Best Cell Phone Company!?

Question

yeah so I want to get a cell phone but I don't want to deal with a 2 year contract.In your opinion what is a good company I could go with.do you get a good amount of minutes for your money?how is the reception?are you pleased with your cell phone company?

Answer 1

It depend on alot of things one where do you live. You should talk to some of your neighbor to see what they are using. Compare, ask different people who live close to you, that have different carriers how their service is inside the homes and out. Second look at the people you call the most, what do they have, by going with a carrier that the biggest majority of the people you are going to call have you can save on minutes because 97% of plan include unlimited mobile-to-mobile. Second get a good phone, most people don't realize that their phone is there biggest problem. Different phone can get recpetion better depending on the wattage the antenna is. Example a 2 watt antenna will pick up a stronger signal the a 1 watt. Also don't be afair to asking the sales person how many towers they have in your area, they have a way of looking it up. Also ask how many customer they have in the area as well. One tower can handle about 250 calls at one time. Thats one reason why you get drop calls becasue the tower "bandwidth" is starting to get full. Every carrier has its ups and downs with regards to reception, some will be better in some areas then other. But one carrier is not better then the others. You need to find the carrier that fits you need. For me its Nextel, I like the Walkie-Talkie feature which I use a lot with my family and friend who also have Nextel.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I like T-Mobile. You only start with a one year contract and after that you can cancel anytime. I pay $30/month for 100 minutes and mobile to mobile. I don't text or have a camera phone though. A lot of times they'll have rebates where you can get a phone for free or nearly free. The coverage is good too. No roaming!!

Answer 4

Consumer Reports published an article last month (Jan. 2007) with findings based on over 42,000 responses from people in 20 major cities in the U.S. In the majority of cities consumers rated Verizon Wireless the highest based on factors such as ability to obtain a service signal, busy or overloaded circuits, dropped calls, and static or difficulty hearing. Other factors such as cost and quality of customer service were considered as well. T-Mobile rated on par with Verizon in many cities, and sometimes higher. Cingular, Sprint, and Alltel (a more regional carrier) often ranked the lowest with a few noteable exceptions in certain cities. I have been a Verizon customer for almost ten years and I am extremely satisfied with the quality of their phone service and customer service. However, Verizon is not very competitive in cost with T-Mobile in my city and since I'm no longer stuck in a contract with Verizon I soon plan to switch to T-Mobile which is rated on par with Verizon in my area. Remember that these findings are based on responses from people only in the 20 cities surveyed for the article. I would take the experiences of people in your local area into great consideration. Remember that most companies allow you to drop their service within the first 14 days (sometimes longer) of your contract. If you do back out of the contract during this trial period you will not be refunded any activation fee you may have paid and you're still charged for the time and features that you used during this time. If you accept one of their free or discounted phone offers you will be required to sign a contract for at least 1 or 2 years. I recommend that you stay away from the two year contracts and only commit yourself to one year at first. Also, if you decide to change to a different plan with your provider they will automatically renew or extend your contract. Keep that in mind because once you near the middle or end of your contract you may want to "hold out" from changing to another plan with your current provider so you can have the opportunity to switch providers at your contract's end if you're not thrilled with the service. For additional articles, reviews, technical information, and discussion forums on all the cell phone models and service providers you can visit the following website: www.phonescoop.com

Answer 5

I use cingular and have never had a problem. I would avoid alltel I had bad problems with them and so have many others I know and met, although on the west coast they seem to be the big one. i have heard both sprint and at&t are good also. they all have there problems. if you don't want a two year contract you can go cingular pre-paid which is by far the best pre-paid service. or you can go to letstalk.com and you can order your phone and pick a carrier and it is usually a one year contract (don't know why)

Answer 6

Verizon, it's the most expensive but it gets the best service. It's definitely worth it. If you're looking for a cheaper alternative, get Cingular.

Answer 7

Verizon Wireless has been great to me the past two years. They have great plans and have good customer service. They also have great reception where most other carriers don't have any service at all.

Answer 8

cingular works best for me.... non-use minutes gets rollover to the next month for even more combine minutes. the reception is honestly one of the best. and its prices base around average.... there cell-phones are also pretty hip and cool!

Answer 9

well : you can go with" T-mobile" because it has services
like buy one and get the second phone free! after it's been
accuvated with 4000 + min also can make collect calls on 9pm
during weekends absolutely good choice .Then other things
included "Voice Messenger, Mail ect
ok see http://t-mobile.customerservices.com

Answer 10

It depends on if you travel a lot, and where you are located in the States. Usually cingular has better nation-wide coverage. Consider also who your family's providers are.