AT&T
I recently switched to AT&T after being with Verizon for 4 years. In El Paso, both AT&T and Verizon's network is quite good. For the most part, Verizon gets a full signal (outdoors, as well as many places indoors) Of course with every carrier there is a few spots where the service isn't so great, but hey, you can't always win. At my home, Verizon receives an average of 4-5 bars and always clear calls. With AT&T I receive 3-4 bars and calls are clear as well. In addition to Verizon and AT&T my brother has T-Mobile and my mom has Sprint. So I have a pretty much can test every major carrier. At my house, Sprint has 1-3 bars with adequate sound quality and T-Mobile always has 5 but I have noticed that at time sound quality is very bad. Now I have experience my AT&T phone switching over to Mexican service (Movistar, TELCEL) This mostly happens at my school which is very close to the Mexican border. Oddly, this has happened to my Verizon phone as well. I have not yet traveled enough to give my opinion on AT&T, but from what I can see if El Paso, AT&T is just as good as Verizon. I have had no dropped calls, no "No Service" areas. There have been areas of low signal but that has not affected call quality or reliability. In conclusion I give AT&T a 4.5 and I give Verizon a 4.5
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
No problems with Verizon anywhere in the city. Won't switch when the contract comes up. We've never had any of the problems with Verizon that we'd had with other companies we've tried.
Was this review helpful to you?T-Mobile
I have had T-Mobile for 6 years. My wife and I have a family plan but the last couple of years have been terrible. We have to go outside our house to keep a signal. I often get dropped calls and we often do not get voice msgs or text msgs until days after people send them. That is unacceptable. Our contract is up in Sept and we are switching.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
79932 / 79922 are two of El Paso's highest income zip codes and ATT reception is very bad in this area. I "mark the spot" in ATT app and it shows the antennae location as near Sunland Park Mall. Towers are not compensating for geography (valleys etc). I like my Iphone but dont think I should buy a femtocell in order to get the service I have already contracted for.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
Cell tower on top of the mountain and of course signal goes right over entire neighborhoods and schools. Technician for U-Verse at our house (who couldn't use his AT&T cell phone either) said that they could easily drop the signal location a couple degrees and then voila. Coould it be that easy? AT&T, get your crap together!
Was this review helpful to you?MetroPCS
they dont have any metro PCS store in el paso tx thats sucks, its the best company for long distance call
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
AT&T service in this area is flat out inadequate. Dropped calls are the norm for me. I end up having to call AT&T constantly to remove "roaming" charges from the Mexican Movistar service which constantly hits my phone. I've been with AT&T for years but am switching. On a scale of 1-to-10 in call continuity and reception, the best I can get on AT&T at any given time is a 3. The norm is more a "1" and I have to keep moving around my house to hear my calls.
Was this review helpful to you?T-Mobile
There is no 3g whatsoever on the entire Westside in El Paso Tx. We got 3g since September 2009 only in downtown Mesa St. and the Eastside, but they left the entire community of the Westside with no reception on 3g; Even Cricket has coverage in those areas.
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
Verizon works very very well! I go to Mexico on business trips and the roaming rates are very low. Very happy with Verizon. I will never switch. The network here is very reliable.
Was this review helpful to you?Nextel
I get very poor service with Nextel. I had Sprint and they said Nextel was better, well its NOT! I'm paying the ETF and switching to Verizon Wireless PTT. The Customer service is crap on Sprint Nextel anyway.
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