Coverage Reviews for Santa Clara, CA

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Sprint

I have Sierra 3G / 4G. 3G gets 6 bars (100%) signal strengh but speed is slow - 1Mbs down. 4G gets 2 bars with antenna assis and window open but again only 1Mbs -> 1.5Mbs down and.20 up. Works but FAR CRY from 4Mpbs down! promised for 4G and only 2 bars. Its cold wtih window open in winter.

AT&T

In my own home I can hardly ever get service! Calls won't go through or get dropped. When I'm talking to people, they can only hear about 1 in five words and vice versa! The Internet connection is beyond horrible!

AT&T

I have broken multiple iphones in frustration to dropped / ghost calls. Worst ever.

AT&T

Never receive calls at home. Need to stand close to the busy street with heavy traffic to use the phone, which makes it useless.

AT&T

I am amazed at how AT&T is still in business. I am stuck to the phone thanks to their expensive contract cancellation fee but I wonder why people sign up for AT&T in the first place. The place where I live has 1 to no bars from AT&T towers and when I call them, they said everything is great! Their solution was to "buy" a microcell which is itself $199. I asked them to give me one for free which they declined. So I was "forced" to buy one. Two more months and I am done with AT&T.

Sprint

If I go stand at my back window I can have a conversation. Otherwise people can't hear me.

T-Mobile

I have been complaining about dropped calls, calls going directly to voicemail for months. They replaced my expensive phone once. Nothing changed. I get 0-3 bars standing outside my house. Signal jumps up and down constantly. Currently they are checking the towers but I have doubts they are doing anything. Before I switch carriers I will probably invest $300 in a cell signal repeater / amp that "might" improve the signal inside the small house. If I have to swich, Verizon seems to be the carrier of choice around here.

AT&T

No 3G. Between 0 and 3 bars (out of 4) on 2G. Outbound calls fail or are very noisy and crackly.

Verizon

reception is only good to make a call but you have to find a good spot indoors, if you go outside you might get 2 bars... .

AT&T

I live right between Intel and Apple, and I get better reception in Mozambique or Uganda or Kenya!

AT&T

In Tasman building addresses 3001, 3003, or 3005, my ATT coverage typically shows only 1-2 bars. I'm frequently unable to access the internet, and occasionally drop calls in these locations as well.

AT&T

The reception is poor. Most of the time I can't hear clearly what the person on the other side is talking about. I get call failed occasionally or just the call just canceled automatically. My phone is showing 5 bars most of the time but would drop to 3 or no bars during call. I do get drop calls occasionally.

Verizon

This just happened in the last few days. Prior to that time I always had 4 bars. Now my calls break up and I loose them. What's up?

AT&T

horrible horrible horrible! I get absolutely no reception! And when I am lucky and get one to three bars, the call quickly "fails". Worst cell phone provider ever. Oh yeah, and their "best coverage" ad campaign is a huge lie.

Verizon

Very strong reception Scared to switch to a different carrier but want a 3G iPhone

AT&T

Something good has happened in the past few days. Now getting 3G reception indoors (1-2 bars). Outside is much stronger. It appears that something positive has been done by AT&T in our area recently.

AT&T

I found out from AT&T's (Cingular) own website that my reception is poor with where I live. I wished I had this tool two years ago before I was locked in a two year contract. The cell phone service was virtually useless because I can't call anyone without major frustration with frustration. Too many dropped calls. Definitely switching to Verizon as soon as contract is completed.

AT&T

Reception on AT&T all throughout the Valley is completely hit or miss, plus even when you do have signal you're lucky to be able to make a call. Even though they claim I have 3G coverage here, I don't get any 3G, only 1 bar of EDGE if I am lucky. At home I have to hold my AT&T phones up to the window to get service, doesn't matter which model I use, I have 6 or 7 different AT&T phones and they all get horrible reception.

Verizon

Verizon has great signal all throughout Santa Clara proper as well as Santa Clara Valley. Wonderful!

AT&T

Cingular has TERRIBLE reception in the area near Santa Clara University. Whenever I'm indoors, I always get dropped called, which is kind of ironic since Cingular's ads always say that they have the least dropped calls. Furthermore, whenever I try to call someone, I have to try countless times before I even manage to call through. When I eventually manage to get through, the reception is VERY bad and I can hardly hear what the other person is saying. It just sounds like this, "Hello? *insert 5 seconds of NOTHINGNESS* Hello? *insert another 5 seconds of hearing absolutely nothing at all* HELLO?? ARE YOU THERE? *gets disconnected*" I'm definitely switching to Verizon or T-Mobile. Shame on you, Cingular!

AT&T

I used to have good reception for the longest time since i've been a Cingular customer but for the past 2 months i've have bad or almost no reception even in my open backyard. I usually have to walk out onto the street to get 2-3 bars to get my voicemails since nobody can call me when I don't have reception so my phone can't even register a missed call for me to get back to them. I called AT&T and apparently about 2 months ago they stopped paying T-Mobile to allow its users to roam off the T-Mobile towers, so until enough people call in and complain to AT&T so that they can fill in a form of complaint, they are not going to reverse their decision, and bad reception is all we're gonna get. I feel so cheated for paying for a service i'm not even getting!

AT&T

Very spotty in the house. Calls go in and out frequently. Have to go outdoors to get better reception. AT&T, put a tower in our area!

AT&T

i usually get no reception in the house. I usually need to go out of the house to get a reception.

Verizon

Great Reception with Verizon even inside apartment or even in below grade garage.

AT&T

Horrible reception indoors, but decent outdoors. Usually 1-2 bars indoors, but calls are frequently dropped and many times I will see "Call Failed"

AT&T

Voice breaks a lot and other person cannot hear me. Though I can hear them clearly. Even tried changing the SIM and Phone. Still have the same issue. Dont know when it will be resolved

AT&T

Almost non-existent in the house. Verizon slightly better. T Mobile bad. This is a dead area. Buyer beware. Check T Mobile site and you'll see bad coverage.

AT&T

I usually see 4-5 bars. Even then the voice breaks when I receive a call. The people on the other side don't have any issues. Initially I felt it was a problem with the instrument, so replaced it with another one. Have the same problem with another equipment, but slightly less severe. Don't know the issue yet.Any help will be appreciated

T-Mobile

No bars of reception inside the house. Got one or two bars outdoors. (I have T-Mobile but the phone screen shows Cingular in this area.) A salesperson in T-Mobile told me they're going to build a tower nearby in August, which should improve the situation.

AT&T

When I am inside the house, you get only one bar. You have to run to outside to receive phone calls. T-mobile is the same, I believe they use the same network as Cingular in this area.

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