[il-talk] cell phone carrier question

Mon Nov 25 16:09:33 UTC 2013

Sprint is very expensive.  I had Sprint for about ten years or so.

RH

On 11/25/2013 12:02 AM, Leslie Hamric wrote:
> Thank you to all who responded to my cell phone question.  After reading all
> the comments, I have decided to just stick with Verizon.  Although my
> brother and parents use Sprint, My in-laws use Verizon and so do a lot of my
> friends/other family members.  I've never had a problem with roaming.  The
> customer service has been excellent.  I've also been able to get really good
> reception from almost anywhere.  Have a good night.
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Olson
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 5:09 PM
> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] cell phone carrier question
>
> Though I have not used T-Mobile, I recall that a T-Mobile customer has so
> many contacts that you can contact for free regardless what company their
> phone is with and even land lines.
>
> Sincerely,
>         Patrick Olson
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Robert Gardner <rgardner4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think one of the biggest determinators in picking a carrier is
>> decided by those you call the most.  For example, my wife and I are on
>> Verizon. So are our kids and almost all of my friends that I talk to
>> the most.  That means I can talk to those other Verizon people without
>> ever worrying about minutes. Verizon to Verizon is free.  Once, we
>> called back to our kids from Hawaii, and everything was absolutely
>> free even from there.  Also, I've never had any problems with Verizon,
> either performance or service.
>> -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Hamric
>> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 1:56 PM
>> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [il-talk] cell phone carrier question
>>
>> These are all very good answers so far. And just the information that
>> I would mean order to make an informed decision. I look forward to
>> hearing more responses.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>   On Nov 22, 2013, at 1:05 PM, "Rob Kaiser" <rcubfank at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> You are right about the free 411. I am not sure if other cariers have
>>> free 411. I know that at&t has given people a difficult time about
>>> free 411 service. I also know that some people have had success with
>>> 800free411. I hate it.
>>>
>>> Also, and again I'm partial to Verizon because I worked for them for
>>> three years, they have the best customer service out there. I use to
>>> hear several people complain about other providors and the way they
>>> mistreated the customers especially Sprint. My best suggestion is stick
> with Verizon.
>>> Yes they are more expensive them most providers, but you get quality
>>> with Verizon. T Mobile is a smaller company and I don't believe the
>>> coverage is as good.
>>>
>>> Good luck to you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Sean Ziadeh
>>> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 10:37 AM
>>> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [il-talk] cell phone carrier question
>>>
>>> I am with Verizon.  I am planning on upgrading to a smartphone in the
>>> next few weeks.  One thing I like with Verizon is that I get free 411
>>> when I need telephone numbers and not by internet access.
>>>
>>>
>>>   From: rcubfank at sbcglobal.net
>>>> To: il-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:15:41 -0800
>>>> Subject: Re: [il-talk] cell phone carrier question
>>>>
>>>> As a former customer service rep for Verizon Wireless, I am partial
>>>> to Verizon. My experience while working for Verizon was that t
>>>> Mobile didn't have good cusromer service nor did they have
>>>> accessible phones. This was from 2007 to 210. things might have changed
> since then.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Hamric
>>>> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 9:11 AM
>>>> To: il-talk at nfbnet.org ; Illinois Association of Blind Students List
>>>> Subject: [il-talk] cell phone carrier question
>>>>
>>>> Hi all.  I'm thinking of switching from Verizon to TMobile and
>>>> wondered if anyone could tell me about their experiences with
>>>> TMobile.  I have an IPhone 4S and am thinking of upgrading to 5S.
>>>> How is their customer service?
>>>> How
>>>> knowledgeable is TMobile about accessibility? For those who use
>>>> TMobile, what is the sound quality like when talking on the phone?
>>>> Do you get a lot of dropped calls?  Are there areas in your house
>>>> where reception is better with Verizon or better with TMobile?  Any
>>>> thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Leslie
>>>>
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