Verizon Silences Amateur Roaming Number List

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Verizon Silences Amateur Roaming Number List

Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 13, 2002 @08:30AM from the must-prevent-informed-customers dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Verizon Wireless has silenced a tech-savvy user's web site for publishing the PRL content of Verizon phones. The PRL revealed that Verizon's popular and "expanding" America's Choice Plan has actually been shrinking in coverage in the latest few phone updates. Verizon of course, doesn't want this to tarnish their image, so they threaten legal action. Here is the usenet announcement. Can they hear us now?" PRL stands for Preferred Roaming List, and since roaming agreements can greatly influence the worth (and cost) of a particular calling plan, it's information I'd rather have available.

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So that explains it..... by jweb · 2002-08-13 08:45 · Score: 3, Interesting

I got a phone/plan with Verizon for one simple reason: I could go 'anywhere' within a 6 state area and have my phone work. Verizon was the only plan that allowed local coverage both in Minnesota (where I live) and rural Iowa (where many of my friends/family live). The last 2 times I've driven back and forth, I've noticed about a 70-mile gap in Verizon coverage along my main route, which wasn't there when I originally got the plan almost a year ago. I called Verizon, but never got a straight answer. You know, if they would TELL customers about things like this, they just might be willing to accept it. As it is, I'm currently searching for a new phone plan.

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For Example: by Anonymous Coward · 2002-08-13 09:02 · Score: 1, Interesting

PRL 50037 - America's Choice (May 16th, 2002) Priority 1 04097 PCS RM Pacific Com Alaska 04500 PCS RM SprintPCS - Fairbanks Priority 2 02042 (A) RM ACS Wireless License Sub 316B Alaska 2 - Bethel 00251 (A) RM AT&T Wireless Services 187A Anchorage, AK Priority 1 00208 D/A FR Alltel Communications 092B Little Rock-North Little Rock, 327B Arkansas 4 - Clay 328B Arkansas 5 - Cross 329B Arkansas 6 - Cleburne 330B Arkansas 7 - Pope 333B Arkansas 10 - Garland 00342 D/A FR Alltel Communications 165B Fort Smith AR-OK 182B Fayetteville-Springdale, AR 324B Arkansas 1 - Madison 331B Arkansas 8 - Franklin 599B Oklahoma 4 - Nowata Priority 2 04144 PCS FR SprintPCS - Little Rock AR Priority 3 00478 (A) RM CenturyTel Wireless 291B Pine Bluff, AR 01038 (A) RM CenturyTel Wireless 325B Arkansas 2 - Marion 01058 (A) RM CenturyTel Wireless 335B Arkansas 12 - Ouachita Priority 1 00048 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 026B Phoenix, AZ 077B Tucson, AZ 321B Arizona 4 - Yuma 322B Arizona 5 - Gila 01030 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 00140 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 01026 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 319B Arizona 2 - Coconino 01034 D/A RM Valley Telecommunications 323B Arizona 6 - Graham Priority 2 01028 (A) -- Verizon Wireless Priority 3 04170 PCS FR SprintPCS - Phoenix AZ Priority 4 01024 (A) RM Mohave Cellular LP 318B Arizona 1 - Mohave Priority 1 00064 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 093B Las Vegas, NV 488B Minnesota 7 - Chippewa 547B Nevada 5 - White Pine 00002 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 002B Los Angeles-Long Beach/Anaheim 073B Oxnard-Simi Valley-Ventura, CA 00004 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 018B San Diego, CA 342B California 7 - Imperial 00040 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 007B San Francisco-Oakland, CA 027B San Jose, CA 111B Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 123B Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 124B Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lomp 126B Salinas-Seaside-Monterey, CA 175B Santa Cruz, CA 339B California 4 - Madera 340B California 5 - San Luis Obispo 00162 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 074B Fresno, CA 150B Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA 339B California 4 - Madera 347B California 12 - Kings 00228 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 097B Bakersfield, CA 341B California 6 - Mono 00228 PCS -- Verizon Wireless 00002 PCS -- Verizon Wireless 00004 PCS -- Verizon Wireless 00064 PCS -- Verizon Wireless 00112 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 035B Sacramento, CA 254B Redding, CA 274B Yuba City, CA 345B California 10 - Sierra Priority 2 00498 D/A -- Verizon Wireless 171B Reno, NV 543B Nevada 1 - Humboldt 544B Nevada 2 - Lander 545B Nevada 3 - Storey 546B Nevada 4 - Mineral 547B Nevada 5 - White Pine 00498 PCS -- Verizon Wireless Priority 3 00224 (A) -- Verizon Wireless 107B Stockton, CA 142B Modesto, CA 338B California 3 - Alpine 00294 (A) -- Verizon Wireless 215B Chico, CA 254B Redding, CA 337B California 2 - Modoc Priority 4 04183 PCS FR SprintPCS - San Fransisco CA (including Eureka) Priority 5 24615 PCS RM Iusacel - Tujuana MX 01474 D/A RM CC Communications 543B Nevada 1 - Humboldt 01064 D/A RM Golden State Cellular 338B California 3 - Alpine Priority 6 01059 (A) RM United States Cellular 336A California 1 - Del Norte 01473 D/A RM Western Wireless 543A Nevada 1 - Humboldt 01080 (A) FR El Dorado Cellular 346B California 11 - El Dorado ....
this coul be by www.sorehands.com · 2002-08-13 11:02 · Score: 3, Interesting

This could be a violation of the consumer protection acts.

I would say Verizion should be burried, but Verizion is also going after a Ralksy, a big time spammer.

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