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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 2:21 pm
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Originally Posted by UAVirgin
That's a overly generalized statement. In my neck of the woods I get much better GSM (T-Mo or ATT) coverage than I did with Verizon CDMA. Generally speaking Verizon has better coverage - Generally but not always.

I look at it this way, with GSM I have potentially thousands of phone models to choose from with CDMA it is hundreds. I prefer choice along with my coverage.
The issue for me isn't neck-of-the-woods, but travel. Here on the west coast, Verizon coverage is great but, more to the point, I can get signal everywhere in the U.S. that I travel.
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