VoiceStream Wireless with Motorola phone
Me
from a company called VoiceStream Wireless offering
a very good deal on a free cell phone and monthly cell
phone rates with a one year contract.
I signed up and so far, the quality of the phone and
service seems pretty good, but its only been a few hours
since I had the phone. This is one of those new GSM
type phones and in addition to the cell phone battery
that was included with the phone, it accepts standard
double AA alkaline batteries. The phone came with a
hands free handset and an AC battery recharger.
There were a few different cell phone plans available.
I opted for the cheapest plan at $19.99 a month which
allows calling between Virginia and Maine without any
long distance charges, plus 60 minutes free a month and
the first minute of any incoming call free. The plan also
comes with free voicemail, callerid, call waiting, and
paging service.
I am just curious if people think this is a good deal.
I have never had a Motorola cellular phone before
so I am wondering how their phones are as far as
reliability and signal clarity. This phone doesn't have
any model number printed on it, but I think its model
M3682 according to the box. Please feel free to
post any comments you may have about VoiceStream
Wireless or this phone if you have any experience
with either of them. I guess VoiceStream is a very
new company because I have never heard of them.
By the way, does anyone know of any web sites where
I can buy a belt holder for this cell phone and other
accessories? Thanks.
Patrick Timlin
> a company called VoiceStream Wireless offering
> a very good deal on a free cell phone and monthly cell
> phone rates with a one year contract.
>
> I signed up and so far, the quality of the phone and
> service seems pretty good, but its only been a few hours
> since I had the phone. This is one of those new GSM
Two usenet groups you might want to get familiar with and search for past
discussions are:
alt.cellular.gsm - which of course covers any GSM topic worldwide
and
alt.cellular.gsm.carriers.voicestream - for VS specific topics
> There were a few different cell phone plans available.
> I opted for the cheapest plan at $19.99 a month which
> allows calling between Virginia and Maine without any
> long distance charges, plus 60 minutes free a month and
> the first minute of any incoming call free. The plan also
> comes with free voicemail, callerid, call waiting, and
> paging service.
You didn't mention if you had used or owned a cell phone before, but I
can comment that I have had a GSM account for years now, it was my first
wireless, and in all this time I have never upgraded from the $19.99
plan. I rarely use more than 10 or 20 minutes a month. However if you
find you are using a lot of minutes, you can always upgrade to a plan
with more minutes if you want. Even though it is a one year contract, I
don't think they have an issue with people wanting into a pricier plan.
At worst, you might have to renew your one year starting from the date of
the upgrade.
> I am just curious if people think this is a good deal.
> I have never had a Motorola cellular phone before
> so I am wondering how their phones are as far as
> reliability and signal clarity.
I have not used Motorola either so can not comment specifically. But
these phone use a SIM card so you can always change phones anytime you
want or even have two or more phones that you use where you just move the
SIM card from one to the other as needed. Think of it just like your home
telephone service. You have a service and you have some equipment. You
generally don't consider them to be tied together. In other words, if
your home phone sucks, you generally just go buy a better one independent
of the phone service. Likewise, if your phone company sucks, you don't
blame it on the particular phone equipment you have.
Ya they gave it to you free, so keep that in mind. You are really paying
for the service, not the phone. If you find you hate the phone or it
gives you problems, you can always buy which ever phone you like.
> Please feel free to post any comments you may have about VoiceStream
> Wireless or this phone if you have any experience with either of them.
> I guess VoiceStream is a very new company because I have never heard
> of them.
They have been around for some years now, but mostly on the western half
of the US. Here on the east coast, we had been serviced by Omnipoint (who
I originally signed up with) but recently Voicestream bought Omnipoint,
so the name "Voicestream" is new to the east coast, but not GSM service.
> By the way, does anyone know of any web sites where
> I can buy a belt holder for this cell phone and other
> accessories? Thanks.
You might start out checking out the Voicestream web site and see if they
carry anything, then checking elsewhere and see if you can find the same
items cheaper.
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Before you buy.
Stanley Cline
>M3682 according to the box. Please feel free to
>post any comments you may have about VoiceStream
>Wireless or this phone if you have any experience
>with either of them. I guess VoiceStream is a very
>new company because I have never heard of them.
news:alt.cellular
news:alt.cellular.gsm.carriers.voicestream
>By the way, does anyone know of any web sites where
>I can buy a belt holder for this cell phone and other
>accessories? Thanks.
try http://www.canyonriver.com/
-SC
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Herb
local calls (up from 60 last contract) and 250 minutes weekend long
distance for 6 months (down from 500 last contract). When I signed up
for the initial contract I got a free Nokia with AC charger and ear/mike
attachment. I have had no problem with Voicestream or Nokia, but I
believe the quality/coverage is area dependent.
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Herb
Boulder, Colorado
JKD wrote in message ...
>In article <IL8D5.24119$td5.4...@news1.rdc2.pa.home.com>,
>sr...@home.com says...
Jim Dompier
her...@mindspring.com says...
> I signed up for the Voicestream $19.99 plan. I have 70 minutes anytime
> local calls (up from 60 last contract) and 250 minutes weekend long
> distance for 6 months (down from 500 last contract). When I signed up
> for the initial contract I got a free Nokia with AC charger and ear/mike
> attachment. I have had no problem with Voicestream or Nokia, but I
> believe the quality/coverage is area dependent.
>
> --
>
>
> Herb
> Boulder, Colorado
>
Yes, you are absolutely right. I am on a small island, so they have
pretty good coverage here...
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