<p>I'm going to get a new cell phone since I lost my old one. What carrier should I get to get maximum coverage on campus and in the dorms (I will be living on the upper floors)? I'm considering the LG Shine by AT&T right now. Is this a wise decision?</p>
<p>HEY THAT"S EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE...LG SHINE CU 720 AT&T... i forgot how my signal was when i was over there but i think it was ok.</p>
<p>At&ttttttt????????</p>
<p>Gets An Ifone Dood!</p>
<p>AT&T or Verizon are safe bets. no one will give you 100% coverage. both AT&T and Verizon have their own dead spots across campus.</p>
<p>i personally hate verizon because of their ubiquitous nazi user interface on every single phone. :p</p>
<p>hahahahaha^</p>
<p>2 cups, 2 paper clips, massive amounts of string. </p>
<p>Do it old school.</p>
<p>Some of you might be tempted to joke about me suggesting the use of 2 cups.</p>
<p>tried it.. doesnt work</p>
<p>I'd get AT&T, simply because so many people have them, more than Verizon I think, so you'd have free minutes. Plus, their Unity plan is awesome.</p>
<p>Btw, order from Amazon. You can get a really good phone for free, or they'll even pay you (free phone + a rebate)</p>
<p>moo, you need 1 cup... and 2... lol you know...</p>
<p>anyway back to topic, tmobile isn't that bad either, i get reception just about everywhere on campus except the 2nd floor at PAB, but no one gets reception there... tmobile have the cheapest plans :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys. And yes if I do buy a phone I will check Amazon first. I also was considering getting the Rizr Z3 with T-Mobile but I've heard stories about T-Mobile having bad reception especially in UCLA (which isn't the place for any cell phone reception). What is your opinion on this?</p>
<p>tmobile isn't bad... I get reception just about everywhere, right now im in sproul 6th floor and i get full 5 bars...</p>
<p>What phone do you have for T-Mobile? If I wanted T-Mobile more than AT&T do you think I should go for it?</p>
<p>i have a razr, it works fine, never have reception problems...</p>
<p>i've tried cingular, t-mobile, and verizon. verizon was the worst, though i have a feeling it was because of my phone. cingular and t-mobile were getting much better reception when verizon was only getting 2-3 bars.</p>
<p>however, my roommate switched to at&t in the middle of the year and didn't have reception more than two feet from the window, while i (t-mobile) could talk in the bathroom.</p>
<p>outside buildings, everyone has full reception.</p>
<p>^Do we really <em>want</em> to be talking on the phone in the bathroom?</p>
<p>What building were you in, toxic_waste?</p>
<p>From experience I would get Sprint or Verizon. </p>
<p>My ex roommate had ATT/Cingular and would always have to talk close to the window with his razor. This was on the 2nd floor of rieber terrace.</p>
<p>I have a RAZR with AT&T service and I got two bars well away from the window in my room on the 7th floor of RT during orientation. Not that 2 bars is much to brag about, but I could converse with others just fine on those 2 bars.</p>
<p>oh, i was in rieber terrace, on the side facing hedrick hall. if you're on the side facing rieber court, you're screwed for coverage regardless of which provider you have.</p>
<p>i also had reception in the hallways (except for one corner) and most stairwells, if anyone cares.</p>
<p>i have t-mobile and during orientation i had to be two feet away from the window to be able to use my phone in RT... and it didn't have any reception AT ALL from anywhere else</p>
<p>and that's why i'm switching to verizon... soon</p>