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It turned out to be easier than I thought to ignore the phone. It's there for my convenience, not the caller's convenience. I know that it drives some of my friends and family crazy but most of the time I treat it like a land line and I still only answer if it's convenient for me and if I feel like answering.
I don't know the specific reasons why I resisted buying a cell phone for as long as I did. I think it had to mainly had to do with the people I saw using them. I guess some of the first purchasers were the ones who still annoy me. Picking up every call no matter where they are or who they're with.....you know the type.
Anyway I finally decided to take the dive and we went with cell phones about 3 years ago. I tried a couple of carriers but verizon seems to provide the best coverage for our area/needs.
It turned out to be easier than I thought to ignore the phone. It's there for my convenience, not the caller's convenience. I know that it drives some of my friends and family crazy but most of the time I treat it like a land line and I still only answer if it's convenient for me and if I feel like answering.
Who's the best provider you've found and what's your story?
I don't know the specific reasons why I resisted buying a cell phone for as long as I did. I think it had to mainly had to do with the people I saw using them. I guess some of the first purchasers were the ones who still annoy me. Picking up every call no matter where they are or who they're with.....you know the type.
Anyway I finally decided to take the dive and we went with cell phones about 3 years ago. I tried a couple of carriers but verizon seems to provide the best coverage for our area/needs.
It turned out to be easier than I thought to ignore the phone. It's there for my convenience, not the caller's convenience. I know that it drives some of my friends and family crazy but most of the time I treat it like a land line and I still only answer if it's convenient for me and if I feel like answering.
Who's the best provider you've found and what's your story?
LOL ! I totally agree with you on the function and purpose of the cell phone. :lol:
We had been using US Cellular b/c of free incoming calls (teenager sharing the minutes, dontchaknow). We both need new phones, and are no longer sharing minutes with a teenager, so free incoming isn't important. I'm interested in the answers to your thread!
We still have a teenager sharing our minutes. Believe me, I feel your pain. :2razz:
It's actually a lot better now. We signed up during some promotional gig and texting is free. Our son is big on texting and small on speaking so that helped. I've also become somewhat of a texter since I don't really like to talk on the phone. It also helps that I can go on-line to change the people I want to talk to for free (that have different carriers than I do) I think it has a limit of five. Of course, anyone that has the same carrier is always free.
Good luck on finding a good fit!
:2wave:
I don't know which is the best; I only have experience with AT&T and Verizon.
Have been on AT&T for 8+ years; never a problem, no surprise bills, and it's been a while since I've found a place where there's no coverage. Not terribly expensive, either.
Switched the business phones to Verizon in December, lured in by the "largest 3G network" and all the commercials. Have never been more frustrated by lack of service area, poor customer service, and surprise charges -- in any kind of a company, actually -- as I have with them. For the record, I've been many cities (big and small) in several states flung over the expanse of the continent, and I have not yet found ANY 3G service with Verizon, even though the AT&T phone finds it almost everywhere.
Is it still where you lived makes the biggest difference? Here on the Texas gulf coast I had a huge number of dropped calls under Verizon. I've also had AT&T/Cingular with so-so service.
The last three years I've had T-mobile and am happy as a peach, The fave five plan keeps my bill lower than any of the others, and I've never had a dropped call.
Oh - during the last hurricane I went way over my minutes, they called me and said they would remove the extra charges. I plan on being with them for a long time.
I use Cricket. Unlimited minutes. They still charge for roaming
I've never heard of Cricket. Is it something local or new?
3G technology also known as 3rd Generation technology, is a family standard mobile telecommunications device. It allows you to access the internet via a small device (usually what looks like a USB pen drive) directly to a satellite using powerful transmission technology, so it allows you to access the internet not just in one location, but usually provides coverage over large areas of land, usually entire states. 3G enabled phones can access the internet, do video calls, etc, and is a useful gadget to have...old lady :2razz:
Hey now, I'm not that old!
But I understand now why I don't know much about it. I only want a phone. I don't want or need email or internet on it. The phone service is expensive enough for me.
My father is the same. He has a black and "green", old Nokia phone. Its small and handy, and its best feature, has a light on the top. :2razz:
He says as long as i can recieve and make calls, its good enough. As for me, i need the latest, flashy iPhone device, otherwise im not happy.
I've never heard of Cricket. Is it something local or new?
Its been around for a while it may have expanded its coverage area recently.
Cricket Wireless | Cell Phone Coverage Maps
Who's the best provider you've found and what's your story?
I've had AT&T/Cingular the entire time I've had a cell (10 years). Very happy with the service. Most people around here have Verizon, and always bash AT&T's service. I have no problem with dead zones, drops, or anything like that. And, when anyone with Verizon tries to get smug or say that their service is better than AT&T's, I do two things: I tell them that I have had no problem with AT&T's service, and I pull out my iPhone and tell them to get back to me when Verizon has one of those.
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