Diamond Dave wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:58:19 -0800, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> It's a huge advantage, though once Cingular turns off their AMPS
>> network, part of the advantage will disappear. It's rather amusing that
>> as a Verizon customer I can make calls on Cingular's network, in areas
>> where 95% of Cingular's customers can't use the only available Cingular
>> network, i.e. in the Florida Everglades.
>
> This is VERY true! Surprisingly when I was there 2 weeks ago, my phone
> roamed on SID 24 (Cingular analog) and the call did go through. It
> bounced between Stinkular and Verizon (SID 4152 or 4192).
>
> Florida is not that great for Verizon considering all native coverage
> is in the PCS band

That's what I would have thought, but I've had no problems in south
Florida with Verizon, despite being only at 1900 MHz. Verizon was
top-rated for the Miami metro area by Consumer Reports, which surprised
me. Maybe because it's so flat, the negative aspects of 1900 MHz aren't
as readily apparent.

Some areas of the Keys aren't that great
> (Sugarloaf Key is one example) but places like Key West and Key Largo
> are just fine.

> In Florida, I'd go with Alltel if it were available, since it roams on
> Verizon in the rest of the country and is in the 800 MHz band in
> Florida.
>
> Like I've said before, VZW is the best IMHO, but Alltel is a close
> second.

No Alltel where I live, though I still see their national advertising on
TV. Kind of surprising that they spend so much on national advertising
considering that much of the country can't even sign up with them.