Question about Q and Verizon coverage

[Utah Q User]

Geez, just pointing out the fact that he/she shouldnt worry about coverage, sheesh

[chris]

Yep, that be me. They should just merge everythingq and qusers, because everyone seems to be on both forums. The reason I posted on both forums I thought there were different people on each, I did not realize both forums had all the same members.

I think there are a small group that frequent both forums and in some cases you will get a different response.

-Chris

[Dylanthecat]

The Q is a digital phone, not a multi-mode phone, so it does not receive or convert analog signals. This being said, I used to have a multi-mode phone that could receive both digital and analog and then switch between them as the phone saw fit. When used at our cottage in remote northern Wisconsin, the phone would switch to analog at times when it thought the digital service was not available or weak. When it did this, calls would not go through and if they did they would drop often. It also really sucked the battery in analog mode. The Q though works very well in this area, having only to deal with the digital signal. The Q performs better than any other phone I have had, reception wise. I even get data service there, though it is a little on the slow side.

It's great to have it tethered to the laptop on the picnic table and get internet access in the middle of the forest, though when it is -20 degrees out like last weekend that is not real fun.

[degauss]

I've had Verizon for ~8 years. I travel around the country alot for my job. All kinds of places - rural, suburbs, big cities and never have not had a signal since the phones started going all digital. Even in Alask I can get a signal - granted it's 'extended network' (roaming) but with the plan I have I don't worry about roaming.

[gmardre]

My last phone was a V710. I refused to "upgrade" to the 815 because it was only digital. What a dummy! My 710 NEVER went to analog mode, and I get much better coverage than any Cingular phone I have ever seen. Sprint? When you look at the map for VZW, also look at an Alltel map and a Sprint map. Because they all share towers and service. Anywhere there is Alltel service, you will get VZW service and vice versa. Both of these maps cover a very large area.

[Duke4062]

Out here in S. CA there is no comparison Cingular Voice has perfect full bar coverage almost everywhere in the beach area. With Verizon VM's pop-up(delayed VM from calls not received on your end, but ringing fine on callers end) and other bullshit that happens with our local boy(qualcom's) experimental CDMA technology(though they wont admit it). And now w/ Cingular 3g data is MUCH faster.That said the Q is so dope I am willing to live with it's inferior voice reception((not all calls will go through,most but not all)I have EVDO sign on always)). Because I love the Silver Q and 3g for Cingular still has some problems. I hate Verizon but the Motorola Q is enough to make it the only Carrier for me.