Cell Phone reception

Alltel

I have tried:
Verizon, AT&T, Cingular, Alltel, Sprint/Nextel over the years. Alltel has the best coverage in this area.

When I was with Alltel, they had very good coverage (years ago they were the only ones who seemed to). I didn't like their prices anymore though and I switched to T-Mobile two years ago and have never had a single dropped call or dead zone south of the bay.

Alltel

I have Verizon now, my trials and tribulations w/ Alltell were so ludicrous I kept looking for the hidden camera crew because I figured they were punking me.

My only issues w/ Verizon are minor coverage area complaints, not the billing and customer service clusterpucks I had w/ Alltell. :roll:

I've had extremely good customer service experiences with Alltel, and have had some issues to resolve.

The coverage is great, I also have their wireless air card.

For two years we've had Verizon and have never had a problem with cell phone reception at our house in Seagrove (although I rarely get a signal in Seaside and Grayton). Since we arrived on Sunday we can barely get a signal in Seagrove. Many times our phones say "No Service." I called Verizon, and they said that they use the towers from another provider, but were not sure who. I'm guessing it's Alltel.

Do any of you know if Alltel (or any other provider) is experiencing problems in this area this week?

I have Alltel and it's working fine. Sometimes if it is overcast or bad weather, it effects my service. Metal roof will do it too if you have a weak signal.

For two years we've had Verizon and have never had a problem with cell phone reception at our house in Seagrove (although I rarely get a signal in Seaside and Grayton). Since we arrived on Sunday we can barely get a signal in Seagrove. Many times our phones say "No Service." I called Verizon, and they said that they use the towers from another provider, but were not sure who. I'm guessing it's Alltel.

Do any of you know if Alltel (or any other provider) is experiencing problems in this area this week?

Verizon has a roaming agreement with Alltel. In fact they are in the process of buying out Alltel. But when I had Verizon I saw a significant difference between my phone on an Alltel towe and an Alltel phone. But tech support told me I was crazy.

I changed from Alltel to TMobile because of dropped calls and poor reception. TMobile has been much better.

Will text messages go through without any problem? Not much of a solution, but perhaps you could tell those closest to text you if they get voice mail, or leave an outgoing message in your voicemail asking callers to text you if their message is urgent during your stay here.

Will text messages go through without any problem? Not much of a solution, but perhaps you could tell those closest to text you if they get voice mail, or leave an outgoing message in your voicemail asking callers to text you if their message is urgent during your stay here.

Good idea. Thanks. Sometimes texts do work when calls don't. Daughter just called the land line at the house to let me know that she arrived home safely.

I have AT&T, which used to be Cingular. The signal strength doesn't seem as strong after the switch. I also don't like the fact that I can't find any AT&T locations. I just upgraded my phone (and contract) and the signal is worse. It may be a Blackberry thing...or maybe I should try another service. Does anyone else have AT&T? :confused:

I have Verizon and an older model phone. Some zones cut out on me anywhere in the country. I thought it was the phone. I called Verizon and they told me to dial *228. Then you hear a message about updating your phone so it syncs with new towers. Press 2. It will send a message to your phone when it's been updated.

My phone was so old though, the message on mine said- update could not be completed , then it blew up. (Only kidding)
but, I did get a new phone from Verizon, and it works fine now and I don't blackout in areas anymore.

Verizon said you should do this every 90 days or so to keep your cell updated.

I have Verizon and an older model phone. Some zones cut out on me anywhere in the country. I thought it was the phone. I called Verizon and they told me to dial *228. Then you hear a message about updating your phone so it syncs with new towers. Press 2. It will send a message to your phone when it's been updated.

My phone was so old though, the message on mine said- update could not be completed , then it blew up. (Only kidding)
but, I did get a new phone from Verizon, and it works fine now and I don't blackout in areas anymore.

Verizon said you should do this every 90 days or so to keep your cell updated.

Yeah, I drove to U.S. 98 where I could get Verizon coverage (instead of extended network). I did *228 on both my and hubby's phones, and the messages from Verizon said that the activations were successful. Right now I have 3 bars. But randomly I'll see "No Service." ARGH!

I have Verizon and an older model phone. Some zones cut out on me anywhere in the country. I thought it was the phone. I called Verizon and they told me to dial *228. Then you hear a message about updating your phone so it syncs with new towers. Press 2. It will send a message to your phone when it's been updated.

My phone was so old though, the message on mine said- update could not be completed , then it blew up. (Only kidding)
but, I did get a new phone from Verizon, and it works fine now and I don't blackout in areas anymore.

Verizon said you should do this every 90 days or so to keep your cell updated.

If a phone needs something like this done every 90 days, then Verizon should "push" that update to you. They told me the same thing. It is a bit ridiculous that I have to remember to update my phone every 90 days in case they changed roaming agreements. When I was using my Q I had to go to Marianna or south Walton to perform this function. So I swapped to another service. I have had them all and I have yet to find one that works consistently in Walton County without significant problems in certain areas.

I love that I hear I have to update my phone every 90 days on Sowal and NOT from my service provider. What a crockadoodle! :angry:

I have AT&T, which used to be Cingular. The signal strength doesn't seem as strong after the switch. I also don't like the fact that I can't find any AT&T locations. I just upgraded my phone (and contract) and the signal is worse. It may be a Blackberry thing...or maybe I should try another service. Does anyone else have AT&T? :confused:

I have AT&T. I used to have great reception. Now I can't keep my cell in my office as the steel studs in the walls must be breaking up the signal. I went from 5 bars in my office to no bars in my office.
Is there a number that AT&T folks can call to see about any upgrades like Verizon has?