Verizon Mobile Phone Service in Washington/Baltimore

Pros: Fairly cheap, mostly realible service
Cons: None

We live about 70 miles south of DC and Baltimore but I think that puts us in their service area. Let me tell you why we even have a cell phone. It's not that I really ever thought we needed or wanted one. It was my kids. Really, it was. Several ...

Pros: Adequate service for most USA metro areas and interstates. Hardware cheaper than separate GPS device.
Cons: Loss of coverage when off Verizon network. Audio/video uses cell phone batteries faster than calls.

There was not specifically a category in Epinions for GPS on a cell phone, so I tried to pick the best matching category (selected my home market). Here is my recent experience. In sum, the Verizon Wireless (VZW) Navigator service is great much of the ...

Pros: Best service in the D.C. area, cool phones, did I mention the best service?
Cons: No plans under $50 minimum, lots of extra costs for little extra functions

I live right outside of Washington, D.C. and have used Verizon for the entire time that I have had a cell phone plan. It is the most reliable coverage in this area, and this is something that has been tested by Consumer Reports. What does reliable ...

Pros: The best coverage of all the providers in the D.C. area
Cons: Slow adoption of the latest phones

I've had my Verizon Razr for about four months and have traveled all over the DC/Baltimore area with trips to the Eastern shore and can document really good coverage for Verizon. I canned Sprint for many reasons, one of which was coverage, and all my friends told me that Verizon had the best coverage in our area. With the exception of the basement of the DC Hilton and the lower levels of the Smithsonian museums, I always get a signal and almost always get EVO (high speed) connectivity. And, as a plus, Verizon has exclusive service within the DC Metro system. If you see someone talking on a cell in a metro tunnel, they either have a Verizon phone or are roaming onto Verizon.