AT&T
I've had AT&T for years from Bay Area days. Am switching to Verizon this week. I've heard there is no AT&T 3G network in Bishop. Verizon has one here. In general AT&T has very poor reception on the Eastside and in Mammoth for any kind of phone.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
My I phone is tight but my coverege sucks! Mammoth gets 3G. What about us? The Internet coverege and downloading very dissapointing for such a cool phone. Better have your wifi ready.
Was this review helpful to you?T-Mobile
Signal some what weaker in park. Good throughout town. New Sony Ericsson much better than my old Nokia was. Good service with T mobile.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
Lots of poor quality connections. Lots of dropped calls (despite Cingular's "promise of the fewest dropped calls). Works sketchily inside house and office (near Bishop City Hall). Often callers are directed instantly to voice mail although the phone is on and at my side (in my pocket). That said, there are some encouraging signs from time to time that it might actually be improving... no idea why those moments of clear, strong connections come and go so readily. I stay for the roll-over minutes of Cingular. Throw up some more towers that look like "pine trees." It won't spoil the reward of hiking into the backcountry of the John Muir Wilderness... mostly, they'll go unnoticed in any part of town, once they've been installed; I'd suggest one somewhere up near Cerro Coso Comm. College's campus (with its unnecessary light pollution!)
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Nearly impossible to use the phone to make or receive calls. Verizon cancelled my contract because they said they had lost a cell tower and would not replace it.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
Cingular coverage in Bishop was pretty mediocre compared to Verizon or Cellular One. Calls would frequently drop, even with "full bars", calls would also frequently get static-y. Roams on Cellular One's GSM overlay, but despite great CDMA coverage in the area the gsm service is very finicky. The only Cingular tower is located East of town in the White Mountains.. Great if you're fishing over there :-)
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