Change to Verizon

[jeff126]

I live in the East Bay Area of California and am normally in the areas between Hayward, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Pleasanton areas. I also travel to Las Vegas and Los Angeles quite often. I am leaving AT&T GSM because they are just lousy in most areas I go to.

I am looking at Verizon and going with either the LG 4400 or LG 6000 phones, but am still thinking about Sprint PCS.

Any feedbacks with my thoughts?

[Andy]

Originally posted by: jeff126
I live in the East Bay Area of California and am normally in the areas between Hayward, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Pleasanton areas. I also travel to Las Vegas and Los Angeles quite often. I am leaving AT&T GSM because they are just lousy in most areas I go to.

I am looking at Verizon and going with either the LG 4400 or LG 6000 phones, but am still thinking about Sprint PCS.

Any feedbacks with my thoughts?

Sprint is busy enhancing their network in California, but I don't see any problems with Verizon. Verizon covers Las Vegas perfectly. You won't have any problems at all. When I travel to California, Verizon tends to work a little better than Sprint(less dropped calls with my Verizon phone than with my Sprint phone), but maybe some local people could give you more insights. I've never had any problems in L.A. with Verizon either.But anyways, you won't make a mistake signing up with Verizon, and use your 15 day trial period, and if you don't like it, just return it.

[Rasputin]

I have Verizon and travel to the Bay Area quite a bit, I have found Verizon works the best for me in the canyons of Castro Valley, the hills above San leandro/Oakland, and in areas like Piedmont/MontClair. My brother has Sprit, I meet him is Piedmont for dinner and I was able to receive calls in the restaurant, below the bart station, at the market, and his phone was not receiving calls, I know there are a few spots in the Berkeley hills where Verizon works and Sprint does not. But, Sprint has done a great job in increasing coverage adding new sites so I do not think they are too distant of a 2nd. You will see a great improvement from ATT gsm.

[axvx8xoxr]

either carrier sounds like an improvement, verizon worked fine on a trip to las vegas for me. that and the 4400 and 6000 are great phones. if you decide to go with verizon, see if you'll need analog coverage or not. that might help you make up your mind about the 4400 or the 6000.

[pikamagi]

I also live in the East Bay (live in Fremont), have Verizon, and hang out all over the place in the East Bay; principally between Fremont and Livermore (Fremont, Dublin/Pleasanton, Livermore) but I also frequently trek up to Oakland and SF. Always great coverage, except deep within the bowels of BART. Had great coverage in Vegas last I went (a year ago or so). Hope this helps =)

[TProphet]

I travel to Las Vegas pretty frequently, and both Verizon and Sprint have great in-town coverage. Sprint even has some microcells inside the larger casinos for better coverage.

However, north on Charleston toward Red Rock Canyon, Sprint dies out completely not far past the Summerlin turnoff. When the road goes from 4 lanes to 2, you know that Sprint coverage is ending. Verizon doesn't do much better at Red Rock (AT&T AMPS has the best coverage, surprisingly), but you do have a little more service than you'd have with Sprint.

I think that both Sprint and Verizon cover the metro areas of southern Nevada pretty well. When you get outside the metro areas into the "fringe," you'll have better coverage with Verizon than Sprint. However, in rural Nevada (outside the Reno/Tahoe, Las Vegas, and Elko metro areas), you won't have anything but roaming coverage with either carrier.