Nights and weekends..
Is Verizon ever going to offer 7 pm nights and weekends... Cingular (GSM), Sprint (CDMA), and Alltel (CDMA) all offer it!!??
I know that prior to the Cingular/AT&T merger, Verizon offered IN calling to the largest community of cell-phone users, but now that Cingular offers that AND 7 pm nights and weekends (for an additional $$), will Verizon ever step up??
Just wondering if anyone knows, because my contract is up and I'm looking to switch, and just looking for the best deal...
Sincerely,
Former AT&T user (and very sad about Cingular takeover)
I know that prior to the Cingular/AT&T merger, Verizon offered IN calling to the largest community of cell-phone users, but now that Cingular offers that AND 7 pm nights and weekends (for an additional $$), will Verizon ever step up??
Just wondering if anyone knows, because my contract is up and I'm looking to switch, and just looking for the best deal...
Sincerely,
Former AT&T user (and very sad about Cingular takeover)
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If all you care about is rates, there's cheaper carriers than Verizon. Tmobile, USCC are cheaper. Cingular could be cheaper with certain plans. But I would guess that Verizon will not change to a 7pm nights unless they really have to because they are losing too many customers. Verizon is very profitable; other carriers aren't. Losing money is not a good long range strategy for success for a company. More revenue and profits allow for more money for maint. and improvements to the network as well as reseach, as well as providing better customer service. Verizon is betting that people don't mind spending a bit more with them and getting more reliable service. If the price difference becomes too big, Verizon may start losing customers, a...
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I dont think anyone is asking for 7 night and weekends for free, I think most people that want them are willing to pay extra for it.
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After sitting in some of the roundtable meetings when the top executives hold them from time to time, Denny (CEO) was asked by a rep would we move to 7pm night and weekend, he stated "absolutely not". He is pushing the 'IN' calling thing. Opening up service to 7pm n/w hours could flood the network causing alot of technical issues, which then drive calls, which then hurts our customer service quality, and also the network quality. I doubt 7pm will come anytime soon. 😕
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Thanks for your real response, vzworacle.
What stinks is that 1/3 my family is on CIngular (old AT&T), 1/3 on Verizon, and 1/3 on Sprint, so mobile-to-mobile is useless, and since I'm at work until 6 pm anyway, do not start using my phone until 7 pm, for which I'm willing to pay extra for.
Of course, I'm finding out slowly that GSM stinks for reception as the technology that it is based on (TDMA) flucuates based on users per tower. Also, AMPS is not supported by GSM phones, and I sometimes travel through rural western states.
I'm left with CDMA, which leaves Verizon, Alltel, and Sprint. Just trying to figure out which one to use, and it's hard to get an unbiased opinion.
What stinks is that 1/3 my family is on CIngular (old AT&T), 1/3 on Verizon, and 1/3 on Sprint, so mobile-to-mobile is useless, and since I'm at work until 6 pm anyway, do not start using my phone until 7 pm, for which I'm willing to pay extra for.
Of course, I'm finding out slowly that GSM stinks for reception as the technology that it is based on (TDMA) flucuates based on users per tower. Also, AMPS is not supported by GSM phones, and I sometimes travel through rural western states.
I'm left with CDMA, which leaves Verizon, Alltel, and Sprint. Just trying to figure out which one to use, and it's hard to get an unbiased opinion.
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I'd stay away from Sprint for traveling or roaming. I paid the early termination free last year to get out of Sprint as I almost never received calls when I of town. Any when I was in an analog area, it was awful service, and about 1/2 the time I was prompted to enter a credit card to make the roaming call. Even locally here in Chicago, any call I receive from a Sprint user here or out of town sounds terrible--like they are under water. I've tried Cingular with bad reception problems, too. I now have one Verizon phone, and one US Cellular phone. I have never experienced any reception problems. In some places, the call quality is not as good as in other, but I can always make and receive calls that were of adequate quality. US Cell is...
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Thanks for your help, RichardM.
Truthfully, your comment helps out a lot cause I was starting to lean toward Sprint, but with what you've told me, I will stay away.
I will start looking into Verizon and Alltel (we don't have USCC).
Thanks...
Truthfully, your comment helps out a lot cause I was starting to lean toward Sprint, but with what you've told me, I will stay away.
I will start looking into Verizon and Alltel (we don't have USCC).
Thanks...
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What area are you in? Verizon is a good choice in the West and Northeast, Alltel in the choice in the Midwest and South. They share a lot of the same areas with roaming agreements. I am in East Texas and I would recommend Alltel in this area. Hope that helps.
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