Cell Phone Service A Catch 22

Most people are not happy with the service they get with their
cellular carrier. Im not talking about just customer service but the
reception that your cell phone gets. Working and running a couple of
cell phone stores for years I realized that this was a catch 22. Most
retailers want their customers to be happy with their cell phone
service to get referrals and repeat business, but this is not always
the case.

Ever notice how you will get great reception in the most
industrialized areas or in poorer neighborhoods? Its not easy for a
cellular carrier to just built a new cellular tower in any
neighborhood. I'm sure it takes permits, approval by the residents of
the city, neighborhood and so on. Its not about just living in a great
area up in the hills, its about the leverage that people in those
neighborhoods have over the affairs of their city. Cellular towers are
believed to be a heatlh risk to the residents living nearby one. If
this is the case then it is to the benefit of the residents in that
city and neighborhood not to have a cellular tower nearby. These same
people will most likely complain about their service and the reception
that they get near their house. Ofcourse the building structure and
materials affect the reception that one gets while using their cell
phone. I remember driving down to Ensenda, Mexico years ago realizing
that my reception was great on my phone. I had never had reception
that good while using my phone in Los Angeles. Its not that their is
greater technology in the cellular towers in Mexico but it most likely
could be that they don't receive as much opposition as in Los Angeles
or other US cities.

Main thing I can suggest to anyone which I have been doing for years
is: find out what service carrier your friends and family are using in
your approximite area. If your friends and family are happy with a
cellular service they will tell you and vica versa. There is nothing
as a perfect cellular service carrier but you can find one to suit
your service usage are.

Michael
www.accessorypost.com

"mizadorian" <sales@accessorypost.com> wrote in message
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> Most people are not happy with the service they get with their
> cellular carrier. Im not talking about just customer service but the
> reception that your cell phone gets. Working and running a couple of
> cell phone stores for years I realized that this was a catch 22. Most
> retailers want their customers to be happy with their cell phone
> service to get referrals and repeat business, but this is not always
> the case.
>
> Ever notice how you will get great reception in the most
> industrialized areas or in poorer neighborhoods? Its not easy for a
> cellular carrier to just built a new cellular tower in any
> neighborhood. I'm sure it takes permits, approval by the residents of
> the city, neighborhood and so on. Its not about just living in a great
> area up in the hills, its about the leverage that people in those
> neighborhoods have over the affairs of their city. Cellular towers are
> believed to be a heatlh risk to the residents living nearby one. If
> this is the case then it is to the benefit of the residents in that
> city and neighborhood not to have a cellular tower nearby. These same
> people will most likely complain about their service and the reception
> that they get near their house. Ofcourse the building structure and
> materials affect the reception that one gets while using their cell
> phone. I remember driving down to Ensenda, Mexico years ago realizing
> that my reception was great on my phone. I had never had reception
> that good while using my phone in Los Angeles. Its not that their is
> greater technology in the cellular towers in Mexico but it most likely
> could be that they don't receive as much opposition as in Los Angeles
> or other US cities.
>
> Main thing I can suggest to anyone which I have been doing for years
> is: find out what service carrier your friends and family are using in
> your approximite area. If your friends and family are happy with a
> cellular service they will tell you and vica versa. There is nothing
> as a perfect cellular service carrier but you can find one to suit
> your service usage are.
>
> Michael
> www.accessorypost.com
>

Three words Mickey: brevity, conciseness, focus. Try them with your next
post ;-)

mizadorian wrote:
> Most people are not happy with the service they get with their
> cellular carrier. Im not talking about just customer service but the
> reception that your cell phone gets. Working and running a couple of
> cell phone stores for years I realized that this was a catch 22. Most
> retailers want their customers to be happy with their cell phone
> service to get referrals and repeat business, but this is not always
> the case.
>
> Ever notice how you will get great reception in the most
> industrialized areas or in poorer neighborhoods? Its not easy for a
> cellular carrier to just built a new cellular tower in any
> neighborhood.
>
While I am sure there is truth to what you've written, there are other
choices besides having consumers exposed to the constant UHF/microwave
radiation from a nearby cell and not having good coverage.

I noticed that as of late, we have coverage in our NYC metro area tunnels,
something which didn't exist a couple of years ago. Coverage has also
improved in the canyons of Manhattan, where large buildings used to block
users from the cells.

I believe, and I am open to correction if I'm wrong please, that these feats
are accomplished through something referred to as "wireless antennas",
devices which radiate a small fraction of the power of a full-blown cell.
The data from these is then transferred to an actual cell which can be
located in an acceptable location.

I don't think its a matter of choosing between having your brains fried or
having poor coverage. It's a matter of cost to the service providers.