AT&T Wireless (TDMA)
I have had a great experience with my Nokia and AT&T TDMA. Travel 8 western states frequently with virtually no drops and consistent service. City, and Bay Area coverage is flawless. Customer no-service is terrible, though I haven't often needed it. Contract is up and thinking of switching as GSM plans look more generous. Salesperson in AT&T retail store advised against this. Think I'll stick with my undestructable phone (think Samsonite) and TDMA until I'm forced off.
Was this review helpful to you?Sprint
Usually don't have any problems with Sprint in the city.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T Wireless (GSM)
Inside my apartment I receive anywhere from 0 to 3 bars. Out front on the sidewalk I get 4 bars. Since I started on GSM with AT&T the service has gotten better. There was zero reception indoors back in January 2004. What AT&T explained was the more GSM subscribers the more bandwidth was allocated.
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
Very good reception. I had AT&T before and could only get reception in one corner of my house.
Was this review helpful to you?Nextel
Inside my house it's great. It's actually great everywhere! Nextel is great.
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Sprint PCS and Nextel are the only two services I'm aware of that work on this side of the community. Reception is very good from the softball field all the way west on Mission Blue.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T Wireless (TDMA)
Work inside basement. Don't try Cingular, not even 1 bar.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
No reception inside apartments on Grattan Street in Cole Valley. Poor reception in the street and on the sidewalk, once you are 20 feet from the street reception is completely gone.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T Wireless (GSM)
I do not get AT&T service if you live in Noe Valley. I don't get Cingular either for that matter. I've gone through both services in the last week and have had to return my phone twice because of non-existant service. If I tried to call my land line the call would drop before the answering machine picked up about 75% of the time. I just got Verizon service today and I have maximum reception. The customer service rep told me that they have a tower at my intersection. AT&T told me the TDMA service would work better and they're probably right, but you're better off going Verizon for Noe Valley in my opinion. Apparently, Noe Valley voted against a measure to add cell-phone towers a little while back. So, it's not so much that AT&T and Cingular are completely incompetent (although they may still be) -- just that they're unable to actually put a tower in Noe Valley.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T Wireless (GSM)
Under the Sutro Tower. Sometimes I can get out some times not at all. It is very inconsistant on the Castro and not at all usable in Noe Valley.
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