fraise

My daugther is an entering freshman who will be living in Lee dorm. We are considering whether to switch our current cell carrier when she goes to college. We now have T-Mobile. Are there cell phone carriers that have particularly good or particularly bad cell reception in the dorms (Lee specifically). Thank you.

aero56

i'm planning on sticking with t-mobile. it's what i have now and what the cellular connections store on campus deals.

fraise

Well, thats encouraging that the campus store sells t-mobile. Thank you. Any comments from current students?

cathymee

check the livejournal.com thread for washington U theres alot of info on the dorms and on cell phone reception in them

dg5052

My son lived in Lee his freshman year, and he had no problem with T-mobile reception. Hope this is the biggest problem you have!!

smartaleck123

To current students and/or parents:

In general, what is the best, most reliable service on campus? I currently have Verizon and am considering a switch to either T-Moblie, Cingular, or Sprint. When I was on campus for an ArtSci weekend, i had NO service in Danforth (with my current Verizon phone).. I will be living in Umrath in the Fall - not sure that the particular dorm will matter - i want the best service overall, regardless of where I am on campus

Some people have recommended Cingular while others have suggested Sprint.. I had never heard that T-Mobile was good at WashU until reading this convo on CC. Thanks so much!

Feel free to PM me if necessary...

aero56

which t-mobile cell phones were you planning on getting? i'm trying to upgrade to a new one.

laurezer

I never had any trouble getting service on campus or on the 40 with Sprint.. well, okay except the basement of Sever, but no one gets service there But I always had great reception in the dorms I was in (Beau, Shanedling, Park) and my friends dorms