I want a killer new phone...and why I am not getting one

[jbuggydroid]

Don't forget that they are replacing old equipment with new equipment that will handle 3g and 4g better. 3g is improving and once 4g hits 3g should have a lighter load. I totally agree tho about not locking into another 2yr plan. Course I still plan on upgrading to a tegra 3 device when I can because I'm a gamer!!!! Lol

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[3rdpig]

I left Sprint for VZ several years ago when I needed wider coverage and Sprint had nothing, not even a tenuous timeline, for me. I couldn't even make calls from some of the areas I travel to.

Right now on VZ I've got a 4G Moto Droid Bionic. I'm on a multi line account with someone who gets a 17% corporate discount. For two lines, 1400 shared minutes, unlimited data and texts, we're paying $77 each, or about $155 total, per month.

Not only can I make calls everywhere I go, but I've got a solid 3G signal to every area I travel to, and most areas, including my home area, are solid 4G LTE. My LTE connection on my Bionic is as fast as my home cable internet connection. And 3G is solid even in outlying areas. And yes, I had to buy an extended battery ($28 on Amazon) and a more powerful car charger ($12 on Amazon) to handle the extra load.

But it hasn't all been sweetness and light with VZ. While Sprint was that company that I hated to love, VZ is that company that I love to hate. My first phone with them was a BB Storm. I'm sure you all know what a POS the Storm was, and every time I called for help all I'd get was the Droid sales talk or an offer of a refurbed Storm which I knew would be as bad as the one that was in my hand.

Not that Sprints CS was much better, don't even start me on the $200 rebate that one of their store managers promised me, in writing, that took me nearly 6 months, half a dozen phone calls and a threat of small claims court, to actually get.

Also, VZ knows they have the best network, and they know that few of us, at least around where I live, are going to leave for Sprint, AT&T or T-Mo. And that knowledge lets them think they can jerk us around, and they do. While I doubt the switch to shared data plans will hurt me since I use wifi at home and rarely go over 3GB a month, it's still a slap in the face. And while I've threatened them with leaving more than once, they realize that there's really no place to go and still get the service and coverage I need.

And while I might be able to save $15 or so a month by going elsewhere, it's not going to make up for the loss of coverage or data speeds. Not even close.

Hope this helps you.

 

[Hurleygm]

By the way, just to be fair and balanced, Frontline recently aired a great show on the human cost of these network upgrades. 100 workers killed on towers since 2003...50 of those working on cell towers...in the race for increasing network capacity/speed.

It's worth watching if you have 30 minutes to kill:

Cell Tower Deaths | FRONTLINE | PBS

I watched it last night...and now feel a bit badly about being so impatient.

I am going to stop driving because it is one of the leading causes of death.

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[ScandaLeX]

For the past year, Sprints 3G has been despicable. If it weren't for wifi I wouldn't be a able to do anything that required a data connection because mine is horrendously slow.

Even worse on my sons I Phone 4S.

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[Mercury81]

I think we all need to report our dissatisfaction with this service rating company that Sprint claims voted them fours years in a row as number one. The ASCI American Customer Satisfaction Index, my last two years has been a real night mare for me and my family regarding service and satisfaction.We need to stand up and be counted so this phoney claim is dealt with.

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[PLCSP]

For the past year, Sprints 3G has been despicable. If it weren't for wifi I wouldn't be a able to do anything that required a data connection because mine is horrendously slow.

Even worse on my sons I Phone 4S.

Tappin' from my SGP 5.0

You do realize that, as with any carrier, your internet speed depends on alot of factors, right? My phone internet seems faster when I'm not on wifi in some places. I will be at a restaurant, turn off wifi, and get faster page loads. My Opera Mini browser works alot faster than my stock browser. Some phones probably get better reception than other phones. Some people live closer to towers or in areas surrounded by mountains.

Just because your 3G is "despicable", doesn't mean it is for the rest of us. You can't judge an entire network on how your phone has been doing for the past year.

 

[Mercury81]

You do realize that, as with any carrier, your internet speed depends on alot of factors, right? My phone internet seems faster when I'm not on wifi in some places. I will be at a restaurant, turn off wifi, and get faster page loads. My Opera Mini browser works alot faster than my stock browser. Some phones probably get better reception than other phones. Some people live closer to towers or in areas surrounded by mountains.

Just because your 3G is "despicable", doesn't mean it is for the rest of us. You can't judge an entire network on how your phone has been doing for the past year.

Unless you hear the same issues from lots of other Sprint customers:banghead:.

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[Mellimel22]

For the past year, Sprints 3G has been despicable. If it weren't for wifi I wouldn't be a able to do anything that required a data connection because mine is horrendously slow.

Even worse on my sons I Phone 4S.

Tappin' from my SGP 5.0

Maybe u should say sprint has been bad in your area but in my area I have been getting 1mb 3g speeds for a while now ive been with vzw att cricket boost tmo and platinum tel and sprint is by far the best all around good phones good speed good coverage in the areas I travel too and cheap

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[cgardnervt]

I left Sprint due to bad speeds. In Vermont I was only seeing 200K...Really Sprint? Really? So this past week I switched to ATT. So far I do not regret it! Speeds are upward toward 6 meg down. Very fast and its not changing to roaming all the time! So my battery life is much better.

Back in 2009 when I got my Palm Pre- speeds seemed SO much faster! Over the years Sprint has gone down hill. It's sad but its what happen to us here in VT. Now Verizon is the best signal in our area but but ATT's HSPA+ is just amazing. VErizon has LTE but I don't need LTE at these speeds. Plus ATT had a lot better phones!

Hope this helps. Go with the network that serves your needs best.

 

[Mellimel22]

U can't base 2009 coverage to now shi I had tmo around that time and speeds and coverage was awesome but now.... my friends tmo rarely gets 2mb and he roams a lil bit.


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[vernotzy21]

I hate sprint they riped me off I got a phone for $50 $100 activation my first bill was supposed to be $200 the first month then $160 capped every month after before the first month was over 3 weeks early I got a bill for $600+ then they cut my service all before the first month was over cs service said I bought things off the market I DID NOT! BUY ANYTHING! so they screwed me f#$% sprint!

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[PLCSP]

I hate sprint they riped me off I got a phone for $50 $100 activation my first bill was supposed to be $200 the first month then $160 capped every month after before the first month was over 3 weeks early I got a bill for $600+ then they cut my service all before the first month was over cs service said I bought things off the market I DID NOT! BUY ANYTHING! so they screwed me f#$% sprint!

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Huh?

 

[Mellimel22]

Huh?

Troll alert lol

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