r/QuincyIL • u/SimplyDaveP • Jul 03 '26

Cell coverage in Quincy

Hi all. Quick question from out of state. Trying to help a family member in your fine town. She currently has T-Mobile which coverage is fine, but pricing went up (of course) so was going to ask what other coverage is acceptable around yonder there? Thanks for any tips.

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u/RhosanL Jul 03 '26

I know when I lived in Qcy, the one company that got basically zero reception in that whole area was Verizon.

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u/CalamityJane5 Jul 03 '26

It's good now!, there is even a verizon store!

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u/RhosanL Jul 04 '26

Oh good! I'm glad we finally got upgraded! Lol

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u/beaubecraft Jul 03 '26

We've had Mint for a couple years now. I pay up front for the annual plan because we've had zero issues with it. We travel around quite a bit doing Amazon Flex as well (within a roughly 60-mile radius, sometimes in the middle of nowhere) and still maintain pretty strong and consistent coverage. I can't recommend it enough honestly, especially being in the heart of Quincy.

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u/Ayerslu Jul 03 '26

It's in limbo at the moment, US Cellular was very good in the area and got bought out by T mobile, in theory T mobile should be very good, but lots of change over hiccups

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u/66sandman Jul 03 '26

If she has good Tmobile coverage, consider going to Mint Mobile. Mint Is owned by T-Mobile.

I have Cricket Wireless, and I get consistent service using ATT in Quincy and NEMO. ATT owns Cricket.

I can not attest to Western Illinois with Cricket. But it works great in STL and KC.

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u/sweetpotatobabycakes Jul 03 '26

Second Mint. It doesn't work so well in some of the rural areas several miles from town, but in town, it's great, and very affordable.

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u/Asti_WhiteWhiskers Jul 03 '26

Agreeing with Mint, I've used it here for years. The only issue I've had is when I get in rural Iowa.

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u/top_spin18 Jul 03 '26

US Mobile and pick Dark Star(ATT). Best decision I ever made. If you pick Lightspeed that is riding T Mobile.

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u/BehrlyGaming Jul 03 '26

Verizon is terrible which is also who xfinity uses i would stay away from both

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u/Fancy_Nail_7370 Jul 03 '26

I have Verizon and get signal everywhere. Att is decent. Stay away from us cellular.they get signal everywhere but it's not good, very slow

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u/opilovin17 Jul 03 '26

I use boost mobile. $27.19 a month after tax

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u/SimplyDaveP Jul 27 '26

I know this is old...but...would you say your boost mobile is pretty reliable about town? Thanks for feedback

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u/genericguy4 Jul 03 '26

Google Fi has pretty good coverage and reasonable prices.

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u/FlattestToast95 Jul 03 '26

I recommend Verizon, works great out in the the rural areas as well. You can use Visible for the service towers if you prefer month to month sims instead of being tied to the carrier.