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Location / Comment
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Sprint
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: RIM BlackBerry Tour (9630)
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Bryan / Lumsden, Brandon, FL 33511 |
Sun Aug 01, 2010 |
I get decent Service with SPRINT and I have no real complaints. The overall service
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AT&T
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Blackberry Curve 8310 & LG CU920 |
Lumsden / Parsons / Bryan, Brandon, FL 33511 |
Tue Jul 20, 2010 |
I have two phones--one personal, one work. I drive down Lumsden every day, and in the same spot, between Parsons and Bryan, I cannot make a call. If I am on a call, it drops. This occurs on either phone. SOOO, it's not the phone(s)! I know it's highly residential in that area, but there could be something to work with for a new tower?
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Verizon
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: LG Voyager (VX10000)
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Lakewood / Windhorst, Brandon, FL 33510 |
Wed Dec 23, 2009 |
Never had a single issue with Verizon. Never a dropped call. Only wish they had better phones and cheaper plans, because there reception is the best.
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Sprint
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung Moment (SPH-M900)
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Lakewood / Windhorst, Brandon, FL 33510 |
Wed Dec 23, 2009 |
The intersection of Lakewood and Windhorst is actually OK (spotty) but when you turn onto my street the signal goes to 1 or 0 bars. We had to get an Airave from Sprint in order to get reception in our house at all. Without it, I couldn't get online without using WiFi and half the time my phone beeped at me to tell me there was no signal and it was roaming. The Airave fixed the signal problem in my house, but not on my street.
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T-Mobile
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: RAZR |
Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Brandon, FL 33511 |
Thu May 29, 2008 |
Most of the time I get perfect reception but when it comes to church or at home (which are relatively close by) I have horrible reception. Everywhere else almost perfect. I have friends who have AT&T, Alltel, and Sprint and they usually have the same problem at the church. Verizon works great around the area though.
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T-Mobile
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Krzr |
Broadway Center / Columbus, Brandon, FL 33510 |
Wed Mar 05, 2008 |
I Live in a second floor apartment that faces South I must stand at the window to get any bars. I get great reception around Tampa and Brandon.
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Verizon
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola V710
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Woodberry Rd. / Grand Regency Blvd., Brandon, FL 33510 |
Sun Dec 17, 2006 |
I have been a Verizon Wireless customer for almost six years now, and I must say that I get consistently good reception. The townhouse I live in is a test for reception as anyone that has T-Mobile or Nextel, has to go outside to use their phone. Mine always works, and my sister has Cingular which works most of the time. Verizon's rate plans aren't the cheapest, but what good are all the minutes if I can't use them? I'm sure I'll continue to be with Verizon Wireless.
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Nextel
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: i730
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Brooker Elementry School, Brandon, FL 33511 |
Sat Nov 11, 2006 |
I have bad reception in buildings even my own home. I have to walk around the house till I see bars, then I have to stay in that spot so I don't have my conversation ended. Outside it just depends on the weather, or the amount of trees around
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Alltel
 2 Out of 5
Phone Model: LG AX5000 |
Windhorst and Kingsway, Brandon, FL 33510 |
Thu Aug 03, 2006 |
Outside the Sweetbay at the SE corner of Kingsway / Windhorst reception is great. Inside the building, reception is terrible and calls are dropped. Alltel told me that my old Nokia 3587i had the best reception of all their models, and it was the LG AX5000's fault for bad reception.
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Nextel
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola i710
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Brandon, Tampa, Valrico, Riverview, Brandon, FL 33510 |
Sun Dec 04, 2005 |
Nextel is horrible. I live in the middle of Brandon and you'd think I lived in the middle of Kansas by the signal I get. 99% of the time I can't make a call on the first try. My signal goes from full to none back to full in the space of 5 seconds. I get "no service" quite frequently. I get dumped constantly. Two way sucks. I am "under water" most of the time. But the bright side is it's pretty good in alligator alley while many others cut off - too bad I only drive on that a few times a year. They REALLY need to work on signal.
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T-Mobile
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola V-66 |
Lakewood / Windhorst, Brandon, FL 33510 |
Tue Aug 09, 2005 |
Perfect reception throughout the Tampa Bay area PLUS I've used this phone with T-Mobile service in Budapest and Buenos Aires without a hitch. I'm ready to cut the land line--who needs it??!
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T-Mobile
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: IPAQ 6315 |
Bell Shoals Rd. / Brooker Rd., Brandon, FL 33511 |
Tue Aug 09, 2005 |
IPAQ (Pocket PC Phone Edition update) very, very poor reception in Bloomingdale West and at Bell SHoals Baptist Church in Brandon, Zip 33511. Other T-Mobile phones seem to have better reception than this phone. Phone will ring (sometimes) they can hear me, but I can't hear them. Particularly bad inside any building (including my own home).
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T-Mobile
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola V330
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Causeway / Lakewood, Brandon, FL 33511 |
Sun Jul 17, 2005 |
I have traveled most of the major and minor streets around tampa and brandon. Only rarely will I have less than 2-3 bars or a dropped call. Amazingly enough, I put my cell phone in a cup holder in the console which probably shields the phone from a lot of signal but it still works great. Sound with T-Mobile at times needs improvement but who doesn't? Its an overcompressed cell phone. I have been with T-Mobile for almost 5 years and I am very pleased with their service. I have been on 301 from riverview to 75, The entire crosstown, All bay bridges and all over St. Pete. Been on the phone from tampa to daytona on I-4 and sometimes back roads. Always on the phone and reception is great. I use nothing but the little cell phone and its antenna. I don't have a car kit or even a proper mounting kit. (Sits in cup holder using bluetooth earphone)
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Sprint
 2 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung VGA1000 (SPH-A620)
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Kingway Ave. / Clay Ave., Brandon, FL 33510 |
Thu Jun 09, 2005 |
I use my phone as a home phone. The reception is off and on. But otherwise the service seems to be as good as any other.
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Sprint
 2 Out of 5
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Paddock Club Dr., Brandon, FL 33511 |
Tue Sep 07, 2004 |
Good sometimes, poor others.
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