en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Verizon Wireless...
Was the only logical other choice in the areas that Qwest services.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Alltel cover many parts, but none cover all of the midwest. AT&T's roaming arrangement would have many users being out of contract for excessive roaming. I think Alltel would do Ok, but I'm not sure if they have native service in areas like Denver.
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | Alltel would have been a great choice. They partner with both VZW and Sprint for roaming and they partner with Alltel. It's just a matter of Alltel covers A LOT more of the smaller areas than Sprint & VZW |
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bsoft
join:2004-03-28
Boulder, CO
·Comcast
| reply to en102
Alltel has very little native coverage in Colorado.
Remember that "the areas that Qwest services" includes the Seattle area (T-Mobile's headquarters is in nearby Bellevue), Denver (great T-Mobile coverage) and Phoenix.
Most of Qwest's territory isn't in the "Midwest", unless you think the Pacific Northwest/Southwest/Mountain States are "Midwest". Iowa and Minnesota are the notable exceptions.
The advantage to having "Qwest" wireless is that you may get discounts if you have other Qwest services (DSL, etc.). |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| I guess what I consider midwest isn't the Wiki definition.
Either way, here's Alltel's basic coverage area, and Qwest has its major cities as your note as Seattle and Denver.. neither have Alltel native service.
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