I've had AT&T as long as I have owned a cell phone, so what I know about other carriers is only what friends have told me, and they all have Verizon. Please advise me on Sprint/Nextel, using the handy dandy numbered list of general questions below. I will be changing or renewing my phone plan in a couple months, and will have two other people on the plan.
1. Coverage: Great, okay, nonexistent? I live in LA county; my parents, who will also be on the plan, live in Nor Cal in a rural neighborhood. Their reception under Cingular is hit and miss outside of city limits.
2. How costly are the plans compared to other carriers? We're paying around $70 a month for something like 700 minutes and 200 text right now. However, I plan on getting a smartphone, so data will need to be part of the plan. I will be using the phone for e-mail and possibly IM on a fairly regular basis.
3. How's the support/customer service?
4. Also, wtf, is Nextel completely part of Sprint now, or does it matter at all which one I specify, because the website always says Sprint either way but the address bar is either or. Are the plans and CS going to be the same either way?
I know that #2 is easiest for me to research myself, but if anyone knows how to best go about getting the lowest price beyond ordering everything online, advise would be much appreciated.
1. Coverage: Great, okay, nonexistent? I live in LA county; my parents, who will also be on the plan, live in Nor Cal in a rural neighborhood. Their reception under Cingular is hit and miss outside of city limits.
2. How costly are the plans compared to other carriers? We're paying around $70 a month for something like 700 minutes and 200 text right now. However, I plan on getting a smartphone, so data will need to be part of the plan. I will be using the phone for e-mail and possibly IM on a fairly regular basis.
3. How's the support/customer service?
4. Also, wtf, is Nextel completely part of Sprint now, or does it matter at all which one I specify, because the website always says Sprint either way but the address bar is either or. Are the plans and CS going to be the same either way?
I know that #2 is easiest for me to research myself, but if anyone knows how to best go about getting the lowest price beyond ordering everything online, advise would be much appreciated.
