Verizon doing away with Analog phones and Analog Roaming?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by vroberts

The Web map differentiates between Analog and Digital. However, the paper maps they hand out are more subtle. They use two shades of read and the key for both shades says America's Choice while the key for the darker red only says America's Choise All-Digital. It's hard to see the difference on the national map, but on the NE map you can cleatly see that most of Maine, and significant parts of New Hampshire and Vermont are in the area that is not All Digital. They never say "Analog only."

Thanks for the phone link.

I'm holding a map in my hand as we speak. There is a field with both colors that states 'america's choice rate area' and below that it states the darker red as 'all digital america's choice area'....seems pretty clear to me.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by vroberts

Andy - This Nokia is tri-mode plus it has both IrDA and Bluetooth. My dream phone if it has good reception! Now to see if Verizon has it...

It is said to have great reception so that shouldn't be a problem.

[kjo]

Not only with the analog issue...but apparently Verizon will not let you activate a phone unless it's GPS compliant either.

I tried to activate a older model temporarily for my step father while his was out of comission and it wouldn't let me so I called and they said no because they have to be GPS 911 compatible.
just wanted to share that.

[Andy]

kjo, in order for Verizon to make the extended deadline about having most/all of the phones on their network be GPS compliant, they will not let you activate a non GPS phone anymore. I don't think any carrier still does that anymore- they'd be stupid if they do.

[vroberts]

Originally Posted by Andy84094

I'm holding a map in my hand as we speak. There is a field with both colors that states 'america's choice rate area' and below that it states the darker red as 'all digital america's choice area'....seems pretty clear to me.

I think two shades of read were chosen, insidead of two different and contrasting colors, or perhaps a separate map for all-digital phone just to make customers who don't look carefully think that the map represents the coverage for their new all-digital phone. But perhaps that's because I'm a still slightly pissed at Verizon because of last week in Fla.

[vroberts]

Originally Posted by kjo

Not only with the analog issue...but apparently Verizon will not let you activate a phone unless it's GPS compliant either.

I tried to activate a older model temporarily for my step father while his was out of comission and it wouldn't let me so I called and they said no because they have to be GPS 911 compatible.
just wanted to share that.

Apparently since last October or so.