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It seems things ahve gotten worst on AT&T lately. My phone is fine most of the day, but during busy times like morning and evening my phone can't make or receive calls. I get delayed voicemail. It's bad! Maybe too many customers on AT&T?
Service here on the campus of Loyola has improved with AT&T (maybe a new tower), but when I travel on the red line south into the city, service is bad on the train around Granville, Wilson and such. It's weird how a phone can go for 5 bars to 1 in a matter of blocks. Defeats AT&T's claim of more bars in more places.
Ridiculously poor to no coverage. When initiating a call, I get a "call failed" message over 50% of the time. Dropped calls happen multiple times a day. In Chicago, I've used Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular but had to switch to AT&T for work. ALL other providers were FAR superior to AT&T.
I constantly get dropped calls and often jump in my car to see voice-mails appear when I drive away from my neighborhood. I has Sprint for about 8 years and never had such bad reception. AT&T is total crap. Several other people within my building have said that AT&T have told them that they know the area does not get very good reception and allow them to break the contract without fees. I will probably do this also, but have put it off because of the hassle.
No complaints about my Verizon service (except price). I have been a customer for apprx. 14 years, and in that time I have seen friends and family try various other carriers. In the end, they come back to Verizon because the coverage is excellent.
Since May, I've had to use a land-line for the first time in 9 years. AT&T frequently drops calls, has no bars, and people can't call me on my cell. I'm able to get frequent $25 off my bill by complaining to 611---but I really want to switch providers.
Very poor reception, which kills the battery on my phone. My phone hovers right on the edge between analog and 3g and will often drop calls while switching from one to the other. "More bars in more places" must only apply to their prison customers...
You can do it AT&T! I had to work today, Labor Day, and because of the holiday there were fewer people on Chicago's Loop (business district). Oddly I had 5 bars and a 3G signal throughout my work building (high rise). Generally I get 1-3 bars which fluctuates with an Edge signal. So I know my iPhone and building can get a full 3G signal. AT&T has oversold their network. There are too many people on the network. The FCC should stop AT&T from selling iPhones or any smartphone for that matter until AT&T can get more bandwidth in Chicago (NYC, San Fran, etc.) This is an embarrassment for AT&T and tarnishes Apple's reputation.
I never really have to think about my T-Mobile reception. Sometimes in my building, I get poor coverage, and have to stand near the windows. I live in an old high rise with thick concrete walls. But no problems anywhere else, and really not many problems inside my home either. Inside my work in Downers Grove high rise, I get practically no coverage, though.
