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- 09-20-2005, 10:19 PM #1MLGuest
Im travelling to the USA next year, my second visit. I was a registered
T-Mobile user when I was last there and I noticed as soon as you left metro
areas you lost reception. What provider can you recommend for my next visit?
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- 09-20-2005, 10:52 PM #2Newbie
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- 09-22-2005, 04:34 AM #3Donald NewcombGuest
Re: Best Pre-Paid Cellular Network
"ML" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Im travelling to the USA next year, my second visit. I was a registered
> T-Mobile user when I was last there and I noticed as soon as you left
metro
> areas you lost reception. What provider can you recommend for my next
visit?
I don't think you will find a perfect solution. A legacy of the way that the
original cellular licensing was done in the 1980s is that we still have
quite a bit of domestic (intracarrier) roaming (particularly in rural
areas), which usually does not work with prepaid. This website may help you
decide :http://www.cellguru.net/
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Donald Newcomb
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- 09-22-2005, 07:35 AM #4JoshIIIGuest
Re: Best Pre-Paid Cellular Network
> > "ML" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > Im travelling to the USA next year, my second visit. I was a registered
> > T-Mobile user when I was last there and I noticed as soon as you left
> > metro areas you lost reception. What provider can you recommend
> > for my next visit?
>
"Donald Newcomb" <[email protected]> wrote
> I don't think you will find a perfect solution. A legacy of the way that
the
> original cellular licensing was done in the 1980s is that we still have
> quite a bit of domestic (intracarrier) roaming (particularly in rural
> areas), which usually does not work with prepaid. This website may help
you
> decide :http://www.cellguru.net/
For domestic US prepaid the choices are simple:
For best coverage, choose prepaid plans that use the following CDMA
networks: Verizon (national coverage)
Alltel (national coverage)
US Cellular (regional coverage, roams other
networks)
Sprint (semi-national coverage, roams other
networks)
- prepaid plans using these networks include:
TracFone (uses Verizon, Alltel, US Cellular, others)
Virgin Mobile (uses Sprint only, does not roam on
others)
SimpleFreedom (uses Alltel)
"Inpulse" (Verizon prepaid)
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- 09-22-2005, 08:49 AM #5David LGuest
Re: Best Pre-Paid Cellular Network
If you wish maximum possible reception for rural areas, including
national parks, mountanous areas, especially out in the west, then get
a CDMA phone with analog capability. A phoe that uses Verizon would be
a good bet.
Cingular GSM coverage is getting much better, they are the current
largest carrier in the US. Should be good for most major roadway
coverage. Still not the best solution for the extreme rural areas.
Prepay plans with good coverage from the largest carriers are becomming
common.
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