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

[Kevin]

Don't know where you're talking about. I'm at Bellevue University and Olde
Town and haven't had problems at all.
On Sep 24, 2014 11:30 AM, "Tony Gies" <tony.gies at gruppe86.net> wrote:

> 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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