Sprint

Reception wise its not horrible, but the phone does cut in a out a lot. I've had nothing but problems with Sprint from day 1. I am glad my contract is over this month! I'm going elsewhere!
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Below average for Verizon at this location. I have traveled extensively from Gulf Coast to Canada and very rural Nebraska to Boston / DC. Have had reception most of the time. Traveling companions have had Alltel, Cingulair / ATT, Nextel, or Sprint. Almost never could they make calls and I couldn't and if that occurred it was for a very limited area. I've been here 2+ years and Verizon knows it's a hole. They have worked with me to sort it out including the day I got a call at work from the tech sitting in my driveway to report the signal strength and reason I had less than perfect at home. Verizon has some business practices that need to change, but for service when you need it, they can't be beat. The low rating is for my location only, overall the are a 4.7.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T

I have had AT&T (Cingular) for 4 years now. The reception is EXCELLENT everywhere in Wichita (and I mean everywhere.) I also had great luck around surroundings (all the way to Oklahoma.) I am very happy with my cell service. I used it all over North America (US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rica) with NO problems at all and with NO roaming at all. I also used my phone with great service in the following countries with EXCELLENT coverage: South America: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Domican Republic, Bolivia, Colombia. Europe: Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Findland, Norway, Italy, Greece, UK, Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium, Denmark, Russia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Iceland. Middle East: Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Sauid Arabia, Morocco, Turkey. APAC: Singapore, India, Malaysia, Japan, China. South Korea was the ONLY place I had major reception problem. Ciao,
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T

I have had Cingular / AT&T for 11 years, while living in Alabama and now Wichita. For 8 years with Cingular, I don't think I EVER had a dropped call. As soon as Cingular was bought out by AT&T, we've had dropped calls constantly on all 3-4 phones on our plan (various makes / models) both in Alabama and now in Wichita. I've spent hours with customer service and been told all sorts of things, but nothing makes any difference. I can't afford to cancel contracts on this many phones, but will leave AT&T as soon as our contracts are all up and will never go back.
Was this review helpful to you?T-Mobile

I switched in October 2008 to T-Mobile. I have the fancy Dash phone, which is pure junk. My phone gets hot and shuts off, the applications won't work correctly and service is really bad. I call every week to the customer care center, they have sent me new phones and new batteries. Nothing seems to work. I get missed calls and the phone won't even ring. When it does ring, its only a split second. I am very unsatisfied with this phone and service. Not once have they offered to give me credit on my bill for not being able to send texts or have calls. I pay $180 each month for 2 phones. I pay for ring tones that I can't use on the phone, and its it the format suggested by T-Mobile. The customer care line has people answering the phones with accent that makes it hard to understand. I would not recommend the phones or T-Mobile for service. I am looking at switching back to my old carrier, Sprint.
Was this review helpful to you?Alltel

I can honestly say that Alltel seems to have the best coverage, in and around Wichita, of any of the major carriers. I had Verizon for a long time(3 years) and my girlfriend had Alltel. After a few years of dating, we noticed that there were a number of occassions in which I would have to use her phone because mine (Verizon) didn't have coverage. South and West of Wichita in the more rural communites, Alltel wins hands-down. Inside of Wichita, it's about even. I'm actually using Sprint now because I have / love the Samsung Instinct but still rate the top three carriers, in order of best coverage, as Alltel, Verizon and Sprint.
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Dropped calls, next to no reception. It is this way at work also... I work close to downtown! C-ya T- Mobile.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T

I had AT&T for more than 10 years, with almost non-existent reception at my house. After calling them to complain for years, and them promising it will get better soon, I switched to Sprint. No problem getting 5 bars with Sprint at my house.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T

cannot receive or place voice call. receive text messages but cannot place one. If you work in this area and NEED service I would look at another carrier!
Was this review helpful to you?Alltel

I have had some down times out is this area. but for the most part Alltel is the one to go with in Western Kansas. Good Hunting for a wireless service that is any good. Seem to me that they all are raising there prices and getting less service from them. My two cents.
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