Cell phone service: Best, worst, etc.?

Penny for everyone's thoughts on reception, reliability, etc. of the various providers?

 

I prefer the Mitochondrial Telephone Co.

But those damn Golgi bodies keep interfering with service.

 

1. Verizon
2. Verizon
3. Verizon

According to most of the online reviews, Verizon is far and away the best provider.

 

I've had sprint for eight years... no gripes, no problems...

 

I had Verizon for about four years and had no complaints.

I switched to AT&T (it was Cingular at the time, actually) because I wanted a Blackberry Pearl, and so far it's service has been fine. Maybe not quite as good as Verizon, but still good enough that it's not something I ever complain about.

 

I know a number of people on Verizon who have issues with text messages and voice mails -- they find out about them hours or days after they've received them.

I've been with T-Mobile for years and couldn't be happier. I had AT&T before that and wouldn't go back to them if they had Steve Jobs personally deliver a new iPhone to my house.

 

I've had US Cellular for 6-7 years now and have had no problems.

 

I've always had Verizon, and my service has been great.

 

I have Verizon, but that's only because it's a company phone.
Generally it's fine, although from time to time I don't get voice mails for several days. In fact, I had two people tell me they left voice mails for me over the weekend, and I still haven't got them.

Also, from time to time calls won't show up as "missed" and I'll check my messages and low and behold there will be a v/m from someone.

Verizon works for me because all my friends and family have it so the free Verizon-to-Verizon calls is nice.

 

Never had a problem with Verizon. As bagelchick said, the Verizon-to-Verizon calls are free - which is a plus - and the text messages between Verizon users are, for a small fee, unlimited.

I've never had a problem with missing texts or voicemails, or at least getting them long after they're due to arrive, unless I'm in an area with no reception (i.e. underground, at a game, etc.) I've had the service for five years and counting.

 

check the coverage maps in your area or where you plan to be the most. Some companies have more towers than others in certain areas, so that could impact things. The maps are usually pretty easy to find on the companies' Web sites.

 

Verizon all the way.