 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to skurfa
Re: Why do people keep buying Verizon Wireless? said by skurfa:I can't speak for other areas of the country, but here, in Southeast Virgina, the answer is because Verizon simply has WAY better coverage than anyone else. Same for most of Northern VA. In fact, I can use my VZW phone on the Metro System and through the tunnels in the area. Can't say the same for the other carriers as only VZW bothered to put cell coverage into those areas.
--
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
|
| quote:
I can use my VZW phone on the Metro System and through the tunnels in the area. Can't say the same for the other carriers as only VZW bothered to put cell coverage into those areas.
That's because WMATA won't open up the exclusive contract they signed with Verizon (or Bell Atlantic - it goes back that far) and allow anyone else to wire the tunnels. I'm sure AT&T, T-Mobile, and Nextel would love to wire the Metro tunnels.
It's the ONLY sore sport WRT my AT&T coverage. The rest of it works as it should. In my Experience, VZW is highly overrated.
I also think if the Droid takes off like the iPhones have VZW will also have just as many issues as AT&T. |
|
nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | said by itguy05: quote:
I can use my VZW phone on the Metro System and through the tunnels in the area. Can't say the same for the other carriers as only VZW bothered to put cell coverage into those areas.
That's because WMATA won't open up the exclusive contract they signed with Verizon (or Bell Atlantic - it goes back that far) and allow anyone else to wire the tunnels. I'm sure AT&T, T-Mobile, and Nextel would love to wire the Metro tunnels. And that changes the VZW coverage vs. others', how? Personally, I don't care why one carrier has better coverage (in the areas I need them to) than the others, I only care that they do.
I also don't particularly care about exclusivity agreements. If I was going to whine about those, I'd be whining about "why can't I get an iPhone?"
Everything about the U.S cellular (well, telecomm, in general) business is about "lock-in".
--
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
|
|
|
openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to itguy05
That's changing. The other carriers are deploying infrastructure throughout the metro now. I've forgotten the completion date, but I believe it's coming within the next year or so. |
|
| reply to nixen
It wasn't because "only Verizon bothered to put cell coverage...". It was because they signed an exclusivity contract. I was simply staing the fact. |
|
| reply to openbox9
Here it is:
»washington.bizjournals.com/washi···y27.html |
|
nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to itguy05
said by itguy05:It wasn't because "only Verizon bothered to put cell coverage...". It was because they signed an exclusivity contract. I was simply staing the fact. And had it been a priority to one of the other carriers, they'd have negotiated the contract, first.
/me shrugs
--
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
|
