Re: CR Survey of 48,000 cellular users

Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 05 Dec 2007 11:01:35 -0800 Joel Koltner wrote:
> 
>> These are all decent reasons that many customers would leave Sprint
for, 
>> certainly.  (Although the very first, "excessive amount of dropped
calls"
> is 
>> probably likely to be no better with any other carrier.)
> Perhaps I've been blessed with my coice of T-Mobile, but I can probably
> count the number of dropped calls I've had in the past couple of years
on
> the fingers of one hand.
> 
>> Sure, I was just pointing that the somewhat smaller total coverage
>> area/phone selection/WiMax were *not* reasons most people would or
>> wouldn't choose Sprint.
> 
> Agreed.  My friends and colleagues who use Sprint seem happy enough. 
That
> goes double for those on SERO plans.
> 
> 
> 
I think most experienced cell users (more than one provider, over many 
years) would confirm that experience with coverage depends more on the 
individual handset than the provider.  For instance, here in rural MO, 
on Sprint, wifey's Sanyo SCP-3100 is essentially useless until she hits 
a major highway.  My older Sanyo RL-4920 is usually at home, as well as 
on the highway.

The only other MAJOR provider that has service (albeit flaky) in this 
area is US Cellular.  And, their coverage plans suck.  I want service I 
can use almost anywhere I travel in the US.

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