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| ritter197 2006-05-17, 11:48 pm |
| I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was thinking
of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot get most times
even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or the service is not
there at all, or the signal fades and completes the call. The old Samsung
does work though, even with 2 bars.
Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will hold or
capture the most signal?
The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether it is
Sprint or Verizon or neither.
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| I agree the LG5200 has terrible reception. Verizon's best reception phone is
the Motorola E815.
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was thinking
>of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot get most times
>even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or the service is not
>there at all, or the signal fades and completes the call. The old Samsung
>does work though, even with 2 bars.
>
> Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will hold
> or capture the most signal?
>
> The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether it is
> Sprint or Verizon or neither.
>
>
>
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| Paul in Redland 2006-05-18, 2:48 am |
| I have a Moto E815 on Verizon. It has the best signal of any phone I've ever
had, bar none. I will show 2 bars (FWIW) it places my other VZW phones can't
even make a call.
Paul
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:sXQag.13943$Nw6.9704@trnddc03...
>I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was thinking
>of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot get most times
>even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or the service is not
>there at all, or the signal fades and completes the call. The old Samsung
>does work though, even with 2 bars.
>
> Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will hold
> or capture the most signal?
>
> The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether it is
> Sprint or Verizon or neither.
>
>
>
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| ritter197 2006-05-18, 2:48 am |
| I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and E815
does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
"DonR." < drennardnospam@earth
link.net> wrote in message
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>I agree the LG5200 has terrible reception. Verizon's best reception phone
>is the Motorola E815.
>
> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:sXQag.13943$Nw6.9704@trnddc03...
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| ritter197 2006-05-18, 2:48 am |
| I saw it today in the Verizon store but was surprised they want still a lot
of money for it, a phone released 2 -3 years ago.
With rebate by mail (unfortunately) it is still $80 and I need 2 for the
family plan.
"Paul in Redland" <paulinredland@msn.com> wrote in message
news:LtGdnTwdr-qIe_bZRVn-jQ@web-ster.com...
>I have a Moto E815 on Verizon. It has the best signal of any phone I've
>ever had, bar none. I will show 2 bars (FWIW) it places my other VZW phones
>can't even make a call.
> Paul
>
> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:sXQag.13943$Nw6.9704@trnddc03...
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| Tikkun Olam 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
| On Thu, 18 May 2006 02:26:32 +0000, ritter197 wrote:
> I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was thinking
> of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot get most times
> even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or the service is not
> there at all, or the signal fades and completes the call. The old Samsung
> does work though, even with 2 bars.
>
> Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will hold
> or capture the most signal?
>
> The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether it is
> Sprint or Verizon or neither.
I had Sprint and Verizon at the same time using identical phones. This was
maybe 3 years ago and by far, Verizon was the best overall. Can't speak
about Sprint today but I get great coverage on my RAZR V3C. Maybe even
better than the 2 other LG phones I own.
--
Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004
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"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and E815
>does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
Is there a way to just download the pictures from the E815 directly into
your computer?
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
| On Thu, 18 May 2006 03:24:57 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
wrote:
>I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and E815
>does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
Do you want a newer phone or great reception? While not brand new it
is a fairly current phone. I just upgraded to three of them on my
family share plan.
Depending on where you live or go analog may not be important any
more. In 6 years with Verizon I have never had the need for it.
If analog is important to you consider the less featured Motorola 325
or 276. Both are also excellent for reception.
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| ritter197 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
| Yes, I would think so. Why?
"RichC" <rcacace@& #123;REMOVE_TO_REPLY
}swfla.rr.com> wrote in message
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> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:dORag.9935$UY6.3045@trnddc08...
>
> Is there a way to just download the pictures from the E815 directly into
> your computer?
>
>
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| ritter197 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
| I guess it depends where you live. I am in Gaithersburg, MD and the LG 5200
is no good here to make calls from my house with Verizon.
"Tikkun Olam" <meat@meatplow.local> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.05.18.11.43.26.161000@nntp.sun-meatplow.local...
> On Thu, 18 May 2006 02:26:32 +0000, ritter197 wrote:
>
>
> I had Sprint and Verizon at the same time using identical phones. This was
> maybe 3 years ago and by far, Verizon was the best overall. Can't speak
> about Sprint today but I get great coverage on my RAZR V3C. Maybe even
> better than the 2 other LG phones I own.
>
> --
>
> Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook, Line & Sinker, June 2004
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| ritter197 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
| Since the LG 5200 does not allow calls from my home most of the time with
Verizon, my main concern is Signal grabbing and holding.
Cameras I have 4 and do not need.
IPOD neither nor ability to play tunes or access web sites or download
ringtones. Just a good solid basic phone.
"TeddeLI" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 May 2006 03:24:57 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Do you want a newer phone or great reception? While not brand new it
> is a fairly current phone. I just upgraded to three of them on my
> family share plan.
>
> Depending on where you live or go analog may not be important any
> more. In 6 years with Verizon I have never had the need for it.
> If analog is important to you consider the less featured Motorola 325
> or 276. Both are also excellent for reception.
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| PawsForThought 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
|
Paul in Redland wrote:
> I have a Moto E815 on Verizon. It has the best signal of any phone I've ever
> had, bar none. I will show 2 bars (FWIW) it places my other VZW phones can't
> even make a call.
> Paul
I also have the E815. In the building where I work, most people have
to stand outside to get reception. I can sit in my office and get
perfect reception.
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| "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote:
> I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was
> thinking of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot
> get most times even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or
> the service is not there at all, or the signal fades and completes the
> call. The old Samsung does work though, even with 2 bars.
>
> Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will
> hold or capture the most signal?
>
> The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether
> it is Sprint or Verizon or neither.
>
You should try the Moto model V325.
--
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| ritter197 2006-05-18, 5:48 pm |
| Is it better than the MOTO E815 as far as signal grabbing and holding on to
it is concerned?
"al" <me0069@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
> You should try the Moto model V325.
>
> --
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| Raymond Arritt 2006-05-18, 11:48 pm |
| ritter197 wrote:
> I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and
> E815 does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
For a cheap, basic tri-mode phone with very good reception, you might
try the Nokia 6015i. Don't know if they're still sold new. I've had
good luck buying replacement phones off Ebay (you're usually safe if you
stick with sellers that have at least 50 feedbacks and a rating of >98%).
Curious, why does it matter how long ago the phone was released as long
as it does what you want?
--
Stop taking yourself so seriously. Humans share 88 percent of their
genes with rodents.
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| Lou@UnReal.invalid 2006-05-18, 11:48 pm |
| Raymond Arritt wrote:
> ritter197 wrote:
>
> For a cheap, basic tri-mode phone with very good reception, you might
> try the Nokia 6015i. Don't know if they're still sold new. I've had
> good luck buying replacement phones off Ebay (you're usually safe if you
> stick with sellers that have at least 50 feedbacks and a rating of >98%).
>
> Curious, why does it matter how long ago the phone was released as long
> as it does what you want?
>
> --
> Stop taking yourself so seriously. Humans share 88 percent of their
> genes with rodents.
My son has one of those. 18 months old and only works on speaker phone now.
Lou
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-18, 11:48 pm |
| On Thu, 18 May 2006 18:53:46 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
wrote:
>Is it better than the MOTO E815 as far as signal grabbing and holding on to
>it is concerned?
>
>
>"al" <me0069@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns97C78E0B9121
0me0069privacynet@21
6.196.97.136...
>
Probably as good as. The 325 has received good reviews from users in
the Howard forums.
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| Raymond Arritt 2006-05-18, 11:48 pm |
| Lou@UnReal.invalid wrote:
> Raymond Arritt wrote:
>
>
> My son has one of those. 18 months old and only works on speaker phone now.
>
> Lou
Pretty impressive that an 18-month-old boy can use a speakerphone.
(sorry, I couldn't resist ;-)
--
Stop taking yourself so seriously. Humans share 88 percent of their
genes with rodents.
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| DonR. 2006-05-18, 11:48 pm |
| It is only about a year old. You canstill find some new or excellent V710's
on Ebay. It is tri-mode with incredible reception. The Mot V276 also is a
tri-mode with excellent reception. Smaller size than the V710 and E815.
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:dORag.9935$UY6.3045@trnddc08...
>I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and E815
>does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
>
> "DonR." < drennardnospam@earth
link.net> wrote in message
> news:gsRag.422$SX5.317@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>
>
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| What about the old Motorola StarTAC? We used one on Verizon for years
and it
had excellent reception. It still works fine, but looks kind of clunky
by today's standards.
Wife wanted a new one, so got the Samsung SGH A630 which is a neat
little phone,
but haven't used it enough to know if the reception is as good as the
StarTAC.
BTW, you can by them on eBay for next to nothing.
Ed
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:sXQag.13943$Nw6.9704@trnddc03...
>I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was
>thinking of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot
>get most times even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or
>the service is not there at all, or the signal fades and completes
>the call. The old Samsung does work though, even with 2 bars.
>
> Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will
> hold or capture the most signal?
>
> The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether
> it is Sprint or Verizon or neither.
>
>
>
>
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| Reid Priedhorsky 2006-05-18, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 02:21:35 +0000, Ed wrote:
> What about the old Motorola StarTAC? We used one on Verizon for years
> and it had excellent reception. It still works fine, but looks kind of
> clunky by today's standards. Wife wanted a new one, so got the Samsung
> SGH A630 which is a neat little phone, but haven't used it enough to
> know if the reception is as good as the StarTAC. BTW, you can by them
> on eBay for next to nothing.
That's because Verizon will no longer activate them, unfortunately.
Reid
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| In article <dORag.9935$UY6.3045@trnddc08>,
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote:
> I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and E815
> does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
>
This is one of the stupidest questions ever asked, and it's asked all
the time - "Which phone holds the best signal?"
If there was 1 phone that held the signal the best, who would buy the
2nd best? Each carrier would only have 1 phone. It's like asking
"Which car is the best", or "which color is the best?"
Then you received quite a few responses that mentioned the E815.
Personally, I believe it's a great phone, but you found something not to
like about it, it's not a recently released phone.
Now I get it. You don't really want to know the phone with the best
reception, or one that holds a signal the best. You want a newly
released phone, because the E815 was released late last summer (not
years ago as you put it), and that seems to bother you.
Now, when someone tells you about a newly released phone with great
reception, you'll come back that it is expensive (because all new phones
are), and you specifically asked for a "good basic phone". Basic phones
are cheap and usually free. Notice I didn't say they are great.
In this case, you'd be a fool not to consider the E815. A full featured
phone that was $200 when released, and it's performance is no different
now that it can be had for free. There won't be any analog in 2 years
for that to be an issue.
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"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:ou1bg.7331$Go6.5434@trnddc04...
> Yes, I would think so. Why?
I've never had a camera built into a phone & was just curious. The quality
of what I've seen in the early versions left a lot to be desired but a 1.3
meg might come in handy at times.
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-19, 5:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 03:07:33 -0400, Steve <Steve@IHATESPAM.com> wrote:
>In article <dORag.9935$UY6.3045@trnddc08>,
> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>
>This is one of the stupidest questions ever asked, and it's asked all
>the time - "Which phone holds the best signal?"
>
>If there was 1 phone that held the signal the best, who would buy the
>2nd best? Each carrier would only have 1 phone. It's like asking
>"Which car is the best", or "which color is the best?"
>
>Then you received quite a few responses that mentioned the E815.
>Personally, I believe it's a great phone, but you found something not to
>like about it, it's not a recently released phone.
>
>Now I get it. You don't really want to know the phone with the best
>reception, or one that holds a signal the best. You want a newly
>released phone, because the E815 was released late last summer (not
>years ago as you put it), and that seems to bother you.
>
>Now, when someone tells you about a newly released phone with great
>reception, you'll come back that it is expensive (because all new phones
>are), and you specifically asked for a "good basic phone". Basic phones
>are cheap and usually free. Notice I didn't say they are great.
>
>In this case, you'd be a fool not to consider the E815. A full featured
>phone that was $200 when released, and it's performance is no different
>now that it can be had for free. There won't be any analog in 2 years
>for that to be an issue.
There are a lot of uninformed people who buy the second or even fourth
best phones.
If you read posts on the Howard Forums the general consensus is that
Motorolas have excellent reception. From my personal experience with
Motorolas with extendable antennas and LG with stubs I find Motorolas
to be the best by far.
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| PawsForThought 2006-05-19, 5:48 pm |
|
ritter197 wrote:
> I saw it today in the Verizon store but was surprised they want still a lot
> of money for it, a phone released 2 -3 years ago.
> With rebate by mail (unfortunately) it is still $80 and I need 2 for the
> family plan.
You might want to see what deals they're offering at their online
store: www.verizonwireless.com
A lot of times the prices are better.
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| DecaturTxCowboy 2006-05-19, 5:48 pm |
| RichC wrote:
> I've never had a camera built into a phone & was just curious. The quality
> of what I've seen in the early versions left a lot to be desired but a 1.3
> meg might come in handy at times.
Its VERY handy, but the short focal length of the lens will distort the
outer forth of the picture, buts thats a minor issue.
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> There are a lot of uninformed people who buy the second
> or even fourth best phones.
Xman comes to mind... ranted about VZW and their selection
of phones for about a year. Went to Cingular for the "cool"
phones. Then couldn't make calls a lot of the time and came
back. There are more reasons than just reception people buy
phones
> If you read posts on the Howard Forums the general
> consensus is that Motorolas have excellent reception.
> From my personal experience with Motorolas with
> extendable antennas and LG with stubs I find Motorolas to
> be the best by far.
Seeing as VZW is predominantly 800, comparing extendables
to stubs is apples to oranges (unless the stub is in a fairly long
candy bar style phone). 1/4 wavelength is, what, something over
4"?
-Quick
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-19, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 20:09:21 GMT, "Quick"
<quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
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>
>Seeing as VZW is predominantly 800, comparing extendables
>to stubs is apples to oranges (unless the stub is in a fairly long
>candy bar style phone). 1/4 wavelength is, what, something over
>4"?
>
>-Quick
>
I'd still rather have the apples. They worked better for me than the
oranges.
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| ritter197 2006-05-19, 11:48 pm |
| I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
fade or totally disappear to the other end.
Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
Thanks for all your comments and suggestions.
"PawsForThought" <mickey4paws@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> ritter197 wrote:
>
> You might want to see what deals they're offering at their online
> store: www.verizonwireless.com
> A lot of times the prices are better.
>
| |
| ritter197 2006-05-19, 11:48 pm |
| I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
fade or totally disappear to the other end.
Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. But I now am convinced that
Sprint for me is best - and I am living near some large cities.
"PawsForThought" <mickey4paws@gmail.com> wrote in message
"Reid Priedhorsky" <reid@reidster.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.05.19.02.34.10.574485@reidster.net...
> On Fri, 19 May 2006 02:21:35 +0000, Ed wrote:
>
>
> That's because Verizon will no longer activate them, unfortunately.
>
> Reid
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| ritter197 2006-05-19, 11:48 pm |
| I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
fade or totally disappear to the other end.
Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. But I now am convinced that
Sprint for me is best - and I am living near some large cities.
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:sXQag.13943$Nw6.9704@trnddc03...
>I have a 3 yr. old cellphone, Samsung SPH-A660 with Sprint. I was thinking
>of maybe trying Verizon and tried their LG 5200, but cannot get most times
>even 2 bars at my house. I can hardly make a call or the service is not
>there at all, or the signal fades and completes the call. The old Samsung
>does work though, even with 2 bars.
>
> Is there a good basic phone either with Sprint or Verizon that will hold
> or capture the most signal?
>
> The is a mast 1.2 miles away from my house but I do not know whether it is
> Sprint or Verizon or neither.
>
>
>
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 23:44:36 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
wrote:
>I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
>fade or totally disappear to the other end.
>Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
>I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
>
>I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
>fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
>
>So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
>really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
>
>Thanks for all your comments and suggestions.
>
>"PawsForThought" <mickey4paws@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1148057095.945257.233230@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
>
I could tell that from your idiotic post
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| TeddeLI 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| On Fri, 19 May 2006 23:49:00 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
wrote:
>I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
>fade or totally disappear to the other end.
>Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
>I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
>
>I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
>fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
>
>So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
>really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
>
>Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. But I now am convinced that
>Sprint for me is best - and I am living near some large cities.
>
>
>"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
>news:sXQag.13943$Nw6.9704@trnddc03...
Little too much coffee today? Your finger keeps twitching on the send
button[color=darkred
]
>
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| ritter197 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| YOU should be removed from NG's!!!!!
You are poor in language and help. Just outright NASTY!
Useless!!!
"TeddeLI" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 May 2006 23:44:36 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
> wrote:
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> I could tell that from your idiotic post
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| Reid,
Interesting. I've been told that PagePlus Cellular will activate them,
and they ride on Verizon.
Ed
"Reid Priedhorsky" <reid@reidster.net> wrote in message
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> That's because Verizon will no longer activate them, unfortunately.
>
> Reid
>
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| ritter197 wrote:
> I heard that about the E815. But Analog seems important sometimes and E815
> does not have it. It is also a phone release years ago, right?
Avoid the E815 if you need service outside the urban and suburban core
areas. Even withing some major cities, there are times where you end up
an AMPS, i.e. my relative foolishly got an E815 in San Francisco, and it
doesn't work inside her workplace (a hospital). I have found only two
places I can't get even an analog signal, one is inside the new Kaiser
building in Santa Clara, CA, and one is on the bottom floor of Ikea in
East Palo Alto.
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| George 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| SMS wrote:
> ritter197 wrote:
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> Avoid the E815 if you need service outside the urban and suburban core
> areas. Even withing some major cities, there are times where you end up
> an AMPS, i.e. my relative foolishly got an E815 in San Francisco, and it
> doesn't work inside her workplace (a hospital). I have found only two
> places I can't get even an analog signal, one is inside the new Kaiser
> building in Santa Clara, CA, and one is on the bottom floor of Ikea in
> East Palo Alto.
My experience is that when signal is that weak and the phone falls over
to AMPS your phone typically does not have enough power for the cell
site to hear it.
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| Peter Pan 2006-05-20, 11:48 pm |
| George wrote:
> SMS wrote:
>
> My experience is that when signal is that weak and the phone falls
> over to AMPS your phone typically does not have enough power for the
> cell site to hear it.
Also the battery will get sucked down big time in analog, usually lasts 3 to
4 days in Digital only, but only a day or two in analog areas.
Fraid the e815 was out about a year ago (June 2005, NOT years), that figure
is usually bandied about by the liars that hate them/verizon, and will try
and get you to beleive lies...
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| George 2006-05-21, 5:48 pm |
| Peter Pan wrote:
> George wrote:
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> Also the battery will get sucked down big time in analog, usually lasts 3 to
> 4 days in Digital only, but only a day or two in analog areas.
Yes, forgot to mention that. I was out of town working in a poor signal
area using the last trimode phone I had and the phone fell over to
analog. The battery was almost dead in a few hours and I didn't have a
charger with me. After that I locked out analog on that phone and my
current phone is digital only. Since then I have never encountered a
situation in over 3 years where analog would have been of any use.
>
> Fraid the e815 was out about a year ago (June 2005, NOT years), that figure
> is usually bandied about by the liars that hate them/verizon, and will try
> and get you to beleive lies...
>
>
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| Yes, I can tell you for a fact that they will activate a non-GPS phone on
PagePlus (I have a v60i with them), but this is an anomaly I don't quite
understand.
The fact is, Verizon themselves won't activate a non-GPS phone any longer,
not online nor at the first Customer Service level, anyhow. Somebody here
will probably chime in and tell us they got a CS manager to re-activate
their old StarTac. I can't speak to that.
Besides, I had five StarTacs and loved them, but have to admit the e815 is
far better in the reception department.
Dean
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"Ed" <jag_manR__EM*-0_V_E653@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Reid,
>
> Interesting. I've been told that PagePlus Cellular will activate them, and
> they ride on Verizon.
>
> Ed
>
> "Reid Priedhorsky" <reid@reidster.net> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.05.19.02.34.10.574485@reidster.net...
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| So Sprint works for you....'Nuff said.
Dean
"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
> fade or totally disappear to the other end.
> Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
> I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
>
> I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
> fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
>
> So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
> really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
>
> Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. But I now am convinced that
> Sprint for me is best - and I am living near some large cities.
>
>
> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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| Peter Pan 2006-05-21, 11:48 pm |
| > "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message[color=darkre
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> news:MPsbg.300$oA6.14@trnddc06...
What the H are you blabbing ab0out, and who the H is "Horizon'.. Is that
something you see when you are high?
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| Go with the 325. The 276 has a power connector the Moto has used since
the V120 and has been nothing but a pain. I sell these things. I just
got my wife a 325 and it works good. We both upgraded from the 4400.
And I got the 5200 and havent had a problem with it. The cell site I
use is about 30 miles as the crow flies.
The 815 came out about 6 months ago, just before the Razr.
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| The StarTac was one of the best phones Moto made, but VZW is not
allowed to activate them. The phone does not have the GPS capability
and as of Aug of 2004 VZW cannot activate them. So if anyone has a
phone that does not have the GPS capability, donate it to your local
charity, because you cant use it on VZW.
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| EdC wrote:
> The StarTac was one of the best phones Moto made, but VZW is not
> allowed to activate them.
They are allowed to, but they won't.
The carriers are required to have 95% of all handsets on their network
as GPS capable (by 12/31/05), and they cannot activate any new digital
handsets.
The FCC has two weasel words in their E911 Phase II program, that are
subject to interpretation. What does "new digital handsets" mean? Does
it refer to "all-digital" handsets, or does it refer to any handset that
has digital capability? Does "new" refer to used handsets?
The 95% rule is iron-clad, so they don't want to activate any non-E911
handsets that would lower that percentage. But there are still carriers,
on Verizon's network, that are activating non-E911 tri-mode handsets.
I.e. Pageplus will apparently even activate analog-only handsets, though
this may be an error on their web site.
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| > EdC wrote:
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:[color=darkred
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> They are allowed to, but they won't.
>
Oh god...another Verizon CEO mind reader.
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I use a tracfone nokia 1100 and the spouse uses a tmobile.
We traveled across texas from Houston to Abilene and the tracfone won
every time. It held the signal better and had by far the most
coverage.
On Fri, 19 May 2006 23:49:00 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
wrote:
>I tried the E815 by Moto and made calls in the State of Md. The calls would
>fade or totally disappear to the other end.
>Yet - I have 3 towers by Horizon within 1.2 and 3.0 miles.
>I had to give up on Horizon and returned the phones.
>
>I went to Sprint and got another Samsung, this one a SPH-A580 and it works
>fine. No dropped calls, no cutouts.
>
>So I am back and happy with Sprint now. As I was for 5 years before, but I
>really wanted to give Horizon a fair try.
>
>Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. But I now am convinced that
>Sprint for me is best - and I am living near some large cities.
>
>
>"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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| al wrote:
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> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
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> Oh god...another Verizon CEO mind reader.
You don't understand the difference between "will not" and "can not."
Verizon will not activate non-E911 phones. They _are_ allowed to. There
is no law against activating a non-E911 phone under certain conditions.
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| CharlesH 2006-05-23, 2:48 am |
| al wrote:
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> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
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>
> Oh god...another Verizon CEO mind reader.
I don't see your point. The "95% of activated phones must be aGPS
capable" is the legal requirement, with fines to enforce it. Allowing
non-GPS phones to be activated or re-activated makes it harder to meet
that requirement. Seems pretty straightforward and reasonable to me.
This is spoken as a proud StarTac owner. It was real painful to
decommission my last StarTac last month, but it was just plain wearing
out (keys, display).
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| Dean wrote:
> Yes, I can tell you for a fact that they will activate a non-GPS phone on
> PagePlus (I have a v60i with them), but this is an anomaly I don't quite
> understand.
PagePlus also sells a variety of non-GPS phones. There is no legal
prohibition on activating a non-GPS phone, though there are good reasons
why Verizon won't do it.
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| freecalls 2006-05-24, 5:48 am |
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