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New National Coverage for MetroPCS

PrinceJason

Nov 18, 2010, 1:20 PM
Who's network does MetroPCS piggy-back on? The map of "MetroPCS Extended Home Area" looks more similar to Sprints.

I compared http://www.metropcs.com/coverage/ with http://coverage.sprintpcs.com/ and http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx
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dj89

Nov 18, 2010, 11:15 PM
According to tmobi22, Sprint's it is. Besides, Metro can't roam with T-Mobile, their networks are not compatible.
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magicski

Nov 22, 2010, 10:15 PM
I notice the East of Long Island by the Hamptons and Montauk still showing future coverage. Sprint has some coverage there already I believe from their maps on Boost CDMA and Nextel.
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Mark_S

Dec 18, 2010, 3:50 PM
Remember that there are many communities that piss and moan that " I don't want another tower sticking up like an eyesore in my neighborhood "
Then when coverage is not up to their expectations, lo and behold they have another reason to whine like little brats......
AT&T and Verizon were the 1st two to get their service into many areas so their was not much of a choice.
Now that Sprint, T-Mobile, MetroPCS and some others came out, the carriers are stuck to major metro areas and highways.
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acdc1a

Dec 21, 2010, 11:43 AM
That's entirely untrue. Do you really think they go in and build new towers? NO! They piggyback on existing ones.

It's much more cost effective for Sprint, T-Mobile, Metro and the like to use roaming agreements as opposed to building their own native networks outside of major metropolitan areas.

One thing is certain, if you're not going to travel outside of most reasonable sized cities (note I didn't say major) often, Metro's new coverage map is impressive. If you need to roam on occasion, you do have the option.
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Mark_S

Jan 14, 2011, 7:16 PM
Then you should attend local town meetings and listen carefully when this issue is brought up.
Metro piggy backs off of Sprint in their Extended Home areas.
It's not about new towers at all.
It's about people that are never pleased with anything.
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