Coverage Reviews for Phoenix, AZ 85018

Rating | Carrier | Zip Code

Sprint

Sprint is the worst! I have only had them for a few months and everything is awful about this provider. The.coverage renders my S3, to the capabilities of a old fashion camera pbone. No streaming videos, no music, cant do anything that requires data. Everywhere I go I receive less than 1mbs for download or upload speed. I will not stay with them as my carrier. I refuse to pay for a service that is not rendered. Sprint as a whole is a crook corporation!

Sprint

My wife's been with Sprint for approximately 7 yrs and has had superior service. I switched from cricket March of 2012 go with a shared plan, all was well until we moved Jan 25 from extension and 60 to center and brown we are constantly being bounced from home network to roaming and being kicked off the network in and approximately 1 / 2 mile around house both she and I have made numerous calls and have been lied to about2 towers being down for repairs and back up supposedly with no improvement, now misteriously they are being upgraded. yet still they want me to buy internet to hookup they're airrave you've gotta be pulling my leg, I've gotta purchase something, from someone else, I'm paying you for, so your service will work? it would be like me reffering them to someone else to pay my bill.

AT&T

Half the time I have NO SERVICE -- I'm lucky if I get 2 bars - but that quickly fades. I have to go to my car and drive a block away to be able to call someone (standing in the middle of the street also works but it is loud and dangerous! The most annoying is that ATT wants me to pay a monthly fee ($19.99) to add a Micro Cell ($199) to my internet connection (Cox) in order to get better service! Is that F**Ked or what? CLASS ACTION ANYONE? How cam they claim they have full coverage when there isn't a cell phone tower miles around?

Sprint

I have not had good experience with Sprint. Have to repeatedly hit the send button to send out texts and constantly experiencing dropped calls!

Sprint

Just switched to Virgin Mobile from Cricket and can't tell you how disappointed I am, it quite sucks, was looking for a cheaper plan since I only need data and text, I get no data at work, and on my commute to downtown Phoenix it's up and down to nothing. quite frustrating, hope they improve this soon.

Verizon

We are wintering in different areas, and this is one where the Verizon isn't very good! The data is slow and we must be outside to call.

AT&T

Very poor reception indoors even if I'm standing by a window. No reception if I'm more than 10 feet from a wall. Outdoors, reception is sketchy.

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

Verizon

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...

Sprint

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?

Sprint

I GET GOOD RECEPTION 4 TO 5 BARS HOWEVER THE INTERNET SPEED IS EXTREALY SLOW ABOUT 53 KBPS DONWLOAD and 305 KBPS UPLOAD NONE OF THE APPS THAT USE DATA WORK.

T-Mobile

The area south of I 60 and East of the 101 is a T Mobile wasteland. The Dobson Ranch gets very poor cell and Internet with no G4 and 2 bars of cellular coverage. Come on T Mobile. Look at the maps and get a tower in the area.

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?

AT&T

I have an iPhone 5 and my coverage is acting up, and I know that it has nothing to do with my phone because my parents's phones' down the street are acting up also.

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.

Sprint

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.

Sprint

From Shea Blvd.to Via De Ventura and from Pima Rd to at least 110th St. is a Sprint dead zone.Since my home and my work are both within this (Scottsdale Ranch) area this phone is practically useless. I'm lucky if a call lasts a minute before dropping, and even then the sound keeps breaking up. Even sending a text usually results in a network access error. Everyone I know who gets a good signal in this area has Verizon. I'm switching too!

Verizon

Many dropped and incomprehensible calls, about 49% or more.

Cricket

one bar. conversations cut off. MMS messages not sent.

AT&T

I had no issues with my service at my previous home that was less than 10 miles away. However in my immediate area now, the service is a nightmare. I get poor reception outside and little to no reception inside. Even if my phone shows bars, they are either short lived or the person on the other line tells me I am cutting out. My phone is not usable as a phone; however I have fewer data plan issues. I do have issues with speed and temporary access issues at least daily with Internet, but at least I have some access in my home - I cannot say the same for phone usage (which is unfortunate because I need my phone for work and work from home frequently). I am going to have to suck it up and pay the termination fee to have a working business phone at home.

AT&T

I hover between 0 to 1 bar. Very poor reception. Have to stand in exact areas to make calls... outside. Inside l am lucky to get one bar.

AT&T

I have to go outside most of the time to make calls. Some messages and missed call notifications don't arrive for hours or not at all. My phone almost never rings when at home and sometimes doesn't even show that someone called. Seriously considering changing to Verizon or Sprint

T-Mobile

I use a partner of t mobile which uses their towers, simple mobile.

T-Mobile

Inside buildings at my location is horrible. Outside is acceptable but not great.

Sprint

Why does Sprint allow Virginmobileusa and Boostmobile to sell 4g phones in Phoenix when they don't have 4g coverage? This is ridiculous.

T-Mobile

I have had T-Mobile for 13 years now and have seen huge improvements over the years. I cant say I have never had a dropped call but I can say that the service and data speeds I get are great. Pretty much Always have service, even in buildings and use my phone as a wifi hot spot and there is no extra charge. T-Mobile does have unlimited data but after 5GB it is slowed down quite a bit but at least no extra charge for going over. Their prices are way cheaper than their competitors as well.

Sprint

Sprint sells 4G phones but has no 4G service.THAT'S NICE!

Verizon

I have lived in the Phoenix area for 16 years and always had Verizon and never dropped a call. I traveled to different cities in the US, go hiking and skiing and very seldom or never I had a problem with reception. My friends who have ATT or Spring or TMobil always had more problem that I do.

T-Mobile

Love the service.. Even thought outdated.. Reception is good. Never had a dropped call.. Download speeds with speed test app usually reads Downloads 5-9mbps Uploads 3-5mbps.

Sprint

Why does Sprint support boost mobile and virgin mobile when they can't take care of there own customers?

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