Cell Phone Coverage Map in College Park, MD - By Carrier

Cell phone coverage comments are submitted voluntarily by visitors around the College Park, MD area.

Carrier	Avg Rating	No. of Comments	Towers	Coverage Map
1. Verizon	2.11	9	Verizon Towers	Map
2. AT&T	1.8	5	AT&T Towers	Map
3. T-Mobile	1.6	5	T-Mobile Towers	Map
4. Nextel	1	2	Nextel Towers	Map
5. Sprint	0	1	Sprint Towers	Map

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Carrier / Rating	Location / Comment	Date
AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: iphone 3g	Hollywood, College Park, MD 20740	Wed Oct 26, 2011
AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: iphone 3g	it's horrible, I'm sitting next to a window in a second story of a house within the beltway of our Nation's Capital and my cell can not transmit a call! AT&T sucks here!

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AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: motorola razor	Edmonston / Knoxville, College Park, MD 20740	Thu Jun 12, 2008
AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: motorola razor	I had to walk pass my garage or walk around, to get a reception that is still poor, and the worst is it still drops every once in a while, dont know if repeater will solve the problem.

AT&T 1 Out of 5	University of MD, College Park, MD 20742	Wed Jan 31, 2007
AT&T 1 Out of 5	I get either 1 or 0 bars on campus. I would not recommend Cingular at this location.

AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 3650	AVWilliams Building / Paint Branch Dr., College Park, MD 20742	Tue Jul 19, 2005
AT&T 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 3650	Need to stick your head out the window to get reception (or have an ear piece!) I have noticed other peoples phones working in inside rooms. Perhaps Verizon

AT&T 5 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V551	US 1 - Baltimore Ave., College Park, MD 20742	Wed May 25, 2005
AT&T 5 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V551	Was in College Park, MD over the weekend. Had full service with Cingular everywhere.

AT&T Wireless (TDMA) 4 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola V60i	University Blvd. / Rhode Island Ave., College Park, MD 20740	Thu Sep 23, 2004
	Chronic dropped calls within 2 minutes if indoors. "No Service" indicator while sitting in front of the Maryland Book Exchange!

Nextel 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola i850	Greenbelt Rd-Beltway Plaza, College Park, MD 20740	Thu Apr 27, 2006
Nextel 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola i850	Loved the phones, but absolutely horrible reception! Haven't had a call that wasn't dropped (have made calls all along the BW Pkwy. from College Park to Baltimore). Calls are dropped in the middle of conversations, and the person on the other side can't hear me. Can't make calls from my house; 0-1 bars. Have to switch to Verizon.

Nextel 1 Out of 5	University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742	Sun Nov 30, 2003
Nextel 1 Out of 5	While walking through McKeldin mall, a vast open field, I lose reception. In my room I have to literally stand with my head out the window to get service. If you live or go to school in College Park. I do not recommend nextel at all.

Sprint 0 Out of 5	Manufacturing Bldg, College Park, MD 20742	Sun Dec 05, 2010
Sprint 0 Out of 5	Inside the building, don't even expect to get any Sprint coverage. Also, inside most buildings (Engineering, Armory, etc) Sprint doesn't work. Oddly enough, I don't get any reception at the open mall.

T-Mobile 1 Out of 5	McKeldin Library, College Park, MD 20742	Sun Oct 02, 2011
T-Mobile 1 Out of 5	Absolutely no coverage inside McKeldin Library or any building on campus, for that matter. Outside, T-Mobile is fine. Once you step foot inside a building, however, good luck trying to send or receive calls or texts. I switched to T-Mobile from Virgin thinking they'd be better... Nope. I'm planning on going to Verizon once my contract expires. Don't get Virgin or T-Mobile if you spend a lot of time in buildings on campus.

T-Mobile 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 6610	AVWilliams Building / Paint Branch Dr. Intersectio / University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742	Sat Oct 08, 2005
T-Mobile 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 6610	Absolutely no coverage inside the building, but possible to get maybe "1 bar" when standing in front of glass windows (or as other poster suggested, when sticking your head out of a window). Verizon is confirmed to work inside the building.

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T-Mobile 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 6610	Van Munching Hall / University of MD,20742, College Park, MD 20742	Mon Oct 03, 2005
T-Mobile 0 Out of 5 Phone Model: Nokia 6610	No reception inside the classrooms, 1 bar from time to time inside the atrium (glass ceiling) - but not even enough to deliver text messages. Above average up to full signal strength the second I step outside the building. If you spend most of your time in VMH, I would not recommend T-Mobile. Other people seem to have better luck with Verizon and Nextel - which isn't much of a surprise since Nextel installed several transmitters inside the business school.

T-Mobile 4 Out of 5 Phone Model: Samsung e315	UofM, College Park, MD 20742	Tue Jul 05, 2005
T-Mobile 4 Out of 5 Phone Model: Samsung e315	Pretty good reception except when inside brick building or being blocked by one.

T-Mobile 3 Out of 5 Phone Model: Sony Ericsson T610	Univ. Of MD, College Park, MD 20740	Sat Dec 13, 2003
T-Mobile 3 Out of 5 Phone Model: Sony Ericsson T610	you get service basically everywhere, but in buildings its spotty at best. if you wanna get texts in the middle of class or a call in the middle of class t-mob is not for u, but i love the service cuz once i go outside it works perfectly

Verizon 3 Out of 5	Campus, College Park, MD 20742	Mon Dec 03, 2007
Verizon 3 Out of 5	I almost ALWAYS have average-perfect reception on campus. The only places where I don't are elevators and basements of buildings. I never get reception at Jimenez though. Van Munching is always good-perfect.

Verizon 5 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola E815	South Campus Commons, College Park, MD 20740	Sun Jun 25, 2006
Verizon 5 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola E815	Verizon used to have horrible reception on South Campus, especially in the Commons. I never got any signal in my apartment. Then, just the other day, I opened my phone and I saw 5 bars. (New tower?) Anyways, I've had fantastic reception all across South Campus ever since. Also, Verizon works great all across UMD's campus.

Verizon 3 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola C343	Fraternity Row, College Park, College Park, MD 20740	Sun Feb 27, 2005
Verizon 3 Out of 5 Phone Model: Motorola C343	Verizon wireless is the only cell phone service I've experienced to give me reception on the Metro however calls are dropped continuously when I'm in my room and the lack of service on the first floor of many campus buidings including the Commons apartments make for very furstrating situations when you can hear your caller but they can't hear you. It's a terrible trade off, to be able to tell your callers which Metro stop you'll be arriving at but not being able to talk to friends from the comfort of your room. Haven't tried any signal boosters but I feel like they won't make a significant difference.

Verizon 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: LG VX4500	South Campus Commons Apartment Complex, College Park, MD 20742	Sat Feb 26, 2005
Verizon 1 Out of 5 Phone Model: LG VX4500	I have to stick my head out hte window to make a call. If my phone isnt at my window with the window open, forgot service... it's horrible.

Verizon 3 Out of 5	Denton Hall, College Park, MD 20742	Sat Dec 25, 2004
Verizon 3 Out of 5	Calls are dropped constantly. Kinda sucks.

Verizon 2 Out of 5 Phone Model: LG VX6000	University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742	Mon Dec 20, 2004
Verizon 2 Out of 5 Phone Model: LG VX6000	Frequently dropped or unconnected calls! We need a tower in our area please!

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