Cell phone service

[KillerCharlie]

Okay, I'm in the market for a new cell phone and provider. it seems all the basic plans are about $40/mo. I get 25% off most providers through a work discount. What do you guys recommend? Here are the ones I get discounts from:

Verizon ($40 with unlimited nights/wk)
T-mobile ($30 for unlimited weekends, $40 for unlimited nights and weekends)
Sprint/Nextel ($30 with unlimited nights/wk)
Cingular ($40, no unlimited nights/wk)

I live in Seattle, but most of the time I'm talking to my family in MN. They're all on a T-mobile family plane (that I'm currently on but breaking off of). Can I change my number but stay on their plan? Other than that, Sprint and Verizon look good, but I hear bad things about Sprint.

Anyone have opinions on the service of the major providers? I'm too lazy to do my own research tonight.

 

[eits]

go with sprint. sprint is very good, has awesome service, great coverage, and at the end of every year on your plan, you get to trade in your old phone for a new one. it's free to call anyone who's got sprint, also. oh, and if you go over in minutes, it's only $10 for every 100 minutes you're over.

 

[MazerRackham]

If Cingular's coverage is good in your area, go with Cingular.

Rollover minutes, plus GSM so buy any phone you want on eBay = winner!

 

[akshatp]

Cingular FTW

 

[Spineshank]

I left Verizon for Cingular after 6 years and couldnt be happier. I have the basic plan with texting. May not have unlimited nights and weekends but 5000 mins is plenty for me times 100.

 

[fire400]

tmobile carrier

49.99 - 3000 whenever minutes (only)
4.99 - 400 msgs
5.00 - fees and charges

about 60 bucks a month for cell

DSL = 50 USD

over a hundred bucks for communiction a month... what the freak~ AND WE'RE WORKING AND STUDYING FOR MORE THAN HALF THE TIME GRANTED TO REALIZE ANYTHING~

p.s. college isn't what makes you look good entirely, it's what you do after you graduate, lol - work at the cash register at Best Buy, or continue working as a crew member at Burger King? -rofl-