| After my own research into the plans and coverage | | | | populated area. |
| offered by the most prominent names in the wireless | | | | Most features- I think Cingular has this one. They |
| phone business I have come up with some | | | | offer the text, and the mobile web on the phones |
| conclusions as to who has the best family, single and | | | | without monthly plans for either which is nice. Cingular |
| coverage plans, and who has the most minutes, | | | | has the rollover minutes, and pretty good service. |
| among other features. Please note this list in not all | | | | They claim to have the fewest dropped calls, but I |
| inclusive of every plan offered. And these phones | | | | feel that is because if there is no service or poor |
| were tested outside of a city area, meaning in the | | | | service in the area they just don't connect the calls. I |
| country and less populated places. | | | | know of a few people that have Cingular phones and |
| Most reliable minutes- This is a poster by Verizon | | | | have thousands of roll over minutes, but out here in |
| Wireless, used in their stores. I have to agree with | | | | the country it is a crap shoot as to whether they will |
| them on this, the phones I get every couple of | | | | get to use them, like I said they have thousands. |
| years work really well and I rarely drop a call, or do | | | | Sprint and Nextel- these two seemed about the |
| not have reception. The minutes are a bit costly | | | | same as T-mobile, all below Cingular and Verizon, but |
| compared to other plans, and I have to say this free | | | | they do have their own nice features. Sprint has the |
| after 9p.m. thing is not all that useful considering | | | | fast broadband for notebooks and Nextel was the |
| many adults who have day jobs are in bed around | | | | first with the walkie talkie phones. These plans are all |
| that time. But the free calls to other users of Verizon | | | | fine and good, but you definitely want to test them |
| Cell Phones is a nice feature of these plans, however | | | | out in your neighborhood and at home, because if |
| most other features such as texting, picture | | | | they don't work, what is the point of using that |
| messaging, and the mobile web do cost more, | | | | service. |
| texting is .10 each received and sent, picture is .25 | | | | So in closing I would say Verizon is the best value for |
| received and sent, and the mobile web is $5 a | | | | non city areas, small cities, towns and villages. Cingular |
| month, no other options for this. | | | | would probably be best in the city areas, for all the |
| Most minutes- From looking around I would say that | | | | features they offer. T-mobile does have the best |
| T-mobile has the most paid for minutes, and the | | | | family plan, so if in a city they would be great for |
| most for family plans for the price, however their | | | | that. And businesses seem to like the Nextel and |
| service last I checked which was recently, still is not | | | | Sprint plans, they have a variety of options, |
| up to par with Cingular or Verizon. There are | | | | especially Sprints extra $5 a month if you go over |
| definitely more dropped calls and missed calls because | | | | your minutes, not a price per minute, which always |
| of no service, in non city areas. But the idea of | | | | gives shockingly high phone bills. |
| having more minutes is great if you live in a more | | | | |