Does my cell service provider really matter?

[RoadDawg]

I'm going Sprint myself. I got AT&T now and I've got very crappy coverage, reception. Most bars I have in a day til I get home is 2. Then due to a tower being located near by I get full bars. Sprint was also rated #1 in the O.C by the Orange County Register.

[Latchkey]

I have had Verizon for 2 years now. It provides great service and signals, I haven't seemed to have any problems with it even with all the traveling I do.

[SeeK]

I probably will be getting service with T-mobile only because, I believe they are the only ones, who offer service to the Side Kicks, I really need a side kick, I find myself out of the house alot more due to business, but I still need to manage the IM's, I get to sell my headbands and other products. Anyone have a sidekick?

Keep a lookout for SideKick2 coming out this fall. It's got a built in camera w/flash and other improvements. The original had some poor antena design and I believe you needed the earpiece to send/receive calls. The new version doesn't require it but still supports.

[SlipknotX556]

Keep a lookout for SideKick2 coming out this fall. It's got a built in camera w/flash and other improvements. The original had some poor antena design and I believe you needed the earpiece to send/receive calls. The new version doesn't require it but still supports.

Thanks for letting me know, I will hold off on it for awhile. I get perfect reception with ATT down here in south florida, probably because there are no hills or mountains, my mom had ATT in NY, it sucked big time. I guess any cell provider down here does well, because of no hills or mountains. Heres some other advice, stay away from Samsung phones, I have a X426, it by far the worst phone I have ever owned, its a weird design, you have to have it in a very uncomfortable position, to hear anything, it has no caller ID on the front, thats one thing I cant stand. Get a Motorola, or Nokia, I am only putting up with phone until Nov. thats when I am getting a new Motorola, if the new side kicks are out.

[Flamebo]

I've gone through 5 different providers in 6 years. Alltell would be my first choice, with AT&T/Cingular coming in a close second until the merger at the end of the year.

[slateman]

How's this plan?