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View Poll Results: Which company is best for this area.
Cingular 8 28.57%
Nextel 1 3.57%
Cricket 0 0%
Verison 8 28.57%
Sprint 8 28.57%
Other 3 10.71%
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Old 2005-11-16, 01:56 PM   #1
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What's the best company to go with for Coverage, Customer Service, Geek Factor, Total Value.

My friend who lives in Fernley and works in Reno wants to know. I did notice I had perfect reception on my cell while I was at RFR, but I absolutely hate my company, Cingular, ever since they bought ATT...long story.
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:00 PM   #2
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I had nextel and it wasn't too bad in Reno, except it sucked in the South.

Since they merged to Sprint, I jumped ship to Sprint, and so far the coverage seems better. And its cheaper to boot. (and I'm going to abuse my powers and add it to your poll).
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:01 PM   #3
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Cool, thanks for adding them to the poll.
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:01 PM   #4
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I have NEXTEL, I'm okay with it...As far as I can tell, no one loves their service on any provider
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:03 PM   #5
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my cell phone is always off

I hate them all!!!!!!!
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:09 PM   #6
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I will say one thing...NEXTEL works IN Fernley, but not between Reno and Fernley. If he lives in Fernley, I'd stay away from Nextel.
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:17 PM   #7
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She's a she. That's good to know.
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Oh..."It's a Lady!"
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Old 2005-11-16, 02:23 PM   #9
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LMAO! Who says SNL skits don't make great movies!

Can anybody say anything about Verizon. Consumer Reports always puts them on top in every city, but unfortunately, Reno wasn't included.
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Sprint > *

I switched from Cingular to Sprint...got sprints crappiest phone...and I still get 10x better service. Not to mention the prices are nice and the customer serivce is the best I have had to date.
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i have cingular and it sucks. I lose coverage going down on Mae Anne just after Somerset, and some other weird spots like that. I may be changing too, so im gonna see what you guys say
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i have cingular and it sucks. I lose coverage going down on Mae Anne just after Somerset, and some other weird spots like that. I may be changing too, so im gonna see what you guys say
Not to push you in any one direction or anything, but I live right there by somerset also, and I never lose signal...
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Not to push you in any one direction or anything, but I live right there by somerset also, and I never lose signal...
Yea, i was actually thinking of going with sprint. Not to mention ive had it with Cingular :<
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Just to get a kick in...fuck Cingular. Worst customer service EVAR!
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I had Cingular, dropped 'em over a customer service issue. Got AT&T, 'cause it was IGT's "prefered" provider, dropped 'em when Cingular bought 'em out. Got NEXTEL, I really liked NEXTEL but the coverage and/or the phone I had dropped a lot of calls... jumped over to Sprint as soon as I could after the takeover. So far (2 months or less) I'm pretty happy w/ Sprint.

If your friend is thinking of going to Sprint, drop by the Spring store on S. Virginia next to Meadowood Mall and talk to Nick. He hooked up like 4 or 5 of us ini the club w/ service. He's got a WRX, and seems like a pretty cool guy (though he still hasn't come out to a meet!).
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If your friend is thinking of going to Sprint, drop by the Spring store on S. Virginia next to Meadowood Mall and talk to Nick. He hooked up like 4 or 5 of us ini the club w/ service. He's got a WRX, and seems like a pretty cool guy (though he still hasn't come out to a meet!).
I was talking to him about that. He generally works on Thursdays till 8pm or so. He said he drove by once, but no one was outside, so he just left.
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Trisca says thanks, guys. I'm trying to get her to join...she drives an Outback.
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I joined... Thank you everyone for all the great info!
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Old 2005-11-16, 04:14 PM   #19
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Welcome to the club. Your Outback modded? haha I had Nextel and it sucked horrbily. I really like Verizon, but I haven't used it in Nevada yet.
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I voted for Cingular. wtf.

Just because I guess. I thought nextel was below par. I like my sprint so far. I bought the really god damned expensive sprint phone and my signal is good, very good.
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Thanks, this is my first forum... No, not moded, but Cody is trying and he's pretty persuasive! I should, it's relally slooowww on the uptake (it's an automatic).
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Well it's a good choice to get started! When you start wanting to mod be sure to post up, we'll be happy to help and I have plenty of ideas. My parents had a 00 Outback. They went out of town for a month and I put an intake on since I had to drive it around, then back to stock before they came home. lol So I know the pain of a stock outback.
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What? No love for Cricket?
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What? No love for Cricket?

Well, their radio commercials make me want to take my own life.
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