[olug] OT: Leaving Verizon? ...for Ting? Net10? Cricket? Other?

[Tony Gies]

Sprint's network is practically nonexistent in Bellevue, for what it's
worth, and what poor service there is is intermittent. I got out of my
contract with them because the towers covering my home and work were
out of service for 3 months with no fix in sight and I couldn't use
the service at all. They tried to argue the point, for some reason.
I'm currently paying a whole lot more with Verizon but the difference
is that the services for which I am paying are actually delivered.


Tony Gies <tony.gies at gruppe86.net>
Technical Projects Director
gruppe86 | IT Consulting, Software Development, Systems Integration


On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Greg Gerke <ggerke at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's amazing to call Ting for support and actually get an english speaking
> person within 2-3 rings. For those rare times that I've got a recording it
> genuinely sounded like they were bummed to have missed the call.
>
> The only thing really wrong with Ting is that it rides on Sprint's network.
> If you're in a major city or within eyesight of I80 you're pretty good. If
> you stray too far from there (like up to Burwell, NE or down to Crete, NE)
> you're out of luck getting a signal. I've also got Vonage and with their
> app on my Android phone I can still make a call over wi-fi so that'd be an
> option.
>
> But if you're out in the middle of nowhere without wi-fi...? Well, we never
> had cellphones back when I was a kid and we seemed to survive ;)
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Joseph Gulizia <joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> @Jason Troy.
>>
>> I've heard about how bad Sprint was/is...but decided to give Ting a try.
>> Even though they need sprint enabled phones and use Sprint's and Verizon's
>> networks.  The service has been outstanding and when you call their
>> Customer Support it has been fantastic.  Family and I had Verizon before
>> Ting and the family (wife and kids) now have US Cellular...they are wishing
>> they went with me to Ting.  I can't say anything bad at all about Ting.  I
>> am primarily in Western Iowa...not sure if that makes a difference or not.
>>
>> Just my two cents.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Joseph Gulizia <joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Ting.  Love it.
>> >
>> > I have more info about it on the
>> > Gulizia Technologies Facebook page...or I can email you what is posted
>> > there.
>> >
>> > (Link included in that posting)
>> >
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