Thanks, Martin. Your post explains the experiences I've had.

I had trac phone and had nearly no signal problems anywhere.

Long story short, the plain-jane Nokia phone eventually wore out (wouldn't hold a charge; turned self off whenever it felt like it, etc) and I grabbed a pay-as-you go from Virgin, which I believe is part of the Sprint network.

And, guess what ... trac phone indeed was far more impressive for better signals in more places. now I know why.


So, when the minutes I now have on Virgin are used up, I'm going back to a trac phone. my cell use is pretty minimal, and I see no reason to pay some company $20 or $30 a month for minutes I'll never need, so I'm staying with pay-as-you-go.