Coverage Reviews for Phoenix, AZ

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Rating | Carrier | Location

T-Mobile

Can't get any reception until I get out of my apartment. The T-Mobile Internet sucks everywhere. Very slow.

AT&T

In our home we get very little or no reception. Tons of dropped calls if they do come through.Texting seems to be ok, (less signal required), but if you use your phone to talk, it's worthless in our home. The Motorola v557phone goes dead in 1 / 2 a day because it's says "Emergency Only" all the time in our house. ATT says we're right in the middle between two towers, but the coverage stinks. Had Alltel a few years ago and that was slightly better, but not much.

Verizon

Great coverage, Just dial *228 every month to update for the new towers installed and never have had an issue, travel to flagstaff frequently and loose signal when in the mountains going to camp verde but there after have great signal, I love Verizon Wireless!

Nextel

I am not happy with my service here and have tried to get this rectified most of the time I have 1 bar alot of the times I have none

Alltel

Not many carriers can get reception out here. We've never had much trouble at all with alltel.

Verizon

I live close to the Mountain Preserve and constantly drop calls in my house. My buddy a few homes down (brand new Samsung phone) has the same problem.

Sprint

Can't get a digital signal inside, but I see others using theirs with no problem.

Verizon

Dropped Calls, bad call quality and plain out no service sometimes in my apartment.

T-Mobile

T-mobile is by far the best in the valley.I moved out here from Michigan and switched from Sprint rite away!

AT&T

No recpetion at home, Fountain Hills, very spotty in all the valley. Verizon will be my next try. Speaking to my neighbors I know it will at least work in my home.

Verizon

Off 44th St.No of Elliot, next to So Mountain preserve. Terrible Verizon reception. Drops every call. Used to be good here up to a year ago. Think it's because they've elimated analog backup. My wife's phone on Verizon - same. New phone on Verizon -- same. They ran a trouble ticket, tech said "yep, no service". They're letting me out of my contract. GREAT reception EVERYWHERE else -- Phoenix or nationally.

Sprint

Very poor reception at this location with all 4 of the Sprint phones I've owned.

Nextel

Worthless in Tempe. 100% drop call rate when in low areas on AZ51 - again, WORTHLESS.

AT&T

I have had Cingular since it was AT&T in this area. Reception in my home is almost useless. Reception in other areas is spotty. Switching phones helped a little, but not much. I am hoping that T Mobile is better in Phoenix.

AT&T

I used to have T-Mobile for years and reception was great all over Phoenix, and had great customer service. Made the mistake of switching to Cingular a few months ago for PTT and their reception is bad-to-terrible all over town - even after trying 3 different phones, one Samsung and two Sony Ericcsons. We have 2 family plans with 8 people and all agree that Cingular is terrible so now we're trying to find a way out of the 2yr contract. Customer service is not as good with Cingular either - they are okay once you get through, but be prepared for some looooong hold times. I love my w810i phone, but hate Cingular's reception!

Verizon

It is impossible to carry a conversation in this area.

Alltel

Alltel is actually the best service as well with t-mobile. the coverage and the rate plans are the best. Cingular sucks... ... fewest dropped calls... ..o wait is that false advertisement or hmmmm... ... im actually a dealer so I know these things. I used 2000 minutes and I some how dropped 3 calls. Alltel and T-Mobile I would have to give a excellent mark for service. Verizon is a good service but they dont have the my circle and Alltel actually has better service then them.

AT&T

Cingular coverage very poor, looking for better coverage in home.

Sprint

In my home, I get very poor reception and on campus at GCC I don't get service. Other than that my service works well just about everywhere.

T-Mobile

I dont wanna waste my time in talking abt "Nothing".. I usually set "Forward all calls" to my home landline # when I enter my apartment.

AT&T

I hate cingular! I cannot use my phone in my house or at my work. I do not believe they are the best for dropped calls, because every phone call I receive gets dropped. I will be switching soon.

Alltel

Odd, this Alltel. I just switched from Sprint (don't ask me why - just kick me!) and have found that SOMETIMES I have coverage in my neighborhood (Desert Hills) with Alltel and sometimes not! This past weekend I couldn't make a call at all. Today (Monday) no problems! I am (as are many of you) caught up in a new 2 yr, so yep - no recourse except to say "thanks for the s_x lady" and move on - no longer term potential here! LOL Seriously, does anyone in my area (Desert Hills) get good service on Alltel while at home? If so, perhaps it is my phone. Post here if you can. Thanks!

Sprint

I have to stand in my driveway to get at least one bar... ..many, many dropped calls. If you call Sprint and report dropped calls you will receive credit. Is it worth the hassel? No! The person you were speaking with is wondering what happend and why you have not called back. I'm dropping Sprint and going with Verizon!

Sprint

Never a problem with reception or dropped calls in my neighborhood, or throughout the Phoenix area for that matter. Reception generally very generous throughout much of AZ, NV, and CA, even most rural areas (roaming, though).

Sprint

Great voice and data reception inside the house. No dropped calls, good signal strength. Not so good at work in big buildings in Chandler.

Cricket

Looks like Cricket has put up a new tower in this area. My signal is now at peak as of this week.

Cricket

No dropped calls. Signal strength is average. No real complaints here. They're better than the other prepaid companies, that's for sure.

Qwest

No coverage in our home at all. Yet Qwest won't let us out of our 2 year plan as "somewhere in Phoenix you have coverage". I think 2 year plans need to be outlawed along with if no coverage in your home - then you can get out of the plan free - no penalities. Why do these corporations think it is okay to steal our hard earned money? It's time we stop letting them screw us over - remember we pay the CEO's large salary when we buy their products!

Verizon

Plenty of dead spots within my house. I always worry about the call dropping.

Verizon

Plenty of dead spots within my house. The entire Verizon cell phone experience could be better.

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