[Hidden-tech] Cellphone service

[Shel Horowitz]

We switched to Consumer Cellular about a year ago. Coverage seems
considerably better than what we've had with Sprint, and before that,
TMobile. And the price dropped by almost half!



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On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:35 AM, Doug Lowing <delowing at gmail.com> wrote:

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> The only way I have found to accurately determine cell phone coverage is
> to ask my neighbors what carrier they use.  For example, the Net10 signal
> is barely adequate at my house and drops to nothing a few hundred meters
> down the street, while the Verizon signal is strong.  Obviously your
> situation is different, I can't predict which carrier will work for your
> place.
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> Verizon does have more coverage - in general - .  But when it get down to
> specifics, local geography and tower placement really affect signal
> strength.
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> Most of the cell phone coverage maps are inaccurate, not distinguishing
> between strong and weak coverage. The Verizon maps are very inaccurate.
> T-Mobile has a better than average map search at
> http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx/  Still, the best method is to
> check with the neighbors.
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> After all that, you may discover the Verizon signal is better than the
> others and still have to get a signal booster.  A quick search will show
> the $125 price is reasonable for such a device.
>
> -Doug
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> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 11:31 PM, Deborah Chandler <
> debchandler411 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>  What is the best way to determine which carrier truly
>> has the best coverage for a certain location?
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>> Deb
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