| All of the major cellular providers
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| naturally advertise their strengths.
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| Examples would be fewest dropped calls,
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Sprint:
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| most "anytime" minutes, plan flexibility,
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| | 1,400 anytime min.
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| etc. Some of these claims lend themselves
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| | Unlimited night min. (7:00 p.m.)
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| to debate; so, after grabbing brochures
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| | 0 mobile-to-mobile min. $99.99/mo.
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| among the many cellular kiosks in the
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| | T-Mobile:
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| local mall, we decided to check out the
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| | 2,500 anytime min.
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| four biggies -- Cingular, Sprint,
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| T-Mobile, and Verizon -- and compare
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| | min.
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| their offerings and prices. These prices
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| | 0 mobile-to-mobile min. Cingular:
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| are as of June, 2006 and are based on a
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| | 2,000 anytime min.
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| national single line in twenty major
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| market cities in the U.S.: Atlanta,
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| | min.
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| Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas,
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Verizon:
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| Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles,
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| | 2,000 anytime min.
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| Kansas City, Miami, Minneapolis, New
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake
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| | min.
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| City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle,
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Sprint:
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| and Washington DC. $29.99/mo. T-Mobile:
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| | 2,000 anytime min.
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| 300 anytime min.
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| | Unlimited night min. (7:00 p.m.)
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| Unlimited weekend min.
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| | 0 mobile-to-mobile min. $129.00/mo.
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. Cingular: -no
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| | T-Mobile:
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| plan offered- Verizon: -no plan offered-
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| | 5,000 anytime min.
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| Sprint:
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| 200 anytime min.
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| | min.
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| Unlimited night min. (7:00 p.m.)
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| | 0 mobile-to-mobile min. Cingular:
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. $39.99/mo.
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| | 4,000 anytime min.
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| T-Mobile:
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| 1,000 anytime min. only or 600 anytime
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| | min.
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| min.
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Verizon:
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | 4,000 anytime min.
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| min.
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. Cingular:
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| | min.
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| 450 anytime min.
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Sprint:
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| 5,000 night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | 4,000 anytime min.
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| min.
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| | Unlimited night min. (7:00 p.m.)
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| Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Verizon:
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| | 0 mobile-to-mobile min. $199.00/mo.
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| 450 anytime min.
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| | T-Mobile: -no plan offered- Cingular:
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | 6,000 anytime min.
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| min.
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Sprint:
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| | min.
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| 400 anytime min.
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Verizon:
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| Unlimited night min. (7:00p.m.)
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| | 6,000 anytime min.
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. $49.99/mo.
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| | Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| T-Mobile:
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| | min.
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| 1,000 anytime min.
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| | Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Sprint:
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | Unlimited anytime min. The offerings
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| min.
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| | above do not include optional upgrades
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. Cingular: -no
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| | offered at an additional cost to such
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| plan offered- Verizon: -no plan offered-
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| | things as earlier night minutes or
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| Sprint: -no plan offered- $59.99/mo.
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| | unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes. Based
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| T-Mobile:
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| | on the above data, it appears that the
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| 1,500 anytime min.
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| | most cost effective provider from an
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | "anytime" minutes perspective is
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| min.
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| | T-Mobile. T-Mobile offers unlimited
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. Cingular:
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| | mobile-to-mobile minutes for an
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| 900 anytime min.
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| | additional $6.99 per month. Both Cingular
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | and Sprint offer a bit more flexibility
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| min.
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| | as to when night minutes can start - also
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| Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Verizon:
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| | at an additional cost. Of course, pricing
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| 900 anytime min.
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| | is only part of the selection process.
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | Regardless of price, the company that
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| min.
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| | provides the best coverage in your area
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| Unlimited mobile-to-mobile min. Sprint:
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| | would probably still be the way to go.
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| 1,000 anytime min.
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| | But be careful. We couldn't even make
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| Unlimited night min. (7:00 p.m.)
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| | calls from our home with the company who
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| 0 mobile-to-mobile min. $79.00/mo.
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| | claims the largest network. We switched
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| T-Mobile: -no plan offered- Cingular:
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| | to the one offering the most anytime
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| 1,350 anytime min.
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| | minutes, and so far, we haven't found a
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| Unlimited night (9:00 p.m.) & weekend
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| | place in our state of Colorado where we
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| min.
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| | haven't been able to make a call although
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| Unlimited mobile-to-mobile Verizon:
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| | the difference might have been in the
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| 1,350 anytime min.
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| | phones themselves.
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