Sprint in Austin

[utgryg27]

My family is getting one of those family plans and they are all switched over to sprint already. My contract with Verizon is up and i was wondering if i should stay or switch as well.

Verizon has been great for me in austin..but to save money..i could switch...soo....

How is sprint in Austin???

 

[Mizzou415]

It's been hella better than my AT&T was. I've only had Spring and AT&T so I can't compare to anything else.

 

[hornian]

I've had Sprint for 5 years with no problems. Never had a problem getting a signal anywhere around Austin, except in DKR during football games.

 

[CardinD]

Had Sprint for 3-4 years.
Relatively cheap, can't complain about the coverage.
One baffling problem I have had (with 3-4 different phones)
is a tendency for some calls to just not come through. People will say they called me, and in some cases leave a voice-mail which I can access, but nothing shows up as a missed call. Pretty annoying.

 

[wherzwaldo]

Agree about DKR during games. Also, there are some pockets in NW Austin that I haven't been able to get service. Otherwise, it's all good.

 

[KingKoopa]

there was some article about a year ago that they were putting a tower on top of the stadium, as well as three or four throughout the central austin area. i can't recall when they said it'd be finished, though.

 

[gsoda3]

i had sprint in austin.

reception was pretty good, but att (some phones) and cingular GSM had a lot better reception. i really think it depends on your phone.

i had a really bad experience with Sprint (customer service) - they blatantly lied several times about details of my contract, and eventually i just up and signed with another provider. i've had a couple other friends who have had bad experiences with them, but it tends to be the exception. sprint has a pretty good track record.

personally i love cingular wireless and am really happy with the decision to switch.

 

[LagoHorn]

Sprint has good reception in Austin, BUT they have major problems.

1. I often (about 20% of the time), just don't get calls.
2. I get voice messages sometimes up to 2 weeks later.

This isn't just my phone as it happens to my wife as well. On saturday, I called her 7 times and left 7 messages. So far she has gotten just 1 of them. In about a week, we will wonder wtf are these other 6 "new" messages.

 

[UberHorn]

Had Sprint in Austin since 2000. Few complaints. Coverage at DKR is pretty bad though.

 

[chitwood]

I had Sprint now have AT&T and AT&T gives me much better reception. Used to live on Placid Place, near 45th and Bull Creek and couldn't get reception at my house. Now I live in NW Hills and friends with Sprint have to walk out to the street to get any reception at all.