Recommendations? Dead spots for each company in SoWal? Maybe SJ or Daddy-O can post a link to the thread we had before?
Guys, I know this has been discussed before...but tomorrow is my contract expiration date with Nextel (yee-haw!) and we ARE going to switch service providers on Saturday. I was with Alltel before and was perfectly happy (and, they stayed pretty much up through Ivan) so that was my choice. However, relatives are urging me to go to Cingular. OK, fine, I'll take a look, rollover minutes seem like a good idea. Now, my husband has a co-worker who uses Verizon and hub has just become enamored with said friend's phone ("It's clear as a bell in Inlet Beach!"). So, what was going to be a simple decision has become muddied.
Recommendations? Dead spots for each company in SoWal? Maybe SJ or Daddy-O can post a link to the thread we had before?
Recommendations? Dead spots for each company in SoWal? Maybe SJ or Daddy-O can post a link to the thread we had before?
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superJfunn
my mom has alltel and lives in seagrove. she has horrible service.
i have cingular and it is pretty good. there is a dead spot between grayton and blue mountain for less than 1/4 of a mile. besides that i am happy with cingular.
i have cingular and it is pretty good. there is a dead spot between grayton and blue mountain for less than 1/4 of a mile. besides that i am happy with cingular.
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
my mom has alltel and lives in seagrove. she has horrible service.
i have cingular and it is pretty good. there is a dead spot between grayton and blue mountain for less than 1/4 of a mile. besides that i am happy with cingular.
And I can vouch for the fact that jfunns service is good. ;-) Even at 1:00 in the morning driving to the Seabar!!!!!
SoWal Staff
my mom has alltel and lives in seagrove. she has horrible service.
i have cingular and it is pretty good. there is a dead spot between grayton and blue mountain for less than 1/4 of a mile. besides that i am happy with cingular.
Cingular! :clap_1:
That reminds me I need to pay my bill.
SoWal Insider
I also have cingular and have been happy with the service. Although today I am sitting a parade of homes house and I only have one bar....
Beach Fanatic
The only place I don't have a signal with T-Mobile is for about one mile between Grayton and Blue Mountain Beach. Their prices are good, too.
SoWal Insider
I have Cingular and have great service there. Have friends with Sprint and T Mobile and they never have as many bars as I do. It does get low for a short distance in Blue Mountain. Compared to all the others I have much better service.
beats on hood
I have T-Mobile. Can't get service between Troy and Defuniak Springs. On 30-A I can't depend on service in Seaside or at Alys Beach. I know this all too well because before I got plantar fasciitis, I ran from Rosemary to Seaside and back and was always scared early in the AM in areas where I couldn't make an emergency phone call.
My husband has Verizon and has service virtualy everywhere (except for a few random spots).
My husband has Verizon and has service virtualy everywhere (except for a few random spots).
Beach Lover
GO CINGULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheh I own a store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to know we will have service in July!!! Thanks Keep plugging CINGULAR!!!!!!!!! hehe
Beach Lover
GO CINGULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheh I own a store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to know we will have service in July!!! Thanks Keep plugging CINGULAR!!!!!!!!! hehe :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
GO CINGULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheh I own a store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to know we will have service in July!!! Thanks Keep plugging CINGULAR!!!!!!!!! hehe
I too have Cingular and love it!!!!
Beach FanaticAuthor
GO CINGULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheh I own a store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to know we will have service in July!!! Thanks Keep pulgging CINGULAR!!!!!!!!! hehe :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:
Is your store here in SoWal? The closest one I've seen is in the little strip plaza by Wal-Mart in Destin.
btw, we are talking family plan here...
superJfunn
Is your store here in SoWal? The closest one I've seen is in the little strip plaza by Wal-Mart in Destin.hope that is not the store taderbaby owns b/c the customer service there is horrible.
btw, we are talking family plan here...
Beach Lover
Nope-guys-come on over and we will show you some Mississippi hospitality-we only hire the best and friendliest-hehehh- my momma used to say-you sure get more with honey than vinegar!!! heheh
Meow
I have Cingular and it works just fine for me when I am there and when I am here. I find it works best when I have it charged and turned on. 
superJfunn
Nope-guys-come on over and we will show you some Mississippi hospitality-we only hire the best and friendliest-hehehh- my momma used to say-you sure get more with honey than vinegar!!! hehehin sowal?? still confused.
Beach Lover
Nope-Mississippi
superJfunn
I have Cingular and it works just fine for me when I am there and when I am here. I find it works best when I have it charged and turned on.what is wrong with you kitty
Meow
what is wrong with you kitty
Like you don't know! I am crazy!
SoWal Expert
Hate to burst your Cingular bubble, but I think their signals are not the greatest in this area. I used Cingular for a couple of years in a major city without problem. However, here it is a different baby. Most Realtors who are all over Walton Co will consistantly tell you that Alltel has the best reception here, although there are a few gaps here and there. As for JFunn's wonderful reception, ask her who had to send Kimmifunn a text message last night because of her lack of signal.
Also, please do some quick research online and you will find that Cingular, while having the most customers, also has the worst customer service complaints of all the carriers.
Altell is offering some new features like having up to 10 people on your buddy list where all calls to them are free minutes, no matter what company they use, or if it is a landline or cell. At one time, but I am uncertain if they will still do it (ask), they will let you try their company for something like 10 days to see if you are happy with the reception coverage.
From Clark Howard:
Tips on Cell Phones
? Choose a wireless plan that best meets your needs, whether for local, regional or national. Update!
? If you sign a contract, don't sign for more than one year, and make sure you're allowed, in writing, to test the service for a few days or a few weeks
Clark talks with Cingular rep about FCC - March 30, 2005
Clark talked recently about the FCC?s recent study on cell providers and customer satisfaction. The research showed that Cingular had the worst rating of any company while Verizon had the best rating. In fact, Cingular had three times as many complaints as Verizon. Cingular wanted to rebuke that research, so Clark talked today with a Cingular representative on the air. He said Cingular wanted to ?clarify? that customers may be disappointed, in part, because of the merge between AT&T and Cingular. He said the company is coming up with ways to improve service, including bills that are easier to read, offering customers ?point of sale? descriptions so people know what they?re buying and the 30-day grace period offered. Clark discussed the problems listeners have getting any help from Cingular customer service folks. The Cingular rep encouraged people to write directly to him at company headquarters if they are getting nowhere with customer service. So, give it a try. His name is Mark Siegel, Executive Director of Media Relations. You can e-mail him at </a>mark.a.siegel@cingular.com.
Here is another clip from ClarkHoward.com:
Cell phone industry ranks dead last among consumers - May 19, 2005
What one service do people loathe more than any other? The cell phone industry. USA Today listed the results of several customer service surveys and it was almost unanimous. Consumer Reports, for example, noted that the cell phone industry ranked lower than any other industry ever. Only 45 percent of people who use cell phones don?t ?hate? their phone. J.D. Power?s survey showed the cell phone industry as dead last after the airline and utility industries. Why do cell phone companies manage to do this? The same report showed that it?s because the companies cram contracts down customers? throats. Theses companies are basically afraid of losing you because they treat customers so poorly, so they keep you tied to them with contracts. A site where you can rail on your company is escapecellhell.org. There are a small handful of companies that stand above the rest because they have simple plans and no contracts. They are Metro PCS, Cricket Communications and Virgin Mobile USA. Think of switching to one of these plans if you?re tire of being treated poorly.
Want to get rid of hefty penalties for early termination of cellular service contracts, go here to take action.
Also, please do some quick research online and you will find that Cingular, while having the most customers, also has the worst customer service complaints of all the carriers.
Altell is offering some new features like having up to 10 people on your buddy list where all calls to them are free minutes, no matter what company they use, or if it is a landline or cell. At one time, but I am uncertain if they will still do it (ask), they will let you try their company for something like 10 days to see if you are happy with the reception coverage.
From Clark Howard:
Tips on Cell Phones
? Choose a wireless plan that best meets your needs, whether for local, regional or national. Update!
? If you sign a contract, don't sign for more than one year, and make sure you're allowed, in writing, to test the service for a few days or a few weeks
Clark talks with Cingular rep about FCC - March 30, 2005
Clark talked recently about the FCC?s recent study on cell providers and customer satisfaction. The research showed that Cingular had the worst rating of any company while Verizon had the best rating. In fact, Cingular had three times as many complaints as Verizon. Cingular wanted to rebuke that research, so Clark talked today with a Cingular representative on the air. He said Cingular wanted to ?clarify? that customers may be disappointed, in part, because of the merge between AT&T and Cingular. He said the company is coming up with ways to improve service, including bills that are easier to read, offering customers ?point of sale? descriptions so people know what they?re buying and the 30-day grace period offered. Clark discussed the problems listeners have getting any help from Cingular customer service folks. The Cingular rep encouraged people to write directly to him at company headquarters if they are getting nowhere with customer service. So, give it a try. His name is Mark Siegel, Executive Director of Media Relations. You can e-mail him at </a>mark.a.siegel@cingular.com.
Here is another clip from ClarkHoward.com:
Cell phone industry ranks dead last among consumers - May 19, 2005
What one service do people loathe more than any other? The cell phone industry. USA Today listed the results of several customer service surveys and it was almost unanimous. Consumer Reports, for example, noted that the cell phone industry ranked lower than any other industry ever. Only 45 percent of people who use cell phones don?t ?hate? their phone. J.D. Power?s survey showed the cell phone industry as dead last after the airline and utility industries. Why do cell phone companies manage to do this? The same report showed that it?s because the companies cram contracts down customers? throats. Theses companies are basically afraid of losing you because they treat customers so poorly, so they keep you tied to them with contracts. A site where you can rail on your company is escapecellhell.org. There are a small handful of companies that stand above the rest because they have simple plans and no contracts. They are Metro PCS, Cricket Communications and Virgin Mobile USA. Think of switching to one of these plans if you?re tire of being treated poorly.
Want to get rid of hefty penalties for early termination of cellular service contracts, go here to take action.
Beach Lover
hehehehhehe-you guys are too much!!!!! Wish I knew more people on here-seems like there are a lot of inside jokes I need to know about!!! hehehehe I don't know anyone-hehe
superJfunn
Hate to burst your Cingular bubble, but I think their signals are not the greatest in this area. I used Cingular for a couple of years in a major city without problem. However, here it is a different baby. Most Realtors who are all over Walton Co will consistantly tell you that Alltel has the best reception here, although there are a few gaps here and there. As for JFunn's wonderful reception, ask her who had to send Kimmifunn a text message last night because of her lack of signal.
Also, please do some quick research online and you will find that Cingular, while having the most customers, also has the worst customer service complaints of all the carriers.
Altell is offering some new features like having up to 10 people on your buddy list where all calls to them are free minutes, no matter what company they use, or if it is a landline or cell. At one time, but I am uncertain if they will still do it (ask), they will let you try their company for something like 10 days to see if you are happy with the reception coverage.
Dear Smiley J,
You fell right into my little trap by sending kimmi a text message. I knew that she would freak out if you sent her the message. So I just simply said I didn't have service so you would send it.
Muhahahahhaa,
jfunn
p.s.
Funnkalicious
Dear Smiley J,
Your sexually suggestive text message caused my latin lover to roll over and right out of my bed. In the long run, it's worth it.
And yes. I'll do everything you asked.
xoxo
Kfunn
Your sexually suggestive text message caused my latin lover to roll over and right out of my bed. In the long run, it's worth it.
And yes. I'll do everything you asked.
xoxo
Kfunn
SoWal Expert
Speaking of text messaging, did you know that when using predictive text, lips and kiss are the same numbers? ;-)
Funnkalicious
Speaking of text messaging, did you know that when using predictive text, lips and kiss are the same numbers? ;-)Then what you said makes so much more sense.
superJfunn
watch out smiley j i think love is in the air..........
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