Originally Posted by
captaink
Verizon's selling point has always been that their higher rates are "worth it" because of the better reliability.
No, that may have been their initial selling point, but their selling point in recent years (including current ads) has more often been on coverage differences, which are completely different from reliability differences.
And notice that Sprint's ads never dare compare Sprint's coverage to any other carrier, only their reliability.
Which is sort of akin to grocery store foolishness like bags of sugar touting that they're 0% fat, or bottles of cooking oil saying they are sugar-free.
Ie, companies tend to tout what's in their favor, and conveniently forget to mention other factors which are not in their favor.
In Southwest's arena of open seating: How many times does Southwest tout ways to get early boarding for better access to open seating (including the paid EBCI), but then how few times does Southwest explain that on connecting flights your preferred seat may very well already be taken by "through" passengers?