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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
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

North / clybourne, Chicago, IL 60614 Wed Jul 06, 2011

My service just completely drops repeatedly from full bars to no service.

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AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iPhone
Wacker Dr. / Columbus Dr., Chicago, IL 60601 Thu Jun 30, 2011

For years we had no problem; 5 bars on both iPhones for years. But since about May, 2011 we barely get one bar and often get "no signal" on our phones. Same apartment, same phones, no new buildings between us and the cell tower just two blocks away that weren't there before, but suddenly what was totally reliable service became next to nothing service.

Verizon
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Blackberry Curve 8530
State St. / Maple St., Chicago, IL 60610 Mon Jun 27, 2011

My service is constantly flitting between 2 bars and nothing at all. I will get text messages and emails, but calls are hit or miss. Every single time I am on a phone call it is dropped almost immediately.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iphone
9th and Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605 Sat Jun 25, 2011

I will have reception for a few hours then NO SERVICE for 6 hours or so. AT&T is not good with spotty service in the same location..it stinks always from around 2pm until 10 pm or so. It is really terrible... my T-Mobile was great!

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Blackberry Bold 9700
Michigan / South Water, Chicago, IL 60601 Fri Jun 24, 2011

My reception fluctuates between no bars (with an "SOS" indication) and one bar on a good day. Calls, texts, e-mails rarely come through until I leave the building.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Apple iPhone 4
Mclean / Oakley, Chicago, IL 60647 Fri Jun 17, 2011

This is ridiculous. I get one bar 98% of time at my place. Surprisingly, sometimes I find myself staring at the phone and, standing at the same spot, It goes from one bar (on edge) to no signal to full bars (on 3g) and after about 5 to 10 seconds, drops down to 1 bar again or no signal. Drove to Sheboygan, WI and wanted to use maps on the road, but guess what? No reception or 1 bar on Edge, not letting me use the maps. Reliable, huh? Good thing my girlfriend has the Verizon iPhone. God, what an awesome machine the iPhone 4 is running on Verizon. Oh, if I keep on going, I work in downtown chicago on State and Madison. Guess what, no signal to 1 bar at the office. Fun, fun, fun. Always've been with AT&T but I believe it's time to switch to the silent but great and reliable Verizon.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Belmont / Kedzie, Chicago, IL 60618 Tue Jun 14, 2011

Just in the last two weeks, my reception has gone from poor to practically nonexistent. Calls are constantly being dropped, if I receive them at all. Most of the time, the phone doesn't even ring, and then I'll get a voice mail a day or two later. And, if I try to make a call, most of the time it tells me "Not Allowed." I have to turn my phone off and then back on just to be able to place calls. Probably switching to US Cellular soon... HATE AT&T.

Verizon
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
android
5 S.Wabash, Chicago, IL 60603 Mon Jun 13, 2011

Used to have excellent reception. Now it is terrible. I guess Verizon cares more about reception in Antarctica than downtown Chicago. Canceling service today!

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
HTC ThunderBolt
Western / Augusta, Chicago, IL 60622 Sat Jun 11, 2011

Verizon's 4g is pathetic. When I first got the phone I was getting 14mbps d / l, and now I've been averaging 2-3 mbps for the last month or two.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Damen / Roscoe, Chicago, IL 60657 Thu Jun 09, 2011

In the last two weeks the reception in my second floor apartment has gone from tricky to non-existent. An attempt at a phone call in any of the 5 rooms provides me with an emergency calls only message. I do not have a landline and my mobile is my only connection, it should not be necessary to walk down the block to take or make a phone call.

T-Mobile
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Diversey / Sheridan, Chicago, IL 60614 Tue Jun 07, 2011

I live in a high rise in Lincoln Park and work up in the Ravenswood Area. At home I have a tough time getting reception, but we also live on the 24th floor. We have had 3 different carriers (T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint) and none of them work well at home so we got a landline. I have kept my T-Mobile phone and when I am out of our high rise, I have NEVER had a single dropped call in the city. In the Ravenswood area where I work, I have never had a dropped call in our building, but all of my coworkers cuss at their phones all day long because they can't get a signal. I am a big T-Mobile fan!

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AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
i phone
Lincoln / Leland, Chicago, IL 60625 Sat Jun 04, 2011

I have never been able to get a consistent good signal here. Frankly it;s made me want to leabve AT&T. You'd think in the 3rd largest city in the US I could get a friggen signal.

AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
iPhone 3G
18th Between State and Canal, Chicago, IL 60616 Thu Jun 02, 2011

Wonderful dead spot between police station and all the way to Canal - you can look North from the bridge over the South Branch of Chicago River and see all of downtown - but don't try to make a call on AT&T. Keep getting self-congratulatory letters from them on how service is improving, but don't see any tangible evidence.

US Cellular
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
LG, no internet access
18th and Allport / Racine, Chicago, IL 60608 Thu Jun 02, 2011

I live in a ground floor apartment in the back of a house in Pilsen and I have never had a problem with reception on any of my U.S. Cellular phones. Actually, anywhere I've gone in the city or out of town, I've never had a problem getting reception or dropping calls or disconnection.

AT&T
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Motorola Atrix
Harrison / Wells, Chicago, IL 60607 Tue May 31, 2011

There are supposedly ATT towers within a few blocks of me, but I still only get 2 or 3 bars of signal strength. Go figure??

Virgin Mobile
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Kyocera Loft
Western / Roscoe, Chicago, IL 60618 Tue May 31, 2011

Virgin Mobile is a thief. Took my money and gives no service in return. Boo to you, VM.

AT&T
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Iphone 3g
Fullerton and Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60614 Tue May 24, 2011

Sometimes I get four bars but then I'll walk past a certain block and I have zero bars. I live in a garden unit and get one bar if I'm lucky. Even then, when people call me it usually goes straight to voicemail. I used to have US Cellular who are AMAZING! Going back to them very soon.

AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
asdasd
Asdasd / Asdasd, Chicago, IL 60626 Sat May 21, 2011

No reception north of devon at all. Very little reception anywhere else in the city. WORST cell phone service in the city

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
BB 8900
Michigan / 9th, Chicago, IL 60605 Thu May 19, 2011

just recently cant send any BB messages when I drive into the outdoor parking lot of the building. its worse inside.. cant receive any phone calls.. terrible. and this is just recently happening... WHYYYY?????

Sprint
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Sanyo Incognito (SCP-6760)
67to 69th Perry / 67th To69th St., Chicago, IL 60621 Thu May 12, 2011

Good afternoon My name is Kendra J..I have no type of reception in my area. I can't call or text from my apt or residential block.


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