Actual coverage areas

Yes I realize that a Sprint/Nextel merger would be very unlikely due to
their different technologies. I was just using that as an example.

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-Larry
Sprint user since 1997



Boy_Boy_6969 <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> It's highly unlikely that Sprint could even merge with Nextel, as they
> use very different technological standards for delivery of their
> services. It is more likely that Sprint would merge with Verizon
> Wireless or Western Wireless, but you know mergers are coming up in the
> near future, especially as number portability becomes madatorily
> available to consumers. Western Wireless charges a $5.00 monthly fee in
> some areas for this, which will increase their churn.
>
> One thing that remains important about the largest providers -- they
> stay largest because of their services, plans, CS, or other factors.
> People can still switch if they don't like services. I have seen quite
> a few people discontinue services they had from CommNet or AirTouch when
> it became Verizon because calling plan options decreased.
>
> Larry Thomas wrote:
> > The point I was trying to make is that the top 3 carriers didn't get to
> > be the top 3 because of their coverage area, customer service,
> > popularity etc. They got to be that way because of their mergers and
> > acquistions which kept them ahead of the pack. It just so happens that
> > the top 3 are mainly 800 Mhz cellular carriers. I'm not saying this is a
> > bad thing or that it even matters but I am saying it's the reason they
> > became the top 3. A lot of people mistaken think Verizon got to be the
> > largest carrier because they are the best carrier. It had nothing to do
> > with that. Let's AT&T & Cingular decided to merge next week. That would
> > make AT&T the largest carrier by far. Does that automatically mean they
> > become the best carrier then? No. If Sprint merged with let's say Nextel
> > (or someone else) then that would put them into the No. 3 position.
> > Whoever makes the most mergers is the carrier that will likely have the
> > most subscribers.
> >
> >
>

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One of the problems is that verizon map does not differentiate
between verizon service and "free" roaming.


p lane wrote:
> I have both sprint and verizon service, and here in east tn, the
> veriizon map is solid red--this is definitely an optimistic map, because
> there certainly are areas, that without a 3 watt analog unit, there
> would be no coverage, and I'm sure there are areas whre even it won't
> work--however, I am relatively happy, in that coverage has improved so
> much in the last few years. on the other side, I have sprint service in
> areas that show no service--so much for maps
>
> [email protected] (Ric) wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
>
>>"Justin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>>
>>>"Larry Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>>
>>>>[email protected] (XFF) wrote in article
>>>><[email protected]>:
>>>>
>>>>>sparks <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:<[email protected]>...
>>>
>>>>>>Well I went to the Cingular web page and the coverage areas
>>>>>>are lets just say a bunch of hype.
>>>>>>They show coverage over the entire state. Ok sprint shows the main
>>>>>>cities and the highways are covered, LOTS of missing areas...but
>>>>>>honest.
>>>>>>There is no way that Cingular coveres the entire area they have
>>>>>>colored in.
>>>>>
>>>>>I guess as a Sprint PCS customer you're just not used to having good
>>>>>coverage, even off the beaten path. But while I don't know whether
>>>>>this is the case in AR or not, it is very much possible to have
>>>>>wall-to-wall coverage from cellular providers. That's why VZW,
>>>>>Cingular, and AT&TWS are the top 3 wireless providers in the country,
>>>>>and not PCS providers like Sprint PCS or T-Mobile.
>>>>
>>>>Not true at all. The reason the other 3 are the top is because of
>>>>mergers and acquistions. I'm surprised at all of the misconception that
>>>>exists on this issue.
>>>>
>>>>[posted via phonescoop.com]
>>>
>>>Well, regardless of how anyone gets to the top, I know that Sprint
>>>advertises coverage in areas where there is none. They also ranked lowest
>>>in customer service and have a higher churn rate than the other providers.
>>>When I was with Voicestream, their map was really accurate, within a mile or
>>>two. I probably had 3 dropped calls with Voicestream in the two years I was
>>>with them. I've had no dropped calls with AT&T to date.
>>>
>>>It's also a matter of network maintenance, which, of the four carriers I've
>>>tried, Sprint has been the only one that advertised service in an area and I
>>>couldn't use the phone.
>>>
>>>Maybe if they can't play with the big boys, they should try something else.
>>>Maybe Sprint and LG could go into the paperweight manufacturing business
>>>together.
>>
>>Guess you don't look at others maps to closely. The "biggest boy"
>>shows coverage in an area of Montana where the only service is by
>>satellite phone!. Also, Voicestream showed areas where THEY didn't
>>have coverage. Looks like you are in an area where SprintPCS has weak
>>coverage. What I have found is ALL carriers, INCLUDING THE BIG BOYS,
>>have problem spots, with AT&T having been found to have the most (as
>>has been stated in numerous independant studies, not surveys!).
>
>
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