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>Then explain why there's no EU-comparable regional service in areas of the US with far greater density Because nobody wants regional service? There used to be
by metageek 16y ago
>Then explain why there's no EU-comparable regional service in areas of the US with far greater density
Because nobody wants regional service? There used to be regional service that was cheaper--I remember my parents signed up for it when they first got cellphones, around 2003--but it lost out in the marketplace, because people would cross a state line and be shocked by the roaming fees.
- hapless 16y agoThere are a lot of regional carriers left. I believe MetroPCS, the carrier in the article, may be one of them, since I'd never heard of the firm. Edit: http://www.metropcs.com/coverage/ http://www.metropcs.com/coverage/ Their coverage maps indicate real coverage of a few metro areas, and roaming onto national networks. It's just that regional carriers aren't a whole hell of a lot cheaper than the big national guys. Who wants a 10% discount for 1/100th the coverage area ?