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Location / Comment
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T-Mobile
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Blackberry 8100 |
JFK Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430 |
Sun Nov 23, 2008 |
I work in JFK airport. I am very unhappy with my service provider. T-Mobile has the worst service I have ever witnessed. Even with full bars, I can't talk 1 minute without the call breaking up, or just flat out dropping. I have called and complained, even tried switching phones, but it has only become worse. Way to go T-mobile!
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Sprint
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung VI660 (SPH-A660)
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164th St. / Grand Central Pkwy., Jamaica, NY 11432 |
Sun Aug 19, 2007 |
Outside the signal is reliable - it won't drop too many calls - but the reception is terrible. Inside, the reception is terrible, but the added bonus is you don't have to hear it very often because it will drop the call depending on which room your in. Forget about it in basements, elevators, or even one step down the staircase to a subway station...
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Nextel
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: RIM BlackBerry 7100i
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Liberty Ave. / Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, NY 11433 |
Thu Feb 08, 2007 |
no real problem, but the reception can be better.
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Sprint
 1 Out of 5
Phone Model: Audiovox VI600 (CDM-8450)
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Burden Cres / 84th Dr., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Thu Jun 15, 2006 |
I have to stand by a window for my call not to be dropped.
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T-Mobile
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Sidekick II |
140th St. and 135th Ave., Jamaica, NY 11436 |
Sun Apr 09, 2006 |
I must say, that service in my house was garbage, but it seems that during the last month, service has be expanded quite well. I actually have service in my basement now and service else where in my house is pretty good now. Kudos to T-Mobile, their getting there.
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Nextel
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola i870
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140th St. and 135 Ave., Jamaica, NY 11436 |
Sun Apr 09, 2006 |
Reception is excellent where i'm at. Full bars all the way even in my basement can't complain about that.
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T-Mobile
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorolar razor |
Hillside Ave. / Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432 |
Mon Jan 09, 2006 |
No problems. Switched from Verizon recently and everything is fine.
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T-Mobile
 3 Out of 5
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Briarwood GCP / Smedley St., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Wed Jan 04, 2006 |
It seems like T-Mobile just boosted the signal strength on one of the neighboring tower because there is great improvement in the front of my house (the side facing GCP which is north) while bars drop like nuts when you go to the back of the house. Anyway, it's good to see change. At least now I don't have to STAND next to the window to make / receive a call... finally, I can SIT on my sofa and talk on my cell... ... hooray~~!
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T-Mobile
 0 Out of 5
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Main Str / Hoover Ave., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Tue Nov 29, 2005 |
In the radius of half a mile there just no reception at all!
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Verizon
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: samsung sgh-a670 |
GCP / Main St. / Briarwood, Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Sun Sep 11, 2005 |
Very good. as same as Cingular in this area. love it!
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AT&T
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung SGH-X426
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Briarwood / Smedley St / GCP, Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Wed Jun 15, 2005 |
For those people who want GSM service in Briarwood, sign up for Cingular instead of T-Mobile. Cingular now uses former AT&T's network here in NYC, so Cingular's signal is very good in Briarwood. TMobile is like dead in this neighborhood. Go to T-Mobile only if you SIMPLY ONLY JUST want a phone and not wanting to USE your phone to talk, to txt message, or to use GPRS.
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T-Mobile
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Sony Ericsson T630
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Hoover Ave. Btw 150th St. and Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432 |
Tue May 31, 2005 |
I'm calling out to all the people in Briarwood area, DO NOT USE T-MOBILE. check T-mobile's coverage map, you'll see Briarwood is like a black hole on the map. there's no reception at all.
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AT&T
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung SGH-X426
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Briarwood / GCP / Main St., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Tue Mar 08, 2005 |
No more ATT. It's Cingular now... but the signal is still good though...
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AT&T Wireless (TDMA)
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Nokia 3560
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Briarwood-Jamaica / GCP / Main St., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Fri Feb 04, 2005 |
AT&T TDMA is still good around here. but the network name has recently changed to Cingular...
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AT&T Wireless (GSM)
 5 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung SGH-X426
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Grand Central Pkwy. / Between Main St and Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Wed Dec 22, 2004 |
I can't believe ATT GSM even just got better. I've had this service for almost 6 months. it gives me full bar inside my house where my sister's tmobile has no signal inside and she has to stand in front of the door to get one bar on her SE T610. No dropped calls, the voice quality is almost crystal clear and it's comparable to landline phone, no kidding. Everwhere I go they have coverage. If they don't (which is impossible around NYC metro), I can always roam onto other carriers for free because of my GSM America plan. Such a pity that ATT has merged with Cingular.
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Nextel
 3 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola i730
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Foch Blvd. / 116 Ave. / 146th St., Jamaica, NY 11436 |
Mon Oct 04, 2004 |
With Sprint, T-Mobile, and Cingular, I could not get reception at all in my basement. On the other hand with Verizon and Nextel I get service. Verizon's service was the best. I now have Nextel and the service isn't all that great. Sometimes the phone goes silent but I don't get the call droped. A few seconds later I can hear the person talking again or they can hear me (Alternates even if the person is on a landline).
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AT&T Wireless (GSM)
 4 Out of 5
Phone Model: Samsung SGH-X426
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Main St. / GC Pkwy., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Mon Aug 16, 2004 |
I don't understand why people give AT&T's GSM such a hard time. I've had my AT&T GSM for a while. It works very well. It gets signal and it sounds good.
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T-Mobile
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Sony Ericsson T610
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Main St. / Grand Central Pkwy., Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Wed Jul 14, 2004 |
Very bad signal strength and voice quality both inside(near window) and outside of house. Getting dropped calls all the time in my house. There's absolutely not signal once I walk away from windows at all. Strangely, the service is only poor in this neighborhood. Once I go down to Queens Blvd or Flushing or Kew Garden or Manhattan, I have full bar.
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Sprint
 3 Out of 5
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150th St. between Hillside and Grand Central Park / 85th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Fri Mar 05, 2004 |
Actually had fairly good reception with Sprint. However, I could not use the phone in my house at all. After 30 seconds, calls dropped. Foolishly, I kept the service for two years and never could use the phone in my house. Verizon worked fine in my house.
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AT&T Wireless (GSM)
 0 Out of 5
Phone Model: Motorola T721
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83-53 Manton Street, Jamaica, NY 11435 |
Sun Feb 29, 2004 |
While in building at 83-53 Manton Street, Archbishop Molloy High School - no service at all but Sprints and Verizon cellphones are working. AT&T cannot compete with these two!!
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