VZW dropping bad in Georgia

not to say it could be your phoens but ive heard the cdma (verizon) version of the phones you have were kind of bad........ but it sounds like the network too.. more than likely the towers in ur area?... but.. i would call verizon to test the network, and if not that, go to a local verizon store and have your phones checked, if it's only been about a year you should still be under warranty with ur phones... good luck
(sry if it dont seem like good info.. im new lol :biggrin: )

 

VZW's coverage has been deterioriating in Atlanta since November or so -- it looks like the problems have now spread beyond downtown and Sandy Springs to rural NE GA as well, or started going downhill there (although I've been in that area MANY times and had no problems) before they did around here. Something is definitely up with VZW around here, and it isn't good.

-SC

 

If VZW replaced the Phones
Several Times and still No
Improvement then it's their Network.

 

Me too . Is it overcapacity or are they trying to more with less. ?

 

So this means they left their TOWER Location and
you're now picking up signal from a farther Tower.
At least VZW acknowledges it and
is offering you to get out
of the contract.

 

Sound like perhaps the re-oriented the panels to a new azimuth and perhpas pointed them further down from the horizon to reduce their reach. Apparantly there was some inteference with another provider's signals based on what you say they said.

 

It certainly wouldn't be interference with another A-side 850 carrier anywhere near Atlanta...the only place within 200 miles of downtown Atlanta or even Hartwell where interference with an adjacent A-side 850 carrier could possibly be an issue is along the GA/AL state line, and from all I've seen Unicel isn't at all ____ about VZW's signal spilling over into their coverage area. Interference with Nextel, SoLINC, or public safety radio could explain antenna adjustments, though...

-SC

 

I'd think that VZW would be trying to install a new tower somewhere to fill in that new gap then, since they had to re-adjust the panels on the existing tower???
But, hey, at least you can get out of your contract if you want.

 

Well, hey, at least they provided you with good customer service if they can't provide cell service to you good luck on whatever you're doing next.

 

I feel your pain, I went thru this with VZW twice in the past few months. I am in W Marietta. My V710 (swapped several times) was connecting to a tower 4 miles away even though there was one 1.25 miles from my house. After several calls to/from VZW Tech services, they let me out of my contract. My problem was missed calls and taking 10-12 tries to connect. The signal bar went between full bars 1x and full bars Analog, just kept bouncing.
I switched to Cingular and had immediate improvement (my cell now works out of my home). I liked VZW, and don't understand how service would just deteriorate. VZW techs did tell me there are no new plans for additional towers/cells in my area for the next year and a half (exact quote). I live in 30064. They better get on this or they will continue to lose business.

 

Wow. I also live in west Cobb. I had the impression VZW had all of this area pretty well blanketed (maye they DID). Sprint coverage has generally gotten better the past 5 years, and is pretty solid all over Cobb now.

 

Texas got the lion share of the money last year, about a billion in tower development.

Did you know that out of every dollar profit they pull, they dump 25 cents back into network development?

 

Very interesting. I had another thread "Moving to Atlanta...." sort of asking for advice on VZW. I think I'm going to visit the Cingular store when I get there! Maybe I'll keep the VZW account open awhile for family and friends in MI and give Cingular a try. I kinda want one of those new RAZR phones anyway!!

 

VZW is bad also in cleveland, Oh.

 

I have problems every time I'm in Atlanta. I have a Cingular (ATT) phone that works much better than Verizon now.

I have noticed some degredation of service in South Carolina as well.

Verizon better fix it fast. I know a bunch of people who are considering dumping them because they just aren't what they used to be. I'm having trouble justifying paying the premium rate for my Verizon phone anymore. I may drop them in March when my contract comes up.

 

I'm in the process of moving to Atlanta so have been following this thread closely for awhile. I was in Atlanta for the past week (including a two-day side trip to Hilton Head SC). I never had any problems w/ VZW anywhere. I'm using a v710 so maybe that helps a little but I guess I expected much worse from reading these posts.

 

It is possible that Verizon has fixed some of the issues they were having. Most problems on the boards seem to be between Atlanta and Alpharetta. I guess if you were in the southern part of Atlanta you may find the service good.

 

One of my employees lives down in Fayetteville and has issues driving back to downtown Atlanta in a few spots. Mostly just bad quality signal, but some drops, etc.

 

That, of course, includes most of the major business and shopping districts (downtown, Midtown, Buckhead, Perimeter, Sandy Springs, North Point) as well as some of the NIMBY-est parts of town (Dunwoody, Brookhaven, residential areas of Buckhead, etc.)

Pretty much everyone's coverage on the Southside is more stable than coverage on the Northside because of lower population density and usage, less challenging terrain, and relative lack of NIMBY issues. Still, Cingular (both networks...blue because of poor buildout and orange because of system boundary issues...Cingular is dead in much of southern Douglas and far SW Fulton) and Metro PCS (who doesn't even cover Peachtree City at all -- WTF?) tend to have the most issues on the Southside...T-Mobile and Sprint are OK and VZW, Nextel, and SoLinc tend to be the best.

-SC

 

who? vzw or spcs?