Coverage Reviews for Tulsa, OK

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Rating | Carrier | Location

AT&T

never a dropped call,good clarity,no problem accessing voice mail (most mobile phones dial into another number to access voice mail)

AT&T

I cannot complain one bit. I'm a bit of a cell phone freak and no matter which phone I'm using, the coverage is always 5 bars.

AT&T

Amazing Service in general. Please remember, cell phones were never designed to be a replacement for land lines, however Cingular really comes close...

Sprint

Cell service has always been bad, but in the last month has really gone down hill. Lots of dropped calls, one bar or no bars, always rolling over to roam and then roam is bad too. I have made a complaint to Sprint. With the other complaint from the same area I hope they do something. Neighbour reports similar problem with Sprint.

AT&T

Since the big AT&T purchase my cellular service has gone to pot.

T-Mobile

Constantly get dropped calls and rarely get above 1 bar at this location.

Sprint

Moved here in July 2005 and the reception was very poor... now it has gotten a little better with the Nextel merger. We've got old phones and I think if we get new phones that will help. It seems like whichever phone company you go with, you always get screwed at some point. Thanks!

T-Mobile

My phone drops calls on a near daily basis!. I am merely a half mile or two from NUMEROUS towers yet have HORRIBLE recption. Funny thing is calls routinely drop between 11-15 minutes even though I am showing complete reception strength! Recently, calls have been lasting up to 50 minutes with crashing. It is extremely frustrating and obnoxious!I have gotten two new phones, and three new chargers over the past 8 months and keep hearing the same tired excuses when I go to my TMobile location. I'm told that these are just "bad" phones and "bad" chargers. Translation, "I don't know, I don't care, and I'm not about to get off my ass" to give good customer service! I can't seem to correct these problems no matter what avenue I take or how I go about taking it! Presently, since getting yet another new phone, I can not check VM, dial or receive calls, connect to tzones or web, etc. I have full "bars" as I begin to dial number, after dialing for a few secs, I receive a "call failed" message and show NO "bars"! A friend of mine also indicated that this location was HORRIBLE for cell phones but, like myself, she could not explain WHY there is crappy service here. Anyone know the S Tulsa area? Sure would appreciate ANY tips you may have to ensure reception! THX

AT&T

Down hill, west of 71st and Yale. Very poor reception - bars drop when call is taken. AT&T (TDMA) was good at this location, as is T-Mobile (GSM).

T-Mobile

No dropped calls, great signal at home (21st and Memorial) but I get spoty to no signal inside my work (11th and Yale).

US Cellular

By fa the best service available. I've tryed them all and reget not trying US Cellular the first time. I am a forever customer. Thank you US Cellular for giving me the service I need and want. Superb

Cricket

Occasionally I get 1 bar. Mostly I never get one at all. Just got this phone too. Wish I had did some research before getting this. Cricket or the phone just isn't any good here.

Sprint

No Dropped calls, NEVER, even in the woods, I hunt and fish alot. Great Service, awesome web features.

Cricket

Cricket is cheap and you get what you pay for I guess. Not bad for $35.00 a month with no contracts. If you ask me. carriers that force contracts on people are the ones with crappy customer service, bad coverage, etc. At least with Cricket, if you don't like it then your just stuck with the phone you bought from them.

Sprint

I have been with Sprint since they started in tulsa. In the last year they have droped my calls far too often, I know my phone is very old so I am upgrading, but after dealing with their horrible customer service department I am switching carriers.

Nextel

Dropped calls all the time. Also, my uncle from Mass. came down for a visit and also complained that Nextel has poor reception in a lot of buildings. I have the same problem here. Works fine outside, but indoors, it sucks.

Nextel

Stinks from 15 and Peoria to 51 and Peoria, Works outside but not inside buildings. Was told in Jan 04, June 04, July 04, and December 04, they're going to put a tower in brookside, I'll know when I can call my wife while in albertsons or walmart market on peoria and ask a question while shopping and I actually don't get cut off. It still stinks in brookside and utica square, and St. Johns Entire complex as of 04.16.2005.

US Cellular

Since US Cellular installed a new antenna in the 81st and Yale area towards the end of 2004, over 50% of our calls are now dropped for both the wife and myself (both US Cellular customers with separate #'s and diffent makes of phone. Mine LG, wife's Nokia). They informed us that it would take 2.5 months to cure the problem. After 3.5 months they have stated today that they cannot resolve the problem and advised us to terminate our contract with US Cellular and change to a new service provider.

Verizon

i moved here a year ago. I have had Verizon for years now, and did not want to switch. I have never had a dropped call anywhere in tulsa. that is amazing considering Verizon is not offered in tulsa, and I am basically using other towers. the only problem is that I do not have my web access through my phone because it is not a Verizon tower. trust me, when Verizon comes to tulsa, you will want to switch carriers, and get with verizon.

AT&T

I live between Mingo and Memorial, When I had AT&T I had always good reception, Now I have Cingular GSM and in my home I get 1 to if Im lucky 3 bars, my reception breaks up and have a hard time hearing people and they have a hard time hearing me. I contacted Cingular and they said I was right in between towers. I told them to switch me to AT&T Towers.. They first said they could do that but then said for some reason they cant. Cingular is poor, even trying to contact their stores is almost impossible. This has been an ongoing thing for 6 months, (my contract so far) I keep seeing the comercials stating better reception, more bars ect. I say False Advertisement and am looking into filing complaint with FCC

Nextel

The only places I seem to have problems with Nextel in the Tulsa area is at: Utica Square, The Philbrook Museum and on Peoria from 31st to 51st street. Also, going into some buildings messes things up. Also, Creek Turnpike around Memorial is kinda bad. Too many trees.

US Cellular

I'm the same bus driver that wrote a review on this site for US Cellular on July 30, 2004. I mentioned in my last review all the troubles I was having but that I was going to change from US Cellular's TDMA system to their new CDMA system to try it out first before I changed providers. I renewed my contract for two years last October. These past four months of cellular service have been GREAT! GREAT coverage, 5 bars of signal most everywhere I go. No dropped calls! No warbled calls! No calls cutting out! I did have ONE, repeat, ONE dropped call, and that was in Sam's Club deep in the middle of the building. So needless to say, I love US Cellular's new CDMA system! I'm a bus driver and I've been all over Tulsa and over quite a bit of NE Oklahoma and have had great coverage! Plus the plan I'm on beats anyone else hands down. $55 bucks a month gets me 1500 anytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends starting at 7pm, unlimited mobile to mobile, and unlimited incoming calls! I have looked at all the coverage maps of different cellular providers and US Cellular has the largest coverage area in Oklahoma! Wonderful customer service! Now my dislikes about US Cellular. They don't have very many phones to choose from. They don't have internet access. They charge too much for their "Easyedge" service. Overall I am very pleased with US Cellular and if they keep up the good service I will be a customer for a long time.

AT&T

I recently had ATT with TDMA service using a Nokia 8260 and upgraded to a Cingular GSM plan using the Motorola V551. In my apt which is on the 1st floor, I dont get very good reception, 2-3 bars usually... although sometimes 1 or 4.

Sprint

Constanly drops calls. Can's go into stores without losing reception. Drops all over town. My Sprint contract is up and I'm outta here!

AT&T

Very happy with cingular and this phone. However, my dad has the Samsung SGH-X427m on the same plan as me and his reception isnt nearly as good. I have not had any other phones besides Nokia 5165 and 6340i.

Sprint

I don't get reception anywhere on 15th Street and I work in the MCI building at 69th and North Lakewood Ave and I have no reception all day at work which drives me crazy since I cannot text anyone or anything all day.

Sprint

I live on the second floor in an apartment complex and get poor reception with my Sprint PCS phone. I don't know what the deal is.

Cellular One

I live in a second floor apartment and can not use my cellular phone unless I go stand in the parking lot, away from any buildings. Even on Riverpark trail I get a lot of static. I went to the dealer to ask about options for improving my reception, and they blew me off. I can't wait to change carriers.

US Cellular

I generally get good reception all around Tulsa. I'm a bus driver so I get around town often. I do have a problem with my phone cutting out, drops calls often, and occasionally warbles a call. Out of town calls in Vinita and Miami were staticy. I am not sure if it's my phone or their service. I've had my phone flashed and the technicians have done something to it that fixed the problem for a while. I use a Nokia 5165 on US Cellular's TDMA system. Next I am going to try their CDMA system before I switch cellular companies. The ONLY reason I am going to give this company a second chance after this two year contract is because they have really good offers that aren't too expensive! Before US Cellular I used Cingular for 6 years before they went GSM. But that was two years ago. The only reason I changed were because they were too expensive. Other than that Cingular was Excellent! Excellent reception, coverage, and phones! If I leave US Cellular I will definitely go back to Cingular!

AT&T

GSM network seems to be very spotty in South Tulsa. Same problems with AT&T (probably same towers).

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