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T-Mobile
 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
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T-Mobile
 0 Out of 5
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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.
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Verizon
 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
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.
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Verizon
 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.
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AT&T
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Apple iPhone 4
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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.
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AT&T
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Nokia E71
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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
Phone Model: Treo 700P
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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.
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Sprint
 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.
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Verizon
 2 Out of 5
Phone Model: Treo 700P
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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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