T-Mobile at Kutztown is very much "line of sight." There is a strong signal at this intersection right near the Kutztown University Straton Administration building's front lawn, looking straight at the local pizza place "Sal's." Walk to the north facing the poconos [in this same area] and you will have four to five bars including areas in the Kutztown Fairgrounds, and Kutztown University parking lots. On the University campus itself, things are bit odd. For example, if you walk into the parking lot in front of the Student Union Building, you will have "five bars." Walk towards the bookstore, and into the building at the bookstore entrance. Walk up the stairs. You will lose signal. Go towards the coffee shop on the other end of the building, facing the poconos, and you will have signal. Exit the building, enter the library. You'll lose reception on the first floor with the exception of the FAR right and left sides of the building [such as the side with the computers facing the newly built Academic forum]. Go upstairs in the library. Go by a window. You will get good reception. Exit the library, go into the Academic forum. You will get one bar on the first floor. You should be able to make and hold onto calls in here, but don't depend on it. Second floor not tested ; most likely second floor windows are better due to the line of sight propigation. Residence halls: -The older residence halls that have windows facing KUTZTOWN MAIN STREET, but NOT Fleetwood will generally get reception. -Outdoors on the DMZ you are wonderful. -At the South Dining Hall, you may have 4-5 bars outsside. Inside, it will stay useable but don't try to order food down there or you'll drop. -Upstairs is good. -At University place, you will hold onto a useable signal in the courtyard. Generally, if you have a window facing OUT of the building [and not the courtyard due to the way this building is made up] - thanks to AMR full rate's superior error correction, you will be able to make and receive calls. In the central building - The Annex, don't bother on the first floor. Second floor should work in the rooms. Third floor should work. -There are many dead spots in buildings but to be fair, these buildings were built during the cold war. -Coverage OUTSIDE Kutztown is exeptionally bad. If you need to make call, stop the car, get out, and hold the phone to your ear. Move around if you wish, just don't drive off. -You may lose coverage between Kutztown and Reading on I-78 or 222. -You WILL lose coverage - off and on, zero to two bars basically - while driving past Kutztown University's Straton Administration building, down main street, then out of the town past the fire company. Coverage will be strong until you exit the general limits of the town, then you will get weak signal all the way into Leesport, where it gets a bit better. [Here, we mean driving through fleetwood to give a general idea.] Final note: T-Mobile does not use AMR Half-Rate at Kutztown. Calls are crisp and clear where there is service. Digital farts are common on Samsung phones with one bar.
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