AT&T Coverage VS. Verizon (Phoenix, Chandler: live in, best, basement)

[Kevin Beasley]

I folks I live in Surprise and since Verizon isnt getting their version of the Samsung Note Im thinking about switching to AT&T Everything is leading me to make the switch, except he age old question of coverage- Id like to hear feedback from people who have used both providers regarding coverage and service from both carriers.

[observer53]

There have been some other discussions on this recently. In my experience and that of those I know, and I think for the majority we''ve heard from here, Verizon has better coverage, fewer dropped calls, etc.

[Ponderosa]

I hear ya. I wanted the One/X and they are only offering a POS Incredible. I settled for a GS3 because everyone I know who has ATT thinks Verizon is better (except for the poorer phone choices, I guess). I think it would be OK in town, but outside the city and off the freeways, VZ rules in the west.

[JLC58]

I switched from ATT to Verizon because of the poor coverage.

[Kevin Beasley]

Originally Posted by Kevin Beasley

I folks I live in Surprise and since Verizon isnt getting their version of the Samsung Note Im thinking about switching to AT&T Everything is leading me to make the switch, except he age old question of coverage- Id like to hear feedback from people who have used both providers regarding coverage and service from both carriers.

I appreciate the input..AT&T is boasting this LTE 4g thing and was wondering if that improves coverage

[coolmib]

Chandler Ocotillo area, AT&T is bad. Havn't tried Verizon, but T-Mobile is definitely better in this area.

[sarichter]

I have had AT&T since 2003 and rarely have any drop outs. I do have problems west of Flagstaff in the more remote regions as well as the Grand Canyon. Inside Phoenix specifically I have great coverage (HSPDA+).

If it hasn't been mentioned previously, reception isn't always the cause of the provider. The phone's antenna has quite a lot to do with that as well. I've had several phones with the same provider and most of the produce different levels of coverage in the same places.

[Captain Bill]

Verizon works better for me

[azriverfan.]

Verizon! I had ATT and had horrible service and switched to Verizon. Out of all the carriers, Verizon has the best coverage in my opinion. In the various hospitals I work in, I can be in the basement and different parts of the hospital and I'll get service but my colleagues with ATT, Sprint and T-Mobile phones won't despite having the exact same phone model.

[Pink Jazz]

I use AT&T and I have no issues with coverage. I have heard that Sprint tends to have coverage issues in southeastern Gilbert.