Cell Phone Reception

[mary amelia]

We are currently customers of Verizon Wireless and are thinking about switching to At & T for our cellular service. About 4 years ago a friend of mine had A T & T and could not get service inside her house. If she wanted to talked on her phone she had to go outside of the house. Are there any A T & T customers living near the Village of Mallory and Caroline who use A T & T who could share with me how their phones work and how their receptions is? How about other areas of The Villages? I appreciate everyone's input. Many thanks.

[Hancle704]

I live north of CR 466 and have had Consumer Cellular for 4 years. They use the AT&T network. I have good connectivity, no dropped calls and I save a bunch of dollars with my no contract plan. I will admit that I basically use phone for calls and text messaging and do not have it glued to my ear all day long. Take a look at their plans and pricing before you commit to a 2 year contract. They have full range of phones and you pay for what you choose.

[blueeagle65]

My M-I-L lived in Marion County and had AT&T and the coverage was less than acceptable. We live just north of 466, have always had Verizon and yet to have a dropped call or any other connectivity problem. They've been golden for calls, texting & data.

[Challenger]

Live in Tamarind with Verizon- Sucks. Dropped calls every day, spotty reception unless outside. Switched from ATT two years ago. Experience was the same.

[Paulz]

If you have an iPhone the problem is solved inside and around your house. iOS 9 has a setting to run phone service through a wifi network.

We are building in Oceola Hills and there in no reception with AT&T. A call to 611 solved the issue...as soon as we move in and install wifi.

[The Shadow]

In another thread �House built after July 2015 can' use TV antenna� it was posted�.

My new house built in the Village of Osceola Hills since July 1 2015 is constructed with a radiant barrier lining the roof due to new energy efficiency codes. Last Saturday I had the audio visual (A/V) expert come to install an over the air (OTA) TV antenna in my attic. I wanted to "cut the cord" for cable TV. We discovered my attic is lined with a radiant barrier which renders signal reception impossible. SNIP�..

Could this require cell phone users to walk in circles on the driveway while talking on the cell phone??

[LI SNOWBIRD]

In another thread �House built after July 2015 can' use TV antenna� it was posted�.



Could this require cell phone users to walk in circles on the driveway while talking on the cell phone??

Holey Moley-- I haven't seen a post by you in a long time. Good to see you

[Navy (SSBN 633)]

Take a look at Cricket.....uses ATT cell towers and very in expensive. Great reception in Villages through out and in Florida.

[oxbow]

The newer homes have a foil backed sheeting on the roof to reject heat, this must also affect the cell signal. We live in Dunedin and 1 step out in the driveway I get 4 solid bars, walk inside under the roof it goes to 1 bar and dropped calls. I called Verizon they have signal boosters for inside the home,but are quite pricey. I am looking for a more reasonably priced solution.

[Radioman41]

We are South of 466a in Lake Deaton and have sketchy service with At&T. We usually have one bar, sometimes two bars. Data very slow when not on WiFi. Newer iPhones can be linked to home WiFi network which solves in-house problems.

[VillagerFrog58]

Live in Sabal Chase. I have AT&T and wife has Verizon. We have no issues on either carrier where we live. The only part of the Villages where I have issues is when at Brownwood. Very spotty reception for me on AT&T. Nothing new here as other Villagers have complained also.

[Sable99]

We are South of 466a in Lake Deaton and have sketchy service with At&T. We usually have one bar, sometimes two bars. Data very slow when not on WiFi. Newer iPhones can be linked to home WiFi network which solves in-house problems.

I have an iPhone 5s with Sprint and have lousy service here in Michigan and in my TV home (south of 466a). How do I link my iPhone to my home WiFi network? Thanks!

Update: I have always had my iPhone connected to my home wifi. Do I need to do more than that? Or, is that what is supposed to make the reception better? If so, it hasn't helped much in Michigan. I do like that my Panasonic home phone links to my cell phone and I can take cell phone calls on the home phone.