Dave wrote:

>> Dave- be warned that the only hard-on in this group is the result of John
>> Navas' blind obsession with Cingular. In his eyes, they are never at
>> fault. He will eventually blame your problem on your phone or dismiss it
>> as anecdotal rubbish.
>
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I'm technology agnostic, whatever works the best, at an acceptable price
level, is a good choice.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, all the independent surveys reach the
same conclusion, Verizon has the best coverage and quality by a very
wide margin. Part of the reason is that the outlying areas have coverage
by the legacy AMPS network that Cingular and T-Mobile can't duplicate.

If you're just comparing digital coverage, then Cingular and Verizon are
closer in coverage, but the inherent technological advantages of CDMA
over the older GSM technology still give the edge to Verizon for now.

I'd urge the original poster to go look at the independent surveys of
coverage done by Consumer Reports and Bay Area Consumer Checkbook. The
trial period that the carriers offer is not long enough to determine
whether or not a carrier provides acceptable coverage.