On Thu, 21 Feb 2019, Galen Seitz wrote:
I am in no way in love with Verizon, but given the amount of time you seem to spend in the sticks, I would be cautious of switching to another carrier. ATT might be okay, but I suspect you might be disappointed with T-Mobile's rural coverage.
Galen, I've learned over the years that there are wide areas of eastern Oregon and Washington, southeast Idaho, and all of northern Nevada further than 4 miles from I-80 that are in 'radio-free' zones. Even with Verizon. Those areas are where I used the sat phone when necessary. So rural coverage has always been spotty for me and for others who live in these areas and use different phones and carriers. For example, driving around Carlin, NV, is radio-free even with Verizon.
FWIW, I have an unlocked Motorola G5+ which I use on Verizon.
Amazon shows used Moto X (4th gen), unlocked, for $103 and moto G6, unlocked, for $127. (I don't require a brand-new one.) Since the ARStechnica review ranked the Nokia 6.1 at the top of their list, and I can find a virtual carrier that will save me money each month, I'll probably buy a used, but like-new Nokia 6.1 from amazon. Thanks so much again, Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
