[CQ-Contest] Hamvention - New Venue, etc.

[Ria Jairam]

It's not always true but it is *mostly* true. Especially in the North East,
and generally East-ish (I guess Ohio is sorta the midwest but more East).

T-Mobile and Sprint simply do not have the amount of spectrum licenses and
POPs that Verizon and AT&T have. That is a fact.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/2016-how-much-lte-spectrum-do-verizon-at-t-t-mobile-and-sprint-have-and-where

However, you'll find that there are local variations. But generally red and
blue tend to outperform Purple and yellow.

I carry devices for 3 carriers (2 personal, one work, different types of
devices) - Verizon, ATT, TMobile. Verizon has coverage in most places that
I go, followed by ATT, followed by TMobile.

There are of course regional variations. I have found that ATT tends to do
better in TX (DFW, SAT, AUS). In Metro Atlanta I found that TMobile did
surprisingly well. In NYC/NJ Verizon does better than the rest. They've
caught up some but not completely.

73
Ria, N2RJ

On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Barry <w2up at comcast.net> wrote:

> That's not always true, Ria.
>
> I've had Verizon service for years.  Yesterday, I was skiing at Arapahoe
> Basin, located right on the Continental Divide a little south of I-70.
> There is NO Verizon coverage there, yet ATT&T has an antenna (a repeater)
> right on top of the main lodge.  There was a guy near me during lunch on
> the phone and I asked him which service he had.  He said T Mobile, but was
> using something called Wifi connect or wifi call.  I'm not familiar with
> it, but it apparently permits calls, texting, and datat over wifi where a
> cellular signal isn't available.
>
> I once called Verizon and asked them how to request service in an area and
> they said only a land owner could do that.  Granted this is a mountainous
> area, but a ski resort where there are thousands of people every day is not
> covered.  Hmm...
>
> Barry W2UP
>
>
> On 5/22/2017 19:36, Ria Jairam wrote:
>
>> If you want serious coverage anywhere outside of large cities, then you
>> shouldn't look to T-Mobile or Sprint.
>>
>> Verizon and AT&T have the most coverage and the most reliable coverage. I
>> had no problems with my iPhone 7+ on Verizon anywhere in Xenia and
>> environs.
>>
>> 73
>> Ria, N2RJ
>>
>> On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Masa Miura, AJ3M <
>> masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com
>>
>>> wrote:
>>> I, too, had a T-Mobile iPhone with me and was frustrated because of the
>>> poor coverage. I wanted to get in touch with some friends visiting the
>>> Hamvention so that we could meet. I should have had an 2m/440 HT instead
>>> of
>>> the iPhone. We are ham radio operators, not iPhone operators.
>>>
>>> I had a very good time at the Hamvention.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Masa
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Masa Miura, AJ3M
>>> Bethesda, MD
>>> masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com
>>> aj3m at arrl.net
>>> https://www.facebook.com/masahiro.miura.tu94
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> ____________________________________________________________
>>> _____________
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> 2017/05/22 11:40、Alex Malyava <alex.k2bb at gmail.com> のメッセージ:
>>>
>>> 100% agree with Bill's marks.
>>>
>>> One more F to add - T-Mobile coverage was almost nonexistent. There are
>>> only 2 spots here and there where I got 1 bar of signal and was able to
>>> send an SMS or had basic EDGE internet. ATT and Verizon worked fine.
>>>
>>> Alex K2BB
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