Cell Coverage

[eddiememphis]

If you have Comcast internet service, you can get xFinity Mobile for $12/GB per month per phone with no line charge. It uses Verizon's network.

I do and that's good to know. Had crappy reception again today, couldn't upload a report and I was in Centennial!

Tally so far,
Verizon 7
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile 1 each
Other 3

Thanks for the input.

Now if I could get someone at Verizon to explain the difference between plans I might get a new phone.

[eddiememphis]

I talked to Doug at Verizon, a good ole' boy from South Carolina.
He said the difference between the prepay and regular is no roaming and no financing a new phone. Coverage and priority is the same.
He did say that the cable companies that contract with Verizon receive lesser priority than Verizon customers.
I think the last time I saw roaming was on the way to Moab a few years ago. Does anyone encounter this from Fort Collins to Pueblo?
And where can I buy a phone if not from Verizon? (If I choose them which I think I will)

[Erni]

No roaming unless in Mehico, I think Canada was no roaming either.

If you dont care what phone, I got my kid a Moto from Amazon. About $80 plus, screen covers and cases are dirt cheap.

[Gman]

I had to pay $5 per phone per day for data when I was in Canada with Verizon. They also had monthly options, but the math didn't make sense for the time of our stay.

[Jer]

I sold cell phones in the late 90's and early 2000's. Co-workers called me the AT&T nazi even though other providers paid us more commissions to peddle their crap product. Evan as a young whipper snapper I knew that selling quality products meant for happier customers who would tell their friends & family which would earn you more money ultimately and allow you to sleep well at night treating people the way you would want to be treated.

Times change and so do wireless carriers and coverage.

I've had just about every wireless provider possible in Colorado and our personal lines have been on VZW for a number of years... until recently. We made the switch to Xfinity Mobile and I'm quite happy thus far. We've traveled all over Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and the Western US all the way to the ocean. I can't tell the difference. I know they say that reseller networks like this don't get priority but when I'm at an event with tons of people (Tour de Fat comes to mind) our phones with Verizon didn't work anyway so... who cares?

Just got another bill for Xfinity Mobile for $30 for an entire month for two mobile devices. If you can keep your mobile data use under 3GB this is your bill every month. If you exceed that you will automatically be billed for 4GB and your bill will go up $14 to $44/mo. I think there's another tier after that for maybe another $14 or so but I don't know because we've never been anywhere near that yet even while out traveling the states via car. They offer unlimited too but for us that's not necessary.

We normally are around the 4-5GB per month of mobile use for both lines area but with Xfinity Mobile they give you even more mobile hotspot access and, since your phone is set to use that first, our mobile data use has been cut nearly in half. We weren't sure if we would be able to stay under the 3GB/mo cap so I was already planning to spend $44/mo but so far we've been under that 3GB of mobile data no problem.

I'd say to check into it if you have Xfinity home internet (a requirement to have their Mobile) because I was skeptical but now I'm sold until something better comes along. We're paying less than prepaid rates for what amounts to the best coverage nationwide. Tough to beat that.

[scratchy]

I do and that's good to know. Had crappy reception again today, couldn't upload a report and I was in Centennial!

Tally so far,
Verizon 7
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile 1 each
Other 3

Thanks for the input.

Now if I could get someone at Verizon to explain the difference between plans I might get a new phone.

I also got an LG K-30 phone for $8/month bump ($150 retail) It works just fine. Comcast provides me with current model iPhone for work and the LG is a quite suitable substitute.

Disclaimer: I work for Comcast. I'm not in sales but in SW Engineering.

[battlemidget]

I'm in Colo Spgs and I use Verizon (ala Xfinity Wireless) and I'm very happy. When you're talking to other Verizon phones the audio quality is much better, like the person is in the room with you. It's noticeable. If I had to pick something other than Verizon I'd go with ATT.

[Jer]

I'm in Colo Spgs and I use Verizon (ala Xfinity Wireless) and I'm very happy. When you're talking to other Verizon phones the audio quality is much better, like the person is in the room with you. It's noticeable. If I had to pick something other than Verizon I'd go with ATT.

HD Calling on VZW if you have the proper combination of towers and phones is nice for sure. It's crazy clear.

[SouthPaw]

..........I'd say to check into it if you have Xfinity home internet (a requirement to have their Mobile) because I was skeptical but now I'm sold until something better comes along. We're paying less than prepaid rates for what amounts to the best coverage nationwide. Tough to beat that.

Pretty much same boat. I had T Mobile back in 2008 and switched to Verizon around 2010. I?ve had it since then until last month when we switched to Xfinity. We were paying about $90 each with Verizon and now we pay $60 for both. We did the 10gb service because we weren?t sure how much we were going to be using but judging so far, we can probably scale it back next month. We have 13 days left on this month and we have only used 1.57GB between the two of us. As Jer mentioned you get hotspots all over so that helps a ton.

As far as coverage goes, no change what so ever. To be honest, it actually seems like I have had less dropped calls in the typical dead zones that I encounter. Not sure if it’s related or not but our house is a dead zone for any carrier. WiFi or not, it’s very difficult to make or receive calls. Since switching, I haven’t had a single dropped call.

Not sure if you have to have their internet service though. Our sales guy asking about it (which we do have) but I recall him saying if you don?t have it, their is a surcharge you have to pay. We just switched last month.

[Duman]

I have ATT, and not super happy with it. I get great reception in some locations, but in other locations, like Erie, I get virtually no reception.
There's only one spot in the house with adequate signal to make a call.