straight talk

[ladnbri]

Is anyone using straight talk,if so how is the coverage over the road? I have noticed it advertised for $45 a month unlimited talk,text and web.

 

[tenntrucker]

Depends on which phone you get. Some use the AT&T network, and some use Verizon. You will get better over all coverage on Verizon.

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[aileron]

The phones that have a 'c' at the end of their names are on Verizon, and the ones with a 'g' are on at@t.

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[paullud]

Do not expect to have the same coverage as someone on Verizon or AT&T though, you are paying less for a reason. You will be using their networks but you will not have all the access to towers that their customers do.

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[JimF51]

Do not expect to have the same coverage as someone on Verizon or AT&T though, you are paying less for a reason. You will be using their networks but you will not have all the access to towers that their customers do.

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Have to disagree. They piggy back on all the various networks. I had pre pay for years, 1st Trac Phone, then Net 10, then Straight Talk. I let my daughter talk me into getting a phone on her account, with Verizon. Was a mistake. I had way better coverage with ST. My basis for comparison is W. Virginia. Only once did I not have a signal, and was well into the boonies. With Verizon, I drive most of I-77 from the NC line to Charleston without a signal.

Verizon has been poor enough, and a hassle enough, that I'm going to pay the penalties and drop them a year early.

Going back to ST this week.

Just my dime's worth

 

[willgreg21]

My wife and I use Straight Talk and Verizon phones. The Verizon phones (CDMA) are almost useless for business as they frequently have low signal or no signal. We use a Straight Talk GSM (AT&T) for business. It receives a signal everywhere we have been in the U.S., and we have never missed a call from our dispatchers.

Try the Straight Talk service, I think you will be happy. But be sure to choose a phone with a model number that ends with a "G" (G for "GSM). Like I said before, we have found Verizon (and other CDMA phones) to be almost completely useless for business.