Boost Mobile coverage vs. Straight Talk coverage

by sb (admin)
(Virginia)

Boost Mobile relies on Sprint's CDMA network for it cell phone coverage and it's IDEN network for it's walkie-talkie or push to talk coverage.

Straight Talk relies on Verizon for coverage for its non-Android CDMA-type cell phones (those with model numbers ending with the letter "C"). It relies on Sprint for it Android CDMA phones, and it relies and on AT&T and T-Mobile (I believe) for it GSM-type phones (those with model numbers ending with the letter "G").




For Android CDMA-type phones, the coverage should be about the same. For a non-Android CDMA phone, we can roughly compare coverage based on the maps given by the providers which I've combined above.

To my eyes, the Straight Talk map seems to provide better overall coverage, but you should take a look at how the coverage is where you live.

You can check out Boost Mobile's coverage map here. For Straight Talk coverage on the Verizon netwok, you can't really check it at the local level on their site, but you can head over to Verizon coverage locator and check it there. Make sure you select "Prepaid" and hit "Refresh Map" to get the right coverage.

Finally, for GSM phones, you can check out the AT&T or T-Mobile coverage (depending on the GSM phone).