Sprint
I generally have good coverage from Sprint, so I wasn't expecting such a lack of coverage in downtown Oakland. Many calls couldn't be completed or were dropped. Sprint's map shows this as a high-quality reception area. Judging from other comments I've read here, this is a long-standing problem. It's disgraceful that Sprint hasn't fixed this. And the City of Oakland should be complaining about being relegated to third-class service when it's trying to redevelop it's downtown.
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Reception with Verizon for the last few years--very good in most parts of Berkeley. Previously had Cingular, was much worse. I'm at the foot of the No. Berkeley hills. Would like to leave Verizon since it's so union-hostile, but don't want to deal with the bad reception again...
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Good reception around alameda but horrible at bayfair mall lol
Was this review helpful to you?T-Mobile
Its perfect. I can even use it when i'm on BART, on the campus and all around Berkeley. And it dosen't cost me an arm and a leg.
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Many dead zones inside my house. Frequent dropped calls.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
Inside my house (Grant at Cedar) I get barely usable reception. I find myself going to the windows to get a clearer call. Outside I get good reception. I used to be on Sprint and T-Mobile in the same location and they were noticeably worse. Definitely would NOT move back to those.
Was this review helpful to you?AT&T
I have almost no reception in my apartment and when I do, I have to stand in one spot to get. Calls get dropped regularly too.
Was this review helpful to you?Sprint
I would expect more from Sprint in a Major U.S. ctiy like Oakland. Service is so low and poor north of lake merritt. We live but maybe a mile from Oakland's skyscrapers... ..It's just awful, Sprint will probably no longer be our carrier if they don't take care of this by the time our contract is over in January 2009.
Was this review helpful to you?Verizon
There are patches where there is no reception at all. I thought Verizon was supposed to have the best signal in the Bay Area! The USB data access for my laptop also doesn't work.
Was this review helpful to you?Sprint
Inside or outside the house does not matter: reception is bad (often no reception at all), conversations break off, line gets dropped. Also there is a dead zone coming up on Redwood just before Skyline, all calls are dropped no matter what. Going down the hill on Redwood, starting at the Safeway at I-13 reception is fine, 4 bars at least.
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