T-Mobile
Have service for 8 Months with no signal Called tmobile. they opened a service request. but no results. called and found out that the service in this area is down and maybe they fix in july
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i get one to two bars most of the time over here when in other areas my service is full. 3G data is a joke. Picked up a new iphone 5 today in hopes that 4G would be a little better and to my surprise the signal strength is identical... whats with the clustered towers around tempe and east phoenix... ? cheap land? this needs some serious help...
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I have 1-2 bars in my home, and drop calls about once per day. If I'd have to describe Sprint's level of service toward customers in Phoenix with a book title, it would have to be, "Sprint's just not that into you". My data speeds would remind me of my Hayes 9600 Baud modem, if they were consistent. I transfered to Sprint before I moved from Denver. My Sprint service in Denver was amazing, very fast data (usually in excess of 5 Mbps) and I never ever dropped calls. My 3G Sprint coverage in Denver was 6x faster than my usually 3G speeds in Phoenix. How is this possible?
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In looking and asking around I have learned that Verizon is the best carrier in the area as far as reception goes. This is the ONLY reason I am sticking with them. Word to the wise: those "Grandfathered" into the unlimited data plan - it is going away -once you upgrade your phone... Poof Gone!
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Sprint coverage used to be terrible in my area, and I used to think that the Sprint Network Vision plan was a load of crap. But believe it or not, its actually getting better! I am getting download speeds of about 1.1-1.5 Mbs and about.95-1 Mbs up. This is compared to less than.4 Mbs up and down. In addition, Sprint LTE is expected to be up be the end of 1Q 2013. That's all Sprint customers can hope for here... and don't think I'm biased. If I don't get LTE as I expect it, I'm going to leave Sprint. I just feel like if I have a shot at unlimited data on an LTE network, I'll take that chance. One of the MAIN reasons I believe in their LTE arrival, is that a Japanese company, SoftBank, a carrier in Japan, with an ambitious CEO plans to buy about 70% of Sprint public stock. He is embarassed of how slow all carriers speeds are in the US and he has the money to make Sprint LTE happen, with SoftBank having an income of over 1.2 trillion. Sprint's LTE plan is very ambitious, I just hope they pull through. Thanks for reading!
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
I have an AT&T micro cell which is supposed to boost the signal. It initially connects and call quality is very good, then it consistently drops and then the quality is so poor it becomes necessary to end the call. Cox Communications is my Internet provider so is it possible the Internet connection is the problem? I'm baffled and ready to switch to Verizon which everyone in the area says works fine wherever they are in the valley. How do I determine which carrier is better in Arizona?
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
I've been with Verizon for about a year now on a grandfather plan that I had purchased, and the voice and data service has been good in comparison to reviews I have read from users on other carriers. In my area I usually average 4G speeds between 7-10 Mbps (download) and 4-9 Mbps (upload). Although these numbers may look good to some, they are not the best speedtest results I've seen on Verizon, which were around 18-34 Mbps (download) and 10-18 Mbps (upload) when I lived in Michigan. But the speeds I'm currently receiving in the Phoenix area are acceptable and enough to fulfill your needs when it comes to streaming any form of media.
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Obviously, the big complaint with Sprint is the fact that many of us have 4g capable phones, but there is no "official" 4g service. There is a good amount of 4g (and I've tested it myself) in certain parts of the Valley, but when you are outside of those select areas, you are subjected to some of the most pathetic and laughable speeds imaginable! Speed in the 32nd and Shea (as with much of Phoenix) is often in the 100kbps-250kbps range. Ridiculous, even subpar for 3g! In the hotspots, I admit that the speeds are much better, probably around 7-8Mbps, with 1.2Mbps upload. I havent noticed any call problems in the 4 months so far with Sprint. Data is my big beef with them! To see exactly where the hotspots are, you merely need to go to Sprint's primary 4g partner, Clearwire, and check their coverage map. you'll see alot of 4g in parts of North Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, and for some crazy reason, way the heck out west by Buckeye. DO NOT TRUST WHAT SPRINT ASSOCIATES in stores or kiosks tell you about 4g rollout. They aren't evil kids, they just simply have no idea what they are talking about, and I think it has just become easier for them to say "oh, it'll roll out in a few weeks" rather than tell you the truth, which is "I have no idea." Clearwire seems to be much more accurate, so go to their website if you really want to see Sprint's progress (if you can call it that) in their 4G rollout.
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I be usin muh fon for da bizness wit dem ho's an dey no when I bes callin dem dey bettah ansa quik like with muh monay or Imuh goan bead em laik a pinyata. So all muh ho's use dat T-Mobile wit a quikness or imuh goan beat dey azz.
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
4-5 bars almost everywhere. Inside of steel frame office building on ground level, at home in block home. In the desert, everywhere. I also travel to almost every state in the nation, and have had great results. Yes Verizon is very expensive. It would truly be a ripoff if it weren't for the amazing service. To the guy above saying no cellphone is sure to work in a home (yet says his Verizon is perfect - go figure)... BS. I have never in 11 years as a customer seen ANY Verizon phone not work in ANY home I have been in. They always work. For work I have tried all types of carriers so let me make this really simple for everyone. CDMA WORKS! That means Sprint and Verizon. GSM STINKS! It does NOT work well inside of buildings, PERIOD!
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