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Never had any troubles. I had horrible reception with Verizon and switched and haven't had a dropped call since. Great reps tio deal with at the stores as well.
Very poor reception in this area. EV is 1 or 2 bars (out of 4). 1X (voice) is zero to 1 bar and calls drop or are choppy when they stay connected. Verizon knows about this area and are supposedly looking for a new tower site according to tech support. I hope its soon.
I used to live in Detroit, MI where my Verizon coverage was superior to all other carriers. I could make phone calls in elevators, basements of large buildings, and other places where other carriers couldn't get signal in. Even in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, my reception was amazing. I recently moved to Minneapolis and now I can't place calls from home or work with any consistency. My signal strength vacillates between 0 and 2 bars and calls drop frequently. Even when the call doesn't drop, the call gets choppy and electronically garbled. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the other carriers do any better in Minneapolis which makes me wonder if state / city bureaucracy is preventing carriers from putting up more towers or increasing the signal strength from their current towers. I don't particularly want to switch carriers anyway. I just want to be able to reliably place calls from home and from work.
Verizon has a lot of coverage but the quality of the calls aren't always the best. I had Verizon for years and got tired of calls breaking up when talking with someone. You could only hear parts of words so it kind of went like this... I real Like th way phon works I really don't the recept that well. So... Switched. This is very typical of a CDMA carrier and it's just due to the technology. Calls with great reception is crystal clear, however when you are in weaker areas the call breaks up as opposed to just dropping. I would much rather have the call drop than to try and decipher what someone is trying to tell me. This is extremely annoying. I travel throughout the state and upper midwest and have used all the major carriers in the area and have had the best luck with AT&T and T-Mobile even though they both have their limits. Verizon would kick butt if they would improve their existing weak reception areas but don't hold you breath on that one. CDMA is also weaker at penetrating buildings as the frequency wave is shorter and breaks up sooner. Yes I have a technical background in the wireless area so I am giving you fact. I wish companies would let you try a phone for a day without having before siging two years of your mobile life away. It would make clients much happier. Also... Don't test cell reception in the Winter months when the leaves are off the trees. Do it during the summer months during full bloom for a true test. I encourage you to ask your local sales consultant about this information. Most won't know but I have lived it. Good Luck with whomever you end up with!
very poor reception in house, 0 - 2 bars, ( 0 most often). dropped calls all the time, incoming calls go to voice mail to be picked up when I leave this area of NE Minneapolis. Spotty reception all around here.
I've had Verizon service for 4+ years with 2 different phones. During this time, the reception in my house and backyard is usually 1 bar. My phone is pretty much unusable at home. In other parts of the metro area, e.g., the reception is great. I'm researching now to figure out which phone service to switch to when my contract expires in November.
