Changed to USCC

[Steelhead]

OK guys, want to know if my way of thinking is right after all this thinking lol.
I have been with Edge for the past 3 years and Have liked them but things hear in Idaho are changeing. In June I tried the GSM for a week and went back to tdma. Now wear I go the tdma is going down hill and it will be quite a while before they have all the towers up to get GSM really going hear. USCC already has all the towers in this area and they changed to cdma and I can use analog when I need to. You guys are smarter than I am give me your ops.
Thanks in advance.

[agentHibby]

I would look at where you need coverage/price per minuets. If it is just Idaho Twin Falls/Idaho Falls area you will ever use your phone, then USCC is a good choice. If you need more regional coverage like coming down to Logan, UT or Boise, ID once in awhile then Edge might be better choice. If you need more national coverage like going outside of Edge 10 state area every now, and then Verizon is the best choice. Ok so there is my opinion.
most CDMA phones have analog and being where you are that usally is a good thing!
Glad to hear the base stations are now CDMA for USCC!

[Steelhead]

Originally Posted by agentHibby

I would look at where you need coverage/price per minuets. If it is just Idaho Twin Falls/Idaho Falls area you will ever use your phone, then USCC is a good choice. If you need more regional coverage like coming down to Logan, UT or Boise, ID once in awhile then Edge might be better choice. If you need more national coverage like going outside of Edge 10 state area every now, and then Verizon is the best choice. Ok so there is my opinion.
most CDMA phones have analog and being where you are that usally is a good thing!
Glad to hear the base stations are now CDMA for USCC!

Yes, I spend all of my time between Blackfoot and Island Park, Salmon and Challis. USCC is in good shape in that area. I do spend a little time in Salt Lake at the VA hospital and was hoping USCC had roaming aggrements with Verizon. If Verizon uses USCC towers now up hear that will extend their coverage a bunch. I also like the 1100 minutes for $40.00 with USCC.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Steelhead

Yes, I spend all of my time between Blackfoot and Island Park, Salmon and Challis. USCC is in good shape in that area. I do spend a little time in Salt Lake at the VA hospital and was hoping USCC had roaming aggrements with Verizon. If Verizon uses USCC towers now up hear that will extend their coverage a bunch. I also like the 1100 minutes for $40.00 with USCC.

Yes, I do believe that USCC mostly uses Verizon Wireless outside of their native coverage area. You should be fine roaming on Verizon in Salt Lake, since they have a very strong network here.

[agentHibby]

Originally Posted by Steelhead

Yes, I spend all of my time between Blackfoot and Island Park, Salmon and Challis. USCC is in good shape in that area. I do spend a little time in Salt Lake at the VA hospital and was hoping USCC had roaming aggrements with Verizon. If Verizon uses USCC towers now up hear that will extend their coverage a bunch. I also like the 1100 minutes for $40.00 with USCC.

If you go with USCC you will need to do regional plans. Just reminder that night and weekend only work if you are on a USCC tower. Verizon's Americas choice you can be on a roaming partner and still use you night and weekend minutes and sometimes Mobile to Mobile.

USCC give you more minutes witch is very good!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by agentHibby

USCC give you more minutes witch is very good!

If you stay within their native coverage it looks...
I didn't know that their nights and weekends only apply in their native coverage...isn't that odd??

[ILUVSOCAL]

Actually, it dpends Andy, in still TDMA areas like here in Northern California and Idaho, USCC roams mostly on AT&T, Cell One and other close TDMA carriers.

[Steelhead]

Originally Posted by ILUVSOCAL

Actually, it dpends Andy, in still TDMA areas like here in Northern California and Idaho, USCC roams mostly on AT&T, Cell One and other close TDMA carriers.

Hi ILUV, USCC just went cdma up hear. Don't know if I like that or not yet other than the analog in the back country. With all the changes up hear last week was the first time I have had trouble with my Edge. The only reason I am changing is USCC already has all the towers in all the area that I hang out in and no one else does. In this area their is no t-moble, cingular and not that many Verizon towers in the areas that I hang out in. I still have till the 28th to think things over. My Son has USCC and every place we go fishing and hunting his coverage beets mine.

[cryogenic]

Originally Posted by Steelhead

Hi ILUV, USCC just went cdma up hear. Don't know if I like that or not yet other than the analog in the back country. With all the changes up hear last week was the first time I have had trouble with my Edge. The only reason I am changing is USCC already has all the towers in all the area that I hang out in and no one else does. In this area their is no t-moble, cingular and not that many Verizon towers in the areas that I hang out in. I still have till the 28th to think things over. My Son has USCC and every place we go fishing and hunting his coverage beets mine.

I'm not surprised to hear that USCC has the best coverage in your area... They've always focused on coverage and customer service first before new cool features and phones with some bling-bling. They carried the Nokia 5185i for longer than any carrier should have ever considered. They just canned it early last year I believe. If you travel outside of Idaho much, I'd suggest a regional plan and just take note that your nights & weekends only apply when you're on a USCC tower. USCC normally roams with Verizon first, but has roaming agreements with nearly every CDMA carrier.

[ILUVSOCAL]

They're about ready to turn their CDMA up here in Nor Cal, supposed to be done pretty soon I hear.

[Almighty1]

Originally Posted by ILUVSOCAL

They're about ready to turn their CDMA up here in Nor Cal, supposed to be done pretty soon I hear.

Hmm, wasn't this the same news you keep hearing for the last 2 years?

[agentHibby]

origanl deadline was late 2003 or early 2004
so USCC was a little off on getting there network CDMA.