Overall service question

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8corsair

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Would really appreciate VERIZON and AT&T customers feedback especially in Louisiana

Im currently with TMobile have two G1's one for the Fiancee and myself we switched from Sprint to Tmobile were happy with T-Mobile she resides in Louisiana,coverage is solid out there does get spotty at time's her phone roams to Centennial im guessing thats att or alltei

I reside in New York we travel frequently mostly to LOUISIANA also out west to California we're curious about VZW they claim to have the best coverage nationwide i keep hearing about most reliable,works anywhere and everywhere but i think it might be overrated maybe im wrong dont know

Anyway my questions are
1.How good is verizon's 3g coverage/service experience
2.What's the difference between GSM and CDMA in the U.S
3.Can Verizon talk,text and surf all at the same time as i believe only AT&T/T-mobile are only capable of doing so
4.Which provider/carrier is really commited to improving service and most interested in expanding coverage throughout the gulf coast region in the near future.I asked t-mobile about this and they told me that it's still unclear but maybe within a year things will improve which i respect
 
You need to look at the areas you will be using the phones - where you live, work, travel and play and pick the carrier that covers those areas effectively. Making a general statement about "out West" doesn't really give anyone much to go on. And California is pretty large state. I have heard AT&T has problems in Northern CA.

1. It all depends on location, location, location. All carriers have holes in service. NYC is notorious for dropped calls and lost signal by all the carriers due to the tall buildings.

2. Not a lot of difference as far as the user and coverage is concerned. Verizon and Sprint are CDMA and AT&T and TMO are GSM in the US. Regional carriers are generally GSM, but not always.

3. As currently configured, you can't talk, text and use data at the same time on Verizon (and I think the same is true for Sprint since it is also CDMA). That will change in the future however. I can't really see it as big deal since how many times are you really going to be doing that?

4. The $64,000 question. I assume they are all committed to expanding their networks and coverages. When is the more important question, and do that I doubt anyone has a solid answer, not even the carriers.
 


I dont trust the coverage maps on none of the carriers website's at all they aren't precisely accurate and I meant specifically los angeles/southern cali and ponchatoula,louisiana as those will be the areas that i travel mostly,i asked about GSM and CDMA because i wanted to know which signal worked better in urban/building enviornments and which worked better in rural/country type enviornments
 
I don't trust the maps either, bu tit s a good place to start. IMHO, the best way to find out is to first talk to people - friends, family, coworkers and the like and gt their experiences and advice. Then make a D and go with one of the carriers and take them for a trial run. Most will give you 15 to 30 days before you can't opt out without an ETF.
 
As far as coverage Goes in the Gulf Coast, in order from worst to best it's Sprint->T-Mobile->AT&T->Verizon. However if your coverage with T-Mobile is fine for the most part I don't see why you want to pay more? Verizon has much more 3G coverage but in the mentioned areas unless you're really out in the rural areas T-Mobile is fine and sounds like they've been fine. T-Mobile has great coverage in So Cal, I can't be for certain of other markets but from what you tell me it's fine except for some roaming in Louisiana. GSM and CDMA is mostly technical mumbojumbo but in the US you can't use sim cards with CDMA and you can't talk/surf with our current version of CDMA 3G. T-Mobile and AT&T will have the fastest 3G networks in America and both will be expanding 3G coverage.
 
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