First, a little history. For my last month or so with Sprint I was getting terrible signal reception. I was stuck at 2 bars 3G. Making calls and texting were fine but anything having to do with the internet was no go. I could drive to neighboring towns and get a stronger signal so the problem was obviously on thier end. After giving me the run-a-round for a while they claimed that they were "migrating" to new towers and whatever backup system they were using in the meantime just couldn't cut it. Since they couldn't tell me when normal service would be restored or if it would be at the levels was used to I decided to switch.
Now, service with Verizon seems fine so far. Internet is working as well as the hotspot. What concerns me is that the signal meter reads three bars. I don't expect full bars all the time where ever I go but after my experience with Sprint I'm wary. I guess I could accept 3 bars if it was consistent but it often drops down to 2 or even 1 though it remains 4G. I checked download speed and it's usually between 30 and 40 Mbps. Sometimes higher. Signal strength is around -110 dBm.
I was wondering if the migration Sprint is going through is unique to them or if it's effecting all the Service Providers in my area (just outside of Cape May, New Jersey). If it is then switching to yet another service isn't likely to improve coverage.
