Odd thread....Cell phone advice?

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I'm not sure if this even goes here, but ill shoot. I've been tossing around the idea in my head of dropping SprintPCS for a new cell company. Now, i've been seeing these commercials for stuff like Amp'd mobile, Helio, and the such, and they look pretty cool. Does anyone have any type of experience or advice regarding the new 3G companies out there? Im wanting pretty quick net access, ability to download music/ringers, txt messaging, and the such, price isnt too big of an issue since sprint is @$$ raping me for nearly 100 a month as it stands... Any info would be much appreciated!
 
Amped is off the Verizon network and I believe Helio is using Sprint. Now I run a Sprint store so take my advice with a grain of salt. I would not leave; the Power Vision services and phones from sprint are growing. In October the first hybrid phone should be released containing the Nextel DC walkie-talkie. The internet speed is going to be the same on all of them assuming Sprint and Verizon have both upgraded the EVDO network in your area. And unless your not in to sports I would say ESPN mobile would be another option and it also uses Sprint.

Oh and about the cost. I don’t think anyone except maybe Verizon could do better on price. The two companies you named are buying time on Sprint and Verizon’s networks and reselling it. I find it hard to believe they could give you more for your money doing that but I haven’t really looked in to what they are offering.
 
Check to see who has the best coverage in your area. I used to be with Sprint, but I couldn't get a signal in my own room in my apartment. I am with Cingular now and it works, but it could be different in your area. There have to be some forums dedicated to this kind of stuff, I just don't know any. Check out who works well in your area before you buy.
 
well, sprint changed my plans on me(thanks) and it went from 70 to 110 a month, they even added a line not free of charge! im planning on calling to kill that second line and hope it gets me some money back... but using this A900 samsung, i've come to hate sprint. this phone never gets service, the battery lasts less than a day in standby, and a few hours if i actually talk on it... just not keeping me happy... called sprint and they thought that power cycling my phone would fix it, then they tried to tell me they were updating their towers in the area and it would work right in 4 hours(problem spanning 2 months? doubtful). i dunno what to do i just want something that works...
 
Umm well I don’t work for or get paid by Sprint. I run an indirect store. One thing I know though is Sprint doesn’t just change plans. From what your telling me it sounds like you wanted a Blade but weren’t due for an upgrade but were approve for a 2nd line of service. So they offered you the Blade on a new line of service at the discounted price. This moved you over to a family plan. Either way if that is the case it should have been explained to you. If you did it over the phone with Sprint I have a hard time believing it wouldn’t have been. If you got it from a store I would go back there and make them earn there commission.

BTW the reason I didn’t mention Cingular or any others earlier is because you said you want fast net access. The old Vision service put Cingular to shame in that department and the new one well it leaves Cingular out of the game IMO.

Reception issues with the Blade do not seem to be uncommon. Most come from the phone being knocked around and or dropped but not always. If it were me I would have tried to sell you on the A920 instead of the A900. Battery life of lest then a day is not acceptable and from what I have seen is far less that that phone has to offer. Maybe you got a bad battery or maybe you have bad battery charging habits such as leaving it charging over night every night. I break all my phones in the same way and never have to charge them more then 3-4 times a week. However I believe most you battery life issues are related to the poor reception you’re getting. When I am in areas with less then desirable coverage the battery goes much faster.

As a sprint customer let me refer you to a better board then howard.

www.sprintusers.com

If you read over there forum you will find that the Cancellation department is actually referred to as Retentions since that is there job. They are supposed to make you a reasonable offer to keep you with them rather then letting you cancel and could save you $20 to $30 off your bill.
 
Phone was never dropped/damaged...and yes the phone was bought over the phone. The plan switch was never discussed, and currently there is no phone attached to the second line. I was 3 years into my 2 year contract so i dont think that was the issue either. The plan had been the same since about 2001 and they dont even show it on their site anymore, the plan they switched me to was identical as far as minutes/services go it just added the second line. The battery never was worth a crap in this phone, when i first got it i would have to charge it every other night to get any use of it and now its down to having to charge it every night. I dont charge my batteries till they go to the point of almost dead, and on this phone once it hits that point if you dont charge it within about 2 minutes of talking or 10 minutes of standby the battery goes dead. Yes i know it loses service QUITE often, i actually had to turn off the service indicator beep because it would beep probably 30 times or more per minute, got rather annoying after a while. I like what this phone specifically has to offer in size(fits in the pocket well), i just have gone to my wits end with it :( If you say hold off till the new gen phones are out ill do that, see if its worth my time to invest another 300 in a phone. Guess ill go from there!
 
Pretty happy with Sprint. Costs a lot tho. Got a A900 a while back, other than the battery issue, it's been really good. Signal reception is excellent, download speeds are between 500-1100k, lag has improved significantly on EVDO vs 3G 1xRTT. Had a A700 before, tethered that one for free, got max speed of 300k or so.

On the other hand, T-Mobile has my friend hooked up pretty well. It's much much slower on download, signal/clarity is pretty good all around. What makes it a good deal is the unlimited net access is only 20-25bux, and with that option he's got T-Mobile hot-spots paid for. So anytime he's got his lappy with him, borders books, his college, etc he's on high-speed wi-fi for free. I've got a lappy with no-Wifi built in, and I'm usually never near a hot-spot so it doesn't make sense to me. Last note, his download speed is fairly stable, although about 110-136k max but it's always there unless he's in a really bad coverage area. Sprint is freggin a PITA with EVDO speed, you gotta have your phone just right in a spot, 1-2inches left or right can make a 300-600k difference.

For just about everything, T-Mobile is a deal, lots of minutes, cheap text packages, cheap net access. you're not surfin top of the line EVDO, but, T-Mobile, just WORKS! and thats good.
 
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