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Sprint coverage in North-Eastern Washington is erroneous. There is essentially no service in this area. Other sites also show the scanty coverage of Sprint. Only someone who is promoting Sprint could have drawn the coverage map!

-- Contributed by: zaf

Tim: For that many minutes, it can be difficult to get a cheap cell phone plan. If you have been with Cingular/AT&T for that long, I suggest you call into their customer service center to see if they can offer you a discount as a long-time customer. While traveling in India, it would be a lot cheaper to use an unlocked phone with a prepaid SIM rather than roam with your AT&T phone.

-- Contributed by: MichaelKwan

There should be a date on the maps as coverage has increased. I live in the southeast (east NC) have been with Sprint for years, they offer great plans (I'm a heavy data user) and have a large 3G coverage(EVDO Rev0 and RevA). The only bad thing about SprintNextel is the customer service has a reputation of not being the greatest or brightest.

-- Contributed by: Blake

Hi have had AT&T/Cingular/now AT&T again for probably at least 15 years. But I am very tired of the $100+ monthly charges for 1300 minutes and unlimited texting. Am in the Chicago area, but travel occasionally to CA and rural N. IL and India. Too bad the system here is not like India where you can buy an unlocked phone and ultra-cheap minutes and move among various carriers freely. Any suggestions from anyone who sees this? Thanks, Tim

-- Contributed by: Tim

I have had Cingular and now AT&T since 1992. I travel the southeastern states and I am trying to find a better carrier because of the dead spots.

-- Contributed by: Monty Bain

I have Verizon and it works...pretty much everywhere. I live in Northern California and when my parents phones (Nextel) don't work, I have full service. Even on top of a mountain.

-- Contributed by: Mollie

i have verizon and if im at my home i get no service but if i go down the street i get full service and i mean down the street its like 4 houses down thats all , what gives what can i do , i called verizon and they go will just put a claim in for you that doesnt help me

-- Contributed by: mark

Sprint works where I work but at my house, 70 miles North the reception is nil! Granted I live in Northern New Hampshire but with today's technology you would think a company as large as Sprint would be able to expand the coverage. I am not happy with Sprint and will be switching in May of 2008 when my contract is finished.

-- Contributed by: t.d.

i live in the minneapolis metro area and frequently have dropped calls in my house (i also live in an area with rolling hills). I've been a customer for over 10 years but am trying to find a network that doesnt require me to make phone calls from my driveway or deck

-- Contributed by: matt

Verizon advertises large 'red' covered sone but I live 1/2, 3/4, and 1 mile from towers deep within a red zone in GA rolling hills near Agusta and I can move around in my own house and have drop calls as well as driving in town deep within'rad' zone and get the same thing. I previously had Suncom and NEVER had this problem. The only drawback was Suncom had very little or no coverage in their 'nationwide plan' service that would link up especially in the NC, TN, WV and Southwest VA (mountain zones where more people have cell phones than hard lines now. Verizon has refused to look inot my problem and giving no help nor consideration. Their lousy service and bad customer service "speaks for itself" and they lie A LOT with that 'red' and 'pink' zones of coverage. Going elsewhere.

-- Contributed by: LT Brown

Ennis: In my experience, cell phone service in general is poorer in rural areas than they are in urban areas. This only makes sense from a business perspective, because the mobile operators have much larger client bases in metropolitan areas than in the country. As such, they invest more money in providing coverage in big cities.

-- Contributed by: MichaelKwan

i dont think this maps are coreect i have sprint phone and i couldnt get a signal from cyanne wy to reno nv sprint got worse compare to two years ago dropped calls is the biggest problem nowadays if u are not a traveler you are good in big cities but in the country you are dead

-- Contributed by: ennis

Zac: Performance will vary based on a number of factors, including the cell phone, usage in your area, and anything that may be blocking the signal. This article was meant to be only a rough guide, but individual experiences will differ.

-- Contributed by: MichaelKwan

Are you serious? I have had all but T-Mobile and Verizon out performs them all. I cannot speak for T-mobile but labeling Sprint-Nextel is crazy. I was fooled to think just because there is orange on the map you can hear. Well you cannot. To top it off they lied to me about ending my contract, they said I couldnt but it was actually over! Go Verizon, they actually care (or at least they do a great job of pretending and either way I am happy)

-- Contributed by: Zac Smith

John: Thanks for pointing that out. I have edited the original author's article to make things a little more clear. Basically, make sure you read the fine print in your agreement to see if roaming charges have been included in your plan; if they're not "free", then the roaming fees can be very high.

-- Contributed by: MichaelKwan

Am I reading this article incorrectly or have you just contradicted yourself? First,under Sprint-Nextel coverage you state "Sprint-Nextel is famous for roaming charges" and then in your verdict you claim "Sprint-Nextel offers the largest coverage area of any service provider. Their plans lack roaming fees". So which is it bucko?

-- Contributed by: John Sinon
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