Verizon recently offered a “Friends and Family plan” that includes unlimited calls to five or ten persons (depending on the agreement), anytime, anywhere. Although this has been available to customers of other networks for some time, this is a brand-new plan for Verizon.
Because of this new plan, I was able to switch to reduced minutes, saving me more than $200 per year, while also giving me unlimited calling to the people I call the most.
The end of my Verizon contract is coming up in November. Verizon has good coverage in this area, and nearly every place I’ve gone, but they cripple their cell phones so much and put so much junk on them that I’m ready to look at other options.
I would like to go with AT&T, so that I can use an iPhone. But unfortunately AT&T is only available through third party providers in my area:
Cell phone coverage in this area has been touch-and-go. One reason I have not switched to AT&T (and the iPhone) is because AT&T’s coverage in this area is very poor. Verizon, on the other hand, has quite good coverage. Even from remote locations in the Shawnee National Forest, I can usually get a signal.
At home my coverage has been good, but not exceptional. I usually have had analog reception, maybe one or two bars. There are spots in the house and around here where, if I stood there too long, my signal would drop out. Sometimes turning my chair 45 degrees, or scooting 12 inches one way or the other, would bring back a signal that had started to go south.