cell phone reception

[Lakepilot]

Originally Posted by Shore Driver

It's based on my experience with both carriers. I've been deep in the Pemi Wilderness and gotten 3 bars from Verizon, yet AT&T would go stone dead in such remote places as Keene, Rochester, Laconia...I travel for work in NH and my partner has AT&T for his iPhone - God bless him for having the better phone, but I prefer reception when I need it.

This is good news then. My daughter has AT&T and was never able to get service at our cottage. I guess they've added a tower or two so she'll get coverage now??

[Great Northern Cleaning]

I have been with Verizon for the last 5 years...bills just seem to go up and up. So last week I went to walmart and bought one of these "straight talk" phones. They work off the Verizon towers. I transfered my number from verizon. For a mere 45 bucks a month..and I mean thats it..45 bucks..no taxes..no hidden charges..I get unlimited minutes..texting..and internet. How can you beat this. The only thing is they offer no camera phones..I can live with that. I had been paying around 110 a month for my verizon service. At 45 a month..thats 135 a quarter..or 540 for an entire year. I have a blank areas where I may be without service for a few minutes..but I'm learning where the dead spots are and will compensate my calls accordingly. Hell of a deal...as far as I'm concerned. Frank

[VtSteve]

Verizon's days of unbelievable billing will end at some point. I don;t know hwy people think they are great for customer "service", but I do know they are great at billing.

Somebody's catching up for signal, which is the most important aspect. They need to relinquish the silly Vcast monopoly, and give up the darn crippling of phones. Many people have no iea what a phone can be without Verizon crippling it.

Heck, I'm just happy as a boat in the broads without Verizon's voice mail.

[beaner]

Originally Posted by Great Northern Cleaning

I have been with Verizon for the last 5 years...bills just seem to go up and up. So last week I went to walmart and bought one of these "straight talk" phones. They work off the Verizon towers.

A year ago when our contract with Verizon ended, we went to WalMart and bought a pair of $20 pre-paid LG TracFones. We're low-volume callers, so the per-minute rate on Verizon's least expensive contract was brutal. By switching to TracFone, we saved around $700. It really helped us weather the downturn. If we ever find a need for texting and internet on the fly in the future, we'll definitely look into the "straight talk" phones. Thanks for the tip!