Our web site did reviews for service in individual cities, but their weren't
many takers, so we now review them by state, Texas is at:
http://www.mountainwireless.com/celltx.shtml
However, in your situation, if your brother is satisfied with his TDMA
coverage, he will also be satisfied with its
GSM replacement. Cingular
prepaid has good coverage, and SpeakOut offers almost the same service for a
lower price. SpeakOut doesn't roam once you get away from the major
highways, but you can take it to OK City, San Antone, Witchita Falls, etc.
When you switch to an unknown, like Verizon or T-mobile (and their
re-sellers), he may face areas with poor coverage he did not have before.
But if he wanted to save money, I am very high on T-mobile's prepaid. I was
able to use it all over TX, and with "Gold Rewards", the rate is actaully
less than .10/min.
DFW is a large enough market that your concern isn't so much coverage, but
more about Customer Service & price. The easy route is to switch to
Cingular
GSM, but T-Mobile should be as good if he wants to save money.
Bill Radio
Click for Wireless Reviews at:
http://www.mountainwireless.com
"George" <gh424NO824SPAM@cox.net> wrote in message
news:hAGlh.9841$E%7.4870@newsfe19.lga...
> I'm trying to help my brother, who is technophobic, get a
> replacement for his prepaid TDMA service. The carriers which have
> the best prepaid plans, either directly or through resellers, appear
> to be Cingular (Airvoice or SpeakOut), Verizon (Page Plus) and
> T-Mobile (T-Mo-to-Go).
>
> Is there an online source for general information on the coverage
> quality of these networks in the Dallas area? His work takes him
> all over the city, but mainly North Dallas and DFW airport.
>
> I was just hoping I might find a general consensus that city-wide
> carrier X has great coverage while carrier Y is spotty, or whatever.
>
> 
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