At 22 Feb 2007 15:54:38 -0500 Larry wrote:

> Let's make a deal.......
>
> Let's FORCE them ALL to provide service to anyone who asks for it, with
> number portability, in ALL THE SHADED AREAS ON THEIR COVERAGE MAPS!

Why? The maps show where you can USE your phone- not where you can buy
one!


> Now, we all know the coverage maps are all a blatant lie on any
> carrier, a pipe dream.

No, the current trend is to show very accurate street level coverage maps
(check out Cingular's and T-Mobile's for examples) that use different
colors/patterns to indicate "partner"/roaming coverage. Sorry, I guess
> Verizon hasn't kept up with the times.

> Just like the rest of them, Verizon Wireless' footprint is actually
> quite small, just the size of the licensed network providers Verizon
> has bought service from.

So you'd rather they not contract with other carriers and leave travelers
out in the cold?

> If Verizon doesn't want to sell him service in Peoria
> where they don't have a contractor providing service, then that needs
to
> show on a truthful map that Verizon is just roaming on Farmer's
> Cellular and Tractor's system in Peoria.


Again, if you actually read the map, it tells you where you'll have
service- it doesn't claim to be a map of available exchanges!


> Hell, if anyone looks at a Verizon map, it looks like the whole
> goddamned country is covered with towers under a Verizon logo!
> It's not.

No, it looks like you can use your phone almost anywhere in the "whole GD
country" and that's not that far from the truth...