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

Mon Oct 24 01:13:56 UTC 2022

Yep, my partner and I are both experiencing a significant drop is service
quality in the past few months. Low/no bars where there was previously
decent coverage. More dead spots, even in my office in downtown Northampton
(not far from the big Verizon utility building, no less).

I few other folks I know have said they’re experiencing the same. One of my
local friends in IT mentioned they’re converting their system over to 5g
towers (strong signal, shorter range) and speculated that they may be
prematurely deprecating aspects of their legacy systems. (Speculation of
course)

Either way, I’m considering a move to another provider. I have no brand
loyalty and would prefer something that ‘just works’.

On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 5:19 PM Todd Felton via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> I am wondering if there are other Verizon customers out there that have
> noticed a significant decline over the last 6 months. We used to regularly
> get 4-5 bars and now are lucky to get 2.
>
> No recent change in our house or phones.
>
> Todd
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> Todd Felton
> 413.320.3923
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> my pronouns: he, him, his
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> On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 10:45 AM Denise Batalha via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
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>> Thanks so much for this information. I'm sure you'll get many haters
>> telling you to "take off the tin foil hat". EMF affects my homeopathics. So
>> much so, my specialist is up in arms about how much further they're going
>> to go with data and how he will be unable to continue his work if the
>> remedies are compromised and he can't do anything about it. People no
>> longer question a thing... it's as if we're going back to the 30s and
>> people are falling in line with the lies out of communists faces (sorry,
>> been on a Peaky Blinders binge for the 3rd time LOL).
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 9:19 PM Deborah Chandler via Hidden-discuss <
>> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mik and all,
>>>
>>> First, please read this and see if you feel that WhistleOut is truly
>>> unbiased:
>>> https://www.whistleout.com/Service-Promise
>>>
>>> Secondly, the coverage maps are hugely inaccurate. Big Telecom lies
>>> about everything they do. If you choose a plan with a place like Red
>>> Pocket, you can change carriers if one doesn't work out.
>>>
>>> Thirdly, as someone who has EMF sensitivity from exposure to all the
>>> wireless tech they have us marinating in, I request that as much as
>>> possible, we go back to reliance on WIRED products and spend less time
>>> using a cellphone or other wireless tech. I know some people travel for
>>> their work, and need to use a cellphone or laptop on the road, but please
>>> remember back in the day, we did not have all this wireless tech. We waited
>>> until we were back home or at the office. Are we really more advanced,
>>> using wireless when it is NOT even secure, it is slower than wired tech, it
>>> takes TEN TIMES the energy of wired devices (yes, it's true), in a time
>>> when the media screams about how we must take climate change seriously? And
>>> as of January they are banning the sale of incandescent lightbulbs
>>> allegedly due to their energy consumption; I have them stockpiled now, I
>>> cannot use LED bulbs. And then there's my friend who died twice on the way
>>> to the hospital in June after being hit head on by a truck whose driver
>>> admitted he was texting and driving. She was very seriously hurt, but thank
>>> God is recovering and will be okay. Do we *really* need cell coverage
>>> EVERYWHERE we go? Or has Big Telecom brainwashed us into thinking we do?
>>>
>>> The number of people developing EMF sensitivity is skyrocketing daily.
>>> One day you're fine, next day you're no longer able to tolerate being near
>>> a cellphone or wireless router. I can no longer make one trip to a big box
>>> store without getting sick. I have to rush the trip, getting out as quickly
>>> as possible. And I can do very little of my beloved graphic design.
>>>
>>> You can find lots and lots of information on this topic at
>>> https://www.ma4safetech.org, MA for Safe Technology. We just had our
>>> monthly Zoom meeting today at noon.
>>>
>>> Sorry if this was not welcomed information. But cognitive dissonance be
>>> damned. There is really never a good time to bring it up. It must be
>>> interjected.
>>>
>>> To those who have endured, thanks for listening. Feel free to write me,
>>> I can tell you about recently testifying at the NH statehouse and how the
>>> Big Telecom attempted to send in their Good Squad of lobbyists pretending
>>> to be there for personal reasons, until my colleague ratted them out. I was
>>> elated at her testicular fortitude.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Deb
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 1:17 PM Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss <
>>> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>> Montague WebWorks20 River Street, Greenfield, MA <https://www.google.com/maps/search/20+River+Street,+Greenfield,+MA?entry=gmail&source=g>
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