[lshing]

I got it by signing up with cingular here in LA and the coverage/rerception just doesn't compare to verizon. Left verizon after some bad customer service experience. From what I read, T-mobile isn't very good here either with coverage though I know they also have the pearl.

Any suggestions? Can't use the pearl with Sprint, can I? Anyone have any other comparable smartphones to recommend if I have to move to sprint?

Thanks!

[MythmbHurts]

sprint has the 7130 blackberry but its nothing like the 8100 at all no media no camera... sprint is the guy at the end of the line when it comes to BB's.. there very out dated..

[gqnyc]

Nope...Sprint/Nextel is iDEN where tmobile/cingular is gsm hmm..... idk for nextel id say i880

[562pearl]

i live in LA (pico rivera to be exact) and i have my pearl with t-mo and the reception and signal strength are great !!!!!!

[brucejr]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8703e/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)

I have heard real good things about the Pearl. I myself switched my family from TMO to VZW for the chaperone program. My daughter has the LG Migo. I like both TMO and VZW so it just depends which handset you like.

[stac]

Originally Posted by MythmbHurts

sprint has the 7130 blackberry but its nothing like the 8100 at all no media no camera... sprint is the guy at the end of the line when it comes to BB's.. there very out dated..

I HATE sprint as much as the next guy, but they do have the 8703e which is a nice handset... GPS built-in, EVDO, etc... not bad at all...

Stac

[secrecyguy]

Originally Posted by lshing

I got it by signing up with cingular here in LA and the coverage/rerception just doesn't compare to verizon. Left verizon after some bad customer service experience. From what I read, T-mobile isn't very good here either with coverage though I know they also have the pearl.

Any suggestions? Can't use the pearl with Sprint, can I? Anyone have any other comparable smartphones to recommend if I have to move to sprint?

Thanks!

Sprint is the worst and rank the lowest.

Verizon ranks the highest.

To my surprise, T-mobile rank the 2nd in most areas. Good thing I have T-mobile.

Cingular ranks 3rd in most areas.

That's according to Consumer Reports in their latest issue.

[fkjr2]

Sprint has the worst cust service ever!

[greggebhardt]

Customer service does not mean a thing if you do not have coverage.

Coverage is everything!

[dayjayvw]

Originally Posted by gqnyc

Nope...Sprint/Nextel is iDEN where tmobile/cingular is gsm hmm..... idk for nextel id say i880

OR

Sprint=CDMA/Nextel=IDEN still

no Dual mode BB (yet)