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#1340117 - 04/22/12 01:44 PM

Cell Phone Coverage?

beachcomber
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Registered: 08/15/09
Posts: 50
Loc: nearby

We currently have verizon wireless. Our contract was up a long time ago but we never upgraded the phones and got a new contract because we didn't want to pay data charges. (We have 5 phones!) We are now way overdue for phones. I know that there seems to be move availability of service providers in larger metropolitan areas. We have stuck with Verizon this long just for the coverage. We spend most of our time in areas between Ithaca-Geneva-Elmira (imagine the triangle....) Are there other cell companies that have good service coverage in this area? Has anyone tried Republic Wireless. I would like to upgrade to a smartphone but fear having to give away my eye teeth to do it. Thanks for any pointers.

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#1340127 - 04/22/12 02:36 PM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: beachcomber]
Frisco kid Frisco kid Member Registered: 12/25/11 Posts: 327 Loc: NY	Just make some calls and shop around. The business is so competitive now someone will give you a good deal. I have T-Mobile now and love it.
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#1340143 - 04/22/12 03:21 PM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: beachcomber]
VM Smith VM Smith Diamond Member Registered: 11/28/05 Posts: 34311 Loc: Reality	I had great coverage with AT&T in SF, and all up and down the Erie. I needed a cp when I was working on canal boats, and had dropped Sprint for rotten coverage. I have no idea what the coverage would be in "nearby", though. $\:\)$ _________________________ Well I know what's right, I got just one life... But I'll stand my ground and I won't back down Petty
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#1340144 - 04/22/12 03:26 PM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: VM Smith]
beachcomber beachcomber Member Registered: 08/15/09 Posts: 50 Loc: nearby	Thanks guys. I'm in the southern end of the county, so spend lots of time in the Interlaken/Ovid/Trumansburg areas. I'm leary of finding a killer "deal" just to find out that I have no service. I did that once long ago when Virgen Mobile 1st came to the area. Bought one at Best Buy, but then couldn't even get service at my own house.
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#1340149 - 04/22/12 03:55 PM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: beachcomber]
VM Smith VM Smith Diamond Member Registered: 11/28/05 Posts: 34311 Loc: Reality	PM Chicago Jesus, Greymane, or Ayuveda...I think they're in or near South end. _________________________ Well I know what's right, I got just one life... But I'll stand my ground and I won't back down Petty
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#1340168 - 04/22/12 06:15 PM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: VM Smith]
123 123 Senior Member Registered: 10/28/11 Posts: 845 Loc: From Ga.	Just do it! Go with or stay with Verizon. It`s the best all around the USA. It has never failed me from Georgia all the way back up here. I have traveled places God only knows and have NEVER had a fail. Only get what you pay for . so go cheap and have cheap servises. JMO _________________________ "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace."
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#1340169 - 04/22/12 06:26 PM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: beachcomber]
Dizzyt Dizzyt Senior Member Registered: 03/09/12 Posts: 926 Loc: NY	AT&T is what we have and we have really good coverage. In the hills of Cohocton, we sometimes have spotty coverage, but so do my kids who have Verizon. As a matter of fact, most times when they don't have coverage with their Verizon phones, AT&T is still coming through loud and strong. _________________________ Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. Isaac Asimov
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#1340223 - 04/23/12 02:22 AM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: Dizzyt]
frs frs Junior Member Registered: 04/13/12 Posts: 8 Loc: Nowhere, Middle	The general rule: AT&T tends to do well in urban centers, with decent coverage and good speed for data. Verizon takes a bit of a speed hit for data, and especially in urban centers, but has better coverage in more sparsely populated areas.
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#1340244 - 04/23/12 07:11 AM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: frs]
teedoff27 teedoff27 Senior Member Registered: 10/11/11 Posts: 1681 Loc: S2Hphoto	7 years ago we dropped Verizon for POOR customer service, dropped calls, and overages. Since then we have had AT&T and swear by it! We have the shared 700 minute family plan with 5 phones, Unlimited text on all, and full internet on one. Never have overages, consistently have 2000++ rollover minutes as back up, and their customer service is TOP NOTCH We always picked on our friend for having a TracFone until one time we were camping and SHE had signal and We (AT&T) and others (Sprint) did not. Then SHE was the one laughing. I agree stay FAR AWAY from Virgin Mobile their coverage is absolutely PATHETIC...and that's being NICE! $\:\/$ Years ago bought one at Waterloo Wal*Mart and had no signal at my apartment in downtown Seneca Falls. _________________________ Spiritual people INSPIRE me Religious people FRIGHTEN me
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#1340286 - 04/23/12 11:53 AM Re: Cell Phone Coverage? [Re: teedoff27]
frs frs Junior Member Registered: 04/13/12 Posts: 8 Loc: Nowhere, Middle	Yeah, Virgin Mobile concentrates coverage on areas with high population density, which tends to correspond to a younger demographic, which should explain their marketing.
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