It’s Not Just You, AT&T’s Data Coverage is Down in Raleigh

Wayne Sutton
11/23 11:49 AM

Thanks for the update, I was wondering what was going on. This is not a good look for AT&T being how Verizon is attacking them with the map coverage ads. Maybe they’re working on updating the Triangle’s data speed to 7.2 mbs…. I can dream right?

Wayne

ashm
11/23 11:52 AM

this is the first time i’ve ever had trouble with coverage honestly so i suspected something was either wrong with my phone or wrong with their system.  thanks for the update.  it helps.

Ladye Jane
11/23 12:05 PM

I am so over AT&T’s poor coverage of Raleigh. I can’t even get service at my house. I think I’m about to abandon the uberphone and head over to Verizon.

Daniel
11/23 12:49 PM

HAHA!  Good thing I have Sprint. The nation’s fastest (no seriously, not AT&T or Verizon, seriously) and most dependable 3G coverage, and first 4G (8x to 10x the speed of 3G, seriously: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW8r52Ion3M) carrier in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Greensboro, Burlington, Siler City…  Chicago, various cities in Texas… and many more to come in 2010, all before AT&T even begins to implement 7.2!  Time to switch folks!  Get the Palm Pre; it will make your iPhone look tired!

Aubron Wood
11/23 01:59 PM

Good to know. Honestly first issue I’ve had with coverage. All I know is I can always get signal when my sprint friends can’t. so I’m good with my iPhone thanks.

Vince
11/23 02:12 PM

land lines are coming back.

justelise
11/23 02:51 PM

I get 4-5 bars everywhere I go in Raleigh, so I don’t really understand what the complaints are all about.

@Ladye Jane No carrier will guarantee any service inside your house or give a crap about claims that you can’t get good service inside your house. That’s not really a valid complaint. I think every carrier has language addressing it in their contracts now.

jim
11/23 06:28 PM

justelise—i don’t think ladye jane’s said anything about a breach of contract.  it was just her stating a fact, and a reason why she might switch.

i’m glad you have coverage.  apparently, not everyone else does.

Brian
11/23 08:40 PM

Whether or not it’s a complaint that service providers will entertain, not getting service inside one’s house is certainly a valid complaint.

TSnow27604
11/23 09:52 PM

I’m sure we’ll all see that 1/30 credit on our bills since they did not provide the contracted service today.  Or maybe I’ll just deduct that much from my payment and attach an apology note.

ford
11/24 12:35 PM

at&t has been spotty for the past month or so, not just yesterday. not bad enough that i’ll abandon the iphone, but enough that i hope the antitrust legislation about carrier exclusivity the fcc is workng on will go through

nate
11/24 01:17 PM

I switched to AT&T in October. Had Sprint for two years, but wanted the iPhone. I have great service everywhere in Raleigh except for my house. If you are familiar with Sanderson High School, then you know my area. It’s ridiculous. I was trying to sort out a mistake on my bill and had to call back three times because of dropped calls. Is there anything I can do about it, like call someone to have it taken care of or is that area just bad?

sally
11/24 02:03 PM

There are only a couple of places that I drop calls on AT&T. One spot on Weston Parkway (Cary) and driving past the RBC Center on Wade Avenue. Coverage is fine in my house and in my office.

(I don’t know about the SHS area though, Nate. I haven’t spent much time there since the early 80’s.)

Jerry Jones
11/24 06:02 PM

Nate buddy, if you lack coverage in your house, you might want to try the 3G Microcell from AT&T.

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11/26 11:46 PM

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