Verizon
(2 stars) |
92nd and Michigan, Froedtert | 92nd Between WI and Bluemound,
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Reception has gotten much worse. Been with Verizon for 8 years. Every call drops unless I'm hanging my head out my upstairs window. Truly believe as the Medical Center gets bigger I won't be able to use my cell phone at home. Extremely frustrating.
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(0 stars) |
Prospect Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
Multiple dropped calls, zero signal... . Horrible reception!
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(1 star) |
Bobolink | 68th,
Milwaukee, WI 53218 |
The service sucks in the area. I get between 1-2 bars in the house and the if I'm lucky. The phone is slow and with the new contract with At&T the service has gotten even slower.
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(4 stars) |
Maryland Ave, East Side ,
Milwaukee, WI 53211 |
Sprint was honestly not that bad. Everywhere I went, I almost always got all my bars. Service NEVER dropped inside buildings and elevators, which was very nice. Text messages always came in on time. The call quality, on the other hand, was an issue. Often I would have to hang up the phone because people couldn't understand me, which was weird because I would have all my bars. Once I redialed, the call went through perfectly. Connecting to the internet was not always reliable, again weird because I always had 4G LTE Coverage. I think the network was frequently overloaded. I have since switched to Verizion for better nationwide coverage and call quality. However, if you never leave the city, Sprint is a fair choice.
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(1 star) |
45th and Grange | Mallory Dr.And 45th,
Milwaukee, WI 53220 |
Help! Just move to this area. Verizon show a little grey "cloud" indicating my very small area has poor connectivity. I get one dot, maybe two if lucky. Willing to sell me box for $200! Really????? To fix their problem. Ive been a customer for 12 years. thoughts? Ideas???
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Sprint
(4 stars) |
East Side | Prospect and North,
Milwaukee, WI 53211 |
I have had Sprint for many years and it seems that all the services have their shortcomings. My experience with customer service has been both good and bad. When I go to the store on Silver Spring and Port Washington, the people working there are virtually useless. Actually, it has been my experience that most of the people at any of the stores are useless. I have had some success on the phone although it takes patience and tact to get anything done. It isn't easy. However... here's a true story about Sprint customer service. I would very often drop calls in my apartment which is just north of downtown. An area that should have magnificent service. I called Sprint and explained that I literally had to lean against a window to not lose calls. I had heard about something called an Airvave which is basically an antenna connected to a router to send better signals to a phone. When I asked about it, since no one at Sprint mentioned it's existence, they admitted that it existed. Then they had the audacity to tell me I could get it for only $259.00. I thought I was talking to someone from the Comedy Channel. $259???? Are you kidding? After discussing it with a supervisor, I could miraculously get it for only $129.00. I thanked the person helping me profusely and then told her that it's only $129 too much. I explained that we had a contract and they were supposed to provide a signal which they weren't doing... in the middle of a large city. I did my part and payed the bills for service. Now it was their turn to live up to their commitment. I calmly told the person that I was speaking with to send the Airwave to me for free. Amazingly, after explaining the logic of our contract, I was sent the Airwave for free. And, it really, really works. So that's good. Otherwise, the internet connection truly sucks. The service is so-so. And it isn't cheap. I certainly like to hear the bogus stories they tell when you ask when 4G will be in Milwaukee. They must keep a full time staff to write preposterous tales about the "coming 4G and LTE". I always drop calls when I'm not near a window at stores. But I will say that coverage areas outside are pretty good. Again... outside. So, why do I keep Sprint? I guess it's a case of why trade a headache for a stomach ache. Verizon, US Cellular, AT&T, Sprint... they all seem to suck.
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(1 star) |
Edgewood and Oakland | Capital and Oakland,
Milwaukee, WI 53211 |
Signal strength is only 1-2 bars in my home. It is 3 bars in my attic. USCellular refuses to send a tech unless they get a half dozen complaints in one area. Frequent dropped calls. Some calls are marginal inside or outside! They claim smartphones have weak antennas. Flip phone was great,always 4=5 bars They only get 3 bars in all of the stores. Away from my home area it is excellent. Sound quality is the best.
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(1 star) |
State Fair Park | Bluemound,
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Have had it since it was Cingular -- just goes down hill. Service in Village of Wauwatosa non-existent or slow much of the time. Customer service at AT&T stinks. Reason I've stayed -- price for multiple lines.
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(2 stars) |
Milwaukee Ave. Wauwatosa | 68th St.,
Milwaukee, WI 53213 |
Battery drains. calls drop. Is it Wauwatosa or ????????? All since I moved here.
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(1 star) |
3500 W. Grange Ave. Area | Honey Creek Dr. and Ramsey Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53221 |
I used to get several bars of reception until several months ago, and now I have dropped calls, no reception at times and terrible quality when I do make or receive calls !
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(0 stars) |
Miller Pkwy. | Miller Parkway / Burnham,
Milwaukee, WI 53219 |
No voice nor data services since 8 / 19 / 13. Once in a while data comes through. Multiple users at location without service.
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(1 star) |
Riverwest / E. Burleigh,
Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
Repeated dropped calls, 10 seconds or more to connect. Had the same problem 4 blocks East of here, I shouldn't be surprised. Want to warn others about using Verizon in Riverwest. Taking my phones back to Apple tomorrow. Switching back to AT&T.
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(3 stars) |
Bayside | Brown Deer and Port Wash,
Milwaukee, WI 53217 |
Most places I get decent reception. My phone hooks on to WiFi which is a must have feature as data rates are Sloooow. 4G is nonexistent. BTW, went to Houston and was blown away by what 4G COULD do. Am looking for another carrier but reviews here make it look as if they are all crooks.
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(1 star) |
River West Townsend and Bremen,
Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
Intermittent call dropping / failure to ring while I am inside. If I go outside or sit right by a window I get one bar.
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(1 star) |
Oklahoma Ave. | Chase Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53207 |
Get dropped calls all the time in my house and not made of concrete. Even if I sit by my living room windows, still get dropped calls or I can't even make calls if I am in my house. Have to go outside to talk. Called Sprint and they said a tower is down with no eta for repairs. I have been hearing this for the past 2 yrs now. Now it's contract renewal time and I am still told the same issues. Goodbye Sprint and hello T-Mobile.
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Sprint
(1 star) |
South 63rd | Lincoln Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53219 |
Reception is a continual struggle. Very poor reception in the house and often poor reception outside. Right now getting 0-2 bars and I cannot make or receive calls in my own kitchen next to the window!
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(0 stars) |
Townsend and Bremen | Townsend and Fratney,
Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
Little to no reception in my bungalow in Riverwest; my iPhone will alert me to calls after a voicemail has been left. Soooo frustrating! I may have to buy the $250 in-home booster that Verizon sells. BTW, this area of Milwaukee also disables my car remote entry fob. It's all of the radio towers up along Capitol that messes up the signals.
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(1 star) |
Kilbourn | Prospect,
Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
We started with AT&T when the iPhone came out -- and it just gets worse and worse. Dropped calls ALL the time -- which they tried to blame on Apple. AT&T is NOT a good carrier for Milwaukee... or really anywhere. So frustrating!
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(1 star) |
S 96th | Root River Pkwy.,
Milwaukee, WI 53228 |
No towers close enough. Had to add an IP booster in the home for cells to work properly.
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(1 star) |
Burleigh | Holton,
Milwaukee, WI 53212 |
Have had Verizon for years in other parts of Milwaukee with happy results. Moved to Riverwest this month and can only get a signal once in a while.
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