Cingular cell phone service - Re: How does Sprint compare with Cingular?

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Re: How does Sprint compare with Cingular?

Todd Allcock

2006-10-13, 10:33 pm

At 13 Oct 2006 19:47:23 +0000 Jackzwick wrote:

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> Name one area where SprintPCS is better than Cingular in their native
> coverage?

It's a big country, Jacklippe, which makes that a pretty stupid challenge!

Ken Caryl, Colorado, a small section of SW Littleton, in a valley.
Cingular is the only carrier not to have any real coverage here. When I
moved here 3 years ago, I was shocked to discover our cellphones didn't
work anywhere in the valley. Sprint has the best coverage here, followed
by T-Mobile (who I use), Nextel, and Verizon (who added coverage here
only in the last year.) In a field of six carriers (if you count Qwest,
who is a Sprint MVNO) Cingular comes in seventh, behind "smoke signals"
as an effetive means of wireless communication.

Generally, I'm a Cingular fan (I had service with them from 1993, in the
SBMS days, through mid-2003), but I'm frankly disappointed that they've
not improved Denver-area coverage at all since I moved here. (This is a
former AT&T Wireless service area, if it matters.) Between T-Mo's
expanded roaming coverage and Cingular's lack of improvements,both in and
around Denver, I rarely use my Beyond Wireless (Cingular TDMA) prepaid
"backup" phones anymore. (Frankly, the last couple of times I've used
them, they were roaming on Verizon, since Cingular coverage wasn't
available!)

> CulverCity, California is an area where Cingular is far better than
> SprintPCS.

I'm sure it is. However, if one carrier was truly superior to all others
in every way- cost, coverage, technology, etc., we'd all have that carrier.
We GET it, Jacklippe, you hate Sprint. Fine. That doesn't mean they're
wrong for everyone.

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Jackzwick

2006-10-15, 7:33 am

In article < 4531c327$0$19716$882
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Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote:

> At 14 Oct 2006 19:08:48 +0000 Jackzwick wrote:
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> I'm sure Sprint ISN'T roaming. Their coverage here is native. Verizon
> had no coverage hereuntil late last year or o.
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> Well, since you seem to bash Cingular regularly as well, now that you use
> them, I'm starting to wonder if perhaps you are just wrong for all
> wireless companies...

I'd like all Cellular carriers to ACTUALLY abide by their Industry Code
they claim to honor.

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