goddamn it!

[winterbadger]

I had a follow-up post that I've been adding little bits to when I had a spare moment for about three hours. I tried to post it and the effing network ate it.

Summary: I'm giving up on Credo. They no longer seem like a cause I want to support, and they want to charge me $300-400 for phones that anyone else would give me for <$100, or even free if I signed up for a plan. They only charge NEW Credo customers $50 for the same phones, but the cheapest I can get them is $150-200 even if I sign up for a new contract extension.

So I'm going to get an iPhone. I just can't decide whether to go with AT&T (cheaper plans and GSM phones but reputedly bad coverage) or Verizon (more expensive plans, CDMA-only phones, but reputedly much better coverage).

I'm also thinking of canceling my landline.

Comments

[theda.livejournal.com]

I love my I-Phone :)

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

Go w/ Verizon. At lest out here, they provide WAY better coverage and service. It's what I have for my new iPhone and so far, no problems!

I;ve used mine as an actual phone like 2x, but I love all the other stuff I can do w/ it!

[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

I love my iPhone. I tell Kevin I'd marry it if I could. ;-)

I've considered dropping my land line, as well.

[tysolna]

Yay iPhone! \o/

Seriously, there is much to love about it. Your life will change! ;)

[lotuslion.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest Verizon as well. When we lived in the DC area, we had Verizon and some friends had AT&T, and we consistently had service when they did not. I have personal reasons for never, ever going back to AT&T, but Verizon has better service and coverage. Also, if you ever want to have service in the Metro, you'll need Verizon. :) Congrats on you new iPhone! I'm getting mine on Saturday. :D

[josh-cru.livejournal.com]

I'm going to vote for AT&T. I've had both Verizon and AT&T and think the coverage up here is about the same, but overall Verizon does have better coverage (in Richmond for instance). However, their customer service stinks. If you never have a problem, then they're probably better, but just hope you never have to call their customer service.

[ticktockmary.livejournal.com]

Verizon. I've had both and hated AT&T. And Verizon works in the Metro.

It pains me to recommend Verizon for anything, but for phone service in the DC area it's a no-brainer.

[snolan.livejournal.com]

The dropping of the land-line is easy; get Vonage or any other VOIP solution if you have broadband already and need to make a lot of daytime calls; otherwise just do mobile.

I vote for AT&T; they have very good coverage in the DC area, and it gets better all the time. You can call and use data at the same time on AT&T, which you cannot do on Verizon. Data speeds are better over most of the network, though the few places Verizon has true 4G rather than marketing 4G the data speeds are better on the true 4G (basically at Airports only right now).

The underground repeater monopoly Verizon enjoyed for many years is finally broken and other carriers are finally allowed to bring repeaters into the metro lines; that monopoly was always morally wrong; and I am glad for competition again.