Verizon cell phones...

[catnapper]

ok folks, who here has Verizon? We signed up last night, and already I have some doubts. I'm not sure if its my new phone (which I could probably exchange since its so new) or if its the network.....

Hubby was out and about today. He called several times and 3 or 4 times the calls were dropped. We only occasionally got dropped calls when we had Cingular. We switched because all my kids friends have Verizon, and they were killing our bill.... Verizon to Verizon is free.... so the switch made sense. BUT not too much sense if calls are constantly dropped.

NOW, hubby said he's had no problems -- only when he talked to me were calls dropped. He said he called his sister in Florida and had a loooong talk with her. He called his dad, which is never a short call (FIL likes to go on and on and on) and then he called our son. I'm the only person who's calls were dropped. Son has the same cell phone as me... so maybe my phone is defective somehow? Did you follow all that?

Anyone else have Verizon and experience dropped calls? Or might it be the phone itself?

[katienoonan]

I have had verizon for two years and I have never had a problem with dropped calls.

[neko1]

I've had Verizon for years and never had any problems with it. It's the only one that gets any reception up here in the boonies. My phone has worked in places where others such as Nextels haven't

[Corinna]

I have Cellular One and I have had very little trouble (mostly billing) even when we switched (kicking and screaming on my part) to digital. Verizon here in MT doesn't have a good rep.

[K9karen]

I have Verizon and have had no problems. My phone gets goofy once in a while but I've had it for so long that I'm due for a free upgrade. My John's problem is just the opposite. Recently, his Cingular phone calls drop after 3 minutes. We're going to transfer his to my plan this week.

[Cinder & Smoke]

only when he talked to me were calls dropped.
Or might it be the phone itself?

It "could be" the fault of your phone ...

But it could be your "location", too!

Check Hubby's and Kid's phones in the SAME PLACE you were standing
when the calls dropped.

Cellular can be really "flakey" in certain "spots".

Could be your house is in a "dead spot" for Verizon.
IF it is a "dead spot" - then ALL Verizon phones should have trouble
in the same places - not just Your phone.

[NoahsMommy]

I have a Verizon cell phone and I'll get my calls dropped too. I've had Sprint and Cingulair and I've never had any dropped calls with them.

But, I do love the area of coverage for Verizon where I live, its very large and I can talk almost everywhere.

[tatsxxx11]

Love Verizon!!! I had nightmare experiences with ATT and Cellular One. Never had more than 2 bars worth of reception. With Verizon, 5 bars everywhere and never a dropped call. And they have the most far reaching coverage areas of all the major companies. The customer service people are so courteous and knowledgeable and willing to please! I switched all my phone service to Verizon now, cell, Lan line and long distance.

[catnapper]

Phred, I wonderd about the location too -- but, I had 4 bars, and talked to my mom no problem from the same spot I spoke to hubby. I wandered all around the house talkign to my mom (on her land line) and had no problems. For some reason talkign ot hubby in those same spots didn't work

Then last night, hubby was talking to our son (for the 100th tme yesterday ) and HE was in the same spot I was when calls were dropped. Remember, my son has the SAME EXACT phone as I do. That call was not dropped. Just mine (oh, lucky me!)

[KYS]

I also have Verizon and am very happy with
their service.
It might be your location/or a dead spot or
your phone might be a lemon.

Phones can make a difference too.

I had problems with my past LG phones where my
sisters LG worked fine.
When I renewed my contract, I got a motorola e815.
I am very pleased with the clairty and the long life
of the battery.

Verizon has very good customer service/tech support.

[AmberLee]

I have Verizon and I think I've only had one dropped call in two years. I did have trouble using my phone when visiting in Los Angeles in July; it might have to do with the location I was calling from? Other than that the only times I've had trouble is when I've forgotten to keep it charged. (Bad me!)

My big gripe with my cell is that I get SO many wrong numbers, it's aggravating!

[Lady's Human]

It could be a tech support issue for the area you are living in. Depending on how many towers are in your area and who actually owns them, your phone could be getting confused as to which tower it's supposed to be picking up. We had a similar problem with cingular phones where we used to live, called cingular tech support, they did a flash upgrade on the phones while I was talking to them, and haven't had a problem since.

[Twisterdog]

My entire family has Verizon. No problems here.

[catnapper]

Ok, looked at my phone, hubby's phone and daughter's phone tonight..... both hubby and daughter had 5 bars ANYWHERE in the house. I had 2-3 bars. The phone is getting returned/exchanged tomorrow.

After I sat and programmed alllll my phone numbers into it

[Flatcoatluver]

I have nextel, my whole family does, we plan on going to verizon after our contract is done, and thats not till may