I will say this, I'm pretty sure a lot of people have cellular phones. Have found that you can get the best cellular phone around but if this network is crappy, you will not experience the benefits. Yea or Nay? That's why AT&T, Verizon and others get so upset when someone is claiming to buy up more spectrum then others can get.
Test:
Go buy an iphone and hook it up to a service like Boost Mobile and then go compare it to Verizon. Then you tell me which is more important to you, phone or network? Even better when you get both!
Best I can say