What should i do about my cell phone service? AHHHHHH...

[AznMaverick]

I recently ported my # from SprintPCS to AT&T (Less than a week ago). I am currently on their GSM network (on the $29.99 plan), but reception is HORRIBLE (just as bad as Sprint, but better where it counts most at my house). Because reception was so horrible, and i am within the grace period to avoid cancellation fees, i wanted to join T-Mobile with my brother on the family plan, (t-mobile is the best service here in hawaii). However, I am now screwed because i can't port my # over to t-mobile with the family plan (the $49.99 one) because the names on the two plans are different. AHHHHH...what should i do?

I am immediately faced with some choices. 1) stay with att and pray that their GSM coverage improves 2) dish out $200+ for a v60 phone on the AT&T TDMA network, just to change phones again when they completely phase out TDMA 3) join T-mobile on the $29.99 plan with a VERY BASIC plan and have to carefully watch my minutes from day to day...errr...i don't know what to do, i have one more week before the grace period is over...AHHHHHH...

 

[AFB]

Look on amazon, some times they will let you get the rebate for phones on there.The v60 is FAR with a new contract.

 

[fr]

You can change the name registered to the account by transferring the responsibility of paying the bills to another person. I've never done it before, but you can call AT&T and ask them about it.

 

[AznMaverick]

yea, the tmobile representative i asked said taht i can port by myself on a single plan then change the name on the account and go into a family plan. man, i wish t-mobile would offer offpeak and mobile-mobile minutes for the 29.99 plan