Compare the Sprint and Verizon Coverage Maps
If you go and compare the maps on the company websites Sprint has very little footprint across America, but a lot of roaming. And in most of those areas they roam on Sprint or another CDMA carrier US celluar or Alltel (which by the end of the year is Verizon). Now the reason that Sprint wants to cancel people who roam frequently is that those roaming agreements are more expensive then if you where making calls on there network. Unfortunately, the Sprint network is sparse compared to Verizon and they never fully developed their own network. That is one reason among many that there churn numbers are so high. Furthermore, when you look at the data coverage maps you find the same thing. Which means many of your advance services while roaming lik...
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In South Dakota we have Verizon and Alltel. (which will soon be one, making amazing coverage and like 10X the EVDO coverage) anyways, we also have sprint along the eastern side (up I-29 if you want to get precise) I always hear the adds on the radio. They are sooooooooooo desperate for a customer! I just laugh. No matter how cheap your service is, if you dont have good coverage its not worth it. there is a price to pay for good coverage!
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If you go and compare the maps on the company websites Sprint has very little footprint across America, but a lot of roaming. And in most of those areas they roam on Sprint or another CDMA carrier US celluar or Alltel (which by the end of the year is Verizon). Now the reason that Sprint wants to cancel people who roam frequently is that those roaming agreements are more expensive then if you where making calls on there network. Unfortunately, the Sprint network is sparse compared to Verizon and they never fully developed their own network. That is one reason among many that there churn numbers are so high. Furthermore, when you look at the data coverage maps you find the same thing. Which means
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That was a typo I meant Verizon. They can't roam on themselves, but if you had Sprint you might get the roam indicator a lot which means you will now get terminated.
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