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1. Verizon 2.16 25 Verizon Towers Map
2. Sprint 2.09 11 Sprint Towers Map
3. T-Mobile 1.91 22 T-Mobile Towers Map
4. AT&T 1.23 31 AT&T Towers Map
5. Nextel 0 1 Nextel Towers Map

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Carrier / Rating Location / Comment Date
Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
palm pre
Central and Crestwood, Alexandria, VA 22302 Fri Sep 30, 2011

i have had Verizon service since the gitgo - maybe 15 years now - same phone number and had this phone for two years- PERFECT reception everywhere I have been all over the US, hawaii, remote areas... you name it. i always had service when ppl with other networks did not. outside of a two block area about fifteen minutes from my home in PA - no issues. that is until now. i am visiting my son and babysitting at his house in alexandria - almost no service here - if I get two bars and start a call - I just have to breathe and move a millimeter or two and the call is dropped and no one can hear me. awful.

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Sprint
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Pre
Rollins and Fort Hunt, Alexandria, VA 22307 Wed Aug 10, 2011

inside signal does not exists, you might get txt messages up to 2 hours late, outside barely handles calls, Sprint swears is a good coverage area. you will drop calls even outside, they will not do anything. as you get close to RT 1 or the GW parkway it improves but is vey inconvenient in this dead spot

Sprint
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Palm Pre
Edsall / Van Dorn, Alexandria, VA 22304 Thu Jun 09, 2011

Everything seems awesome with Sprint. My wife has an Evo4G and she gets 4G here. We are on the 2nd level of a medium-sized 4 level apartment building (Edlandria).

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Near Huntley Meadows Park / Near Lockheed at Rte 1, Alexandria, VA 22306 Fri Dec 31, 2010

Took my new Verizon phone home and sat next to an 8 foot window. First call dropped twice. Took phone back promptly to store and cancelled service with all packaging and contract, but I kept receiving bills. Took five calls for Verizon to zero out the bill. Similiar issue with landline service attempted at the same time- nice service reps with no follow through. BTW, I can walk throughout my house with my ATT iphone.

T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Motorola Razr
Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22311 Sat Nov 20, 2010

Horrible service. Calls dropped all the time, always breaking up. It's not even fair to call it a phone, it's more of a message notification service. The call doesn't come through, you get left a message and at some point (maybe hours later) you'll get the notification that someone left you a message. Terrible!

AT&T
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Blackberry Bold
Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22311 Sat Nov 20, 2010

People complain a lot about AT&T coverage, but I haven't had too many problems with it. I've had a dropped call here and there but not enough for me to complain. VERIZON is the best, by far and T-MOBILE is a complete disaster, I will probably never use T-MOBILE again.

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung Reclaim
Warwick Village (Delay Ray, Alexandria), Alexandria, VA 22305 Fri Nov 19, 2010

I dropped AT&T because reception in my former North Old Town home was horrible and then it was even worse when I moved to the Warwick Village neighborhoord in Del Ray. I switch to Sprint, and though it is occassionally ok (and just ok), it is usually one or no bars. I constantly get people saying they called but couldn't get through to me. At least both AT&T and Sprint really need to do something about reception these areas of Alexandria, from what I hear others too. It's ridiculous for them to be neglecting these kinds of populated, cell phone addicted neighborhoods.

AT&T
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung BlackJack II (SGH-I617)
Beacon Mall Area / S. Kings Hwy., Alexandria, VA 22310 Tue Nov 02, 2010

Reception fine along Rt 1 corridor. Down closer to Mt. Vernon the reception is spotty.

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Blackberry 8330
Off Rt. 1 Between Frye Rd / Old Mill Rd. / Pole Rd., Alexandria, VA 22309 Mon Sep 06, 2010

Overall I am VERY pleased with Sprint's service. I switched from tMobile because for most of my commute on the GW Pkwy. I had NO service. I managed to talk my way out of my contract with no fee due to the coverage issues. My house was a huge dead area, too (west of Rt. 1 between Old Mill Rd, and Frye Rd). So I switched to Sprint. Sprint does much better on te Pkwy, with the exception of a spot off of Fort Hunt Rd., in the area of Sherwood Hall Road. My house has iffy service for every carrier, but as soon as I leave my neighborhood Sprint has a full signal. If you have bad service, don't take no for an answer. I kept calling and I kept prtesting that it's not safe for my family or I to have had cell reception for 75% of my drive home. Overall Sprint is the way to go.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Apple iPhone 3GS
Little River Tpike / Braddock, Alexandria, VA 22312 Thu Jul 08, 2010

Used to work just fine until late June 2010. Horrible reception since and plenty of dropped calls. WTF ATT?!

T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
T-Mobile "Tap"
Mt. Vernon / Woodley Dr., Alexandria, VA 22309 Thu Jul 01, 2010

Unbelievably bad reception. What could the reason for such bad reception be in such place in the USA? This is so late 90s!

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AT&T
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
blackberry
Elizabethtown City Hall, Alexandria, VA 22314 Tue Jun 01, 2010

One Half Bar in some areas of Elizabethtown and no service standing in my house. Dropped calls at some locations and can't hear anyone at others. No 3G coverage through out. Yet AT&T states that they have total coverage! Don't think so AT&T!

T-Mobile
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Rollins Dr. / Ft. Hunt Rd., Alexandria, VA 22307 Tue Jan 05, 2010

Big dead spot from Ft. Hunt Rd. heading West on Sherwood Hall Lane until you near Fordson Road. Since the December 2009 snow storm, reception has declined markedly.

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Mt. Zephyr Dr. / Woodley Dr., Alexandria, VA 22309 Sun Oct 04, 2009

Higher elevation of my neighborhood does up to 3 bars but the lower areas of the hilly topography in Mt. Zephyr do not. One bar with some carriers, 0 with others.

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
SCH-A930
Taylor Run / Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314 Wed Sep 30, 2009

Calls drop all the time in the house. Two bars at best, and service is unreliable even outside.

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
blackberry 8830
South Kings HWY / Richmond HWY, Alexandria, VA 22306 Sun Sep 27, 2009

I just moved here from Texas where I was able to get perfect reception in VERY remote areas with this Verizon service / phone. There was no place I couldn't go. Guess it must be tower / satellite location because up here in VA the service is absolutely terrible. I get sub par, one bar or disconnect, reception in my house. For my wireless internet card used with my laptop, the service is so sporadic that I've pretty much stopped checking email online (now just through blackberry). I found this website because I'm trying to find a new service provider, but apparently Verizon is the best here. If you are moving to this area, I highly recommend checking wireless connectivity when you are house / apt shopping. Sounds nerdy, but it might save you a lot of headache later.

Verizon
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
LG VX8100
Fort Hunt and Falster, Alexandria, VA 22308 Sat Aug 08, 2009

Awful reception in this area, either inside or outside. My sister has better luck with T-Mobile. Great otherwise.

Verizon
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Phone Model:
env 9900
800 Block of S Washington St. and Jefferson St. / 800 Block South Washington St.(a.k.a. South GW Pkw, Alexandria, VA 22314 Wed Aug 05, 2009

calls drop just crossing the street or go to immediate voice mail even for Verizone to Verizon... . you need more towers or better connections. weak signal even at work.

Sprint
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
RIM BlackBerry Curve (8330)
Larrup Ct., Alexandria, VA 22315 Thu Jul 30, 2009

average signal in house,excellent signal elsewhere,real good 3g signal.will switch to Verizon when Sprint goes out of business.

AT&T
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Richmond Hwy. / Hwy. 495, Alexandria, VA 22303 Mon Jul 27, 2009

Had AT&T in OK before moving to VA and had great service and reception. I had to change after almost 6 months of poor to no service from Blacksburg to DC. It was always dead, or dropping calls. Moved to US Cellular and have service when Verizon and others fail. Great option but no DC location. Closest is 5 hrs away... ..


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