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1. T-Mobile 2.61 109 T-Mobile Towers Map
2. Sprint 2.41 82 Sprint Towers Map
3. Verizon 2.05 119 Verizon Towers Map
4. Nextel 1.63 27 Nextel Towers Map
5. AT&T 1.21 371 AT&T Towers Map

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Carrier / Rating Location / Comment Date
T-Mobile
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
my touch 4g
Cicero and 63rd / 63rd, Chicago, IL 60629 Wed Feb 08, 2012

T-Mobile data plans are some what of a value but the network sucks and reception has been terrible lately, I'm really considering Verizon but they are more expensive.on a scale from one to ten I give T-Mobile a 4 and I'm being generous.

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AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Blackberry Torch
Kedzie / Palmer, Chicago, IL 60647 Tue Feb 07, 2012

Seriously, God forbid I ever have to call 911 and hold a call! AT&T is absolutely wretched, though, everywhere I go, so I should be used to it by now. Definitely getting rid of them soon! It's always something with them..

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iPhone 4s
Canal St. and Washington St., Chicago, IL 60606 Fri Jan 27, 2012

No reception in my building. No reception within ogilvie train station. 15-20 min away from the city I can finally start getting SMS and phone calls. Very frustrated since most of the day I am out of reach. The interesting part that my work blackberry which is supported by AT&T has reception all day... Plan on going to AT&T store to ask for trouble shooting, hope it will help.

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Motorola Droid 2
Cermak (2200 S.) / S Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60616 Thu Jan 26, 2012

Awful. Phone varies between 0 and 1 bar. Calls cut in and out on both ends and calls constantly dropped. Had this phone and plan for about 1 1 / 2 years. No improvement during that time, despite refreshing cell tower connection frequently.

AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
IPhone 4
Ogilve Transportation Center / Union Pacific NW Line, Chicago, IL 60661 Tue Jan 24, 2012

Riding the commuter train home, I thought it was a good idea to have a smart phone for the ride. The problem is that you have to get 10 minutes outside the city before you can use it. Bars don't matter. I've had 4 or 5 bars from AT&T and still can't get any data - just times out. I'm sure AT&T would say it's because there's a "spike" of usage around 5-6pm downtown at the train station and that they can't accomodate for the spike in usage, but I would submit that a "spike" that happens at the same time every day is really just something you should be able to plan for. It's sad that a "contract" can lock you into a company that can't delivery on their side of the contract. I think I may just pay the fee and get out.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Michigan Ave.And Wacker, Chicago, IL 60601 Sun Jan 22, 2012

I'm amazed how bad AT&T sucks in downtown Chicago. I have a signal, data just won't connect. It times out and I get absolutely no data. I've had to resort to using my Verizon 4G MiFi just to get data on my AT&T iPhone. When AT&T can't provide data, Verizon has full 4G speeds at over 10m+! AT&T, you suck! Avoid AT&T if you live and work in downtown Chicago. It's useless for business.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Iphone 4
North Ave. / Grand, Chicago, IL 60622 Fri Jan 13, 2012

Horrible Connection constantly!. I can get reception most of the time when I am not holding it, but as soon as I hold my phone, it will lose connection within ten seconds. And this happens almost anywhere in the city. I've lived in Atlanta and Oklahoma before this last year and never had problems with iphone / att reception nearly this bad.

AT&T
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung Captivate
Addison / Damen, Chicago, IL 60613 Tue Jan 03, 2012

I live in North Center and work in East Lakeview. I can never get a signal whenever there's a ballgame or a parade or a street festival or anything going on. I can't even send or receive text messages. I often fail to connect to the 3G. throughout Chicago. The one thing I really like about the service is all the AT&T hotspots, though I wish it were easier to connect to the internet without wi-fi. I always joke that my phone is wi-fi only. Anyway, I just canceled my service. Not sure where I'm going next.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung SGH-A837
W. Division / N. Damen, Chicago, IL 60622 Tue Jan 03, 2012

Well, in addition to the crappy cell service, for the past 3 days, I have been having problems with text messages not going through. This just started. No changes to my phone. Just another reason to hate AT&T.

AT&T
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iPhone 4s
Kenton Ave., Chicago, IL 60641 Tue Jan 03, 2012

I like this company because I get a perfect signal on my phone even if I am in the basement it has at least 4 bars unlike T-Mobile they drop so many calls I'm glad I switched to AT&T

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
LG ENV 3
Maplewood / 10600, Chicago, IL 60655 Mon Jan 02, 2012

Lousy reception in or out of the house. Has been like this for a couple of years, This whole area is bad. I don't understand why Verizon doesn't put up more cell sites, there is plenty of room on the CSX railroad right of way or in the 2 large parks nearby.

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Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung Conquer
California / Division, Chicago, IL 60622 Sat Dec 10, 2011

I live on the first floor of a 6-unit buiding. I Have had my phone for two weeks, and have never had more than 2 bars of reception. I have constantly dropped calls, and had internet downloads fail repeatedly. I had the same problem with AT&T, and with Net10.

AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Apple iPhone 3GS
Damen Ave. / Division, Chicago, IL 60622 Fri Dec 09, 2011

The reception issues just keep getting worse. I often drop calls on the street in the loop, and almost anywhere else in the city. I'm trying to decide between between Verizon or Sprint. I will never give AT&T another dollar.

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
HTC Evo 4G
Wacker / Madison, Chicago, IL 60606 Fri Dec 02, 2011

Service was reasonably good until introduction of iphone. Now horrible or no service at all.

Verizon
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Motorola Droid Razr
Michigan Ave. / 14th St., Chicago, IL 60605 Fri Dec 02, 2011

On the 13th floor south facing side of a high rise. 4G LTE Signal ranges from 4 bars to full strength.

US Cellular
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung M510
Michigan Ave. / 14th St., Chicago, IL 60605 Fri Dec 02, 2011

On the 13th floor south facing side of a high rise. Manual roam on US cellular: full strength.

Sprint
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung M510
Michigan Ave. / 14th St., Chicago, IL 60605 Fri Dec 02, 2011

On the 13th floor south facing side of a high rise. Signal ranges from no bars to full strength with average 3 bars. Manual roam on US cellular: full strength.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Devon / Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60631 Mon Nov 28, 2011

awful

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
samsung refresh
Touhy / Western, Chicago, IL 60645 Sat Nov 26, 2011

horrible reception. All calls inside my home and most buildings are dropped. At most I get 2-3 bars when outside or in my car.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Apple iPhone 3GS
Oak St., Chicago, IL 60611 Sat Nov 26, 2011

ATT is horrible! I used to have Sprint which was excellent service and switched to ATT. What a mistake! I have continuous dropped calls and it's very annoying. There are 2 phones on our plan and our lives are spent on the phone with ATT. We get answers that the towers are down, our phones have a problem, we need to hook up to Itunes and update them,we have to talk tech support and then they have us on the computer and checking bars on phone, etc. If you have these problems, you can get a micro cell tower for free. But, guess what?? It doesn't do a thing. Whereas, Sprint NEVER dropped a call, works in the elevators EVERYWHERE, even at the main post office elevator and people would look like it was unbelievable. In fact the ATT rep that came to our residence couldn't use his ATTphone. What did he use to call ATT?? The SPRINT network with his personal cell phone. What does that tell you? Like another comment, we stay on the phone but get "free" service. It is worth it?? NO! for all the annoyance of dropped calls and the time we are on the phone with them. The next step is the FCC. Then switching back to Sprint!


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