The good: I love their service, i absolutley have service everywhere i go. Even out in hillbilly hell, aka my lakehouse, which is 2 hours away. No body else gets service their because they don't have alltel, like I do. Also great axcess services, and great phones. I have the LG AX8600 blue, rockin hot phone. <p/>The bad: They are smaller than the other boys, only 12 million customers, and native service in 36 states. but they are competitive. <p/>Summary: I will stay with them until something bad happens. that means i will be stayin with them a long time.
The good: LOW plan prices, my circle, unlimited text messaging<p/>The bad: none<p/>Summary: I have had Alltel for the last 2 yrs. Prior to that, I'd had Verizon and then Sprint. I love alltel because the My Circle has saved my husband and I TONS of money on our plan. We use about 3000 mins combined but after My Circle, we were able to bump down to the 900 min plan and saved $30/month from what we paid with other carriers. Our phones work everywhere and we nearly never drop a call. Their customer service (in store) has always been wonderful. We are always greeted at the door and never ignored like some Verizon store's I've been in. I would never dream of switching.
The good: Affordable, Un-Plan, 300 Roaming Minutes per Month, Good selection of phones and accessories. <p/>The bad: Long waiting times during the day for customer service, but who doesn't have that?<p/>Summary: I really have nothing but good things to say about my experience with SunCom. I've been a customer for just under four years now. The UN-Plan is great. I will have a dropped call from time to time (as you will with any cell provider), but that's such a small issue when I pay only sixty bucks a month for unlimited minutes - night or day, seven days a week. I have three brothers, six sisters and sixteen nieces and nephews - so not only can I afford to keep in touch with all of them, I can also visit them anywhere in the country and afford to maintain contact at home with my included 300 roaming minutes. Some other charges do apply for unlimited text messages and internet access, but you can still manage all of these options for well under $100 a month.
The good: family plan, available 24 hours a day and more minutes for you dollor.<p/>The bad: Sometimes you must call several times to get a resolution<p/>Summary: I have been a tmobile customer since 2004 and you can definatly get what you want from there representatives. The trick with t-mobile is that if the representative that you talk to cant help you, hang up on them and keep calling untill someone does help you. At the most you'll call back 3 times maybe 4 untill your problem is resolved. The wait time to talk to a repressentative is not long so its not much of a hassle. Oh and another thing be nice it will get you a long way...trust me they will go out of there way for you and do extra stuff for your inconvinence. It has worked for me with flying colors! Besides having to hang up on people that are too lazy to help, there ARE extremly helpful representatives that are willing to help you. No matter who you choose your provider to be just know that you can atleast get help with tmobile. I look at it this way,there are lazy people everywhere and I know this because I work with 2 of them and that's life. It' people like them that make us all look bad.
The good: I find the coverage is great. Very seldom do I not have service or if I don't someone with another provider does. In fact I am usually the one with service. I get excellent help when I need, service has always been excellent, I have never had to be without a phone. If phone is not fixable, they provide you with the same or comparable phone right then. (If you have there warranty coverage) <br>Workers have always been honest and have always given excellent advice on plans or choice of phones.<p/>The bad: In the past they had a small selection of phones to choose from, but they have improved tremendously. <p/>Summary: I do not see myself changing providers in the near future and when asked about my service/provider I always recommend it. I vacation 2-3 times a year and coverage is always your biggest concern, Centennial has never disappointed me yet. I am also satisfied with the plans they offer and prices. Definitely recommend to others
The good: Very durable. Excellent price. All the features you need. Dropped on cement many time and still looks new (no scratches or damages of any kind). Phone has a sturdy feel to it, does not feel like one of those phones that will break easy. Great camera. MP3 (Digital Audio Player) easy to use and haven't had any problems yet. Features are great and the phone is easy use; even for beginners. <p/>The bad: Haven't found one yet!<p/>Summary: One of the best feeling phones I have had. Comfort, durability, features, looks, etc.) If your looking for a phone with all the latest features that is easy to use, durable with a reasonable price then this is your phone!<br>I would definitely recommend this phone!
The good: what pros? Hate It!<p/>The bad: soft keys are a pain<br>expensive accessories needed to complete performance<p/>Summary: I am so sorry I wasted my money and time on this phone. I truly wish I could just toss it, but I have not had it long enough to upgrade. HATE it with a the hugest HATE possible. Don't waste your money any phone is better.<br>
The good: More gadgets than Obi Wans sock drawer<br>Excellent camera<br>GPS thingy<br>DVD quality video capture/playback<p/>The bad: GPS thingy<p/>Summary: My life is so dull that when I know a new phone is on its way to me I kinda turn into a 12 yr old all over again. Anyway, moving on...the phone arrived and I put it on charge right away. First point is that it seemed to charge really quickly compared to alot of phones I've had before...so that's a bonus. At first the actual feel of the unit was a tad cumbersome, it felt bulky, fiddly but surprisingly light. My old phone was a Sony K800i. But after a couple of hours playing with the new handset it felt ok, still bigger but thats fine cos it needs to house that HUGE screen. <br><br>Applications...Well, what hasn't it got!? Well actually it cant make coffee so that's something Nokia can work on for the N9645 (i just made that up btw). Yeah, the apps on the phone are great and I am sure there are still a few I haven't found yet. The camera takes fab perfect crystal pictures and the video capture and playback is simply DVD quality, so camera 100% thank you very much. The GPS thingy...Hmm, well I still haven't worked out how to use the damn thing properly and my network supplier (*cough not a lime or an apple*cough) had no idea on how to advise. The manual doesn't really tell you too much either about the GPS thingy. So the jury on that is still out for the mo. Its great that its on there but would be nice if it was more user friendly as its one of the main reasons I bought the phone. It also has MS Office suite on there too and that all works fine again and is bloody handy when I've left the laptop at the office. Bluetooth and Infra-red is handy and a WLAN thingy too, which enables me to use next doors wireless connection tee hee. If you've had a Nokia N series before you'll find your way around pretty quick, if you haven't you'll have fun playing with it (dont we all ;)). <br>As a phone itself it has speaker phone which for once is loud enough to hear in the car, not that I use my phone in the car officer. <br><br>I could be here all night but a call has just come through and I gotta go do some work now...so...just go and get one, they're fab, look great, take a bit of getting used too, have brilliant camera and well...erm thats it. Just go get one. Cya.
The good: Phone Works very well, WAS able to send picture (or video) messages via email<p/>The bad: Could not implement a text message whitelist or blacklist to block out spam, elected to shut the feature off. Stuck in a 2 year contract.<p/>Summary: If you want to get a phone for more than a phone (i.e, sending text and/or picture messages), I cannot currently recommend Verizon. I started to received spam on my phone. I looked through my account settings on-line and talked to customer service. The only two options I had for sending/receiving messages was ON or OFF. Because I hate spam with a passion, and refuse to pay to receive spam, I had it turned OFF.<br><br>When my contract is up for renewal, I am thinking of taking my phone number elsewhere.
The good: non-flip, slim, TWO batteries, included case and dual purpose.<p/>The bad: Buttons wear out, and programs are limited on the "phone" side of the well, THE PHONE! Also, no replacement charger.<p/>Summary: I bought the phone simply because I didn't want a flip phone. And because it was so new. <br><br>It took 4 hours to charge (twice the batt. means twice the charge time.) <br><br>Recently my phone charger was stolen out of my house, and it cost $20 for a cruddy car charger since there's not a wall charger available yet. Even though I had a protection plan on the phone I still had to pay for the dang charger!<br><br>The iPod-like scrolling device gets on my nerves, and I end up scrolling around and around trying to get to the very next icon! It's kinda tiring in a way!<br><br>Texting is great on the phone, but after a while some of the buttons stick. Considering I've only had this phone for about a month, it's something you definately need to get used to but after you do, it's actually quite fun!.
The good: They offer many plans to fit your daily life. Verizon also offers many services, such as internet,text messaging, video and music downloads, ringtones, games, and much more now that they have Vcast and mobile TV. Call quality is good mostly everywere. Customer service can be good at times, but depends.<br><p/>The bad: I get about 10 or less dropped calls about every month, and call quality drops sometimes. All their services are expensive, such as the VCast pack, which is about $15 a month, plus music and video downloading fees (another plan is $3 dollars a day, plus fees). Text messaging is about $5 dollars a month too, and internet is another $5 dollars. Most of their ringtones and games are too overvalued and you are better off downloading them off the internet to your phone. When I visited customer se<p/>Summary: Verizon is a good phone company. They offer many services, but they are all too expensive. This company is recommended for bussiness men/women, and big families. But if you are a big texter, talker, gamer, or whatever, you are better off with helio, sprint, or other companies that offer similar services. Overall, if you want to use this company, you have to keep your plan simple if you don't want to spend over $80 dollars.
The good: Easy texting, good clarity speakers, great pictures<p/>The bad: No life on the batteries, bluetooth keeps crashing results in new phone going for my third phone tommorow, Phone loses connection to network droped calls and undeliverable text messages. The signal bars are consantly jumping from 0 to four bars<p/>Summary: Here's the kicker I want to get a different phone but Verizon says I can only replace my phone with the same phone I'm going on my third phone and I got my first RAZR v3m on March 31st 2007 It's gonna be a long two years and a lot of fighting...
The good: Cheap, no contract, works just fine for me<p/>The bad: You have to remember to buy a card, but they call and email to remind you, and you can get 1 year of service and 1500 minutes for $150.<p/>Summary: I have to disagree with all these complaints. I've used tracfone for years and just switched to Net10, which is a new plan from tracfone. I've never had any problems, and have had excellent customer service. Yes, you will lose your number if you forget to buy a card by the due date. Actually, they give you a few days grace period with the regular tracfone plan. With tracfone, I never lost my minutes when I forgot, and it has never happened with Net10 so I wouldn't know. The due date is right there on your phone. Tracfone will call and e-mail you reminders if you want them to. You do not have to wait for your due date to buy minutes -- they will add the time and minutes to what you already have. I've had to call them when I could not get my minutes loaded on my old phone, and they took care of it immediately and couldn't have been friendlier. I am a long-time tracfone user, and if I don't like the Net10 plan, I will just switch back to regular tracfone. I pay about $200 TOTAL a year for my wireless service, and that includes the phone! Plus, when my friends' phones are out of range, mine usually still works. I highly recommend tracfone for people like me, and Net10 is a tracfone product. Don't believe every complaint you read -- maybe the satisfied users are too busy to leave reviews!
The good: Amazing service - anything goes wrong, just find the closest store. Better plan based on my usage? I get a text msg asking if I want to upgrade! And now one-up available - I can get a new phone every 6 months at the contract price w/o changing my plan!!!<p/>The bad: Just wish they were GSM so had convenience of SIM cards and international roaming... they do have a rent a phone service if going overseas for a long period of time.<p/>Summary: The coverage is fantastic, the service is great, the people in the stores and on the phones are always knowledgable and helpful. Can check your minutes at any time with #MIN and upgrade your roaming capabilities regularly with #ACT. <br><br>I have a work and personal VZ phones and often wind up letting friends "borrow" one of my phones b/c of their poor coverage w/ Sprint and Cingular. And with my entire family on VZ phones we can talk as often and as long as we like thanks to Mobile-2-Mobile built into the plans.
The good: Pretty clear signal, slimness, takes pretty decent amount of abuse without breaking, clean aesthetics (etched keypad is lovely), beautifully clear polyphonic ringtones.<p/>The bad: Does not stay in back pocket, slippery, too wide for petite hands, memory gets low relatively quickly, batteries can be problematic, no flash, no "always-on" outside display<p/>Summary: I owned the V3c for a year before losing it. During the first month, I replaced two batteries which caused my RAZR to freeze up and turn unresponsive; this indicated to me that OEM batteries may be problematic. <br><br>While I enjoyed the slimness of this phone, it proved problematic because I would stick it in my back pocket automatically, and thanks to its sleek aluminum case, as soon as I sat down, it would slip out and I was consistently losing it. I do think the phone is a bit too wide for smaller hands but for the average/older American who is used to a land-line handset, they love it. The camera LACKS a flash and picture quality is only so-so. Voice activated dialing is a blessing, as is the quick sync with Motorola Bluetooth headsets, but you have to keep them relatively close together - as in, your back pocket to your headset. Ringers are loud and polyphonic, so your MP3 ringtones will sound great. Displays are colorful, large, and clear, but the outside display will *not* stay on, you must push a button to see what time it is, which is a pain. Even cheaper phones tell you time and date from the outside display, as well as have a flash, but this stupid, expensive phone does not. I had a gimpy Audiovox 8910 from 2005 that had better features than my 2006 RAZR.<br><br>I do have raves about the durability though. I have dropped my V3c on the pavement, watched it fall and bounce across parking lots, and down wooden flights of stairs. My phone was chipped and dented on all the plastic parts, but it still managed to work. While I don't recommend being abusive, because your phone might not take it, it's good to know that it is pretty durable.<br><br>Battery life gets steadily worse over time, at most you will usually get 1 day of standby by the time you hit a year of use. Memory is pretty low, and if you have a penchant for text messaging, video, ringtones, or pictures, expect it to fill up relatively quickly. There are no included accessories to this phone beside the home charger, so expect to pony it up for car charger, wrist strap, and cases/belt clips.<br><br>V3c and V3m prices on auction sites (eBay) are pretty comparable, if you are a media-heavy person, pay extra and pick up a V3m, which has expandable memory up to 1 GB. That is the one improved aspect of the V3m over the V3c, otherwise, nothing much has changed between the two models.<br><br>One last note: Verizon cripples its V3c(s) from full-media functioning, while Alltel does not, plus there can be activation issues if you are buying a second-hand phone, so make sure you buy the correct company and from a reputable seller.<br><br>So: It's a good, somewhat trendy phone, and after awhile, you'll get used to its lack of basic necessary features (flash/always-on outside display/crappy battery life) and fall in love with its quality features (voice activated dialing, bluetooth, slimness, anticipatory responsive text-messaging). Worth a year of use, at least 'till they com
The good: I actually now have a cell phone that does what I want it to-give me cheap limited service for infrequent use.<p/>The bad: It took from Feb 9 to March 16 to get a working phone and a letter to TracFone CEO plus about another month and a half to get the refund they owed me.<p/>Summary: This is an update to my previous post. It took hours and hours of my time on landline phone to their customer service reps to get a phone that would work in my area. But they finally came thru with one that still "roams" in my house and in my town and practically everywhere I go, but they gave me a model that doesn't charge double for the roaming. To be fair to them--they delivered what I wanted and they refunded the extra charges caused by their mistakes and they were unfailingly polite throughout the process. So if I overlook the frustration and the slowness of their actions (a cultural thing probably influenced by the fact they are a South American-based company), then I have to upgrade their rating from my previous disappointment with them.
The good: The Sony Ericsson P990i is the crème de la crème of Sony Ericsson smart phones, with a sleek design that incorporates a QWERTY keyboard coupled with the latest in mobile technology. Features include a 2-megapixel camera, a music player, a business card scanner, video recording, and support for 3G/UMTS and for Wi-Fi networks.<p/>The bad: The Sony Ericsson P990i is a little on the bulky side, and the QWERTY keyboard may be too small for some people<p/>Summary: The Sony Ericsson P990i is the latest smart phone to come from the Japanese-Swedish collaboration, and it's been a long time coming. There are a number of die-hard users of the P910a, its American predecessor, and ever since the P990i was announced late last year, many people have waited patiently for its release. As with the P910a, the P990i is a serious smart phone that will please tech-minded consumers and professionals. One of the major additions to the P990i is its inclusion of Wi-Fi support.
The good: I love the screen size, the camera quality, and the mp3 player is great! The menu is really easy to navigate through!<p/>The bad: Volume buttons on the side are a little hard to push when you have the clip on case on the phone.<p/>Summary: This was my first flip phone and I am still in love with it! I had to buy the mp3 upgrade and a bigger memory card to have more songs, but it was worth it!
The good: I love that fact that I have a cute little pink cell phone. I also have noticed that it takes excellent photos. I can e-mail my photos to my home computer and the quality of the photos are almost as good as my professional camera's photographs. <br>I can use it to look up on the Internet, play games, im, e-mail and check my account and I can change the front screen to adapt to my own personal preferences.<br>If I need to it will fit in my front or back pocket. Just don't sit on it! In an emergen<p/>The bad: Some of the things I wish this phone did differently. On the "Calendar Reminder" when I use it to remind me of something it only rings/beeps once at me and if I didn't hear it, then sometimes I forget about the event. I wish it would continuously beep until I picked it up. I have already used all the "5-Alarm" functions and need to have at least 7 per day. I also wish you could change the amount of times the phone ring (3) before it switches over to v-mail. Sometimes I just can't get to it in ti<p/>Summary: I would definitely buy another one if I ever lost this one! I say "Lost it" because I don't think it will ever break. I don't have a Home Phone so this is my only means of communication with my friends and family and It has held up very well. I have owed it just under 2 years and I use it all the time. It even has it's own spot under my pillow when I go to sleep. I love the fact the it vibrates to wake me up every morning...
The good: Lots of nifty features, decent camera<p/>The bad: Locks up on average about once per day<p/>Summary: LG is selling a lemon. My family bought 4 of these phones, and all four of them had the same problem. It will lock up periodically, with no indication until you notice that the time of the phone says 2AM when it's really 4PM. You will then realize that you have missed every call within that time. <br><br>I switched to a simple Motorola, and I have not had any problems yet.<br><br>Don't buy this phone.
