Getting out of contract based on lack of coverage

I recently moved from NY to MA. I have had Verizon forever and no issues. Unfortunately where I now live, my cell phone calls continuously get dropped in my house and pretty much through the town where I live. I called Verizon a few weeks ago and they said that they would sent someone out to test my area and get back to me. I never did hear back from them and had two calls drop again last night at my neighbors house. I spent an hour on the phone with Verizon who told me that Yes, my coverage in my area is considered MARGINAL. I have a couple options, they could give me a network extender for my house, which wont work on my cell phone when I'm out of my house or I can cancel my agreement. BUT, because I signed my agreement in NY, my coverage is based on that area and I will have to pay the fees for early termination. I have not had any issues with Verizon, I'm sad that I dont have great coverage where I live because I have enjoyed Verizon.... the only reason I need to terminate is because my coverage is awful here. I work from home and often forward my work calls to my cell phone. This is where I live, I"m not just visiting or renting, we purchased a house here. Verizon is forcing me to keep my phones with unstable coverage or pay an outrages amount to terminate my contract.
The customer service agent told me that I could suspend my phone at no charge for six months...purchase a Straight Talk phone for $50/mo use the money that I save from my bill at the end of the six months to pay off the early termination???? REALLY????
Any suggestions would be wonderful. I definitely feel more like a number at this very moment than a client.
Not happy right now

It's probably because people have been gaming the system. People here for example will buy a device sign a contract and then act like they moved and say they don't have coverage on a neighbor island. So they get a device for free-$200 and out of contract to use on another carrier. This kind of stuff happens on a very large scale. At times people take their devices overseas and used family members addresses to buy devices.

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