What's New?

02/25/2010: 4Q09 update
Verizon   - 91,200,000 total;   2,200,000 net adds
AT&T     -  85,100,000 total;   2,700,000 net adds
Sprint     - 48,100,000 total;    -200,000 (net loss)
T-Mobile  - 33,800,000 total;     371,000 net adds    
Tracfone  - 14,400,000 total;   1,200,000 net adds
U.S.C.     -   6,141,000 total;       10,000 net adds
MetroPCS -   6,640,000 total;     317,000 net adds
Leap        -   4,950,000 total;     298,000 net adds 
[thanks for the tip Ed]

2/20/2010: Updated Coverage Report page
(Coverage report Andover ME from last fall! )

2/19/2009: AT&T updated their coverage maps a couple days ago. Nothing much changed in the northeast.

02/06/2009: Updated VT coverage area with AT&T 3g areas [thanks Travis]. Also updated NH coverage area. Corrected USC coverage map link.

02/05/2010: PagePlus is making several unannounced changes (such as denying smartphone activations). They are not stable right now, not sure what is going on. Be careful!

02/03/2010: PagePlus lowered roaming rates from 59c down to 29c. Unsure if this includes Canada. Updated Prepaid Comparison chart and Hybrid Comparison chart.

01/31/2010: Updated My Stuff (VZW activated EV/DO on PCS band F in my area - probably spells the end of Unicel GSM which was just there to hold the license anyways). Updated various devices.

01/27/2010: Apple's big announcement today is the iPAD which is basically a large screen iPhone without the phone that runs WiFi or AT&T 3g.

01/25/2010: Fixed the year of the last couple of updates [thanks Paul]. Also corrected PagePlus rates on the Prepaid Comparison chart [thanks JW]

01/20/2010: Pageplus lowered its basic airtime rates making it even a better deal. Airtime good for 120 days. $10/100 min; $25/400 (6c/min); $50/1000 (5c/min); $80/2000 (4c/min).

01/20/2010: Tracfone specials:
(A) Free ground shipping on phone orders of $19.99+ (B) Get free accessory kit with the purchase of a Tracfone. Promo code 88160. Add phone to cart and add promo code at checkout.
(C) Get $3 off on any phone or accessory $19.99 or more with coupon code 23444. You can add both codes (one at a time).  [Thanks Sean]
(D) New LG 290c (CDMA) available for $49.99 that includes double minutes. You will have to use a zipcode that has CDMA phones such as 04655.
(E) New LG 600g (GSM) available for $19.99 that includes double minutes. (Limited markets)
(F) 200 bonus minutes on the one year airtime card with bonus code online (total 650 min/reg phone; 1000 min/double min phones - for $99.99)
(G) 250 bonus minutes on the one year double minute card with bonus code online (total 1050 minutes for $125.99)

12/20/2009: AT&T is turning on 3G throughout VT the next two weeks. Naturally the maps have not been updated to reflect it. Word on the street is that Bennington, Brattleboro, Killington, White River Junction have been on about a week with Burlington to go live any day now [thanks Sweeper]

12/11/2009: Revised prepaid chart. Deleted Alltel U; Updated PagePlus max per minute rate from 12c to 10c. [fixed thanks sabojo]

11/05/2009: 3Q09 update
Verizon   - 89,000,000 total;   1,200,000 net adds
AT&T     - 81,600,000 total;   2,000,000 net adds
Sprint     - 48,300,000 total;    -500,000 (net loss)
T-Mobile  - 33,400,000 total;     -77,000 (net loss)
Tracfone  - 13,200,000 total;     712,000 net adds
MetroPCS -   6,322,000 total;      66,000 net adds
U.S.C.     -   6,131,000 total;      -24,000 (net loss)
Virgin       -    N/A - purchased by Sprint
Leap        -   4,656,000 total;     116,000 net adds 

You can see previous news here