The same, at least a few months ago, was mostly true for the Sprint network.

I'm on Verizon today due in no small part to that particular drive.

-Josh More



On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 8:54 PM, Michael Moore <stuporglue at gmail.com> wrote:

> I drove to Madison and back this weekend.  Along the way, I checked every
>> few miles and I found that there was no point between the Twin Cities and
>> Madison (on I-94) where I could get an internet connection with my T-Mobile
>> Nexus 4 -- nothing, ever.  In Madison, I had no internet connection -- no
>> G4, no G3, no G-anything, no internet service at all. The phone service
>> seemed to be working at most points along the way, but not always, and it
>> went to roaming at many points.
>>
> --
>
>> I was surprised that T-Mobile gives no internet in Madison, nor at any
>> point between the Twin Cities and Madison along I-94.  I thought service
>> along major highways was a priority.  The phone mostly worked along I-94,
>> but not the internet service.  Sprint worked *much* better.
>>
>
> As an additional statistical point, and for voice only, ATT gets the best
> (only?) coverage in upper-Michigan and Nothern Wisconsin (specifically the
> Ironwood/Hurley area). There's limited 2G coverage in town. I ended up
> getting T-Mobile because I go up there regularly, roaming on ATT's towers
> doesn't cost extra, and T-Mobile was cheaper than AT&T for my usage.
> --
> Michael
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