Cell Phone Question for MCWers

[hellojed]

Do you guys happen to know if AT&T has good coverage in Milwaukee? If not, which service would you recommend ie Cingular, Sprint, etc...

Thanks!!!!!!

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[Whisker Barrel Cortex]

Don't know cause I got Sprint. Sprint is better here than in southern California but still get dropped calls once in awhile.

 

[mcwmark]

I've got Sprint here also. Works fairly well. There are a few dead spots within the school building itself that other cell users (Cingular) don't seem to have (i.e. their cell phones start ringing while sitting in class--I don't even get a signal in there).

 

[Badgerbabe]

I've got US Cellular...I'm in Madison now, but it also works well in Milwaukee. I've never had dropped calls, and am pleased with the service. I should say, I will still have US Cell. when I go to MCW.

 

[hellojed]

Thanks you guys! I looked up US Cellular (never heard of them before!) and they seem to have really good plans! Can't go wrong with unlimited minutes baby! Maybe that's what I'll go with then when I move over there!

 

[Smurfette]

In the milwaukee area, the people I know who have the most service problems with their phones (i.e. getting a signal, etc.) have Sprint. Sprint doesn't have enough towers around. There's another provider that is bad, but I can't remember which one (I'll post if I do remember).

On the other hand, I've never known anyone with cingular or U.S. cellular to have problems with service in SE Wisconsin.

 

[mcwmark]

Hey Hellojed-

Just one note, seeing you're from California. If you travel home semi-frequently, note that US Cellular doesn't have unlimited roaming minutes on their "Local" plan. (i.e. if you use the phone outside of WI, you will get charged 55c a minute).

I think that's primarily the reason why all of us out-of-staters have Sprint. No roaming anywhere, back in California, in Chicago, on vacation in NY, etc (if you can get a signal!)

USCellular does have a nationwide plan, but you'll see it's considerably more expensive...

 

[hellojed]

Oh crap! I didn't notice that! Thanks for the heads up! Okay, back to looking up rate plans... <img border="0" alt="[Laughy]" title="" src="graemlins/laughy.gif" />

 

[Whisker Barrel Cortex]

Sprints plan was great for me because I visit California and Arizona a few times a year for a couple weeks at a time. It was like my home phone when I was out there because it was free to use. Also, during my multiple interview trips in 4th year (I went to 11 different states) having a cell phone to use without extra charges was a godsend.

 

[detm78]

What about Verizon?