AT&T Cell coverage sucks....recommendation?

[Robmeister]

I'm with Sprint after being with Verizon & AT&T.....ain't goin NOWHERE!!!

Great coverage....RARELY dropped calls...and I mean RARELY....my only beef is that AT&T has the iPhone and Verizon has the Droid.

Thanks, Schro, for precluding my switching to AT&T for the iPhone. 

Anyone know of comparable phones to the iPhone and the Droid with Sprint?  I'll see if it falls in line with the one I like.

[Tyler]

Robmiester, get the htc hero.  It is pretty much identical to google's nexus one.  My buddy has it and i'm truly impressed.

[Robmeister]

Yeah....that's one of three I've been checking out online....need to go to the Sprint Store to handle them...

HTC Hero
HTC Touch Pro2
LG Rumor Touch

The Rumor Touch has the best overall customer rating but all three are close in ratings. 4.5 stars, 4.4 stars, and 4.7 stars respectively

[fcb2001]

I have used at&t for 8 years, i  will never switch, even though i get dropped calls, i have even had important phone calls dropped or hit a dead area, i have no land line, and plus ther are dead ares in Loveland, my freinds are trying to get me to switch to verizon, my family wants me to switch to Verizon because  there are no dead areas in Loveland and the rest of northern colorado with Verizon, iam due for an upgrade in October and iam staying with at&t. at&t has the worse coverage in Northern Colorado, i know of ten to twenty dead areas in Northern Colorado where i get no signal what so ever
Ive heard some horror stories about Verizon.

[Robmeister]

Robmiester, get the htc hero.  It is pretty much identical to google's nexus one.  My buddy has it and i'm truly impressed.

Ok.....I decided to go with the HTC EVO 4G....so I'm on 3 waiting lists...2 Sprint stores and Best Buy....

[tomgallagher]

I hear that they are pretty dang impressive Rob.

[Ming the Merciless]

Verizon.  Seems to get high marks from Consumer Reports, and I have never had any problem with my cell.  The service is bundled with my fiber optic computer connection.  I skipped the TV option.  I waste my former TV time on the computer, and suddenly the day is gone.

[RyanJP]

Robmiester, get the htc hero.  It is pretty much identical to google's nexus one.  My buddy has it and i'm truly impressed.

T is couldn't agree with you anymore, my buddy Paul has the Nexus and it rocks.....AT&T sucks and I'm on my last nerve with them......I'm not at all impressed with the 3g network, I literally watch my battery drain with it. About last year I went to the Local AT&T store near campus and told the manager to give me a cheap hand me down and renew my contract and instead the manager redid my discount and took my iphone put a data blocker on it and since I only use it as a computer when I'm on the Stanford Campus or at home ( which I have the beyond awesome wi-fi on Campus and then Google is right down the street ) and the battery of the phone lasted 3 days....I was happy plus my phone bill was about 35 bucks. Two days ago I got text from and the put the data plan back on my phone saying that's it's mandatory bla bla bla....ATT sucks, it also took them 6 months after buying my iphone to give me my Stanford discount.

I'm done with them.....I might go to T-mobile or Verizon.

[Robmeister]

I hear that they are pretty dang impressive Rob.

Finally giving the iPhone a run for the money.....I always wanted the iPhone, but wasn't willing to change carriers (Sprint works great 'round Denver and the mountains [more 'bout that below])

Yeah, there was a discussion, maybe with Tyler, that there's a way to get a phone from another carrier hooked up with Sprint...but at the time that was just one or two steps more than I wanted to engage.   I'm STOKED (that's Californian for "excited") about getting my 4G.   I was about to pull the trigger on one of those I mentioned above, but then noticed on the back of my latest SPRINT bill that THE HTC EVO 4G WAS COMING

Back to topic....with us being a national (yea...INTERNATIONAL) band of bald brothers....the discussion of which is the best network is really a more localized deal.  When I look at a map of SPRINTS coverage, I see areas in the country where coverage is not as..well...covered.  With VERIZON, I had to run out to my driveway to answer the phone or make a call.  With SPRINT we contemplated not even having a land line as it works in the bowels of my basement, let alone in the office or living room.  But VIRIZON vs SPRINT in another state could be the exact opposite......nuff said.

[schro]

Well, after I got sh*t on at the AT&T store, I called AT&T directly and told them of my experience.
I'm getting a free 3G PowerCell (basically turns my home into a cell tower), a free Samsung Jack (I'm not a tech guy, and this appears to have all I need), and my wife is getting a free Pantech Impact 3G. The Lovely Mrs. Schro isn't into tech either, so we're happy.

I'll let you know how my coverage at home goes. If I get the results that a friend of mine got after installing the PowerCell, I'll be pleased.

[warhawk]

hey schro:  that's good news.  it sounds like U got "comped" well.  hope it goes smooth.

WARHAWK

[schro]

hey schro:  that's good news.  it sounds like U got "comped" well.  hope it goes smooth.

WARHAWK

I got about $500 worth (2 months credit for past crappy service thrown in), so we're pleased. Bottom line, I just need a signal here at home, and didn't feel like going through the hassle of switching carriers.

[Southworth14]

Hey Schro--I had the same issue so I switched to Verizon.  In my area and anywhere I go in America it is the best in my view...

[johnnyo]

Yep, we've been with Verizon for about 6  years and haven't had any problems so far and their customer service has been helpful. No dropped calls even out here in Wyoming.

[andrew]

ATT coverage sucks in Connecticut and has for many years.   I left for Verizon 15 years ago and went from regularly dropped calls to almost never.   I think that when the iPhone is available through Verizon, which is only months away, ATT is going to experience mass exodus.

I have Motorola Droid and love it ...  The new Android OS is a little rough around the edges in places, but overall very good.