Re: tracfone vs. virgin mobile

"ap" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message
> I purchased a brand new tracfone (pre-paid phone)
> and so far, the phone works great here in atlanta area.
>
> I haven't ventured outside my local area.
>
> The only problem is that it requires me to buy a card
> every 60 days. With virgin mobile, I have to buy a card
> every 90 days.
>
> I read about virgin mobile using the sprint network and
> was wondering how the two compare in terms
> of best coverage and signal strength.
>
> Let me know your experiences.
>

JoshIII josh3i@hotmail.com responds:
Virgin Mobile is for people that want prepaid at a slightly better
cost/minute rate, but don't care about or need rural area coverage.

Virgin Mobile only uses the Sprint network, and *will not roam* on any other
networks like TracFone.

Sprint's own postpaid plan customers are allowed to roam on other networks
in certain areas, including the Verizon network. Not Virgin Mobile.

In the Atlanta area, the TracFone TDMA models (Nokia 5125 and Nokia 1221)
are still available for activation. The rural area coverage for TDMA
cellphones is diminishing nationwide. TDMA networks are going away or being
converted to GSM or CDMA, so its not a good idea to activate a TDMA
cellphone if coverage is important to you.

What model TracFone did you activate?

JoshIII, 16JAN06
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Thanks for replying.

I have a nokia 1100.