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ALLTEL IS HORRIBLE... THEY HAVE GOT TO BE THE WORST CARRIOR AROUND. NEVER WORKS ALWAYS SAYING "NO SERVICE" DONT U HATE LOOKING DOWN AND SEEING THAT.. IT MAKES U WANNA THROUGH IT OUT THE WINDOW... . SPRINT / NEXTEL IS HORRIBLE TO... GO WITH VERIZON IF U WANT RELIABLE SERVICE.. I'VE NEVER HAD TO PROBLEM
works well except when in my apartment and other thick buildings. i've had sprint, at&t, and now Alltel and they are all about the same. Sprint customer service is by far the worst... but that's a different category. thinking about switching to verizon, cincular, or t mobile
Reception outage before OSU / USC game on Sept 12,2009. According to ATT reps on site at a large sales booth that ATT had there, the cell system was overloaded. Some non-smartphones were able to make call. No service at all for 3-4 hours on the iPhone. I felt bad for ATT sales reps at their booth there near the St. John's arena. Pretty hard to sell a phone when your reception is out. By the way, they did offer me an ID lanyard or cheap backpack instead!
AT&T is the only carrier I get solid reception with in this area of Columbus. I actually have yet to see my Iphone go below five bars or lose the 3g signal that many others have complained about. If you live in the OTE area of Columbus, AT&T is the most reliable service you can have there!
AT&T is the only network that holds a strong signal in my residence. I struggled with Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile, even when making calls outside. I can walk through my entire residence including the basement without any fading of my signal. When I used Sprint, I had to stand by a window and not move the phone to keep 2 bars. Verizon would not drop as often, but calls would fade in and out. T-Mobile would only work on my 3rd floor. I'm not sure why this is such a dead zone area, since there are towers everywhere within a mile radius of my residence. I was told the trees block the signals, but AT&T seems to penetrate them.
Terrible reception inside my home around Clinton and Adams streets. Curse you AT&T! (But to be fair, good reception in a lot of places ~1 mile away or so)
Rarely can I hold a conversation in my house without dropping a call. It's normal for friends to say they called, but my phone didn't ring (girlfriend loves that one). Also, I get voicemail notices sometimes a day or two after it was left (though, there is no time / date stamp with the messages).
I get great reception every wear except for my own house. I have to go near a window to use the phone at my house. Everywear else I get at least 3 bars normally I get 4 bars.
Great reception everywhere I've been with Cingular all the way to Hilton Head, and west and east coast of Fl with small exception in mountains where I don't expect coverage. HOWEVER, I have HATED having Cingular for billing issues, fees, taxes, etc. They bill one month in advance on everything, and my razr phone died about six weeks after one yr warranty and have had no reasonably priced way to replace it All they ask is if I bought the insurance. (Which I didn't---think they're just trying to increase sales for insurance) And, I'm a nice, calm grandma who has never, in any way, abused the phone. Can't wait for two year contract to end in December so I can switch carriers. Loved T-Mobile I had previously, but did have more dropped calls. Would love to have the same good coverage, phone works everywhere, inside and out, everywhere, except the mountains, but with T-Mobile. Is that possible?
