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I recently switched to Sprint and there is NO reception inside Penn Station. I am very disappointed with the service. Other than Verizon does anyone know what carrier gets good reception inside Penn Station?
Even when the bars are high (which is unusual), this service (I've tried 4 phones) does not work well in NYC. They claim in their ads that it works better in buildings, but then if you call them, they say the phones don't work as well around concrete. Their service is disintigrating. I complained to the FTC, and when AT&T called me all they were willing to do was cancel my service without a charge, so now I have to find a different service.
Problem is in my apt. Phone will cut out for no reason. I used to have an Audiovox phone which was perfect. Used it for about 5 years until it started giving me problems turning it on. Had no problems until then and had perfect service in elevators, the subway, etc. Have always had Verizon and find they have the best coverage; I blame the phone I got from them recently for the sporadic cut-outs.
Cingular has excellent signal in this area. The phone shows 5 bars almost all the time. Maybe it's hte phone, but I notice good signal around the city.
Phone says 2 bars, however, when calls are made, reception jumps to 0 and phone says call failed. No matter how many times I retry, calls don't go through. Calls come in, but once I answer the phone, I can't hear anything. T-Mobile sucks. I'll be switching as soon as my contract is up. If anyone reads with with good service in Inwood, please post. Thanks.
On average I have to call someone back at least 7 to 10 times in a 30 minute call in my home and on the street it's a bit better but still a high call drop rate. I have better luck downtown below 14th and in Central Park. The bars drop suddenly and sometimes I cannot call out for up to 10 minutes. Not an AT&T fan but I do love the phone.
Got Verizon in April and the signal was perfect. Worked in some subway stations too. Now, a month later has very intermittant service anywhere near the Empire State Building up to W 40th Street along Fifth. The tell me there is nothing in their system that indicates a signal problem. Can't get a signal at my apartment building on W 35th St anymore. :(
The reception is the worse. Giving it the rating of Poor is actually a good comment. I get some reception, and it cuts in and out, and it's horrible! The worse ever! I use to use AT&T and it was always full bar, it never broke when I was in my neighborhood. I get reception in other parts of the city but not here. And the reception isn't that great!!!! I just got this service less than a week ago. And have already been to the Cingular store 3 times, because they messed up on my account. Long story, but glad for anyone to hear the history of them trying to "port my old number" and foolish employees in their stores.
Using Tmobile for a couple of years and reception inside my apartment has recently turned horrible. I can't understand the person at the other end - it sounds choppy and echo-y. Also, walking outside on the north side of West 104th St gets the same bad reception, although the side side is fine - very strange.
