[olug] [OT] Cell phone carrier questions...

[Adam Lassek]

I also have an EVO on Sprint. I have my frustrations with Android, but Sprint's service has always been good.

3G is slow, though, especially if you tether. The extra surcharge for data on the EVO is irritating since I can't use 4G. Probably going to jump to Verizon when they launch LTE in Omaha. No word from Sprint when (if ever) we will get WiMax.

Sprint loves to load crapware on your android phone, so you will have to root it if that bothers you.

On Apr 9, 2011, at 8:45 AM, <webtrekker at cox.net> <webtrekker at cox.net> wrote:

> +1 for Sprint, I have a non-rooted EVO(luv it!!)  and my wife has the Samsung Moment (suks), but the service has always been good to us.  I'm using PDAnet on both phones, not the fastest but always works.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> ---- Dan Anderson <dan-anderson at cox.net> wrote: 
>> Yeah, we had the same thing (I'm kind of North West - on the top of a
>> hill).  My wife suddenly could use her phone everywhere except work and home
>> (constantly dropping calls - failing to ring at all, etc).
>> 
>> Verizon blamed the phone, swapped it out a few times, gave her a different
>> brand phone, but then just quit trying.  If their map shows coverage - they
>> wouldn't do _anything_.
>> 
>> Ultimately, we bought her out of the Verizon contract.  Those "Can you hear
>> me now?" commercials were never funny.  :)
>> 
>> Check with your neighbors and co-workers.  Maybe they know how Verizon
>> coverage is in your specific area - in terms of drops, data connectivity,
>> missed calls, etc - "bars" aren't always the whole story.
>> 
>> I've always had Sprint and have had no issues (maybe a handful of dropped
>> calls in like 13 years - and those were probably roaming calls anyway.)
>> 
>> I just upgraded a couple months back to the Samsung Epic 4G (Galaxy S).
>> Very cool.  Android 2.2.  Full qwerty keyboard (awesome for terminal/ssh
>> work :) ) Add a Seidio high capacity battery and it's a really great phone
>> (mp3 player, video camera, game machine, still camera, GPS, e-book reader,
>> etc.).  The only annoying part is paying the $10 4g fee when 4g isn't here
>> yet.
>> 
>> Dan
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Craig Wolf <cjwolf at mpsomaha.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> My wife and i have Droid phones on Verizon and while I love the phones, the
>>> service in our area sucks (West O').  When they switched to the Alltel
>>> towers, I basically lost service in my home and around it.  I am not sure
>>> anyone else is any better in my neck of the woods but that is my opinion...
>>> 
>>> Craig Wolf
>>> Linux Server Support
>>> Backups Administrator
>>> Desktop/Network Specialist
>>> Desk: (402)715-6283
>>> Cell: (402)510-0301
>>> 
>>> 
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