I agree with this totally. I know some of the file engineers we have will have their personal phone on VZ and their work phone on AT&T or vice versa so they always have coverage. On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 12:02 -0700, Stephen wrote: >> So far i have loved the 4g experience in the phx metro area. I get >> better reception in areas where i had iffy 3g coverage. and the speeds >> have ranged from 2-10x better depending on where i was. if i get 3 or >> more bars i can usually get 15-20MB up and down. > > I found the article interesting.  But I find that many times, the > experience is city dependent.  I actually live in Denver, but all of my > family is in Goodyear.  Until recently I would be in Phoenix 4-5 times a > year, and could really see a difference.  Here in Denver, my AT&T > service blew away my wife's Verizon coverage.  Far better coverage, > fewer dropped calls, and faster data.  So much so that now we are all on > AT&T. > > When I was in Goodyear & Litchfield Park, my AT&T was crap, garbage, > completely useless.  All of my family there (mom, sister and her family) > have all switched to Verizon and been very happy.  But when they came up > here last year, their phones were crap, garbage, and completely useless. > > So, the moral of the story is, nation wide numbers are great if you are > a cross country trucker, or travel often for business.  But for the vast > majority of people, the only statistic that really matters is the ones > for your city. > > Just my $0.02 > > Kevin F > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss