[Durham INC] Fw: [cwneighbors] Verizon service availability in Colony Woods

[Kevin Davis]

This is only going to get worse with 5G requiring greater density of
towers.

Some tech news has been reporting recently that VZ and AT&T network
performance is degrading as they have more unlimited users straining
network.

Kevin
On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 6:31 AM Pat Carstensen <pats1717 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> There has been a flurry of e-mails this week on our list-serve about
> failing cell service (see below for an example) in our neighborhood.  It
> has always been iffy for some providers, but apparently things are much
> worse all of a sudden to the point of some folks wanting a new cell tower
> (but probably not next to them (-:)
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> I was wondering if other neighborhoods have experienced anything similar.
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> Regards, pat
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> I spent several hours over 2 days at the Verizon store as my cell suddenly
> quit getting reception.   I had intended to put this info on the list serve
> right away for other Verizon folks, but, simply, forgot.
> After a bit of a good old southern girl hissy fit, the Verizon person who
> had been called by the store rep finally became honest and told me that our
> area would no longer have the service we have had in the past---period.
> The critical mass, apparently, had been reached and because there were
> simply too many people in the area wanting service, it "collapsed".  There
> is NO planning for a new tower at this point and she was discouraging about
> it at all because our area has traditionally opposed towers (not in my back
> yard!).  I was flabbergasted!  Then the store rep was honest and said 3
> other people had been in that day and the previous one with the same
> complaint, and from our same area.  I had just cancelled my land line after
> over 2 years of fighting regularly with that service provider over
> consistent non-working issues.  I told them I have a medically fragile
> child and must somehow get service so they'd be losing my family account.
> Suddenly, she offered my wi-fi which can be used only in my home, so
> doesn't help walking around the neighborhood.  I "think" it is basically
> the same kind of bundled phone one would receive through the internet
> provider, like spectrum.  Obviously, it won't work if we are without
> electricity for a period.
> I'd love it if someone would prove me incorrect, based on what I was told
> by Verizon.  Discouraging!
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> Suzanne
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> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 7:42 AM, fdimmick2000 at yahoo.com [cwneighbors] <
> cwneighbors at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> Good Day Colony Woods !   I live on CW Dr and have no service 99% of the
>> time on my Verizon mobile phone, as of about two weeks ago.  Before we had
>> 2-3 bars and always quality service.  But something changed and Verizon was
>> not helpful.
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>> I am wondering if other Verizon users (and others) have recently noticed
>> a serious drop in mobile signal, especially to result in no service.
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>> Thanking everyone for any information,   Fred
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