What kind of cellphone do you have? Who provides service?

from JoeUser Forums

My Treo blew up on me around 3 weeks ago and while getting a new cellphone I dumped sprint too.

I hated sprint because I live in the boonies and the signal was always weak and I dropped at least one in three calls sometimes two in three.

I bought the moto razor this time and switched to cingular. I love this phone and love the blue tooth set up more! I always have a strong signal now and as of today have not dropped a single call!

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
We just dropped Cingular. I live in Louisiana and they have had a serious problem with their tower software since the hurricanes last year. The towers were unable to hand off an inprogress call to the next tower. There were also many issues with the GSM service.

We switched to AllTel last week. At first glance the service and equipment seem good. Although, they are still using CDMA technology. Battery life seems to be the only drawback now.

Have you setup the Motorola software on your PC? I love it! I have it integrated with my Outlook calander and contacts(I don't need mobile email so the treo is overkill). You can also transfer all multimedia items to and from the phone.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
We have Verizon, and have not been disappointed with the reception, or the service.  I did not go with the Razr, just a Blue tooth (my wife uses it, I dont).
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I have TMobile because they allow you to break the contract (and it's cheap).

I had Cingular, and I HATED THEM. Terrible customer service, crappy pricing and fees. Yuck. Hope you have better luck.

Our phone is old and beat all to hell. I'm going to replace it soon. It's not even a flip phone which everyone in the entire world has now. I don't really care about how it looks, but it's getting close to retirement.

The Razrs are cute, but I don't really have any need for one. I'm not Paris Hilton.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
#1 by just john
Wed, August 23, 2006 2:11 PM


Have you setup the Motorola software on your PC? I love it! I have it integrated with my Outlook calander and contacts(I don't need mobile email so the treo is overkill). You can also transfer all multimedia items to and from the phone.


I would have no Idea how to do that, I am in the fooling around getting to know my phone stage.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
2 by Dr. Guy
Wed, August 23, 2006 2:25 PM


We have Verizon, and have not been disappointed with the reception, or the service. I did not go with the Razr, just a Blue tooth (my wife uses it, I dont).


I was going to go with verizon if my 30 day trial period with cingular was a bust, as it is I am happy with cingular now, plus almost everyone I talk to has cingular so I get lots of no minute conversations.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
#3 by Texas Wahine
Wed, August 23, 2006 3:07 PM


. I'm not Paris Hilton.


she should be so lucky to have your style and class tex.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
I just switched to cingular from sprint. Not that I was all that unhappy with sprint in general, though when I got away from the city it sometimes had connection issues. Main reason I switched was my company didn't have an account with sprint, and I am getting them to pay for my phone now. Crackberry away!
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
#7 by Demosthenes Locke
Wed, August 23, 2006 3:39 PM


when I got away from the city it sometimes had connection issues


that was my problem with sprint too, at home or at myy brothers I has either one bar or 1/2 bar, with cingular I am having no problems. The price one pays for living in the boonies.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Just don't drop that RAZR Mod. 9 times out of 10 that breaks em.


I have a Blackberry (AKA Crackberry) 7105, and my service is through T-Mobile. I WAS a Verizon customer for 7 years, until they finally pissed me off.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
It's not even a flip phone which everyone in the entire world has now


I still have my trusty reg phone, it's small, just not a flippy! My husband and daughter has flip phones with camera. Mine doesn't have that.


I have Virgin mobile, they have T-mobile. Must be something about the mobiles we love eh?!LOL!


I've heard nothing good said about Cingular (and Verizon) too Elie. Everyone who has had the service never have something nice to say. I hope your experience is better.
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
I was going to go with verizon if my 30 day trial period with cingular was a bust, as it is I am happy with cingular now, plus almost everyone I talk to has cingular so I get lots of no minute conversations.


That is why we have Verizon. My Wife's SIL works for them, so half the family is por nada!

Great minds think alike!
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
I WAS a Verizon customer for 7 years, until they finally pissed me off.


May I ask what they did? (Since I am a customer, and have been for 2.5 years now). Just so I can look out for it.
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
Mine is a Nokia. No flip, but works great. Service is Bell Cellular (Canada). Ninety percent of the time I've a great signal, until I'm on a long trip and have to go off the beaten path. Once you're out of their service corridor it can get pretty dicy.

Also, I do the prepaid service. No contracts, stop at any time, the way I like it.
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'll be writing a quick article soon with a short review of my new toy, I mean phone. It's a Cingular 3G phone. That narrows the possibilities pretty severely at present More info in an article on my page soon.
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
They gave my call info to the government without a court order. Me and approximately 7 million other Verizon users.
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
#9 by thatoneguyinslc
Wed, August 23, 2006 4:28 PM


Just don't drop that RAZR Mod. 9 times out of 10 that breaks em


thanx for the heads up.

how you be btw?
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
They gave my call info to the government without a court order. Me and approximately 7 million other Verizon users.


I heard the landline, but the Cell stuff? I have not heard. Got a link? Not that I care. Unless you are a voyeur and like getting off on my converstations to my wife!
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
#10 by foreverserenity
Wed, August 23, 2006 5:19 PM


10 by foreverserenity
Wed, August 23, 2006 5:19 PM


it's small


I cannot have to small a phone due to my huge hands and extra thick fingers I wear a size 18 weding ring.
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top
15 by thatoneguyinslc
Wed, August 23, 2006 5:48 PM


They gave my call info to the government without a court order. Me and approximately 7 million other Verizon users.


damn that George Bush!! now he even controls the damn phones!!
Reply #21 from JoeUser Forums Top

Reply By: terpfan1980Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Here's the link to my quick review on my new phone: LG CU500 Cingular phone quick review/comments

Whore!!! lololololo   Nice looking  phone.

Reply #22 from JoeUser Forums Top
my cell phone is one my boss gave me to be on call with. I call it my colostomy bag becasue it hangs on my side and brings me nothing but shit.
Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top
Whore!!! lololololo Nice looking phone.


Back at you MM

I do like this phone a lot though. I previously had a Nokia 6820 (I think that I mentioned that above, most certainly in my quick review of the new one). The 6820 is nice, but oddly shaped. It doesn't slip well into a pocket and with exposed keys I had to use the automatic key-lock feature on it lest I wind up dialing someone by accident.

The thing I liked a lot on the 6820 was the keyboard it came with. If I was TEXTING a lot, or wanted to send mail messages or IMs from the phone it is great. Though the keys are small, they are far more usable and much quicker to use to send messages back and forth with compared to using the typical phone number/text pad.

I found over time though that I wasn't really using the message features because I'm normally a cheap bastage and refused to pay $0.05 per message, or to pay for a potentially expensive monthly plan that would include more built in message units.


Something I'm missing now on the new phone though is the ease of syncing data back and forth using the Nokia software. LG has similar software, but it doesn't (yet) support the CU500. Hopefully soon for that. On the Nokia I could sync very easily with Outlook including syncing To Do information, Notes, Calendar/Schedule type information and Contact information. On the new one, the best I've been able to accomplish so far is copying over Contact information as "cards" that can be imported/saved into the address book on the new phone.

Over time hopefully I'll get the missing features from the new phone. I also know I won't be playing with the video features too long on the new phone as I just don't like the idea of paying too much money for novelties. With that all said, I'm still glad I picked this particular phone as it's comfortable, sharp looking, and has enough features to keep me pretty happy.
Reply #24 from JoeUser Forums Top

I call it my colostomy bag becasue it hangs on my side and brings me nothing but shit.

Back in the days of Expensive Cell phones (and plans), I only had a pager.  And, yep!  That is what I called it!

Reply #25 from JoeUser Forums Top
#22 by Shovelheat
Thu, August 24, 2006 4:04 PM


my cell phone is one my boss gave me to be on call with. I call it my colostomy bag becasue it hangs on my side and brings me nothing but shit.


BAWWWWWWWWW HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA good one joe!!