Cell phone coverage

[boufa]

This may seem like a strange question... and I think I know the answer, but I don't want to be suprised when I get there....

How is the cell phone coverage, in the park in particular? Is there any exclusive disney money making contract that only sprint phones work, or something similar. I would imagine cell towers take away from the site line magic they are always working on.

I am curious (At&t for me, but will it work)

Thanks
Kevin

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I have AT&T and haven't had any trouble with reception anywhere on WDW property.

 

[karensi]

I have Verizon and it worked well when we were there in November. Sure hope it continues to work in April when we go again

 

[madbrad76]

I have Verizon. When we went last September, we had excellent coverage pretty much everywhere. The only place that I can remember where I had problems was on Splash Mountain. My phone did get soaked and still acts weird sometimes.

 

[Millie12591]

This may seem like a strange question... and I think I know the answer, but I don't want to be suprised when I get there....

How is the cell phone coverage, in the park in particular? Is there any exclusive disney money making contract that only sprint phones work, or something similar. I would imagine cell towers take away from the site line magic they are always working on.

I am curious (At&t for me, but will it work)

Thanks
Kevin

I have Sprint and it worked great while we were there. I think we had some places it didn't come in well, but not to many. Sorry I can't help you with your AT&T phone.

 

[HonnyDipp]

I have Sprint and it worked great while we were there. I think we had some places it didn't come in well, but not to many. Sorry I can't help you with your AT&T phone.

Thanks Millie! I have Sprint, your response was very helpful to me!

 

[wilde_oscar]

Cell reception on property is just fine.

 

[bradk]

this cell tower... er... tree will ensure cellular service works just fine

 

[HonnyDipp]

That is so cool! I can actually see the tower within the tree! You gotta love Disney huh?

 

[Metro West]

I have AT&T and haven't had any trouble with reception anywhere on WDW property.

Same here.

 

[Shmily1]

I have had AT&T/ Cingular for years and have never had any problem anywhere I've been on WDW property, except in Soarin'. We get great signal, which is better than some spots on the way to WDW.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I had Alltel and it always, always worked.

 

[Manda]

I switched to AT&T just before my September trip and the reception wasn't quite as good as it was with Sprint - although, I can say the same for the reception here in Chicago as well. Especially with the Edge network, there were dead spots. Especially inside buildings. I had a hard time getting an Edge connection at all inside our room at the Polynesian, but had a good enough connection in our room at WL and ASSports. Generally, I could make and receive call most of the time, it was just the Edge network that was occasionally spotty.

 

[duketennisgal]

I have Cingular/AT&T and have never had a problem in Disney World, which is funny b/c I have horrible reception else where!

I wanted to add that the only place I've actually had trouble would be in my room at the resort, both POR and CSR. I always have to go outside of my room in order to get a signal.

 

[FallDisney]

For some reason, T-Mobile is a little spotty. You can usually get a signal though and we haven't had a lot of issues. I did learn to put the phone on vibrate though because I don't always hear it ringing when we're out walking in the park. Plus, vibrate is best when you're in a show!

 

[simonkodousek]

We have US Cellular and it has always worked well for us. Unfortunately, I forgot to switch to the national family plan before we went, so our phone bill for July 2007 was $350.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A NATIONAL PLAN!!!!!

 

[Momof2princess]

We have Alltel and have never had a problem.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

We had Tracfone when we went in November and my sister had Virgin Mobile, neither of us had any issues at any point ever.

 

[mom2zandjsquared]

I have Alltel and it works well. The cell tower/tree is a Nextel/Sprint Tower.

 

[1stluvispooh]

For some reason, T-Mobile is a little spotty. You can usually get a signal though and we haven't had a lot of issues. I did learn to put the phone on vibrate though because I don't always hear it ringing when we're out walking in the park. Plus, vibrate is best when you're in a show!

T-mobile is spotty for me at home but never had a problem at Disney!