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Looking to switch from Verizon, Cingular or Sprint

rautzmarc

Apr 3, 2006, 5:31 PM
My contract is about up on Verizon and I am looking around to see what other providers are offering. I am looking to get either a blackberry or a Treo, and I want to know what are the pros and cons between Sprint and Cingular. Also which carrier is better when it comes to their data package. Or should I stay put with Verizon? 😁
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iloveMOTOV300

Apr 3, 2006, 5:40 PM
Go with Cingular. If I were to leave T-Mobile and choose between the two ( Sprint or Cingular), I would go with Cingular.
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tmolover196

Apr 3, 2006, 8:46 PM
I DO NOT THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO CINGULAR OR SPRINT! THERE ARE BOTH NO GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO GEART SERIVCE AND DATA PLAN GO TO TMOBILE THERE GOING TO BE COMING OUT WITH A NEW BLACKBERRY ON APRIL 15. OR IF YOU DO NOT WANNA GO WITH TMOBILE. DO NOT LEAVE VERIZON I LOVE BOTH VERIZON AND TMOBILE WHEN IT COMES SERVICE. 😉
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averagejoe

Apr 3, 2006, 8:57 PM
tmolover196 said:
I DO NOT THINK YOU SHOULD GO TO CINGULAR OR SPRINT! THERE ARE BOTH NO GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO GEART SERIVCE AND DATA PLAN GO TO TMOBILE THERE GOING TO BE COMING OUT WITH A NEW BLACKBERRY ON APRIL 15. OR IF YOU DO NOT WANNA GO WITH TMOBILE. DO NOT LEAVE VERIZON I LOVE BOTH VERIZON AND TMOBILE WHEN IT COMES SERVICE. 😉


Take your caps lock off, it shows in here you are yelling and its rather rude. 😈
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MidnightDT

Apr 3, 2006, 9:27 PM
why would anyone go to cingular if they want to use a PDA PHONE. thats a phone that requires the use of data. cingular does not have a wide reaching high speed data network at this time its still being implimented.

Tmobile does not have one either, they only have WIFI in hotspots in major citys

Sprint does have a pretty wide reaching evdo broadband network that would be pretty good depending where you live.

Verizon Wireless has the nations largest broadband wireless EVDO coverage area of any carrior covering over 171 million consumers in hundreds of citys across the US. Broadband Access from Verizon Wireless is 44.99 for unlimited use on your PDA and works in all broadband access/vcast areas. in areas where there is not EVDO coverag...
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RUFF1415

Apr 3, 2006, 10:30 PM
Shows how much you know. Cingular actually has the nation's largest high-speed data network. Yes, EDGE is high-speed and it's everywhere Cingular service is. It isn't broadband, but it is classified as high-speed data.

EDGE provides sufficient speeds for even moderate to heavy internet usage and you'll have those speeds in far more locations than you will with Verizon or Sprint.
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MidnightDT

Apr 4, 2006, 1:02 AM
RUFF1415 said:
Shows how much you know. Cingular actually has the nation's largest high-speed data network. Yes, EDGE is high-speed and it's everywhere Cingular service is. It isn't broadband, but it is classified as high-speed data.

EDGE provides sufficient speeds for even moderate to heavy internet usage and you'll have those speeds in far more locations than you will with Verizon or Sprint.



haha ya its really high speed. its not broadband its not even close. and in the areas where verizon wireless doesnt have broadband they have national access which is around 144kb/s
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AshDizzle

Apr 4, 2006, 1:11 PM
Yeah, and my cable internet is capable of 1 mbp/s. Yeah right. Capable speeds are a lot different than real world speeds, your cool Verizon phone will never reach 144 kbp/s on national access. Get real.
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MidnightDT

Apr 4, 2006, 3:48 PM
dont be bitter that cingular doesnt have any broadband service at this time yet you charge the same 44.99 for unlimited "high speed" as verizon does.

im merely trying to answer this guys question if he wants to get a voice plan then sure cingular is a fine company to go with but he said he wants a pda. cingular doesnt have the best plans or service for pda's and you know it, i know it, everyone who works in the industry knows it.
you just wont admit it due to cingular paying your rent.

Depending on where the guy lives he may never even be on national access he may be in an EVDO coverage area and be using broadband all the time. if hes in a more remote area where broadband access isnt at then theres more then likely national access wh...
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RUFF1415

Apr 4, 2006, 3:47 PM
MidnightDT said:
RUFF1415 said:
Shows how much you know. Cingular actually has the nation's largest high-speed data network. Yes, EDGE is high-speed and it's everywhere Cingular service is. It isn't broadband, but it is classified as high-speed data.

EDGE provides sufficient speeds for even moderate to heavy internet usage and you'll have those speeds in far more locations than you will with Verizon or Sprint.



haha ya its really high speed. its not broadband its not even close. and in the areas where verizon wireless doesnt have broadband they have national access which is around 144kb/s


Reread the post. 🙄 I even said that it is not classified as broa...
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MidnightDT

Apr 4, 2006, 3:50 PM
ya 1xrtt is classified as "high speed" aswell but lets not kid ourselves. its faster then dialup but its not broadband, neither is edge.

this guys gonna get a PDAphone which has advanced data features, email, and internet. why would you go with a carrier that doesnt have broadband coverage? Verizon wireless and sprint both have broadband speeds in a very wide reaching area nationwide and in areas that there isnt broadband there is 1xrtt which is "high speed" aswell.
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tmolover196

Apr 4, 2006, 7:00 PM
CAN WE JUST END THIS! My god! i think you should just keep verizon there are great company. if you are looking to trying a new go to tmobile and see how it works out for you. wait for the blackberry coming out april 15. 🙂
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chaos987123

Apr 3, 2006, 10:46 PM
rautzmarc said:
My contract is about up on Verizon and I am looking around to see what other providers are offering. I am looking to get either a blackberry or a Treo, and I want to know what are the pros and cons between Sprint and Cingular. Also which carrier is better when it comes to their data package. Or should I stay put with Verizon? 😁


Wait for the Motorola Q for Verizon. Verizon's service is sooo much better, but I think this phone will be just as good as the Treo and Blackberry.
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