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Location / Comment
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Alltel
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: KYOCERA 3250 |
38TH AVE AND TYRONE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33710 |
Mon Dec 12, 2011 |
Phone no longer works while in my house..It use to, but no longer. No bars showing. When someone calls me, it says call is being forwarded to an anserwing device. It worked all summer, but now it doesn't
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Alltel
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola RAZR V3c
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Park St. / 22nd AVE, Saint Petersburg, FL 33710 |
Mon Mar 06, 2006 |
I'll keep at a short as possible... Alltel is the ONLY provider that i've had any decent call quality out of Cingular, T-Mobile, Sprint, and my buddy counldn't even get service with his MetroPCS phone once he came inside my house... my wife and I used to have dropped calls, echos, and garbled connections with all other services, even with 3 or more signal bars... In this area, Alltel is the way to go, better plans, smarter customer service reps, and FAR better call clearity...
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Alltel
 3 Out of 5
Phone Model: Nokia 6255i
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38th Ave.S / 42nd St. S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711 |
Mon Jan 09, 2006 |
Some dropped calls and signal break-up. I don't have a landline anymore so this is my lifeline. I get 2 to 4 bars most of the time, but have a lot of sound quality issues.
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Alltel
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola V710
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Gulf Blvd. / Corey Ave., Saint Petersburg, FL 33706 |
Mon Dec 12, 2005 |
Constantly drop calls inside of the house. Need to go outside to have meaningful conversations. Purchased two phones (also an LG AX5000) and both have poor reception. Verizon Wireless was our previous carrier, and as overpriced as I think they are, they appear to be a much better option today than they did before.
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Alltel
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: V60x |
Redington Shores / Gulf Blvd., Saint Petersburg, FL 33708 |
Fri Jul 22, 2005 |
I have been with the same provider since 1993... they had been GTE Mobilnet... reception has never been a problem. The thing that may have me changing carriers is their declining service and phone selection. I have had a couple of bad Motorola phones in the past, but Alltel's people made the difference (trading out phones, updating software, or simply moving me to different models)... but now it seems like the stores no longer have any power to do anything. I got the V60 because it was supposed to have been a "proven" phone, but the data / power port is poorly designed and fails all the time, so I randomly end up with a dead phone that I thought had charged overnight, or won't connect to my hands-free unit in the car... or worse yet, connects intermittently. Alltel did change out my chargers and cables for a while -- which would help a little -- but it now seems they just wanted me to keep the phone until the warranty ended, and now they just say it's between me and Moto.
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Alltel
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: LG VX4700 (AX4750)
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Tampa Bay Area, Saint Petersburg, FL 33710 |
Tue Jul 19, 2005 |
Alltel by far has the best reception of all the Carriers in the Tampa Bay area. I drive from St. Pete to Tampa everyday and use about 4000 minutes a month and might have 3 dropped calls a month. I can even drive the entire length of the Howard Franklin Bridge without dropping a call. My sister-in-law has Nextel and when I or my wife call her she drops calls constantly. I wouldn't have any other cellular provider than ALLTEL
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Alltel
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: motorola v60 |
4th Stree South and Bahama Shores / 62 Ave.S and Bahama Shores Dr., Saint Petersburg, FL 33705 |
Sun Jul 17, 2005 |
drop calls abound, voice garbled on other end when working even with Good signal bars. Calls break up regulalrly. Had no trouble at 22nd Aveneue N address same service and same phone
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Alltel
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Kyocera 7135
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Downtown, Saint Petersburg, FL 33704 |
Mon Jun 13, 2005 |
No problems downtown (even inside Times bldg.) and very good coverage locally in Bay area. However, lost ALL service for 3 days in Charlotte, NC over Memorial Day holiday.
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AT&T
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: blackberry curve |
Bay Pines / 54 Ave.N., Saint Petersburg, FL 33708 |
Sun Dec 11, 2011 |
The last few months service has gotten progressively worse. Constant dropped calls, static, dead zones. Very annoying. This is with 3 different kinds of phones... not just blackberry. Becoming very unhappy with At&t.
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AT&T
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: iPhone 3 GS |
Shore Acres, Saint Petersburg, FL 33703 |
Thu Aug 25, 2011 |
Cannot make calls from inside house or close to house outside. Have to walk into the street -- and even then the calls drop. Love my phone, but service is horrible. I think I'll give Verizon a try when my contract is up in a few months.
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AT&T
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Straight Talk |
Shore Acres, Saint Petersburg, FL 33703 |
Sun Aug 21, 2011 |
Have to find that sweet spot in the house to make or recieve calls... .
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AT&T
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Apple iPhone 4
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US19 / 3rd Ave.North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33713 |
Wed Oct 06, 2010 |
Horrible reception. Dropped calls daily. Almost impossible to use phone indoors or out.
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AT&T
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: iPhone 3 |
5th Ave. North / 66th St., Saint Petersburg, FL 33710 |
Thu Aug 12, 2010 |
AT&T signal couldn't be better here on the west side of St. Petersburg near SPC--iPhone has worked wonderfully well for the year that I have had it--I had a Motorola RAZR before that and it also worked just fine. I can't believe all the bad things I'm hearing about AT&T. My experience is just the opposite. Good wireless signal and good customer service from the AT&T company store near Tyrone Mall.
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AT&T
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Apple iPhone 3GS
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4th St. N. / Central Ave., Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 |
Thu Aug 12, 2010 |
I've had AT&T for years--great reception most everywhere in downtown St. Petersburg-- including inside buildings. Only had one dropped call in several years and that was on the Howard Franklin Bridge. AT&T (and Cingular before them) has always given me four and five bars. I'm off contract and could switch anytime, but I'm staying with AT&T !
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AT&T
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Blackberry Curve |
Snell Isle, Saint Petersburg, FL 33704 |
Sat May 30, 2009 |
Terrible inside house - must be in the right spot to get any bars at all, and still weak Better in backyard
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AT&T
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: KRZR |
Coquina Key, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705 |
Wed Feb 25, 2009 |
Have to stand in a certain corner of my apartment to get any kind of signal... very frustrating. Signal shows 5 bars, but cant make calls or receive calls in most of the area.
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AT&T
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung SGH-A117
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64 St. S and 22 Ave.S / 64 St. S and 22 Ave.S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33707 |
Tue Nov 11, 2008 |
Reception bars varry daily from 0 - 3
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AT&T
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Blackberry 8310 |
Belle VIsta Dr. E, Saint Petersburg, FL 33706 |
Sat Nov 08, 2008 |
No reception at all in house and maybe, if lucky one bar in street.
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AT&T
 2 Out of 5
Phone Model: Moto RZR |
7th St. N / 80th Ave.N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33702 |
Sun Oct 28, 2007 |
Had AT&T tdsm with ok reception. Then Cingular with gsm and got a little better reception. Now with the new AT&T I get a below average signal. I've callled them several times and they do some kind of reset and reception remains bad. Their rep told me that I would receive good reception 200 feet north of my house. Sure, when I need to use my cell I'll walk 200 feet down my street. I have 4-5 bars then it drops to 0-1. Can't use in house. Contract expires in 2 months, will find new company!
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AT&T
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Sony Ericsson Z525a
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Gulf Blvd / 140th Ave.Madeira Beach, Saint Petersburg, FL 33708 |
Tue Jul 24, 2007 |
My old phone (same model) didn't have great reception here, but my new one has had 5 bars consistently since replacing. My husband has a LG and also gets good reception here.
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