Help me out, which is better?

[ReefXpert]

Cingular, T-Mobile, or Verizon. In terms of geo coverage and signals only please (not customer service or plan rate). Thanks.

[Scuba_Dave]

depends upon your specific location. My work nextel doesn't work in my house, but it does out front

[clavery]

Depends on where you live, but Verizon is the best in the NY area.

[ReefXpert]

In Sacramento / San Francisco area. Thanks.

[Don_Gnomio]

over here in florida, i have had all three, and cingular was the best(i currently have t-mobile) verizon was very good also, and t-mobile is horrible, i rarely get reception in my house or big buildings.....

[ReefXpert]

oh, by the way, i do travel around too, so any comment is welcome, thanks.

[Sugar Magnolia]

If it's rural at all, Verizon beats them all hands down. I'm rural and the others don't have nearly as many towers as Verizon.

[MrSandman]

Check out www.howardforums.com. In each providers forum there is a "coverage" sub-forum. Threads there are organized by city/region. For example, here is a forum for T-Mobile coverage: http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=202

[pnosko]

MrSandman, that is about as ugly as they come.

[beerguy]

ReefXpert - I live in Sacramento and often travel to the bay. I use Cingular and it's pretty good. Verizon (my wife's carrier) is probably better in the bay area but both work pretty well.

I like Cingular because they use GSM and I'm a techno-geek.

[cadams]

Originally posted by beerguy
ReefXpert - I live in Sacramento and often travel to the bay. I use Cingular and it's pretty good. Verizon (my wife's carrier) is probably better in the bay area but both work pretty well.

I like Cingular because they use GSM and I'm a techno-geek.

i'm with this guy. I have cingular and love it. ANd now that they've merged with ATT their coverage is very respectable. The phone switches back and forth betwen the 2 networks depending on signal strength. On the 1st or 2nd floor of my home, I'm on cingular, but in the basement it switched to ATT automatically.

Also, a friend of mine who lives out in BFE has verison because at the time, it was the only cell carreir that worked that far out of city limits. I switched to cingular Jan of this year and I get a stronger signal out at his house than he does.

I'd say its a toss up betwen verison and cingular. So you'll have to compare plans prolly.

[ReefXpert]

Verizon seems to be a little more expensive...

[BLKTANG]

None of those even come close to Verizon,IMO.I can use my cell anywhere even in an elevator in NYC.

[mike4271]

Originally posted by pnosko
MrSandman, that is about as ugly as they come.


I think I've seen that guys wife and child in another avitar??:lol:

[beerguy]

Originally posted by EXPEDITION
None of those even come close to Verizon,IMO.I can use my cell anywhere even in an elevator in NYC.


Considering he needs reception in the Sacramento and San Fran area, that's probably not a big consideration.

:lol:

[MrSandman]

Originally posted by pnosko
MrSandman, that is about as ugly as they come.
Yeah, strangely enough it resembles my neighbor on a Sunday afternoon in the middle of football season.

[Dolfan0925]

If you get t-mobile you will stab yourself in the head later. Since I've signed the contract I've attempted suicide about 15 times.

AKA T-Mobile sucks worse than a Viper engine powered vaccuum cleaner.

[masson]

I used my cingular phone in california anywhere, never had a bad signal. I even used it in elevators and in my hotel room ( not having to stick my had outside the window like i used to) :) I dont get service in my house. But no one does, not even verizon.

[thrlride]

I have expience with Nextel, verizon and cingular. All three had their issues. I will probably go back to Cingular after my Nextel is gone.