I've become quite frustrated with my cell phone recently. Well, it's not so much my phone that's an issue, but the quality of reception that I've been getting. Basically, Cingular isn't all that hot in Boston. Verizon seems to be the company with the best coverage (friends with Verizon phones get good signals where I get none).
However, I'm stuck in the middle of a 2-year contract with Cingular. I tried calling Verizon to see if they had any financial incentives for me to switch, but according to the sales rep I spoke with they absolutely do not. Heck, at this point if they offered to waive the $20 start-up fee I'd probably go for it.
I can't drive from work to home without getting disconnected at least twice, nor can I travel any other distance in the city or outlying areas for more than 5 miles without losing the signal. It's less of an issue that I get pathetic reception at home because I have the forwarding charger that sends all calls to my land line, but I still can't easily make outgoing calls on my cell.
Within a few weeks/months I'll probably suck it up, pay the $150 and make the change... that is if Verizon has any phones I like.
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Here's a financial incentive: we have Verizon and it is therefore free to talk to us! We've had good experience...
Posted by: Ari | September 9, 2005 04:38 AM
Ditto. Free to talk to me too.
BTW, my friend Francine's mom has discovered if you just flat out say to a new cell phone company "I'm not paying any activiation fee", they'll waive it. Her argument: she absolutely refuses to pay a company to have her as a customer. To her, it's the equivalent of: "Here's your new car, Mrs. K -- now, there'll be a $25 fee for us to unlock the ignition."
Posted by: David | September 11, 2005 10:29 AM