Switch from AT&T?

I am up for renewal with AT&T and have no gripes with them. Their coverage
in Gainesville, FL is okay but could be better. As far as I know most fees
are about the same so I guess it comes down to coverage & customer service.
Any suggestions?

--
Thanks in advance... Fred

In news:LjK1j.393$so3.218@newsfe18.lga,
Fred <none@none.com> typed:
> I am up for renewal with AT&T and have no gripes with them. Their
> coverage in Gainesville, FL is okay but could be better. As far as I
> know most fees are about the same so I guess it comes down to coverage &
> customer service. Any suggestions?


Talk to your friends, relatives, neighbors, coworkers, etc and ask them what
phone they use and which provider they have and how it works for them.

Borrow a phone if possible to check it out for yourself - Then go with the
phone and service that seems to be the best.

That much I could figure out. I was hoping to draw on the experiences of
others who have been with Verizon. The reason newsgroups exist are to
provide this type of help.

Fred

"IMHO IIRC" <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.NOSPAM> wrote in message
news:YGK1j.397$so3.127@newsfe18.lga...
> In news:LjK1j.393$so3.218@newsfe18.lga,
> Fred <none@none.com> typed:
>> I am up for renewal with AT&T and have no gripes with them. Their
>> coverage in Gainesville, FL is okay but could be better. As far as I
>> know most fees are about the same so I guess it comes down to coverage &
>> customer service. Any suggestions?
>
>
> Talk to your friends, relatives, neighbors, coworkers, etc and ask them
> what phone they use and which provider they have and how it works for
> them.
>
> Borrow a phone if possible to check it out for yourself - Then go with the
> phone and service that seems to be the best.
>
>

FYI-----I have had verizon for about 4 years.....had alltel, cingular and
nextel before. Haven't had any problems with service with verizon. My
husband and 2 of my kids have at&t. I always have coverage anywhere I go,
where theirs is spotty sometimes. My husband said last night that he is
considering going to verizon when his contract is up.
"Fred" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:fJL1j.35$_%4.12@newsfe15.lga...
> That much I could figure out. I was hoping to draw on the experiences of
> others who have been with Verizon. The reason newsgroups exist are to
> provide this type of help.
>
> Fred
>
> "IMHO IIRC" <NOSPAM@NOSPAM.NOSPAM> wrote in message
> news:YGK1j.397$so3.127@newsfe18.lga...
>> In news:LjK1j.393$so3.218@newsfe18.lga,
>> Fred <none@none.com> typed:
>>> I am up for renewal with AT&T and have no gripes with them. Their
>>> coverage in Gainesville, FL is okay but could be better. As far as I
>>> know most fees are about the same so I guess it comes down to coverage &
>>> customer service. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>> Talk to your friends, relatives, neighbors, coworkers, etc and ask them
>> what phone they use and which provider they have and how it works for
>> them.
>>
>> Borrow a phone if possible to check it out for yourself - Then go with
>> the phone and service that seems to be the best.
>>
>>
>

Fred wrote:
> I am up for renewal with AT&T and have no gripes with them. Their
> coverage in Gainesville, FL is okay but could be better. As far as I
> know most fees are about the same so I guess it comes down to coverage &
> customer service. Any suggestions?
>
I've had Verizon since 2000. We lived in an RV and traveled all over the
US. There were many, many times when I had coverage and neighboring
RVers with other service in the same campground did not. Generally
speaking, we noticed that CDMA carriers had better service than
TDMA/GSM carriers. Verizon had the best CDMA coverage away from the main
highways.


With the exception of one call in 2002, I have had excellent support and
service from them. I also like the IN calling feature that allows me to
call anyone with Verizon IN service and not have the minutes count. Our
kids and grandkids are all on Verizon as are many of our friends, so we
can use the basic 450 minutes per month plan and still have minutes left
over at the end of the month.

I do not use my phone for anything other than making phone calls. It is
capable of playing music and TV shows. It has a GPS navagation feature
that can be turned on, it takes pictures and heaven knows what other
things it can do. It was given to me for free by Verizon (I have yet to
pay for a phone in over 7 years) and it gets a strong signal to make and
receive calls. That's all I want or need, so I can't be of any
assistance to you if you are interested in trick phones. I hope I've
helped you when it comes to making and receiving calls.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

In my part of California, the Cingular flavor of AT&T had serious coverage
gaps. Verizon does not. My parents' TDMA phones were forced out by AT&T,
and AT&T changed their calling plan along with the phone replacement. This
was contrary to what the rep quoted. So, I had my elderly parents leave
AT&T and added them to my Verizon service on a family plan.

On a recent cruise along Mexico my parents had coverage both on shipboard
and ashore (for a price).

Verizon reps and technical support are in the US (not India) and do a great
job. On a call, a few weeks ago, where I sought advice to help my dad with
a problem, the tech support rep volunteered to call my dad directly. He
actually made the call and talked my dad through it.

Verizon is known for crippling features on their phones and charging extra
to enable the features, if they are available at all. My parents and I
don't need anything fancy, so this was not an issue for us.



"Fred" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:LjK1j.393$so3.218@newsfe18.lga...
>I am up for renewal with AT&T and have no gripes with them. Their coverage
>in Gainesville, FL is okay but could be better. As far as I know most fees
>are about the same so I guess it comes down to coverage & customer service.
>Any suggestions?
>
> --
> Thanks in advance... Fred

jl wrote:

>
>
> I don't believe that. Twice yesterday I talked to Verizon agents at
> their toll-free number. Both of these men could barely speak English,
> and I had to ask them to repeat themselves several times, their
> accents were so heavy. In each instance they said they were in the
> USA, but it sure is mysterious that English is obviously a foreign
> language to them and they articulate it so poorly.
>
> Folks, watch out for Verizon toadies, or paid shills, pretending to be
> satisfied customers.
>
> Log onto my account if you don't believe what I'm telling you about
> Verizon's problem either concealing information, or incompetence. Log-
> on name is JAMESEL. Password is blivit75.
>
>
No one would ever give account logon information out like that. Now you
have confirmed you are either a complete moron or a troll that is still
in diapers.

George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> No one would ever give account logon information out like that.
> Now you have confirmed you are either a complete moron or a troll
> that is still in diapers.

Neither, he's just a liar.


--
XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project:
http://improve-usenet.org

"jl" <jls1016@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:0198c599-6e53-466f-8288-e369fe38adc9@r31g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 23, 10:43 pm, "Cubit" <n...@not.not> wrote:

>
> Folks, watch out for Verizon toadies, or paid shills, pretending to be
> satisfied customers.
>

Where is my shill check?
No, I want cash in an envelope!

[humor]

Cubit

On Nov 24, 10:51 am, XS11E <xs...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> George <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> > No one would ever give account logon information out like that.
> > Now you have confirmed you are either a complete moron or a troll
> > that is still in diapers.
>
> Neither, he's just a liar.

Ah, my particularly scurvy Verizon shill, please state in detail the
lie or lies you claim to have been told, or be yourself classified as
a rather transparent little liar in your own right.

jl <jls1016@bellsouth.net> wrote in news:91d1d299-b320-4d6c-aa1d-
313b40f044ad@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> On Nov 24, 10:51 am, XS11E <xs...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> George <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> > No one would ever give account logon information out like that.
>> > Now you have confirmed you are either a complete moron or a troll
>> > that is still in diapers.
>>
>> Neither, he's just a liar.
>
> Ah, my particularly scurvy Verizon shill, please state in detail the
> lie or lies you claim to have been told, or be yourself classified as
> a rather transparent little liar in your own right.
>

Oh look- a real-life *****y troll. How cute.

Yo, stupid- if I remember your orginal post, your biggest ***** is that
somebody in your family used your crdity information to add phone and port
phones. Did you have a fraud alert or identity theft alert filed with the
credit bureaus. What's that- you didn't? Can you prove that Verizon gave
this information to your family member? What's that- you can't? Sorry- I
hate corporate america as much as you apparently do, but they are not
responsible for counteracting the stupidity of the american consumer.

"Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names" <PopUlist349@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:7a7081f6-a9f8-4c80-85c1-d02187a1484b@j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com:

> Also, I am planning to upgrade my PC card to a
> Verizon USB727 modem for Internet access rather than go with satellite
> access thru HughesNet.
>

Forbidden in your agreement. Read it. You cannot use VZW's mobile
internet as a replacement for home internet service. They got that
covered, too.



Larry
--
Xterm IS the ultimate video game...(c;

I would suppose that if you manage to not stream video (never install a
flash player and such) that one could keep usage within the limits allowed.
You might be violating the terms of service, but if the desktop PC has usage
consistent with a busy cellphone internet user, I would bet you would be OK.


"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:Xns99F27A051CADFnoonehomecom@208.49.80.253...
> "Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names" <PopUlist349@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:7a7081f6-a9f8-4c80-85c1-d02187a1484b@j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Also, I am planning to upgrade my PC card to a
>> Verizon USB727 modem for Internet access rather than go with satellite
>> access thru HughesNet.
>>
>
> Forbidden in your agreement. Read it. You cannot use VZW's mobile
> internet as a replacement for home internet service. They got that
> covered, too.
>
>
>
> Larry
> --
> Xterm IS the ultimate video game...(c;

jl wrote:
> On Nov 24, 8:07 am, George <geo...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> jl wrote:
>>
>>> I don't believe that. Twice yesterday I talked to Verizon agents at
>>> their toll-free number. Both of these men could barely speak English,
>>> and I had to ask them to repeat themselves several times, their
>>> accents were so heavy. In each instance they said they were in the
>>> USA, but it sure is mysterious that English is obviously a foreign
>>> language to them and they articulate it so poorly.
>>> Folks, watch out for Verizon toadies, or paid shills, pretending to be
>>> satisfied customers.
>>> Log onto my account if you don't believe what I'm telling you about
>>> Verizon's problem either concealing information, or incompetence. Log-
>>> on name is JAMESEL. Password is blivit75.
>> No one would ever give account logon information out like that.
>
> But I just did, for a very good reason-- to expose Verizon for what
> they are.
>
> Now you
>> have confirmed you are either a complete moron or a troll that is still
>> in diapers.- Hide quoted text -
>
> You are just another whore shilling for Verizon. I gave out the
> account information to prove that the account is worthless for weeks
> now to show me in businesslike detail what my bill is, and is evidence
> for everyone else to see that Verizon is either incompetent,
> dishonest, or both. They are both dishonest and incompetent in my
> experience and duly considered opinion. The paper bill I got in the
> mail is unitemized. The bill I got by dialing 611 is also unitemized,
> when during the two years I had a contract with Verizon, they did
> furnish itemized bills, although they liked to add on items which I
> did not owe and during the last year and against my specific wishes
> zapped the useful software I had on my phone and replaced it with
> their grimy spam.
>

Evidently you did something to piss them off <vbg> I had one problem
with my VZW on line account and that was when I was changing credit
cards for auto-billing. I got on the land line and they were extremely
helpful.

My late mother had a saying: "pretty is as pretty does." Just the fact
that you think your Verizon phone has a sim card leads me, and others,
to believe that you are a troll looking for attention. Try Internet
dating, maybe you'll get more positive results.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:03:44 -0800 (PST), "Kickin' Ass and Takin'
Names" <PopUlist349@hotmail.com> wrote:


>-- Virginia Northern Neck

>I am now settled into a very rural area on the Northern Neck of VA
>(find the town of Heathsville, VA). Sometimes I get only 1 or 2 bars
>but the phone works. Also, I am planning to upgrade my PC card to a
>Verizon USB727 modem for Internet access rather than go with satellite
>access thru HughesNet.

Verizon has very good coverage in Virginia except for a few rural
places, or NIMBY places (Faquier county US 50/US 17 comes to mind).
Other than that, I've had very good luck with Verizon.

However, I wish they'd put up a few more towers in the former Shentel
area near Winchester. They converted them to CDMA a few years ago, but
sometimes you just wish you had a little better singal strength.

I've found that former Bell Atlantic areas are better than non BA
areas for Verizon.

Dave