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05-28-2003, 11:44 PM
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Calling Plan Maps: America's Choice All-Digital Rate Area for the A530 and I700 indicates how much area is really covered by digital. Add analog in and you get almost twice the coverage. Check out their map. I was looking forward to getting the I600 or I700 but the coverage in all digital is terrible. Bummer!
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05-29-2003, 5:20 AM
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I was thinking about getting the VX6000 when it comes out but I saw the coverage maps as well. Guess I'll have the 4400 for a while...
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05-29-2003, 8:33 AM
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Yeah, I was a bit bummed when I compared the digital and analog coverage areas too. Then I compared it to some of the other carriers total coverage and wasnt as unhappy [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
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05-29-2003, 9:49 AM
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05-29-2003, 11:39 AM
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its NOT 1/2, thats way too much coverage being droped, i would say u loose about 1/4h of verizon coverage, and do remember that by the end of june A LOT of verizon analog will be convereted to 1x
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05-29-2003, 11:45 AM
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Yeah, but you still lose all the analog coverage not owned by Verizon. It doesn't matter if Verizon had converted their entire network yesterday as far as that is concerned. I think Verizon should offer a few bucks off their digital-only plans since they can't provide the same coverage with all their new handsets that lack analog capabilities.
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05-29-2003, 12:37 PM
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I agree with you Matt, if they are going to offer 1/4 less coverage, they should do it at a 25% cheaper rate to the consumer. I for one will not upgrade to an all digital phone until all of Verizons roaming partners upgrade to all digital as well. It looks like the SE 606 will be my next phone. I have always been partial to candybars anyway [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
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05-29-2003, 12:52 PM
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I think Vyruz posted something on HoFo that the T606 has been delayed so Verizon can REMOVE analog from the phone. I have seen no confirmation of his claim (wouldn't such a major change in the phone necessitate re-approval frm the FCC?), but still...if that is true...OH MY!
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05-29-2003, 1:29 PM
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It IS closer to 1/2 than 1/4 and possibly more. Check out the map and see for yourself! The west coast , hawaii and Maine lose the most coverage. I use the single rate west (no roaming in 12 western states) and going all digital decimates that plan, damn! Previous phone Samsung 850, now a310. |
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05-29-2003, 2:13 PM
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Oi! Wouldn't that just s*ck! That was my plan for my next phone, but it looks like I may be keeping my 4400 for a while until Verizons partners get it together. Either that or never visit my brother or my favorite vacation spot again.
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05-29-2003, 2:26 PM
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that was the main reason why I returned my a530 and bought the v60i. That and the fact that the a530 had bugs up the butt...im very happy with my v60i...heck now my girlfriend wants my v60i...LOL
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05-29-2003, 4:25 PM
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Well I had the v60i and the c (I lost one and the insurance company replaced it with I), I'm glad you like the phone, but um its like 2 years old, I bought the a530 and I love it. Though I agree totally that losting analog is nasty, the rare times I'm in analog I can't stand it, it never works 30 minutes of battery life etc. If where you live and travel 2 is always in digital then who cares. And verizon also has the most digital towers in The U.S. facts are facts. They have the most coverage, and plenty of people buy digital only phones, like T-mobile, Nextel, some Att (i think) some Cingular (i think) and they have less coverage, so thats why I don't understand the shock with everyone who has verizon that they offered an all digital phone, when there is a bunch of people who always only bought all digital phones. |
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05-29-2003, 8:05 PM
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Hmmmm, now lets see...digital only phones are not available for Americas Choice AND National Single Rate Plans...does anyone know why?
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05-29-2003, 9:09 PM
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I believe digital-only phones are available for the "digital only America's Choice", not the "regular" AC. NSR requires analog capabilities still...probably because A TON of coverage would be lost if you were on the NSR plan and switched to digital only.
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05-29-2003, 9:26 PM
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I'm sure that selling digital only phones is probably a ploy to get their roaming partners to upgrade their networks. Imagine all of the Roaming revenue being lost.
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05-29-2003, 9:54 PM
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You are probably right!
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05-29-2003, 10:00 PM
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Verizon has no choice but to push on the change over to digital, otherwise PTT won't work very well.
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05-29-2003, 10:06 PM
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I would be happy to be able to send a text message from my brothers house in Tennessee without driving into Alabama. Worse yet is having to stand on top of the fireplace mantle while balancing on 1 foot with my hand pressed against the ceiling to keep my balance while trying to keep my 2 bar analog signal to make a call.
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05-29-2003, 11:08 PM
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If you live in Alabama you should check out the verizon digital map. It gives a clear indication just how much analog is in that state, sorry. For those of you lucky enough to live in an area that has good digital coverage, we envy you. On the other hand, if your phone is digital only, and you go traveling, remember those famous words, "can you hear me now"! NOT!
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05-29-2003, 11:48 PM
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Most of my time in Alabama is in Florence and Athens and I have had no problems there with digital coverage at all. My problem is Cypress Inn, Tennessee (search it on mapquest, you will laugh when you see how small it is. The entire town is literally 100 feet long and consists of a post office built into the side of a hill). Cypress Inn is only about 6 or 7 miles north of Florence, AL. I have decent coverage except for the 5 mile radius around it. There is supposedly a new tower built there but no one can seem to tell me what carrier it belongs to or when it is coming on line.
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05-30-2003, 8:55 AM
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rallykid, I spend most of my time in Huntsville, Florence and Lexington Alabama and I have the a530. There is a new Verizon tower that just came online about 1-2 months ago in St. Joseph, TN. Now when I am in Lexington I randomly pick up this new tower (I would not have known it was a Verizon tower if I did not have friends that worked with Verizon on establishing this tower). I have never been to Cypress Inn so I am unsure where Crypress Inn is in regards to St. Joseph, my guess is further west? |
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05-30-2003, 11:32 AM
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I am not too far from you when I am down there. Where Iron City Rd dead ends at 13, 1/4 mile north of there is Pumping Station Rd, that runs right into Cypress Inn. With all of the hills in that area though I am not sure that one will be a big help, but you never know, I will have to check it out in August when I am down there.
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05-31-2003, 12:18 AM
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I live in the Santa Monica mountains in Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks to be exact and my service bounces between digital, analog and for a few seconds no service. Verizon says it is my A310. Since this is my 3rd A310 ( fried during upgrade, replaced by refurbished now a new one with software update), plus we have another A310 and before that we had 2 850's AND they all had the same problem which indicates to me that is not the phones but Verizon service...whew! It seems we still need a trimode in this area. If any user in our area has had good service without analog, please let me know. Lookin forward to hearing from some locals. Thanks!
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05-31-2003, 8:29 PM
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Wept I'm not a local, but I would suggest trying a different manufacturer than Samsung, they make some great "looking" phones, but I have not been happy with any of them as far as reception goes. |
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05-31-2003, 8:55 PM
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06-01-2003, 4:03 AM
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I had a Samsung 411 and an 850 for Verizon and they were great......for about a month. Then it was dropped and missed calls like crazy, late VM notifications and bad battery life. I am not sure about the 530 compared to those older phones. Look how LG improved their quality withthe 4400 over the old 510. I had a 510 when they first came out.....it is a tie between that and the 2 samsungs for the worst phone I have owned.
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06-01-2003, 7:09 AM
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Based on early reports it would seem the a530 is better than most of the previous Samsung efforts.
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06-01-2003, 11:29 AM
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Maybe Samsung finally got it right with the 530. That is what the 15 day worry free is for right? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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06-02-2003, 12:50 AM
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If you are planning to get a digital only phone, take a look at Verizons digital rate map. Go to Ameciras Choice map and scroll down to the A530/I700 digital map. If your coverage is affected by this service, let us know. Thank you. FEEDBACK IS WHAT MAKES THIS FORUM WORK! |
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06-02-2003, 5:23 PM
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I have no problems with digital coverage where I am now and in most of the places I travel. However there are 2 key areas that I absolutely have to have coverage and as of right now they are still analog and not Verizon towers so they will not be included in the digital upgrade. Someday when all of their roaming partners upgrade I will get a digital only phone, until then, analog is a must for me.
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