Sprint and Verizon have always been bitter rivals, engaging in price wars, coverage wars, and device wars. The two use CDMA, and both have the same technologies, and they both have the same pool of phones to choose from to carry. So when Sprint announced they would be using QChat to provide the next generation of push to talk service, it only figured Verizom would as well.
Sprint will have theirs first, but they better hurry and make the market share they will need. That is because after Sprint launches QChat in 5 days, Verizon will follow in a few months. We have already seen QChat devices sporting branding from the two, and it will be a rough fight.
[Via Unwired View]
I have had both sprint and Verizon, and I would have to say that hands down, Verizon has the largest higher quality network in the country. With Verizon’s new In-network, there is absolutely no roaming charges, which means you are always on their network. I love it. It works everywhere I go. I have an all-digital phone, and I haven’t had any problems since about 95% of their network is now digital.