On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:19:57 -0500, "Thomas T. Veldhouse"
<veldy71@yahoo.com> wrote in
<gIKdnesvka4AfS_ZnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d@giganews.com>:

>In alt.cellular.verizon John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>> What matters is the actual service, not the technology, and there is
>> very good digital coverage in many areas for both CDMA and GSM.
>> I personally don't see much benefit to analog coverage -- I used to
>> carry an old D-AMPS phone in my car for emergencies (since 911 calls go
>> through even on an unactivated phone), but no longer.
>>
>> The key is to go with the best combination of coverage in areas you
>> actually care about, features, and value, according to your own
>> particular needs, which you seem to be doing. No one service is best
>> for all people, even in a given area.
>
>This is EXCELLENT advice. The only thing I would differ on is that if you
>spend time out in the boonies, it is still worth having an AMPS capable phone
>in your car as there are still many holes with digital [all services] and
>murphy's law virtually assures that if you car breaks down, it will be in one
>of those holes.

If coverage in the boonies is really important, then I think you need
either a satellite phone or a PLB -- AMPS isn't really enough, since
there are lots of places with no AMPS service.

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