5 ms·
Target stores have no cell phone coverage!!??
is it just me or has anyone else noticed this? Target stores dont provide coverage and force you to use their WiFi.
. I have been to 3 target stores in my area (Sunnyvale, Fremont Hub, PAcific Commons, Fremont). I always get no coverage inside which forces me to use their Wifi. Neighboring stores have no issues. Is Target forcing us to use their WiFi and tracking our activity for their data analytics!!. Worse and something to think of is how do I call 911 or emergency numbers if I need to.
Is anyone else seeing this?
- sigjuice 9y agoThis is most likely a coverage issue with your cell phone provider. The next time you visit Target, bring someone along whose cell phone provider is someone else and see if the cell phone coverage issues are the same.
- bgreddit 9y agoI have tried it on AT&T. My friend had TMO and it had the same issue. Other folks in this thread have mentioned Verizon. So it does seem like not an isolated case
- fetus8 9y agoSo I live in Colorado and have noticed this before as well. Different Target locations, in different towns. When I'm in a target, it's like my phone just doesn't work. I'm on Verizon, so who knows.
- Wheresthedoor 9y agoI have Family Mobile (TMobile MVNO) and have never had service in a Target. My wife has AT&T and never has service either. This is in multiple Target's in the Central Florida area.
- PaulHoule 9y agoI've never been able to get a signal with a (voice-only) tracfone (uses AT&T network) in the Target in Lansing, NY.
- teapot01 9y agoThis could be due to the fact that Target et. al. generally use cheap construction methods like steel frame with steel sheet roofing and cladding. If that's the case, you be effectively inside a faraday cage which would attenuate the signal. Many larger public buildings and shopping malls often use distributed antenna systems (DAS) to improve coverage inside.
- bgreddit 9y agothx.. I havent seen this when I go into other big box stores. Seems to me like they want to force you to use their WiFi so that they can track if I am price matching or just window shopping at target!!. But it comes at a cost of safety which is what I am worried about!
- bgreddit 9y agoSeems like this is prevalent across the nation!!. I am more worried about not able to reach out to folks from inside in case of emergency!!..