XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com   
      
   Arlen Holder wrote:   
      
   >BTW, T-mobile will lend you a phone so that you can check out the   
   >service, side by side, with your current carrier, if you are making   
   >good choices.   
      
   I have two phones, a personal iPhone 7 with T-mobile, and a work iPhone   
   SE with Verizon.  I also have a work MiFi hotspot device with Verizon.   
   I live in SE Virginia.   
      
   There is no doubt the Verizon coverage and signal strength is superior   
   to T-Mobile from my experience.  This is also true in areas away from   
   my home whenever I have traveled.  I used to complain to VZW several   
   years ago that I got terrible signal in my house so they gave me a   
   minitower which hooked up to the router.  When I switched to T-Mobile   
   they gave me a free minitower right out the door when I told them I   
   have trouble getting cellular service with VZW.   
      
   Sitting in my den right now I see the VZW phone has three bars and the   
   TMO phone has one bar, sometimes zero bars.  When I was going to the   
   office I had the same problems and that's why I chose the VZW service   
   for my work phone.   
      
   Having said all that it's not worth it for me to switch my personal   
   service to VZW.  The overall cost of ownership for the service and free   
   Netlix make TMO a better choice for my family.  I've had VZW before and   
   do not like their customer service.  I also used to be a Verizon FiOS   
   network technician and know what happens in the background when   
   something breaks.  Granted VZW is not the same as FiOS, but it's the   
   same company and I don't want to give them my money.   
      
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