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Verizon's 3g network is just too slow for videos. They need to hurry up and turn on LTE in a town of nearly 100,000 people. Smaller towns across the nation are getting 4g before us which does not make any sense. They are dragging their feet in their rollout in this part of Texas. Other big towns such as Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland / Odessa, and Abilene also do not have 4g. So... Hurry up Verizon!

The network is really good, but not excellent as far as overall signal strength. I have never had any drop calls anywhere in town, even in areas with only one bar. No problems sending and receiving text messages. If you want a better picture regarding signal strength, check out the "Rootmetrics" website. You can get an idea on signal strength and coverage using real-world data. Overall, verizon's network is extremely hard to beat. Network should be upgraded to LTE sometime in the near future, so data speeds should improve drastically.

Verizon owns Alltel's network in this area. I have never had any problems with Verizon anywhere in town. Very strong signal in most parts of town. No dropped calls ever. Coverage of Grape Creek has improved.

Verizon now owns Alltel's network in this area. Alltel was very good. Signal is still strong in many parts of town. Very pleased with the service provided.

The only real problems I've had are I can't send Pix or Flix via my cell phone due to the fact that I'm always piggybacking off of another provider. I can text okay. I also cannot download new ring tones or use the internet on my phone (which I pay extra for.) I almost never drop calls, which is good. I usually wait to go to Killeen before I download ringtones or send my Pix and Flix. We only go once a month, so it is a major inconvienance. Signal strength is okay, though. A good portion of the time I will have five bars. Not a bad provider, really.