[quote=equalizer]As for the carriers make sure where you need to use the phone the signal is sufficient. I noticed that VZW had weak signal in part of Point Loma and Coronado which was confirmed by a few friends. I asked VZW and they of course denied problem but after I gave them a couple random address the network team acknowledged month later that the signal is weak and they would remedy problem. Erect new towers or cancel my contract? You guessed it, cancel my contract! I had looked on some antenna map and it showed no VZW antennas in area and half dozen Sprint antennas. Difficult to believe in two expensive areas of town. Asked if LTE would be better, but VZW downplayed promise of longer range from current antennas.[/quote]
All the carriers suck in Coronado and Point Loma. Restrictive zoning laws coupled with the fact there is no acceptable place to put these antennas makes it extremely difficult to provide sufficient coverage. I can tell you the exact position for almost every carrier in these areas because they all have been limited to placing BTS’ at the same location.
As for the LTE it will be more robust due to the superior characteristics of the 700 MHz signal. However this will add a couple hundred feet to the coverage… Not miles… So the coverage will go from sucky to fair… Not a huge improvement…
