[Touch Pro2 CDMA] ThreeTima:
Ok, I must put my opinion in here.

-First of all, some info on CDMA vs GSM.

Yes, GSM has, for the most part, better range/distance than CDMA.

No, GSM is NOT faster than CDMA on Data (compared side by side with equal signal, lower signal will slow any data connection down).

GSM is proned to being hacked (phone number sniffing, conversation taps, etc), quite easily, it seems.

CDMA, is a standard that was created, or at least refined greatly, by the US military (and some others I am sure, but am only sure about the US Military's part in it). It is a standard that is still in use today. CDMA phones are based off this technology.

Here is some facts about CDMA

"CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access. It is a technique used for digital communication, and wireless technology in particular, that involves multiplexing. Whereas conventional communication systems use constant frequencies, CDMA uses multiple access, or multiplexing. Accomplished through the specific type known as spread spectrum in this case, multiplexing uses varied frequencies to transmit audio signals. This, coupled with code division, which requires a certain code to send and receive the frequency, further protects CDMA communications from interference."

In plain english, though not impossable to hack, is extremely difficult.

On to the next point:

- AT&T vs Sprint

I have had many carriers through the years: Verizion, AT&T (Then Cingular), Nextel, and Sprint.

Verizion, at the time, had horrible customer service (still does, according to many of my Verizion Friends).

AT&T tried to tell me that I had went over my minutes by a few hundred one month. It was impossable because I was in the field (U.S. Army Training) and had left my phone, with battery out, in my locker behind my lock and a coded security band. There was no way that my phone could have been used. I tried to explain this to them. They, on 3 seperate occasions (as I was trying to make it right), told me that "the computer doesn't lie. If the computer says you used your phone, you did. I'm sorry there is nothing we can do for you." Needless to say, I cancled service with them and never looked back.

I started Nextel because they had the "Push-To-Talk" market cornered, at the time (yes, I am kind of a geek, and I liked the feature). Didn't really have much problem with Nextel, aside from a problem or two on my bill, which they were happy to fix.

Shortly thereafter, Sprint bought out Nextel. Though Nextel is still, for the most part, a sperate network, it still hails under the same umbrella as Sprint. Sprint had the HTC Mogul, at the time, and I wanted that phone, despite the bad reviews. Sure, when I got it, there were as many problems with the phone (or more) than I had read in the reviews. But over the next year or so, there were 3-4 updates to the ROM. Each fixed problems as well as provided extra functionality. It was then I became a Sprint/HTC fan. I have since owned the Touch Pro, and now the Touch Pro 2.

The only major complaint I have about Sprint is the fact that it seems their billing department can't do math, sometimes. However, I have never once, had a problem correcting the problems. I would call the company, tell them why I don't believe this should be charged. With reasonable thinking or reasonable proof, they have no problem fixing these issues (something I find lacking in most other companies).

Sure, I have found a few @$$e$ in their ranks. But every company has them. I have had better experiences with Sprint customer service, overall, than any other company I've been with.