alltel coverage in and near sevier county (Knoxville, Maryville: cost , contract)

[nicedixie78]

Hi, it looks like me and my huband and our family will move to sevier county Tn. Does anyone know how the Alltel coverage up there is? please let me know..thanks

[BarbG]

We live in Blount County (Maryville). We still have Alltel (had a contract when we moved, and didn't want to pay penalties). We have the nationwide calling plan, and never have a problem with a connection. Of course, with the nationwide plan, we roam, but we've never had trouble getting a signal.

There is no local Alltel office, so you would have to have the free roaming or it will cost you. The closest office is about an hour north of Knoxville.

[nuday8]

alltel doesn't have native coverage in east tennessee, you will be roaming on another carrier (probably verizon, I think). You would have to switch to a carrier around here, or get a national plan with alltel so your bill wont' be outrageously high.

[Suzanne1945]

Would anyone be willing to share an opinion on Sprint's coverage in the Maryville area?

[Songbird42]

My son has land up near Douglas Lake and he has Nextel, when he's on the mountain he cannot make calls........he has to go down into the valley to make a call to me in Fl.

I sometimes worry that if something were to happen how in heck he'd be able to call for help. But he loves his piece of God's green earth up there.