Technology Reception in hospitals with Sprint

[WorkaholicsAnon]

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Anyone here have Sprint service for their wireless phone? How is your reception in hospitals?

 

[movax]

This should be entirely dependent on the specific hospital; namely, is there a Sprint site nearby / is there a repeater in or near the hospital. Regardless of channel access method used (Verizon/Sprint vs. AT&T/etc), most hospitals are still rebar concrete prisons that are death on RF.

Sprint can roam on Verizon though, so if Verizon service is pretty solid at your hospital, you should be a-ok.

 

[WorkaholicsAnon]

Sprint can roam on Verizon though, so if Verizon service is pretty solid at your hospital, you should be a-ok.

Oh really? would this mean i would get roaming charges though?

 

[movax]

Oh really? would this mean i would get roaming charges though?

Double-check your plan details, but you should get no charges. I roam on Verizon all the time when I'm on the road for work, 0 charges, same service.

Sprint isn't as glamorous or advanced as the other networks, but it's a great carrier to get a lot of features at a low price.

 

[JacobSilge]

I also have sprint and reception has been fine in all of the hospitals I have worked in, though these have all been in areas where sprint has relatively good service overall. No reception problems whatsoever in places with windows (patient care areas, cafeterias). It becomes very hit or miss in more interior places (basement, ED, radiology, elevators). For what it's worth, Verizon and AT&T seemed to have difficulty in those locations as well.

Regarding Verizon roaming, it is free for voice/text. However, you only get 300mb of Verizon data per month without roaming charges, so don't go data crazy if you are roaming but you should be fine to check your e-mail.

 

[Neuronix]

Cingular used to be a really common hospital cell provider because they would sell microcells for cheap. At my med school's hospital they put in a lot of equipment to support Cingular bands in the concrete jungle and the many levels of sub-basement.

When Cingular was bought out by AT&T, a lot of hospitals became AT&T zones. I saw this a lot with my unlocked T-mobile phone when I was interviewing. AT&T still sells reasonably priced microcells, so they'll probably continue to be popular.

 

[justaregularmed]

Oh really? would this mean i would get roaming charges though?

Domestic roaming charges are so famously rare with all the consolidation that's going on I would be pretty shocked if it was possible on one of the big 3. I mean you would have to try to roam, like really really rural. (and this is besides the fact nearly all modern contracts have no domestic roaming charges anyway).

Data however...is another matter. Lets just say if you go to Canada or Mexico (or too close to the border)....turn off any cellular data or else your phone bill may make your eyes bleed.

 

[WorkaholicsAnon]

thanks guys for all the input!! all of the advice so far has been really useful.

omg thanks for the warning re: data roaming!