AT&T Wireless (GSM)
I have a Nokia hand phone bought in Asia, so the GSM band is 900 / 1800 / 1900. With AT&T and Cingular sharing the same network now, I get reception almost everywhere. Very few dropped calls. It must be because of the upcoming merger. We will see if it stays that way.
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I get spotty service at home and zero service in many bars and restaurants around here, even when in a window seat. Example: at Foreign Cinema last night, I couldn't get reception even when I went out onto the street for several minutes. I had to walk to the corner of Mission and 22 to get reception. The phone said "No Service" for several minutes even when three or four bars were appearing on the screen.
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Great reception except when in elevator/lobby. Maybe being on the 7th floor helps too.
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I will just add to the horrible reviews of AT&T's service. I have had AT&T for few years now, both in Boston and now in San Francisco. In both cities, I was unable to get any reception in my home, and each time I was told it was my equipment or that there must be some sort of interference. My phone would tell me I was roaming when I was in my "home" area, and then tell me I was home when I was in what I understood to be a roaming area. Needless to say, this resulted in overcharges that could not be explained to me, and to many very angry complaints from me. Dropped calls and tinny, echoing voices are also frequent problems. Most importantly, AT&T has the most miserable "customer service" I have ever dealt with from any type of service provider (notorious cable tv included!). My contract with AT&T is up, and I am porting my number today back to Verizon. Couldn't be happier!
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I hate to pay the price, but my Verizon reception is really consistent in the Bay Area. I want to move to T-Mobile for the price differential, but these other reviews scare me. I drop in the same places - like under Sutro tower, but can't imagine any phone working well there. Great coverage - high price for the priviledge.
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Tam Vally is a really rough spot for ATT. I had tried Nokia phones, Motorola, and some others and it isn't the phone. My sister uses Verizon with no problem. ATT's TDMA is beiong phased out, and I have watched their coverage dwindle over time. I'm switching out.
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Signal indicator shows full coverage, but "no access" appears on screen. Cannot make or receive calls.
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Very weak reception on streeet. No reception inside home.
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Depending on traffic on 101, reception is good except rush hours. 3 bard generally. Much better than the lower parts of town, I think.
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Cell phone reception on Cingular around Pacifica seems to be pretty good. We ocassionally will lose reception going up / down parts of Sharp Park Rd. (only in one specific area, just below the house that sits above Sharp Park Rd.), and going up / down Highway 1 right below the 35 / 1 Interchange (on the downhill side coming into Pacifica). I can't tell if the loss of signal in those areas is due to weather or other factors. Reception will be lost if you go all the way up Oddstad Rd. towards the horse ranch, though.
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