I have been with 20/20 Communications since way back when they were called Ann Arbor Wireless.
I dropped my previous cell phone carrier, because they kept "upgrading" and "servicing" their network in ways that caused my phone not to work at all, which isn't much of an upgrade.
But I kept 20/20 Communications around, because their service is great, and they can write contracts with more than one cell carrier.
I have a long history of beating up and breaking phones and 20/20 has done a great job of repairing and replacing my phones.
My current Nextel i530 is about three years old, on paper anyway. But Every part of it has been replaced, except the plastic cover on the back (Got a new flip, an antenna, a battery and then something they called a "swap" wich included replacement of all the guts inside the phone). I understand I could get one of those plastic covers for $12, and then I would have a new phone.
My contract included one free replacement battery, so when I mentioned one day that it didn't seem to be charging, they handed me a battery.
They have all my contract information on file, so every time I walk into the store, they can pull up everything about my phone, what service it has had, and what it is capable of doing.
They do a great job.
This is the same company that is trying to install wall-to-wall wireless internet throughout the county, and I'm not as happy with it. Not only is their geographic progress less-than-impressive, but I found the Wi-fi itself disappointing. If you want to log on and use free internet, you have to provide them with a credit card number. (No, thanks.) They're hoping to sell you a higher level of service later, which is supposed to subsidize the free wireless service.
Not only do I not want to pay for their services, but I am not going to start punching in credit card numbers every time I find a new wireless router that some guy has perched on the top shelf in his dorm room. How safe can that be?
There are way too many free hotspots in restaurants and at the library.
Where I live, we have Wireless Ypsilanti, which is doing a much better job of spreading free internet. The businesses downtown are paying for wireless service and keeping it open to the public, without any kind of pre-registration.
Wireless Ypsi is a non-profit venture and the guys who operate it will service the routers for free, so it's a lot more progressive than 20/20 Wireless. read more