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Old 03-22-10, 05:27 PM
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I'll be moving to Manoa, Oahu in August for school for a couple of years and I wanted to know which cell phone carrier has the best reception in the area. I currently have Verizon. Should I stay with Verizon or switch to a different carrier?

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Old 03-22-10, 06:42 PM
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you will be fine with verizon.
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keep verizon
Old 03-23-10, 03:09 AM
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tmobile is THE best. you get more bang for your buck by far and ive never had a reception problem - in elevators, parking garages, in waianae, etc.
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Originally Posted by seangworld
tmobile is THE best. you get more bang for your buck by far and ive never had a reception problem - in elevators, parking garages, in waianae, etc.
good recommendation
Old 03-23-10, 10:04 AM
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Verizon has the best coverage here on Oahu, AT&T 2nd. These 2 companies have the most repeaters on the island. Verizon almost never drops calls as well. If you already have Verizon, just keep everything as is. Everyone has a cell phone with long distance plans, so you can even keep your existing phone#.
Old 03-23-10, 01:01 PM
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If you're already with Verizon, just stick with it... now if your contract is about to expire then thats a different...
Old 03-28-10, 06:39 PM
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Do you have a smart phone? Verizon has no 3G in Hawaii if I recall. Or am I mistaken?
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my mytouch has 3g so i dont see why verizon wouldnt. and yeah, if you are already with verizon under contract you might as well stay with it, no need to change.
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My bad. I guess they do have 3G. Not sure why I thought they didn't.
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it's cuz we're a little rock in the middle of nowhere, but everywhere everyone else wants to be. :P
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I was planning on getting the droid or google nexus when it game out for verizon. I'll be sticking to verizon since a lot of people seem to like it.
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i think verizon has the best reception.

i have tmobile and my friends verizon phone can get calls where my phone says no service.
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