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Verizon

So I have had all the major carriers and while they all have issues Verizon has been by far the best for us. In my apartment we get over 30mbs speeds with 4g which is way beyond T-Mobile and AT&T 4g service and we all know how slow Sprint it. I do notice lower bars around tempe but still get over 10mbps so not bad at all. Never dropped a call. The best part about Verizon is if u travel a lot like we do there are very few dead zones around the country on highways and tons of 4g zones. If you can affordbthe premium of better service get Verizon. If you dont care about data speeds and want something cheap go with sprint. T-Mobile is laughable and gets no service for large areas when traveling and had major problems with AT&T claiming much higher data usage then actually used.

Sprint

I love Sprint they have been good to me and I have great reception for my Samsung galaxys3. I'm very surprise to see all these negative comments about Sprint. Verizon, T-mobile, and AT&T are horrible went through them all and finally I'm 100% happy with Sprint reception plans and everything

Verizon

Had Sprint but for some reason got slower on data and dropped calls.so went to Verizon and have 4g here.making this comment on my Maxx and listening to pandra at the same time.its great

T-Mobile

Never dropped a call. Great 4G service. Love T-Mobile!.

Verizon

I never have problems with reception anywhere in Phoenix. Verizon is fantastic. ATT and Sprint have reception problems in our neighborhood.

Verizon

I like reading the comments on here because its amazing how ignorant people can be. No cell phone carrier can guarantee service within your home. They will not guarantee your service in an office, a warehouse or a mine. The structure of the building, placement of electrical units and building material all play a factor in this. Anyway, my Verizon service is perfect - always has been and always will be. I used to have T-Mobile and I wouldn't go back even if they paid me to use their service.

Sprint

I actually have boost mobile which is sprint. I have great reception and no complaints. Just cheap good service from boost.

Sprint

I have been using Sprint for years and in Phoenix the network coverage is outstanding. I travel extensivly for business (commercial pilot) all over the west, from Dallas to the California coast, and always have good coverage. I would recommend Sprint to anyone. They have the best prices, too!

Verizon

Switched from Sprint and couldn't be happier. I have the Hybrid PRL code that keeps me on Alltels network until they merge the two networks because I am closer to the Alltel tower. Love Verizon so far! :) Much better then Sprint.

Verizon

All my friends with AT&T and Sprint has service issues. I did too with AT&T. I'm now with Verizon and could not be happier!

AT&T

I didn't get a good reception with Cingular when they were merging with AT&T. As soon as I switched it to AT&T, I got clear receptions to make calls anywhere in the house.

AT&T

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.

AT&T

Great reception. No dropped calls and crystal clear conversations. In comparison, my Verizon phone and service that is provided by my job is horrible. I miss work calls all the time and have to go outside to take a call.

T-Mobile

I used to have Verizon and I always had problems with reception and drop calls. Now that I switch to T-Mobile everything is great no problems what so ever. I'm glad I made the switch.

Verizon

Been dying to try the IPhone or the HTC Touch, however 2 friends with ATT cannot use their phones at my house, so no IPhone for me. Sprint has the new HTC TOuch, but I had Sprint before... what a HASSLE, such spotty reception, they finally let me out of my contract without a fee. Verizon better wake up on the touch-flo phones though. People want the newest technology with good reception. For now, I guess I will wait to buy.

Verizon

i do not like Verizons call plans, so I come on here to figure out who may be good, and it seems like the opinions vary so much that I will have to stick with Verizon as I have NO trouble getting a signal anywhere in the valley. I have traveled through CA and WI as well as all over the valley and have never had a signal or dropped call issue. I work inside office complexes and almost always get calls. sometimes it will go directly to voicemail, but I really have no complaints about the Verizon coverage, just the plans suck.

T-Mobile

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

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.

Cricket

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

Verizon

I've found Verizon to continually have the best service out there. Having driven several times across I-10 to and from the CA coast, even where most phones go dead in the vast desert areas, Verizon has some dead spots but not nearly as bad as other carriers. Recently my hubby drove to AZ from Indiana, during the entire 3 day trip there was only maybe 2-3 hrs (mostly in mountain areas) where he didn't have coverage.

Verizon

I moved here from back east and Verizon seems to excellant coverage anywhere in Phoenix. It is so string that I have no problem with reception in most buildings.

Sprint

since the people at that wireless toyz set me up I have had the best service and reception in the world and I would reccomend it to everyone

Virgin Mobile

Dropped calls in a high rise in Honolulu, but it was fine on the lanai. Never had a problem in AZ, good reception everywhere for me. Good value if u don't use a cell much! (Can't beat $5 a month!)

AT&T

Over all I have say that At&t / Cingular wireless service coverage is as good if not better than most or all the other cellular services in the Phoenix metro area, Yes There are some areas where I have little to no service. But No carrier has a complete 100% flawless blanket anywhere, with any of the current Technologies out there. I have had Sprint service With a Samsung flipfone because of work while at the same time having my AT&T wireless service. And dwould drop call just from tilting my head the wrong way and would have to use my personal phone to continue working. It seemed as thought if you looked at the Sprint phone the wrong way it would drop a call. I have noticed sence I have had to replace my phone several time due to the abuse that my phone endures each day, and have used Other phones from manufactures LG, Motorola, and currently have been using a NEC 525 while I am waiting to purchase a new Nokia directly from nokia. That with the other phones I do not get the same coverage in the same locations as that I did with the Nokia phones. If it were my guess if you look at the reviews of most of the people saying that they had Below Average, Poor, and No Reception, with At&t / Cingular / Tmobile GSM service a good majority of the complaints come from people who got the lowest priced if not Free give away phone at the time, and usually 7 out of 10 times they are Motorola phones. To add one last thing to back up my oppinion of the persons cell service directly being effected by the Phone its self, One of my previous roomates had Sprint service at the same time that I had Sprint service bacause of work He had a Nokia phone while I had the Samsung and he had significintly better coverage, to the point were we would both be on the a call at the same time and I would drop the call and have no reception whatso ever, and he would still be chatting away like nothing.

Alltel

My alltell phone works great through out the house. My wife's Verizon only works outside.

T-Mobile

I have had nothing but perfect service from T-Mobile in the last 3 years. Many complain of crappy service in the valley, but I have found that most of the time this is because of the phone. If you pay a little extra to get a good phone, you can expect to get good service. If you simply hop to a different cell phone provider every year or two and take their offers for a free phone, you will never find a service that meets your expectations. I haven't dropped a call in the last 6 months or so. I have never had a call that didn't go through due to network congestion. T-Mobile is a solid network. Just take one piece of advice... Use all the money that you are going to save at T-Mobile to buy a really good phone that has gotten really good reviews. The freebies are just crap that all of these companies must offer to remain competitive... don't get sucked in! You won't regret it.

Alltel

I've been with Cellular One / alltel for almost 8 years. I have occasional dropped calls in buildings or when going between mountians but it's LOTS better than my husband's AT&T / Cingular GSM. I've traveled within AZ to Cottonwood, Cornville, Sedona with average to good reception almost everywhere. I also traveled to MN this summer and had good reception in almost all the areas in South Twin Cities metro area as well as Rochester. I look around but I don't think that I can beat what I've got.

T-Mobile

I have been with T-Mobile since they were VoiceStream and the service has improved greatly in 4 years. I travel all over the country and have never had an issue while I was on their network. Anytime I am using a Cingular network however, that is a different story... . The rest of my family is on AT&T, which is now Cingular and I refuse to talk to them on their cell phones. They are constantly dropping calls and get no service here or in Utah. What a waste that merger was. I am trying to convince them to switch over to T-Mobile, but have had little success. They are eating up the lies Cingular is telling them about how service is going to improve.

Verizon

Great Reception around all of Phoenix. Got 5 bars of signal with Verizon while my Cingular phone had no signal at all.

Alltel

Had Alltel for years and never had any major problems. Once ever couple months it won't connect a call right away but rarely drops calls and I am all over the valley. Customer service has always been helpful. When out of town in SoCal, Vegas, or on the road, pretty much 100% coverage. I'm shopping around carriers right now (why I'm on here) but I keep saying to myself "why am I considering leaving when I have no problems?". It seems everyone has good and bad with all the carriers but in my case, if it's not broke, don't fix it.

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