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USCC Controlling States!!!

joeski2

Mar 11, 2005, 4:55 PM
Just a little nibble for those of you who think that USCC is such a tiny company. New information came out at the end of 2004 that showed that in the state of Wisconsin 1 out of EVERY 5 people carry a USCC phone.

Even more, in Iowa 1 out of every 3 people carry a USCC phone.

These stats include everyone in the population not just those who have cellular service.

Personally i think that this is a pretty impressive stat, and i would like to know what the rest of you think. I would also guess that no other company is so dominate in the industry.
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bk77

Mar 11, 2005, 7:06 PM
That's awesome!! I knew USCC was the best. Where did this info come from? Do you have a web site?
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joeski2

Mar 11, 2005, 10:03 PM
I believe it was found by a marketing firm, i do not know where this info can be found, but all associates in WI were told this by management.
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athens

Mar 12, 2005, 6:44 PM
I am curious as to how this marketing company surveyed non-verbal infants or the elderly that have dimensia in these states.

Most marketing firms survey a representative sample of the population.
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60660

Mar 12, 2005, 7:26 PM
OMG... 🙄 I don't think it was even that serious!!
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hafermanjt15

Mar 13, 2005, 12:25 PM
Actually the marketing firm found out many things besides that, but if you think about it, it would not be too hard to find out that stat, all USCC would have to do is take how many Wisconsin or Iowa customers it has divided my the population and they would get the percentage. 😲 wow now that wasn't all that hard to figure out was it. Don't try to act all smart when there is a simple answer.
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trucksmoveamerica

Mar 15, 2005, 10:53 AM
thats funny, when I go by the verizon store, it is full of people, and people walking out with bags, I don't see the USCC store full like that.

I know in my part of the state in Iowa that is not the case, just my company alone, when I started working for them 8 years ago, everyone was USCC, including me, what happened, now the 50 truck drivers are verizon, and the company switched the corporate phones to verizon. And that is not all, everyone I know has verizon, my phone book only has 2 USCC numbers programmed into it. The USCC agent in town said he had less then 10 new activations last month, so, all I can say, in this part of Iowa, that ratio is way off, maybe more like 1 out of 10, and that may be to high....

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USCC Agent

Mar 15, 2005, 11:14 AM
verizon cheaper? 😳 🤣


verizon: 1100 anytime Unlimited IN Calling PLUS Unlimited Night & Weekend Home Airtime Minutes $59.99

uscc: 1000 anytime, Unlimited CallMe minutes, night and weekends @ 7pm $44.90


Looks like $15 bucks a month I would save!!!

Besides where I live Verizons coverage isn't close to USCC...
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trucksmoveamerica

Mar 15, 2005, 12:05 PM
Well, I was talking about USCC regional plan compared to verizon's americas choice.

I see USCC has done some changes on their plans, such as unlimited n/w minutes for $4.95 instead of the 3000 it was yesterday, 3/14/2005.

there is no price comparison when you compare the plans with sharetalk, verizon walks away with that, the 1500 minute plan is $25 higher at USCC per month if you add in the unlimited n/w minutes, and 1 share talk, and at verizon, the extra sharetalk's are 10 a month extra half the cost of USCC.

And dont forget, at verizon, we can use our n/w minutes, m2m minutes everywhere in the red, everywhere america's choice is. So if you are a travleler, verizon, or cingular, ect. will win out against USCC, hands down.

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fone25

Mar 15, 2005, 12:27 PM
You are comparing a National company to a regional one. Of course common logic would tell you that a company that is nation wide would have a better national deal than that of a company that is not nation wide.
Lets compare local plans. They don't compare. USCC has a far better deal.
I also don't think that you can fairly say that your little corner in northwest IA accurately shows what the rest of the state is doing for carrier usage. Thats why it was a state wide survey and not a northwest IA survery. I live in the Quad Cities in IA and I can accurately tell you that USCC exceed 1000 to 1500 activations per month.
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trucksmoveamerica

Mar 16, 2005, 1:15 AM
I wander what verizon is pulling in per month, anybody have any ideas.

That is what I am saying, the smaller guys will lose out in the long run. Verizon, cingular, and Alltel would not have the customer base they have if they did not offer the coverage they offer, and yes, they bought out companies to do this, companies such as USCC...do you see the point now, it will happen, it is just a question of when it will happen.

And for the one that said USCC did not have to buy out companies to get to the customer base they have now, you are wrong...as one post said, what about primeco USCC bought in chicago, and the area I am from, USCC bought from cellular one, so, yes USCC is doing the same as the other companies, just in smaller scale, w...
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silvabullit

Mar 16, 2005, 2:32 PM
Instead of bigger, I opt for a better coverage area.

"Hey Jimbob! I can get coverage in BFE!!!

"Great Billybob, but you're not getting a signal here!
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fone25

Mar 16, 2005, 8:39 PM
Well, obviously Verizon does not sell as many as USCC since over 60% of the people in IA have USCC.
I can certainly understand that you may have difficulty with getting coverage with USCC if you live between those little boxes in north west IA. Based upon that Verizon may be a better choice for you. But for your average person who is NOT a truck driver and does not travel cross country most of the time, you don't need national coverage. Why pay for something that you don't need. Even if you do travel once in a while why overpay for something that you dont use 95% of the time.
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silvabullit

Mar 16, 2005, 8:49 PM
why do truckers have cell phones anyways....

i thought they had cb radio?!?! 🙄
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USCC Agent

Mar 16, 2005, 9:07 PM
silvabullit said:
why do truckers have cell phones anyways....

i thought they had cb radio?!?! 🙄




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