List of AT&T Wireless/Cingular GSM Coverage Drops/Poor Coverage:
An Updated List of Areas where ATT / Cingular GSM Service
Regularly Drops / Experiences Poor Service
Last Update: 05/06/2010
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General:
This list strives to provide a detailed and accurate list of cellular
service drops or other service/quality related issues on the combined
ATTWS/Cingular GSM networks.
We generally like the GSM protocol as it seems to offer to
closest approximation to analog cellular or traditional (POTS)
landline service without the "electronic", "mechanized" sounding
distortion found with many other digital cellular protocols and the least
amount of latency (the time delay from when you speak into a digital
cellular phone to when you are heard on the other end; if two cell phones
are involved or a VoIP phone is involved then the delay can be much
longer).
We find both the delay and the distortion to be distractive, annoying,
and not at all conducive to normal conversation that one would expect on
a traditional landline (or analog cellular) phone. Thus, there is a
distinct preference for GSM over CDMA, TDSMA, iDEN and other digital
protocols as it seems to be the least affected by these issues.
However, despite what ATT/Cingular claim on countless billboards as to
their having the "Fewest Dropped Calls" in a given market, we tend to
find that as compared to Verizon (which has it's share of problems; see
the Verizon Digital
Cellular Drop List and the Verizon Express Network Data
Drops List), ATT/Cingular has a significantly greater
number of dropped, distorted, muted, or otherwise problematic areas,
those of which we have detected are summarized herein.
Criteria:
The criteria for a drop being "worthy" :) of getting posted are:
- Drop occurs at least 3 times traveling in the same direction (i.e.,
Eastbound on a given road)
- Drops occur over a period of more than a month, e.g., if a drop or
difficulty is detected on 05/01/2005 it still needs to drop or evidence
the given difficulty on 06/01/2005 in order to be posted.
- Drops are moving drops in areas of strong coverage,
i.e., these aren't "I can't get coverage when I sit in my living room
corner" situations, but areas where there is otherwise good coverage and
the phone just for no apparent reason drops. (This isn't just for
motorists; we've also had problems on Amtrak and commuter rail services,
etc.)
- Drops are in areas of otherwise good coverage, e.g.,
the drops listed are not in regional areas where ATT/Cingular has/have no
coverage. Thus, there are no posts saying "My AT&T GSM or Cingular GSM
call dropped on I-91 crossing the MA/VT line" since ATT/Cingular doesn't
cover there, yet.
Please feel free to submit your drop/reset experiences with Verizon which
meet the above guidelines so that we can provide a more comprehensive
list. Contact information for this list is
provided at the end of this page.
Additionally, if you feel that an item is incorrect, please let us know the
specifics of your experiences in the given area so we can test it and modify
the list accordingly.
Thanks!
Disclaimer/Note: The authors have
nothing to do with ATT/Cingular other than using a few of their phones
and/or data products as paying subscribers. While we will try to
keep these lists current, you should test them out for yourself and not
use this as a dispositive and authoritative source of information as to
ATT/Cingular's cellular service (or lack thereof). In other words, these are
just our and/or other's observations -- we try to be accurate, but we make
no representations other than what we have observed (and if others notice
we are wrong about a given drop or cellular/data service difficulty, please
mail us so we can test the drop and modify the list accordingly.)
Ordering Note: Lists are alphabetically organized, first by state and
then by counties within states. In some cases, large Metropolitan areas
which span a multiple set of counties, states or boundaries are listed as
separate entities (such as New York City).
Certain subway systems (such as DC Metro) are organized by line and are
considered subcategories within the city they are contained.
Cingular Dropped Call List by State
California
Alameda County, Hayward: While transitioning from southbound I-880 to
CA-92, calls drop upon arrival at the toll plaza for the San Mateo Bridge.
Last occurred on 01/19/2007.
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles/Inglewood: Calls drop at the JCT of San
Diego Freeway and Century Blvd. generally within a mile of the intersection
(on either the north or south side). Calls will begin to sound attenuated
and will drop within a mile of either direction of the intersection. Most
recent instance occurred on 03/11/2007.
Riverside County, Riverside: Calls regularly drop while traveling either
north or south on Washington St. at the corner of Saddleback Rd. Most recent
instance noted on 10/29/2008.
Connecticut
Fairfield County, Darien: Calls drop while traveling on I-95 slightly
east of Exit 10. Most recent instance occurred on 09/21/2008.
Fairfield County, Greenwich: Drops occur on the Merritt Parkway/CT-15 at
Mile Marker 7. Most recent instance occurred on 10/26/2009.
Fairfield County, Greenwich: Drops occur on the Merritt Parkway/CT-15 at
Exit 29 in Greenwich. Initial drop occurred on 02/02/2005. Most recently
occurred on 01/07/2007. (As of 10/31/2008, this drop appears to be fixed, as
does an entire stretch from just south of Exit 22 for Mamaroneck Rd. in New
York on the Hutchinson River Parkway continuously into the state of
Connecticut and then up to (at least) Mile Marker 22/Exit 49 in the
Fairfield/Trumbull area. Should continued drive tests indicate that these
drops have been permanently resolved, this drop will be moved to the
Corrected Items section of this list.)
Fairfield County, Greenwich: Drops occur while driving on the
Connecticut Turnpike at Exit 3 (which is the exit for Arch St). Most recent
instance occurred on 12/15/2009.
Fairfield County, New Canaan: Calls drop on the Merritt Parkway between
Mile Marker 15 and Mile Marker 14 and between Exit 37 and Exit 38, which is
slightly north of the New Canaan rest stop. (As of 10/31/2008, this drop
appears to be fixed, as does an entire stretch from just south of Exit 22
for Mamaroneck Rd. in New York on the Hutchinson River Parkway continuously
into the state of Connecticut and then up to (at least) Mile Marker 22/Exit
49 in the Fairfield/Trumbull area. Should continued drive tests indicate
that these drops have been permanently resolved, this drop will be moved to
the Corrected Items section of this list.) However, it again occurred on
08/24/2009.
Fairfield County, New Canaan: Drops occur on the Merritt Parkway/CT-15
between the JCT of CT-106 and the Merritt and the JCT of CT-123 and the
Merritt, slightly north of the rest area. Most recent instance occurred on
10/06/2009.
Fairfield County, New Canaan: Drop occur while driving on CT-123
approximately one mile north of the JCT with CT-106. Most recent instance
occurred on 08/24/2009.
Fairfield County, Norwalk: Calls drop on the Merritt Parkway between
Exit 40 (which is for Norwalk) and Exit 42 (which is for Westport/Redding).
Throughout that stretch, there are downlink audio dropouts preventing the
mobile phone from hearing the called/calling party. Most recent instance
occurred on 05/10/2007.
Fairfield County, Trumbull: Drops occur while driving on the Merritt
Parkway at the JCT of CT-8, which is Mile Marker 34.1 and Exit 52. Most
recent instance occurred on 08/10/2009.
Fairfield County, Westport: Drops occur on I-95 between Exits 17 and 18
(which is the Sherwood Island Beach Access Road). Most recent drop instance
instance occurred on 01/12/2007. More recently, it has been observed that
instances of severe muting and distortion occur here. While no drop
occurred, the muting and distortion were so bad that the call had to be
abandoned. Most recent muting/distortion instance occurred on 06/14/2009.
Hartford County, Bloomfield: Drops occur on CT-218 just north of the JCT
of CT-218 and CT-185. Most recent instance occurred on 02/23/2010.
Hartford County, Bristol: Drops occur on I-84 at the JCT of CT-72. Last
occurred on 03/24/2006.
Hartford County, Enfield: Call attenuate to the point where barely
anything can be heard while driving on I-91 in the vicinity of Exit 47 in
Enfield. Call occasionally they drop while other times the connection holds,
but it is generally an area of poor coverage. Most recent instance occurred
on 04/13/2010.
Hartford County, Glastonbury: When traveling south on CT-17, the area
near JCT CT-66 to CT-151 to CT-149 to CT-82 has such poor coverage that a
given call cannot be maintained for any significant period of time. Similar
drops occur when using Nextel, but Verizon is generally better (but it too
needs work there). Most recent instance occurred on 03/20/2006.
Hartford County, Hartford: Calls drop just north of Hartford on I-91 and
slightly south of exit 35 (which is the JCT of I-91 and I-291) while
traveling north. Most recent instance occurred on 10/30/2006.
Hartford County, Wethersfield/Rocky Hill: Drops occur at the JCT of I-91
and CT-99 (which is the Silas Deane Hwy). Most recent instance occurred on
11/04/2007.
Hartford County, Wethersfield: Calls drop on I-91 southbound at Exit 26
on 08/04/2006. Last occurred on 01/07/2007.
Hartford County, Windsor: Drops occur on I-91 at the Bradley Airport
connector (which is CT-20) at Mile Marker 48.2. Most recent instance
occurred on 05/13/2007.
Litchfield County, Litchfield: Drops occur on CT-341 approximately three
or four miles west of US-202. Coverage does not resume until the JCT of
CT-341 and CT-45. Most recent instance occurred on 10/15/2009.
Litchfield County, New Milford: No coverage exists when starting from
the NY line for about three miles heading east on CT-55 until the vicinity
of the JCT with US-7. Coverage resumes at US-7, coverage resumes. Most
recent instance occurred on 01/27/2010.
Litchfield County, Roxbury: Drops occur while traveling on CT-67
approximately two miles north of the JCT of CT-172 and approximately one
mile north of Woodbury town line. Calls initiated while on CT-67 at the JCT
of CT-172 will deteriorate while approaching the Woodbury town line. They
will subsequently drop altogether approximately a mile north of there. Most
recent instance occurred on 10/17/2007.
Middlesex County, Cromwell: Drops occur on CT-9 at Exit 21. Most recent
instance occurred on 09/07/2008.
Middlesex County, Haddam: While driving on CT-9, coverage begins to drop
approximately a mile and a half north of Exit 7 and will drop upon arrival
at Exit 7 going both northbound and southbound. Coming from the south may be
different, in that calls start degrading at Exit 7 and subsequently drop a
mile and a half north of it. Most recent instance occurred on 08/24/2007.
Middlesex County, Middletown: Drops occur at Exit 10 on CT-9, which is
the apex of a hill just before Exit 10. Most recent instance occurred on
08/17/2008.
Middlesex County, Middletown: Drops occur on CT-9 while traveling
southbound directly at the traffic light with CT-66 (which is under the
Portland Bridge) on 08/04/2006. Most recent instance occurred on 01/07/2007.
Middlesex County, Old Saybrook: Drops occur at Exit 67 on I-95. Most
recent instance occurred on 09/07/2008.
Middlesex County, Old Saybrook: Drops occur on CT-9 at Mile Marker 1,
slightly north of the I-95 interchange. Calls tend to mute out and
subsequently drop. This is not to be confused with the I-95 drop that occurs
in the Old Saybrook area (see the drop immediately below). Most recent
instance occurred on 08/17/2008.
Middlesex County, Westbrook: Coverage problems arise while driving
approximately 70mph either northbound or southbound directions on I-95,
slightly west of Old Saybrook and about a mile and a half or two miles north
of Exit 65 near "F-troop" (CT troop F) and also near the JCT with CT-153.
While calls do not drop, audio dropouts so severe will occur in this area
that neither party can hear the other for a period of approximately thirty
seconds. Most recent instance occurred on 06/17/2007.
New Haven County, Beacon Falls: Drops occur while driving on CT-8
approximately one mile north of Exit 24. Most recent instance occurred on
02/27/2008.
New Haven County, Bethany: While driving on CT-8 in the vicinity of Exit
28, calls become so distorted that nothing can be heard. Most recent
instance occurred on 06/28/2009.
New Haven County, Derby: Drops occur on CT-8 at Exit 15, which is near a
bridge. Most recent instance occurred on 06/29/2009.
New Haven County, Hamden: Service drops frequently on the Merritt
Parkway between Mile Markers 49 and 51, in the vicinity of CT-10. Most
recent instance 07/06/2008.
New Haven County, Madison: Calls drop at the Hammonasset connector
between US-1 and I-95. The drops happen at the "turtle", which is a piece of
rock which sticks out on the southbound side that has been painted like a
turtle. Most recent instance occurred on 05/09/2008.
New Haven County, Milford: Calls drop on the Merritt Parkway after
exiting the Sikorsky Bridge but before reaching the Milford
Connector/Milford Hwy. Most recent instance occurred on 04/23/2009.
New Haven County, New Haven: Calls drop while driving on CT-15/Merritt
Parkway between Exit 59 and Exit 60, which is in the vicinity of the JCT of
the Merritt Parkway and CT-63 and the JCT of the Merritt Parkway and CT-69.
Calls are maintained while entering the tunnel but will drop approximately a
quarter of a mile after exiting the tunnel. Most recent instance occurred on
04/13/2010.
New Haven County, North Madison: Drops occur while driving on CT-79 at
the JCT of CT-148. Most recent instance occurred on 05/09/2008.
New Haven County, Prospect: Mute instances occur while travelling on
CT-8 at Exit 29. Most recent instance occurred on 01/25/2010.
New Haven County, Southbury: Coverage is very poor at Mile Marker 23.8
on I-84 approximately a mile west of the JCT of I-84 and CT-188. I-84 goes
up a hill and then comes back down. While heading east on I-84, the
connection begins degrading while driving up the west side of the hill. The
connection does not always drop but it does start degrading. The connection
is still bad while approaching the apex of the hill (which is Mile Marker
23.8). Upon reaching Mile Marker 24.2 at the apex of the hill, the
connection is still bad. While descending from the apex of the hill, the
phone seems to "see" the next tower and coverage appears to be normal upon
reaching the JCT of I-84 and CT-188. So while the connection does not always
drop, it does become so useless that it may as well drop. Most recent
instance occurred on 03/06/2010.
New Haven County, Stratford: Drops occur on the Merritt Parkway just
south/west of Exit 53, which itself is about a mile south/west of the
Sikorsky Bridge. The drop occurs while crossing under James Farm Rd. Most
recent instance occurred on 06/28/2009.
New Haven County, Stratford: On CT-8 about one mile north of Exit 12
(which is Old Stratford Rd), the Cingular does not drop but the audio mutes
out on both sides. It's an audio mute issue. The audio will eventually come
back in but for about 10 or 15 seconds, there's an audio mute.
New London County, Bozrah: At approximately Mile Marker 36 on CT-2,
drops occur a few miles before reaching Exit 23. Most recent instance
occurred on 08/17/2008.
Tolland County, Union: Drops occur while driving eastbound on I-84
approaching Exit 74, south of Sturbridge, approx. 1 mile south of the MA/CT
state line. Most recent instance occurred on 03/11/2007.
Florida
Duval County, Jacksonville: Drops occur at Mile Marker 249 on I-95. Last
observed on 02/18/2006, reported to Cingular 02/21/2006, no disposition as
of yet.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Annapolis: Calls drop on the inner loop of the
Capitol Beltway at the JCT of US-50. Most recent instance occurred on
07/10/2008.
Anne Arundel County, Annapolis: Calls drop while driving on US-50 at
Exit 28 (which is for Bay Dale Dr.). Most recent instance occurred on
09/26/2007.
Anne Arundel County, Rose Haven: The majority of MD-261 near the
Chesapeake Bay from MD-2 is almost completely devoid of coverage on almost
all carriers, except for Cingular which in some areas there does have
coverage. Last tested on 06/16/2006.
Baltimore County, Baltimore area: Calls drop while driving on I-95 just
north of Baltimore near Aberdeen at exit 85 where I-95 intersects MD-22.
Calls mute out and then drop quickly in that area, although the connection
has four bars. Most recent instance occurred on 03/15/2009.
Baltimore County, Baltimore: Drops occur on I-83 eleven miles north of
the Baltimore Beltway/I-695. Most recent instance occurred on 07/21/2006.
Baltimore County, Owings Mills: Drops occur on the Baltimore Beltway
(I-695) between Exits 13 and 12, which is about 4 miles north of the
southern JCT of I-695 and I-95. Most recent instance occurred on
01/11/2007.(On 10/11/2007, a call placed from I-70 on the inner loop to I-95
held continuously without the above drop. Please note that this was only one
try and that further tests will be needed before this drop can be moved to
the Corrected Drops area.)
Baltimore County, Pikesville: Drops occur on the Baltimore Beltway
approximately one mile south of Exit 20 (which is MD-140). Most recent
instance occurred on 05/10/2009.
Baltimore County, Towson: Calls attenuate and fade out while driving
south on the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway just north of the Towson
exit, between Exit 27 and Exit 26. The problems occur while crossing over
Loch Raven Blvd/MD-542. On the inner loop, drops occur about a mile north of
Loch Raven Blvd. This does not seem to be a drop as it is more of a mute
issue. While nothing can be heard on the phone, it is possible the mute
issue does not affect the outbound voice. Therefore, only the alpha link may
affected by this. Last occurred on 06/01/2007. On 10/11/2007, a call placed
from I-70 on the inner loop to I-95 held continuously without the above
drop. Please note that this was only one try and that further tests will be
needed before this drop can be moved to the Corrected Drops area. On
05/07/2009, another instance of this drop occurred.
Baltimore County, Towson: Calls tend to suddenly drop after exiting the
Baltimore Beltway/I-695 heading north and merging on to I-83. Most recent
instance occurred on 07/21/2006. (On 10/11/2007, a call placed from I-70 on
the inner loop to I-95 held continuously without the above drop. Please note
that this was only one try and that further tests will be needed before this
drop can be moved to the Corrected Drops area.)
Baltimore County, White Marsh: Cingular gives a fast busy signal while
traveling between Mile Markers 72 and 65 on I-95. This is two miles north of
the Baltimore Beltway (I-695). This has only been witnessed occasionally and
as of yet it cannot be consistently reproduced, but it is a problem if one
wants to place calls around there. Last occurred on 06/28/2005.
Caroll County, : Drops occur while driving on east on MD-77
approximately one mile west of the JCT of MD-77 and MD-76, which is
approximately two miles east of the Monocacy River. Most recent instance
occurred on 12/06/2009.
Charles County, White Plains: Drops occur on US-301 at Mile Marker 18,
approximately two or three miles south of the JCT of US-301 and Pomfret
Rd/Willetts Crossing Rd/MD-227. Most recent instance occurred on 04/27/2009.
Frederick County, Urbana: While driving on I-270 and approaching the JCT
with MD-80 on the way to Frederick, calls deteriorate very quickly and then
drop altogether at Mile Marker 25. The drops occur while driving either east
or west. Most recent instance occurred on 08/30/2007.
Howard County, Maryland House Rest Area, I-95: Coverage is very poor at
the rest area and either the uplink or the downlink suffers poor voice
quality so that callers and/or the called party cannot hear each other well.
Most recent instance occurred on 12/28/2008.
Montgomery County, Colesville: While driving on MD-28/Norbeck Rd. at the
JCT of MD-115/Muncaster Mill Rd. heading either east or west, calls degrade
about a mile west of that junction and will drop about two miles west of
that position. Most recent instance occurred on 07/12/2007.
Montgomery County, Gaithersburg: Calls drop while driving west on I-270
in the vicinity of Exit 15/Exit 15B. Calls slowly degrade and then drop.
Most recent instance occurred on 05/31/2007.
Montgomery County, Gaithersburg: Calls initiated outside the DMV office
near the MARC rail station quickly deteriorate upon entering the DMV office,
although all other carriers do not seem to experience any problem within the
confines of the building. Most recent instance occurred on 08/16/2007.
Montgomery County, Glen Echo area: While crossing the American Legion
Bridge from Maryland to northern Virginia, calls initiated near the JCT of
the (Washington) Beltway and I-270 degrade in the Glen Echo area and drop
completely upon crossing into Virginia. Last occurred on 02/07/2007.
Montgomery County, Merion: Drops occur while driving on US-322 just
after passing Merion Dr. Most recent instance occurred on 08/28/2010.
Montgomery County, Norbeck: Drops occur on MD-28/Norbeck Rd. at the JCT
with Woods Hole Rd. Most recent instance occurred 12/07/2007.
Montgomery County, Potomac: Calls drop while driving on River Rd/MD-190
at the JCT of Durham Rd. There is poor coverage for about a mile after that
intersection heading east. Most recent instance occurred on 04/28/2010.
Montgomery County, Silver Spring: Drops occur on the Capitol Beltway at
the JCT with University Blvd/MD-193 at Mile Marker 32.3. Most recent
instance occurred on 12/30/2007.
Montgomery County, Spencerville: Drops occur along MD-198 in the
vicinity of Thompson Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 04/16/2008.
Prince George's County, Greenbelt: Calls drop while driving on the
Baltimore-Washington Parkway at the JCT with the Capitol Beltway. Most
recent instance occurred on 01/16/2008.
Prince George's County, Greenbelt: Drops occur while driving on the
Capitol Beltway near the JCT with the Baltimore-Washington Parkway/MD-295.
Most recent instance occurred on 09/26/2007.
Prince George's County, Oakview: Calls drop while traveling on the
Capitol Beltway at Exit 28 (which is MD-650/New Hampshire Ave.). Most recent
instance occurred on 09/26/2007.
Prince George's County, Upper Marlboro: Drops occur on MD-4 at the JCT
with Fairhaven Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 09/26/2007.
Massachusetts
Franklin County, Bernardston: Drops occur on I-91 at the
Vermont/Massachusetts border. Most recent instance occurred on 10/13/2009.
Middlesex County, Lexington/Bedford: Drops occur on I-95 in the vicinity
of the JCT with MA-4/MA-225. Most recent instance occurred on 11/28/2008.
Middlesex County, Natick: Drops occur on the Massachusettes Turnpike at
the JCT of MA-9. Most recent instance occurred on 11/28/2008.
Worcester County, Auburn: Drops occur on I-90/Massachusettes Turnpike in
the vicinity of the JCT of I-395 and I-295. The drop occurs when the Mass
Pike "passes over" I-395/I-290 interchange. Most recent instance occurred on
11/28/2008.
Worcester County, Charlton: Drops occur on the Mass Pike between Mile
Markers 91 and 88. Drops only seem to occur perhaps 80% of the time. Most
recent instance occurred on 03/11/2007.
New Jersey
Bergen County, Oakland: Drops occur on I-287 at Mile Marker 1.1 in the
vicinity of Skyline Dr. Most recent instance occurred on 08/17/2009.
Mercer County, Princeton: Mute instances occur on US-1 at the JCT with
Harrison St. The Cingular/ATT Wireless user can be plainly heard but cannot
hear the other party. Most recent instance occurred on 07/09/2009
Middlesex County, New Brunswick: Drops occur on US-1 at Mile Marker 27
at the JCT of US-1 and NJ-18. Last instance of this drop occurred on
11/07/2006.
Middlesex County, Perth Amboy area: Drops occur while traveling north on
I-287 near the JCT with the New Jersey Turnpike. Drops also occur more
generally when traveling both north and south on I-287 between US-9 and the
NJTP. Most recent instance occurred on 11/07/2006.
Middlesex County, Woodbridge, Metropark: Calls drop on the Garden State
Parkway at Mile Marker 130.6, which is just a few miles north of JCT Garden
State Parkway and I-287. This is slightly south of Metropark. Last instance
of this drop occurred on 11/07/2006.
New York
Bronx County - Bronx: Coverage is so bad on the Bronx River Parkway
between 200th St and 220th St that calls can barely be made there. Most
recent instance occurred on 04/08/2009.
Bronx County - Bronx: Signal is very weak on the Bronx River Parkway
between Exit 8 and Exit 10, starting near Southern Blvd. This continues past
Exit 9 and up to Exit 10, where calls subsequently drop in the vicinity of
the Bronx Zoo. As calls cannot be placed or received, the phone is
effectively rendered useless. After Exit 10 comes the county line for
Westchester County. Please see the Westchester section of this list (below)
for adjoining drops on the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County. Most
recent instance occurred on 07/16/2007.
Kings County, Brooklyn Heights: Drops occur on Clark St. while
travelling between Herricks St. and Henry St. Most recent instance occurred
on 07/27/2009.
New York County - Manhattan: Calls drop on 57th St between York Ave and
1st Ave. If one is actively moving, the connection may or may not drop but
if one is not mobile between York Ave and 1st Ave, the call will drop. Most
recent instance occurred on 03/26/2009.
New York County - Manhattan: Calls drop on Irving Place while driving
north or southbound between 14th St. and 15th St. Most recent instance
occurred on 06/28/2007.
New York County - Manhattan: Calls initiated north of East 67th St.
while walking south on Lexington Ave will drop upon reaching 67 St. Most
recent instance occurred on 05/26/2008.
New York County - Manhattan: Drops occur on 1st Ave while heading north
between 11th and 12th Streets. Calls which, after having been initiated only
a few blocks to the south (5th St., for example), are clear and
distortion-free rapidly degrade approaching 11th St., and will drop between
12th and 13th Sts. Last observed: 07/01/2007.
New York County - Manhattan: Drops occur on 2nd Ave at 51st St. Calls
may or may not deteriorate but will drop unexpectedly while crossing 51st
St. Most recent instance occurred on 01/12/2009.
New York County - Manhattan: Drops occur on Park Ave. as the street
winds around the Met Life (Pan Am) building. Coverage is generally good in
the tunnel under Park Ave. directly south of the Met Life building, but
calls drop when traveling around the building itself. Most recent instance
occurred on 10/23/2006.
New York County - Manhattan: Drops occur while walking eastbound on 68th
St. Calls initiated before 3rd Ave and 68th St begin to degrade while
approaching 2nd Ave. While transitioning from 2nd Ave to 1st Ave, calls drop
for no reason. Most recent instance occurred on 07/03/2007.
New York County - Manhattan: While traveling west on 79th St. through
Central Park between Central Park East and Central Park West, calls drop
midway through the transverse. Last observed on 04/22/2010.
New York County - Manhattan: Drops occur on 79th St. between Madison
Ave. and Park Ave. The service seems to work fine at the intersection of
79th St. and Park Ave. However, the service does not seem to hand off
properly at 79th St. and Madison Ave when heading east. Most recent instance
occurred on 10/18/2009.
New York County - Manhattan: Calls which are initiated at the JCT of
Central Park West and 72nd St and maintained while walking south on Central
Park West will drop for no reason upon reaching the JCT of Central Park West
and 70th St. Most recent instance occurred on 10/21/2009.
Queens County - Queens: While traveling westbound from Queens County
towards New York County (Manhattan) on the Queensboro Bridge about 70% of
calls with Cingular GSM tend to drop at the center point of the bridge
crossing over Roosevelt Island. Ironically while entering the bridge,
there's a billboard saying "Cingular Wireless- the fewest dropped calls".
Last observed on 05/01/2009.
Queens County - Queens: Drops occur on the Port Washington Branch of the
Long Island Railroad in the vicinity of the Douglaston station. Most recent
instance occurred on 08/12/2009.
Queens County - Queens: While traveling west on the Long Island Railroad
(LIRR) from Woodside into Penn Station, the main line tracks (ie, not the
Port Washington tracks) go under a small tunnel/overpass, which also
facilitates the crossing of other rail tracks. While passing through that
small enclosure, GSM coverage frequently drops. However, there is no tunnel
to pass under while traveling on the eastbound side on the main four tracks
and thus calls do not drop there. This is in the vicinity of Sunnyside
Yards. Most recent instance occurred on 08/06/2007.
Queens County - Queens: Coverage is very poor on the Long Island
Railroad at the Port Washington branch between Murray Hill, Flushing Hill
and Shea Stadium. While coverage may work at any one spot while the caller
transits through the area, the connection will still drop a few times. Most
recent instance occurred on 07/27/2009.
Queens County - Queens: There is no coverage in terminal 9 at JFK
International Airport at the lower level/arrivals area inside of the
building in the vicinity of the baggage claim area. As this is a place where
cell phones are frequently used, and as all other carriers appear to work
quite well there, it is surprising that Cingular would not have adequately
covered that area at this point.
Queens County - Queens: Calls drop while driving west and transitioning
from the Long Island Expressway (I-495), passing under the ramp for the LIE
to enter I-278 West. Most recent instance occurred on 11/06/2007.
Additionally, calls also drop heading west on I-495 underneath the I-278
overpass, the most recent instance of which occurred on 09/07/2009.
Queens County - Queens: Calls drop when driving on I-495 between Exit 30
and Exit 31. A road crosses over I-495 and the sign says Springfield Blvd.
Calls drop while passing under that sign. Most recent instance occurred on
07/20/2009.
Queens County - Queens: Drops occur while driving on the Cross Island
Parkway slightly east of the JCT with Trog's Neck Bridge/I-295 at the
overpass for the Bell Blvd interchange. Most recent instance 07/27/2009.
Queens County - Queens: Drops occur on I-295/Clearview Expressway just
north of the JCT of 73rd Ave. Most recent instance occurred on 09/18/2009.
Columbia County, Copake: Coverage begins to degrade at the JCT of NY-22
and CTY-7A, and heading northward drops completely at the JCT of NY-22 and
NY-71 in Green River. Coverage continues to be lacking from Green River
until approximately seven to eight miles north of the JCT with NY-203 in
Austerlitz, after which coverage begins to gradually bleed back in. Most
recent instance occurred on 07/06/2008.
Columbia County, Queechy: Traveling northward from the New York
Thruway/I-90 on NY-22, coverage begins to attenuate approximately one mile
south of the JCT of NY-22 and NY-295/Canaan Rd. At the actual junction,
Cingular calls drop completely and no service is available along NY-22
heading northwards until just south of the JCT of NY-22 and US-20 in New
Lebanon. Most recent instance occurred on 07/06/2008.
Columbia County, Spencertown: No coverage exists between the Taconic
State Parkway along NY-203 all the way to NY-22. However, coverage resumes
in the vicinity of the JCT of NY-203 and NY-22, which is approximately four
miles east of Austerlitz. Most recent instance occurred on 04/13/2009.
Columbia County: The connection drops on the Taconic State Parkway at
Mile Marker 70. It resumes upon reaching the rest area located at Mile
Marker 75.6 in the vicinity of Lake Taghkanic State Park. Most recent
instance occurred on 03/15/2009.
Dutchess County, East Fishkill: Calls drop on the Taconic Parkway in the
vicinity of at Mile Marker 41.7, near the exit for Beekman Rd. Most recent
instance occurred on 09/01/2009.
Dutchess County, East Fishkill: Calls drop on NY-82 approximately
halfway between the JCT with the Taconic State Parkway and the JCT with
Cranberry Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 09/27/2009.
Dutchess County, East Fishkill: Calls on the former Dobson Cellular
network drop while traveling in either direction on NY-82 between the JCT's
of the Taconic Parkway and CTY-21. Most recent instance occurred on
08/12/2008.
Dutchess County, Fishkill: Drops occur when traveling either northbound
or southbound on US-9 approximately two miles south of the JCT with
Smithtown Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 10/04/2007.
Dutchess County, LaGrange: Calls drop on US-44 while heading east off
the Taconic State Parkway between the JCT of the Taconic State Parkway and
US-44 and the JCT of US-44 and NY-82. This stretch of road on US-44 is not
more than half a mile. Calls attenuate quickly and subsequently drop just
before reaching the New York State Police barracks. This drop used to occur
with Dobson Cellular but now it is AT&T Wireless. Most recent instance
occurred on 03/08/2009.
Dutchess County, LaGrange: Drops occur on the Taconic State Parkway
approximately three or four miles north of James Baird State Park while
traveling in either direction. The area without coverage extends from Mile
Marker 49.9 and Mile Marker 50.9. Most recent instance occurred on
03/08/2009.
Dutchess County, LaGrange: While driving on the Taconic State Parkway,
calls suffer poor quality and tend to drop on the former Dobson Cellular
network within a one mile radius of the JCT with NY-82. Most recent instance
occurred on 04/08/2009.
Dutchess County, Moore's Mill: Calls initiated on NY-82 traveling
northbound using the Cingular network (phone indicates "Cingular") will
degrade and eventually drop at a point between CTY-89 and Tompkins Rd.
Subsequent to the drop, the service switches from Cingular to Dobson
Cellular. Most recent instance occurred 07/03/2007.
Dutchess County, Myers Corner: There is no coverage just north the JCT
of NY-376 and CTY-93. Most recent instance occurred on 11.06.2009.
Dutchess County, North East: All Cingular coverage fails approximately
four miles west of the JCT of NY-22 and NY-55. There is no coverage from
that point until approximately four or five miles before the JCT of NY-55
and NY-218. Most recent instance occurred 04/21/2008.
Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie: Calls drop while travelling on
NY-55/US-44 at the JCT of NY-376 (which is just north of Vassar College).
Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie: At the JCT of CTY-29 and CTY-33, coverage
is very poor and while calls may not always drop, the caller cannot hear
whoever he's speaking to nor can he be heard. Most recent instance occurred
on 10/25/2009.
Dutchess County, Stanford: Coverage is very poor when driving on the
Taconic State Parkway between the exit for Miller Hill Rd. and the JCT of
the Taconic State Parkway and I-84, which is just south of the intersection
of the Taconic and I-84. Most recent instance occurred on 05/11/2009.
Dutchess County, Stanford: Drops occur on the Taconic State Parkway at
Mile Marker 63.3, which is just south of Bull's Head Rd. Most recent
instance occurred on 03/15/2009.
Dutchess County, Stanfordville: There is no coverage on NY-9G between
the JCT of CTY-19 and the JCT of CTY-14. Most recent instance occurred on
07/16/2008.
Dutchess County, Wappingers Falls: Drops occur on US-9 slightly south of
the JCT of CTY-35/Osborne Hill Rd., in the vicinity of the Hudson Valley
Volvo dealership. The other cell carriers handle this area well but
Cingular/ATT Wireless has problems.
Dutchess County: Handoff failures occur while traveling either eastbound
or westbound on I-84 between the JCT with the Taconic Parkway at Mile Marker
52 and the rest area located at Mile Marker 55. Calls initiated using
Cingular and traveling west on I-84 will hold while driving up the hill and
heading towards the police barracks and the rest area, but will drop while
coming down the hill. The phone will then display Dobson PCS. However, if
the call is initiated on Dobson in Poughkeepsie and driving west on I-84, it
will hold while passing the rest area and going up the hill, but
subsequently drop while going back down the hill. The phone will display
Cingular. Most recent instance occurred on 07/03/2007.
Nassau County, Bayville: Drops occur approximately two miles east of
Bayville on Bayville Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 05/05/2009.
Nassau County, Bayville: Drops occur at the JCT of Bayville Rd. and
Bayville Ave and the Mill Neck Creek Bridge, which is approximately half a
mile west of the downtown area of Bayville. A beach is located directly off
of Bayville Rd., which goes along the north shore of Long Island from the
beach to the town of Bayville, and it then makes a sharp right and goes over
Mill Neck Creek Bridge. Between that sharp right turn and the bridge area to
the west is where the drop occurs. Most recent instance occurred on
05/05/2009.
Nassau County, Mineola: Drops occur on the Northern State Parkway while
crossing under NY-25B and in the vicinity of Exit 31. Most recent instance
occurred on 09/07/2009.
Nassau County, Glen Cove: Drops occur about half a mile south of the JCT
of NY-107 and Glen St. Most recent instance occurred on 12/17/2007.
Nassau County, Laurel Hollow: Drops occur just east of Cove on NY-25A
and slightly west of Cold Spring Rd. Most recent instance occurred on
06/09/2009.
Nassau County, Oyster Bay: At the point of intersection between NY-25A
and Cold Spring Rd, the service seems to function properly. However, while
proceeding east on NY-25A, the service drops again approximately a mile east
of the JCT of NY-25A and Cold Spring Rd. The drop occurs right by the
entrance of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Most recent instance occurred
on 05/18/2009.
Nassau County, Oyster Bay: Service drops occur while driving on NY-25A
approximately west of Cold Spring Rd. However, at the point of intersection
between NY-25A and Cold Spring Rd, the service seems to function properly.
Most recent instance occurred on 05/18/2009.
Nassau County, Port Washington: Coverage is very poor while driving on
Main Street, just south of Louie's Seafood House (which is located at 407
Main St). Most recent instance occurred on 09/07/2009.
Nassau County, Roslyn: Calls drop when travelling in either direction on
Roslyn Rd. and crossing under the LIRR tracks for the Oyster Bay branch.
This is in the general vicinity of Roslyn High School as well as Locust St.
Most recent instance occurred on 09/07/2009.
Nassau County, South Oyster Bay: Calls initiated in the area of the JCT
of NY-25A and NY-106 will drop while proceeding southbound on NY-106 towards
Hicksville, approximately halfway between NY-25A and NY-25. Call slowly
degrade and then drop upon arriving at the traffic light just north of
NY-25. Last occurred: 09/07/2009.
Orange County, Woodbury: Calls drop while driving both north and south
on NY-32 (near where NY-17 heads off from I-87/the New York State Thruway)
about two miles north of the Woodbury Commons Shopping Center (which is
located at the approximate junctions of NY-17, US-6 and NY-32). Most recent
instance 11/11/2007.
Putnam County, Carmel: Calls drop at Mile Marker 25 on the Taconic
Parkway (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the Taconic
State Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all the way
up to I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent instance
occurred on 09/13/2007.
Putnam County, Carmel: Calls drop at the JCT of the Taconic State
Parkway and Peekskill Hollow Rd. at Mile Marker 26.9 on the Taconic Parkway.
Most recent instance occurred on 12/08/2008.
Putnam County, Carmel: Drops occur on the Taconic Parkway upon reaching
Mile Marker 27.2 (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the
Taconic State Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all
the way up to I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent
instance occurred on 03/13/2009.
Putnam County, Mahopac: Calls drop on the Taconic Parkway at Mile Marker
28.1 (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the Taconic State
Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all the way up to
I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent instance occurred
on 09/13/2007.
Putnam County, Mahopac: Drops occur at Mile Marker 30 on the Taconic
Parkway (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the Taconic
State Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all the way
up to I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent instance
occurred on 09/13/2007.
Putnam County, Peekskill Hollow: Drops occur on the Taconic State
Parkway at Mile Marker 23.5 just before reaching the exit for Bryant Hill
Rd. (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the Taconic State
Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all the way up to
I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent instance occurred
on 11/23/2008.
Putnam County, Putnam Valley: Calls drop on the Taconic State Parkway
between Mile Markers 22.1 and 22.3, which is about half a mile south of the
JCT with Bryant Pond Rd. (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops
on the Taconic State Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn
interchange all the way up to I-84, where the ex-Dobson Cellular would begin
coverage). Most recent instance occurred on 03/31/2008.
Putnam County: Drops occur on the Taconic Parkway at the JCT of Knapp
Rd. at Mile Marker 34, which is approximately one mile south of Miller Hill
Rd. This traditionally has been the handoff point between the Cingular
system and the former-Dobson cellular system. One would expect that the
handoff problem which occurs here would have been fixed following Cingular's
acquisition of Dobson, but that is not the case. Most recent instance
occurred on 12/08/2008.
Rensselaer County, Berlin: While driving on NY-22, calls start to
attenuate and will then drop altogether approximately three miles north of
Berlin (all other carriers have no coverage from five miles south of Berlin
up to this point, whereas Cingular does have coverage which will drop off
three miles north of Berlin). Most recent instance occurred on 07/06/2008.
Rensselaer County: Between the JCT of NY-22 and NY-2 and continuing
eastward all the way to the state line with Massachusetts, there is no
Cingular coverage (indeed, there is no service with any carrier at
this point). Most recent instance occurred on 07/06/2008.
Rensselaer County: No coverage exists between Stephentown and Berlin on
NY-22. Most recent instance occurred on 07/06/2008.
Suffolk County, Dix Hills: Drops occur while driving on NY-25 at the JCT
with Dix Hills Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 06/25/2009.
Suffolk County, Long Island: Calls generally drop in the vicinity of the
interchange between the Sunken Meadow Parkway and the Long Island
Expressway. While driving south on the Sunken Meadow Parkway towards the
westbound LIE, calls will drop approximately half a mile west of the Sunken
Meadow Parkway and the LIE. Most recent instance occurred on 05/04/2009.
There's already a drop on the LIE heading eastbound (although this may be on
the Nextel droplist). I can write _Sunken Meadown Parkway at the JCT of the
Long Island Expressway, calls drop. (Calls generally drop at the
interchange, for example, heading southbound on the Sunken Meadow Parkway
towards the westbound LIE will result in a call drop approximately half a
mile west of the Sunken Meadow Parkway and the LIE)._ ADD THIS TO OR UPDATE
THE LIST AS NECESSARY.
Westchester County, Bedford: Calls drop while driving on I-684 at Mile
Marker 12.1 in the vicinity of the Chappaqua Exit and near the JCT of
NY-172. Most recent instance occurred on 09/24/2009.
Westchester County, Bedford: Calls drop on I-684 just south of the
Katonah exit which is near the JCT of NY-35 near Mile Marker 15. Calls tend
to attenuate approximately a quarter of a mile south at around Mile Marker
14.8 and then drop entirely. Calls will stay out until Mile Marker 15.1.
Most recent instance occurred on 03/08/2009.
Westchester County, Cortland: Drops occur on US-9 at the JCT with NY-9A.
Most recent instance occurred on 07/16/2007.
Westchester County, Hawthorne: Calls drop while traveling north on the
Sprain Brook Parkway at approximately Mile Marker 11.6 upon reaching the
Sprain Brook's JCT with NY-100, just south of the Hawthorne interchange.
Last occurred on 08/11/2009.
Westchester County, Hutchinson (Merritt) Parkway around Purchase, NY,
near the CT border: Calls which are initiated near the JCT of the Hutchinson
River Parkway, I-287 and I-684, in the general area of Purchase, attenuate
while approaching the CT border and drop shortly after passing the Greenwich
rest stop on the Merritt Parkway. Last occurred on 03/26/2007. (As of
10/31/2008, this drop appears to be fixed, as does an entire stretch from
just south of Exit 22 for Mamaroneck Rd. in New York on the Hutchinson River
Parkway continuously into the state of Connecticut and then up to (at least)
Mile Marker 22/Exit 49 in the Fairfield/Trumbull area. Should continued
drive tests indicate that these drops have been permanently resolved, this
drop will be moved to the Corrected Items section of this list.)
Westchester County, Larchmont: Drops occur while travelling on
NY-125/Weaver St at the JCT with Rockland Ave. Most recent instance occurred
on 05/19/2009.
Westchester County, Mamaroneck: Drops occur on I-95 just south of Exit
19 (which is Mamaroneck Blvd). Most recent instance occurred on 07/24/2009.
Westchester County, Millwood: Drops occur on the Taconic State Parkway
just south of the JCT with NY-100 and NY-133. Most recent instance occurred
on 11/16/2008.
Westchester County, Mount Pleasant: Calls drop on the Taconic State
Parkway just south of the JCT of NY-117. Most recent instance occurred on
07/21/2009.
Westchester County, North Castle: Mute/drop instances occur on I-684
approximately a mile south of the JCT of NY-120 (which is Exit 2 for
Westchester County airport). Most recent instance occurred on 12/15/2009.
Westchester County, Ossining: Calls drop approximately five miles north
of the Hawthorn interchange on the Taconic Parkway at Mile Marker 10.3,
which is Pinebridge Road (this drop appears to be part of a series of drops
on the Taconic State Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn
interchange all the way up to I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage)
and in the vicinity of NY-133. Most recent instance occurred on 08/11/2009.
Westchester County, Pelham: Drops occur while driving on I-95 just west
of Exit 15. Most recent instance occurred on 05/19/2009.
Westchester County, Hawthorne: Drops occur on the Taconic State Parkway
just south of Pleasantville and south of the Hawthorne interchange at the
exit for NY-9A and NY-100, which is Mile Marker 4.7. Calls will go mute and
will then subsequently drop entirely. Most recent instance occurred on
09/07/2009.
Westchester County, Scarsdale: Coverage drops on the Hutchinson River
Parkway between Exit 27 and Exit 28, slightly south of the Mamaroneck Rd.
interchange. Most recent instance occurred on 10/26/2009.
Westchester County, Scarsdale: Near the Metro North/Scarsdale station on
the Harlem Division, the uplink connection will tend to mute, especially
traveling north after leaving the station. The connection is not dropped,
the uplink (and perhaps the downlink as well) appears to go mute. Most
recently observed on 11/14/2006.
Westchester County, Shrub Oak: While driving on the Taconic State
Parkway, calls drop at Mile Marker 18.5 at the JCT with NY-132 and US-6
(this drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the Taconic State
Parkway from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all the way up to
I-84, where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent instance occurred
on 09/13/2007.
Westchester County, White Plains: Drops occur just south of the North
White Plains train station. The connection is stable at the Valhalla station
which precedes the North White Plains station when traveling south. Just
south of the Valhalla station calls quickly attenuate and drop. Most recent
instance occurred on 11/27/2006.
Westchester County, Yonkers: Call drop while driving on the Sprain Brook
Parkway just south of Jackson Ave. Most recent instance occurred on
08/11/2009.
Westchester County, Yonkers: Calls drop from the Bronx/Westchester
County line up to the Cross County Parkway. The signal becomes very weak and
calls cannot be placed or received. Most recent instance occurred on
02/04/2009. Please see the Bronx section of this list (above) for adjoining
drops on the Bronx River Parkway in Bronx County.
Westchester County, Yorktown: Calls drop on the Taconic State Parkway
near Mile Marker 12 while crossing over the Croton Reservoir, which is about
four miles north of the JCT with NY-134. Calls drop when upon reaching the
south side of the bridge. Most recent instance occurred on 08/11/2009.
Westchester County, Yorktown Heights: Drops occur at Mile Marker 16.8,
which is about a mile and half south of the JCT with NY-35 and US-202 (this
drop appears to be part of a series of drops on the Taconic State Parkway
from five miles north of the Hawthorn interchange all the way up to I-84,
where Dobson Cellular begins coverage). Most recent instance occurred on
10/04/2007.
Westchester County, Yorktown: Drops occur while driving on the Taconic
Parkway at Baldwin Rd. Most recent instance occurred on 05/11/2009.
Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Bristol: Drops occur on I-95 at Mile Marker 41.9. The
calling or called party will hear the Cingular GSM call become weak and
attenuated, shortly after which time calls drop completely. Most recent
instance occurred on 05/14/2007.
Chester County, West Nottingham: Drops occur on US-1 at Mile Marker 1.5,
which is 1.5 miles north of the Maryland border.
Delaware County, Chadds Ford: Calls drop while traveling either
northbound or southbound on US-1 at the JCT with Independence Way,
approximately five miles south of the JCT with US-202. Most recent instanced
occurred on 01/06/2008.
Rhode Island
Kent County, West Greenwich: Drops occur while driving on I-95 between
Mile Marker 14 and Mile Marker 16 near the JCT of I-95 and RI-3 (which is
the exit is for West Greenwich and Coventry). Most recent instance occurred
on 08/09/2007.
Virginia
Albemarle County, Greenwood: Call drops when driving south on I-95 at
approximately Mile Marker 87 or 88, about two miles north of Exit 86. The
drop does not seem to occur when driving in the northbound. Upon reaching
Mile Marker 88 and certainly after passing Mile Marker 86 for I-295. Most
recent instance occurred on 02/25/2009.
Arlington County, Arlington: There is no coverage on the first or second
floors of Pentagon City Mall. Most recent instance occurred on 11/20/2007.
Fairfax County, Fairfax: Drops occur while driving either eastbound or
westbound on I-66 at Mile Marker 68 the JCT with US-29. Most recent instance
occurred on 12/03/2007.
Fairfax County, Reston: Drops occur on VA-7 approximately five miles
east of Dulles Airport and approximately a mile west of the JCT of VA-7 and
VA-606/Baron Cameron Ave. The drop occur where VA-7 intersects Bishop's Gate
Way. Calls become very attenuated and very distorted and subsequently drop.
Most recent instance occurred on 12/08/2009.
Frederick County, Point of Rocks: Drops occur while driving on US-15
right at the Virginia side of the VA/MD state line. Most recent instance
occurred on 09/28/2009.
Loudoun County, Leesburg: Drops occur just west of Leesburg when driving
on VA-7 at the JCT with VA-9. Most recent instance occurred on 06/07/2009.
Loudoun County, Leesburg: Drop occur at the JCT of VA-633 and US-15.
Most recent instance occurred on 09/28/2009.
Loudoun County, Round Hill: Calls drop and coverage is very poor on VA-7
between the JCT of VA-7 and VA-679 and the JCT of VA-7 and VA-604. The drops
occur in the vicinity of Round Hill, approximately fifteen miles west of
Leesburg and about ten miles east of West Virginia at the crest of a hill.
Cingular/ATT Wireless coverage is significantly poorer on the western most
segment of VA-7 from Leesburg westward to West Virginia than Verizon or even
Nextel. Most recent instance occurred on 06/07/2009.
Prince William County, Manassas: Calls drop just north of the Civil War
Battlefield Park on VA-234 (which is approximately two or three miles north
of the JCT of VA-234 and Lee Highway/US-29), where the speed limit rises
from 35mph to 50mph. Most recent instance occurred on 08/26/2008.
Prince William County, Manassas: Drops occur at the JCT of VA-234 and
Lee Highway/US-29. Most recent instance occurred on 08/26/2008.
Richmond: Drops occur at Mile Marker 172 on I-64 just west of Richmond
while driving over a very slight crest in a hill. Most recent instance
occurred on 02/28/2010.
Stafford County, Falmouth: Drops occur while driving on US-17 at the JCT
of VA-736, which is slightly northwest of the JCT of US-17 and I-95. Most
recent instance occurred on 08/30/2009.
Washington DC
DC/Maryland Line: Calls drops while driving along Western Ave. between
Beach Dr. and Broad Branch Rd. and then, continuing on towards Sibley
Hospital, the area generally suffers from poor coverage. Most recent
instance occurred on 10/10/2007.
Corrected Problems
The following were problem drop areas but have apparently been
corrected and/or no longer suffer from regular/repeated drops:
Maryland
- MD-155: Drops occur between the JCT of MD-156 and MD-161 (which is near
Havre de Grace). Most recent instance occurred on 06/01/2007. Appears to
have been corrected as of 11/17/2009.
- Cecil County, Rising Sun: Calls drop approximately one mile south of the
Connowingo Dam on US-1 while driving either northbound or southbound as US-1
reaches a crest. Calls will drop upon reaching the apex of crest. Last
occurred on 11/25/2007. Appears to have been corrected as of 11/17/2009.
Massachusetts
- Middlesex County, Natick: Calls drop on I-90/Mass Pike near the Natick
exit. Generally, while traveling east, calls attenuate on the slight incline
prior to the downhill grade leading to the Natick exit. By the time callers
pass the exit ramp for Natick, GSM calls will drop. Most recent instance
occurred on 09/23/2006. This problem appears to have been fixed as of
03/11/2007.
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