Re: CR Survey of 48,000 cellular users

"SMS ???. ?" <scharf.steven@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> -Verizon was #1 in 17 out of 20 markets surveyed (in 2 of those 17 they 
> were tied with T-Mobile)
>
> -Alltel was #1 in 3 markets (Tampa, Cleveland, and Seattle)
>
> -Sprint was last in 19 out of 20 markets (AT&T was last in 
> Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and Sprint was 2nd to last).
>
> I really thought that the declining number of AMPS handsets would hurt 
> Verizon's ratings, but apparently that was not the case. Even with most 
> users having digital-only phones, Verizon is still far better than AT&T,

> Sprint, or T-Mobile.
>
> I wonder how long Sprint can continue in business as an independent 
> company. They have the worst coverage, a poor selection of handsets, and

> their Wi-Max plan has gone nowhere. Some say Verizon should acquire
them, 
> but I don't think that Verizon wants or needs them.

About 5 years ago a friend got Sprint service and complained that
everything 
was distorted.  He changed company's.