On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:04:01 -0700, Todd Allcock
<ElecConnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in
<4559ea42$0$21093$88260bb3@free.teranews.com>:

>At 14 Nov 2006 15:26:46 +0000 John Navas wrote:
>
>> You don't get AMPS with Cingular, but you probably wouldn't get it for
>> long with Verizon either, as the FCC mandate will soon expire. In other
>> words, it's not a good longer-term criteria.
>>
>In a world where people change handsets on a annual basis, and wireless
>contracts are one or two years, I'm not sure one NEEDS "long term
>criteria" to select a carrier.

The FCC mandate will "sunset" in Feb 2008, well within the standard
2-year contract term.

>And, franlky, I'm not sure your implied "Verizon's coverage is better
>now, but might be downgraded to Cingular's level in a few years when AMPS
>is phased out" is exactly the cloth that sales brochures are cut from!

I said nothing of the kind. Cingular actually has better overall
coverage than Verizon here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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