Verizon improves cell coverage in Foothill Ranch, Mission Viejo
January 15th, 2010, 10:43 am · 14 Comments · posted by Tamara Chuang, a.k.a. The Gadgetress
UPDATE: Verizon just told me about 4 more new cell sites in Orange County. The 4 sites were new as of November. See below...
Maybe it’s because AT&T just announced 6 areas in Orange County where it boosted cell reception with a new cell site. I also heard from Verizon Wireless about its recent upgrades.
For Verizon Wireless customers who live, work or drive near a neighborhood in Foothill Ranch and Mission Viejo, check your signal. It should be better after the company added two new cell sites in those cities.
The locations of the new cell sites are:
- Foothill Ranch: 25931 Towne Centre, Foothill Ranch, which improves coverage in the City of Foothill Ranch, along both Portola Pkwy and the 241 Tool Rd.
- Mission Viejo: Near Santiago & Live Oak Canyon. The new site provides new coverage along the terrain challenged Live Oak Canyon Road.
UPDATE: From November, Verizon said these four cell sites in Orange County are also new:
- Anaheim Hills: Auburn – Near Cannon Rd & Via Escola. Improves coverage in the terrain area of Anaheim Hills and helps improve the handoff between MTX51 and MTX55 along Cannon Street
- Orange: South Culver – 241 Toll Road. This site provides new coverage along 241 Toll Rd from north of the 133 & 241 interchange up to North Culver site to the north.
- Orange: North Culver – 241 Toll Road, Orange . This site provides new coverage along 241 Toll Rd from south of the 261 and 241 interchange to the new South Culver site to the South.
- Orange: Bronson – 1235 W. Town & Country Rd. This site improves coverage along the Garden Grove Freeway including the Mall and Medical Centers located nearby.
Eight other new Verizon sites outside of Orange County, as of January 2010, are:
- Simi Valley: Santa Lucia – 2691 Tapo Cyn Rd, Simi Valley -Enhances coverage in the area around Tapo Cyn Rd and Alamo St
- Victorville : Roy Rogers – 15182 El Evado Rd, Victorville – Improves coverage around the intersection of Mojave Dr and Elvado Rd
- Wildomar: The Farm – 24240 Bundy Cyn, Wildomar -Improves coverage along Bundy Canyon Rd as well as improving coverage to the community of “The Farm.”
- Los Angeles: Wadena – 4344 Winchester Ave, Los Angeles -Strengthens coverage along Huntington Drive as well as improving coverage for the nearby residential neighborhood
- City of Industry: Valinda – 15920 Amar Rd, City of Industry – Improves coverage along Temple Ave and Amar Rd as well as the Industry Hills Recreation Center and Workman High School
- San Bernardino: Cable Air – 1837 W. 11th St, San Bernardino -Improves the Cable Airport and surrounding areas
- Highland: Patton – 3398 Highland Ave, Highland – Improves coverage in a residential neighborhood in Woodland Hills including Woodland Hills Country Club
- Fontana: Via Larga – 11660 Sierra Ave, Fontana – Improves coverage to Sierra Ave in Fontana
Any spots in Orange County where Verizon really needs to add a cell tower to improve coverage? Leave a comment below to let them know.
More on mobile coverage around Orange County:
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nice additions to FR and TC. Still waiting for Portola Hills coverage improvements….I know the site is on their list but no construction yet
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Still would like to see cell sites in Laguna Niguel near Highland and Niguel Road area. Very weak reception there.
Still waiting for better signal on Blue Ridge in East Yorba Linda.
Dana Point, specifically Salt Creek beach, Ritz Carlton, Niguel Shores near the water, all have dead areas which we are unable to use our cells. We literally have to go up 2 streets to talk. Of course our friends who visit who happen to be AT &T subscribers have no trouble talking on their phones, which makes us laugh at Verizon commercials about their “huge network”. Please build a tower so we too can use our cells at home.
Nope, Verizon is still dropping calls in my livingroom, at Oso and Marguerite.
YORBA LINDA!!!!! FAIRMONT BLVD
Ditto on Fairmont Blvd in Yorba Linda!
Oh…and my entire house??
The Las Flores area has terible coverage by Verizon. I cannot use my cell phone in my home (near Oso and Meandering Trail), the high school (Tesoro) gets virtually no coverage. I hate AT&T but may have to switch…
Yippee! Now they have an excuse to raise our rates. AGAIN.
I can’t believe all the bad comments about the Verizon wireless network. I thought the public opinion was we were far better than AT&T Mobility. I guess those are only iPhone users. The grass is always greener on with another network provider. Funny how people base opinions on a name rather than the QoS they provide. Well at least were heading towards that standard and start catching up to AT&T. If you only knew…
Verizon needs to improve coverage in the San Clemente area, especially around the NW part of Camino Vera Cruz. Reception there is so bad for my Uncle that I bought him a femtocell (Wireless Network Extender). AT&T has good coverage there, by comparison.
No service at our home off Serrano ave in Orange.
If any of you are interested, the City of Lake Forest, for which Foothill Ranch is annexed into, does not allow cell sites within 200′ of residential property. This provision in their wireless code is the sole reason you do not have coverage in these dense residential areas.
If anyone reading this is interested in working with me to ammend the City of Lake Forest’s wireless code to allow cell sites closer to where we need them, then please contact: wirelesshelp@yahoo.com .
Thank you, Jason
Sounds like some very poorly educated folks at the LF Planning Commission/City Council throwing in stupid provisions in their wireless code. I wish they would get a clue. It’s not just me complaining for personal use of my wireless devices, it’s also public safety. AlertOC is only as good as the coverage they allow to be built out so those that have signed up for emergency text messages to their cell phones will receive them. They could also ask OCSD who they use for their mobile data terminal connections, something tells me it’s the big red “V”…off my soap box. Good luck Jason.