I have had Sprint for 8 months, having switched from Nextel and my overall satisfaction level is good. I have noticed in the Lombard and Geneva areas that where Nextel didn't have service or would drop, Sprint doesn't. At times when my phone is sitting on my desk at work, calls do go right into my voicemail, where with Nextel, that never happened. I have a friend with Sprint who has an LG phone and he experiences much worse drops and call quality. My wife and I each have Sanyos and feel like they've done us well. Is the reception and service perfect? No. Is it better than Nextel? I'd say its close, with Nextel offering slightly better quality and Sprint a larger service area. Most of my experiences are out in the western burbs, but at Midway and Ohare, Sprint was just fine. Also, at Wrigley it was fine. Lastly, riding the train downtown to a Bears game, it was fine on the train, though spotty at times, fine at Union Station and spotty walking to Soldiers Field.
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