Wireless Service Providers, cellular and hot spot?

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  1. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I've been home 3 years so I have no idea what if any improvements have been made lately..

    All I know is my S6 worked way better then my note2. That was the latest phone when I came home.
     
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    I haven't run west in the past 3 or 4 years. But i only remember having dropped calls and data sometimes being iffy.
    I-70 past Denver into Utah was an area I remember having no internet, phone service cutting in and out. I remember that because I had to stop and pull over when the wife called)
     
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    That particular stretch of Utah 70 has more eagles than people. No real civilization until you reach the Pilot in Green River.
     
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    Verizon or At&t for OTR drivers. The other companies aren’t even a match. Verizon has the best coverage and reliability, but At&t isn’t far behind. Both companies have very similar plans. Whenever one makes a major change, the other follows. They both went unlimited in 2017. I’ve done T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless, At&t, and Verizon.
     
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    ATT has the better coverage. It's works in more places then Verizon.

    But it has it's dead spots also. In the Big city.
     
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    I have verizon and tmobile.. Unlimited data on both .. Veeizon has been #### the last couple days so ive been using tmobile.. Usually verizon is always working even in the middle of bfe
     
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    I have Cricket wireless, which is AT&T's prepaid cell service. Works great in most places. North Nevada and Wyoming on 80 are not great. Otherwise no issues. I pay $97 per month for 3 phones all with unlimited talk, text, and data.
     
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    Where are you getting this information from? Verizon has ranked #1 in largest nationwide coverage and reliability. I checked a few sites, and it hasn’t changed. Note that I am talking about “coverage and reliability overall.” Data download/upload speed is different, and there will always be zones where At&t or other companies have a better coverage.

    As an OTR driver, I’ve had At&t from 2013-2015, and then I had Verizon from 2016 to present.
     
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    Verizon’s the best, they also have mifi/jet pack options
     
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    I get this information from my travels. Just like you.

    There's a reason I switched from cdma to gsm. Or whatever it's called these days.