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  • JimJ Offline
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    Jim
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    I think that your observations are representative of both of the services...

    Springs CS is notoriously bad...

    Verizon's is great...

    I guess, the thing about Verizon is honesly you prob overestimate how many minutes you use (its how they make so much $$$).

    My billing cycle turns over on the 22nd of every month, and since the 22nd I've used 75 Peak Minutes, 354 Night, 111 Weekend, and 69 Peak IN Calls and 80 Off Peak In Calls

    I would say I talk on my phone more then average person, and as you can see I'd be more then ok with the 450 Peak Minute Plan...

    Before you make up your mind, there are usually some Tri-State (MN, SD, ND) deals that verizon runs, I'll lookin to those for you, instead of nationwide service you just get it in these three states without roaming but you get considerably more minutes....

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    • JimJ Offline
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      Yeah, ok found it. It's not available on thier website, you have to call or go in to the store.

      It's called Local Digital Choice, and there are various plans with it, but basically you don't roam in any of the three states, plus areas of WI.

      You get more Anytime minutes and stuff... Call em up

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      • MisterCMKM Offline
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        I have a couple of buddies with cingular, and they absolutely hate it. They hated it before they moved up here. The signal is iffy around here, and once you do get signal, it usually cuts out. +1 for Verizon.

        FASTER THAN DUBBSY

        > thrash;315544 wrote:
        > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
        >
        > Ford is back :)

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        • itRfanI Offline
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          I heard we dont have a CINGULAR repesentation around the fargo/moorhead area? But i could and prolly am rong...But like i said I had a BIG battle with UNICEL with over charges and roaming charges and i was on the rover plan so i would turn my phone off when i didnt have any signal and i still got CHARGED!! So i left UNICEL and went to SPRINT and i havent had a problem since i have been with them. Im sorry they were asses at the SPRINT STORE i always go to the original gentalmen that helped me when i first got my plan and he has been the most helpful person non-stop!! The ladies there arent very nice at all,i will agree with that! So if my "go to" guy isnt there i just talk to the "MAN GUY" and he is always a great help. Once again im sorry for them being such ASSHOLES and also sorry for refering you there and being a waste of time for you man.It's people like that ,that give us SPRINT carriers bad names and they dont realize that! WHAT A BUNCH OF DICKS!!!! :mad:

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            HandoEX
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            itrfan wrote:
            I heard we dont have a CINGULAR repesentation around the fargo/moorhead area? But i could and prolly am rong...But like i said I had a BIG battle with UNICEL with over charges and roaming charges and i was on the rover plan so i would turn my phone off when i didnt have any signal and i still got CHARGED!! So i left UNICEL and went to SPRINT and i havent had a problem since i have been with them. Im sorry they were asses at the SPRINT STORE i always go to the original gentalmen that helped me when i first got my plan and he has been the most helpful person non-stop!! The ladies there arent very nice at all,i will agree with that! So if my "go to" guy isnt there i just talk to the "MAN GUY" and he is always a great help. Once again im sorry for them being such ASSHOLES and also sorry for refering you there and being a waste of time for you man. WHAT A BUNCH OF DICKS!!!!
            Don't be sorry. At this point, Sprint looks to be the front runner for me.

            Unicel seems to leave some uncertainty with their plans and Verizon's plans just don't seem to offer the minutes at the times I need (although I'm not done talking to them to see if they can offer anything else).

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            • itRfanI Offline
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              itRfan
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              Well im glad to hear that,once again GOOD LUCK with finding a "well fitted" cell phone carrier

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              • JimJ Offline
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                I had the same problem with Unicel...

                My phone would roam at my house, and all around town. Then I would get billed for Roaming, one month I had 400 and some dollars in roaming charges. This meant that I had to go in to the store and bitch and get them to remove the charges every month.

                Then one month they said that they weren't going to remove the charges anymore... so goodbye unicel. I don't see how its the customers fault that thier shitty ass service can't select the right network to be on...

                Haven't looked back since...

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                  itRfan
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                  I also had that problem when i was INTOWN!! and i also had troubles with receiving calls and textmessages,what is UNICELS' deal anyway?My bill wasnt that extremly high but it got close so i also did the same and said GOOD-BYE! and left the bill as it was and sure enough the "corp" called me and i took it up with them and they basically "ignored" the bill and took my 150 deposit and said we were even so i was coo with that

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                  "tell the misses that thats how you got the man and thats how you KEEP the man

                  words to live by from the wise one"
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                    HandoEX
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                    Jim wrote:
                    Yeah, ok found it. It's not available on thier website, you have to call or go in to the store.

                    It's called Local Digital Choice, and there are various plans with it, but basically you don't roam in any of the three states, plus areas of WI.

                    You get more Anytime minutes and stuff... Call em up
                    They said they had nothing of the sort anymore. Just the basic plans from the brochure.

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                      When I had unicel, I had no problems.. $55 bill everytime but that was w/ all the add-ons.
                      I even used it out of area; never saw roaming..
                      I have T-mobile and it's so-so; I'd rather have more minutes IMO and not have to worry!
                      I use my phone less now cuz of less minutes, but to each their own, each plan fits ppl differently..

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                        Just for the record, Cellular One uses CDMA and has the most complete coverage of North Dakota (I work with their former regional manager) and has a (suprisingly?) much higher customer satisfaction rate of any other company based on their ND customers. A few years back, there was a HUGE problem w/ CellOne not having enough bandwidth for all of its subscribers. There were constant dropped calls, I seriously thought about switching (summer of 2000) and then they switched their network to digital and service improved dramatically. I've always had good luck with their customer service as well, during that two month period when calls were dropping constantly, I was credited for about a month and a half worth of service and was given a promise of better things to come. I'm glad I stayed with them, it'll be interesting to see how alltel compares, but for the time being I'll stay with Cell One. Like I said, I've been with them for 6 years+ and have had great luck with them. In the past I had used Verizon (formerly CommNet) and was very dissatisfied....but that wasn't around Fargo, was more central ND. If it were my choice, it would be Cellular One (Alltel) or Verizon.

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                          What happened to turn you off to Verizon?

                          FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                          > thrash;315544 wrote:
                          > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
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                          > Ford is back :)

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                            NickB
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                            The great thing about verizon is IN network callin...

                            A majority of the minutes i use are to other verizon customers...


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                              MisterCMK wrote:
                              What happened to turn you off to Verizon?
                              For me, it is the fact that free nights don't start until 9:00pm. I am in bed regularly by 10:00 during the week so I can't see Verizon's plans working out for me. I would certainly be favoring them if they had a plan with an earlier start to free night minutes or more anytime minutes for the same price.

                              The way it breaks down now for the same price:

                              Sprint: 200 anytime minutes with free nights starting at 6:00 or 400 anytime minutes with free nights starting at 7:00

                              Verizon: 450 anytime minutes with free nights starting at 9:00. The next plan up is out of my price range.

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                                KA-T_240
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                                i have noticed that verizon gets better service in most buildings and in the country area then sprint and cingular

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                                  You said that you don't travel all that much, but it is nice to have a phone when you do. Sprint will not fit the bill really for that. Great where there is coverage, everyone I know with sprint, past Jamestown usualy has no reception. I have been with cell one since 97 IIRC? Not really had any problems, they don't have as great of phones in all locations. Once out of North Dakota I am switching to T-mobile.

                                  Most favorite DSM Quote to date.
                                  "rastimg: owning a DSM is like having a retarded kid, you love it just like a normal car, but you constantly have to fix shit on it and make sure it doesnt embarrass you in public"

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                                    2slo50h wrote:
                                    You said that you don't travel all that much, but it is nice to have a phone when you do. Sprint will not fit the bill really for that. Great where there is coverage, everyone I know with sprint, past Jamestown usualy has no reception. I have been with cell one since 97 IIRC? Not really had any problems, they don't have as great of phones in all locations. Once out of North Dakota I am switching to T-mobile.

                                    I have sprint and the coverage is fine wherever I go. WHo goes out west anyways? All they do out there is hump goats....;) . My only problem is my phone has been dropped too many times. For what Jason needs, Sprint is his best option. They cover all major interstates and most of the lakes area. If there is an emergency, there is always a thing called roam is he doesnt have service

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                                      I was not only speaking about North Dakota. Most of my friends I road trip with that have sprint can't make calls anywhere there is not a metro area. Ridiculous I say.
                                      Not trying to argue just stating from personal experience

                                      Also I dont think I have ever seen a goat in NorthDakota besides at the Dakota Zoo?!

                                      Most favorite DSM Quote to date.
                                      "rastimg: owning a DSM is like having a retarded kid, you love it just like a normal car, but you constantly have to fix shit on it and make sure it doesnt embarrass you in public"

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                                        I have sprint and have for almost 5 years. There is places i will not get service in the area like around alot of trees and the river but i have made trips to ohio and had service almost the whole way. But made a trip to sioux falls and lost service half way there. In town is great. I wouldn't think of switching services.

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                                          maybe i was thinking of a sheep. They dont have much out west. Like i said "Handoex doesnt care about that"

                                          http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/coverage/NatwideNetwk.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1441563&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID=ECOMM&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode=None&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState=group&bmUID=1133828398682

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