SOCIAL: the big question

[beth byrne]

it's been touched on i think, but barely. it is the one company i have
considered switching to, but i haven't been motivated to make the jump.
yet...
b

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Jennifer Day <jennieday at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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