Best cell phone provider 48 states?

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  1. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    Most driving too fast for conditions
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

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    All 48 big boy. That's why I wouldn't have anything other than Verizon.
     
  4. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    There's a dead spot for about 10 miles around Junction for data. Still have phone.

    Used to be a spot on 29 in Iowa around the middle of the state where there was nothing, not even phone.

    Other than that, it's bullet proof.
     
  5. MysticHZ

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    I 70 Utah west of the US 6 junction. I 80 Wyoming west of the US 30 junction. Spotty on the I 79 tollway in WV. Sometimes drops when you cross state lines. And I 72 in Western Illinois from the MO border to just before Springfield.

    To be fair though I had problems with all those areas and then some on ATT also. Overall Verizon's customer service is better than ATTs.

    I have T mobile for my data and use VZ as my backup. With a few exceptions I'll lose T mobile before I lose VZ.

    I've worked for all 3 companies and VZ has better control over their network. I had ATT when I started driving only because I was still getting the employee discount from when they laid me off. Their spotty service and crappy customer service finally pissed me off enough to switch to VZ, where I get a retiree discount.
     
  6. Dave_in_AZ

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    It's just not a whole lot of difference in money.

    Two phones. Unlimited everything is like $124 month.
     
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  7. jrhd97

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    I've had good luck with Verizon. I was going to switch companies, but with the other 2 lines phones not being paid off it was cheaper to stay. I switched phones from a Motorola to a Samsung and found service where I thought Verizon didn't have service before.
     
  8. 88228822

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    I went from Verizon prepaid to ATT prepaid. IME, ATT is cheaper and better. Mostly run TX to NE, some SE.
     
  9. Lucky12

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    Verizon has most coverage AT&T is second. There are a multitude of areas where Verizon has coverage and AT&T doesn't. There are also a few areas where AT&T has the coverage with no Verizon.

    If you really want to expand your coverage area, buy one of these cell phone boosters:

    Cell Phone Boosters for Trucks | Signal Amplifiers | weBoost

    They really do work, I have one of the first gen ones. They won't create a signal where none exists, but if you are bouncing from weak signal to no signal it will pump that up to 2 or 3 bars.
     
  10. bigkev1115

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    About the only places that Verizon won t work for me is some South Central parts of Texas, I 94 east of Glendive, MT to Wibaux, MT/ND line. And down US 191 through Yellowstone
     
  11. BeHereNow97

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    I use Verizon and I'm very happy with it. I use Google Maps for GPS and it always stays running (yes, I trip plan before hand/cross reference the Atlas and when going off interstates I write down directions on a sticky note and also I check the google maps before blindly following it to make sure everything is matching up correctly).

    The big thing besides the GPS on Google Maps always running, no matter where I am in the country, is that in 95% of places around the country I can make a phone call. That was the biggest thing for me as a new driver before going OTR 2 years ago, was that I would have enough service to make a phone call if I ever got in trouble. Especially during winter in these freezing northern states that I have to drive in.

    As for Netflix or streaming I can't say. But, for Google Maps GPS and for having enough service to make a phone call, Verizon has been top notch for me. My trainer a couple years ago actually told me cell phone service in general has gotten 100X better over the last 10 years, especially in places out West like Wyoming or Montana, compared to what it used to be. Will be exciting to see how much it improves even 10 years from now, I would not be surprised if 99% of the country is covered by that point.
     
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