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    Summary:  It doesn't get much worse than finishing dead last in service in your own hometown, but that's exactly what happened with Sprint in a sweeps piece that aired 11/8 on KSHB-TV41. The winner for service was Cricket followed by Cingular, T-Mobile, Virgin, Verizon and then Sprint.

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Wed, November 8, 2006 | Kansas City, MO
CELL PHONE COMPARISON
Practical Users Guide
LOCATION
Cricket available bars - 5
Cingular available bars - 5
T-Mobile available bars - 6
Virgin available bars - 4
Verizon available bars - 4
Sprint available bars - 6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-29 and Airport
2
3
5
3
3
4
I-29 and Mexico
2
3
3
3
3
2
I-29 and 435
5
5
0
3
4
4
435 and 120 NW
3
2
0
2
2
3
435 and Barry
1
4
4
0
1
3
435 and 45 Hwy
5
4
4
4
3
4
435 and K-5 Hwy
4
4
4
3
3
3
435 and Leavenworth
5
5
4
2
2
5
435 and Parallel Pkwy
5
0
6
4
3
6
435 and State Ave
4
3
3
4
2
4
435 and I-70
3
5
2
1
4
3
435 and Kansas Ave
4
5
5
2
4
5
435 and Woodland Rd
4
3
5
2
3
4
435 and K-32
5
4
6
3
4
5
435 and Holiday
3
4
4
2
2
3
435 and Johnson
5
5
6
4
4
5
435 and Shwne Misn Pkwy
5
4
6
1
3
3
435 and Midland
3
4
6
0
3
3
435 and 87th Street
3
5
6
4
3
6
435 and 95th Street
3
5
6
4
3
5
435 and K-10
5
3
5
3
4
4
435 and Lackman Road
5
4
3
4
3
4
435 and I-35
5
4
6
4
4
6
435 and Quivira
4
5
6
4
4
4
435 and 69 Hwy
5
5
5
3
3
4
435 and Metcalf
5
5
5
4
4
6
435 and Nall
4
3
5
4
3
6
435 and Roe
4
5
0
3
4
5
435 and State Line
5
4
2
4
4
4
435 and Wornall
5
4
5
2
4
3
435 and Holmes
3
5
3
4
4
3
435 and 71 Hwy
4
4
6
4
4
6
435 and Bannister Road
5
5
5
4
4
5
435 and 87th Street
5
5
5
4
4
6
435 and Gregory
3
4
3
1
2
1
435 and Blue Pkwy
2
5
5
1
3
1
435 and 51st St.
4
5
6
4
4
5
435 and Raytown Rd
3
3
4
4
4
6
435 and I-70
5
4
6
4
3
6
435 and 23rd Trfwy
1
2
6
4
2
3
435 and Truman Rd
3
3
5
2
4
4
435 and 24 Hwy
3
4
0
1
2
0
435 and Front St.
4
4
5
4
2
4
435 and 210 Hwy
5
5
6
4
4
6
435 and Parvin Rd
5
5
5
4
4
5
435 and NE Pleasant Valley Rd
5
5
6
3
4
3
435 and Shoal Creek Pkwy
2
4
4
1
3
3
435 and Hwy 152
4
5
6
3
3
4
435 and 96th St.
5
3
4
1
3
2
435 and 108th St.
5
5
5
2
4
3
435 and 291Hwy
4
5
5
2
3
5
435 and N. Woodland Ave.
1
3
1
0
3
1
435 and 169
3
4
5
2
4
3
435 and Cookingham Dr.
2
4
1
1
3
2
435 and Skyview
5
4
6
4
3
3
435 and Airport
4
2
6
2
3
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Landmarks
 
 
 
 
 
 
KCI
2
4
1
3
3
4
Verizon Amphitheater
4
5
6
4
2
6
Sprint
4
5
6
4
4
5
Plaza
5
4
6
0
4
6
Arrowhead
5
5
6
4
4
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage for Number of Bars compared to Number of Bars Available during our test
.78
.82
.74
.70
.82
.67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cricket
Cingular
T-Mobile
Virgin
Verizon
Sprint
Cell Phone Types
All Test Phones Provided by Carriers
Motorola RAZR V3c
Motorola RAZR V3c
Samsung T-629
Kyocera Oyster, by Virgin
Motorola V325
SPH
A-900
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**NOTE: Numbers listed indicate the number of bars received at the location indicated, at the time of our test.
 
*DISCLAIMER: NBC Action News conducted this test based on phones provided by each cell phone carrier. This test is not scientific and does not include any additional outside and/or environmental factors that may affect cell strength at any given location. However, each cell phone was tested in the same environment. If the call was not completed -- or dropped a Zero was recorded - regardless of the number of bars showing.

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