SOCIAL: the big question

[Jennifer Day]

Has anyone weighed in yet on Credo?  They run on the sprint network,  
and donate a portion of profits to non-profits and progressive lobbying.

jd


On 28/07/2009, at 3:53 PM, beth byrne wrote:

> i have to weigh in on the sprint side. i have used them for 10+  
> years and have never had a problem with them. i think i have had 2  
> or 3 billing issues and they have fixed the immediately. i have a  
> great plan and pay pretty much nothing for it. the only places i  
> have had problems with coverage are the lost coast and montana (and  
> no one i was with had service either). i even had great reception in  
> my basement apartment.
>
> obviously since i have used sprint since the beginning of time i  
> can't really say much about types of phones from other providers,  
> but if you want my opinion on models, i would have to go with dan's  
> suggestion...
>
> good luck and looking forward to playing with your iphone apps ;-)
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Adrian Cotter <drainage at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> Sprint sucked in our mission apartment. Haven't entirely seen if  
> at&t is any better yet
>
> Adrian
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:58 PM, Geoff Davis <geoff at geoffdavis.net> wrote:
>
> Agreed, AT&T is not so great in the Haight, either.  I had to get a  
> land line so I can make calls from my apartment.
>
> On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Greg Zhovreboff wrote:
>
> Yikes. What a thread!
>
> It's funny though because basically it sounds like AT&T v. Sprint.  
> As for coverage - especially if you live in the Mission - AT&T  
> f**king sucks. Like, a lot. I live at 14th & Guerrero and there is  
> (literally) a 4' x 4' square patch in my living room from which I  
> can make calls. And even there it's sketchy. I had an iPhone (3 of  
> them) and miss them dearly but they're not insureable under AT&T's  
> coverage so after breaking my 3rd one, I opted for the Crackberry  
> Bold. DON'T GET A BOLD!!! It's quite possibly the shittiest  
> smartphone ever. And that's coming from someone who owned a first  
> generation Samsung Blackjack.
>
> My understanding was that - at least back in the day - T-Mobile  
> simply leased AT&T's network. So it should be the same coverage. Has  
> that changed? I believe CREDO is an mvno off the Spring network.  
> That said, I've no idea about Sprint.
>
> Good luck (and don't get a Bold)!
>
> greg/viva
>
>
> On Jul 27, 2009, at 4:22 PM, palak joshi wrote:
>
>
> yes i like iphone.
> BUT
> they should give us video and flash. i know they give it in 3gs but  
> why not in my old iphone which i paid money for? hmph!
> i dont like to text or reply to emails on iphone - my fingers hurt!  
> its strange its a virtual keyboard and it should not hurt at  
> all..becuase u are not supposed to press too hard! its a wierd kind  
> of stress that you feel when u try to type!
> i drop my iphone all the time - now they have nice covers for people  
> like me. a rep once dropped a phone to show me how sturdy his cover  
> is !!!
> if it was slightly bigger it would not fit in my hand but its just  
> the right size
> attt did not drop my calls earlier so i would think its the iphone  
> that does it. i am used to it now and so are other people :)
> it has very good picture resolution
> it has an inbuilt nice ipod
> the map is very useful
> i love the voice recorder and record all my music lessons and anyone  
> who sings or says funny and nice things!
> its a nice screen size
> it lets you facebook easily if u are into it
>
> Its also a good looking piece of machine.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Alexandra Longsworth <alongsworth at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
> Hi Sunny,
>
> I have to weigh in for the iphone - I've never had coverage issues,  
> and I'm really happy with the interface; I check email all the time,  
> and it's seamless.
>
> Best,
>
> Alexandra Longsworth
>
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