Straight Talk Hotspot on Verizon towers...how do you know?

The way is was explained to me is this: Straight Talk buys a percentage of band width from either Verizon or AT&T and the subsequent use of their towers. If the local Name brand usage of that tower is great, the low percentage of S.T.gets pushed down the ladder. In lower usage areas one might conceivably always have coverage with S.T. In higher usage areas, like larger cities, that may not always be so.