Todd Allcock wrote:

> Hey, if he has to shill for someone, why not PP? They offer, hands
> down, the best prepaid plan in the industry right now, between the low
> cost, large native network, and ability to roam. T-Mo's "2Go" prepaid
> runs a close second- it has the largest coverage area of any non-MVNO
> due to it's inclusion of free roaming.

Since when does stating the facts about a carrier, prepaid or otherwise,
constitute shilling? I gain nothing if people sign up for PagePlus, or
Verizon for that matter. I just want to get the facts out there since
there are others that would benefit from them.

> Even assuming that AT&T and Verizon postpaid service has comparable
> coverage,

Don't assume that. The coverage maps may show comparable coverage, but
in reality the Verizon coverage is far superior. Just check all the
independent surveys if you have any doubts.

> AT&T's prepaid GoPhone coverage is decidedly lackluster.

Do they not allow off-AT&T roaming? I would have thought that at least
they were equivalent to AT&T's postpaid coverage.

> PagePlus has better coverage that GoPhone or any AT&T prepaid MVNO (at
> least now that Beyond Wireless TDMA is history, since it had the ability
> to roam off-net for additional cost.)

Yeah, I had Beyond Wireless TDMA for my kids' phones. Too bad they went
over to the dark side, both in terms of coverage and cost.

I wonder about 7-11 SpeakOut GSM coverage. Their literature claims to
allow roaming onto other GSM networks at extra cost, but
"http://www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm" states "Can't Roam." Some
users claim that there is some roaming in western states. Some claim
that there used to be Dobson roaming in some areas but not any more.