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I've had Nextel since before moving to Orlando in 2000. Service has been very poor over the last two years. It's almost useless at home (Metrowest) works poorly at work (zip 32810, near Lee Road) and drops often on I-4 on theway to Tampa. I wish I could switch immediately to another carrier but my contract isn't up for another 6 months. I can only surmise that the Sprint takeover spoiled a formerly great service. It's a shame.
I-95 From the Georgia Border to I-4 then I-4 to Orlando and the entire Orlando / Disney area - NO DIGITAL SIGNAL reception! When I crossed back into Georgia, I got Digital Reception again. This is a new problem (as of June / July 2006. In Dec 2005 I drove to Miami on I-95 and had Digital Reception the whole way. I call this a Cingular problem because I got their recording when I dialed *611 (Analog mode very weak)
Reception is extremely spotty and absolutely impossible in most spots in the UCF Visual Arts Building, Student Union, Library, and all points south of the Administration Building. Cell towers are needed badly for Cingular customers at UCF and in the Oviedo area.
Nextel coverage is poor throughout the central Fl area. Im a truck driver, that experiences weak reception almost everywhere that I travel in the central Fl region. Dropped calls have become the norm. Customer service is a joke. My contract expires in Oct. hopefully my patience out lives my contract.
EVERY single call is dropped at least once. Callers are often told that Nextel needs to "locate" me when I am sitting right beside it. All too often, it indicates no service available. Nextel has checked the phone out and says it works just fine and that I must be in an area with low coverage. that must include all central Florida! The bad news is that I just signed a contract with Nextel and have this non-working piece of junk for two years.
