At&t cell phones

Wingnut

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I am curious as to how many of you have an AT&T cell phone and what kind of coverage do you get? I just switched all ours from SPRINT to AT&T.
 

davekc

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We use ATT/Cingular and like you, switched from Sprint. Biggest problem with Sprint was weak coverage in FL. Sprint worked well on 95 but when you went east to the coast, a lot of dropped calls.
Maybe better now, I don't know.
 

chetjester

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Driver
I've had AT&T since 2005 and very happy with it. I especially like the rollover minutes.

I just bought a Blackberry Curve at WalMart for $28, but it required me to extend my contract for 2 years. No problem. I have no intention of changing carriers.
 

ConfusedMuse

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Retired Expediter
Afternoon People,

I have been with AT&T forever, when it was still Cingular. Rollover minutes, coverage, cost plans are some of the reasons I chose them. My S/O has Verizon, there are more places that their cell phone does not work than mine. I bought into their wireless air card almost a year ago, I have had major issues with that, and am currently attempting to resolve them to my satisfaction ( doesn't look as though that is going to happen), they (AT&T) are at least trying to bend some of their tungsten steel rules. Time will tell.
 
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nightcreacher

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i also have sprint,with an alltel back up.The only place i have trouble with the sprint is in fl,but as i rarely go there,doesnt matter.my alltel always works where my sprint doesnt.Between my circle of friends and the simply everthing plan with sprint,i spend 160 bucks a month and I use around 4000 mins a month,and hours of tv watching,along without missing my nascar races
 

TeamCaffee

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We have Sprint, AT&T and also Cingular and I believe Sprint has the best coverage of them all. They all have areas they do not work well in still but that is getting further and further between.

We added a Wilson wireless booster to our truck last year and it is really amazing. You still do drop calls but not like we used to. After we had it for several months I decided we wasted our money on it as our phones worked just as well with it as without it. Well Bob drove under a low tree limb and busted the antenna. Wow it was immediately apparent how well that booster really works.
 

Scott101

Seasoned Expediter
My S/O has Verizon, there are more places that their cell phone does not work than mine.

What kind of phone are they using? The "free" or cheap cell phones are just like anything else... You get what you pay for. I was a partner in a cell phone store for a few years and we turned many unsatisfied customers into satisfied customers by getting them into quality phones.

That being said, all carriers have poor coverage areas. And if you happen to need your phone often in those areas then that obviously will not be the carrier for them.
 

Yesteryear

Expert Expediter
We have Cingular/At&t and like it. Don't seem to have any problems with it so far, had for a few years now.
 

RLENT

Veteran Expediter
We use ATT, switched to them (back when they were still Cingular) from Verizon more than 5 years ago probably. Up until a few months ago I had been using my original Sony T616 that i got when we signed on with them ..... it was getting pretty beat - buttons were a little flakey - so I upgraded to an iPhone 3G - which resulted in far fewer dropped calls - in fact right after I first got it I couldn't believe it was the same carrier.

The Rollover minutes and the Free Nights and Weekends are nice, but I wish they had a better Canada plan - even if you are on it, the calls while in Canada are $ .59 per minute at the "discounted" rate :eek:
 

Wingnut

Seasoned Expediter
We got the MOTOROLA TUNDRA phones and a MOTOPURE CRYSTAL TALK bluetooth. Have only had them for a week, so haven't really had time to fairly judge them yet. Any of you have them and if so, how good are they?
 

nightcreacher

Veteran Expediter
What kind of phone are they using? The "free" or cheap cell phones are just like anything else... You get what you pay for. I was a partner in a cell phone store for a few years and we turned many unsatisfied customers into satisfied customers by getting them into quality phones.

That being said, all carriers have poor coverage areas. And if you happen to need your phone often in those areas then that obviously will not be the carrier for them.

I'm useing the Instinct by Samsung with Sprint and the Samsung Muse with Alltel. both phones take great pics,tone quality great for listening to music also.
 
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