Well, after 9 years with Voicestream/T-Mobile I took a risk switching to Verizon. I did it because T-Mobile finally admitted that they had no plans to improve cell coverage in my immediate area (north west of Denver), because they clearly indicated that they have no plans to directly support Treos anymore, and because the 700p came out for Verizon! I would have considered Sprint, too (and they have some advantages, for instance paying 1/3 of what I pay now for unlimited data), but Sprint has the same issues around here that T-Mobile does.
No cell company can be all things to all people, but Verizon does a pretty good job of doing everything I need it to do. If I traveled extensively internationally I'd probably still be with TMo, though, and using unlocked Treos as I did with my 600 and 650. Cheers, Don ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J Messeder Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Treo] Rebates and The Single Most Important Question Comments like that could make me think about switching. Don Ferguson wrote: > Mostly agree, but a big NOPE to the comment below as it relates to > Verizon. Verizon has technicians in the stores who can do real things!! > T-Mobile people had some limited capabilities. I don't know about > Cingular/ATT and Sprint. > > > > One of the reasons I've been so happy with Verizon is that even through > the product quality problems with my previous 4 700p's, they were right > there to help diagnose the problem and replace the phone, on the spot! > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of J > Messeder > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [Treo] Rebates and The Single Most Important Question > > > > . . . snip . . . > > > > The stores are merely places to sell stuff. You can't get help there > once you've made the purchase.On the other hand, my experience is > they're all about the same. They hire eager youngsters to follow rules, > brag about what's written on the latest placard, and take your money. If > you want to know something that isn't already on the store posters, you > have to hope you run into a geek who actually grooves on learning how > the darn things work. You find that guy, regardless which company he's > working for, treat him (or her) really well, and send all your friends > his way so he gets maximum commissions. > > > > All big companies are the same, insulated from their customers. When you > don't like how they're treating you, they don't even mind listening to > your complaints -- as long as you keep sending money. As my experiences > of the past week bear out, they'll even admit they've lied, and let you > make the decision whether to buy anyway -- or do without.All the > Cingular folks I talked to and not one of them was impressed that I > might be willing to pay the extra money to Palm, rather than have the > deal keep changing from Cingular. In the old days (I'm old enough to > remember them) you'd threaten to go next door and the clerk would go > running for someone who might have an idea how to make you happy staying > in the store. > > > > . . . snip . . . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
