[il-talk] cell phone carrier question

Mon Nov 25 22:04:46 UTC 2013

For me, the deciding factor is price.  I use T-Mobile with my iPhone
and pay less than $30 a month for unlimited data, text and 100 minutes
of voice calling a month.  Additional minutes are a penny a minute
with calling apps using the iPhone’s data connection.  Verizon may
have great customer service, but I am unwilling to pay three times the
price of what I am paying with T-Mobile for happy talk and hand
holding.

In relation to reception, T-Mobile has spectrum licenses at the higher
end of the cell phone band.  Verizon and AT&T have frequencies at the
lower end.  In general, the lower frequencies can penetrate walls,
buildings, and structures better than the higher frequencies.

Again, I can accept this for the savings.  Premium reception means
premium prices. I can hear my callers very well with T-Mobile.

I am putting the finishing touches on an article for blind Bargains
describing strategies on how to enjoy the iPhone on the cheap.

Kelly

On 11/25/13, NFB Related Robert A Hansen <roberthansen33 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sprint is very expensive.  I had Sprint for about ten years or so.
>
> RH
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> 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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