What cell phone company is gonna be the best?

Well Verizon has bought out alot small rural carriers like Alltel that is what's made them a coverage strength powerhouse, they knew what they were doing. As far as the $800 deposit for 2 lines, I had to pay a $450 deposit for my line so I feel your pain. But as far as cell phones and coverage go, being a trucker I haven't regretted spending the $450.

 

Cost of doing business... write it off on your taxes.

Verizon was the legacy of one of the landline "Baby Bells" after the break-up of the Bell System. They got into cellular by buying Airstream... and started building from that. They moved out of the old analog cell technology rather quickly, and moved past AT&T. AT&T actually dumped their cell division at one point because they stuck with old technology that was a dead-end... selling pieces of their network to Sprint and others. They got back into it by buying out Cingular. So acquiring smaller cell outfits has been one way the larger carriers have grown into areas that have been dark to them, and has been for years.

 

Verizon has always been good to me. The only complaint i have is they don't have coverage in Southwest Ohio and part of New Mexico.

 

There are parts of New Mexico where the jackrabbits haven't bought cell phones yet! LOL!!!

 

I've been in the cell phone business for a while and I could guarantee you Verizon would be your best bet since their network is the greatest in the US.

ATT (which is the company I currently have) is the second best coverage-wise but still will won't be as reliable as VZ. Price is almost the same.

Coverage is the best but their rates are also the highest in the market. What is left to analyze is how bad you need your service up all the time.

T-mobile is alright but not really that much of a truck-friendly network unless you don't go out there as much...

Sprint is the fourth "ok" because i wouldnt say best since their coverae and data speeds are not quite good at all...

Hope this has helped you to make up your mind...

 

If you decide to go out there and start OTR you might need to...