Cell Phones

[86350x]

What does everyone have for a cell phone plan.

Our local ones kinda suck. Anyone have a nation wide one were you can call anywhere in the us and canada for a decent rate. Mainly on the weekends.

Lame thread I know, but I want to get something different.

I can throw this POS farther than the coverage is...:mad:









It's a free work phone but it still sux..

[atl855]

I HAVE SPRINT 2500 MINS WITH SPRINT TO SPRINT
2150 NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS 8 PM TO 7 AM
350 DAY 7 AM TO 8 PM
$5 MORT TO CALL ANY SPRINT PCS ANY WHERE FOR FREE NOT USING ANY OF MY 2500 MINS AND I PAY $40 A MONTH
HPOE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT

[MOFO]

I'm with Rico... our company just changed us from Verizon (nationwide plan) to Nextel (nationwide plan)... the 2 way is nice, but the cell coverage of Nextel SUCKS compared to Verizon.

[k2-dawg]

Can you hear me now?

[Quadfather]

I have Alltel. I get 1000 peak minutes (between 6AM and 9PM, mon-fri)

5000 minutes off peak (9PM-6AM weekdays. plus free weekends)

My plan is $39.99.

I don't have national calls. I was fishing in Canada a few weeks back, and had to make a call to the states, and it was like
a bazillion dollars.

[CowsBitePeople]

I dont have a cell phone:(

[MOFO]

well, one word of advice... you get what you pay for. Sprint PCS, VoiceStream...Nextel...they all suck unless your near a big city. Verizon has the best, next is AT&T.

I had a Verizon plan that was 1400min peak, unlimited offpeak and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile and it was nationwide...all for $80 somethin a month. Best plan out there IMO.

[hondafox440]

Originally posted by CowsBitePeople
I dont have a cell phone:(

Originally posted by MOFO
well, one word of advice... you get what you pay for. Sprint PCS, VoiceStream...Nextel...they all suck unless your near a big city. Verizon has the best, next is AT&T.

I had a Verizon plan that was 1400min peak, unlimited offpeak and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile and it was nationwide...all for $80 somethin a month. Best plan out there IMO. my nextel always has service..its only been out of service 3-4 times i think..one was this weekend when i was out in the middle of no where on a riding trip...so i didnt need it anyway...and the other times have been in my house..jut gets out of service for a few seconds but kicks right back in....but i do wish it was a lot more clear when talking on it
my plan is
1000 anytime
5000 night and weekends
its 39.99 a month

[Adam202]

i have Verizon [nationwide i think] and its been the best company for me so far. nextels 2 way is nice but service is rediculous. nextel's 2 way patent must have ran out because verizon now has 2 way. id say go for verizon. Nextel sucks bad here in michigan, and ive had no problems with verizon.

Originally posted by nacsracer27
my nextel always has service..its only been out of service 3-4 times i think..one was this weekend when i was out in the middle of no where on a riding trip...so i didnt need it anyway...and the other times have been in my house..jut gets out of service for a few seconds but kicks right back in....but i do wish it was a lot more clear when talking on it
my plan is
1000 anytime
5000 night and weekends
its 39.99 a month

That's because OHIO is flat. I get 22 miles from my house and loose coverage for an entire weekend when i go to the lake. Nextel phones are not hill friendly...:(

[Doibugu2]

For those of you that don't think a cell phone is imporantant when your in BFE, your crazy. I had Cingular which had very good coverage, but I wanted a color screen. (alright I'm a nerd) So I switched to Nextel because I had a couple of buddies on it. Well no rural areas are hardly covered. Which is where we ride usually. So if we ever get hurt or stranded were SOL.

A couple of years back I went snowmobiling in CO. Well we were inexperienced and got our sleds stuck out in the middle of nowwhere. Luckily I had cell service (cingular) and was able to call 911. The operator was not to concerned. Seems it happens all the time. However, I'm think they have to send a search heli out for us and some dogs to find us. She says, call who ever you rented from and they will come and get you.

Long story short, as soon as my contract is up with Nextel, I'm going back to Cingular or probably Verizion. Anyone know how to get out of a contract?

[MOFO]

Originally posted by Rico
That's because OHIO is flat. I get 22 miles from my house and loose coverage for an entire weekend when i go to the lake. Nextel phones are not hill friendly...:(


ditto....

Originally posted by Rico
That's because OHIO is flat. I get 22 miles from my house and loose coverage for an entire weekend when i go to the lake. Nextel phones are not hill friendly...:( ya...thats what i was getting at...where i went riding at it was full of hills...it was kinda like Haspen Acres if any of you ahve ever been there before..but i was on a riding trip..so i dont realy need a cell:o

[Crazy4bluEx]

Originally posted by Doibugu2
Anyone know how to get out of a contract?

pay off the rest of your current contract ;) i lost a phone..... its a B*TCH:p

[hawiianpwr]

I got Sprint
300 daytime minutes
3000 nights and weekend(9 PM- 7 AM)
$29.99

[zephead400ex]

I dont have a cell phone and I do not want one either! When I am not at home or in front of the pc at work, I dont want to be bothered. Sometimes I am doing things where I dont need to be contacted...I plead the 5th:blah:

My gf has Sprint, it kicks ***! Better service than any other I have seen or heard:p

peace

[lol]

Originally posted by MOFO
I'm with Rico... our company just changed us from Verizon (nationwide plan) to Nextel (nationwide plan)... the 2 way is nice, but the cell coverage of Nextel SUCKS compared to Verizon.

I got a nextel, i'm not in a job but the service does suck, my parents have verizon and thats better

[remlapr]

Verizon

[310Rduner]

I have AT&T

600 peak minutes, 9am-7pm
Unlimited off peak and weekends.
Free long distance
$39.99
:)

Haven't had a single problem, had perfect coverage down in Glamis, in the middle of nowhere Usa.

[mx440#55]

My wife and I both have Nextel phones. I'm a truck driver and travel every day in the PA,NJ,NY,DE,MD areas including the Pocono's and the Binghampton/Syracuse Catskill's areas. I have no problems with Nextel's coverage. Once and a while I go in and out of service but usually not for more than a mile or so. Maybe where you guys live there is a service problem. But I am 98% happy with their service.

[MXcutie]

i have the nokia 3560 with at&t and i have 400 anytime minutes during the day and then i have free nite and weekends from 9pm till 7am and free long distance for 29.99 a month plus text messaging for 4.99 a month

[bandit390]

I got the hook up:bandit:

[86350x]

cool, so verizon, att and sprint offer pretty similar pakages for what I'm already paying for local crap.

thanks a bunch for the info:)

[dirtmomma]

Verizon, 700 peak month,free evenings,weekends, & Nationwide calling for $45.00 a month:D :D I've always gotten service unless I'm way in the boonies

Used to have voicestream they SUCKED!! Wouldn't work anywhere!!

The hubby has Nextel for work it ucks too can't even use it in Id or Or:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D

[cool 300ex]

My cell phone is only pre payed mins mines through verizon.

[sportraxrider10]

i have a sprint and i have 300 day minutes and free nights and weekends. and no roaming in the whole U.S. its $30

[Atreyu]

Nextel. Service = free from work.

[zephead400ex]

Anyone have a trackphone? If you dont know what this is, it is a cell phone that you have but have like a calling card or something similar. I need more info and if they work.

later

[Plante400]

AT&T..



? works good for mr

[quadfamily]

My wife and I have Cingular. We are both on the same plan. It's $40 a month plus $10 for the second phone. So it's really $50 a month. We get 5,000 off peak minutes a month, 600 anytime minutes( We have to share the minutes) plus we also have rollover minutes. That means whatever minutes we don't use each month get added to the next month. So if we only use 300 of our 600 anytime minutes then next month we will have 900 anytime minutes. They rollover for a year then drop off month by month. My phone is a Motorola T720 flip and I like it alot.

Now about Nextel........... My work phone is nextel and it sucks bad! The darned thing never works when you need it. It seems like I'm always out of service. The reception stinks, alot of times the person you are talking to is all garbled. The two way part is cool but it only works right less then half the time. By far the worst cell phone I've ever used and I've used a few of them over the years at work and personal.

My friend has T-Mobil and they're pretty good too. They're an up and coming company. His phone is cool, it has voice recognition. Like if he wants to call me he just has to talk into his phone and say "John Home" or whatever and it dials my house. It's pretty neat and comes in handy especially if you're driving.

[86350x]

Again great thread, now I know what to aviod, northern mich is all huge elevation changes, and I wanted a good phone incase I get stuck/stranded, pluss I wanna be able to make calls to canada without being charged an arm and a leg.

Thanks:cool:

[hessianmx111]

I had tmobile but didnt pick up at my house, when I was riding so i got off that and am now sharing a plan with my dad on bluegrass celluar, pretty good for what i use it for and almost always have a good signal when im riding, only thing that kinda sux is it doesnt pick up that great at school and i got a nokia 5100 i think it is but im gonna try and trade this thing in sometime or another

[XANDADA]

We have Nextel phones at work. I do a lot af traveling and it only works in or near major cities. Get 20 minutes outside of Cleveland suburbs and there is nothing.....

[400EXrider#91]

Originally posted by zephead400ex
Anyone have a trackphone? If you dont know what this is, it is a cell phone that you have but have like a calling card or something similar. I need more info and if they work.

later


my dad has one, IMO they suck, everytime i call him it doesn't work but he could call my from the other side of the world and sound crytal clear:confused: dumb POS

[kentuckycat]

The wifey and I just switched from Cingular to Nextel so we could have the walkie-talkie. (Figures Verizon comes out with it a month later!:mad: ) The coverage isn't nearly as good, but we rarely leave Lexington anyway.

[trx400]

i go through t-mobile i have unlimited nights and weekends, 600 day time minutes and free nation wide calling for $39 a month

[quadfamily]

kentuckycat, how do you and your wife like your nextels so far?

[skemp]

Originally posted by trx400
i go through t-mobile i have unlimited nights and weekends, 600 day time minutes and free nation wide calling for $39 a month
This is what I have. I use it as my home phone because the service is so good. I have only been without service maybe 2 or 3 times when I go way upstate on trips. Oh and no service on Rainy Lake in Canada :p I have the Samsung S105 color screen flip phone and I love it. Couldn't ask for better service. :)

[dpizz450]

jus got my damn cell fone takin away in class today :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[tclapp]

Verizon, where we live no one has service it comes and goes no matter what you have. nextel verizon, cingualr, sprint, i like my verizon the best though becuase i have tried all

[RIDER11X]

Originally posted by Doibugu2
For those of you that don't think a cell phone is imporantant when your in BFE, your crazy. I had Cingular which had very good coverage, but I wanted a color screen. (alright I'm a nerd) So I switched to Nextel because I had a couple of buddies on it. Well no rural areas are hardly covered. Which is where we ride usually. So if we ever get hurt or stranded were SOL.


SO VERY TRUE!!! We always have at least one cell phone in our group because you just never know.
I got AT&T and love it! Excellent coverage, and people joke with me about me riding out in the middle of nowhere, and they hear my phone ringing in my camelback!
As for phones, I bought a Panasonic Duramax that is rubber armored and it is VERY TOUGH. :cool:

[elite ATV1]

i have a Nextel works great gets service everywere i go even down in Md. and i live in Pa i got the I730 color screen


My plan
1000 anytime
500 unlimited nights and weekends
$40.00 a month