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Seems to be a dead spot from 32nd north to 38th and about 3 blocks E and W. Can barely make calls without a static or dropped calls inside our outside of brick apartment building.
I use a trac phone and get perfect reception in the basement even with no power bands showing. never drops a call. I just selected the the first one because you have to pick one that is listed but I use a Trac and not the "Altel" service.
Verizon is very spoty in this major residential area. I have complained to Verizon several times about frequent dropped calls. They acknowledge it is a poor area and say they have no plans to improve it. Other cell users say most carriers have the same problem here. The nearest cell tower that I know of is 2+ miles away. There is an ideal site 1 / 4 mile away but Verizon says they arent interested in improving service here.
Great reception in my area with a prepaid phone I bought from Cingular; all around the house, and even in the basement, I have cristal clear sound with no droped calls, echo or static. It worked great around the north Federal area too, and perfectly when I went snowboarding up in Loveland. Have a family plan from Verizon... not good around the house; I have to use it near a window and can't move while talking or the line starts braking... and forget about talking in the basment[At least in Thornton]. Definetly switching to Cingular after 2 year contract.
We've been with Verizon for two years. We've gotten average to decent reception in our house, except that I usually have to stand by a south window if I'm calling long distance. However, I can call my friends long distance while hiking in the foothills around Boulder (Shadow Canyon, Bear Mountain, Sanitas) and was able to call my friends visiting Golden from the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon. Was also able to get decent reception in Estes Park. Also have had good reception in other states, except for some isolated National Parks areas or deep rock canyons (Escalante / Grand Staircase, some parts of the San Juans). Few dropped calls; do have to move around sometimes to get good reception. Changing batteries once a year might help; ours are two years old and not holding charges as well anymore.
Wish I would have found this site sooner! Had Cingular before. I had 3-4 bars of service here (noticed the cell phone tower is on the roof of the safeway). Then I switched to Verizon because I heard it worked better. BAD MOVE. I frequently loose calls and barely get a bar of service at my apartment. After reading all the bad reviews about Verizon dought its a phone problem. I notice Verizon works great on the interstates but poor a mile from them.
