New York service???

>From: "g w" [email protected]
>Date: 8/2/2003 2:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time

>J.D. Powers doesn't mean squat. Anyones opinions is as valid as J.D. Powers
>(even more so).

Thanks for that info...now move on.

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David G. Imber wrote:

> On 01 Aug 2003 19:38:28 GMT, [email protected]ojunk (Chuck P Adams)
> wrote:

>>That is a big NO. I used sprint for 4 years in the NY/CT area and serice is
>>getting worse and not better. The big beef is the reception indoors and the
>>dropped calls. Also service is poor in Westchester and many parts of Fairfield
>>county.
>
>
> This is the second time that I'm aware of that you have posted that
> these areas have poor service that is getting worse.


Wow, only the second? I've lost count.

> One must wonder if you have an axe to grind.


He does, anyone can see that... do a Deja search. Chuck Adams is an
avowed troll with a vendetta not just against Sprint, but a myriad of
different groups.

For the record, I've visted manhattan on occasion and have not had
coverage problems, beyond of course no service in the subways and the
PATH lines beyond Journal Square, when they go underground. NJ is good
save for the Princeton area, but that has improved as of late.

I know last year, service sucked big time in Greenwich (to Sprint's defense
though, I had an LG 1010.....but I did also have a A460......and I would get
many dropped calls/low signal). And Greenwich, CT isn't exactly the last
place I'd expect to get a no signal........


"Chuck P Adams" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >From: "Ruff" [email protected]
> >Date: 7/31/2003 9:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>
> > was wondering if Sprint is a reliable carrier for the New York
> >metropolitan area.
>
> That is a big NO. I used sprint for 4 years in the NY/CT area and serice
is
> getting worse and not better. The big beef is the reception indoors and
the
> dropped calls. Also service is poor in Westchester and many parts of
Fairfield
> county.
>
>

>From: "Cruz Gracia" [email protected]
>Date: 8/3/2003 9:00 AM Eastern

>I know last year, service sucked big time in Greenwich (to Sprint's defense
>though, I had an LG 1010.....but I did also have a A460......and I would get
>many dropped calls/low signal).

I know Verizon is building a new tower inside a church stepal in North
Grennwich that should help out the low signal areas. When I had Sprint (verizon
now) I was on roam 75% of the time until I got close to North Castle, NY or
close to the Parkway. Its tuff to build towers in that area due to the million
dollar estates and the owners really don't care about a extra few thousand to
build a tower on there land.

On Sat, 02 Aug 2003 23:53:56 -0400, Isaiah Beard
<[email protected]> wrote:

>David G. Imber wrote:
>
>> On 01 Aug 2003 19:38:28 GMT, [email protected]ojunk (Chuck P Adams)
>> wrote:
>
>>>That is a big NO. I used sprint for 4 years in the NY/CT area and serice is
>>>getting worse and not better. The big beef is the reception indoors and the
>>>dropped calls. Also service is poor in Westchester and many parts of Fairfield
>>>county.
>>
>>
>> This is the second time that I'm aware of that you have posted that
>> these areas have poor service that is getting worse.
>
>
>Wow, only the second? I've lost count.
>
>> One must wonder if you have an axe to grind.
>
>
>He does, anyone can see that... do a Deja search. Chuck Adams is an
>avowed troll with a vendetta not just against Sprint, but a myriad of
>different groups.
>

Bull****. He was dead on accurate. Sprint service sucks in NYC.
Definately indoors. Dropped calls and faded signals galore, even with
a Sanyo. Please

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 04:48:56 GMT, JayLoveNYC <[email protected]> wrote:


>Bull****. He was dead on accurate. Sprint service sucks in NYC.
>Definately indoors. Dropped calls and faded signals galore, even with
>a Sanyo. Please

Why in the world would so many people, when asked this question,
volunteer that their service is good to excellent? What would they gain?
Could their service be that much better than everyone else's? Divine
intervention? Are they specially blessed?

There's nothing about my circumstances that particularly suggests I
lead a charmed life. So I walk around, I make calls whenever I want, I
receive calls wherever I am, they don't drop. I go all over Manhattan,
occasionally to Bklyn and Queens, and occasionally upstate. I also travel
to major cities around the country. I am rarely, in all my travels,
frustrated by lack of signal.

Yes, deep inside some office buildings I lose signal. That is
acknowledged. Yet I'm often surprised that I have signal inside some
high-rise buildings. Yes, sometimes I have to speak up or repeat myself if
there's a lot of ambient noise, but I don't know anyone on any system who
can honestly say that their cell connection duplicates a land connection.

So it's a mixed bag. Not perfect. That's the answer.

But you're saying it SUCKS, it's a DISASTER. How can this
discrepancy be explained?

That's my whole point, start to finish.

DGI

>From: David G. Imber [email protected]
>Date: 8/5/2003 2:11 AM Eastern

>Why in the world would so many people, when asked this question,
>volunteer that their service is good to excellent?

Sprint trolls

>What would they gain?

Money.

>Yes, deep inside some office buildings I lose signal.

Deep my ass. Just walk into the lobby.

On 05 Aug 2003 18:09:27 GMT, [email protected]ojunk (Chuck P Adams)
wrote:

>>Yes, deep inside some office buildings I lose signal.
>
>Deep my ass. Just walk into the lobby.

You see, I try to avoid disrespecting people, but this is the sort
of thing that would mark an individual as a CRANK.

If I say that the Ford Taurus (for example) doesn't have as high a
safety rating as some other automobiles, that's a reasonable, measured
statement. If I say "drive a Ford Taurus and you'll die", I'm just a crank.

Anyone who's ever used a Sprint phone in NYC knows that under most
ordinary circumstances, you can walk into the lobby of a building and send
and receive calls _just fine_. People who don't have any agenda have
already said that Sprint doesn't have as good a record on holding signal
inside high-rise buildings.

And the notion that Sprint employees get some benefit from coming
on here to troll is laughable. It's not effective. They have better things
to do. It would be a waste of time and money. And if such payment programs
existed why would anyone think you're not on one? And if you were, wouldn't
that undermine your claims?

Sheesh.

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 02:11:53 -0400, David G. Imber
<[email protected]> wrote:


> So it's a mixed bag. Not perfect. That's the answer.
>
> But you're saying it SUCKS, it's a DISASTER. How can this
>discrepancy be explained?
>

True. Very valid points. I should have stressed that it was based on
my own personal experience of the service. To be fair, I have read
many threads on how people are very satified with their service from
other parts of the country. Unfortunately for me, Sprint just doesn't
cut it. I have had luck with a Sanyo 4700. Forget about Samsung.

I have had services in the past yrs with all carriers(Nextel, Omnipoint,
Voicestream, AT&T, Verizon, Cingular) and by far i still find SPrint is
above most of the carriers out there. Verizon is the only carrier i
would use if not Sprint in NYC metro area. I just switched over from
Cingular which is basically T-Mobile( they share the same towers in NYC
metro area) and by far my new Samsung A-600 is way better. It works in
the rainy weather which i cant say for Cingular because everytime it
rains here i dont get calls/poor reception.

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Ruff wrote:
> *I was wondering if Sprint is a reliable carrier for the New York
> metropolitan area. I'm going to be moving there soon and I've become
> aware
> that maintaining a decent signal in the city and outlying areas can
> be
> difficult. Dropped calls and poor reception seems to be a common
> occurrence
> there.
>
> I know that T-Mobile has had problems, AT&T is so-so, and some
> people
> are telling me that Sprint is...or at least "was" not very good. I
> don't
> know if the issue is the cell towers or the overload of people with
> phones
> stuck to their ears. But...before I sign a contract I'd be interested
> in
> listening to other people's experiences in that area.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ruff *



I live in Staten Island NewYork and I cummute everyday I have a Samsung
a500 I have no complaints only on the Ferry that I travel on every
morning I will have a signal all the way from Staten Island only when I
approach Mahattan my signal starts to either fades or I get a drop call
and also on the subway but thats nothing to me I love the service I
have been with SprintPCS since 1998 the service has gotten much much
better I get a full signal in my house where as in recent years I would
have to beg for a signal so don't fret you will be fine SprintPCS is a
great carrier.

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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
>On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:51:07 -0400, Alex Rodriguez <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>In my apt I get no SPCS signal, but I can get a good Verizon signal.
>
> Out of curiosity, where are you located?

58st. btwn 6&7
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During last few months, service has degraded on the North side of the
Queensboro Bridge in L.I.C.

This could be due to new businesses moving into area and those
workers/visitors needing service.

Met Life recently moved some staff here.


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