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Zero to 1 bar inside home. 4 bars outside. Wife has Alltel, son #1 has T-Mobile son #2 has AT&T so I could verify coverage easily. AT&T suck the big donkey. Switched to Alltel I have 5 and 6 bars now. Had to wait for 2 yr contract to end before I could dump this sorry ATT service.
Intersection of Central and Fremont gets horrible reception. Typically, Poor to No Reception. Driving down Fremont into the neighborhood between 7th Ave and Central, signal jumps between No Reception and Below Average (most times you can see 1 or 2 bars, however outbound calls fail and text messages can't be set and "No Service" appears during the call / SMS attempt ). Typically the "Below Adverage" rating is only while the phone is idle, so it is possible to receive SMS or calls, however answering the call or keeping the call established is nearly impossible.
About 2-4 blocks south of the tower location (towards Baseline) the signal goes from Perfect to Below Average. By the time you hit Fremont (Poncho's Mexican Restaurant is at that corner) signal falls to Poor, if you're lucky.
The reception in my apt is nt very good. I have to move the phone around to get an evdo signal. However my wifes phone (Chocolate 8550) works great in here. Maybe its the phone but still should work.
I rarely have less than 4 bars in my home, at work, or anywhere around Phoenix. Dropped calls happen, but happen rarely. Verizon's customer service is helpful. If you go over your monthly minutes, and dropped calls are a problem, they will issue credit once they review your call log.
