Seeking advice on choosing a carrier for Metro NY
I'm looking to sign up with a carrier. I live and work in the New York City metropolitan area. 99% of calls will be made in and around the 5 boroughs of NYC, Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey. I'm currently with ATT; my wife is now with Verizon. We intend to go with a family plan. We don't need the best phones, but want good quality. My wife wants a camera phone.
Which carrier should we go with? We went to dealers today at ATT, Verizon and Cingular. Cingular seems to have the best deal, and Verizon seems to have the worst deal. For $70/month: 850 anytime rollover minutes on a nationwide basis; unlimited free mobile to mobile (I assume this includes both Cingular and ATT, once the merger goes through); Unlimited nights after...
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Which carrier should we go with? We went to dealers today at ATT, Verizon and Cingular. Cingular seems to have the best deal, and Verizon seems to have the worst deal. For $70/month: 850 anytime rollover minutes on a nationwide basis; unlimited free mobile to mobile (I assume this includes both Cingular and ATT, once the merger goes through); Unlimited nights after...
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siwel said:...
I don't know anyone in the area who has Cingular. Most people seem to have ATT or Verizon. The Verizon dealer said we will not get good quality phone service once the merger of ATT and Cingular goes through, because the system will be too overloaded. Any truth to that?
Verizon deal is $60/month for only 400 local minutes; free nights (after 9 p.m.; free weekends); 1 yr contract; the phones seem lousier and more expensive. Any price reductions are in the form of rebates. I personally think rebates are a scam.
ATT plan is: for $70/month 1050 local minutes; unlimited nights free after 7 p.m., free weekends. 2-yr contract.
Didn't check out Sprint, and don't know anyone who has Sprint.
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