Can You Hear Me Now?

After years of complaining about T-Mobile, I finally kicked them to the curb. They simply had too many dead spots to continue to use them. What is the point of getting more minutes when there is no coverage to use them?

After some research, it was determined that Verizon or T-Mobile would have better coverage in my area. I wanted to go with AT&T, but every handset I looked up I found fault with. I finally settled on the LG 8360, a flip phone. Not too fancy, but should get the job done.

While the Verizon store was selling it for $50 with a new activation, I figured out that NewEgg would provide it for free with a new contract, and a $35 activation fee. Not a bad deal at all.

The phone came in a few days, and the activation went smoothly. Now for the fun part.... canceling T-Mobile! I have been waiting for this moment for far too long. It gave me pleasure to navigate the voice menu to find cancellations and let them know we were through with each other. They tried to not cancel right away, and wait until the end of the month. No, please cancel now. They asked if there was anything they could do, and I told them that if they built around 6 towers I'd stay but short of that, no. It felt good dumping what just wasn't working for me. After all, I've had cell phones for over a decade now, and the coverage should have improved during that time period.

At any rate, Verizon's coverage is better, but the devil is in the details. Stay tuned for part B of this...

Jonas