<p>i heard that cingular or verizon works the best..is that true? is one better than the other? any thoughts on cell phone related things?:p</p>
<p>yeah i hear VZW is best</p>
<p>I hope all my friends stick to Verizon too... Free minutes when you're talking with other Verizon users right? (I can never keep up with these offers :p)</p>
<p>I <3 Cingular (I'm not in Ithaca...just throwing it out there that I <3 Cingular)</p>
<p>Usually one or two providers offer special discounts to your school. Ask around to find which one offers such sweetness.</p>
<p>VZW has discounts for Cornell employees but I'm not sure about students.</p>
<p>I have Cingular (originally AT&T), but when I visited campus my signal was patchy at best, with 0 bars most of the times i checked. My tour guide said that Verizon prolly works best.</p>
<p>Anyone know anything about those VZW discounts for Cornell students? :D</p>
<p>yes thats right cornellhotelie, and with VZW having the best service, most students will have verizon, so most of your calls will be free</p>
<p>if you know me, you know technology / telecom. etc is not in my department. my parents got me a cell phone this year. I have Cingular (originally AT&T), but when I never visited cornell campus (i'm cheap and don't want to waste the time as someone suggested). SO i will take robinage's word on it that Cingular , AT&T e tc don't work too well for Cornell. My concern is , how difficult is it to switch cell phone services? When my mom signed on with AT&T or cingular whatever, she got free cell phones. Will I be able to use the same cell phone with Verizon service? or will Verizon give me a super cool, free cell phone like promo and thanking me joining their service ? I'd have asked my mon or stepdad and not bothering you guys but they are on a business trip.</p>
<p>You will not be able to use the same phone. Cingular is a GSM network and Verizon is a CDMA. Don't ask, I can't explain it, they're just different, kind of like trying to run a mac program on a PC...</p>
<p>Verizon will give you a supercool new phone when you sign up. I hope you're not on a long contract with Cingular or you will have to pay a cancellation fee. Or you can just wait until it runs out and then switch. Contracts are usually 1 year.</p>