYC link is mis-directing.

It should be http://nyccell.com

--
John Richards

01-19-2004, 09:36 AM

Sorry about that. I'll yell at the web master (me).

"John Richards" <supportdesk@netzero.net> wrote in message
news:HzLOb.58321$L%4.54330@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> Dan W. wrote:
>
> > The NYC link is mis-directing.
>
> It should be http://nyccell.com
>
> --
> John Richards
>
>
>
>

01-19-2004, 04:51 PM

"Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message news:<BPSOb.19233$zj7.9684@newsread1.news.pas.eart hlink.net>...
> Sorry about that. I'll yell at the web master (me).
>
> "John Richards" <supportdesk@netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:HzLOb.58321$L%4.54330@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> > Dan W. wrote:
> >
> > > The NYC link is mis-directing.
> >
> > It should be http://nyccell.com
> >
> > --
> > John Richards
> >
> >
> >
> >

I had not been to the above site in a while; interesting info, and
below is quoted the opinion of sprint:

"7. Sprint is in a hopeless situation. Their best hope is to be
acquired by someone or to exit the wireless business and sell their
spectrum"

I haven't been in Manhattan in a year or so, but while last there I
found my sprint phone to appeared to work normally; guess that shows
what I know.

01-19-2004, 05:30 PM

"Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message news:<BPSOb.19233$zj7.9684@newsread1.news.pas.eart hlink.net>...
> Sorry about that. I'll yell at the web master (me).
>
> "John Richards" <supportdesk@netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:HzLOb.58321$L%4.54330@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> > Dan W. wrote:
> >
> > > The NYC link is mis-directing.
> >
> > It should be http://nyccell.com
> >
> > --
> > John Richards
> >
> >
> >
> >

I had not been to the above site in a while; interesting info, and
below is quoted the opinion of sprint:

"7. Sprint is in a hopeless situation. Their best hope is to be
acquired by someone or to exit the wireless business and sell their
spectrum"

I haven't been in Manhattan in a year or so, but while last there I
found my sprint phone to appeared to work normally; guess that shows
what I know.

01-20-2004, 02:09 AM

plane@usa.com (plane) wrote in message news:<68a9acb2.0401191530.4217a00@posting.google.c om>...
> "Steven M. Scharf" <scharf.steven@linkearth.net> wrote in message news:<BPSOb.19233$zj7.9684@newsread1.news.pas.eart hlink.net>...
> > Sorry about that. I'll yell at the web master (me).
> >
> > "John Richards" <supportdesk@netzero.net> wrote in message
> > news:HzLOb.58321$L%4.54330@newssvr31.news.prodigy. com...
> > > Dan W. wrote:
> > >
> > > > The NYC link is mis-directing.
> > >
> > > It should be http://nyccell.com
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Richards
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> I had not been to the above site in a while; interesting info, and
> below is quoted the opinion of sprint:
>
> "7. Sprint is in a hopeless situation. Their best hope is to be
> acquired by someone or to exit the wireless business and sell their
> spectrum"
>
> I haven't been in Manhattan in a year or so, but while last there I
> found my sprint phone to appeared to work normally; guess that shows
> what I know.

"7. Sprint is in a hopeless situation. Their best hope is to be
acquired by someone or to exit the wireless business and sell their
spectrum"

This is going a bit too far I would say. They had a pretty good
quarter to end 2003 and added 1 million total customers while keeping
churn rate lower than the same time a year ago. I don't see how this
translates into a statement like that. This is more of an opinion than
a fact.

01-20-2004, 01:32 PM

Larry Thomas wrote:
>
> "7. Sprint is in a hopeless situation. Their best hope is to be
> acquired by someone or to exit the wireless business and sell their
> spectrum"
>
>
> This is going a bit too far I would say. They had a pretty good
> quarter to end 2003 and added 1 million total customers while keeping
> churn rate lower than the same time a year ago. I don't see how this
> translates into a statement like that. This is more of an opinion than
> a fact.

I assume that the OP's comments applied to the NYC area only.
I know that SprintPCS is doing quite well in the SF Bay area, and their
recent nationwide overall performance hasn't been all that shabby.

--
John Richards

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