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Live near Tamarind Grove-Buttonwood . Sprint service is bad . Lots of lost calls. Any suggestions? Price is not as important as reliable service
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Live near Tamarind Grove-Buttonwood . Sprint service is bad . Lots of lost calls. Any suggestions? Price is not as important as reliable service
We've been with Verizon Wireless for years. We get great reception in Tamarind Grove area and all thoughout TV. Customer service is A+ which is an added bonus.
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Old 02-28-2012, 09:03 AM
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Live near Tamarind Grove-Buttonwood . Sprint service is bad . Lots of lost calls. Any suggestions? Price is not as important as reliable service
Around here,....at least right now, Verizon rules...
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Verizon seems to have the overall best reception in TV from people I've talked with. AT&T continues to make promises/projections as to when their service will improve. Latest blurb from them has been through the POA. See p.7:

http://www.poa4us.org/bulletins_file...etin201202.pdf

The Microcell is obviously a stop-gap measure and also doesn't do you any good if you're mobile and not at your house. But it would be an option for existing users. Many have related their experience here on TOTV about getting the Microcell for free in the past.

The POA's article does add credibility to AT&T's latest "storyline" about what they're going to do and when. It'll be great if AT&T finally DOES follow through on a commitment!

Suggestion: Don't switch to AT&T.......yet.

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We have Sprint and don't have any issues from our home here in Buttonwood. In fact, I don't recall any dropped calls in or around TV.

Data speeds, however, are not great @ 512kb ( this is not an issue if you are using wi-fi ). Having a 4G connection would be great, but I'm not counting on it anytime soon.
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Verizon wireless for the WIN! I was a long time AT&T customer and had to switch before I moved down here as AT&T's coverage in the Villages was slim to none.

I am now LOVING Verizon and there 4G LTE service. I get 30mb+ download and 15mb+ upload speeds. Its faster than my Comcast cable

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NEXTEL service is great.....even though NEXTEL is part of sprint they have different towers and technology......practically all TV workers contractors use the NEXTELL system all throughout TV including the new areas south of 466A.

The unfortunate thing is that NEXTELL "may" be phased out in 2013 - 2014.
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It looks like Verizon might be worth a try. Thanks for the replies-this type of help is great when uprooting after 73 years in the same general area.
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Verizon!
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I have been employed in the telecom field since the mid 90s and the engineering firm that I work for here in Alabama does a ton of work for Verizon all over the state of Florida. Despite what AT&T may claim in their print, radio & TV ads, their coverage in Florida doesn't even come close to Verizon's. For every 10 tower sites that we do work at for Verizon, AT&T might also have have antennas and equipment at 3, maybe 4 of them. Verizon is the best, by far.
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All I have to say about AT&T is UGH!
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We had a lot of problems with our cell phone coverage with AT&T. We had a lot of dropped calls or no signal throughout the Villages. Looks like we may need to switch to Verizon.
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I have no problems in the Villages with t mobile. Been with them for years. Plus I can take my phone anywhere out of the country and it works as it's a gsm. Not so with verizon.
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The latest I have heard from At & T is they have plans to install 2 towers in the Villages to improve service. One is supposed get installed this summer and the other in the fall. Don't take my word for it. give them a call,
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I live in Bottonwood and just got a ATT Micro Cell and we have 5 Bars now
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