Sprint Mobile Phone Service in Philadelphia

Pros: A wonderful service, simply orgasmic, calls are truly becoming free
Cons: Beep-beep, beep-beep...too many dropped calls.

Driving along the highway and you run out of gas or your tire blows out. It happens and it happens with amazing frequency (especially to those dumb enough not to look at their gas gauge). In today's world all you have to do is pick up your cell phone...

Pros: Customer service, the plans are excellent, roaming charges are few and far between
Cons: There are some dead zones

I recently decided to go with the Sprint Omnipoint cellular plan and have had a few mixed reactions about the service. However, anything was an improvement over what I had before- AT&T. The following contains a few bullet points about my...

Pros: great plan for me!
Cons: lots of trouble getting the plan!

I have been a sprint pcs pre-paid customer since August of 1998. I have already written a review of that service, so I won't spend any time on pre-paid here, except to say that Sprint is canceling the pre-paid service.

Because of this recent...

Pros: Appears cheap
Cons: Bad coverage, very bad. Hidden Costs

I chose Sprint service several months ago after being attracted to their low monthly rates. I had been an ATT wireless customer for 2 years with no problems. The only thing I did not like about ATT is that it was on the expensive side.
So I...

Pros: Good for heavy calling
Cons: complicated bills

Our Sprint bills were running over $100 then hit $200! When I called
Sprint to find out what was going on, I found out I was previously on
the wrong plan for our amount of calling.. we should have been
on this local service plan which...

Pros: Voice Mail features; MiniBrowser; Clarity of Calls
Cons: Frequent dropped calls

When I switched jobs recently I also switched cell phone usage patterns dramatically. Instead of around around 60 local minutes a month I found myself at around 900 minutes a month with lots of roaming. The kinds of usage patterns that will quickly drain...

Pros: clarity, pricing, web messaging
Cons: dropped calls and no coverage in rural areas

In choosing a mobile phone service plan, it is important that you ask yourself a few things. How many minutes do I anticipate using in a month? And also, where do I make the majority of my calls? I chose Sprint PCS digital because the phone plans and...

Pros: none
Cons: bad coverage, dropped calls

Living in the Philadelphia area for the last 29 years, I have used cell phone services from Verizon (Bell Atlantic), AT&T, and now Sprint PCS (which stands for Phenomenally Cruddy Service). While Verizon and AT&T have their weak areas, they are...

Pros: good (but not great) coverage, good rates, cool phone
Cons: some dead spots, more expensive phones

I started with SPRINT PCS when I moved here in May of 2000. I chose the night & weekend minute option, as well as a one-year “advantage agreement” (a.k.a. contract). So for 29.99 I get 180 anytime minutes, and 380 night and weekend minute. At the...

Pros: disproves that cell plans must be rigid
Cons: I cannot get reception in certain areas

I recently came to Philadelphia to go to school at Villanova University. I live off campus at a dorm located in Bryn Mawr (on the Main Line). Since I commute to school with a car and travel from time to time, I felt that having a cellular phone...

Pros: "Nationwide" digital network, relatively affordable phones, decent customer service, excellent calling plans
Cons: Weak signal strength in some areas outside the Philadelphia metropolitan area

I have been a PCS user since 1998. Over the years I've had several PCS phones, PCS service providers, and PCS service plan options. Out of the three PCS providers I've used over the years, Sprint PCS has been the best. I was first turned on to Sprint...

Pros: cheap
Cons: everything else

I must tell you I have a great plan as far as min's, but to make the call is impossible. We have a business plan and so we get 1000 min's for $49.99. But try to get a signal. I have a duel band phone, whatever that is, the guy told me it was the best!...

Pros: No Contract, Decent Price
Cons: Poor Coverage

First off the good things about SprintPCS service: there is no contract - while most other wireless carriers will stick you with a one or two year contract, there is nothing of the sort with Sprint. This is great because it does not tie you down for any...

Pros: Free long distance, no roaming charges, better sound than cellular
Cons: Spotty coverage, still not as good sound as traditional phones

I used the Sprint PCS Free and Clear $50 / 500 minute plan for about 2 years. My experiences were mixed. I was using the phone at the time for the included long distance (this was before nickel rates were so common on regular phone service). They also...

Pros: None I am aware of at this point.
Cons: Incompetent customer service, dropped calls, poor clarity and reception.

I chose Sprint basically because I knew nothing about cell phones. I got my cell phone last June, and had to sign a year contract. I can hardly wait until it's over!

When I purchased the service, I was stupid to tell the agent I knew nothing...