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Cell phone coverage comments are submitted voluntarily by visitors around the Birmingham, AL area.

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1. Verizon 3.06 16 Verizon Towers Map
2. T-Mobile 2.53 15 T-Mobile Towers Map
3. AT&T 2.32 22 AT&T Towers Map
4. Sprint 1 12 Sprint Towers Map
5. Nextel 1 4 Nextel Towers Map

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Carrier / Rating Location / Comment Date
T-Mobile
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

MULGA LOOP RD, Birmingham, AL 35224 Thu Jan 26, 2012

CONCERNED ABOUT MOVING IN THIS LOCATION AND CANNOT GET LITTLE OR NO RECEPTION ON MY CELL PHONE. NEED MORE TOWERS FOR BETTER CONNECTION.

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Sprint
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
evo
Acton Rd., Birmingham, AL 35242 Sat Dec 24, 2011

AAA office inside no reception

AT&T
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iPhone 3G
Vestavia Hills Library, Birmingham, AL 35216 Fri Aug 05, 2011

Reliable coverage at this spot.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iPhone 3G
Crestwood Blvd. / 56th St., Birmingham, AL 35222 Fri Aug 05, 2011

I live in the area and have seen coverage deteriorate over several years. Every time I begin using the phone, only 1 bar is available, often increasing to 2 or 3 as I make a call or access the Internet. It is now very rare to see 4 or 5 bars. I have had to ask callers to repeat themselves because of audio drop-outs. About 1 call in 7 is not placed on the first try. I conclude that AT&T has added local customers, but not capacity to serve them. (Or perhaps they don't want customers to feel they can do without their land lines, provided by AT&T.)

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
EVO
Shades Mountain / Twin Branch Dr., Birmingham, AL 35226 Mon Aug 01, 2011

No reception inside the house, and barely any outside. If you look at the tower map and consider the elevation, it makes sense but still disappointing. We love our phones and saving a good bit of money over my old iPhone. Great service in other areas of the city.

AT&T
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
BlackBerry 9000
Crestwood Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35222 Tue May 17, 2011

Signal bars go all over the place (from 1 to 5 to 3 to 5, etc.) all the time. I've had the same problem for 9 years and all I get from AT&T (previously Cingular) was that they are improving towers all the time.

Sprint
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Blackberry Curve
I-459 Northbound / I-65, Birmingham, AL 35244 Sun May 15, 2011

I drop calls everytime on I-459 north just after passing I-65. When headed southbound towards the Galleria I do not have this problem.

Alltel
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
various
Oxmoor / Lakeshore, Birmingham, AL 35209 Sat Sep 25, 2010

I have Alltel from the Dothan area. Reception is good all over. My work phone is an ATT unit and it sux! Sadly ATT has bought out Alltel in the southeast part of alabama and I will be moving on over to Verizon very soon. I went through this when my 1st carrier was bought out by ATT and I will not make that mistake ever again. From the poor customer service to awful coverage, and from the lame excuses to the creative billing, it was absolute torture!

T-Mobile
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Riverchase Residential Community, Birmingham, AL 35244 Wed Oct 14, 2009

Coverage inside home in Riverchase residential area is below average. Otherwise happy with service when away from home.

Sprint
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
HTC Mogul (PPC-6800)
Liberty Park / Liberty Park Loop, Birmingham, AL 35242 Mon Jun 29, 2009

Absolutely hate Sprint. Don't know why I stayed with them. I have no reception at all in my apartment in Liberty Park. Walked around the complex and still don't get anything higher that one or two bars. Definitely going to another service, despite the cancellation fee.

T-Mobile
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Pawnee Ave., Birmingham, AL 35205 Thu Jun 11, 2009

Luvs T-Mobile... always get a great signal even in UAB!

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AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Motorola Q
Altadena Dr., Birmingham, AL 35243 Tue May 05, 2009

I just moved to this house. Reception is very poor-sometimes no reception in the house. AT&T told me it must be the house. However, I have spotty reception outside as well.

T-Mobile
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Nokia 5300
Southside / UAB / 11th St.South, Birmingham, AL 35205 Mon Apr 13, 2009

I have being with T-Mobile for the past 3 years now and must say that their service is very good..Even in a place like B'ham which is mostly a valley between mountains, I cant complain..Wish they had Iphone...

Verizon
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
LG Dare (VX9700)
Birmingham, AL, Birmingham, AL 35205 Tue Jan 20, 2009

Just switch my whole family over to Verizon. Couldn't be any more happier! I can use my phone in so many more place then I could with AT&T! They are now the largest network with 83 million.

T-Mobile
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung SGH-T309
Valley Ave.At Vulcan / Vulcan / 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35209 Tue Sep 23, 2008

I haven't tried other carriers, but I've had T-Mobile for about 10 years, since it was Powertel. I live in the Hollywood / Homewood area, service here was spotty up until about 2005... .Tmobile must have upgraded or added a tower nearby. Now in 2008 my service is pretty great, don't always have full bars but rarely drop a call. I give it a B+ or A-. Sure there are a few predictable dead spots around town (below Vulcan, top of Hwy. 31 at Shades Crest, Lakeshore near Samford, etc come to mind), but I suspect all carriers have and / or share dead spots. I occasionally get a random dropped call in the house or on the interstate, but not often enough to bug me, MAYBE once or twice a month at the most. And from what I've seen, T-Mobile is SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than the other carriers. I don't have a home phone, so I need a lot of minutes. I only have free long distance in AL and Miss, but I get 3,000 anytime minutes for about $60 a month. That many minutes would be well over $100 with any other carrier PLUS have restrictions on WHEN I could use my minutes, etc. Too bad the iPhone is limited to AT&T... .bummer :(

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Treo 755p
Lakeshore Ridge Apts, Birmingham, AL 35211 Mon Jul 07, 2008

Phone will not work inside apartment. Drops calls all the time. Not notified about voicemails for days.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
HTC 8525
Sicard Hollow / Liberty Pkwy., Birmingham, AL 35242 Thu May 08, 2008

certain areas of Liberty Park do not even get a signal

AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Apple iPhone
Clarendon Rd., Birmingham, AL 35213 Thu Nov 08, 2007

I had to return my new iphone the next day after switching from Verizon to AT&T. No service inside my house. Spotty service in some places in my yard, and that's it. Bummer.

T-Mobile
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
blackberry
20 St. Southside / Highland Ave., Birmingham, AL 35205 Sat Sep 08, 2007

Great coverage on browser and calls no wonder they keep on winning J.D. Powers!

AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
motorola v series
14th St. So. / 14th Ave., Birmingham, AL 35205 Thu Aug 30, 2007

There is absolutely no reception here with ATT. I can stand in the middle of the street, with no high-rise buildings in sight, on a cloudless day, and consistently still get 0 reception. This is just behind Dreamland BBQ.


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