AT&T
(1 star) |
41st | Broadway,
Oakland, CA 94611 |
I only get one bar in my apartment and calls are constantly being dropped. I get slightly better reception when I'm outside on the balcony, but then I can barely hear the person on the other end of the line. I can rarely tell when the call has been dropped because with the background noise I can't hear anything.
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(1 star) |
Lincoln | Grand,
Alameda, CA 94501 |
I keep hearing that Cingular has the fewest dropped calls in the bay area but I can't seem to get reception anywhere. My calls drop after only a couple minutes no matter where I am (actually, it is about 2.5 minutes). The reception goes down to zero bars, the phone / service dumps the call--then I close the phone and suddenly ALL the bars are there. But STILL when I try to make the call again about 1 / 2 the time it fails. What I want to know is: will a new phone fix this? Or am I just out of luck permanently?
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(1 star) |
College and Dwight,
Berkeley, CA 94704 |
College Ave seems to be the achilles heel of Verizon on southside. Thing is I'm stuck with Verizon, so God willing the phone I buy later today gets a bit better reception...
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(5 stars) |
Encinal Ave. | Park Ave.,
Alameda, CA 94501 |
Good reception here. I'm assuming the tower at the Alameda Fire Department HQ is responsible for this. It is owned by Crown Castle International, but I belive it provides service to mostly Verizon customers. Verizon's Broadband Service works great here. Never has dropped internet service.
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(5 stars) |
Encinal Ave. | Park Ave.,
Alameda, CA 94501 |
Good reception here. I'm assuming the tower at the Alameda Fire Department HQ is responsible for this. It is owned by Crown Castle International, but I belive it provides service to mostly Verizon customers. Never had a dropped call here.
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(5 stars) |
San Pablo / Ceader,
Berkeley, CA 94702 |
I have always have Good to Great reception just about eveyware in the Bay Area. I was'nt even aware bad reception or droped calls were a problem until I started looking into getting a new phone. The only time I have issues is when the cell phone battery gets really low. Other than that it has benn very reliable. I only wish the calling plans were as competative as some Cingular or verizine. Good: Reception, reliability, and sound quality. Bad: Cost, Freebee ring tones and wall paper. So if you want all the bells and wistles for free or a dirt cheap calling plan Nextel / Sprint is not a good choice. If you just need a phone to make phone calls than it won't let you down (as long as you remember to keep your battery charged).
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(1 star) |
Shafter | Forest,
Oakland, CA 94618 |
I get pretty much no reception downstairs. Upstairs is better, but the sound is still choppy, and if the conversation lasts more than 3 minutes it has close to a 50% chance of being dropped.
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(2 stars) |
Curtis St. | Portland St.,
Albany, CA 94706 |
Not very good reception indoors. Usually zero to 2 bars, many lost calls. Reception is much better in Berkeley.
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(1 star) |
Patton St. | Chabot,
Oakland, CA 94618 |
I can only get calls upstairs and while hanging my head out the East facing window. Across the street is much better.
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(1 star) |
Ascot Dr. | Skyline,
Oakland, CA 94611 |
Sometimes I will have 4 bars but that is usually "off-hours". Many times the call will drop or become unintelligable (after the signa strength has dropped to 1 bar). I usually have to leave the phone next to the bedroom window and use my Bluetooth headset when on the phone. There appears to be no EDGE coverage -- only GPRS and GSM. Hopefully the service providers will read these comments and do something about the less-than-acceptable coverage in this area. Not sure what carrier just installed a cell tower at Mountain and Ascot but it didn't seem to help with Cingular service.
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