Coverage Reviews for Philadelphia, PA 19111

Rating | Carrier | Zip Code

T-Mobile

Had T-Mobile for a week. The service has been great.

Sprint

Sprint is selling LTE phone to customers in Philly and they don't have LTE service here for another year or more. Tried to tell me the phone will work on 3G and please still pay for premium data. Adios Sprint.. Contract is up and I'm going with AT&T

Sprint

Service sucks at home and anywhere near the L train... Unbelievable...

Sprint

I went from AT&T to Sprint, worst decision ever made, I have completely no service in this area, unless they fix this issue I will not stay with Sprint or recommend it to anyone

T-Mobile

T mobiles reception has dimiminshed even with all their hope about improvements I made 2 calls thus far to let then know what's going on I'm holding they make repairs before I change companies I drop calls even talking with them

Verizon

Since moving here, never see more than 2 bars on signal strength indicator, inside or outside. Varies markedly throughout property. Can lose call just by shifting body position! Other Verizon users in same neighborhod have same complaint regardless of phone type. Verizon acknowledges that they know it's an area with poor signal quality. Only corrective action suggested was offer to SELL me a residential signal booster at $100 (puportedly half-off regular price). Did NOT offer discounted rate for inferior service. Outrageous.

T-Mobile

T mobiles reception seem below average I think less should be spent on who's fastest and more on reception to please customers they do have now

Sprint

Never a problem.Best Plans around and customer service No#1 ! Keep up the good work.Can only get Better.

T-Mobile

Service stinks ! 7yrs ago I had T-Mobile and left. I pick up Tmo 7 yrs later and customer service is still giving the same answer. “ We at Tmo are aware of the prob are Tech team is working on issue but their is no time frame yet until the prob is fixed ” they don't care about their customers.

Verizon

Throughout this area, my reception is poor, often reverting to 1x coverage for data. Dropped calls or dropped sound during a call is common. I'm quite disappointed in the coverage in our area.

T-Mobile

I get zero reception inside my house. This is a known problem with TMobile. When I called customer service they said they are aware of the problem but have no time estimate on when it will be corrected. In the mean time I can stand outside to make my calls. What! I moved here from Glenside (less than three miles away) were reception was fine. I believe TMobile purposely reduces the signal in some areas in order to market their pay by the month cell phone booster. It is not in their best interest to fix the signal if they can generate additional revenue by offering the 'booster' package. Why should I have to pay more for what I should already have.

T-Mobile

If there was an option between Poor and Below Average, I would've gone for that.. Ideall its not even 2.. its 1.5.. I would not advice anyone one to go for T-mobile..

T-Mobile

Haven't had reception in my house for past 6 days. T-Mobile tells me a town went down. I will wait 1 more day and then I'm out of this contract.

T-Mobile

calls drop off around lunchtime no 4g signaleither. no service at times between mid night &6am. calls drop off at times on this android 4g phone. people often can't hear me speaking to them

Cricket

Very poor reception. Occasionally have no service. Also, I can't send text messages from this location. Signal has gotton worse since I bought the phone about two months ago.

AT&T

Inside the house reception with ATT its poor. I cant connect to internet, 4G is joke. before ATT I was with Sprint. I cant wait go back to Sprint.

Verizon

Along this major SEPTA regional railway corridor, there is absolutely NO reception of any kind in and around this major train station. Thousands of passengers ride through this area daily. Interestingly, there are HUGE tower / transmitters atop an apartment building adjacent to the station,... obviously for another carrier! This has been for at least four years now. This is the ONLY area of its kind that I have ever seen that is COMPLETELY dead on the Verizon network.

T-Mobile

I had T-Mobile for a year and they always dropped my calls. I had no reception in my house and the bars were always low. I don't like T-Mobile anymore due to lack of service.

Verizon

Verizon is by far the best network in this area. AT&T sucks! I had so many dropped calls and horrible call quality. Verizon rocks here.

AT&T

I have been a complaining to AT&T for bad reception and dropped calls for 2 years already. They changed my phone and SIM card thinking it was the problem. Still extremely bad reception in and out of my complex. And this is where I use the phone most. Seeing their ad on TV, what a big lie. Will definitely look for another carrier.

Sprint

I was with Cingular. Sure I had 3600 rollover minutes, my phone didn't work in my house. Every call had to be done standing on my outside steps. Switched to Sprint--Perfection, perfect on all floors of my house, perfect going down my cement basement steps. Works everywhere, inside and out. Contract will be up soon. I'm not paying for their $100.00 "everything" plan. Will probaly switch to Virgin Mobile. They use Spirit services and that "everything" plan is under Fifty bucks. Go figure.

T-Mobile

I used to get three bars in my house. For the past few weeks I get no reception in my house, on the street or anywhere within a few blocks. Occasionally the phone jumps up to two bars but as soon as you try to make a call it drops down to zero and says call failed. My friend has Cingular and gets 4 bars in my concrete basement. When you call they claim that their map says you have coverage. I'm giving them another week to fix whatever the hell it is that they screwed up this month. If its not fixed by then I'm switching to Cingular.

T-Mobile

one dead spot on 11th st between 66th and 12th. It happens EVERY time.

AT&T

Within my building (#6) there is not reception for ATT / Cingular and has not been for over 2 years. If I walk outside the building about 30 feet, I can pick up a weak signal. Verizon actually works within the building.

T-Mobile

Great reception usually during the day, after 5 or 6 no reception, dropped calls, calls fail or I get someone else then the intended person I tried calling. Was told by T-Mobile my signal gets scattered and should turn my phone off and then on so that the closest tower will pick up my signal. Nope, I believe the problem is congestion, too many people using cells during the evening hours. I pretty fed up with this losey service and hope T-Mobile will reimburse my lack of use and be held responsible for any emergency that I can not make a call for. NOT HAPPY!

T-Mobile

For the past 2 years I have not got any reception indoors in any home on the 800 block of brighton st., right near Whitaker Ave. I cannot make or receive calls anyone in my house or the neighbors. I can ONLY make and receive calls outside ON THE STREET, and even with that I only get 2 bars. I can barely make / receive calls near a window. T-Mobile is crippled in this area. My step dad has Cingular and he has reception everywhere in the house, even in the basement! I can't wait to get rid of T-Mobile and move to Cingular, thanks T-Mobile for your worthless network! I have complained to T-Mobile numerous times but they claim to have "3 bars" on their coverage map, its a lie.

Verizon

I even get service in my basement. No dropped calls.

T-Mobile

t mobile all you get is excuse after excuse. sales person from store finally stated that there are problems with the service due to fox chase cancer center.

Verizon

phone worked everywhere except my house. couldnt receive calls therefore couldnt rely on phone... useless.

T-Mobile

To all you people who think T-Mobile is so bad: They're just started a few years ago and have been improving a lot since then. I've had them since the beginning and now their service works just about everywhere. They're even starting to roll out a 3G network.

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