As Bell System retirees, we've used the VZW service down here seasonally since the early 1990's when it was still pre-merger GTE MOBILNET Tampa Supersystem (B-side CDMA, now run by Alltel since 2000.) VZW America's Choice voice service here is either VZW's own native Florida PCS coverage (1900 mHz CDMA) or Extended Network "roaming" using the afforementioned Alltel B-side 850 mHz CDMA legacy (old GTE) system. Coverage on VZW most phones from either network is good to excellent, largely because of the flat terrain in Florida and the better PCS signal penetration. Great signals in Oak Village Center, Gerbera Court, near the main SMW-CC club house complex, all along Douglas, Linder, etc., whether on foot, by car or inside houses. Several of our elderly friends and neighbors at SMW have replaced their lousy Sprint-Embarq POTS home phone landlines with VZW coverage. We use the service in SMW about 5 times a year or seasonally in the winter. Much better than our VZW service in the DC area! BTW, the only folks we know who use Nextel in SMW are the visiting landscaping contractors, since they like the PTT walkie-talkie feature.
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I was with Sprint for 8 years, not good in this area, switched to Embarq only to find out they are resellers for PCS. Service was worse. Travel to Brooksville often. Dead spots, dropped calls with both services. Switched to Verizon and what a difference. Strong signal at home and traveling north to Crystal River, east to Brooksville and south to Springhill. Customer service after the sale is excellent. Can't say enough good things about Verizon. "Yes, I can hear you now".
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