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AT&T's reception problems seem to be mostly concentrated in a few large cities -- most notably NY and SV/San Fransisco. I'm a longtime AT&T customer and recent

AT&T's reception problems seem to be mostly concentrated in a few large cities -- most notably NY and SV/San Fransisco. I'm a longtime AT&T customer and recent iPhone owner. I've lived in Milwaukee and Phoenix, and their reception is on par with the other carriers in those cities. NY and SV are, in my opinion, the last places you'd want poor service (because it will be discussed nationwide), but I don't think that their reception is so terrible generally nationwide. I agree that their customer service is pretty lackluster -- then again, I've heard plenty of Verizon customer service horror stories. (Please chime if you're in another city and have unusual reception woes, my limited experience is not necessarily representative)

jonhohle 16y ago
North Scottsdale was spotty when I lived their two years ago. Anything near the McDowell's is likely to drop calls or have no reception at all on AT&T, while Verizon was fine. I actually had no problem with AT&T (Cingular at the time), many years before, but it seems as data phones became more popular, AT&T's network quality dropped. I've since moved to Seattle, and AT&T is atrocious. There is hardly a day where calls don't drop and I find myself on Edge in the middle of the city far too often.
michaelbuckbee 16y ago
This coincides with my experiences: travelling to NY or SF turns my iPhone into an iPod touch. However, it works flawlessly in the very flat region of Virginia where I live. It's my understanding that GSM is more prone to geographic disruption, hills in SF and buildings in NYC, than CDMA.
juiceandjuice 16y ago
I have AT&T/iPhone 3GS and live in SV and my service sucks. After I moved here though I asked some other coworkers what they thought about Verizon/T-Mobile and I mostly got the feeling that everybody sucks, and Verizon is maybe marginally better, but the people I know with Verizon phones aren't really happy with their service either.

jonhohle 16y ago

North Scottsdale was spotty when I lived their two years ago. Anything near the McDowell's is likely to drop calls or have no reception at all on AT&T, while Verizon was fine. I actually had no problem with AT&T (Cingular at the time), many years before, but it seems as data phones became more popular, AT&T's network quality dropped. I've since moved to Seattle, and AT&T is atrocious. There is hardly a day where calls don't drop and I find myself on Edge in the middle of the city far too often.

michaelbuckbee 16y ago

This coincides with my experiences: travelling to NY or SF turns my iPhone into an iPod touch. However, it works flawlessly in the very flat region of Virginia where I live. It's my understanding that GSM is more prone to geographic disruption, hills in SF and buildings in NYC, than CDMA.

juiceandjuice 16y ago

I have AT&T/iPhone 3GS and live in SV and my service sucks. After I moved here though I asked some other coworkers what they thought about Verizon/T-Mobile and I mostly got the feeling that everybody sucks, and Verizon is maybe marginally better, but the people I know with Verizon phones aren't really happy with their service either.