*Official* cellphone company that works well for different med schools

[mackaikai]

with many people moving to a new city. I think this thread is going to be a great help!

PLEASE list if it's GSM or not for Cingular and AT&T. Because they also have TDMA services.

San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular GSM and TMobile GSM popular.
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Pretty sure VERIZON is the best here, Sprint is horrible inside buildings there as well. AT&T not good in hospital--find out who has the Duke U contract. DUKE U Contract is through ALLTELL.AT&T is actually not bad (extended area coverage) Duke has its own expensive cell phone service through OIT that I would not recommend.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T, Sprint, Cingular, Verizon are all good.

above list obtained from an old thread
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[Gleevec]

Edited Durham, NC

San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular varies, TMobile take caution
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Cingular GSMis by far the best. Verizon is mediocre, Sprint is horrible inside. Alltel is OK but its not national.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T, Sprint, Cingular, Verizon are all good.

 

[Vgirl]

Edited NY

San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular varies, TMobile take caution
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best- not really- sprint is really good for hospitals and basement areas
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Pretty sure VERIZON is the best here, Sprint is horrible inside buildings there as well. AT&T not good in hospital--find out who has the Duke U contract. DUKE U Contract is through ALLTELL.AT&T is actually not bad (extended area coverage) Duke has its own expensive cell phone service through OIT that I would not recommend.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T, Sprint, Cingular, Verizon are all good.

above list obtained from an old thread

 

[Gleevec]

San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular varies, TMobile take caution
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, ATT is good. Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great, Cingular good.
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best, ATT is very good.
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great, Cingular great.
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Cingular GSMis by far the best. Verizon is mediocre, Sprint is horrible inside. Alltel is OK but its not national.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T is the best by far. Cingular is pretty good (since it roams onto ATT), Verizon, Sprint are all good.

 

[MErc44]

actually i heard and experienced at least at Drexel that AT&T sucks.

San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular varies, TMobile take caution
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, ATT is good. Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great, Cingular good.
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best, ATT is very good.
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great, Cingular great.
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Cingular GSMis by far the best. Verizon is mediocre, Sprint is horrible inside. Alltel is OK but its not national.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T is the best by far. Cingular is pretty good (since it roams onto ATT), Verizon

 

[missmod]

at UPenn,

Verizon actually has really weak service on Hamilton Walk, which is where the med students take most of their classes.

 

[MeowMix]

also check out Consumer Reports for Feb 2004, which has a very good, detailed discussion of geographic and other issues to consider when choosing a cell phone plan

 

[Catalyst]

San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular varies, TMobile take caution
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, ATT is good. Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great, Cingular good.
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best, ATT is very good.
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great, Cingular great.
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Cingular GSMis by far the best. Verizon is mediocre, Sprint is horrible inside. Alltel is OK but its not national.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T is the best by far. Cingular is pretty good (since it roams onto ATT), Verizon
Charlottesville, VA: Most people use Sprint, but AT&T works well also

 

[LoneCoyote]

Davis/Sacramento, CA: Verizon great, AT&T good in Davis but terrible at UCDMC
San Francisco, CA: Verizon great, ATT great (2), Sprint bad (3), Cingular varies
Southern, CA (UCSD): Sprint varies, Cingular varies, TMobile take caution
Florida: Cingular by far the best, Verizon just behind Cingular, Sprint sucks badly, AT&T varies, T-Mobile sucks, Nextel bad, Metro PCS (Miami only) really terrible
Atlanta, GA: Verizon great, Cingular great, ATT is good. Sprint horrendous
Chicago, IL: ATT/Sprint/Verizon good
New Orleans, LA: Sprint OK, Cingular great, TMobile take caution
Boston, MA: Cingular great, Verizon good, ATT bad, Sprint bad (2)
St. Louis, MO: Verizon great, Sprint great, Cingular good.
Baltimore, MD (UMD): Sprint horrendous
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio: Verizon great, Sprint pretty good (updgraded)
Southern Ohio: Verizon great
New York, NY: Verizon is the best, ATT is very good.
Pennsylvannia (all over): Verizon great, ATT great, Cingular great.
Madison, WI: Verizon great, Sprint not so great.
Durham, NC: Cingular GSMis by far the best. Verizon is mediocre, Sprint is horrible inside. Alltel is OK but its not national.
Tucson, AZ (U of A): AT&T good
Houston, TX: AT&T is the best by far. Cingular is pretty good (since it roams onto ATT), Verizon
Charlottesville, VA: Most people use Sprint, but AT&T works well also

 

[TRUE]

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