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Consumer Reports: Cingular, Sprint Bad Performers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-guess-which-company-starting-with-C-I-have dept.

dcgirl20006 writes "It's that time again, Consumer Reports is out with the annual cell phone review. And Verizon has risen to the top. And, Cingular, with the most subscribers (post AT&T mega merger), claims it is the company with the "least dropped calls" but consumers say otherwise. What can be done? Provide risk-free 30 day trial period; realistic coverage maps, upfront price disclosure, and end early termination fees."

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  1. Tagged "Pay2Read" by duerra · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As much as I'd love to read the article, and as informative and helpful as I'm sure it is, I can't help but wonder if an article that requires that you pay for it (not even a free registration option) has any place on Slashdot.

    (Cue "Slashdotters don't RTFA" jokes now)

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  2. Ask a trucker by MECC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What the best nation-wide wireless provider is. You might get different favorites, but most will say sprint sucks.

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  3. Re:The Problem with Verizon by hoggoth · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Am I paraphrasing you correctly here?

    > We both had E815's through Verizon and loved the phones for the build quality, the hackability and the design just being a -solid- one
    WE HAD VERIZON AND LOVED IT

    > However, I was pissed about the lack of real OBEX profiles
    BUT WE WANTED THE FEATURE "OBEX"

    > took the $350 hit on the early termination and went to T-Mobile
    SO WE SWITCHED TO T-MOBILE
    IT COST US $350

    > The coverage with T-Mobile is definitely not as good as Verizon's
    THE COVERAGE IS WORSE

    > We're paying more overall
    WE ARE PAYING MORE

    > it's lacking full OBEX support for a damn good reason
    WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE FEATURE "OBEX"

    Ummmm.... congratulations on your wise move?

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