Re: Maps to Compare AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, & Verizon Mobile Coverage and US State of the Mobile Union 1H 2021

On 10/6/2021 11:39 AM, Robin Goodfellow wrote:
> sms <[email protected]> asked
>> You're right, it doesn't matter what one person's 5G signal, in one
>> location looks like, regardless of which network it's on.
> 
> Let's be super clear that the cellular coverage at your home does matter.
> A lot.
> 
> Each (USA) person should find their own home in each of these three maps:
> 1. AT&T: <https://www.att.com/maps/wireless-coverage.html>
> 2. T-Mobile: <https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map>
> 3. Verizon: <https://www.verizon.com/coverage-map/>
> 
> I'm not going to show my house but all three cover me just fine.
> How about for your home?
> 
> Badgolferman: How do the three maps cover your home for example?
> What about you, nospam?
> Steve?

They all cover my home, according to the maps, though when I did the 
"T-Mobile Test Drive," in August, the LTE data speeds were extremely 
slow, and it was basically unusable.  But it's rather immaterial. At 
home I don't really need cellular coverage since I can use broadband 
data and VOIP for calls. It's always amusing when at a carrier's store 
they check your home address for coverage then proclaim that their 
network will work, or not work, for your needs.

Verizon gives 117 Mb/s down, 36.2 Mb/s up
AT&T gives me 38.6 Mb/s down, 43.4 Mb/s up
T-Mobile gave me 3.15 Mb/s down, 0.81 Mb/s up

All of this was on LTE.

I was in another area last week, in New Hampshire, with only AT&T and 
Verizon coverage. Search for "Mt Washington Auto Rd, Jackson, NH, 03846, 
USA" on 
<https://fcc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6c1b2e73d9d749cdb7bc88a0d1bdd25b>.

Bottom line is that if you travel out of cities and towns, and like to 
go to more remote areas, you should at least take a long a phone on AT&T 
or Verizon. With the iPhone you can put T-Mobile on the eSIM then use a 
physical SIM card for a low cost MVNO like Page Plus. All the carriers' 
maps, and all the map comparison sites, confirm this fact.