We have been loyal Verizon Wireless customers now for…a few years. I can’t remember. I think 5 or 6 years. We had Cingular (now AT&T) which sucked in Pomona where David went to school and worked and I worked…the Sprint which seemed to suck in Corona where we lived. We’ve been perfectly happy with Verizon until lately.
First complaint…well, that’s easy…they don’t have the iPhone. Nope, only AT&T. And I heard a marketing dude on some local radio station one fine morning that it was because AT&T was the only carrier that wouldn’t put their crap on the phone. Is anyone familiar with V-Cast? (haha)
Second complaint…David says it takes 3 tries to call me. It rings once, disconnects. Rings once, disconnects. On the third try…viola! It rings to me. I only hear the third try. This is becoming quite a nuisance.
So, it’s contract renewal time (if we upgrade our phones). Do we take the plunge and switch carriers? I should mention that most everyone we know has Verizon and we don’t have a land-line. We’re thinking about switching and David wants to play with developing apps for the iPhone. I don’t really need the Internet on my phone since I’m home most of the time, oh yeah, and I have a nine month old. But it would be cool to get rid of my Razr. It doesn’t hold a charge for a long time and the pink is wearing off. Oh yeah, and the fact that it takes three times to call me.
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Posted by kahneiac9 on 07/09/2009 at 11:19 am
an easy solution to your ugly razr problem is simple: GET A NEW PHONE! I have no problem calling you, it must just be David (HAHAHA KIDDING).
I still hear people complaining about AT&Ts coverage, especially in the lake forest/irvine area, but I don’t know, maybe David knows people with AT&T that is more reliable. However, I do know someone that works for AT&T installing and repairing cell towers and he owns a Verizon phone cuz the coverage is better, even though he can get an AT&T phone for super cheap. Something to ponder.
Posted by alan on 07/10/2009 at 2:56 am
I know I said something about switching to AT&T for the iPhone if others did it, but I was drinking and I say some things that I don’t mean in the morning. Getting an iPhone would cost me an additional $30 – $50 per month in data and possibly upgraded voice plan. After using my iPod Touch for six months I’ve decided that the pocket internet thing just isn’t for me. Too slow. Too small. Not much multimedia support. The apps are not much more than party tricks compared to what’s available on a regular computer. For portable music and a cell phone, a regular iPod and a regular cell phone work just great. Just make sure you do more research before you buy your next phone and don’t let Pink be the most important qualification.