In article <Xns98E02C1EA5E8noonehomecom@208.49.80.253>, Larry wrote:

> Read it again, Steve....Try not to twist it around this time.

Whatever.

> If you claim you have service in Peoria, you need to PROVIDE SERVICE in
> Peoria to anyone who wants it. Take Peoria out of the coverage map and
> stop claiming you cover Peoria and you don't have to provide service in
> Peoria to anyone. A geek of your stature can understand that...right?

Sure. I even agree with it.

Now go back and read the start of the thread. I was saying "where did
the original poster say that a claim was made regarding coverage in
the new area?" I missed the thread here on the newsgroups, so I found
the thread on Google Groups.

Now, if the OP says he checked the coverage map and Verizon says they
have native coverage, fine. If Verizon didn't claim native coverage in
that area, I *still* can't figure out what the problem is.

Believe me, Larry. I'm on T-Mobile these days. Customer service is top
notch and pricing is very sharp. But there are a couple coverage holes
I'd like to have filled. And when I moved to California, I was renting
a house on the edge of town where only Sprint had any decent coverage.
So I'd like to see all of the carriers expand their coverage, just as
you would. But to turn this to your point of view... You repair and
tune pianos, right? Or is it organs? Ok, whichever, doesn't matter.
Say I need your services. So I call you in Camden, tell you I'm in
Victorville...

"Victorville, SC? Can you give me directions?"

"No, sorry, Victorville, CA."

What's your response going to be?

If I expect you to do anything other than

-- tell me you can't service me, or
-- tell me you CAN, "and here are my travel expenses, you're going
to have to pay them"

then I'm an idiot.

My point is, it is a financial/economic decision for you. If I don't
agree to pay for plane fare/hotel/whatever other incidental expenses
you incur, then should I expect you to service me? Probably not. You'd
have to charge me for dozens of hours of labor to even turn a profit.

Likewise, the carriers made decisions about what to cover. Even
Verizon has decent-sized markets that they don't cover, and they have
native coverage over a pretty sizable chunk of the country. Oklahoma City
and Little Rock are two such markets. Go to Little Rock with a VZW
phone, and you'll be roaming on Alltel. (Been there, done that.)

Yes, in a perfect world, I'd like to see a lot more wireless coverage
too. Unfortunately, we have to deal with reality.

> Is the map RED in that area showing coverage?

I didn't see the part of the thread where the OP indicated what area
of the country he was in.


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