"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9AB475A2E331Enoonehomecom@208.49.80.253...
> "Cubit" <no@not.not> wrote in
> news:7NGdnReGJZLFYtrVnZ2dnUVZ_hninZ2d@comcast.com:
>
>>> It's why they ALL must be FORCED to buy NATIONWIDE SERVICE on
>>> Verizon....tiny minutes for big money.
>>>
>>
>> Except I suspect it does not significantly change their costs when you
>> use your phone in another Verizon area.
>>
>>
>
> Oh, I thought it was all about higher profits for less actual service....
>

I suppose the cellphone roaming charges could be compared to the landline
long distance toll charges.

-Though, these days, my landline VOIP phone company counts a call next-door
in California the same as a call to Canada.

I think Verizon gets its premium for having the best coverage in some areas,
like mine.

I used to have Cingular. I waited about 10 years for them to fill their
local coverage gaps. They never did.