Best cell phone provider 48 states?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by asphaltcowboy4x4, Oct 24, 2020.
Page 3 of 4
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
-
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. -
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. -
Two phones. Unlimited everything is like $124 month.LoSt_AgAiN Thanks this. -
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.
-
I went from Verizon prepaid to ATT prepaid. IME, ATT is cheaper and better. Mostly run TX to NE, some SE.
-
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. -
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
-
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.
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 3 of 4