AT&T
Service in this area was great until a few days before hurricane Rita, when it tanked all over town. On the local news Cingular reps blamed the problems on high call volume. Afterward, service improved in many places, but not here.
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Coverage in this area is spotty at best while driving on San Felipe. Inside the building, I can hardly get any reception. The phone sometimes searches for a signal for 20-30 minutes and calls that are received are being cut off when I turn my head a little bit. T-Mobile has better coverage in this area, although it may be analog.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
Reception sucks inside apartment. I keep missing incoming calls, and calls drop when I make calls. This has happened to all my friends / family who have used their cell phones in my apt. Looks more like the location / geometry of the apt.
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One more thing, the "reception bar icon" on the phone is a joke. Personally I think it is written in the software on the phone to stay full or very high on idle - for their "more bars in more places." I guess they don't mean more reception. More like false advertising. Right now my phone is showing full reception, but as soon as I call out it will drop to 1 bar and the call will be inaudible.
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I can actually look out of my office window and see a tower less than 1000 ft away, but still can't use this phone in the area. I would say the reception would be in between "No Reception" and "Poor". I can call out and receive calls, but only about 5% quality. I have called cingular, but they don't really care. I think GSM has less coverage / quality than my old TDMA.
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Have had to be forced to stay in my contract for 1 year and can not use my cell phone while at work! Sucks... .
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
Verizon has great reception on the UH campus. I get service in every building including the library which is known as a dead zone as far as cell phones are concerned. In fact now that I think about I've never roamed with Verizon, the service is that good.
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I'm switching carriers because I never get a signal in this area where I live. I've also heard that it rates lowest in the Houston area.
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Consistent, excellent reception in this area for approximately 1 year.
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Can't receive calls and 90%of the time can't call out on our Cingular phones in this area.
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