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    jochet
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    I have used Nextel for the last 5 years, its a business thing. The service is ok not great. Recently I leased a new car that is bluetooth enabled and I would love to use this feature. Cingular offers several phones that would work with my BMW car. My question is how good is the service from Cingular, and which model phone is best for my application.


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    sammiches
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    i just went from nextel-> sprint-> cingular and nextel was the worst service and packages of all. ive only had cingular now for less than a month and so far it the best ive had



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    Not sure about Ft. Lauderdale, but here in CA I seem to have service no matter where I go (unless Im underground). Looking at the coverage map right here (just started getting the service...) it looks like it covers all of Florida.



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    hispaniangel
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    I'd say you're better off going with Cingular. Right now I'm with Nextel and the all around service is horrible. I can't be sure what Cingular model to go with but my mom is with cingular and has been for the past 3 years and hasn't had one complaint. Me on the other hand, where do I start. Bottom line, anything is better than Nextel.



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    jochet
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    Thanks to all for replying to me about Cingulars Service vs Nextel. I ordered a razr v3 phone from Amazon and switched my existing cell number from Nextel to Cingular. You guys are correct, the service is better. I have had very few dead spots where reception was effected. Oh and the razr phone is very cool too.



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    FLyGTi
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    when the buttons start peeling off your razr...as they undoubtedly will, you can XBM it through cingular and they will replace it

    hehe. welcome to cingular.
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    rosenbergs
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    ive got cingular and nextel, the cingular works better in most places, but for me nothing beats nextels unlimited incoming



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    if you just want to use your phone as a two way radio then yes, but for cell use it's worthless here in LA imho.

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    nextel is weak, i dont like cingular, but i will have to admit that against nextel, it is much better
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    joanane
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    for me, somehow, Long island had the poorest reception for Cingular..
    but according to my aunt.. NExtel seems better



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    Kip
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    just go with Cingular you will be better off.



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    fallsonme90
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    cingular...that saying raising the bar must mean something...i have the motorola v551...works great



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    Get nextel and get the i605 a new phone which has bluetooth or you can go with the blackberry but i dont like it much (the sim card is not compatible with any of the other nextels..... Blackberry) BTW if you have recetion issues with nextel pull the antenna up thats why its there ........ and dont cover (fingers) the antenna while talking on the phone alot of my customers have those bad habbits........



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    fallsonme90
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    Dont Get Nextel U Will B Sorry

    Quote Originally Posted by Nazspeed
    Get nextel and get the i605 a new phone which has bluetooth or you can go with the blackberry but i dont like it much (the sim card is not compatible with any of the other nextels..... Blackberry) BTW if you have recetion issues with nextel pull the antenna up thats why its there ........ and dont cover (fingers) the antenna while talking on the phone alot of my customers have those bad habbits........
    once all of the other carriers establish the push to talk and all of nextels subcribers migrate to the other carriers nextel will be put out of business...with cingular...witch btw is comming out with the push to talk by the end of this year...their is no need to pull up the antenna, or not cover it...cuz cingular you always have all the signal bars...nextels phone service sucks and i am not going to pay like 200.00 dollars when i am signing a contract for ****ty service the phone should be free...when u call a nextel subcriber you always get a recording..."Please hold, while the nextel subcriber you are trying to reach is located"...I HATE THAT RECORDING...Nextel should be able to connect instantly like all of the other carriers can...nextel has only bin in business for as long as it has because of the push to talk...because if nextel didnt have the push to talk i would have never signed a year contract with them 2 years ago...ive had cingular for 7 years now (back when they were called comcast) and i got nextel and i am thankful that i didnt cancel my cingular that year because nextels phone service was horrible i only used it for the push to talk...DONT GET NEXTEL YOU WILL BE SORRY...RIP OFF...BIG TIME



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