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If they want to keep my business, why don't they want me to be able to use my phone in my house? I guess a poor struggling phone comapny like that just can't afford it?
If they want to keep my business, why don't they want me to be able to use my phone in my house? I guess a poor struggling phone comapny like that just can't afford it?
It's not that they can't afford it. It's that your business isn't as valuable as you think it is. Find a service that works in your house and move on.
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Agreed, unfortunately it isn't possible to build a tower everywhere a customer has less than perfect coverage.
Verizon seems to be able to do it in the Atlanta metro. AT&T still has dozens of dead spots in the same area. I compare my own AT&T coverage with my wife's Verizon coverage all the time, and while I know of a fair number of spots where I don't get coverage and she does, I can't think of a single location at the moment where the reverse is true.
Because if they gave those away to everyone who needed them, they'd go broke. LOL
*Note: I have 3 people here at work with VZW and all 3 were told they need extender's. This is not an ATT only issue.
(One of them got one on EBay for half the price).
Verizon seems to be able to do it in the Atlanta metro. AT&T still has dozens of dead spots in the same area. I compare my own AT&T coverage with my wife's Verizon coverage all the time, and while I know of a fair number of spots where I don't get coverage and she does, I can't think of a single location at the moment where the reverse is true.
Don't forget that cell towers cannot be easily built even if a cell company wants to. There are permits, zoning, ordinances, licenses, public opposition (NIMBY- Not In My Backyard) issues to be addressed. You seem to be oversimplifying the reality.
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Don't forget that cell towers cannot be easily built even if a cell company wants to. There are permits, zoning, ordinances, licenses, public opposition (NIMBY- Not In My Backyard) issues to be addressed. You seem to be oversimplifying the reality.
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In many cases the towers already exist, but the appropriate cell hardware is not present for all networks. We apparently have a lot more CDMA-capable towers than GSM-capable towers in my local area. Both have spotty areas, however ... hilly terrain will do that.
Of course, one obvious question is this: my old T-Mobile Samsung stupidphone was able to send/receive calls and texts via any wifi connection. No additional software required. Why can't my AT&T iPhone?
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