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1. T-Mobile 2.67 96 T-Mobile Towers Map
2. Sprint 2.34 82 Sprint Towers Map
3. Verizon 1.99 116 Verizon Towers Map
4. Nextel 1.68 25 Nextel Towers Map
5. AT&T 1.19 359 AT&T Towers Map

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Location / Comment

Date


T-Mobile
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
blackberry 8120
37th / Ashland, Chicago, IL 60609 Mon May 24, 2010

With T-Mobile's UMA (Wifi) calling... I can get reception anyway as long as there's wifi.. This is amazing


T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Halsted, Chicago, IL 60609 Sun Mar 15, 2009

T-Mobile is the worst carrier I have ever had. Their reception and costomer service are horrible. It is worth paying the cancelation fee to switch to a more reliable carrier. I would not recommend this service to my worst enemy.


Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Moto Droid-Original
LaSalle / North Ave., Chicago, IL 60610 Sat Mar 10, 2012

I'm moving back into the City from the Suburbs. My Verizon service outside of Chicago is fine, no problems. I'm moving to a high rise condo (low floor). Sometimes the phone rings or I can start to make a call inside, but it usually drops within about 30 seconds. The phone can show 5 bars, but as soon as I make a call it drops to zero. Outside, around Dearborn and North, I made a call with very poor transmission and it dropped in mid conversation. Data sometimes works, but not usually. I'm very disappointed. I'm ready for a new phone, but unsure what to do. Maybe it's the "Droid" or maybe the carrier. I'm at a loss.


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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.


Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
BlackBerry Storm
Delaware / Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60610 Tue Aug 10, 2010

It seems like when Verizon started the new marketing campaign, the service dropped significantly. I never had problems at home or in the neighborhood before last April. Now I have 3 - 5 dropped or missed calls per day. I have called and logged service complaints to no avail. T-Mobile is looking better everyday! Please Verizon, get it fixed! Listen to your customers.


AT&T
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Apple iPhone 4
Lake Shore Dr. / Banks, Chicago, IL 60610 Mon Aug 09, 2010

Full bars no matter where I am in my apartment. No reception problems or dropped calls in or around the Gold Coast area in the month I've had the iPhone 4 on AT&T.


AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Nokia E71
Clark / Division, Chicago, IL 60610 Mon Mar 08, 2010

I typically have 5 bars, however, I usually experience 1-2 drops during even the shortest phone conversation. I switched from T-Mobile a couple years back and I rather look on T-Mobile fondly these days. Once my ATT contract is over, I'm jumping ship.


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Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Treo 700P
Clark / Division, Chicago, IL 60610 Thu Nov 06, 2008

Works ok at street level. My flat is on a higher floor (30+). Signal quality varies widely, and calls drop constantly so can't use it at home.


Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung 900M "Blade"
Lasalle / Maple, Chicago, IL 60610 Sat Sep 06, 2008

I concur with the rest of the Sprint reviews, not so good. I lived in DC for a while where the reception was great, probably having to do with the fact they're headquartered in Northern Virginia. Anyway, I'll probably be switching in a few months as my 2 year expires, to a TMobile Android hopefully.


Verizon
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Treo 700P
Clark / North, Chicago, IL 60610 Fri May 09, 2008

The number of bars will change from none to 3 at random. I am not receiving calls (phone rings but no one there just a bad echo) and callers are telling me (when I call them back) that they are hearing static or nothing at all. reported to Verizon but no response or fix yet. Not the phone because I have swapped it out with same problem occuring.



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