FreeLists / webproducers / [webproducers] Re: mobile/cell advice

[Justin Kim <jlkim@xxxxxxxx>]

        I recently switched from Verizon to T-Mobile.  So far, I 
haven't had any problems with coverage in the NYC area.  I haven't 
found any dead spots outside the bowels of large buildings, and the 
coverage in my part of Jersey City is much better than Verizon's.

        IMHO, the phones you can get with T-Mobile are both better 
and much cheaper than with Verizon (probably because T-Mobile is a 
GSM carrier).  With T-Mobile you also don't have to sign away a two 
year chunk of your life to get a good deal on a phone like you do 
with Verizon.  I got a Sony Ericsson T610 for nothing with a one year 
contract.  Compared with the $150 + two year contract I would have 
had to pay for an LG VX6000 at Verizon, I think I got a very good 
deal.

        My only concern is how good the coverage will be if I have to 
travel any distance outside the city.  Verizon coverage in the 
hinterlands is much better than T-mobile.  However, if you plan on 
staying in mostly built up areas, T-Mobile's coverage area seems 
adequate.  There's a coverage map on the T-Mobile website.

Justin

At 8:23 AM -0400 4/11/04, morry wrote:
>Friend just moved back to NYC from London and she's been used to great
>mobile service with tons of texting and she needs a new plan here in NYC.
>
>She's choosing between Verizon and T-Mobile and wants to know your thoughts.
>I have T-Mobile and love it but she's heard bad things about it.  Verizon
>looks more reliable for service but it's pricier and texting is more $$$.

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