Help.....Why can't I get a signal?

Well I'm in westchester, but if you are intent about coverage on the taconic, I would have to go with verizon. SPCS is not bad, but on the Taconic, which def. goes thru some rural areas, escecially up in dutchess (hick), go with Verizon

 

before your trial is up try exchanging your samsung for a sanyo 4700 or 6200 or 4900 and see if that helps. if not then sprint will not work at your home. the sanyos are the best in fringe signal areas.

 

Its most likely your house. The material in your walls. Or special insulation. you can kinda test that by going out your front door, or standing by an opened window.

Solution: keep sprint and buy a new house he..he

 

I get no signal bar in that area but i can use the phone, though it gets drop sometimes.

 

you just unfortunately live right outside the limit of the nearest signal. try another provider like at&t or nextel and see how they do you.

 

Thanks Idioteqnology...that's the only thing that makes sense here. You are simply outside coverage. No phone is gonna make miracles if the towers are far from your house. While its true that building materials can influence the penetration of signals, it is rarely the cause of losing coverage indoors. If the signal is weak outdoors, then indoors it will be weaker or lost entirely. If it works two houses down, most likely is because the signal is stronger there. Cellular towers, especially 1900Mhz like Sprint PCS, have a small coverage range averaging about a couple of miles, depending on terrain. Near the edge of the coverage range of the tower, signal strength will greatly vary due to a number of factors (positioning, weather, trees, walls, topography, etc., you name it). AT&T and Cingular don't have licenses to cover your area. Watchout for Nextel as they are spotty in that area. Voicestream may or may not have coverage around there so I wouldn't even look there. So it looks like the only thing you can try is Cellular One since not even Verizon is doing it. Now, if Verizon has a weak or no signal in an area, then most likely all the other carriers won't have coverage either. If you know anyone with an AT&T phone or a Cingular TDMA phone (NOT GSM) bring them to your house and see if they have signal. AT&T and Cingular (TDMA) uses Cellular One towers in your area.

 

I would go with the 2235 from verizon.

Sounds like you live in a bad area for all providers

Jack

 

Whether tri-mode or dual, that simply means how many bands/modes the phone can search for a signal, but it doesn't directly affect the sensibility of the phone to a signal. Tri-mode phones are good for travelers since they will be moving between a variety of cellular systems and that gives them more coverage. Where one system doesn't work, they can pickup another. On Verizon and Sprint networks, Sanyos and Kyoceras are most recommended for better reception. However, don't expect a huge difference.