# going with a new cell phone **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 26, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867 "2005-10-26T17:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/21 "2005-10-27T09:21:13Z")
cricket. ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/22 "2005-10-27T09:23:22Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > as i just get comfortable with my phone my dad decides he wants me to get my own phone account. who do u guys recommend. i was thinking nextel but i dont know. whats ur opinnion on services nextel is awesome. i didnt really think it was all that great, until i started working for them. they have even better coverage than i originally thought. if you’ll be around amherst, you’ll definitely have no problem. plus direct connecting people is awesome! :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/23 "2005-10-27T09:24:10Z")
> [@j\_espo1](#): > > cricket. get cricket if you feel like wasting your money and have no coverage anywhere ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/24 "2005-10-27T09:27:12Z")
> [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > Coverage I would say Cingular and Verizon are the same now because of the ATT acquisition. > > GSM \> CDMA because it’s more advanced technology. Dare I say it, SIM card… HELLO QUALCOM, GET WITH IT MAN!! What is Verizon gonna do when full 3G GSM is available through T-mobile and Cingular? You can’t stay with CDMA forever… i’ll switch to gsm in a few years. but for now cdma\> gsm for coverage. and i wouldnt say the coverage is near the same, even with the merger. one of these days im gonna go around with a vzw phone and a cingular phone to different areas around wny and document the coverage. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/25 "2005-10-27T09:44:44Z")
Im sitting here with 4 bars on my cingular razr. My buddy is 5 feet from me with 1 bar/sometimes fading out on verizon. Of course we are in the “basement” of capen and this office gets terrible signal. This trend happens in most other places we go also. All this verizon \> \* talk is confusing me… :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/26 "2005-10-27T09:53:52Z")
Phone is big on how good reception is. And it’s all about where you are and if it works for you GSM service as good as CDMA? HAHAHAHAHA - matt stop smoking that crack. GSM is better yes, but the covereage is not nearly as good. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/27 "2005-10-27T09:53:56Z")
as funny as this sounds… I like my sprint more than I like my verizon phone. And I use a treo 650 for verizon. 😮 ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/28 "2005-10-27T09:57:50Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > lol at dos. lol what? you know its true. But for now if you worried about coverage verizon is no dought the best. Sprint is right up there. Spring now has a plan with free incoming calls from ANY network , which is prety fucking cool. The plan starts off at 49.99. Joe come visit me at work ill get you set up and hook you up. ---
**Author:** ![tour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@tour](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tour)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/29 "2005-10-27T10:05:13Z")
nextel sux ass, all the supervisors at work have it, and I can never hear what they are saying, thats if i can even get thru to them. ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/30 "2005-10-27T10:08:04Z")
> [@tour](#): > > nextel sux ass, all the supervisors at work have it, and I can never hear what they are saying, thats if i can even get thru to them. im not saying anything cus i dont wanna get banned ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/31 "2005-10-27T10:09:17Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > Phone is big on how good reception is. > > And it’s all about where you are and if it works for you > > GSM service as good as CDMA? > > HAHAHAHAHA - matt stop smoking that crack. > > GSM is better yes, but the covereage is not nearly as good. Watch what you say, you speaking of NYS or Countrywide? I am willing to bet that GSM service from Cingular has more coverage countrywide thatn Verizon since the ATT merger. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/32 "2005-10-27T10:21:01Z")
> [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > GSM \> CDMA because it’s more advanced technology. Dare I say it, SIM card… HELLO QUALCOM, GET WITH IT MAN!! What is Verizon gonna do when full 3G GSM is available through T-mobile and Cingular? You can’t stay with CDMA forever… 1xEV-DO then 1xEV-DV then i think UMTS then eventually WCDMA (i think that’s the direction, i don’t know too much about it). which will be every bit as competitive as 3G GSM upgrades. wanna talk old technology, talk iDen. do you want coverage or do you want technology. you want coverage, probably verizon. you want technology, probably cingular. you want your asshole boss to get ahold of you whenever he wants and a massive phone, nextel. i personally have verizon. the coverage is better than cingular’s, and obviously tmobile’s. it’s not much better than cingular’s though. with verizon losing leases on towers coming up and and them cutting back on bandwidth (from what i’ve heard) as they prepare for 1xEV-DO and all that, i think coverage could get worse. meanwhile, cingular is becoming a serious competitor. the times my verizon doesn’t work and my gf’s cingular doesn’t work are happening more and more often. i’m not going to lie, i’m considering switching to cingular myself. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/33 "2005-10-27T10:33:13Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > Phone is big on how good reception is. quoted for truth > [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > Watch what you say, you speaking of NYS or Countrywide? I am willing to bet that GSM service from Cingular has more coverage countrywide thatn Verizon since the ATT merger. im telling you, no, they dont. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/34 "2005-10-27T11:03:52Z")
> [@Poose22](#): > > im not saying anything cus i dont wanna get banned ask audios about nextel coverage…worst…EVER ---
**Author:** ![suicide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@suicide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suicide)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/35 "2005-10-27T11:11:21Z")
verizon all teh way ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/36 "2005-10-27T12:35:19Z")
> [@Dex](#): > > 1xEV-DO then 1xEV-DV then i think UMTS then eventually WCDMA (i think that’s the direction, i don’t know too much about it). which will be every bit as competitive as 3G GSM upgrades. Cingular is already rolling out UMTS…they’re a couple steps ahead, its in like 10 test markets right now. ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/37 "2005-10-27T12:41:27Z")
you’re right. UMTS is a GSM upgrade. i knew it was one of the two. my bad. i haven’t kept up with this shit in so long. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/38 "2005-10-27T12:43:06Z")
I see eventually both providers being on the same technology, GSM and CDMA both moving to W-CDMA. But anyway see which one works best where you use it. ---
**Author:** ![Protonus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/protonus/32/7382_2.png) [@Protonus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Protonus)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/39 "2005-10-27T16:50:13Z")
buy a motorola e815 and run it on verizon. only way to go worth going. ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867/40 "2005-10-27T17:12:05Z")
> [@JoesTypeS](#): > > ask audios about nextel coverage…worst…EVER must be using it somewhere out in east butt fuck ave where there is no service. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/going-with-a-new-cell-phone/3867.md?page=3)