Consumer Reports Article
Best cell service
42,921 CR readers speak
Tired of dropped calls, “service not available” messages, busy signals, and kkkrrrrrcchhhhhh! static in your ear? Then listen up. Our exclusive survey can show you where to get significantly better cell service.
In our fifth annual survey of cell-phone users, Verizon came out at or near the top in the 20 metropolitan areas we surveyed, as it has in years past. But Alltel, a relatively small carrier that primarily serves the midsection of the country, is emerging as a formidable challenger. Another provider, T-Mobile, is also giving Verizon a run for its (and your) money. In other words, consumers now have more than one decent choice in many places, a positive sign in an industry whose noto...
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42,921 CR readers speak
Tired of dropped calls, “service not available” messages, busy signals, and kkkrrrrrcchhhhhh! static in your ear? Then listen up. Our exclusive survey can show you where to get significantly better cell service.
In our fifth annual survey of cell-phone users, Verizon came out at or near the top in the 20 metropolitan areas we surveyed, as it has in years past. But Alltel, a relatively small carrier that primarily serves the midsection of the country, is emerging as a formidable challenger. Another provider, T-Mobile, is also giving Verizon a run for its (and your) money. In other words, consumers now have more than one decent choice in many places, a positive sign in an industry whose noto...
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I had to laugh out loud about T mobile...unless you live in a major city itself...T Mobile is the worse piece of shat cell service provider ever....no signal...cust service bites big time...they suck big time.
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japs52 said:
I had to laugh out loud about T mobile...unless you live in a major city itself...T Mobile is the worse piece of shat cell service provider ever....no signal...cust service bites big time...they suck big time.
I wouldn't agree with that. The times I've had to use T-Mo its always been ok. But I also live in Phoenix so its not like I'm in the country. The thing I will always credit T-Mo is that they are straightforward and honest concerning their coverage unlike Sprint who is basically piggybacking off of VZW network. Looking at a Sprint coverage map is like looking at a tie-dyed t-shirt with all the swirls and pretty colours.
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I'll disagree big time with that...case in point...our company wanted to provide its sales reps with cell phones instead of paying cell allowances. They contraced T Mobile and was told about the "fantastic" service they had in upstate NY. The company went under contract with them, and gave out over 100 phones.
Now the problem begins......missed calls, no signal...garbled voice mail....calls going directly into voice mail....phone not ringing. It was a complete nightmare. As I said, unless you are in a major city, that company's service sux arse.
We all got our allowance back
Now the problem begins......missed calls, no signal...garbled voice mail....calls going directly into voice mail....phone not ringing. It was a complete nightmare. As I said, unless you are in a major city, that company's service sux arse.
We all got our allowance back
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do something before you say sprint is piggy backin off verizon. Look at just sprints coverage and look at verizon wireless network only. You will see they do not piggy back. They have extensive coverage in LA, AL,KS,OK to name a few were verizon is almost non existent. Please do your homework before you post.
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