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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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Broken Phone and ATT/Cingular Contract Expired what to do ?

Have been thinking about taking the Verizon plunge, as per Blades recomendation. I have never had any problems with ATT wireless, but I have always HATED cingular, all the friends I have ever knoww with it, the service just sucked. I have not noticed any difference in my service since the merger and my phone screen changing to 'Cingluar'.
Also my V60i Took the final hit to the ground tonight and died

What should I do

Renew the contract with Cingular

Or

Switch to Verizon
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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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Cingular has pretty good coverage and rollover minutes.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 12:10 AM
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u have 15 days try out verizon if u dont like it switch back....
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 01:25 AM
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get tmobile.
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 02:48 AM
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u have 15 days try out verizon if u dont like it switch back....
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Old Jan 25, 2005 | 04:11 AM
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i switched from nextel to cingular. few things:

I loved Nextel, but:

My cingular GSM service is perfect. I can honestly say in owning the phone for about 3-4 weeks, I have yet to see the phone without service. No lie. Almost everywhere my nextel i860 had no service i get full reception. in buildings, lecture halls, the mall you name it...

Rollover minutes are dope...

and, finally, the Razr V3 is the pimpest phone on the market. Not 1 complaint with it, and Bluetooth ownz....
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Thanks for the responses folks.

Originally Posted by njzprettyboy
i switched from nextel to cingular. few things:

I loved Nextel, but:

My cingular GSM service is perfect. I can honestly say in owning the phone for about 3-4 weeks, I have yet to see the phone without service. No lie. Almost everywhere my nextel i860 had no service i get full reception. in buildings, lecture halls, the mall you name it...

Rollover minutes are dope...

and, finally, the Razr V3 is the pimpest phone on the market. Not 1 complaint with it, and Bluetooth ownz....
How much did you pay for the Razr ? Showing some $$$ on the site.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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I currently have service with AT&T/Cingular and had a work cell with Verizon for 3 months and can honestly say that compared with my personal cell, my work cell on Verizon sucked total ass. I'm not impressed at all by Verizon so I don't see any reason to switch to it. Plus, you can't get the V3 RAZR with Verizon.
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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Thanks for the responses folks
Originally Posted by njzprettyboy
i switched from nextel to cingular. few things:

I loved Nextel, but:

My cingular GSM service is perfect. I can honestly say in owning the phone for about 3-4 weeks, I have yet to see the phone without service. No lie. Almost everywhere my nextel i860 had no service i get full reception. in buildings, lecture halls, the mall you name it...

Rollover minutes are dope...

and, finally, the Razr V3 is the pimpest phone on the market. Not 1 complaint with it, and Bluetooth ownz....
How much did you pay for the Razr ? The site is showing $$$
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Chopper
Thanks for the responses folks


How much did you pay for the Razr ? The site is showing $$$
You might want to look around. Someone was providing the RAZR on here for next to nothing.

It's too bad you're in Louisiana. In SoCal, there are a lot of places offering the RAZR for free.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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teh razr for 500 with cing for a 2 yr contrct is a POS. if it was less than 100 then i would say its a deal.

teh v551 has been good, lg 1400, nokia 3120and 6230 are awesome

surprisingly the SE z500 has been pretty trouble free, but its big

and teh samsung 427m are are decent phones.
i still like the nokias but that is my preference
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
In SoCal, there are a lot of places offering the RAZR for free.
got a link?
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
got a link?
No link, but if you ever travel to Rowland Heights or the San Gabriel Valley, stop by one of the Asian supermarkets and pick up one of the free car magazines they distribute outside. You'll see all kinds of amazing deals on cell phones advertised. If I didn't have to wait until the end of the year for my current contract to end, I'd have already taken advantage of these.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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bimmer was giving away the razr or the D500 for free with activation....but it was with the january T-mobile promotion plan.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MaximaPower
bimmer was giving away the razr or the D500 for free with activation....but it was with the january T-mobile promotion plan.
Yeah, not switching to T mobile
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dallison
teh razr for 500 with cing for a 2 yr contrct is a POS. if it was less than 100 then i would say its a deal.

teh v551 has been good, lg 1400, nokia 3120and 6230 are awesome

surprisingly the SE z500 has been pretty trouble free, but its big

and teh samsung 427m are are decent phones.
i still like the nokias but that is my preference
Good goin Dalli dog
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 1nePhatTL
get tmobile.
Best rates and customer service
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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Verizon Defenutly
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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Looks like I'll be renewing the Cingular tonight
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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Best rates and customer service
bad service though
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Chopper
Looks like I'll be renewing the Cingular tonight
what did ya decide to go with
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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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I know T-Mobile is spotty in LA altogether...My parents head that way to gamble sometimes and around the casinos its ok but when they start driving around, nope sorry. Cingular is a good choice.
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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 10:53 PM
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also, check amazon.com for prices.

Let me tell you, based on my own experience, it is better to start from scratch with a new contract because you get a really discounted price for the new phone, and usually 1 year contract.

Having AT&T/Cingular extend you a contract, they will NOT give you a nice deal on a new phone. You can always try verizon and return it within 30 days if service is poor.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 01:16 AM
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So I ended up starting a new contract with Cingular. we'll see how this goes
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