Cell Phones Comparable to Iphone

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I have no clue about Verizon. The only services I have ever considered are ATT & TMobile because we were focused on the quality & continuity of service while traveling abroad. (Family plan, d. did a LOT of traveling) – so we needed GSM service, global equipped phones. At the time we were selecting the service, ATT (formerly Cingular) and TMobile were the only ones offering GSM. </p>

<p>I don’t know how things are for the future. As I haven’t run into any problems, I’ve got no motivation to change – but then again, I realize that service could be very different in different communities.</p>

<p>To worknprogress – what kind of phone does your d have? When my d. had her blackberry, I had a tough time hearing her, but that problem didn’t exist with her previous phone – nor with her newer phone. I have the same problem with other friends using blackberry’s with other providers, so I always thought it was a blackberry problem, not a service issue. </p>

<p>I’m not sure that ATT cares all that much about the iPhone, since they clearly are pushing the Windows 7 phones now (2 for 1 offer on pricing). In terms of volume, ATT probably does better with phones that are priced more modestly – there’s more incentive for people to upgrade phones and renew their contracts if the upgrade cost can be held to under $150.</p>

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<p>Everyone has its own reason to use a cell phone service. Before I switch to ATT, I was a Sprint customer, their service locally is better for me. When I travel internationally, I buy a global GSM phone just for that purpose. As long as the phone book can be exchanged between the phones, I am fine with that. Now a days, there are more communication choices, you can carry a Skype phone while abroad, as long as there is a wifi, you can call back for $3/mo flat or free. I also uses Skype in so my local business calls are routed to Skype and I can get those calls free of internatioal roaming.</p>

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<p>Cell phone companies push one phone over the other just to promote their service, they care less what kind of phone you carries, as long as they have you as a customer, they will give you the phone free or below the cost. The cost of a phone is already figured in the monthly charges.</p>