Cell Phone Carriers

[OneSickPsycho]

I know it's been discussed before, but I don't care...

Who do you use? What is your plan?

I currently have Verizon - 450 minutes and unlimited texting, $65/mo + tax.

I am thinking about switching to get a better deal as I want to upgrade to a BlackBerry and whatnot... I want good coverage nationwide as sometimes I travel. Verizon has been fantastic as far as that's concerned...

[Trip]

Verizon has the best network in the states, no question. It's pricey compared some other deals. I get a fat TVA discount though, so that makes me happy.

Me, Corey, Ebbs, and Quick all have the BB Storm and like it. Once the new OS or if you are capable of upgrading to one of the stable leaked OSes, it's much better than the standard laggy OS.

Nothing really beats the iphone though, but AT&T blows goats in coverage, especially for travel.

BB Storm has a sim card and GSM capabilities, it's a worldwide phone that's got access to the much greater coverage CDMA network in the US.

If you get a BB, you can kill off texting and block it and have everyone email you instead of txt you. Anyone who can text, can email from their phone. You can also email to their txt email addresses just like txting. Easy way to save coin.

[marko138]

ATT. 450 minute plan. They blow goats for quarters...steer clear....unless you're into that sort of perversion.

[Rider]

Verizon 450 plan. No data plan of any kind. I get a 15% discount through work. All of my friends and family are on Verizon so I get to talk to them without using any minutes.

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Trip

Verizon has the best network in the states, no question. It's pricey compared some other deals. I get a fat TVA discount though, so that makes me happy.

Me, Corey, Ebbs, and Quick all have the BB Storm and like it. Once the new OS or if you are capable of upgrading to one of the stable leaked OSes, it's much better than the standard laggy OS.

Nothing really beats the iphone though, but AT&T blows goats in coverage, especially for travel.

BB Storm has a sim card and GSM capabilities, it's a worldwide phone that's got access to the much greater coverage CDMA network in the US.

If you get a BB, you can kill off texting and block it and have everyone email you instead of txt you. Anyone who can text, can email from their phone. You can also email to their txt email addresses just like txting. Easy way to save coin.

Everything he said. I switched from AT&T to Verizon. AT&T actually had good customer service, but their cell service eats dick. I had a lot of dropped calls or calls that would be routed straight to voice mail with no notification from my phone. No thanks.

And I just don't buy the iPhone as the wonderphone. It has some great features, without a doubt, but when the phone part of it is all but useless, what's the point? I bought an iPod touch recently. It's all the good parts of the iPhone without the shitty phone part or the garbage camera. I'll stick to my Storm, where I can actually have phone calls without them dropping out, or send an MMS message *gasp* or cut and paste.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Trip

Verizon has the best network in the states, no question. It's pricey compared some other deals. I get a fat TVA discount though, so that makes me happy.

Me, Corey, Ebbs, and Quick all have the BB Storm and like it. Once the new OS or if you are capable of upgrading to one of the stable leaked OSes, it's much better than the standard laggy OS.

Nothing really beats the iphone though, but AT&T blows goats in coverage, especially for travel.

BB Storm has a sim card and GSM capabilities, it's a worldwide phone that's got access to the much greater coverage CDMA network in the US.

If you get a BB, you can kill off texting and block it and have everyone email you instead of txt you. Anyone who can text, can email from their phone. You can also email to their txt email addresses just like txting. Easy way to save coin.

I really wasn't considering the Storm, but the more I look at it, the more I like it. I dunno... I just like actual buttons.

That email/text thing is fantastic... never even thought of that. If I were to text you, I would put in your email addy instead of your phone number... and it just works as a text?

That's actually pretty awesome.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

I really wasn't considering the Storm, but the more I look at it, the more I like it. I dunno... I just like actual buttons.

That email/text thing is fantastic... never even thought of that. If I were to text you, I would put in your email addy instead of your phone number... and it just works as a text?

That's actually pretty awesome.

yep, you just need to figure out what each carrier's email txt format is, like verizon is:

XXXX represent numberes, just making up a phone number

865988XXXX@vtext.com for text
865988XXXX@vzwpix.com for media messages. I usually just send to media messages.


Yeah some people prefer buttons, there are some nice full button BBs with verizon.

Go to crackberry.com to look at reviews for each phone once you figure out which ones verizon offers.

[Homeslice]

Verizon period.........The network is more important than the features one phone might have over another

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Trip

yep, you just need to figure out what each carrier's email txt format is, like verizon is:

XXXX represent numberes, just making up a phone number

865988XXXX@vtext.com for text
865988XXXX@vzwpix.com for media messages. I usually just send to media messages.


Yeah some people prefer buttons, there are some nice full button BBs with verizon.

Go to crackberry.com to look at reviews for each phone once you figure out which ones verizon offers.

No shit... So I could have everyone just text to 'my number@vzwpix.com' and everything will be neato burrito?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Corey

Everything he said. I switched from AT&T to Verizon. AT&T actually had good customer service, but their cell service eats dick. I had a lot of dropped calls or calls that would be routed straight to voice mail with no notification from my phone. No thanks.

Same here.