Sprint, T Mobile, Verizon, Cingular???????????

[l2elapse]

all you guys have to do is get an unlocked phone and you can have any phone you want with any service. I have T Mobile but have a SLVR which is exclusive to Cingular

[bigfish]

all you guys have to do is get an unlocked phone and you can have any phone you want with any service. I have T Mobile but have a SLVR which is exclusive to Cingular

Where do you get these unlocked phones? I never heard of this, youstill have to get them to activate the phone and how do you know they will.

[l2elapse]

Where do you get these unlocked phones? I never heard of this, youstill have to get them to activate the phone and how do you know they will.

you can buy an unlocking cable and an actual unlocked phone on ebay. All i did was pop my sim card into the SLVR and it worked

[kman]

I am addicted to my sidekick. I use it for emails on the road, and AIM. Its so easy to communicate. Tmobile is ok, verizon's service is better imo

[thebritskie]

I think they're all roughly the same... Verizon does have the best coverage though (I was told this by a rival dealer). I have T-Mobile and they are fine to me. I used to have Sprint.. hated it... Then AT&T - loved it but then they got bought out by Cingular and I HATED them, so I stopped and went to T-mobile. I've been with them for about a year now and I am very satisfied. I would do a little homework online and visit everyone's site and see their plan rates and how much the phones are that you want. I think you have like 15 days to cancel a plan to get your money back if you aren't satisfied. At least that's with Verizon.

Anyway, it sounds like T-mobile or Verizon are going to be your best bets...

[thebritskie]

I am addicted to my sidekick. I use it for emails on the road, and AIM. Its so easy to communicate. Tmobile is ok, verizon's service is better imo

Don't mean to hijack but I just had a quick questions... with the Sidekick I know you have to pay for internet service (like $5.99/month, right?) but does that include instant messaging? And how reliable/fast is the internet that you connect to?

[bigfish]

20 dollars unlimited internet and t messaging and im

[thebritskie]

thanks!

[PaRiS2005]

I have Cingular. And I'm probably getting the BlackJack through work!

[G-1000]

I have Cingular. And I'm probably getting the BlackJack through work!

What one is the blackjack????

[PaRiS2005]

We have a new CPP in Houston, any of ya'll heard of Cricket? They have unlimited everything with plans starting at $35/month. No contracts or anything.

[PaRiS2005]

What one is the blackjack????

[PaRiS2005]

What one is the blackjack????

This is it.

[shwamin2004]

Thats mine, Its like a rock. I swear i've dropped it at least 25 times and it only has a couple of scratches. Service really depends on what state you're in go to the t mobile website. You can check the service in your area. Might help you make your decision

[PaRiS2005]

Thats mine, Its like a rock. I swear i've dropped it at least 25 times and it only has a couple of scratches. Service really depends on what state you're in go to the t mobile website. You can check the service in your area. Might help you make your decision

Gayest phone ever...

[G-1000]

Gayest phone ever...

[LawMan018]

Cricket is the new and best company. Select from a few models and pay 45 dollars a month. That 45 dollars a month includes unlimited US long distance calls, text messaging, calls, etc.!!!

[shwamin2004]

Gayest phone ever...

[PaRiS2005]

There's something for YOUR mouth...hehe

[ect0m0rph]

I have a T-mobile the bill is pretty cheap but the service is kinda crappy. My brother had a bunch of problems with getting false charges too so I dont know if I would go with them again.

[Carlos_E]

Does anyone know how to get in touch with elvisinturn1? Email or IM? He hasn't been on the board since last Sunday and I wanted to get in touch with him.

[SVTMuscle*]

I have Verizon, and a Razor, its great stuff! Cingluar blows I had them, and T-Mobile is the down syndrome company of cell phone carriers

[STYLE74]

I have Verizon, and a Razor, its great stuff!

Cingluar blows

I had them, and T-Mobile is the down syndrome company of cell phone carriers

I agree with you 100% here. The worst ever. Verizon is best. Did you see the crazr? My friend said its great.

[SVTMuscle*]

I agree with you 100% here. The worst ever. Verizon is best. Did you see the crazr? My friend said its great.

Yeah I saw it, its too slim for my tastes. Im getting the Q Jan 29th!

[STYLE74]

Yeah I saw it, its too slim for my tastes. Im getting the

Q

Jan 29th!

What is that, is it a new phone?

[SVTMuscle*]

Yeah the Moto Q, its a smart phone

[STYLE74]

Oh ok i just googled it. Looks nice, super thin.

[Carlos_E]

I got my bf an unlocked Motorola KRZR for Christmas.

[TheMachine]

Sprint IMO

[captainfalcon]

don't get nextel...i have that and i am going to verizon here pretty soon

[dan991]

Word to the wise about Verizon. There are other carriers you can get cheaper service from (like MetroPCS) that is STILL Verizon. A ton of carriers have "roaming agreements" with Verizon. i.e. MetroPCS uses Verizon's network for everything but billing. MetroPCS is CHEAPER than Verizon. If you use MetroPCS, you are using Verizon's infrastructure. MetroPCS is only reselling Verizon service as their own. MetroPCS also has unlimited everything for $50.00. They aren't allowed to "claim" Verizon because techincally they are their own network. They don't show coverage everywhere but select areas because it costs them more for you to roam on Verizon than their small private network. They have to pay Verizon to "roam" but they have to allow it. Myself, if I was buying a phone that I was responsible for, it would be a MetroPCS because I'm not paying Verizon $50.00 more than MetroPCS for the same shit.

p.s. CDMA technology (i.e. Verizon) costs more than any other technology because of the license to use CDMA. CDMA was developed and patented by Qualcomm. Qualcomm charges a heafty license fee to use their technology and it's passed on to the "consumer." A CDMA network costs 3 times as much to maintain and develop compared to GSM. That's why GSM networks can offer more for less.

[dan991]

I got my bf an unlocked Motorola KRZR for Christmas.

I sent you PM. You should have waited another month (regardless of Christmas) cause some new stuff is coming out mid-January that you'll think is a lot better. KRAZR is last year's CES news. This years CES releases are alot more impressive.

FYI: CES = Consumer Electronics Show

[dan991]

Oh yeah, word on the street, although not 100% confirmed:

Apple is going to release a 5 inch wide screen 100 GB iPod that is bluetooth 2.0 (2.0 means 6 devices thru bluetooth at once) enabled at CES. I heard it's up for engineering awards, but nobody has seen the unit yet except CEA panelists who judge the engineering awards at CES. Incase you don't know, when Apple "announces" something, it's already available for order that same day on apple.com and will be on store shelves the next. If you want santa to bring you an iPOD for Christmas... I'd wait.

[dan991]

Ahem...

[Carlos_E]

Ahem...

That's the new LG phone. The LG KE850.

[chest6]

i have cingular..dont really have a problem with it

[STYLE74]

I was going to get a new phone but i'm going to wait. Elvis has great advice.

[Jakspro]

True-False

Whats your take on the Apple phone elvisinturn1? Rumors say that Cingular is gonna be the carrier, others are saying its gonna be unlocked.

And I've heard some negative things about the next release iPod due to the lack of productions with Nvidia and their decoding video chip...? Have you heard this?

Is video conferencing going to be with GSM networks?

[dan991]

True-False

Whats your take on the Apple phone elvisinturn1? Rumors say that Cingular is gonna be the carrier, others are saying its gonna be unlocked.

And I've heard some negative things about the next release iPod due to the lack of productions with Nvidia and their decoding video chip...? Have you heard this?

Is video conferencing going to be with GSM networks?

Apple phone should be unlocked but if it is a "exclusive" more than likely it will be Cingular because of the iTunes for V3 exclusive with Cingular.

No idea on the iPOD. If it's at CES, I'll see it in person and probably bring one home to play with. If it sucks, it goes on ebay.

Video conferencing will be on all networks sooner or later, but GSM will release it first using HSDPA. You can buy a GSM phone now that can do video conferencing that is actually a spin off of the RAZR. It's called the RAZR V3X which you can see here:


http://www.cellhut.com/productdetail.asp?ProductID=2085


If you get one, make sure it is a HSDPA version. The standard UMTS version sucks and will be out dated in the U.S. HSDPA is the next generation 3G.

[dan991]

That's the new LG phone. The LG KE850.

Yup.. It's cooler in person.