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alagahd t1_jaqwb1v wrote

Consumer Cellular uses GSM towers, not CDMA like Verizon or US Cellular. Ask your neighbors what service they use and whether it’s good. If they tell you their AT&T or T-Mobile service is good, Consumer Cellular should give you good coverage.

When I moved to my current house, I had Verizon and line of sight to a tower, but it was GSM. I switched to AT&T and got good signal. I’m now a RedPocket customer (also GSM).

But I don’t get good signal the next county over as CDMA has the good coverage there.

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fence_sitter t1_jat2n4h wrote

"As previously communicated, Verizon is actively decommissioning our 3G CDMA network. We expect this to be completed by no later than December 31, 2022. This decommissioning effort affects 3G (CDMA) devices, 4G Non-VoLTE devices, and network extenders." - Source

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