Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:35:42 -0400
From: Mike Fox
Subject: Cell phone service
Evan Keiser’s post about how excellent Verizon works for him is a reminder that there is no one general answer for which cell phone service is best.
Chatham is a big county with lots of different dead spots and coverage areas for all the different carriers. What one person thinks is great may not be great for someone else depending on where you use it. I had Verizon and it was pretty good. At the time the network that was generally recognized as the best for Chatham was Alltell,
which Verizon bought so now Verizon customers have both companies’ coverage, so in general it should be a good choice. But for my own use I found Verizon inadequate and have been very happy with Sprint after switching, plus I pay a lot less. Bottom line, get a phone with a two-week trial period and use the heck out of it everywhere
you expect to use it before it’s too late to back out of the contract. It’s inconvenient but not as bad as being stuck in a 2 year contract with a carrier that doesn’t work for you. I think all the major carriers offer this.
Of course if you must have a certain phone like the iPhone, you choice is made and you just have to deal with the network that comes with it.
Mike