[Hidden-tech] Verizon vs. AT&T coverage

[Will Loving]

I think Verizon (and I know Sprint) are good in VT IF you have analog
roaming turned on. I think there are still plenty of old analog towers that
will work. It will also eat your battery life quite quickly.


on 6/21/10 6:47 PM, Tom Kopec at tek at acm.org wrote:

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> Jeremy Cole wrote:
>> I make a frequent run toVermont from Springfield up 91 and beyond.. Both work
>> fine to Brattleboro. Beyond that, for vast stretches, Verizon is
>> non-existent. AT&T has 3G service in some very small towns where Unicel used
>> to have towers which they took over and upgraded. A patchwork quilt of
>> service is better than Verizon's complete lask of service.
>>   
> Interesting.. during the 4 years my Daughter was at UVM, verizon was
> always the most reliable on the trips between amherst and burlington..
> the carrier-du-jour that my wife and daughter were using at any given
> time (sprint, t-mobile, att) would be pretty much useless for most of
> the trip.
> 
> Things have changed a lot in VT, though, so I don't know what the
> current situation is.
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