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AT&T Wireless (GSM)
0 Out of 5
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Kirby Rd. / Loch Raven Dr. intersection, Mc Lean, VA 22101 |
Sun May 29, 2005 |
Absolutely no reception from Kirby road after getting off Chain bridge Rd, reception picks up only when one gets on to Old Dominion Rd. Absolute dead space for about 1.5 miles right in the heart of the beltway
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T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
Samsung SGH-V205
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Rt. 123 / Rt. 193 to Old Dominion Drive intersection, Mc Lean, VA 22101 |
Mon Jul 12, 2004 |
No T-Mobile reception at all on Rt. 123 from Langley up to Evans Farm. This is a constant source of frustration.
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AT&T
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
Razr |
Old Dominion and Brook Rd. / Lewinsville and Brook Rd. intersection, Mc Lean, VA 22102 |
Mon Jun 25, 2007 |
Cingular sucks in this area even though the tower is right down the road. Friends with Verizon can get about 2 bars sometimes. Sprint gets about 1-2 bars depending where. Cingular is just terrible at reception and customer service.
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Nextel
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
Motorola i860
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Georgetown Pike / Spring Hill Rd. intersection, Mc Lean, VA 22102 |
Tue Jun 06, 2006 |
Do not get reception hardly anywhere on Gerogetown Pike.
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AT&T
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
Nokia 6160 |
Farm Credit Dr. / Lewinsville intersection, Mc Lean, VA 22102 |
Thu Mar 30, 2006 |
This is a TDMA phone - called #77 (non-emergency police) with no problem to report an accident. Tried calling work to say I would be late, got fast busy. It appears Cingular / ATT is quietly phasing out TDMA service (makes sense to phase it out, kinda bogus not to inform cusotmers of that).
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T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
Samsung SGH-V205
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GW Parkway / Turkey Run to Rt. 123 and Key Bridge intersection, Mc Lean, VA 22102 |
Mon Jul 12, 2004 |
No to very poor reception on GW Parkway towards National Airport. Calls just drop. Now know to not even attempt to initiate calls until on 395 South.
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T-Mobile
0 Out of 5
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Fox Mill Rd. / Stuart Mill Rd. intersection, Oakton, VA 22124 |
Tue Jul 15, 2008 |
T-mobile. Great everywhere else but home. Never a reception in home. In yard, I can receive but can't call out without getting an "Emergency Calls Only" message or a "No Network" messages. Multiple redials eventually gets a call out (are they using someone else's tower?). Once I get the call it is good and holds as long as I don't go inside. (This is over a period of a months use before cancelling) AT&T. Reception in yard fine. Reception in home tolerable. *Generally* reception in home works with two important stipulations. First, I am not deep in the house. Second, bad weather and night-time compromise indoor use. During the day in good weather I can get good reception almost all over the house. I have even quickly run through the deeper parts of the house to get other parts and won't lose the signal, the audio with just get choppy momentarily until I get to more well windowed and doored parts of the house. At night I need be in well windowed and doored areas. When it rans I have to stand at the window or door. Often at night or bad weather, I will just leave my cell at a window with the ringer on max and use the phone like a land line. (This is over a period of a years use, before the plan ran out and I decided not to renew and to experiment with other companies, the T-Mobile experiment clearly favored AT&T though) Tough area for cells. I have neighbors I can see pace in their yards as they talk on their cells (you have to go outside for strong reception).
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Virgin Mobile
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
Vox 8610 |
Cobb Hill / Vale Rd. intersection, Oakton, VA 22124 |
Fri Jun 22, 2007 |
Virgin Mobile doesn't pick up calls inside the house. This is the Sprint / Nextel network.
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Verizon
0 Out of 5
Phone Model:
LG 4400 |
Vale Rd. / Rifle Ridge Rd. intersection, Oakton, VA 22124 |
Thu Jun 15, 2006 |
In the house, can get incoming ring rarely, but many result in not able to pick up, or dropped calls. Outside the house, signal is very poor. Can place calls only occasionally. Very poor service for such a well-reputationed provider as Verizon WIreless.
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Verizon
0 Out of 5
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Berryland Drive, Oakton, VA 22124 |
Sat Apr 24, 2004 |
We have tried other Motorola phones and also LG. We have no reception at all in the house, outside depends on where you stand and the bars go from 3 to 0.
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