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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
 
Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:27 am |
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Sprint can thank Alltel and Verizon for that. Sprint's coverage without there roaming partners is abyssmal, it's a good thing they have free roaming w/proviso.
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iowa
Posts: 1282
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:01 am |
| McGirk wrote: | | Sprint can thank Alltel and Verizon for that. Sprint's coverage without there roaming partners is abyssmal, it's a good thing they have free roaming w/proviso. |
Yeah But All companies involved have mutual gain. if they didn't team up all companies would lose business.
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:56 pm |
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I wouldn't argue that, but Alltel wouldn't lose much if Sprint didn't work with them, as Sprint doesn't cover much that Verizon doesn't also cover, while both Verizon and Sprint rely heavily on Alltel's rural coverage.
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iowa
Posts: 1282
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:03 am |
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And AllTel Needs Thier Urban Coverage. What CDMA Carriers Should Do To Corner The Market Is Form Some Sort Of Contract So All The CDMA Carriers Involved Pitch In Evenly To Make A True Nationwide Coverage, Where You Can Pick Up A Signal Anywhere In The Continental US. Anywhere. Now That Would Be Something To Boast About.
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:47 am |
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What do you think they are doing. Alltel hits rural, Verizon hits urban, Sprint hits a handful of major markets and piggybacks off of the others for the rest. Thing is, this country has some MAJOR geographical roadblocks to complete coverage, in certain areas it is just not cost effective to have coverage.
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iowa
Posts: 1282
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:32 am |
Put the towers in hot air balloons 
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man1234
Posts: 208
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana II
Service Provider:
Sprint |
Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:38 pm |
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what i do with my phone is i keep it on "Sprint signal only" to see exactly where i do not have signal and i ALWAYS have signal. i never need to roam. i personally think Sprint's coverage is beastlyy
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iowa
Posts: 1282
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana Deluxe\LG Rumor\Palm Centro
Service Provider:
Sprint~MyPlan (2 Lines 1000 Min, Free Roaming,Free Internet, Free Text, Free Pick 5, Free Mobile 2 Mobile, 25% Loyalty Discount, Free Nights & Weekends@5PM, 7$ Recurring Credit.) 80 Bucks. |
Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:42 pm |
| man1234 wrote: | | what i do with my phone is i keep it on "Sprint signal only" to see exactly where i do not have signal and i ALWAYS have signal. i never need to roam. i personally think Sprint's coverage is beastlyy |
I Agree With You. I Hardly Ever Roam, Unless I An Really In BFE.
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:38 pm |
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Um, take a look at a Sprint coverage map, most areas don't have a whole lot of coverage, and let's face it, where do you need the coverage more, in town, or in BFE? On the other hand, I read something about putting signal in balloons. They were testing it in the Dakotas, but I haven't read anything about that in close to 2 years.
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man1234
Posts: 208
Phone Model:
Sanyo Katana II
Service Provider:
Sprint |
Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:19 pm |
| McGirk wrote: | | Um, take a look at a Sprint coverage map, most areas don't have a whole lot of coverage, and let's face it, where do you need the coverage more, in town, or in BFE? On the other hand, I read something about putting signal in balloons. They were testing it in the Dakotas, but I haven't read anything about that in close to 2 years. |
places i need and use my phone -- new jersey, new york (city and long island) --- those 2 mostly
then theres -- Pennsylvania, and pretty much on major highways from NY to FL down the east coast and also in parts of FL
For all those places -- i ALWAYS have signal from sprint -- so i have no reason to complain about Sprint's coverage
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