Leaving Highlands County Dead Zones - Transitioning to Verizon Wireless



Because it made more economical sense to us for the last 2 years, we had pre-paid wireless plans. We had Net-10 for quite some time and then switched to Boost because it offered internet capable phones.

Eventually, we discovered, when looking at Boost's coverage map, that our entire subdivision was in a Dead Zone, like in the Verizon commercial. LOL, the creepy neighbors should have tipped us off! Just kidding!

No wonder the phone displayed "no service" several times a day! No wonder it would only ring when someone had left a voice mail, but never rang for the phone call itself. And that ring for the message came hours LATER! So, I got into the habit of leaving my phone on the hutch in the living room, which is still in the dead zone but drops service less frequently, and forwarding my cell to my home phone. I still didn't get all my calls.

Yesterday, I went to Verizon Wireless and ordered a BlackBerry Curve 8330 (it's frosted pink, yep!). Porting my current number might take up to several hours depending on complexity and cooperation from Boost.

It is scheduled to be delivered this afternoon, hopefully porting won't take too long and I won't miss a bunch of calls.

I have never owned a BlackBerry but I'm VERY VERY excited about the email push feature. I'll get emails as soon as they arrive, without having to check for them. How cool is that??? I can email anything to anyone without being on my computer!!! I can surf and post on Active Rain from anywhere!!!!!

I can't wait for FedEx to deliver that thing today!!!!!