Mr. S Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 Hey, Id like some advice from you all. Basically my parents cell phone contract ends sometime in June, and we would like to see whats the best option for a family talk plan. I currently dont have a cell phone, but will be put on my parents plan once they get a new service. Right now, they have Verizon, and although the coverage has been good, we've just had some brushes with them that we didnt like. Today at Best Buy the guy recommended Cingular, now my parents had Cingular more than 2 years ago, and that was pretty bad also, but the sales person said that Cingular just bought out AT&T's network and now has the largest coverage area. The plan for a familytalk plan would be 60$ for what we believe is two phones, 800 shared anytime minutes, and free nights and weekends and free to all Cingular customers. 10$ for my additional line. Is Cingular worth going for? If not, which plans do you all recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I have cingular and just got a new 'gsm band' phone with it. I haven't had any problems with reception. you can check their webcite for plans and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 My big thing about cell phones is the phones. See, I'm a trekkie, and ever since they came out with the flip-open phones, I've been waiting for somebody to come out with a "communicator" phone. It should have the appropriate ring, and voice dialing. (For the classic "Kirk to Enterprise". Just my opinion, but I think there's enough wierdos out there who'd buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFunky1 Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I have been with Sprint for years. The main reason I have stayed is the service has been good, many of my friends and family are on the plan, and we can all talk to each other for $5 a month for as long as we like. I also pay the $5 for the 7PM nights and weekends, which is worth the money as I am usually off my cell phone by 9PM most days. My girlfriend has Cingular and I haven't been impressed with the service. I tried a couple of other companies for a short time to see if I could improve on Sprint. T-Mobile was bad in my area... too many dead spots on the interstate. Verizon wasn't too impressive. Same problem with Verizon here was too many dead spots, or almost as bad it would roll into analog roam and I couldn't hear the other person. I like Sprint, the phones are pretty good but you will get stuck having to try and buy accessories from them or through eBay. Best Buy carries some but I am not that impressed. Most of the companies will offer a 14-30 day try it before you keep it type program. They can try it for a set period before the contract becomes permanent. That is how I got out from under the T-Mobile contract, however I did have to pay the connection fee. Good luck to your parents. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opiate-Zeo Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I have Sprint service as well, and we are very impressed with the service. We have 5 phones on the plan, and have never gone over on the service with the pcs to pcs plan. Would recommend it over cingular, our old provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted June 6, 2004 Author Share Posted June 6, 2004 alright, thanks guys, seems like sprint should be the target, though I still have a good feeling about cingular also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Boy Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I sell Sprint at the Best Buy here in Newport News VA...............and I agree with everyone else Sprint is the way to go!!! You can get 700 shared mins Unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7 and unlimited sprint to sprint: For $85/month---------includes no charge for roaming ---------------------------------------------------------------- "To be the man you have to beat the man!!!!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Check out the AT&T wireless store. They will soon have the same GSM network as Cingular and for the same price as Cingular's service I got nights and weekends starting at 7. I just combined my phone services into a family plan, my daughter had cingular in NC, where she goes to college, and my wife and other daughter had AT&T in Md. By combining the plans, I finally got a cell phone for myself. Also got some nice Samsung flip phones. hadn't thought about the star trek aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The X-Factor Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Hobo, I'm basically in the same situation as you. I have Springt currently and my agreement is running out at the end of the month. I'm switching to another carrier because it does not work too well in certain parts of NOVA. However, everywhere outside of those certain areas it works great. Unfortunately I go to school in NOVA and need something that will work there. We're probably going to switch to T-Mobile. They got some good deals on phones right now (we're going to get two sony-erricsonns for free). The rate plans are also cheaper than Sprint's. I think you can get like 600 anytimes mniutes, unlimited night, weekend, and mobile to mobile minutes for around $70. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atloldskin Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 It will depend where you live and the amount you want to pay. But we all have the Nextel plan with nationwide direct connect and it is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSKNfaithfull Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Originally posted by BDBuddy23 I have cingular and just got a new 'gsm band' phone with it. I haven't had any problems with reception. you can check their webcite for plans and such. jmho but bad move I had gsm with ATT and there is only one tower in VA and most of the time you are using analog or digital anyways and are paying extra money:puke: got rid of it a month ago. Bought a Verizon camera phone and have no complaints the coverage is better by FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxito Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I used T-Mobile. The service is good. I have a family plan, so if I call anyone of my family that has the same plan, it would be free. But the thing is my phone never has a signal when I am in building. That is the only downfall I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey66 Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I use AT&T and have not been that pleased with the service, although I am hopeful that once the merger happens their service will improve... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I have had ATT for years. I really like the service and plan that I have. Blondie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedsKingz Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 I sale Sprint phones as well and I too would recommend you to go with Sprint. It seems like Sprint's coverage over there in the east coast is pretty awesome from the coverage maps that I have. If you were to go with Sprint, I would recommend a Sanyo phone. I have had pretty much all types of phones out there, from Nokia, Motorola, LG, Seimens, Samsung, and Sanyo. And by far Sanyo is unbeatable. The reception is awesome, the speakerphone option on some of the Sanyo phones are amazing, very clear. But like someone else said, you have a 14 day trial period to try out Sprint, and if you're not satisfied, Cingular would be the second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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