Does a prepaid Verizon Wireless cell phone offer the same exact coverage area as the actual Verizon

service (contract)? I was thinking of switching over to Verizon - the actual monthly service, but wanted to buy one of those tracfones/ prepaid cells just to test it out, so I was wondering is it the same thing and does it offer pretty much the same great features?

Thanks!

Answers:

you cant ge the same phones and the coverage isn%26#39;t so great. i dont think you can put music or navigation on it. yes pretty much b/c its the same company but if you want to make sure to be positive you can always call thre free 1-88 number. I checked into that myself. The plan is different for prepaid or credit risk customers. Its much higher. Verizon has recently relaxed their credit requirements. In some cases there is no deposit for customers whom have been turned down in the past. not really. on the prepaid side you%26#39;re restricted to Verizon owned towers for your normal service but can still roam on other towers. on the postpaid service (pay a monthly bill) you can use VZW%26#39;s towers and any tower we%26#39;ve signed a friendly agreement with (phone will say extended network instead of roam). And in some cases the towers are just blocked.

now, if you want to test Verizon%26#39;s network, there is a 15 day guarentee if you just cancel out you just pay the activation fee and however many minutes you use. also there is the test drive which is 30 days, but you have to port your number to a different carrier and then call Vzw afterwards to get all the credits applied back to your acct (not a big deal really, just don%26#39;t forget to port your number instead of cancelling) The coverage on Verizon Wireless prepaid is much more limited than it is on the America%26#39;s Choice plans (the plans most subscribers choose).

Also, if you%26#39;re thinking of trying out service, prepaid can be a great way to determine whether you actually need a phone or not.

But DON%26#39;T buy a tracfone and think the coverage is Verizon%26#39;s. Tracfone actually has agreements in place with most of the national carriers to use their towers, so actually has MORE coverage than VZW or any of the other national carriers.

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