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4howards
Network Novice
2 years ago

Horrible coverage in Evansville/Poseyville, IN

I have had T-Mobile for a couple years now, and we consistently have horrible coverage.  The map shows all pink, but when at home, I have only 2 bars.  I consistently drop calls and get the dreaded “...
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formercanuck
Fiber Fanatic
2 years ago

Looking at cellmapper, Evansville, IN should be fine.  Poseyville IN, on the other hand is right at the handoff between 2 towers.  One to the west 

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.1971906,-87.8339568,3a,15y,242.69h,98.36t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sibz0ZSIpkkjw5nzCdNZXcQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.153834,-87.7071004,3a,75y,265.32h,113.66t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sjSGsA5oMKeUUoEnO_CRLKQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DjSGsA5oMKeUUoEnO_CRLKQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D81.475365%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

 

The irony is that T-Mobile has effectively all of its towers out in the fields, and looking at their maps, 5G UC is available for most areas … except the towns.

Both Verizon and AT&T have a site (same tower) on Water Tank Road.

Samsung A12 doesn’t have 5G (5G n71 would help in performance, n25 might .. if it can reach).

If the coverage on the iPhone isn’t usable for the most part, you may be wanting a different carrier.   If you have a legacy great deal, you might look for a signal booster and find better phones (like the iPhone in one case)