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elSicomoro · 12-28-2002, 10:20 AM

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Oh, I forgot another feature, which folks like Slang might appreciate.

There is a GPS option. If I want to use the On Star-like services that are offered through Verizon, I can turn it on. If I don't want people tracking me, it can be set to "911 only" (so they can find me if slang has a few too many and shoots me out in the middle of nowhere).

Verizon has great coverage as well. Most of the continental US and Hawaii are covered under the free long distance. (There are some spots where you're roaming, like parts out west, eastern Kentucky, and Alaska.) I'd recommend them particularly if you live in the Northeast or in the Midwest (St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit). If you live out west or in the South, you might be better off with Cingular.

There is only one bad thing (if you can really call it that) about this whole deal--the cell phone insurance.

Verizon now uses Lockton nationwide for their cell phone insurance. They used to use my former employer, The Signal. As Verizon Wireless merged together (Verizon Wireless is primarily a combination of Bell Atlantic Mobile, GTE, Vodafone's US operations, and Ameritech's cell phone operations), they started switching their customers over to Lockton. The cost of the insurance is $7 a month, and there is a $50 deductible if your phone needs replacing. I pay the insurance b/c the way I see it, in the event that my phone gets damaged, I won't be able to afford the $350 regular price of the phone. We don't pay it on Rho's phone, b/c her phone is only $60 or so retail. Here's the rub: You only get 2 lifetime replacements. If your phone has to be replaced twice, you are dropped from the insurance.

Now, that might sound silly to some of you. Who the hell has to have their phone replaced twice? Having worked in the cell phone insurance industry though, you'd be surprised how careless some people can be. I remember several customers that lost or damaged their phone 3 times in just one year. (And this doesn't even include business customers...especially construction workers.) You just never really know when you might need that insurance...just like car insurance. If you have a higher end phone (like mine, or a Nokia 8000 series), get it. It's worth it.

12-28-2002, 10:20 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	(The image might not be showing up at the moment...it should later though) Oh, I forgot another feature, which folks like Slang might appreciate. There is a GPS option. If I want to use the On Star-like services that are offered through Verizon, I can turn it on. If I don't want people tracking me, it can be set to "911 only" (so they can find me if slang has a few too many and shoots me out in the middle of nowhere). Verizon has great coverage as well. Most of the continental US and Hawaii are covered under the free long distance. (There are some spots where you're roaming, like parts out west, eastern Kentucky, and Alaska.) I'd recommend them particularly if you live in the Northeast or in the Midwest (St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit). If you live out west or in the South, you might be better off with Cingular. There is only one bad thing (if you can really call it that) about this whole deal--the cell phone insurance. Verizon now uses Lockton nationwide for their cell phone insurance. They used to use my former employer, The Signal. As Verizon Wireless merged together (Verizon Wireless is primarily a combination of Bell Atlantic Mobile, GTE, Vodafone's US operations, and Ameritech's cell phone operations), they started switching their customers over to Lockton. The cost of the insurance is $7 a month, and there is a $50 deductible if your phone needs replacing. I pay the insurance b/c the way I see it, in the event that my phone gets damaged, I won't be able to afford the $350 regular price of the phone. We don't pay it on Rho's phone, b/c her phone is only $60 or so retail. Here's the rub: You only get 2 lifetime replacements. If your phone has to be replaced twice, you are dropped from the insurance. Now, that might sound silly to some of you. Who the hell has to have their phone replaced twice? Having worked in the cell phone insurance industry though, you'd be surprised how careless some people can be. I remember several customers that lost or damaged their phone 3 times in just one year. (And this doesn't even include business customers...especially construction workers.) You just never really know when you might need that insurance...just like car insurance. If you have a higher end phone (like mine, or a Nokia 8000 series), get it. It's worth it.