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Cell Phones are a pain. Verizon vs. Cingular
jake on 2005.07.24
at 02:15 pmBasically I am currently having an internal battle between two celluar companies. I’ve been with Verizon for four years. I got my first personal cell phone the summer after I graduated college. Two years ago I grabbed myself an LG VX6000 at a very good price because I renewed my two year aggreement. Now my agreement is up, and I’ve come up with a few new options.
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mel said on 2005.07.25 at 11:00 am
Cingular didn't work out...
Over the holidays, our household switched from Verizon to Cingular so we could upgrade to the razr phones. It was a disaster – we had dropped calls all the time. Following up with Cingular to try to find a resolution was time-consuming at best. Thankfully, there’s a 30-day guarantee, and Verizon welcomed us back with open arms. We still want new phones, but we want something as cool as the razr yet available through Verizon…
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Jason said on 2005.07.31 at 08:53 pm
Which way to go
Jake, there really only exists just a few questions you must answer:
1. Do you really plan on going to Europe anytime soon?
2. Are you really going to take advantage of any of the bluetooth options, be it your car, hands-free, or laptop integration (as with the powerbooks -bluephoneElite)?
3. Will the European phone(s) be that bad in your area? You might not be in a totally rural area, and if not you shouldn’t have any issues with these European phones.If it were me, I’d go all out. Sure, $400 sounds like a lot of money, but your cellphone is a key instrument in communcation i’m sure.
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Jake said on 2005.08.03 at 01:43 pm
Thanks Jason
I think I’ve made some progress in my decision. And then you had to appeal to my ‘get the best’ attitude. I really don’t think I’ll be in Europe anytime soon. At least not till after the 1 year contract I’m leaning toward runs out.
As for the Bluetooth capabilities I’d have to say I really do plan on using them if I can. My Powerbook I’ve had for a year and a half came with Bluetooth and I have not used it for anything. I’d love to be able to take advantage of that feature.
But outside of the fancy features I think I have to let my wallet dictate my actions. I have too many things to purchase in the near future, and I’m not interested in using my credit card on a $400 dollar phone.
But I am only going to go with a 1 year contract, so I’ll get to go through this stress again next year and hopefully have a little extra cash lying around break my chains to Verizon.
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