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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of andrew mcelroy Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nlug] geek-practical cell phone service alternative to Verizon? On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Chris Faulkner <[email protected]> wrote: I use straight talk and I bought the lg optimus q... rooted and flashed with arearomq v1.4 so I'm able to tether wireless. Don't get any service in gainsville tn and south of columbia,tn but this phone runs off sprint carrier. So far I love this service and have had no major problems so far.. that's my experience On May 17, 2012 11:50 AM, "Mark J. Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote: I am sure most of you have seen this: http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/05/16/209201/verizon-to-kill-all-unlim ited-data-plans?utm_source=feedburner <http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/05/16/209201/verizon-to-kill-all-unli mited-data-plans?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3 A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29> &utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29 The only reason I have kept Verizon is because it does seem (to me) to have the widest coverage area (especially furthest out into rural areas away from interstates and metro zones) COUPLED with a grandfathered unlimited data plan. Now, it appears that is going to go away too. You are actually backed by science: http://opensignalmaps.com/ Aside from better rural coverage, the data access is key to me ALONG WITH being able to tether my other devices using wifi to the phone. My phone, btw, is a rooted Droid 1 with stock ROM. I know AT&T is out of the question for more or less the same reason Verizon is becoming out of the question. I've heard Sprint has most bang for the buck but coverage areas are more limited (especially as you wander into rural areas). So, what's a geek to do? Do any of you use Sprint, and if so, what's your verdict? Are there other viable options to these? I am not familiar at all with T-Mobile's service/performance. I don't think Cricket would cover me adequately? Is staying with Verizon the lesser of evils? Fortunately, my contract is up this month, so I'm at a crossroad, and wanted to know what the rest of you thought. Thanks! Mark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:nlug-talk%[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:nlug-talk%[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
