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Old 07-27-2016, 02:20 PM   #21
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What irritates me about these providers is, they offer "newbies" this super fantastic deal to get them to sign with them. But ream the loyal customers that have been with them for 20 years for 3-4 times as much. Just doesn't seem right. Shouldn't the loyal customers be the ones that get the crazy discount???
Well my experience in that regard is that t-mobile takes care of its loyal customer . Two lines unlimited high speed no cap data. 85$ grandfathered plan. You can't get that any ware today and I would never be able to get it again if I left. Believe me it hasn't all been perfect but after nearly twenty years I've learned that being polite and speaking to the right people in customer RETENTION can often yield a desirable outcome.

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Old 07-27-2016, 02:22 PM   #22
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What irritates me is when an OP starts a thread looking for information and then some of the replying posts start straying away from the original topic....in this case the OP was asking
In that respect then the answer depends very specifically as to where.

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Old 07-27-2016, 02:32 PM   #23
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So, what we do is we have a couple of lines with T-Mobile - big data allowances and cheap and then we have a couple lines with Verizon. Between the two we always have good LTE coverage on something. With T-Mobile you can get so much more data access for the money and never overages so we use that to stream our content when we have good coverage - recognizing that sometimes we won't have good coverage. Verizon hasn't had good coverage everywhere we have been and believe it or not on Cape Cod a few weeks ago we got better coverage in our camp with T-Mobile. That's rare to be honest but does happen. It might not be the cheapest/optimal thing to do but actually having two carrier kind of works for us - we have 4 phones and 2 connected tablets in the family so we just kind of split them up.
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Old 07-27-2016, 02:49 PM   #24
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In that respect then the answer depends very specifically as to where.

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Here is the rest of my post you are quoting;

"who has the best cell phone coverage?"

Yes indeed 'where' is part of a good discussion on 'best cell phone coverage'.

Talking about 'fantastic deals to get them to sign with them' and 'taking care of loyal customers' IMHO has nothing to do what the OP was asking and basically hijacks the thread.

If someone want to know about 'fantastic deals to get them to sign with them' and 'taking care of loyal customers' start a new thread with that as the topic.

Anyway back on this thread topic; Verizon coverage has worked for us wherever we have been and would not even think of changing for another provider.
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Old 07-27-2016, 03:32 PM   #25
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Yeah, well get over it.

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Old 07-27-2016, 03:39 PM   #26
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So here's what I did...take it for what it's worth!

I've had AT&T for cell phones for 10 yrs now. Just my old plan when I had to get a personal cell phone for me and then my daughter this year. Coverage is ok. So I go a MiFi from Verizon and now I have the best of both worlds!
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Old 07-27-2016, 04:13 PM   #27
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Retired from AT&T. Had AT&T concession account, got to FL, and their service was not that great. Went to AT&T to change over to a FL number and they could not match the Verizon plan. So I left AT&T for good and went to Verizon for my personal phone. Had a Sprint phone on one of the Auditing jobs I took down here (was tired of being retired) and traveled with both Verizon and Sprint... Ended up having to use my personal Verizon phone most of the time.

Went out west a few years ago with the TT and my daughter has ATT service and was mostly using our Verizon phones.

In the cities there was no difference.

Wish the satellite phone service was cheaper.

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Old 07-27-2016, 04:54 PM   #28
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We have had both and have been happier with the coverage of Verizon.

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Old 07-27-2016, 05:33 PM   #29
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Based on coverage alone: Verizon.

I do hate that Verizon forces so many unwanted apps down your throat.
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Old 07-27-2016, 06:08 PM   #30
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Based on coverage, service quality, and customer service, Verizon. Our plan is pricey but I absolutely believe Verizon's service gives us value for the money. Had AT&T, dropped calls and sketchy service were the reasons we fled.
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Old 07-27-2016, 06:45 PM   #31
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I use Verizon and travel all over the US for business. There's almost nowhere I can't get a signal these days.
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Verizon for us. We've had a handful of coverage issues, but they have generally been in areas that any provider will have issues (e.g. in a narrow valley). I have AT&T for work and hate it due to the lack of coverage.
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Old 07-29-2016, 12:16 PM   #33
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Thanks, Everyone! We were considering AT&T because they've got good unlimited data packages right now, but that doesn't matter if the coverage isn't good. I think I'll just upgrade our package from 1 GB to 2 and see how that works.

We're on wifi 90% of the time right now. I hope we can find good wifi during our travels. Is there usually good wifi at campgrounds?

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Old 07-29-2016, 12:22 PM   #34
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Campground wifi is always miserable. That's why we have a Verizon router. Have always had a good connection, no matter where we were, with Verizon. Just purchased a Straightalk router that uses Verizon cell service. It's going to be interesting to see if Straightalk coverage using Verizon cell service is as good as using Verizon's own router.
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Don, do you get the router from Verizon? How much do they cost and is there a monthly fee also? Thanks for the info.

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We have used a Verizon Jetpack to connect to the Internet for years. As long as you have cell service your Jetpack will also work.

There are different plans....check them out on your account or visit a Verizon store.

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I live in the west and not having cell service is a given but my work ATT does not "work" when I visit my home office in Iowa.
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One up-side for ATT is that I do need to talk on the phone while my hot-spot is active. ATT is, as far as I know, the only carrier that can handle that,
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Don, do you get the router from Verizon? How much do they cost and is there a monthly fee also? Thanks for the info.

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I purchased a Verizon router through Ebay for much less than what Verizon charges. I've been using it for several years and I have never had a problem connecting. I've been to the east coast a couple of times and every place had a good connection. I pay $50 a month for a 4 GB service plan. I'm changing to Straight Talk because they're much cheaper but I have no conclusions yet as I'm just now setting it up.
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