Sprint PCS - Sprint coverage in L.A. & S. CA

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Sprint coverage in L.A. & S. CA

X-Zone

2006-10-17, 12:33 pm

Virgin Mobile, which uses Sprint for connection has wonderful coverage in N.
Texas where I am, but a friend who lives in Palm Springs is unsure if the
coverage there would be comparable to the great coverage that Cingular
offers there. So... just how good is Sprint in S. CA? thanks

Mij Adyaw

2006-10-17, 12:33 pm

Sprint rules southern California. Sprint and Verizon are about equal here.
If for some reason you don't have Sprint coverage in Kaulifournia, you will
roam on Verizon and therefore you have the best of both worlds.

"X-Zone" <XZone@guesswho.com> wrote in message
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> Virgin Mobile, which uses Sprint for connection has wonderful coverage in
> N. Texas where I am, but a friend who lives in Palm Springs is unsure if
> the coverage there would be comparable to the great coverage that Cingular
> offers there. So... just how good is Sprint in S. CA? thanks
>

Bill Marriott

2006-10-17, 12:33 pm

It's been mentioned here before but try out the interactive, zoomable map at

http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/c...atwideNetwk.jsp

Enter in your target zip code and start clicking away. I tested four
locations I've used the phone recently, including the LA area, and I found
the maps to be pretty accurate with respect to signal strength.

"Mij Adyaw" <mij@TheBitBucket.com> wrote in message
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> Sprint rules southern California. Sprint and Verizon are about equal here.
> If for some reason you don't have Sprint coverage in Kaulifournia, you
> will roam on Verizon and therefore you have the best of both worlds.
>
> "X-Zone" <XZone@guesswho.com> wrote in message
> news:DR7Zg.14840$vJ2.13340@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>
>

Steven J. Sobol

2006-10-17, 3:33 pm

In article <DR7Zg.14840$vJ2.13340@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>, X-Zone wrote:
> Virgin Mobile, which uses Sprint for connection has wonderful coverage in N.
> Texas where I am, but a friend who lives in Palm Springs is unsure if the
> coverage there would be comparable to the great coverage that Cingular
> offers there. So... just how good is Sprint in S. CA? thanks

Really depends on what part.

Specifically where are you talking about?

Out in the outlying areas of Orange County, you can pretty much bank on
what Mij tells you. I live up in the High Desert and can give you data on
the Inland Empire, in particular up here and down in San Bernardino.

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Todd Allcock

2006-10-17, 10:33 pm

At 17 Oct 2006 10:21:47 -0700 Mij Adyaw wrote:
> Sprint rules southern California. Sprint and Verizon are about equal
here.
> If for some reason you don't have Sprint coverage in Kaulifournia, you
will
> roam on Verizon and therefore you have the best of both worlds.

Not with Virgin Mobile (which was the subject of the OP's post,) you won't.
IIRC, they use native Sprint coverage
only.

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X-Zone

2006-10-19, 3:33 pm

Specifically where are you talking about?

I'm talking about the zone ranging between Indio and San Bernadino.

Bob Smith

2006-10-24, 10:33 pm

"X-Zone" <XZone@guesswho.com> wrote in message
news:DR7Zg.14840$vJ2.13340@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> Virgin Mobile, which uses Sprint for connection has wonderful coverage in
> N. Texas where I am, but a friend who lives in Palm Springs is unsure if
> the coverage there would be comparable to the great coverage that Cingular
> offers there. So... just how good is Sprint in S. CA? thanks

I realize I'm piping in late here, but you or your friend ought to check out
Sprint's on line coverage maps as someone else suggested. They have really
improved the coverage maps to breakdown types of coverage in each
neighborhood. Pretty impressive ... :)

Bob

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