Sprint vs Verizon
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I used to have Alltel - LOVED the coverage, didn't care much for the price. I switched to Sprint a couple months ago because they have the $99 everything plan. I use blackberry email and around 4000 daytime minutes a month for work, and this plan was a GREAT deal for what I needed.
That being said, I am so frustrated by Sprints coverage that I am thinking of paying the early cancellation and switching to Verizons $150 unlimited plan. I have had so many dropped calls with Sprint that it's just ridiculous.
I live in the Raleigh NC area and travel on a regular basis to Charlotte NC, Hilton Head SC, Myrtle Beach SC, Pinehurst NC, Winston Salem NC and Greensboro NC. I need a phone that I can depend on and that dropped...
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I used to have Alltel - LOVED the coverage, didn't care much for the price. I switched to Sprint a couple months ago because they have the $99 everything plan. I use blackberry email and around 4000 daytime minutes a month for work, and this plan was a GREAT deal for what I needed.
That being said, I am so frustrated by Sprints coverage that I am thinking of paying the early cancellation and switching to Verizons $150 unlimited plan. I have had so many dropped calls with Sprint that it's just ridiculous.
I live in the Raleigh NC area and travel on a regular basis to Charlotte NC, Hilton Head SC, Myrtle Beach SC, Pinehurst NC, Winston Salem NC and Greensboro NC. I need a phone that I can depend on and that dropped...
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I was with Sprint for 6 years before switching to Verizon 1 year ago. Since my switch I have noticed a huge coverage difference. My signal is better in area, I travel a lot as well and I do not have any problems making or receiving call. I even went out the country the other day to Canada as it just across the bridge and coverage was like I was at home.
I don't drop calls on a regular, I will be honest and say I maybe dropped like 2 calls. I don't regret my switch for anything. I love my service with Verizon and my freedom to travel.
I don't drop calls on a regular, I will be honest and say I maybe dropped like 2 calls. I don't regret my switch for anything. I love my service with Verizon and my freedom to travel.
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Yeah I am up north, Michigan to be exact. T-mobile is horrible here, AT&T is second best here in my opinion. My parents just canceled their accounts with AT&T and they love their Verizon service now. Sprint has too many coverage issues here and I need reliable service. I have been all over the states with my Verizon phone and not one problem.
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I live and work in Greensboro. I frequently travel all over the Triad as well as charlotte all the way down to pineville and rock hill, SC.
The only area I know there is a trouble spot is for 2 miles between statesville and mooresville down 77 towards Charlotte and Lake Norman.
I was in Hilton head in March and had no problems either.
You should not have any issues with coverage.
The only area I know there is a trouble spot is for 2 miles between statesville and mooresville down 77 towards Charlotte and Lake Norman.
I was in Hilton head in March and had no problems either.
You should not have any issues with coverage.
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🙂 I am happy that you have visited this forum. I live and work in Spartanburg, SC and travel a lot to Columbia, SC. I have had Verizon for 7+ yrs and have loved every minute of it. I do not travel that much to NC, but I go to Atlanta about every other month, and again I get very good coverage.
I guess that you may have heard that Verizon is in the process of merging with Alltel and it should be official withing 3-6 months. Recently I traveled to Cincinnati and Columbus, OH and never dropped a call. People may make comments about the verizon interface, but if that is the worse thing you can throw at me then bring it on. I can't wait to see the commercials on TV when the merger becomes final. I can heard the punch line now, "Chad, I...
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I guess that you may have heard that Verizon is in the process of merging with Alltel and it should be official withing 3-6 months. Recently I traveled to Cincinnati and Columbus, OH and never dropped a call. People may make comments about the verizon interface, but if that is the worse thing you can throw at me then bring it on. I can't wait to see the commercials on TV when the merger becomes final. I can heard the punch line now, "Chad, I...
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Switch, you won't regret it. I travel frequently to all those areas, and Verizon is very good. You also get in-market roaming on Alltel in Myrtle Beach. Hilton Head is also very good.
I don't have much experience with it in NC, but port in...with the 30 day test drive, there's no risk
I don't have much experience with it in NC, but port in...with the 30 day test drive, there's no risk
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Thanks all! I think I am pretty much sold on the idea, I am just a bit nervous. I know a couple people who aren't as thrilled with their service as you guys are and I don't want to be back in the same situation I am in now...With the Verizon/Alltel deal going on though, I have to think that would help? The 2 roam on each others towers now don't they?
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Robkhb said:
Thanks all! I think I am pretty much sold on the idea, I am just a bit nervous. I know a couple people who aren't as thrilled with their service as you guys are and I don't want to be back in the same situation I am in now...With the Verizon/Alltel deal going on though, I have to think that would help? The 2 roam on each others towers now don't they?
Verizon, Alltel, and Sprint have mutual roaming agreements. So the short answer is yes. Only that in a few markets Verizon will need to divest or give up some or all of Alltel's spectum if it means too much spectum for verizon or lack of a major competitor in that market area (i.e Sprint or AT&T, and any others that are not a small regional c...
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