Residents in New York City rally against planned placement of a Verizon XLTE cell tower

13. Armchair_Commentator (Posts: 222; Member since: 08 May 2014)

NIMBY is right, I'm sure they love enjoying the benefits of these types of infrastructure, but they just don't want to see it or hear it.

Out of sight out of mind I guess

15. Reluctant_Human (Posts: 867; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)

It's New York. There's a Duane Reade everywhere lol.

14. wyrishman (Posts: 39; Member since: 11 May 2014)

Hahaha I love the idea of John LeGere secretly starting a protest about this in NY. I could see him forming some coup for that.

+1 for the idea

5. jphillips63 (Posts: 191; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)

Verizon is spending our money not there's. That's why those on Verizon's service pays more for service than any other carrier out there. Seems we pay more and get less. I'd much rather see Verizon focus on the fringe areas first before catering to areas that already has service.

7. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

Speak for yourself Mary, I "pays" less and 'gets' more since I have Unlimited Data. Verizon customers, overall, get better service than customers on those other so-called "carriers".

I'm not sure what part of the country you inhabit but, I actually live in Manhattan, service in Manhattan is the BOMB!!! And, now, with the deployment of XLTE, it's like the "A-BOMB!!!"

Those people in Laurelton, Queens, should consider themselves fortunate that Verizon would even consider to integrate them into their XLTE 4G coverage map; it's only more proof of Verizon's commitment to their network and customers. Especially since, Laurelton is the kind of place one would likely try to avoid going to and is so far from New York City proper that it could almost be considered not New York City by those who actually know any better.

10. alouden (Posts: 232; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)

I would take issue with your offensive comments, but you, know what they say about arguing with a fool....

16. rlopin (Posts: 1; Member since: 07 Oct 2014)

You said "Laurelton is the kind of place one would likely try to avoid going to"

What an incredibly pretentious comment that perpetuates the stereotype of Manhattanites as being elitist. Way to represent.

Not everyone can afford to or wants to live in Manhattan. Do you know anything about Laurelton? Are you a twenty or thirty something? Are you single? Do you have roommates? Do you have kids of school age? Do you own a car? There are many factors that determine where one chooses to live. Not everyone prefers the big city.

The citizens of Laurelton are certainly within their rights to ask for a more obfuscated solution. If it just isn't possible then it represents a trade-off their community can vote on. You shouldn't be so condescending to them just for taking a stand on something that is important to them.

12. downyjr (Posts: 6; Member since: 25 May 2014)

You pay roughly the same through Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. There might be $5-$10 difference a month, but it is well worth it with Verizon's coverage, bandwith, and overall network. I used to work as an indirect dealer, carrying all three, and there was a reason 90% of our sales came from Verizon. You pay more, but you get more too. If you want to save a few bucks a month to get slower 4G and less coverage thats your call, but it is worth it for me.