AT&T's LTE Stretches Out to Cover 300M POPs
Bogus coverage maps
In many areas, 4G LTE is stated on the maps, but I have experienced 2G coverage.
AT&T is just as bad as Sprint is about its coverage maps now. Completely overstated and bogus claims of 4G coverage where there is none.
T-Mobile is the most honest and transparent about its coverage on its maps. Verizon is a close 2nd, with AT&T and Sprint being complete liars.
I hate AT&T.
But I live somewhere more rural and spread out, and the AT&T coverage maps LIE about having 4G, even 3G service.
move to a civilization where humans thrive 😳
All of these carriers should publish better coverage maps. It's ridiculous.
Do you have an idea how many external things, that carriers have no control over, can effect the signal? Hills, trees, buildings, if you house has aluminum siding, you might not be able to get a signal, I've even heard, though I don't know if it is true, that satellite TV can interfere with a cellular signal too, as well as stuff like sunspots, solar flares etc.
All any carrier can reasonably do is sat 'here is where our towers are, and here is where we are broadcasting our signal', any number of other things that could prevent the signal they can't possibly predict or accurately report.
T Bone said:
I've even heard, though I don't know if it is true, that satellite TV can interfere with a cellular signal too, as well as stuff like sunspots, solar flares etc.
The antennas on a mass market handheld cell phone are too small to receive radio interference from sun spots, satellites or solar flares. Distances are too far and power levels are too low.
Any behavior from one of those sources that could cause your cellphone to stop working would also be significant enough to take down the power grid and cause teeth to start growing out of your elbow- at which point poor cell service is the least of your problems!
dougm said:...
About a month or two ago, AT&T changed their coverage viewer on their website. You used to be able to select Voice coverage and get a street-level depiction of their coverage, with a scale of poor, fair, good, and excellent coverage strength. Now, their maps are a binary depiction of coverage, either there's coverage or no coverage.
In many areas, 4G LTE is stated on the maps, but I have experienced 2G coverage.
AT&T is just as bad as Sprint is about its coverage maps now. Completely overstated and bogus claims of 4G coverage where there is none.
T-Mobile is the most honest and transparent about its coverage on its maps. Verizon is a close 2nd, with AT&T and Sprint being complete liars.
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