Cellular Services Comparison
Sprint/Nextel (www.sprint.com), (www.nextel.com)
Sprint bought out Nextel and merged the two companies, but they still offer the same features, including PTT (Push To Talk). With that being said, anyone in a business where constant communication is a must will benefit from Sprint's PTT service. Construction workers, contractors, and other high communication occupations will be going back and forth to converse with others, so Sprint makes perfect sense. However, Sprint and Nextel's actual phone quality isn't as great as other providers. This is the company that has the worst reception and call quality when compared to others like Verizon and T-Mobile. Plus, the plans for Nextel are largely based around the assumption that you'll be using the PTT service. Free incoming calls are great, but who wants to make them?
Sprint's Power Vision service is a feature similar to Verizon's VCAST with lots of media and downloadable content available. Again, it's just a rehash of video clips and overpriced songs for phones that are loaded with DRM. ESPN and sports fans might enjoy the immense offerings of sports clips and downloads though, but it's probably not worth the trouble.
As far as plans go, you do get unlimited calling after 7pm (which is awesome). For most other providers, the "Nights" part of "Nights and Weekends" means 9pm. Those looking to save by calling in the evening should definitely check out Sprint. They also offer overage rates at $.10 a minute, which is great if you accidentally go over while you're on vacation or are in a similar situation. Sprint has a vast array of options with their plans, so only you can determine if they'll work for you. Maybe you're comfortable with free incoming calls. Maybe you don't mind balancing your minutes. It's up to you.
Conclusion
Boost Mobile (www.boostmobile.com) The Sprint/Nextel prepay company is known as Boost Mobile. Targeted at teenagers and hipsters, this phone company offers a mediocre variety of phones to choose from with PTT capabilities. However, you'll find this it's not the cheapest pre-paid service in town. At 20 cents a minute during the day and a dollar a day to use PTT features, you're already up to at least $45 a month in costs. Pay as you go can work for some, but for the rest of us it's a waste of time and resources. With Boost Mobile, you'll probably be paying a lot more for minutes in the long run.
Amp'd Mobile (www.ampdmobile.com) Amp'd Mobile is a newcomer leeching onto Verizon's CDMA service. They offer a limited selection of phones, but hype big entertainment features. They see the mobile phone market as less of a phone market and more of an entertainment experience. Lucky for them, plenty of people also agree, and right now you can get some pretty decent deals from Amp'd mobile. Their pay-as-you-go deals offer premium entertainment at decent costs and talk time for only $.10 a minute. Music downloads are $.99 and MMS messages are a quarter each. Very fair. Amp'd is also offering plans where you can get everything in unlimited bunches. Unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, unlimited downloads. We highly suggest you check them out if you're an entertainment junkie.
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