Cell Phone Coverage Map in Des Plaines, IL

Cell phone coverage comments are submitted voluntarily by visitors around the Des Plaines, IL area.

Carrier	Avg Rating	No. of Comments	Towers	Coverage Map
1. T-Mobile	2	4	T-Mobile Towers	Map
2. AT&T	1	1	AT&T Towers	Map
3. Nextel	1	1	Nextel Towers	Map
4. Verizon	0.5	2	Verizon Towers	Map

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Towers

Carrier / Rating	Location / Comment	Date
AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Apple iPhone 3GS	9020 Washington Dr., Des Plaines, IL 60016	Wed Jun 29, 2011
AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Apple iPhone 3GS	Call Drop and Call failed are very frequent. 9 / 10 call fails within 0-5 mins. Spoke to AT&T they said they are upgrading some towers, whatever nonsense this is happening for last 2 months.

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T-Mobile 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: tmobile tap, sam t809	Howard, Mannheim, Des Plaines, IL 60018	Thu Sep 16, 2010
	As of a year ago I was getting 5 bars and 3g coverage, even in the basement. Since last august, 0 bars in basement max 2 bars in house but can't make or receive calls. Have to walk aprox 100 ft outside of house for stable 3 bar signal and aprox 100 yards for internet to work. Works great outside 200 yards of house.

T-Mobile 5 Out of 5	Lee, Des Plaines, IL 60016	Wed Apr 28, 2010
T-Mobile 5 Out of 5	Had Sprint before, one bar. T-Mobile has 4 to 5 bars. A friend was over and had 5 bars with US Cell

Verizon 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: LG VX3200	Dempster / Elmhurst Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016	Mon Apr 23, 2007
Verizon 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: LG VX3200	My home midway between Elmhurst Rd. and Mt. Prospect road has extremely low signal

T-Mobile 1 Out of 5	Home / Golf Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016	Thu Apr 12, 2007
T-Mobile 1 Out of 5	T-Mobile has awful coverage in two places for me. Anywhere in my home and at my aunts house. It is often no bars of reception. Sometimes 1 bar. There street level maps of coverage to me depict lies. Evan when I am outside and driving its not the 5 bars of coverage I would expect. I have changed phones and still no better reception.

Verizon 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: lg4500	Lee / Howard / Lake Opeka Area, Des Plaines, IL 60018	Sun Apr 02, 2006
Verizon 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: lg4500	Signal drops dead almost the second you cross lee going west on Howard. Spotty coverage all the way to Mt. Prospect rd. Verizon opened a ticket and claims it is my phone, claims this phone is imcompatible with the network now, and unfortuantely is out of warranty, so I will have to pay $50 to replace it with a new one that may or may not work in the same area. I asked why this is the first time I have heard about it when I have been complaining since last summer. I fianlly "escalated" it to a supervisor who agreed to a replacement.

T-Mobile 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V330	Rand Rd. / Wolf Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016	Fri Jan 20, 2006
T-Mobile 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V330	Nothing good to say about this company

US Cellular 4 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V262	Mt Prospect Rd. / Dempster, Des Plaines, IL 60016	Mon Dec 12, 2005
US Cellular 4 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V262	Switched from Cingular to US Cellular last Feb. I very rarely have any reception problems. Even in the farm areas near Peoria. Even when I get 2 bars, the phone calls are still clear and it's always the other person dropping the call, not me. Very happy with US Cellular.

AT&T Wireless (GSM) 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 3650	Damen and Belmont, Des Plaines, IL 60018	Fri Jan 28, 2005
	Absolutely no signal anywhere in the house with AT&T. Friend with Sprint in same house has no problem connecting.

Nextel 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola i730	River Rd. / Irving Park Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60018	Mon Sep 27, 2004
Nextel 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola i730	Harldly any reception on cellular or DC on River Road, from Higgins to Schiller Park.

AT&T Wireless (GSM) 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 3600	Pearson & Prarie, Des Plaines, IL 60016	Thu Jan 08, 2004
	No indoor signal anywhere within the condo. Limited on balcony. Many drfopped calls around Chicago & suburbs

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