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Reception in and around our house is between 1 and 2 on all 3 phones for past 2 months. I'm unemployed - do you know how frustrating it is to get a calls dropped when you're looking for work? Have called ATT cust service 3 times. They tell me they know there's a problem. Even offered me a discount. How about service instead? I will discontinue service at end of this month and they can knock themselves out getting any fees from me. They think they have everyone over a barrel. My advice is "stay away from this carrier".
I started out with Primeco and stayed when they were bought out by U.S. Cellular. I've been with them now for about 8-9 years and have had NO problems. I don't recall ever having a dropped call and sound quality is great. I've travelled all over the country and the only times I had problems was in the mountains or out in the middle of the deserts of New Mexico or West Texas. Same as any other provider. I'm considering upgrading my plan and buying a new phone and I'm sticking with U. S. Cellular.
DON'T EVER go with AT&T, if you want a cell phone that works. I had them for 4 months and I had enough. EVERY call I made would drop within two minutes. During that time, the call quality was so terrible that neither I nor the other person could understand each other. I’m glad I never had an emergency during my time with AT&T. I swear that Tin Cans And String Would Work 100 times better then AT&T. I am now with US Cellular and the difference is night and day.
I’ve had US Cellular since December of 2006. I have NEVER dropped a call, or had a call break-up, or any reception issue what-so-ever for that matter. In fact, I've had people tell me that it sounds as though I'm talking on a landline. It even works in my basement, only carrier that does so without dropping the call. I've traveled throughout the Midwest, and the service is the same everywhere. I have not found a dead zone either; it even works in rural areas of Wisconsin. And US cellular has been rated #1 by JD Power for highest call quality in the Midwest 5 times in a row. I can see why. I would NEVER even THINK of going to another carrier.
Have had Verizon for the past 3 years and the reception and phones have been good. I avg. 4 bars in car between Elgin and Naperville along Rte 59 and avg 3 bars inside my house.
Verizon Wireless by far the best provider ever. I had Sprint PCS and I used to drop calls all of the time. I switch to Cingular and it was better but no where near the quality of Verizon WIreless. Now my entire family just swith to Verizon
