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Frustrated <[email protected]> wrote:
> be covered when I do roam. Right now I am in Mammoth Lakes, CA and I
> am roaming on Verizon's 800MHz CDMA network. But the calls sound really
> bad; almost like using analog. I just wonder how people are willing to
> sign up for Verizon and have a crappy service like that. Calls on SPCS
> network sound much clearer.

Actually, I have no clue where Mammoth Lakes is, but in most places Verizon
works just fine. (I use both Verizon and SPCS.)

You may have hit a pocket where they don't have solid coverage. All providers
have areas of crappy coverage.

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I'll bet it's 800 AMPS that Verizon sells to make money (have you ever
seen tohse cheezy pre-piad deals out there, they buy bulk pre-piad from
Verizon, CIngular, AT&T etc then resell)

"Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
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> "Frustrated" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I usually don't roam outside the SPCS network, but it is indeed nice to
> > be covered when I do roam. Right now I am in Mammoth Lakes, CA and I
> > am roaming on Verizon's 800MHz CDMA network. But the calls sound really
> > bad; almost like using analog. I just wonder how people are willing to
> > sign up for Verizon and have a crappy service like that. Calls on SPCS
> > network sound much clearer.
> >
>
> Probably a Verizon system that is over capacity. 800 Mhz should be equally
> capable of a clear call.
>
> Tom Veldhosue
>
>

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I live in a bad area, in which I pick up the Verizon system, and it does
sound horrible. At least in comparison to Sprint.




Steven J Sobol <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> Frustrated <[email protected]> wrote:
> > be covered when I do roam. Right now I am in Mammoth Lakes, CA and I
> > am roaming on Verizon's 800MHz CDMA network. But the calls sound really
> > bad; almost like using analog. I just wonder how people are willing to
> > sign up for Verizon and have a crappy service like that. Calls on SPCS
> > network sound much clearer.
>
> Actually, I have no clue where Mammoth Lakes is, but in most places Verizon
> works just fine. (I use both Verizon and SPCS.)
>
> You may have hit a pocket where they don't have solid coverage. All providers
> have areas of crappy coverage.
>
> --
> JustThe.net Internet & Multimedia Services
> 22674 Motnocab Road * Apple Valley, CA 92307-1950
> Steve Sobol, Proprietor
> 888.480.4NET (4638) * 248.724.4NET * [email protected]

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On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:26:03 -0000, direcció[email protected] (ben dejo)
wrote:

>I'll bet it's 800 AMPS that Verizon sells to make money (have you ever
>seen tohse cheezy pre-piad deals out there, they buy bulk pre-piad from
>Verizon, CIngular, AT&T etc then resell)

The OP stated it was CDMA. However, even if it wasn't, AMPS is
actually capable of better quality voice then CMDA. The catch is that
interference becomes a very real issue for voice quality with an
analog signal.

Tom Veldhouse

Ahh, for the good old days of AMPS and my Motorola PT550. Don't you
remember the hiss and whine you would get on those. It sounds more like
our esteemed visitor was describing AMPS service to me. Just because it
is Verizon does not make it CDMA. Hte biggest advantage ot AMPS is the
building penetration due to the signal going up to 6/10 of a watt
instead of the 2/10 of a watt for digital (and you wondered where the
battery life comes from on these new phones)

Thomas T. Veldhouse <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:26:03 -0000, direcció[email protected] (ben dejo)
> wrote:
>
> >I'll bet it's 800 AMPS that Verizon sells to make money (have you ever
> >seen tohse cheezy pre-piad deals out there, they buy bulk pre-piad from
> >Verizon, CIngular, AT&T etc then resell)
>
> The OP stated it was CDMA. However, even if it wasn't, AMPS is
> actually capable of better quality voice then CMDA. The catch is that
> interference becomes a very real issue for voice quality with an
> analog signal.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
>
>

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The $10 50 minute plan stil has a purpose. It works for Canada and
Mexico roaming. So slap one of those babys on if you go there.

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That is very helpful info. tnx

jaminmc <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
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> The $10 50 minute plan stil has a purpose. It works for Canada and
> Mexico roaming. So slap one of those babys on if you go there.
>
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> Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
> Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap
>

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