[ale] [OT] Time for a Cell Phone Change

[Greg Clifton]

Damon,
That is the kind of feedback I was looking for. Very glad to hear the phone
works out of town, now the question is, does the phone work between the
cities (without roaming charges?)  I live ~ 15 miles south of Hartsfield
airport, have a kid in college in Milledgeville and a kid who hangs out in
the Newnan area. Metro also has soe sort of family plan that gives you $5
per [extra] line presumably up to 5 total as the other carriers but you
can't get details on line, gotta go to the store. If we were 'city dwellers'
Metro would be a no brainer. And Metro has a number of smart/Android phones
both CDMA ones and LTE ones.

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Damon L. Chesser <damon at damtek.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 15:47 -0400, Greg Clifton wrote:
> > So we've been with Verizon since the silicon cooled off and had a
> > family plan for the past 10 yrs., but in the spirit of FOSS, I am
> > thinking very seriously of kicking Verizon to the curb. I want an
> > Android phone and LTE might also be nice, but not an absolute
> > requirement esp. as I intend to pull nearly all my data from WiFi.
> > Ergo, I REFUSE to pay the required $15 or $30 extortion fee for the
> > required data plans at Verizon. Furthermore, I find their $350/line
> > cancellation fee unconscionable, not that I have any intention of
> > cancelling while under contract, but again it goes against the FOSS
> > grain. When it comes to phone service, I am in agreement with Aaron
> > regarding the corporapists!
> >
> >
> > Now, with the preamble finished, I am leaning seriously towards going
> > with Metro PCS, they have LTE (though LTE service ends ~ 5mi from my
> > home) and CDMA Android phones for what seem reasonable prices. They
> > also have $40, $50 and $60 all inclusive unltd plans. The one thing I
> > am concerned about is [lack of] coverage, where Verizon has always
> > been top notch--their coverage is great, but it ought to be, cause you
> > sure pay for it!
> >
> >
> > My question is does anybody on the list have any experience with
> > Metro?
>
> With out reading all the responses:  I have metroPCS and I can't be more
> happy.  I don't notice dropped calls or garbled voices.  I live almost
> in Acworth and work in Downtown ATL.  The phone just works.  FWIW it
> also just works in OKC when I go there.
>
> Review the phone before you buy one.  I think they only have one smart
> phone, the rest are just sorta smart (if you need a smart phone).
>
> I have had service now for 18 months.
>
> HTH
>
>
> >
> >
> > MG,
> > GC
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