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Coverage Maps, are they accurate?

dlcpa

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I live on Long Island and we're moving to West Boynton Beach within the year. Currently we have a villa in Mid Delray. There is no ATT LTE near us on LI but it's about 7 or 8 miles away. VZW LTE is great on LI.

In West Boynton, West Lake Grove and West Lantana, there is no VZW LTE west of the Florida Tpke or even west of Jog and there is LTE below and on top and even around going further west. You can see the hole on the coverage map at zip code 33473. On ATT's coverage map there is solid dark blue LTE coverage for all of south east FL from Jupiter to Miami and far west passed 441 and Coral Springs. But on the legend it says LTE can be viewed for 120 miles. That makes no sense.

So, VZW is better on LI and ATT is better in FL, I think. How can one know if and when VZW is going to fill that hole with LTE coverage around West Boynton, West Lake Grove and West Lantana. I want to get the Note 2 and initially it was a no brainer but now that we are moving to FL, north of where our villa is in Delray, coverage makes a difference and nobody seems to know where or when things will change. If the population isn't large enough it might not be a priority for VZW even though the Western Parts of these cities are adjacent to areas where the coverage is great. If VZW's 3G was as good as ATT HSPA maybe it wouldn't be an issue but VZW on the internet on 3g can be awful. Thanks
 
I live on Long Island and we're moving to West Boynton Beach within the year. Currently we have a villa in Mid Delray. There is no ATT LTE near us on LI but it's about 7 or 8 miles away. VZW LTE is great on LI.

In West Boynton, West Lake Grove and West Lantana, there is no VZW LTE west of the Florida Tpke or even west of Jog and there is LTE below and on top and even around going further west. You can see the hole on the coverage map at zip code 33473. On ATT's coverage map there is solid dark blue LTE coverage for all of south east FL from Jupiter to Miami and far west passed 441 and Coral Springs. But on the legend it says LTE can be viewed for 120 miles. That makes no sense.

So, VZW is better on LI and ATT is better in FL, I think. How can one know if and when VZW is going to fill that hole with LTE coverage around West Boynton, West Lake Grove and West Lantana. I want to get the Note 2 and initially it was a no brainer but now that we are moving to FL, north of where our villa is in Delray, coverage makes a difference and nobody seems to know where or when things will change. If the population isn't large enough it might not be a priority for VZW even though the Western Parts of these cities are adjacent to areas where the coverage is great. If VZW's 3G was as good as ATT HSPA maybe it wouldn't be an issue but VZW on the internet on 3g can be awful. Thanks

You can try Sensory.com it shows accurate data maps with the carriers. It uses actual data sent from people's phones. Those maps that carriers use in their stores and sites are fudged so people buy plans and phones etc
 
whoops spelling error. I ate the letter L while typing. I meant Sensorly.com
Coverage Maps | Sensorly

qandres, thanks. Unfortunately the information is not very current, especially the comments. It seems as though the safest way to go is with VZW, especially for the trip down 95 from NY to South FL. I really did want to switch especially because I need a Note 2, and S3 and an IPod 4Th Gen LTE. I think AT&T would have been cheaper at $99 S3, $300 or less for the Note 2 and $100 off on the IPad with a new a/c. Plus, I hear there is an upgrade fee for VZW.

Odering today you have to be looking at full price but in a week or two with competition heated, maybe I can find a deal.
 
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