On Mar 7, 7:35*am, "Mr. Strat" <r...@nospam.techline.com> wrote:
> In article
> <2baa67f5-fa9e-43e3-8a08-a38d35e82...@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
>
> GJIsh <gordon.isherw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Mr Strat, I agree, they are crooks. But with the best coverage I guess
> > they feel like they can be. I'd just like a simple program or
> > instructions on how to unlock these features. I'm not sure how they
> > can get away with locking a phone that I own. I thought about changing
> > carriers but I need the coverage Verizon offers.
>
> I have TMO in a Verizon-dominated area. There have been a few places
> where I don't have coverage, but everybody leases everyone else's
> towers, so it hasn't been a real problem. Also, I'm not impressed with
> CDMA technology.

Mr Strat, I can only tell you about the Pittsburgh, PA area. Verizon
definitely rules as far as coverage. I have a friend that has Sprint
and another that had AT&T and I have a Nextel from work. The quality
of the calls are poor and the number of dropped calls is very high.
Mainly I think it is because we have so many hills and valleys in the
area. I can only count two spots in my home town that I get some
connection trouble with my Verizon service. Then it is only for 100'
or so.