[Hidden-tech] AT&T vs Verizon vs T-Mobile

[Nina Fischer]

We briefly switched to TMobile and the service was very poor frequently. We are now using XFinity which has been great and pretty reasonably priced 
You do. Wed to be a Comcast/XFinity customer for your internet to be eligible for their cell service.Apart from that I would recommend Verizon 

     Nina 

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> On Oct 19, 2022, at 3:43 PM, Robert Heller via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
> 
> Some things to consider (and that the cell companies are not going to talk 
> much about):
> 
> In sparsely populated rural areas, the cell towers are also sparse.  This 
> means lots of random "dead" spots.  None of the carriers are going to put up 
> "lots" of cell towers in sparsely populated rural areas -- there are not 
> enough subscribers to get the revenue from to pay either the capitial cost or 
> the maintaince costs. Business finance 101.
> 
> Tree foliage atenuates cell signals (block, scatter, etc.).
> 
> 5Ghz (5G "ultawideband") has 1/2 the range of 4G and is more atenuated by tree 
> foliage.  This means you can basically forget about 5G ultawideband in 
> sparsely towered places.
> 
> Oh, and cell signals don't go through granite (eg mountains).  You can expect 
> poor cell service in "deep" valleys or the "wrong" side of hills and ridges.
> 
> Hills + forests are *bad* for cell coverage and 5G is worse than 4G. EM wave 
> physics 101.
> 
> The coverage maps are probably not going to be very detailed (not high res)
> and probably don't show all of the nooks and crannies where coverage is
> lacking or poor.
> 
> At Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:11:46 -0400 Michael Muller <tech at montaguewebworks.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hey hidden folks,
>> 
>> I are considering moving my cell service off Verizon to AT&T, partly 
>> because we now go to Warwick a lot and have zero Verizon service out 
>> there. We've seen people getting texts and calls out near Moore's Pond, 
>> while we can't.
>> 
>> Anyone currently have AT&T or Sprint/T-Mobile and have comparative 
>> stories to tell about coverage in the "fringe" towns of Western Mass?
>> 
>> I don't want to say price is not important, but I'm nervous about using 
>> a sub-carrier/MVNO that rides on someone else's network. Especially 
>> because those services sometimes have less data available, and we use a 
>> lot of data.
>> 
>> This website, below, seems to show coverage maps, and declares: "AT&T 
>> has the widest network reach in Massachusetts for both 4G LTE and 5G 
>> coverage, and takes the title for the best network in the state. Verizon 
>> comes in second for 4G LTE coverage, with T-Mobile following very 
>> closely behind in third place—though the Un-carrier's 5G coverage is 
>> almost neck and neck with AT&T's state-best network."
>> 
>>  * https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/Best-Coverage-in-Massachusetts-USA
>>    <https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/Best-Coverage-in-Massachusetts-USA>
>> 
>> Is that everyone's experience?
>> 
>> Does anyone use Boost Mobile, Metro or Cricket Wireless, and what's your 
>> experience?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Mik
>> 
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