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Horrible reception at two spots on Hwy. 99 along the Seattle Waterfront. I drop calls there every day. Heading North on 99 calls drop right about the ferry terminal and don't work until you pass outside of the tunnel.
Pretty much 5 bars and 3G anywhere in the UW, and around the city. Downtown 5 bars and 3G too, only in some hilly suburban areas do I encounter between 3-4 bars. Otherwise perfect!
Six feet from wall of windows in my office. Can't load web pages, stream music, or otherwise do anything that requires the data or cell network. Though the phone rings, I can't answer phone calls because they usually dropped immediately. Pathetic.
I must live near a tower, as reception is very strong when at home. 3G both upstream and downstream speeds are about as good as it gets. This varies though, a lot, on the rest of Capitol Hill. Something odd with my device though. It's an unlocked Windows Mobile unit and until recently, I used it with T-Mobile. Switched service after pre-ordering an iPhone 3GS and am using the HTC device until the iPhone arrives. Never had issues with it on T-Mobile, but when it's hooked up to AT&T, it randomly and spontaneously reboots itself :(
dropped calls often. 4 trys to really connect. Worse inside but even here on top of ridge poor coverage. Fade in and out on call. I call 611 and drop that call. They sort of believe me. I can see some towers from roof but can not call down the block. YIkes. My neighbors say 30th and Yesler house has bad call coverage even with T Mobile and Sprint. GAD
In the U District my 3G keeps dropping to 0 bars, then returning to full 5 bars. The Apple 'Genius' said that he has the same problems at the UW. When this happens, I can't use data, send / receive text messages, or send / receive calls. I constantly have calls go right to voicemail as well. I had no such problems when I had Verizon. I regret switching. I love my iPhone but AT&T 3G just sucks.
