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To: jackmore who wrote (21210)	4/6/2002 4:10:18 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 197253

Where i live sprint does not cover... A few miles away excellent coverage... It is important to determine if you are in a covered area or not... I know of two blind spots for verizon ... there are two places I travel to and each time I go the reception is nill otherwise great reception all the time and never a dropped call....... I have been to different type phone stores in the last three years and as recent as four months ago.. Sprint still does not have coverage in my area. Expect they will put up more towers based on demand and income vs investment in the tower.

To: jackmore who wrote (21210)	4/6/2002 5:11:35 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 197253

Jack, << What kind of a deal does Sprint have with RS? Do the salesman get a bigger commission from VZ? Was this guy just some loose cannon? >> Probably not a loose cannon, but it is very dependent upon locale. On a national basis PCS can't match Verizon (or AWS) for coverage, although in many metro's and their suburbs PCS coverage is just fine. In the Northeast PCS is much spottier than Verizon (or AWS) I'm located between Baltimore/Philadelphia (so between NYC/DC) and my office and home are <3 miles from I-95) the primary east coast conduit. I am located precisely 45 driving miles south of the Liberty Bell and fall within the Philadelphia MTA ... ... despite this I am very fringe PCS, and visitors to my office need to walk outside the front door to get acceptable PCS reception. If I go to Sprint PCS's website and enter my zip code I get the message: Partial coverage: The location you selected is only partially covered by the Sprint PCS Network. You may be unable to use your Sprint PCS Phone, or certain features may be unavailable in this area. The nearest full-service area is Philadelphia, PA. My corporate headquarters in the midwest does not approve PCS for domestic travel because it doesn't go (consistently) where our people go. Verizon & AWS are the approved domestic carriers and AWS and VoiceStream are approved for those that travel internationally. I don't mean to knock PCS. I wish I could use it (or at least evaluate it). BTW: Our headquarters MIS group will be evaluating PCS (as well as AWS, Verizon, VoiceStream) for wireless data services. << He then took me over to the coverage maps for each service to show me the differences, to drive home his point. >> This surely is not a loose cannonball. He did what exactly any wireless sales rep should do ... and any visitor to a wireless retail outlet should be asking to see local coverage maps, and regional or national if they travel. Best, - Eric -