Coverage Reviews for Phoenix, AZ 85021

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!

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!

T-Mobile

Have been with T-Mobile for 8 yrs besides bill going up every month I pay for I Internet for 3 phones that can never get Internet 2 phones all ways dropping calls as soon as contracts are up we''re out

Sprint

I have nothing good to say about Sprint. They sold us phones with 4G and in Phx, we do not have 4G. I feel like I was lied too. And on top of that, we live 1 / 4 mile away from the nearest cell tower. But we have dropped calls, delayed (sometimes by hours) text messages and very slow internet service. I called Sprint and they sent us an Airave. Which runs on the internet connection from Cox. If I would have known I would have this much trouble, I would have never ever gone with Sprint. Plus they charge me $220 + tax for 2 smart phones and an old flip phone. Beware, try a different carrier. I had Verizon for years, and I'm going back after my contract is up!

AT&T

Im a AT&T customer for a little over 2 years and at my home I can't get more then 2 bars on my Samsung note. I have found a program in the Google play store that tracks my signal and gives the cell phone I'd. It's call open signal and it's pretty informative.

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?

Verizon

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!

Sprint

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!

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.

T-Mobile

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.

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.

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!

Sprint

SPRINT IS A POOR EXCUSE FOR A CELL PHONE COMPANY! I AM COMMITTED TO A CONTRACT TO PAY FOR A SERVICE THAT I AM UNABLE TO USE! CONSTANT DROPPED CALLS, CUTTING IN AND OUT, NON-DELIVERED TEXTS and DATA..I PUT A CALL INTO THEM OVER A WEEK AGO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE CHECKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND GET BACK TO ME WITHIN 2-3 BUSINESS DAYS AND STILL HAVENT HEARD A WORD BACK FROM THEM..I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER SPRINT CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MOST OF THEM HAVE GONE WITH OTHER CARRIERS -WHICH I WILL BE DOING THE SAME WHEN I AM ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CONTRACT FOR THEIR "SPECTACULAR" SERVICE! VERY DISSATISFIED WITH SPRINT AND THE WAY THEY HANDLE THEIR CUSTOMERS PROBLEMS! THE WAY THINGS ARE LOOKING - JUST WITH PEOPLE I PERSONALLY KNOW THAT HAVE LEFT SPRINT -THEY WONT BE IN BUSINESS MUCH LONGER IF THEY DONT GET THEIR CRAP TOGETHER!

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

Verizon

Had Sprint but for some reason got slower on data and dropped calls.so went to Verizon and have 4g here.making this comment on my Maxx and listening to pandra at the same time.its great

Sprint

Used to work fine till may 2012, no no service, the said a tower was out once but fixed, I have nothing, getting the run around from cust service / tech support, they cold xfr calls you have to rexplain over and over. they set up a "call back" never even made the call. This will be the only 2years ill be with sprint, maybe less if I can get out of contract, o and there is no 4g in phoenix, but they tell you they are building the towers when they sell you the phones.

Sprint

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

Sprint

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

Sprint

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

T-Mobile

Never dropped a call. Great 4G service. Love T-Mobile!.

Virgin Mobile

Virgin mobile is the worst service available. I have the $25 plan and I can't give it AWAY!

Virgin Mobile

Very slow data speeds about256 kb. Now they are going to slow down my speed after 2.5 gb. How bad can it get?

AT&T

Used to have great coverage - now all of a sudden - very little to no coverage -

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