Jim Dubya presented the following explanation :
> "Hertz_Donut" <somewhere@outhere.net> wrote in message
> news:ctidnUbqRKklV07bnZ2dnUVZ_ualnZ2d@hawaiiantel. net...
>> "Jim Dubya" <jimdubya@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:6kEAi.148742$zz2.60899@newsfe12.phx...
>>> Verizon doesn't work at my house or office. Sprint gets full signal.
>>> Explain that.
>>>
>>> "Pegleg" <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil> wrote in message
>>> news:q006d3dp7k64dvd712pe1adn22ecnvv52j@4ax.com...
>>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:33:29 -1000, "Hertz_Donut"
>>>> <somewhere@outhere.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I am now using Verizon.
>>>>>
>>>>>Of the three, Verizon is the best for those who travel.
>>>>>It is head and shoulders above Sprint.
>>>>
>>>> I agree completely...my wife and I travel extensively to many parts of
>>>> the country and have never been disappointed with our Verizon coverage,
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It could be any number of things:
>>
>> 1. The Sprint tower is nearer to your house.
>> 2. The Verizon phone you had was not one that was good for reception.
>> 3. The Verizon phone was not using an update PRL that gave you ability to
>> connect to the tower in your area.
>>
>> At any rate, I stand by my claim....Verizon is *FAR* better than Sprint,
>> in network and customer service and support.
>>
>> Honu
>>
> Verizon sent a a technicial to evaluate the signal quality in my
> neighborhood. They contacted me and told me that they could not provide
> reliable service in my neighborhood because the signal was too low. They
> also terminated me as a customer and waived the ETF because they couldn't
> provide reliable service. That is when I switched to Sprint.
>
> BTW: I don't understand how you can say that Verizon is better than Sprint.
> I can go into the Roaming Menu on my Sprint Phone and set the phone to
> "Roaming Mode". It will roam on Verizon reglardless of whether I have a
> Sprint signal. Therefore, I have the best of both worlds. Verizon phones
> cannot roam on Sprint and cannot be forced into roaming mode at all. They
> will appempt to hold-on to a Verizon signal even if that signal is unusable.
> Does that make sense?
>
> "It's the Network!"
>
>>

Why don't you just set the roaming indicator on your newsreader to
another group. You are just so wonderful that you can set the roaming
indicator on your Sprint phone to roam. You've said it over and over
again.