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Service is with Tracfone. According to Tracfone the service here in 87043 is GSM or CDMA; GSM through T-Mobile,CDMA through Alltel, Verizon, or US Cellular. Have never had trouble with calls, sometimes get "try later" message but a succession of multiple attempts never requires waiting too long.
Verizon provides good services in some parts of Placitas, but not at our particular address. Even in our house or on our lot it is variable from zilch to two bars with lots of drops. I don't know if other companies are significantly better. It is a difficult area with mostly uneven terrain.
Right outside my garage I get good roaming reception but in the house it is poor. Reception fluctuates a lot. My service is with Tracfone and I have two phones a GSM model (Nokia 1100) and a CDMA model (LG 200c). The service is equivalent with both phones
