Arizona coverage

[josephd]

Hello everyone,
I am new here and would like to ask you guys who you think has the better coverage in Arizona (Mesa,Phoenix,Tucson, and maybe Bullhead) I am eventually planning on a visit and hope someday to move there I know by that time the wireless industry will hopefully change for the better. I am currently with Cingular Wireless and live in MA. and the service has been suffering somewhat pretty much everywhere from what I have been reading even here in MA., but that is partly due to the integration of the network. So thanks for any input and I look forward to joining you guys and also listening and learning, Have a good day!

[WiggyFife]

Well, I've been using Verizon for just about 2 years now in the Phoenix Metro, & they are fabulous. There are plenty of threads here that will help answer your questions...

[azcellphonejunkie]

Cingular has come a long way in the Phoenix area. I have used all the major carriers in Phoenix and there really isn't one that works well everywhere. I am very happy with Cingular, and have had the least number of dropped calls with them out of everyone I have used. I think though it has to do with the phone also. My Nokia 6230 works very very well. I don't have any complaints about the network or the service. It has been great for me.

Verizon is typically a good choice in and around town. They have a good well built network, but of course will not be the best network for everyone. I lived in a house in Tucson where Verizon only roamed on Analog. You will however find a lot of people that would support them. WiggyFife being one of them.

Sprint seems to work well around town as well. I had them for 4 years, but left due to a location I was living had lousy service.

Alltel has a lot of coverage around the state, but I had issues with dropped calls with them. I would recommend them to someone who does a lot of rural travelling, but not for anyone who just lives and travels in town.

T-Mobile was surprisingly very good here in the Valley. I was very happy with them and only left them because I wanted to be on the network where most of my family is.

I don't recommend Cricket to many people because they are only a local carrier and there are many other plans that work for people on the other providers that seem to meet their needs.

Nextel works decently here as well. I had their service and a blackberry for work for about 6 months. The phone worked fine most places, but I wouldn't say they were better than anyone else.

[josephd]

Thank-you guys, Your right I guess I have to wait until I make my way there to test it and see what fits for me. Over in the Cingular Wireless forums there was a thread about someone complaining their Cingular service in Arizona is terrible so I agree a lot depends on your phone. Also when I pull up T-Mobiles coverage map they do show a surprisingly strong presence in Arizona, what I am trying to do is remain wireless I have no landline here at my home in MA. just mobile been that way for about 4 years so I am hoping to remain that way if I relocate. Thanks again for your feedback

[budney]

Testing the area your self and your new place is the best way. Nothing worse then having to go outside your place in the middle of summer to make a call.

josephd, If you need any info on Bullhead just PM me.

[josephd]

Testing the area your self and your new place is the best way. Nothing worse then having to go outside your place in the middle of summer to make a call.

josephd, If you need any info on Bullhead just PM me.

Thanks very much budney

[Gideon H]

I live in a Rural area near Prescott (but I'm not there right now) and I frequently travel around Arizona. The 2 companies I had the best experience with was Sprint and T-Mobile. I currently have T-Mobile in the states and they work really well for me most places I go. Sprint worked really REALLY well for me even in places where there were maybe 2 houses and a dirt road, and I had FULL coverage (around the mingus mountains/cherry area this was) and I never had problems with them. I switched to AT&T after that and also had great coverage, but I switched to T-Mobile after the whole Cingular thing and definately don't regret it. I get a lot with Tmobile and the coverage in Arizona is great.