Verizon!!!
Well, we signed up with Verizon yesterday.
We transfered my number over, but Ryan has a new one. E-mail me at mmorlino@earthlink.net if you'd like to know what it is.
Anyway, we have great things to say about Verizon out here. We have their broadband netowork (EVDO) -- as opposed to AT&T's Edge network (non-broadband)
Previously we could barely get service out in Granite Shoals -- in Marble Falls it was fine. But it have only 2 bars, if that... and when you started talking it would drop to 1 bar... then drop the call. Terrible. We could go outside and it would be somewhat better, but seeing as how we don't have a house phone, I don't want to have to go outside to talk on the phone.
But Verizon has 3-4 bars at all times out here. No dropped calls -- voice quality is great. We're pleased.
We also got new phones. Ryan bought the Blackberry Curve, which he really likes. It's drastically different from anything we've ever had, so you'll have to wait for his blog on it (yeah, like that will ever happen)
I bought the SMT5800
It's weird, cause it's pretty much a combination of my old HTC 2125 and more recent HTC 8525... and I feel like I'm downgrading. But, I like it. The problem with the 8525 was that it was SO big and more a PDA than a phone. It was VERY hard to dial with it, too (touch screen keypad)
But, my new SMT5800 has the keypad in the front for easy dialing, and the full slide-out querty keyboard, that I love :-)
And it's not a touchscreen, which I have mixed feelings about. You navigate much easier using touch screen, but the screens are much more fragile, and I'm pretty violent with my phone.
Well I suppose that's it about the new phones.
Oh, well, now we're battling with AT&T over the early termination fee. Obviously we don't feel we should pay it since we can't get service... Why would we pay for something we can't use?
It's unfortunate that we've been loyal customers (Cingular, anyway) for 4 years... and was never late on our bill... But now we're "in the wrong". And in the course of one year (6/1/07 - 5/16/08) we have paid them $1663.73 for our service. Wow.
We transfered my number over, but Ryan has a new one. E-mail me at mmorlino@earthlink.net if you'd like to know what it is.
Anyway, we have great things to say about Verizon out here. We have their broadband netowork (EVDO) -- as opposed to AT&T's Edge network (non-broadband)
Previously we could barely get service out in Granite Shoals -- in Marble Falls it was fine. But it have only 2 bars, if that... and when you started talking it would drop to 1 bar... then drop the call. Terrible. We could go outside and it would be somewhat better, but seeing as how we don't have a house phone, I don't want to have to go outside to talk on the phone.
But Verizon has 3-4 bars at all times out here. No dropped calls -- voice quality is great. We're pleased.
We also got new phones. Ryan bought the Blackberry Curve, which he really likes. It's drastically different from anything we've ever had, so you'll have to wait for his blog on it (yeah, like that will ever happen)
I bought the SMT5800
It's weird, cause it's pretty much a combination of my old HTC 2125 and more recent HTC 8525... and I feel like I'm downgrading. But, I like it. The problem with the 8525 was that it was SO big and more a PDA than a phone. It was VERY hard to dial with it, too (touch screen keypad)
But, my new SMT5800 has the keypad in the front for easy dialing, and the full slide-out querty keyboard, that I love :-)
And it's not a touchscreen, which I have mixed feelings about. You navigate much easier using touch screen, but the screens are much more fragile, and I'm pretty violent with my phone.
Well I suppose that's it about the new phones.
Oh, well, now we're battling with AT&T over the early termination fee. Obviously we don't feel we should pay it since we can't get service... Why would we pay for something we can't use?
It's unfortunate that we've been loyal customers (Cingular, anyway) for 4 years... and was never late on our bill... But now we're "in the wrong". And in the course of one year (6/1/07 - 5/16/08) we have paid them $1663.73 for our service. Wow.