Carrier with best Cell Phone Service Coverage for South Walton?

[Douglas the Intrepid]

I have AT&T with my iPhone 4 and have never had any issues regarding coverage or service.

 

[seal]

I'm near Goatfeathers Restaurant on 30A. I have the Blackberry Bold 9700 on ATT and I get 5 bars with full 3G coverage. I have the unlimited voice and unlimited data plan. I'm happy with my phone, plan, and coverage.

That said....when my contract expires, I will probably switch to Straight Talk, sold at WalMart. $45/month unlimited voice, data, and texts. Straight Talk uses ATT or Verizon networks, depending on which phone you use. (Easy way to know which is which is if the phone uses a SIM card, it's ATT. No SIM, Verizon.) Straight Talk just started offering the Nokia E71, which would satisfy most Blackberry or other smartphone users. This is a great deal...

 

[TreeFrog]

I've had Sprint for several years and there are about three "holes" I experience on a routine basis: parts of WaterColor, near the Wheelhouse, and near 393. I'm going to Verizon pretty soon.

I get the dropout by Camp Creek when I'm driving through there, too. But, I don't talk and drive much, so it's not an issue for me.

 

[scooterbug44]

I've got a POS phone with Verizon and rarely have an issue w/ dropped calls/lack of service - but I don't use it all that often.

 

[heartbren]

Cell phone carrier

I have Sprint which I had already when I moved here. I cannot talk on the phone in a lot of places. Sprint actually told me there are not enough towers here and I would have to switch to a different carrier. I have not done so yet because I really did not know who to use. Thanks to this post I have a few good choices.

 

[wrobert]

So I'm living on 30A at Blue Mtn and my T-Mobile is absolutely useless here. It flip flops between 1 bar, and "no carrier found". Who has the strongest signal near the beach?

Thanks!

I have had them all either under contract or just went and bought a prepaid to see where it would work for me. Verizon is by far the best in this area, even if, imho, they are morally corrupt when it comes to business practices.

That said, get a prepaid from Walmart, on the Straight Talk program. Make sure you get on Verizon as Walmart is now offering At&t and T-Mobile plans. $45 a month for unlimited everything is a pretty good deal. Or you can get 1000 minutes and a 1000 texts for $30 a month. Now if I could figure out how to tether to my tablet I would be set.

 

[Bill Weckel]

Thanks for all the replies! I currently have T-Mobile with a Jailbroken early generation 2G iPhone. T-Mobile was nice, in that you got 500 min plus free nights and weekends for $29, no contract, no prepay. But if the phone is useless here, doesn't matter how good the rate is.

Sounds like Verizon is probably going to be the way to go for me.

Thanks again

 

[Mystry]

I've not ever had a problem with Verizon, and that said they are still honering my old Alltel contract which is less expensive than the current Verizon contracts. I must say I am happy so far.

 

[localyocal]

I have had sprint foe five years and never have any problem at all on 30A or any where else. I would not have AT&T if they were the only choice as they have always been the worst company in the world.

 

[Bill Weckel]

Ended up ordering a StraightTalk phone online. Got the phone for free, a $30 card for 1000 minutes, and free shipping. It's runs on the Verizon network, and I've got a solid four bars inside my house on 30A. Very happy. Now that I know it works here, I'll upgrade to the unlimited plan next month.

Thanks to all for the suggestions!