"Jim Dubya" <jimdubya@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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>> Jim Dubya wrote:
>>> Whenever I am traveling with co-worker from my company that have
>>> Verizon, there are many times that they borrow my Sprint phone because
>>> they either can't get a signal or they keep dropping the call. Whenever
>>> they have this problem and need to borrow my Sprint phone, I make them
>>> say "It's the Network" before I let them borrow my Sprint phone to make
>>> their call.
>>
>> I'm sure it's possible that there is someplace where Sprint works that
>> Verizon doesn't, but it's very very rare. Look at the results for all the
>> independent surveys on coverage and quality, and Verizon is almost always
>> the top network.
>>
>> In the San Francisco Bay Area and in Southern California, Sprint is a
>> joke, with large coverage gaps even in urban and suburban areas. Part of
>> the problem is that Sprint's cells are at 1900 MHz which results in much
>> poorer indoor coverage.
>>
>> One advantage of Sprint is that they often allow roaming onto Verizon
>> even in areas where Sprint has a network, though not always. The reverse
>> is usually not true, Verizon won't allow roaming onto Sprint if Verizon
>> has a network in that area.
>>
>> In the western region anyway, Verizon has better coverage than Sprint
>> (and T-Mobile and AT&T) by a huge margin. Back east Sprint is pretty good
>> except in a few places like the Washington DC Metro where Verizon is the
>> only carrier to pay to install coverage in the underground portion.
>
> Your response is not correct. Sprint coverage in Southern California
> LA/Orange/Riverside counties is as good as or better than Verizon. Sprint
> allows users to force roaming when ever they desire to do so. Even if
> there is a Sprint signal, you can force your phone to roam on another
> carrier. That is a very good option! Verizon will not roam even if there
> is a low Verizon signal that cuases you to drop calls. At least with
> Sprint, I can choose.
>
> The purpose of my posts is to hopefully get folks off their high-horse
> regarding Verizon. It is all marketing and Verizon has done a great job
> and I congratulate them. In many areas, Sprint is better, Cingular is
> better, or T-Mobile is better.
>
> The only cell phone service that is "the best" is the one that works the
> best where you live, travel, work and play. That will not always be
> Verizon. In my case, I was a Verizon customer for 10 years and Verizon
> does not work in my area of Orange County California or at myt office in
> Carlsbad California. Sprint provides full signal in those locations and
> Congular is also pretty good. It is interesting that Verizon is so weak in
> this technology park in Carlsbad California. Also, please don't try to
> tell me that 1900 Mhz can't compete. 1900 Mhz is just as good as 800 MHz
> if it is deployed properly. A prime example of this in the GSM 1800 MHz
> network in England. It is deployed properly and is as good or better than
> Verizon's USA CDMA network.
>
> I rest my case and will have another glass of Sprint pre-sweetened
> Kool-aid. :-)
>



You are simply fooling yourself.

Next time I am in OC, I'll verify your "claims". You'd better be prepared
to defend
your claims! I just checked my bill from Verizon...I was in OC in February,
and there
were *NO* roaming charges. All calls were made from the Verizon network.

As I recall, I was working with a young woman who had T-mobile, for her
smart phone provider.
Her phone would not work, and she tried to use a Sprint phone that someone
had. The Sprint
phone would not work either. My Verizon phone worked just fine, and I have
two calls listed on
my bill that she made to her home office in DFW. She only used my phone on
that occasion, and
AFAIK she was never able to use her phone at all while we were in OC.

She was able to use her phone in Vegas during CES.

Honu