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pan6467 · 07-05-2005, 08:13 PM

I'm with T-Mobile and just upgraded from a samsung r225 to a Siemens CF62T flip phone.

My signal isn't bad excpt in my apartment complex area and everyone I talk to has problems regardless of their carrier.

I am disappointed in the fact that T-Mobile wouldn't just add the price to my contract and bill me extra each month, I gladly would have bought a more expensive phone that way. Instead I have to pay $55 and then once I get the phone I get a $20 or $25 mail in rebate.

I was with Verizon before (started pre-pay then joined with wife) and they weren't bad, very few drops but I get a much better coverage area with T-Mobile. My Ex wife had Sprint before we got married and she said it was just horrid. My mother has Alltel and my stepfather has Nextel through his company and neither offer as good a coverage as I have and they seem to get dropped my often than I do.

I started with T-Mobile because of bad credit. It was either them or Cingular from the multi-carrier dealer and even though he said he made more selling Cingular he recommended for my needs T-Mobile. (Needless to say the dealer is no longer in business.) T-Mobile was cheaper, offered more minutes, has a better coverage area, and the phone offered was better quality.

I have read the reviews on here and as far as T-Mobile and credit.... I lost my credit card and had to get a new one, in doing so T-Mobile wasn't able to do the auto bill. They called me about 2 weeks after my bill was due and told me I had exceded my credit and needed to pay. I appologized profusely and paid and had no disruption of service or any other calls or hate mail..... nor any credit bad ratings. If anything T-Mobile has truly helped my credit rating.

Like I said, the biggest problem I have with them is I would have liked a better upgrade and would have even gladly paid more on my monthly bill for one, but they are very cheap on upgrades and for me at least, had me pay immediately.

Overall experiences with cell phone carriers:

T-Mobile = despite the phone upgrade issues, by far the best I or anyone in my family has dealt with.

Verizon = not bad, gave me an extremely cheap phone to start with and with analog service not very clear. Although Free-it-up is a great and the cheapest pay per use out there.... or was when I first started.

Alltel and Nextel = poor coverage areas, good selection of phones but have to have excellent credit to get them and they are expensive.

Sprint = very expensive for my ex., poor buyout rates, bad coverage at that time, and again very cheap with phones and demanding of better credit ratings to accept you.

Just my opinion..... everyone seems to have different experiences with companies and everyone seems to have their preferences.... which is good otherwise we'd all have the same phones and the same service and outrageous bills because there would be no competition.

07-05-2005, 08:13 PM	#90 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I'm with T-Mobile and just upgraded from a samsung r225 to a Siemens CF62T flip phone. My signal isn't bad excpt in my apartment complex area and everyone I talk to has problems regardless of their carrier. I am disappointed in the fact that T-Mobile wouldn't just add the price to my contract and bill me extra each month, I gladly would have bought a more expensive phone that way. Instead I have to pay $55 and then once I get the phone I get a $20 or $25 mail in rebate. I was with Verizon before (started pre-pay then joined with wife) and they weren't bad, very few drops but I get a much better coverage area with T-Mobile. My Ex wife had Sprint before we got married and she said it was just horrid. My mother has Alltel and my stepfather has Nextel through his company and neither offer as good a coverage as I have and they seem to get dropped my often than I do. I started with T-Mobile because of bad credit. It was either them or Cingular from the multi-carrier dealer and even though he said he made more selling Cingular he recommended for my needs T-Mobile. (Needless to say the dealer is no longer in business.) T-Mobile was cheaper, offered more minutes, has a better coverage area, and the phone offered was better quality. I have read the reviews on here and as far as T-Mobile and credit.... I lost my credit card and had to get a new one, in doing so T-Mobile wasn't able to do the auto bill. They called me about 2 weeks after my bill was due and told me I had exceded my credit and needed to pay. I appologized profusely and paid and had no disruption of service or any other calls or hate mail..... nor any credit bad ratings. If anything T-Mobile has truly helped my credit rating. Like I said, the biggest problem I have with them is I would have liked a better upgrade and would have even gladly paid more on my monthly bill for one, but they are very cheap on upgrades and for me at least, had me pay immediately. Overall experiences with cell phone carriers: T-Mobile = despite the phone upgrade issues, by far the best I or anyone in my family has dealt with. Verizon = not bad, gave me an extremely cheap phone to start with and with analog service not very clear. Although Free-it-up is a great and the cheapest pay per use out there.... or was when I first started. Alltel and Nextel = poor coverage areas, good selection of phones but have to have excellent credit to get them and they are expensive. Sprint = very expensive for my ex., poor buyout rates, bad coverage at that time, and again very cheap with phones and demanding of better credit ratings to accept you. Just my opinion..... everyone seems to have different experiences with companies and everyone seems to have their preferences.... which is good otherwise we'd all have the same phones and the same service and outrageous bills because there would be no competition. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"