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Cell phone coverage comments are submitted voluntarily by visitors around the Richmond, VA area.

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1. Verizon 2.77 26 Verizon Towers Map
2. AT&T 2.69 16 AT&T Towers Map
3. Nextel 2.5 2 Nextel Towers Map
4. Sprint 2.06 18 Sprint Towers Map
5. T-Mobile 1.84 19 T-Mobile Towers Map

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Carrier / Rating Location / Comment Date
Sprint
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Phone Model:
vi2300
Patterson Ave.Near Patterson Ave.Baptist Church, Richmond, VA 23226 Wed Feb 07, 2007

Good signal indoors... great out doors

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Alltel
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Kyocera 3250
Heatherhill Dr. / Belmont Rd., Richmond, VA 23234 Tue Feb 06, 2007

We have used Alltel for years, travel to Central NY, Indy, FL etc. never a problem, no problems around here except in "no zone" areas, usually near defense zone areas. Love it, and 1 of us has old Motorola phone, either picks up signal lots of times when Nextel can't.

Verizon
4 Out of 5
4 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Mot. E815
Lauderdale and Church RD, Richmond VA, Richmond, VA 23233 Mon Feb 05, 2007

Reception all around is very good, selection of phones is terrible, and newer phones have trouble getting reception where my e815 got full service, all in all reception is very good, no dead spots. Miss my old Sprint phone though.

Verizon
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
motorola 325
Forest Hill Ave / Hathaway Near Pont Pasture Park, Richmond, VA 23225 Sat Jan 06, 2007

Verizon has perfect reception around the neighborhood, and to be honest I haven't had a problem anywhere in Richmond!

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

River and Gaskins / Gaskins / Patterson, Richmond, VA 23238 Fri Dec 29, 2006

I'm finally about to switch - Sprint is consistently terrible in my house and my area - as is customer service

Alltel
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
LG AX355
Downtown and Midlothian, Richmond, VA 23220 Sun Nov 19, 2006

I recently tried Alltel because of that Circle deal they have to keep in touch with family back home and have been very pleased with the service. I am living in Midlothian but am going to school at VCU and work part-time near the hospital so I do some traveling throughout the city pretty much every day. So far, Alltel service has been great. I've had great coverage and I've never seen my phone register below 3-4 bars in the area and the calls are always clear. Typically I do stay on a full signal with 5 bars so I have no complaints about coverage. I really like the phone too. Indoors, the signal doesn't drop off like it did with Cingular so I'm no longer having to go outside in any of the school buildings or anywhere else I've been to keep a strong signal. I'm very happy with the change so far. The prices are better and I've not had any reception or coverage problems.

Alltel
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Stony Point, Richmond, VA 23235 Fri Nov 10, 2006

Poor reception and sometimes none at all! I work near the Stony Point shopping center and my phone will go into Roaming or the call will be lost

Verizon
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
LG VX7000
Gaskins and Pump, South of Patterson, Richmond, VA 23238 Sun Oct 29, 2006

We moved from Northern VA and Verizon works great up there. I also had ATT and they worked great there too (years ago). Since I have been here I get no reception in my apartment... if there is one bar my calls are constantly dropped. I can count on it! Walking outside doesn't help either. I don't know if it is just Verizon or if other carriers are this horrible here. We won't be renewing with Verizon though.

AT&T
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Panasonic Duramax
W. Broad / Belvidere, Richmond, VA 23220 Mon Oct 23, 2006

I rarely have less than 4 bars on my phone with the exceptiong of being in MCV or other large concrete structures. Once I get outside I've got full service. And not a single dropped call from my network.

Verizon
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung SCH-A650
Pony Pasture Neighborhood / Longview / Riverside, Richmond, VA 23225 Sun Oct 22, 2006

I have never had a dropped call from anywhere in or around my house, as opposed to Sprint which had dead spots all over the house. I can walk from my office downtown on Broad to my parking deck, get in my car and drive home along the Downtown Expressway to the Powhite to Forest Hill Ave. to Riverside Dr.and on into my house without a call ever being dropped. I can get a signal and talk virtually anywhere along I-64 East toward Tidewater and I-95 / 85 South to NC. Verizon beats Sprint hands down! Just wish they had better deals on their phones; it's time to renew. The Samsung phone was great except that one of the two we owned (family plan) broke a hinge after 7 months regular use...

Sprint
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Sanyo 8100
Boulevard Area, Richmond, VA 23221 Thu Oct 12, 2006

The signal fluctuates terribly. It will go from full bars to none in the same spot. Sprint customers service is bad. All they want to do is sell you another phone or up sell you on your plan. They are sales people not technical assistance folks.

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Alltel
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

VCU, Richmond, VA 23220 Tue Oct 10, 2006

My phone is typically in constant Analog mode. I can never make or recieve calls in my dorm room, or on many places around campus. I usually do not have service anywhere in Richmond, only sometimes, and usually it is static. Alltel is terrible.

T-Mobile
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
nokia 6600
Springfield Rd. / Broad St., Richmond, VA 23294 Sat Oct 07, 2006

I bought my 6600 Nokia in Portugal and have used in roaming in England, Holand and France and let me tell you that I never had such a good reception as I have here in Richmond in the place I live. All the bars are permanently up and I believe I have six bars to inform me about the streght of the signal. I am very happy with my reception and my T.mobile carrier. KG

Sprint
2 Out of 5
2 Out of 5

Phone Model:
SPH A620
Lauderdale / Church, Richmond, VA 23233 Wed Sep 13, 2006

I have been happy with Sprint in the past. Now the coverage and the service is going downhill. Often I can't call my spouse and she can't call me. We go straight to voice mail even if we have signal(which is weird). And Sprint support really talked about 'holes' in the coverage area.

Verizon
3 Out of 5
3 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsun AH-900
Surreywood / Midlothian and Providence, Richmond, VA 23235 Tue Aug 29, 2006

Verizon is the only company that gets usable service in this wooded, low-lying area. Usually get 2-3 bars with few drops. Also, Verizon has good reception all over Johnston-Willis Hospital.

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Samsung VI660 (SPH-A660)
Gayton Rd. / Lauderdale Dr., Richmond, VA 23233 Tue Aug 29, 2006

I moved to this location about four miles south of Short Pump Town Center from Northern Virginia last weekend. I'm going to have to break my contract and change carriers, because the service is virtually unusable inside my second-floor, wood-frame apartment using either of our two (different model) phones, and also at my office near Jefferson Davis Hwy. and Route 288. I can only get service if I go outside. Two phone resets (supposed to make the phone recognize the nearest roaming tower) have had no effect.

Nextel
5 Out of 5
5 Out of 5

Phone Model:
i530
Westover Hills Blvd. / Forest Hill, Richmond, VA 23225 Tue Aug 01, 2006

We have two Nextel phones that work perfectly in and around our house in Westover Hills.

T-Mobile
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Motorola V300
Chalkley Near Centralia / Centralia, Richmond, VA 23237 Wed Jul 26, 2006

This service is spotty at best. I can't get reception at work, and I always drop calls in about 10 minutes call time.

Sprint
1 Out of 5
1 Out of 5

Arch Rd., Richmond, VA 23236 Fri Jul 21, 2006

In my neighborhood there is absolutely no reception from Sprint. Even when out of the house, I still average at least one dropped call per day.

T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
0 Out of 5

Phone Model:
Sony Ericsson T610
Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA 23223 Thu Jul 06, 2006

I live in the River Lofts, and the reception... well, what reception. I have to go out of my apartment and almost outside of my apartment building to talk on my phone.


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