I'm down for show and tell at the next PLUG clinic if you want to see it before you buy one :-)
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 4:32 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
