Windows Phone Thoughts: MobileTracker: "Ride Along With A Verizon Wireless Test Man"

"Can you hear me now? Ask anyone under thirty the first thing they think of after hearing that phrase and you'll likely hear back Verizon Wireless. For good or evil, the ads portraying a lonely Verizon Wireless employee asking the person on the other line if the connection is good, are everywhere. While the actor in the commercials probably couldn't program his speed dial, I recently rode along with a real Verizon Wireless test man named Levy Rippy. Levy works out of the Temple Terrace office near my home in Tampa, Florida."



I know, I know, at least one of you wants to scream at that cliche "Test Man" and the catchphrase plastered all over Verizon Wireless's ads. However, the article is actually quite interesting, and in my case, experience backs it up: Verizon's coverage is quite good in the NY Metro area, so much so that I use it even though the Pocket PC and Smartphone pickings on Verizon have historically been less extensive than GSM carriers here. I hope all the carriers have a similar facility implemented -- we could certainly use more consistent coverage. :)