Cell Phone (CDMA)????????

Question

I have a verizon cellphone and I hear it is CDMA apposed to GSM. I also hear that Sprint and Altel are CDMA. Does that mean that anywhere I have verizon service I will also have service with any (Sprint/Altel) CDMA phone?

Answer 1

if sprint or alltel does not have service in those areas, then you may be permitted to roam on the verizon network in these areas... but roaming charges can be quite expensive... most carriers have a map showing there coverage areas...  

Answer 2

no it does not. their coverage areas are not exactly the same