NORTHEAST U.S. -- Comparison's of AT&T, Verizon, SprintNextel

You mean you couldn't even use the Sprint digital roaming partner there? If Verizon worked then you should have been good. What phone is it?

 

cool so was this a trip? what state/citys are we talking again?

 

If he was using the ic502 he wouldn't get roaming unless it was 1900MHz. Verizon was probably on 800MHz so normal Sprint devices would be able to roam but not the PowerSource phones.

 

Ok that makes sense. In cases like that it's probably better to note that the phone was incapable of receiving a roaming signal rather than just to say Sprint didn't work at all because most people don't know that about the hybrids. IMO I kind of knew that fire14 had a hybrid but thought maybe he had obtained a Sprint only phone.

 

I'm reading all this and all I think about is Fire14 walking around everywhere he goes like the Verizon guy checking signal and making test calls. LOL!

 

Why would you spend the money like that to have 4 cell carriers?

 

I assume he gets one or more of them free from his employment. But I agree with you that having that many phones and carriers is a lot of money to fork out and I would never have more than one carrier and phone myself. I'm on the frugal side and would rather put that money aside for better things.

 

Well maybe it is something they enjoy doing may seem strange to us but I am sure we would do things that is strange to them.

 

To each his own, but how many phone calls do you expect to get ??

 

I think he is doing it so he can compare all over for a fair review.

 

Can someone confirm whether or not the Samsung ACE would be able to Roam on Verizon's network?

 

By Samsung ACE I presume you mean the SPH i325, right?

Yes, it will be, any phone that has both 850 and 1900 will work if Sprint allows roaming in that area. To the best of my knowledge it is only the Sprint hybrid phones like the one OP has that cannot roam because they have 1900 only.

Btw, Welcome to WA.

 

I am trying to understand that test that you performed. If you had no coverage on your Sprint phone but had good coverage on your Verizon phone, then you must have had the Sprint phone set to "SPRINT NETWORK ONLY", otherwise the Sprint phone would have roamed onto Verizon. It won't just sit there with no signal.

Regards,

-jim

 

Jim,

His phone is not capable of roaming on Verizon. It is a hybrid phone that can only work on 1900 Mhz (which is pretty much Sprint native only). See the other posts above.

 

Right. If I saved the money I spent on beer each month, I could afford to sign up for another cell phone.

But beer wins.

 

Why spend the money to have 4 cell carriers?
:O

 

I agree, I know this is old but why spend that much money...PA is Verizon country and yes Sprint roams there and gets service in Pa off Verizon towers, BUT not a Buzz or hybrid phone..I know this I go to Wellsboro alot and my Katana II roams there and I have great service off Verizon...

 

When you say coverage do you mean you were able to make or not make and receive calls at each of the locations you mentioned or are you talking about bars?

 

No answer for you I guess. I am sure with the BUZZ he had no bars, that is a crappy phone a waste of $$$ if you ask me, but really noone did, but alot of my friends complain of that BUZZ being lousy and have no service, drops calls like crazy...MY Katana II is great!!